Stanley Cup Playoffs (Schedule on 1st page): May 27 1:52am

Post #581 » by **timd1218** » Sun May 24, 2009 10:05 pm

Pens Wings finals. Just what I wanted to see. To be the best, gotta beat the best. Game 6 in Pittsburgh, Pens win the cup and I go :lol:

at Hossa.

Post #582 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:14 am

What a crappy playoffs. Well for me, bruins lost and I lost money because the hawks couldn't make it to the finals.

I don't care who wins if it is a pitt-det, I don't mind either teams.

Post #583 » by **timd1218** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:07 am

WOOOOO HOOOOOO Pens are going to the cup again. Anyone remember the Oilers of the early 80's? Lost in the finals against the Islanders, next season beat the Islanders in the cup finals.

sh00n · Post #584 » by **sh00n** » Wed May 27, 2009 5:16 pm

Thank you for turning into MVP again for one series, Cam.

You were brilliant.

That being said, I'm pulling for the Pens to get the Wings back.

Post #585 » by **Snayr** » Wed May 27, 2009 6:19 pm

Yeah I'm pulling for the Pens to beat the Wings as well.

trwi7 · Post #586 » by **trwi7** » Wed May 27, 2009 9:38 pm

Go Pens. Doesn't matter if they play Detroit or Chicago, go Pens.

Bank Shot · Post #587 » by **Bank Shot** » Thu May 28, 2009 1:34 am

CLEARY!

He's been a complete beast in the playoffs. Detroit's secondary scoring comes through yet again.

Bank Shot · Post #588 » by **Bank Shot** » Thu May 28, 2009 1:46 am

Wowww what a shot by Kane.
Dirty.

SportsWorld · Post #589 » by **SportsWorld** » Thu May 28, 2009 2:02 am

Huet with an incredible save to save the Blackhawks season. Wings will probably prevail in overtime.

Bank Shot · Post #590 » by **Bank Shot** » Thu May 28, 2009 2:23 am

Rematch.

Outstanding season by the Blackhawks, you'll be seeing them at least in the WCF for a long, long time.

WEFFPIM · Post #591 » by **WEFFPIM** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:19 am

Congrats to the Wings. The experience level of that team prevailed big time and gave the Hawks a lot of lessons on making mistakes in the playoffs.

See you in the West Finals next season unless San Jose finally wakes the f*** up

Bank Shot · Post #592 » by **Bank Shot** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:57 pm

From a Red Wings fan point of view the finals schedule is brutal. Back-to-back games to start? 3 games in 4 nights? That's stupid in any series, let alone the Cup Finals. Bullsh*t, I hate NBC. That's a pretty big advantage to the Pens considering Detroit's injuries.

Post #593 » by **timd1218** » Thu May 28, 2009 7:50 pm

Bank Shot wrote:From a Red Wings fan point of view the finals schedule is brutal. Back-to-back games to start? 3 games in 4 nights? That's stupid in any series, let alone the Cup Finals. Bullsh*t, I hate NBC. That's a pretty big advantage to the Pens considering Detroit's injuries.

I don't like the schedule either. NBC is a joke. The sunday game time has yet to be determined and it will be based on the NBA game. If NBC starts the game at 5, it's bull. Back to back games and then 2 3 day breaks to end the series is an epic failure. The schedule should have been every other day.

Regarding injuries, every team has team this time of year. Crosby and Malkin were both hurt last year during the cup finals. No excuses.

drew881 · Post #594 » by **drew881** » Thu May 28, 2009 8:06 pm

timd1218 wrote:
Bank Shot wrote:From a Red Wings fan point of view the finals schedule is brutal. Back-to-back games to start? 3 games in 4 nights? That's stupid in any series, let alone the Cup Finals. Bullsh*t, I hate NBC. That's a pretty big advantage to the Pens considering Detroit's injuries.

I don't like the schedule either. NBC is a joke. The sunday game time has yet to be determined and it will be based on the NBA game. If NBC starts the game at 5, it's bull. Back to back games and then 2 3 day breaks to end the series is an epic failure. The schedule should have been every other day.

Regarding injuries, every team has team this time of year. Crosby and Malkin were both hurt last year during the cup finals. No excuses.

I don't like the back to back games either, but I definitely think it favors the penguins. Detroit will be probably going with only 5 defensemen for the majority of the first game, unless Ericchson comes back from an appendectomy. Plus Lindstrom might be playing injured. If the penguins can keep dumping the puck in with staal, malkin and crosby they will wear them out. Chicago almost did it.

I'm also wondering how the Penguins will deal with it. They have been playing Malkin and Crosby as 4th line centers for half of the playoffs now. Can they do that in back to back games? Seems like a lot of ice time with 0 days rest. It would seem like a radical move to bring up Sykora or Dupuis at this point, but it will be difficult to beat Detroit with little depth and potentially wearing out the stars.

piston1423 · Post #595 » by **piston1423** » Thu May 28, 2009 9:08 pm

timd1218 wrote:
Bank Shot wrote:From a Red Wings fan point of view the finals schedule is brutal. Back-to-back games to start? 3 games in 4 nights? That's stupid in any series, let alone the Cup Finals. Bullsh*t, I hate NBC. That's a pretty big advantage to the Pens considering Detroit's injuries.

I don't like the schedule either. NBC is a joke. The sunday game time has yet to be determined and it will be based on the NBA game. If NBC starts the game at 5, it's bull. Back to back games and then 2 3 day breaks to end the series is an epic failure. The schedule should have been every other day.

Regarding injuries, every team has team this time of year. Crosby and Malkin were both hurt last year during the cup finals. No excuses.

You guys still would of lost if crosby wasn't hurt.

Post #596 » by **timd1218** » Thu May 28, 2009 11:52 pm

drew881 wrote:
timd1218 wrote:
Bank Shot wrote:From a Red Wings fan point of view the finals schedule is brutal. Back-to-back games to start? 3 games in 4 nights? That's stupid in any series, let alone the Cup Finals. Bullsh*t, I hate NBC. That's a pretty big advantage to the Pens considering Detroit's injuries.

I don't like the schedule either. NBC is a joke. The sunday game time has yet to be determined and it will be based on the NBA game. If NBC starts the game at 5, it's bull. Back to back games and then 2 3 day breaks to end the series is an epic failure. The schedule should have been every other day.

Regarding injuries, every team has team this time of year. Crosby and Malkin were both hurt last year during the cup finals. No excuses.

I don't like the back to back games either, but I definitely think it favors the penguins. Detroit will be probably going with only 5 defensemen for the majority of the first game, unless Ericchson comes back from an appendectomy. Plus Lindstrom might be playing injured. If the penguins can keep dumping the puck in with staal, malkin and crosby they will wear them out. Chicago almost did it.

I'm also wondering how the Penguins will deal with it. They have been playing Malkin and Crosby as 4th line centers for half of the playoffs now. Can they do that in back to back games? Seems like a lot of ice time with 0 days rest. It would seem like a radical move to bring up Sykora or Dupuis at this point, but it will be difficult to beat Detroit with little depth and potentially wearing out the stars.

Lidstrom is playing and I'd be surprised if Ericsson doesn't play. Regarding Crosby and Malkin, they're fine. They barely played above 22 mins even centering the 4th line. They aren't tired. Plus having a 4th line of Malkin/Crosby/Staal with Adams and Satan is so much better then putting in Sykora or Dupuis. With Gonchar still not healthy, keeping 7 d is a must. And why even bother with a winning line up? Keep it the way it is.

sh00n · Post #597 » by **sh00n** » Fri May 29, 2009 12:14 am

piston1423 wrote:You guys still would of lost if crosby wasn't hurt.

Wow.

Post #598 » by **timd1218** » Fri May 29, 2009 1:51 am

sh00n wrote:
piston1423 wrote:You guys still would of lost if crosby wasn't hurt.

Wow.

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and just ignore stupidity from now on. I mean, I'm sure he went back into time, made sure Crosby was 100% healthy, watched the games, came back into the present and posted this for me.

WEFFPIM · Post #599 » by **WEFFPIM** » Fri May 29, 2009 5:12 am

piston1423 wrote:You guys still would of lost if crosby wasn't hurt.

You sure know how to introduce yourself to the board.

sh00n · Post #600 » by **sh00n** » Fri May 29, 2009 6:31 am

timd1218 wrote:
sh00n wrote:
piston1423 wrote:You guys still would of lost if crosby wasn't hurt.

Wow.

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and just ignore stupidity from now on. I mean, I'm sure he went back into time, made sure Crosby was 100% healthy, watched the games, came back into the present and posted this for me.

There's so many Cleo's on this board; it's incredible. I still haven't seen Griff since he predicted San Jose being such a legit powerhouse.