Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks Thread!!!!!!

[RedFlash]

Same here. Just not a good feeling at all.

 

No confidence.

 

yea, i dont feel very good about this one either. hope i'm wrong

 

 

Feel better about yourselves, guys? :D

[RedFlash]

I am now on board with the "going for the sweep" bandwagon. No need to give these snake-bitten weasels any more hope. Let's send them to the same place as Vancouver and Nashville. Let's do the "Anti-Boston" this Sunday. Edited May 22, 2010 by RedFlash

[UMFan83]

Yeah I'm just happy. There is just about no way the Sharks win 4 straight against us. The key will be can we finish this off Sunday and get some well deserved rest.

[beantowncubfan]

fantastic...i love hockey

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Same here. Just not a good feeling at all.

 

No confidence.

 

yea, i dont feel very good about this one either. hope i'm wrong

 

 

Feel better about yourselves, guys? :D

 

 

No. This is just set up too perfectly. Which would be more gutting, blowing a 3-0 lead vs. the Sharks or failing to put it away against a very mediocre East champion?

[UMFan83]

I'm refreshing ticketmaster 300 times between now and sunday. I have to get in the UC sunday.

[UMFan83]

I am not on board with the "going for the sweep" bandwagon. No need to give these snake-bitten weasels any more hope. Let's send them to the same place as Vancouver and Nashville. Let's do the "Anti-Boston" this Sunday.

 

Wait, you don't want the sweep or you do?

[UMFan83]

Niemi again, saving 44/46 shots. Dude really stepped up his game. Goaltending is actually a strength instead of something we have to overcome. Wow.

[RedFlash]

I am now on board with the "going for the sweep" bandwagon. No need to give these snake-bitten weasels any more hope. Let's send them to the same place as Vancouver and Nashville. Let's do the "Anti-Boston" this Sunday.

 

Wait, you don't want the sweep or you do?

 

I am on board, I press T instead of W, which I am about to correct.

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Niemi now with a .922 save percentage in the postseason

 

.958 in the WCF

[bcl412]

So close...please don't choke now.

[RedFlash]

Feel better about yourselves, guys? :D

 

 

No. This is just set up too perfectly. Which would be more gutting, blowing a 3-0 lead vs. the Sharks or failing to put it away against a very mediocre East champion?

 

How about neither? I honestly believe neither of those scenerios are going to happen. With the Sharks, at this point they are mentally a wreck, do to many years of playoff failures. Similiar to the mindset of a Cubs fan. For them, this is like 'oh, here we go again."

 

As for the Stanley Cup, we are SOOOOOO much better then both teams. We should skate both teams out of the arena. And if Niemi continues to play like a top goalies, then the Hawks really have no holes in their games.

[bcl412]

Niemi now with a .922 save percentage in the postseason

 

.958 in the WCF

 

Pretty safe to say that we are down 2-1 without him. Our goalie has us on the brink of winning the series and I'm pretty sure no one expected that.

[bcl412]

Did Nabokov ever see the final goal until it was in the net?

[bukie]

Did Nabokov ever see the final goal until it was in the net?

No, not even then.

[17 Seconds]

Did Nabokov ever see the final goal until it was in the net?

 

he looked behind the net just as bolland was making the pass. they showed buff's view and nabakov was standing completely upright and still looking behind the net

[Careless]

Did Nabokov ever see the final goal until it was in the net?

He started raising his glove at about the same time the puck sailed past. So literally, yes, but probably not in any meaningful way.

[Banedon]

What a game....I'm having so much fun watching the Blackhawks right now...it's ridiculous.

 

Niemi is a beast.

 

I'm definitely getting a jersey this offseason, but it's a tossup between Niemi and Toews right now. Crazy that Niemi would even be in the discussion, but he totally is right now.

[Butterscup1679666578]

oh my god. just watched the highlights. can't believe we're one win away from going to the finals. that celebration was awesome. oh my god.

[Banedon]

Puck Daddy's updated Conn Smythe watch...

 

Conn Smythe Watch: 1. Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks; 2. Danny Briere(notes), Philadelphia Flyers; 3. Mike Cammalleri, Montreal Canadiens; 4. Antti Niemi, Chicago Blackhawks; 5. Jaroslav Halak(notes), Montreal Canadiens; 6. Dustin Byfuglien(notes), Chicago Blackhawks; 7. Patrick Kane(notes), Chicago Blackhawks; 8. Simon Gagne(notes), Philadelphia Flyers; 9. Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks; 10. Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks.

[RedFlash]

Puck Daddy's updated Conn Smythe watch...

 

Conn Smythe Watch: 1. Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks; 2. Danny Briere(notes), Philadelphia Flyers; 3. Mike Cammalleri, Montreal Canadiens; 4. Antti Niemi, Chicago Blackhawks; 5. Jaroslav Halak(notes), Montreal Canadiens; 6. Dustin Byfuglien(notes), Chicago Blackhawks; 7. Patrick Kane(notes), Chicago Blackhawks; 8. Simon Gagne(notes), Philadelphia Flyers; 9. Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks; 10. Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks.

 

My opinion is....the Conn Smyth is Toews to lose.

[RedFlash]

Couple of things about the game I saw from the highlights:

 

1: How pretty was Toews pass on the first goal of the game? Man that pass was awesome.

 

2: If you are San Jose, how do you lose a 260 pound man?

[UMFan83]

Puck Daddy's updated Conn Smythe watch...

 

Conn Smythe Watch: 1. Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks; 2. Danny Briere(notes), Philadelphia Flyers; 3. Mike Cammalleri, Montreal Canadiens; 4. Antti Niemi, Chicago Blackhawks; 5. Jaroslav Halak(notes), Montreal Canadiens; 6. Dustin Byfuglien(notes), Chicago Blackhawks; 7. Patrick Kane(notes), Chicago Blackhawks; 8. Simon Gagne(notes), Philadelphia Flyers; 9. Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks; 10. Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks.

 

My opinion is....the Conn Smyth is Toews to lose.

 

If the Hawks win the Cup, especially if it's a quick series, I can't see a way he loses it unless he plays awful in the SCF, but I don't see that happening.

[Guest]

Highlights, for those that haven't seen them.

[Flames24Rulz]

Same here. Just not a good feeling at all.

 

No confidence.

 

yea, i dont feel very good about this one either. hope i'm wrong

 

 

Feel better about yourselves, guys? :D

 

Again, I love being wrong when it comes to instances like these.

 

But even you had to admit that the feeling heading into OT wasn't a very good one. Glad to be proven wrong tonight.