The Official 2011/2012 NHL Thread

Kalel · Post by **Kalel** » Wed May 09, 2012 1:58 am

jredd109 wrote:kings now the team to beat in the playoffs?

i say yes.

I say no.

Jersey.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Wed May 09, 2012 7:27 am

Jeresey is playing at such a high level now and they're just big tough muthafuckers. I wouldn't be surprised to see them make the finals and come out victorious. I think LA vs NJ is what we're about to see.

BigCat8 · Post by **BigCat8** » Wed May 09, 2012 2:34 pm

Kalel wrote:
jredd109 wrote:kings now the team to beat in the playoffs?

i say yes.
I say no.

Jersey.

As well as Jersey is playing, it's tough to disagree, but...

Kings have taken down the #1 and #2 seeds in a total of 9 games, and have probably the hottest goaltender in the playoffs right now. They've found their scoring touch, which is what they sorely lacked in the regular season.

The Devils have beaten the #3 Panthers (in a highly competitive series) and the #5 Flyers (pretty soundly). I think the arguments to be made for the Devils are probably momentum and defensive prowess, but I can't convince myself they're the team to beat when you consider everything going for the Kings.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Wed May 09, 2012 3:47 pm

Positive A wrote:Damn. Peeps need to stop sleeping on my Yotes.

jredd109 · Post by **jredd109** » Wed May 09, 2012 5:13 pm

quick vs smith should be glorious.

jredd109 · Post by **jredd109** » Wed May 09, 2012 7:30 pm

Kalel wrote:
jredd109 wrote:kings now the team to beat in the playoffs?

i say yes.
I say no.

Jersey.

to win the east, definitely.

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Wed May 09, 2012 10:45 pm

Kings are unreal this playoffs. PHX/LA could be a good series, but I see it going 5 games..

I think NYR/Caps are the two best teams in the east, but fatigue is such a factor in the playoffs. At game 1 of the semis, I thought whoever won that series would walk to the finals, but 14 games is tiring.

I really hope the east wins. LA is on a roll, though. Go caps/rangers.

Kalel · Post by **Kalel** » Thu May 10, 2012 3:26 am

Philaflava wrote:Jeresey is playing at such a high level now and they're just big tough muthafuckers. I wouldn't be surprised to see them make the finals and come out victorious. I think LA vs NJ is what we're about to see.

I know you wanted your team to win and honestly going into the series I didn't feel great about our chances. But now that I've seen the Devils get better and stronger in the playoffs I don't really believe they can be beat.

That being said I've seen a total of three (3) western conference playoff games this season.

I'd be really happy to see the Devils take down the Rangers in the ECF. OH MAN, I FUCKING WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Sat May 12, 2012 7:26 pm

Game tonight should be a goodie.

Who ya got??!?

I'm picking the upset. Holtby with a massive game.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Sat May 12, 2012 7:43 pm

Nm rangers will roll

Kalel · Post by **Kalel** » Sun May 13, 2012 2:58 am

Do you feel that? That feeling in the air ...

Ah yes, I know that feeling. Although it's been a while I can remember ...

... revenge.

Can't. Wait.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Sun May 13, 2012 9:37 am

Yeah. Both series will be excellent. Lets do this.

jredd109 · Post by **jredd109** » Sun May 13, 2012 11:20 am

derek stepan's mom is hot.

happy mother's day!

an-also · Post by **an-also** » Sun May 13, 2012 8:44 pm

Loved Brown and Doan dropping the gloves.

hustler · Post by **hustler** » Sun May 13, 2012 9:48 pm

i dont know why teams dont shoot from centre more

Kiran187 · Post by **Kiran187** » Mon May 14, 2012 11:04 am

hustler wrote:i dont know why teams dont shoot from centre more

Me too. Obviously you're not gonna score regularly but some of those long shots take crazy bounces and if a guy can keep it low off a goalie's pads, there's probably some decent chances for rebounds.

hustler · Post by **hustler** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:11 pm

Kiran187 wrote:
hustler wrote:i dont know why teams dont shoot from centre more
Me too. Obviously you're not gonna score regularly but some of those long shots take crazy bounces and if a guy can keep it low off a goalie's pads, there's probably some decent chances for rebounds.

yup, also if u have a team mate racing in, the goalie has to cover the puck causing an offensive zone face off. there's just nothing but positive things that can result from the center ice slapper.

hustler · Post by **hustler** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:28 pm

i dont know why teams dont shoot from centre more

Kalel · Post by **Kalel** » Mon May 14, 2012 11:05 pm

Strange game.

If you look at the highlights or stats you might think the Rangers dominated all game but, in my opinion, the Devils outplayed the Rangers in almost every aspect. If Lundqvist wasn't in God Mode the game might have ended 3-0 in the Devils favor.

I don't know. I'm bummed because it was a game 1 shutout but, I'm not really mad at the way the Devils played with the exception of stick handling. Way too many pucks got left behind during offensive runs.

We lost the first game with Philly too.

DLG · Post by **DLG** » Tue May 15, 2012 2:59 am

How is Lundqvist in god mode? the players block more shots than he actually saves. put him on a team with an average defense and he's not that great.

go devs.

Kalel · Post by **Kalel** » Tue May 15, 2012 5:28 am

DLG wrote:How is Lundqvist in god mode? the players block more shots than he actually saves. put him on a team with an average defense and he's not that great.

go devs.

Preaching to the choir, dude. I never thought he was as good a goalie as his numbers say, but I can't deny dude got it done on more than one occasion last night. Particularly the way he blocked Parise's rapid 3 shots on goal.

Although Marty had the best save of the night.

peanut butter · Post by **peanut butter** » Tue May 15, 2012 9:52 am

PEACE

Kiran187 · Post by **Kiran187** » Tue May 15, 2012 10:36 am

^^^ that's jokes. Obviously the Kings are 3rd string in LA right now with the Clippers and Lakers both in the 2nd round but that's ridiculous. I'm not saying that the Kings will ever be as big as the Lakers or even the Clippers but a Stanley Cup win will go a long way to getting them some exposure in LA.

Kiran187 · Post by **Kiran187** » Tue May 15, 2012 10:37 am

Kalel wrote:
DLG wrote:How is Lundqvist in god mode? the players block more shots than he actually saves. put him on a team with an average defense and he's not that great.

go devs.
Preaching to the choir, dude. I never thought he was as good a goalie as his numbers say, but I can't deny dude got it done on more than one occasion last night. Particularly the way he blocked Parise's rapid 3 shots on goal.

Although Marty had the best save of the night.

NJ was definitely the better team through the first 2 periods last night. Way more puck possession and control in the offensive zone. NYR looked gassed for most of the game. I don't know how they managed to get it done in the 3rd period.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Tue May 15, 2012 2:29 pm

Kiran187 wrote:^^^ that's jokes. Obviously the Kings are 3rd string in LA right now with the Clippers and Lakers both in the 2nd round but that's ridiculous. I'm not saying that the Kings will ever be as big as the Lakers or even the Clippers but a Stanley Cup win will go a long way to getting them some exposure in LA.

Kings don't need exposure. They fill Staples at 100% capacity and I imagine there being a nice, cult like following in the area. Hockey doesn't need to "blow up". The people that follow the NHL in the US are smart, knowledgeable, passionate fans. It's obviously great to attract new fans, but personally, I feel being "4th best" of the team sports is perfect for the league.

Sry 4 breaking off to tangent.

Kiran187 · Post by **Kiran187** » Tue May 15, 2012 3:05 pm

Positive A wrote:
Kiran187 wrote:^^^ that's jokes. Obviously the Kings are 3rd string in LA right now with the Clippers and Lakers both in the 2nd round but that's ridiculous. I'm not saying that the Kings will ever be as big as the Lakers or even the Clippers but a Stanley Cup win will go a long way to getting them some exposure in LA.
Kings don't need exposure. They fill Staples at 100% capacity and I imagine there being a nice, cult like following in the area. Hockey doesn't need to "blow up". The people that follow the NHL in the US are smart, knowledgeable, passionate fans. It's obviously great to attract new fans, but personally, I feel being "4th best" of the team sports is perfect for the league.

Sry 4 breaking off to tangent.

Ya that's a good way to look at it. As long as they can draw fans and keep the franchise running as well as it has over the past few years, it's all good. My only thing is that some new fans always help with stuff like TV deals which are great to have in place if times do ever get lean.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Tue May 15, 2012 5:29 pm

Troof.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Tue May 15, 2012 11:52 pm

Ummmmm... Is it me or us this quietly one of the more dominant playoff performances in...years?

Kiran187 · Post by **Kiran187** » Wed May 16, 2012 11:47 am

LA is definitely getting it done this year. 10-1 in the playoffs with 7 consecutive road wins. One more and they set the all time record.

Kalel · Post by **Kalel** » Thu May 17, 2012 12:15 am

God is dead.

Go Devils.