2011-12 NHL season

[Exile on Waveland]

I'm not sure how I feel about an 8th seed winning the cup. If you count OT/shootout losses as regular losses they had a losing record in the regular season.

 

they underachieved pretty badly for most of the year, but they picked up carter late and also started to get a little more healthy. i picked them to win the cup before the year started so i'm not too surprised - more surprised that they only finished 8th in the conference.

 

I think it's pretty similar to the Flyers two years ago. The Flyers had a lot of Stanley Cup hype in the preseason, then struggled in the regular season (relatively). They then played great in the playoffs and made the finals. A lot of Blackhawks fans -- myself included -- overlooked them a bit, but they were, in my opinion, definitely the best team the Blackhawks faced that year (despite the seeding/regular season record). The Kings were better than an eight-seed, and have proved that. I don't have a problem with an eight-seed winning this year because I don't think the Kings are a fluke.

[Banedon]

http://i.imgur.com/i8K9I.jpg

[seanimal]

hey did anyone pick the kings to win it all before the playoffs started?

[Derwood]

this game is amazingly fun.

[UMFan83]

Wanted to see the Kings take it on their home ice, but I am perfectly fine with another hockey game this year.

[Captain Serious]

Kings offense back in regular season form.

[TruffleShuffle]

kings if you blow this series i will burn down the entire earth.

[Drew Doughty]

Kings offense back in regular season form.

 

the kings hit 3 posts and missed empty nets. in the regular season they'd just pour shots into brodeur's logo from beyond the dots.

 

i'm terrified, but they played well last night. could've easily won 1-0 at minimum and with any puck luck at all they could've buried NJ. was their best effort of the series.

[Sosa21MVP]

Devils get a 5 minute major for boarding and the Kings scored 3 power play goals in those 5 minutes. :shock:

[TruffleShuffle]

Devils get a 5 minute major for boarding and the Kings scored 3 power play goals in those 5 minutes. :shock:

 

\:D/

[UMFan83]

Idiot Devils, you are supposed to give up the 3-0 in Game 7, not Game 6

[bcl412]

I'm not sure if this would have been more of a fun clinch (blowout at home) or if the way the Blackhawks won was better.

[Theo]

Are they rioting outside Staples yet?

[17 Seconds]

haha, that wasn't an accident by dustin brown. deliberate f-bomb.

[17 Seconds]

wow, gagne almost slipped and dropped the cup.

 

it has to happen eventually, right? that thing is not light.

[Drew Doughty]

Kings offense back in regular season form.

 

nailed it

[Guest]

Kings offense back in regular season form.

 

nailed it

Congrats!

[Soul]

Los Angeles became the first No. 8 seed to win the Cup, the first team to defeat the top three teams in its conference and the first team with any seed to win the first three games of all four series, including the first two on the road in each round.

 

That's pretty amazing. For some reason I thought another 8 seed had won the Cup.

[Smack]

Kings offense back in regular season form.

 

nailed it

Congrats!

 

+1

[UMFan83]

Los Angeles became the first No. 8 seed to win the Cup, the first team to defeat the top three teams in its conference and the first team with any seed to win the first three games of all four series, including the first two on the road in each round.

 

That's pretty amazing. For some reason I thought another 8 seed had won the Cup.

 

I think one of the teams in the mid-aughts made the Finals as an 8 seed and lost. I want to say that was the Oilers. They're the closest team to win it as an 8 seed.

[kujay]

Well I'm glad that's over.

 

Let's get on with the draft in a few weeks and then free agency.

[bcl412]

Los Angeles became the first No. 8 seed to win the Cup, the first team to defeat the top three teams in its conference and the first team with any seed to win the first three games of all four series, including the first two on the road in each round.

 

That's pretty amazing. For some reason I thought another 8 seed had won the Cup.

 

I think one of the teams in the mid-aughts made the Finals as an 8 seed and lost. I want to say that was the Oilers. They're the closest team to win it as an 8 seed.

 

Lost in 7 to the Hurricanes in '06.

[kujay]

Los Angeles became the first No. 8 seed to win the Cup, the first team to defeat the top three teams in its conference and the first team with any seed to win the first three games of all four series, including the first two on the road in each round.

 

That's pretty amazing. For some reason I thought another 8 seed had won the Cup.

 

I think one of the teams in the mid-aughts made the Finals as an 8 seed and lost. I want to say that was the Oilers. They're the closest team to win it as an 8 seed.

 

Lost in 7 to the Hurricanes in '06.

 

That was a good series. Was really disappointed Edmonton didn't pull that one out.

[Guest]

Los Angeles became the first No. 8 seed to win the Cup, the first team to defeat the top three teams in its conference and the first team with any seed to win the first three games of all four series, including the first two on the road in each round.

 

That's pretty amazing. For some reason I thought another 8 seed had won the Cup.

 

The second fact is false. No. 6 Calgary defeated the top three teams in 03-04 before losing to No. 1 Tampa Bay in the Stanley Cup Final that year.

[Drew Doughty]

Los Angeles became the first No. 8 seed to win the Cup, the first team to defeat the top three teams in its conference and the first team with any seed to win the first three games of all four series, including the first two on the road in each round.

 

That's pretty amazing. For some reason I thought another 8 seed had won the Cup.

 

The second fact is false. No. 6 Calgary defeated the top three teams in 03-04 before losing to No. 1 Tampa Bay in the Stanley Cup Final that year.

 

A team also coached by Darryl Sutter. What a human being.