WCF: #1 Chicago Blackhawks vs #5 Los Angeles Kings (CHI wins 4-1)

[killgod]

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Blackhawks win series 4-1

2	Game 1 @ United Center, Chicago Saturday, June 1st 5:00	1
4	Game 2 @ United Center, Chicago Sunday, June 2nd 8:00	2
1	Game 3 @ Staples Center, Los Angeles Tuesday, June 4th 9:00	3
3	Game 4 @ Staples Center, Los Angeles Thursday, June 6th 9:00	2
4	Game 5 @ United Center, Chicago	3

[The Buddha]

Thanks kG, you can go back to hating Hockey sir.

[Villain]

[Ravin]

This series has to go 7. LA by far has had the best playoff match ups all season. I have switched my pick to Kings in 7 now.

[1ke]

Hey LA. Its ok to help out your stud goalie. Oh wait nevermind. Pleaee continue getting outshot 3 to 1. Ill take those odds.

Game 1 was perfectly executed. More of the same please.

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[The Buddha]

Hopefully the Hawks learned that they need to bodies in front of Quick and not aim for the short side. Only way they are gonna beat him

[Senser81]

This series has to go 7. LA by far has had the best playoff match ups all season. I have switched my pick to Kings in 7 now.

What does this even mean?

[Senser81]

I saw the Kings last year in the postseason, but I haven't really seen them at all this year. They've looked terrible in the first two games...just completely indistinguishable other than Quick in Game 1. Why can't/aren't the Kings just doing what the Red Wings did last series? No constant rough treatment of Toews (other than the lame 'fight' last night), no interference/obstruction of Hawks players during their up-ice rushes, no sending their Cleary/Franzen player straight into Crawford once a shift...what is Sutter doing? Or is it that the Kings are so far behind the action they can't even get close enough to the Hawks to do anything?

[wr50l]

The only difference between Chicago and St Louis/San Jose is that the Blackhawks have been able to score enough goals to handle the Kings' opportunism. You spend two rounds getting all the good bounces and eventually you run out of luck. But in any case the Kings will consider Game 3 a reset. Their home ice is a fortress and they have a better chance than anyone at tying the series 2-2. If that happens oh dear ... get ready to break stuff.

[Senser81]

The only difference between Chicago and St Louis/San Jose is that the Blackhawks have been able to score enough goals to handle the Kings' opportunism.

This is the type of analysis I expect from this forum. The only goal LA's opportunism netted in game 1 was when Bolland foolishly tried to clear the puck by flinging it in front of his own net. The puck hit a Kings player in the back and bounced in the net. I would think there are a few more differences between Chicago and StL/SJ than Chicago being able to outscore the "opportunistic" Kings...but what do I know? I just watch the games.

[wr50l]

This is the type of response I expect from Senser the daft, old trolling cunt.

Hockey isn't complicated. If you dominate possession and create more chances more or less every game you either get a deserved series win or you get robbed by a goalie and go home. St Louis and to a lesser extent San Jose experience the latter, Chicago right now, are experiencing the former.

But what do I know? I just watched the games which you didn't watch.

[Senser81]

This is the type of response I expect from Senser the daft, old trolling cunt.

Hockey isn't complicated. If you dominate possession and create more chances more or less every game you either get a deserved series win or you get robbed by a goalie and go home. St Louis and to a lesser extent San Jose experience the latter, Chicago right now, are experiencing the former.

But what do I know? I just watched the games which you didn't watch.

Again, great analysis on your part. LA is so incredible that the teams they face are just nameless, interchangeable entities that have no impact on the actual outcomes of the games.

Thanks for adding your insight as to why Detroit had so much success against Chicago, while LA has struggled and has yet to try to reproduce Detroit's blueprint for success.

Another tremendous effort by the "experts" of this forum...hockey is a simple sport, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose...

[Ravin]

I don't know really what you want to be said. You are asking why the Kings don't send their Cleary/Franzen type players at Crawford to disrupt him? That isn't LA hockey style. LA is a fast rush team who actually knows how to back check. Probably one of the best teams in the league at it, hence why their top 6 forwards also play on the PK, because they are good at defending. Detroit's style is to get guys in front of the net and park a guy there. LA doesn't do that really. They are a puck possession team. Cycle around, quick passes, and taking shots. Sure they have guys in front of the net, but not like Detroit.

Plus the Cleary/Franzen style sure didn't help the Wings win the series now did it?

[Senser81]

I don't know really what you want to be said. You are asking why the Kings don't send their Cleary/Franzen type players at Crawford to disrupt him? That isn't LA hockey style. LA is a fast rush team who actually knows how to back check. Probably one of the best teams in the league at it, hence why their top 6 forwards also play on the PK, because they are good at defending. Detroit's style is to get guys in front of the net and park a guy there. LA doesn't do that really. They are a puck possession team. Cycle around, quick passes, and taking shots. Sure they have guys in front of the net, but not like Detroit.

That was one of three questions I asked. I guess I should be happy that you tried to answer one of the three questions with essentially "They don't do it because they don't really want to do it". Again, great stuff. And again, I find it odd that LA is willing to play puck possession with the Blackhawks. Seems to be a recipe for failure.

Plus the Cleary/Franzen style sure didn't help the Wings win the series now did it?

More astounding analysis from the worst sports forum on VSN. Is everyone who claims to follow hockey this retarded? Did you watch ANY Of the Detroit-Chicago series? The low-seeded Wings almost beat the top-seeded Blackhawks. The Cleary/Franzen style (among the other things I mentioned which in you ignored) was effective, even if it didn't result in total victory. One would think that certain strategies could still have worth even if the over-matched team didn't win....then again, I have a brain, which is something you appear to be lacking.

[Fappin Raptor]

If you want top class analysis read some articles on NHL.com or go to a hockey only forum. VSN is dick cheese for anything decent.