Who picked LA to win the cup last year. Probably no one. I do think in this shortened season 2 good goalies are going to be at a premium. With all of these games played in a short amount of time the backup goalie is more important than ever. If you don’t have a good backup your team is going to suffer at some point. If you run your starter out there night in and night out you are risking the chance of wearing him out for the playoff run. That is why I think the Blues have an excellent chance. Halak and Elliot are both solid goalies. With that being said the last week of the season is going to be awesome. How many teams are going to have a chance to get in. Probably most of them. Hockey fans might look back at this season with joy at how it finished because I believe it is going to be high drama at the end. Looking forward to it.
Who picked LA to win the cup last year. Probably no one. I do think in this shortened season 2 good goalies are going to be at a premium. With all of these games played in a short amount of time the backup goalie is more important than ever. If you don’t have a good backup your team is going to suffer at some point. If you run your starter out there night in and night out you are risking the chance of wearing him out for the playoff run. That is why I think the Blues have an excellent chance. Halak and Elliot are both solid goalies. With that being said the last week of the season is going to be awesome. How many teams are going to have a chance to get in. Probably most of them. Hockey fans might look back at this season with joy at how it finished because I believe it is going to be high drama at the end. Looking forward to it.
Last year in my playoff hockey pool, I took more LA King players (Richards, Doughty, Kopitar) than any other team, and spent my only goalie slot on Quick. I finished second out of 115 poolers and made a $250 return on my $10 investment , so I guess I choose LA to win the cup.
Nice call grasshopper I can’t think of any analyst who actually would have said before it started that they felt LA would win it all. You were ahead of the curve.
Here in Canada I was watching a 5 hour playoff preview and one analyst gave a compelling argument as to why he thought that the Kings were going to handle Vancouver in the first round. He didn’t have any support from his peers, but he convinced me and I based my whole western conference pool picks on his prediction. I remember just before the finals I was sitting 4th and everyone ahead of me had Richards, Kopitar, and Kovalchuk, so all I had was a defenceman and a goalie to out produce the top scorer in the playoffs. All I wanted was to finish 3rd in the money, but Doughty and Quick were awesome, and Kovalchuk sucked so bad I was able to secure 2nd (1st was unreachable before the finals even started). Needless to say I was pretty happy to buy my Habs jersey. and a dinner at the Keg with my wife.
Hey congrats to the Sharks for being 7-0!
So….Second round exit out of the playoffs this year for them?
Hey congrats to the Sharks for being 7-0!
So….Second round exit out of the playoffs this year for them?
Yes.
The Sharks playoff curse will be dispelled this year, they will beat the Blackhawks in the conference finals.
It is still way early to be making cup predictions. What if Marleau or Thornton goes down? Good nite. The Sharks are an older team. All these games back to back I believe will wear them down. We shall see.
yessir, depth and youth will be served this season, that’s for sure.
Need the lucky rabbits foot to avoid the injuries as well.
It should be a fun ride!
This is the nucks year to win it all.
We always do great half to 3/4 of the way through the season.
That’s Playoff time this year!
This is the nucks year to win it all.
We always do great half to 3/4 of the way through the season.
That’s Playoff time this year!
Nope.
This is the nucks year to win it all.
We always do great half to 3/4 of the way through the season.
That’s Playoff time this year!
Nope.
I’ve crushed insects for less…
And people think Habs fans are touchy.
This is the nucks year to win it all.
We always do great half to 3/4 of the way through the season.
That’s Playoff time this year!
Nope.
I’ve crushed insects for less…
The Detroit Lions are less disappointing than the Vancouver Canucks.
Do yourself a favor and don’t get your hopes up.
I’ve crushed insects for less…
Oh yeah, I forgot… :-P
Sometimes I pull them apart first - red wing, by red wing… :P
Sometimes I pull them apart first - red wing, by red wing… :P
Yeah, well… your mom likes my red wings.
Sometimes I pull them apart first - red wing, by red wing… :P
Yeah, well… your mom likes my red wings.
DUDE!! Â YOU HAVE RED WINGS?!!!
@Young:
Sometimes I pull them apart first - red wing, by red wing… :P
Yeah, well… your mom likes my red wings.
DUDE!! � YOU HAVE RED WINGS?!!!
No. I meant that I own the entire fanbase of the team. Hence the singular possessive. Having red wings would be cool though…
Sometimes I pull them apart first - red wing, by red wing… :P
Yeah, well… your mom likes my red wings.
WOW… considering she’s been in the grave for almost 30 years, you must have had quite the… boner? LOL.
