Stanley Cup Playoffs Random Thoughts

[leaffan]

You're not in the nhl.

95% of forwards in the league should score that goal.

Sure it wasn't perfectly flat on the ice but I've seen hundreds of guys one time the shit out of bouncing pucks into empty nets. It happens all the time. Saying that it goes over the net 95% of the time is retarded. Maybe for you it does, but again, you're not in the nhl.

Didn't say I was in the NHL but ok. I'm sure you've seen hundreds of guys one time bouncing pucks but I've probably seen 1000s of misses.

Stuff like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCJYy0lJwvQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXzCe60skLg <-- not even that much wobble

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzisi4BUIhk <-- Backhand but he makes that if its not wobbling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgj8maZmMoU <-- God dam leafs broadcast. That's the kind of shit I deal with watching those idiots.

Anyways there's tons of them like that. Ovy is probably the biggest guy I can think off the top of my head that just launches pucks into the netting thanks to his stick curve. Stamkos does a really good job at getting accurate shots out of almost anything but beyond that its really hard for most guys to do it. 95% just seems like a safe bet. I can't seem to find any sites that track this sort of thing.

[EmpireWF]

Someone provide something of a scouting report on the Canadiens.

What's something to look out for in the ECF?

[leaffan]

Someone provide something of a scouting report on the Canadiens.

What's something to look out for in the ECF?

Canadians goal all playoffs is to generally jump out to an early lead then sit back and defend. They lead or were tied with the Bruins something like 87% of the time all series which is retarded good. Bruins really screwed themselves over by basically not coming out and playing a full game which the Rangers are going to have to do. The first 10mins are crucial.

Your going to see Vanek, Pacioretty and Desharnais on every PP to start and if the Rangers ice the puck you'll be seeing them on. Vanek and Pacioretty play together a lot so that'll be interesting to see who the Rangers go with for defensive matchups.

Eller, Bourque and Gionta will be more of a shut down pairing.

Briere will sneak on for 4th line shifts and that's where you'll get retarded goals because he's generally playing with the weakest competition.

Gallagher plays everywhere and can be annoying.

The weakness comes on defense where they rely heavily on 4 guys. Markov, Emelin are usually against the big guns and Subban, Georges go second. The 3rd pairings just constantly rotate but they only get like maybe 10mins a game.

The best way to beat the Canadiens is to not take stupid penalties and wear them down. Their defense gets frustrated and take stupid penalties. Markov and Emelin both constantly take reactionary penalties and I think that's what the Bruins were trying to attack. Subbans really cooled off after his fast start. Whatever the Bruins were doing in the later games has to be matched.

Oh and Carey Price is a better goalie than Lunqvist. Might be the Canadian part of me though.

[Guest]

The entire Rangers team will be attending the funeral for St. Louis' mother. That's why I love the NHL, you won't find a group of better teammates and competitors in any area of professional sports.

[kmanharris]

Canadians goal all playoffs is to generally jump out to an early lead then sit back and defend. They lead or were tied with the Bruins something like 87% of the time all series which is retarded good. Bruins really screwed themselves over by basically not coming out and playing a full game which the Rangers are going to have to do. The first 10mins are crucial.

Your going to see Vanek, Pacioretty and Desharnais on every PP to start and if the Rangers ice the puck you'll be seeing them on. Vanek and Pacioretty play together a lot so that'll be interesting to see who the Rangers go with for defensive matchups.

Eller, Bourque and Gionta will be more of a shut down pairing.

Briere will sneak on for 4th line shifts and that's where you'll get retarded goals because he's generally playing with the weakest competition.

Gallagher plays everywhere and can be annoying.

The weakness comes on defense where they rely heavily on 4 guys. Markov, Emelin are usually against the big guns and Subban, Georges go second. The 3rd pairings just constantly rotate but they only get like maybe 10mins a game.

The best way to beat the Canadiens is to not take stupid penalties and wear them down. Their defense gets frustrated and take stupid penalties. Markov and Emelin both constantly take reactionary penalties and I think that's what the Bruins were trying to attack. Subbans really cooled off after his fast start. Whatever the Bruins were doing in the later games has to be matched.

Oh and Carey Price is a better goalie than Lunqvist. Might be the Canadian part of me though.

[leaffan]

That last comment was worthy I admit it.

[Price]

God Ducks fans are awful. Can't even sell out game 7.

[1ke]

God Ducks fans are awful. Can't even sell out game 7.

I want this trend to continue, because if they do advance, I might be able find tickets cheap for the conference finals.

[Price]

HILL-ER, HILL-ER

[1ke]

The kid is finally playing like a kid.

[kmanharris]

That's all I got for that game. 7-2 with one of the goals coming when the habs had too many men on the ice. Onto game 2 where I hope the result is the same.

Nash finally found the back of the net. Hopefully they come in bunches now.

[wr50l]

If only we'd had a better goalie to backstop us during that 2nd period Montreal surge.

[kmanharris]

Lots of Habs fans crying that the Kreider play was dirty while completely ignoring the fact he was slashed in the knee/shin causing him to fall off balance

[EmpireWF]

Unfortunately, Kreider/Price talk will likely be the overwhelming storyline for the rest of the series.

[kmanharris]

Price out for the remainder of the series.

http://espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/10953370/2014-nhl-playoffs-carey-price-montreal-canadiens-rest-eastern-conference-finals-new-york-rangers

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is out for the remainder of the Eastern Conference finals against the New York Rangers, coach Michel Therrien told reporters Monday morning.

Montreal goalie Carey Price suffered an apparent lower-body injury in the Canadiens' 7-2 Game 1 loss.
"We've lost our best player, but we've faced adversity this year already," Therrien said.

Price suffered an apparent lower-body injury in Montreal's series-opening 7-2 loss Saturday after a collision with Rangers forward Chris Kreider.

Though Price continued to play after the contact, he was pulled after two periods, during which he surrendered four goals on 20 shots.

Several Canadiens players, and Therrien, were upset about Kreider's actions on the play, insisting he did not do enough to avoid contact.

Therrien called it a "reckless play" Monday in his pregame press briefing from the team's practice facility in Brossard, Quebec.

"I'm really disappointed," Therrien said. "Obviously he's our best player. Looking at the incident, it's a reckless play. That's the truth."

Therrien told reporters that he has made a decision on who would start in net for Game 2 but did not wish to make it public.

The Canadiens could go with backup Peter Budaj, who relieved Price for the third period of Game 1 and gave up three goals on five shots, or 24-year-old Dustin Tokarski, who played 41 games for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League this season.

Neither goaltender was made available to the media Monday morning.

"reckless play"

An unfortunate play no doubt, but surely not reckless.