Rest of NHL Playoffs / Offseason

[TruffleShuffle]

since the hawks' season is over (sorry), how about a thread to discuss the rest of the playoffs? hopefully people on this board will still be watching... been several excellent and exciting series so far, and plenty more to come.

 

game sevens to come: TB @ PIT, MTL @ BOS

 

western conference semi-finals: DET vs SJ, SJ has home ice; NSH vs VAN, VAN has home ice.

 

eastern conference semi-finals...

if BOS wins: WSH vs TB/PIT, WSH has home ice; PHI vs BOS, PHL has home ice

if MTL wins: WSH vs MTL, WSH has home ice; PHI vs TB/PIT, PHL has home ice

[Magnetic Curses]

you're a filthy pirate hooker

[Magnetic Curses]

and that's a joke

[hawkeyecub]

There is no one to even half-root for in the West.

[Prizefight]

There is no one to even half-root for in the West.

 

Go Preds

[Flames24Rulz]

There is no one to even half-root for in the West.

 

Go Preds

 

Yeah, Nashville is about it.

[Exile on Waveland]

I'll be rooting for not Vancouver (yes, even Detroit, I think).

 

As for the rest of the playoffs, I remain very interested and would love to watch. Unfortunately, I don't have Versus. Ugh.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Go Niemi, go Sharks.

[kujay]

Go Niemi, go Sharks.

 

Yeah, it pains me to say it, but since Nashville doesn't have much of a chance, I'm going with SJ to come out of the west and rooting for Montreal to win it all.

[Yeti]

go caps!

[rawaction]

I'm a spiteful bastard, so I really hope the Pens don't win it. Especially without Crosby, I'd never hear the end of it.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Go Niemi, go Sharks.

 

Yeah, it pains me to say it, but since Nashville doesn't have much of a chance, I'm going with SJ to come out of the west and rooting for Montreal to win it all.

 

Montreal would be fun. That town is Hockey-Nuts.

[TruffleShuffle]

the refs in this boston game stink and pk subban is a joke.

[E.J.]

Go Montreal.

[JonJayCutler]

In before my team is eliminated. Go Bolts!

[TruffleShuffle]

Go Montreal.

 

i should pull for montreal since i think boston is a better team, but montreal is just so unlikeable. what a bunch of pansies.

[E.J.]

Wow. We have a game in Boston.

[TruffleShuffle]

Wow. We have a game in Boston.

 

i'm not even sure that bergeron's stick clipped wisniewski, but damned if he didn't throw his head back like he had whiplash.

 

i feel like montreal should get about 30 diving/embellishing penalties a game.

[UMFan83]

For some reason I've found myself cheering for TB the last couple of weeks. The two teams I am cheering for the rest of the playoffs are Nashville and Tampa Bay.

 

I guess I want to kill hockey forever, but whatever.

[NewUserName]

For some reason I've found myself cheering for TB the last couple of weeks. The two teams I am cheering for the rest of the playoffs are Nashville and Tampa Bay.

 

I guess I want to kill hockey forever, but whatever.

 

I am cheering for the Bolts in the East. Of course my all time favorite player is there GM:)

 

So the top 3 seeds and the 5th seed advance in both conferences. Probably been awhile since the top 3 in both conferences advanced in the same year. I think it happened in the Western Conference last year though.

[Guest]

For some reason I've found myself cheering for TB the last couple of weeks. The two teams I am cheering for the rest of the playoffs are Nashville and Tampa Bay.

 

I guess I want to kill hockey forever, but whatever.

 

I am cheering for the Bolts in the East. Of course my all time favorite player is there GM:)

 

So the top 3 seeds and the 5th seed advance in both conferences. Probably been awhile since the top 3 in both conferences advanced in the same year. I think it happened in the Western Conference last year though.

 

Looks like the last time was the 95-96 season. The top-four all advanced in the East and the only West upset was No. 5 St. Louis beating No. 4 Toronto.

[17 Seconds]

the lightning quietly pull off the 3-1 series comeback.

 

they need stamkos to get going though.

[JonJayCutler]

Dwayne Roloson. :stickman:

[Flames24Rulz]

Lightning in the East and Nashville in the West. I need a week or two off from hockey after the Hawks exit, though.

[UMFan83]

Lightning in the East and Nashville in the West. I need a week or two off from hockey after the Hawks exit, though.

 

It's hard but I was able to watch a lot of the 2 games last night but only because they were game 7's.

 

With the Hawks making it to the conference finals 2 years ago (I didnt watch much of that SCF except game 7) and the Hawks winning it all last year, it was the first time in 3 years I watched playoff hockey with the Hawks already out of it.