NHL Hockey 2012 PLAYOFF TALK

[lucas131]

la 2 coyotes 0 at 2nd, kings rocks!

[garce]

What a classless cock sucker.

Speak of the devil... :2 dollars

The NHL playoffs consist of six goaltenders out-waiting each other and stopping pucks. I'm a little excited because I'd like to see L.A. or Pheonix (If there ever was a team that deserved to win - its the fucking Pheonix Coyotes... Cinderella story... Disney movie.) win the Cup.

I honestly don't care. Watch some of the old NHL Playoff replays on cable. They were - and still ARE - exciting. These playoffs are more like chess games played by sad, rich children.

[CDSmith]

Coyotes are getting HOSED. You know shits going south for them when Shane Doan is getting misconducts.

I hope this doesn't end in a sweep.

[CDSmith]

Okay I'm sensing sweep for the Coyotes. Kings are looking very much like a Stanley Cup team right now.

[CDSmith]

Wow, the mighty Rangers go out in 6 and not a peep out of anyone?





Looking forward to the cup series. Are the Kings truly the "team of destiny" this year?

Any predictions?

[mineistaken]

Devils! !

[RevSand]

Devils! !

Kings!

[Mutt]

the first round was fantastic - everything since has been dull, checking, checking, blocked shot, checking, checking, blocked shot

and the TV ratings went into the shitter along with the quality of the game. if my team was in it the quality wouldn't matter much, winning the Cup is everything.

i really hope the Kings win, the Devils don't even really play for a city, and have already won a bunch of Cups playing dull hockey.

[Far-L]

the first round was fantastic - everything since has been dull, checking, checking, blocked shot, checking, checking, blocked shot

and the TV ratings went into the shitter along with the quality of the game. if my team was in it the quality wouldn't matter much, winning the Cup is everything.

i really hope the Kings win, the Devils don't even really play for a city, and have already won a bunch of Cups playing dull hockey.

I disagree that the games are boring now. Every blocked shot is like that scene in every single war movie known to mankind where the guy valiantly dives on the live grenade and saves his brothers at arms from losing their arms and legs and head like he just did. That stuff never gets dull. That is the mold from which heroes are made. And heroes are needed to meet the challenge of the pure villiany that goes on, hacking, slashing, and chipping away, the goons need to be brought low. Winning the Cup is bought with blood, sweat, and tears, playing through pain and injury that would sideline a player in any other sport but the long shot of both those teams being in there is a story unto itself.

[CDSmith]

I disagree that the games are boring now. Every blocked shot is like that scene in every single war movie known to mankind where the guy valiantly dives on the live grenade and saves his brothers at arms from losing their arms and legs and head like he just did. That stuff never gets dull. That is the mold from which heroes are made. And heroes are needed to meet the challenge of the pure villiany that goes on, hacking, slashing, and chipping away, the goons need to be brought low. Winning the Cup is bought with blood, sweat, and tears, playing through pain and injury that would sideline a player in any other sport but the long shot of both those teams being in there is a story unto itself.

I'm with you on all that. The game is played far tighter today than ever before for a reason.

So who takes game 1? I think I'm going with the Kings in the pool I'm in.

Wouldn't mind seeing the Kings win the cup but those damn Devils looked strong against NY.

[mineistaken]

Kings!

hollywood snobs ae going down, lol

[CDSmith]

As predicted Kings take game 1.

Game 2 should go to NJ. If not this could be a short series.

[mineistaken]

2-0, not good

[CDSmith]

Both games went to OT, this should not be a sweep but... you never know.

Has there ever been a cup final where it was a sweep where all four games were settled in overtime? lol

[x-rate]

Not sure it's a good thing that they bring back Simon Gagné in the lineup...