Stanley Cup Playoffs Random Thoughts

[Price]

[dave]

Kings in 6 ... maybe 5. The Thursday start gives the Kings a few days off and they won't make the mistake Montreal made early in this series.

Only way Rangers win this series is if Lundqvist has the series of his life - which is, admittedly, a very real possibility.

[kmanharris]

No. You don't get the right to post a smug picture after the giving up on your team going into game 7.

Good luck in the finals, hawks

[Senser81]

Had slight confidence that the Blackhawks would win Game 7 at home, but they've kind of looked average all postseason. Seemed like both teams played dump-and-chase, with the difference being the Blackhawks defensemen could not get the puck out of their own end consistently except by icing, while the Kings didn't have any problems in their own end. I don't know why the Blackhawks continued with this failure of an offensive strategy, but I guess it worked somewhat because they scored a lot of goals.

Kings have had a pretty amazing postseason run this year. Possibly the most amazing in sports history when you think about it.

[leaffan]

Had slight confidence that the Blackhawks would win Game 7 at home, but they've kind of looked average all postseason. Seemed like both teams played dump-and-chase, with the difference being the Blackhawks defensemen could not get the puck out of their own end consistently except by icing, while the Kings didn't have any problems in their own end. I don't know why the Blackhawks continued with this failure of an offensive strategy, but I guess it worked somewhat because they scored a lot of goals.

Kings have had a pretty amazing postseason run this year. Possibly the most amazing in sports history when you think about it.

This post season has been pretty crazy. No team has ever played 21 games and make it to a cup final before. 3 game 7s is pretty much unheard of in todays playoff structure. Only other teams to go 3 game 7s were the AVs in 2002 and the Leafs in 93. They both lost in the conference finals. Then you have to remember they went 4 straight on the sharks too. The Kings winning it this year would be god dam good for the league. Flip the coin and so would New York winning it.

[leaffan]

I'm going Kings in 6/7 $leaning more towards 7 at this point honestly. Kings really let their foot off the pedal in almost every series at this point and I don't really see that changing.

Whats really going to screw the Rangers up is the Kings Centers as their depth there is pretty ungodly. Rangers did deal with Crosby/Malkin combo in round 2 but they have a different animal with Kopitar, Carter and Richards with Jared Stoll who as a 4th liner is winning faceoffs at a 57% margin (that bergeron level). Dominic Moore vs Kopitar and Carter and Stoll vs the other Richards and Stepan is going to be a serious good batch of tv for this hockey fan.

Gaborik is going to the rangers too you just know it.

[wr50l]

Great team, shitty fans. It's a Cup final folks, so try to sound excited ...

[kmanharris]

Great team, shitty fans. It's a Cup final folks, so try to sound excited ...

Game started at 5pm their time. No time to booze up.

[Price]

Rangers are too fast.

[kmanharris]

Good first period. We are better on our penalty kill than our power play

[kmanharris]

That move and goal by doughty was worthy

[leaffan]

Just money:

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[kmanharris]

[EmpireWF]

These goalies.

[Price]

that was unreal