Official 2007/08 NHL Play-offs Thread

BruceM · 04-10-2008, 05:34 PM

Ok, and the marathon has begun.

Senators looked flat, especially the PP. Fluery played very well. Ottawa had better wake up very quickly or this could be a 4 game series.

I couldn't believe Brodeur's boo-boo on the Rangers 2nd goal, just so un-Marty like to do that. How about Gomez haunting his former team with 3 assists. Well done Scotty

Flames played their checking game quite well and kept the Sharks at bay for most of the night, and when they let down Kipper was there, playing like he did during the 04 run.

Av's played well, and surprisingly Theodore is continuing his fine play from the regular season into the play-offs.

Tough to call any series after one game, but Ottawa definitely needs to step up big time. The rest all look like they could be close and go 6 or 7.

canadiancreed · 04-10-2008, 05:36 PM

So far my playoffs have been on par with someone pissing in my cheerios(Ottawa), but havign a guiness waiting to wash the taste out of my mouth (Flames).

Let's hope the followup is a tasty treat with a Habs win. God Ottawa annyos me greatly right now.

gmo · 04-10-2008, 06:33 PM

I hope the Stars offense is able to show life against that Ducks defense. At least after last year there is not the talk about Turco not being able to do anything positive in the playoffs.

boilermaker · 04-10-2008, 07:26 PM

Go Dallas Stars!!!!

BruceM · 04-10-2008, 09:40 PM

Great game by my Habs, a total team effort. Price was great, although he wasn't tested seriously too often, he made the big save when he had to.

Kostitsyn's are the real deal. Montreals speed was definitely the difference maker tonight.

Red Wings had a fairly easy time, although I have to say Ellis was solid in goal for the Preds. Hasek on the other hand had a pretty easy night.

Starshadow · 04-10-2008, 10:26 PM

Pens looked pretty good against the Sens. Gary Roberts was magnificent and Fleury looked strong in net. Gerber looked solid too, and he'll have to be good all series if the Sens will have a shot now.

Wings looked good too. I agree with BruceM that Ellis looked good in goal for the Preds. That's the only thing, as a Wings fan, that I'd be scared of in this series: the hot goaltender.

Operation Shutdown · 04-11-2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Starshadow

Pens looked pretty good against the Sens. Gary Roberts was magnificent and Fleury looked strong in net. Gerber looked solid too, and he'll have to be good all series if the Sens will have a shot now.

I wouldn't say Gerber looked solid at all. In fact, I think he looked very average, which is not what Ottawa needs. Fleury on the other hand is continuing his stellar play in net. Since coming back from his ankly injury, he is now 11-2-1 with a 0.950 SP and a 1.54 GAA. If he keeps this up, I don't think there's any way the Pens can be stopped this year.

Ottawa and Pittsburgh seem like complete opposites this year from last.

darkenigma510 · 04-11-2008, 12:25 PM

Flames might have had a chance to win if they didn't take back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back penalties.

Otherwise great game.

tripli00 · 04-11-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by darkenigma510

Flames might have had a chance to win if they didn't take back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back penalties.

Otherwise great game.

As a Ducks fan I now how you feel. Lets hurry up and get these teams out of the way to bring on Phaneuf getting beat up by Geztlaf!!!

boilermaker · 04-11-2008, 05:55 PM

Nice little win for the Stars and a nice little shutout for Turco.

edog23 · 04-11-2008, 07:43 PM

Nice to see the Sharks play a complete game last night. It looked like they were asleep on Wednesday until a minute left in the 3rd period. As a big fan of that team, this is the year they need to make it to the finals.

Starshadow · 04-11-2008, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Operation Shutdown

I wouldn't say Gerber looked solid at all. In fact, I think he looked very average, which is not what Ottawa needs. Fleury on the other hand is continuing his stellar play in net. Since coming back from his ankly injury, he is now 11-2-1 with a 0.950 SP and a 1.54 GAA. If he keeps this up, I don't think there's any way the Pens can be stopped this year.

Ottawa and Pittsburgh seem like complete opposites this year from last.

He made some big stops in the first game and carried it over into the second game. But I guess compared to Fleury in the first game, anything solid looks a lot worse than it is.

Still, gotta like the Pens continuing to play strong and take a 2-0 series lead.

BruceM · 04-12-2008, 10:00 PM

Well, definitely a better performance from the Bruins tonight, and a somewhat lacsidasical performance by the Habs for parts of the game.

Kovalev comes through again. On the 2nd goal that he set up he literally skated circles around the Bruins. The OT winner was a bullet.... sweeet.

Go Habs Go

Erik W. · 04-12-2008, 10:10 PM

They wouldn't have needed OT if Kovalev hadn't given up the dumb penalty, but I'm glad he redeemed himself!

boilermaker · 04-13-2008, 02:47 AM

What's that buzzing sound?.....is that a gnat?......

/Dallas Stars fan

Kekkonen · 04-14-2008, 01:43 AM

Anyone watch the Sharks - Flames game tonight/this morning? Yet another reminder of how dangerous sitting on an early, easy lead can be.

Erik W. · 04-14-2008, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Kekkonen

Anyone watch the Sharks - Flames game tonight/this morning? Yet another reminder of how dangerous sitting on an early, easy lead can be.

It's also a reminder that CuJo rules. Woo!

Kekkonen · 04-14-2008, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Erik W.

It's also a reminder that CuJo rules. Woo!

Yup, he's earned his paycheck even if those were the last minutes he plays this spring. I got a feeling that this win was huge for the Flames.

canadiancreed · 04-14-2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Kekkonen

Anyone watch the Sharks - Flames game tonight/this morning? Yet another reminder of how dangerous sitting on an early, easy lead can be.

OH ya tuned in at 3-1 and was enjoying the ride. Absolutely awesome.

One step closer to IMO would be a very cool matchup (rematch of the 1986 and 1989 Finals)

darkenigma510 · 04-14-2008, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

OH ya tuned in at 3-1 and was enjoying the ride. Absolutely awesome.

One step closer to IMO would be a very cool matchup (rematch of the 1986 and 1989 Finals)

An all Canadian final would be cool for many reasons, best of which it would tick off Bettman to no end.

04-10-2008, 05:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
BruceM Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 2,653	Official 2007/08 NHL Play-offs Thread Ok, and the marathon has begun. Senators looked flat, especially the PP. Fluery played very well. Ottawa had better wake up very quickly or this could be a 4 game series. I couldn't believe Brodeur's boo-boo on the Rangers 2nd goal, just so un-Marty like to do that. How about Gomez haunting his former team with 3 assists. Well done Scotty Flames played their checking game quite well and kept the Sharks at bay for most of the night, and when they let down Kipper was there, playing like he did during the 04 run. Av's played well, and surprisingly Theodore is continuing his fine play from the regular season into the play-offs. Tough to call any series after one game, but Ottawa definitely needs to step up big time. The rest all look like they could be close and go 6 or 7. __________________ It takes neither courage nor intelligence to cheer for a team only when that team wins. The true test of a fan's mettle is the same as it is for a player: Were you there when you were needed?

04-10-2008, 07:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
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04-10-2008, 09:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
BruceM Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 2,653	Great game by my Habs, a total team effort. Price was great, although he wasn't tested seriously too often, he made the big save when he had to. Kostitsyn's are the real deal. Montreals speed was definitely the difference maker tonight. Red Wings had a fairly easy time, although I have to say Ellis was solid in goal for the Preds. Hasek on the other hand had a pretty easy night. __________________ It takes neither courage nor intelligence to cheer for a team only when that team wins. The true test of a fan's mettle is the same as it is for a player: Were you there when you were needed?

04-10-2008, 10:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Starshadow Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 186	Pens looked pretty good against the Sens. Gary Roberts was magnificent and Fleury looked strong in net. Gerber looked solid too, and he'll have to be good all series if the Sens will have a shot now. Wings looked good too. I agree with BruceM that Ellis looked good in goal for the Preds. That's the only thing, as a Wings fan, that I'd be scared of in this series: the hot goaltender. Last edited by Starshadow : 04-10-2008 at 10:26 PM. Reason: typo

04-11-2008, 12:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
darkenigma510 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Wild West Posts: 1,292	Flames might have had a chance to win if they didn't take back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back penalties. Otherwise great game. __________________

04-10-2008, 05:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 9,733	So far my playoffs have been on par with someone pissing in my cheerios(Ottawa), but havign a guiness waiting to wash the taste out of my mouth (Flames). Let's hope the followup is a tasty treat with a Habs win. God Ottawa annyos me greatly right now.

04-10-2008, 06:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
gmo Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 2,196	I hope the Stars offense is able to show life against that Ducks defense. At least after last year there is not the talk about Turco not being able to do anything positive in the playoffs.

04-11-2008, 05:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
boilermaker All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,807	Nice little win for the Stars and a nice little shutout for Turco. Attached Images __________________ Our band's newest album:

04-11-2008, 07:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
edog23 Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca. Posts: 353	Nice to see the Sharks play a complete game last night. It looked like they were asleep on Wednesday until a minute left in the 3rd period. As a big fan of that team, this is the year they need to make it to the finals.

04-12-2008, 10:00 PM	#13 (permalink)
BruceM Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 2,653	Well, definitely a better performance from the Bruins tonight, and a somewhat lacsidasical performance by the Habs for parts of the game. Kovalev comes through again. On the 2nd goal that he set up he literally skated circles around the Bruins. The OT winner was a bullet.... sweeet. Go Habs Go __________________ It takes neither courage nor intelligence to cheer for a team only when that team wins. The true test of a fan's mettle is the same as it is for a player: Were you there when you were needed?

04-12-2008, 10:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
Erik W. Moderator* Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montréal Posts: 2,950	They wouldn't have needed OT if Kovalev hadn't given up the dumb penalty, but I'm glad he redeemed himself! __________________ Formerly known as Azamien

04-13-2008, 02:47 AM	#15 (permalink)
boilermaker All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,807	What's that buzzing sound?.....is that a gnat?...... /Dallas Stars fan __________________ Our band's newest album:

04-14-2008, 01:43 AM	#16 (permalink)
Kekkonen All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Putting the 'in' in Finland Posts: 654	Anyone watch the Sharks - Flames game tonight/this morning? Yet another reminder of how dangerous sitting on an early, easy lead can be.

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