I know that is what most of my other sharks fans say. I hate the Kings but for some reason don't have any hate for the ducks. It would be rad to keep the cup in CA, just not with the kings.

I completely agree. Doug should have been the one to go. When the only move they made during the summer was bringing on the half wit Scott that shows he doesn't know what the fuck he is doing. But we really need to find a way to get Thornton and Marlow out of their contracts. I don't feel that the guys who should be in the leadership rolls on the team will feel like they can really step up till they are gone.

Come On Wings

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My Red Wings up 2 to 1 :thumbsup

Blaming the coach on that loose end. He should be reigning that sloppy chippy stuff in with the players, but "player's coaches" always seem ineffective at that in my book. Also, probably his bad karma from cheating with the Winterhawks has finally caught up with him so he has cursed the team.

Stanley hockey to me is all about the grinders stepping up and becoming the stars - I look at Chicago and it is like a team of the superstars of grinderdom... kind of like the Kings were in their Cup winning years.

Montreal... not a fan of the coach and I don't think Subban did what he did without being issued the Prime Directive. Gallagher has been that guy in the past too and Therrien has a rep for being that sort of dirty.

The teams are for the most part fairly even and I think it is going to be great hockey through to the very end.

Hope the Jets win at least one but the Ducks are so relentless. Always been a fan of Kessler even when he was with the Canuckleheads. Speaking of which, i couldn't believe how many times the Canucks turned over the puck tonight... even when there was no pressure on the puck they were tossing it away like hippies playing frisbee in a parking lot after dropping acid to catch a Phish concert.

Caps vs Islanders is fun. Ovie vs Tavares is living up to the hype. No one should underestimate those former Pens on D for the Caps... Although on the other side of the ice Hickey is another WHL kid I used to watch on the Tbirds and he is what I like in a D man... the thinking quarterbacking kind, not the goon type. Although he does look like he is trying to step up to the big hits he still looks too light to do much.

I know, I was just ribbing you. No disrespect to SJ, you have a surprisingly awesome fan base and team down there. I get a kick out of that "jaws" thing you all do with your hands. :D

But the Jets are in heated battle with the dicks, uh, the Ducks. Right now they are the enemy. So you can understand that when I see people whom I like saying they'd like to see Anaheim win it kind of smarts.


Sharks --- I had a girlfriend from down that way, near the bay area, for six years in fact. She really wasn't a hockey fan, and used to say that no one down there watches hockey or talks about it. I then asked her who she imagined those 18-20,000+ fans were their team gets at every game were. Did she think they were Canadians flying down there every couple of nights to fill the Shark Tank? lol. She and I parted ways in 2005.

Fact is SJ and the bay area are a great hockey market. I hope you guys can fix your roster and organization troubles and get back to being the contenders you've been. Perhaps you'll meet the Jets one day in the playoffs. Wouldn't that be fun? :thumbsup

Today's round 1 update:

Blackhawks win marathon game: Brent Seabrook scored in the third overtime as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 3-2. Rookie Scott Darling made 50 saves for Chicago who now lead the series 3-1.

Flames in control: Jiri Hudler had a goal and an assist as Calgary beat Vancouver 3-1. The Flames lead the series 3-1.

Last night's (Tuesday?s) results:
Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 0 (Detroit leads series 2-1)
Washington 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 (OT) (Series tied 2-2)
Chicago 3 Nashville 2 (3OT) (Chicago leads series 3-1)
Calgary 3 Vancouver 1 (Calgary leads series 3-1)

That triple overtime between Chicago and Nashville was off the charts. Even lost the the puck in Rinne's equipment and the linesman spent five minutes feeling him up before it was found. :1orglaugh

Win or go home: The Winnipeg Jets will try to keep their season alive tonight as they host the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks lead the series 3-0. Faceoff at MTS Centre is 8:30.

Wednesday?s games:
Montreal at Ottawa, 6 p.m. (Montreal leads series 3-0)
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. (N.Y. Rangers lead series 2-1)
St. Louis at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. (Minnesota leads series 2-1)
Anaheim at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. (Anaheim leads series 3-0)

Awesome night of hockey ahead. GO JETS.

Now this was a good laugh!

Here we go Wild, Here we go!

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Jeebus... what are they putting in the water up there? Silicon?:winkwink:

Is Calgary that good or is it that Vancouver likes choking that bad? Either way, wish they would stop referring to Gaudreau as "Johnny Hockey" since any reference to "Johnny Football" is disrespectful to how great Gaudreau is doing in comparison as a pro playing with the manly men of the NHL... and he seriously looks like a kid out there.

Going to be some great games today...

Sorry to have given ya false hope CD. Jets are getting toasted.

Flames are making the 'nucks their bitch so far. Vancouver's older roster looks old and tired, Calgary's looks young and full of jump with a smattering of piss & vinegar.

And yes, the 'Johnny Hockey' BS has to stop. Too bad the sports media have jumped all over it and so have all the dumb-dumb fans out that way. I fear it's here to stay.

No worries, you know I'm if anything a realist. I was happy enough they made the damn playoffs. I'd love to see them win at least one game, but beyond that at this point I'm of the mindset that there's always next year, and of the opinion that the Jets future looks nothing but rosey. They have a ton of great junior and minor league prospects in the organization (Petan, Ehlers, Morrissey, etc), all of our existing tradeable players have grown in value this year.

I'd say next few years are looking very good for the Jets.

Go habs go

Even though I would like to see the Ducks move on I still want the Jets to get a couple wins in the series. I agree - they will be a powerhouse in the coming years.

QFT!

24 Playoffs and counting.

The Canuckleheads didn't fail to disappoint .Still need a lot of rebuilding to do.They might get lucky tomorrow but it will take a miracle for them to win that series lol

A pox on the house of Lundquist!

Well that was highly disappointing if you were a wild fan.

Plenty of disappointment to go around last night.

Congrats to the Sens & fans though. Forcing a game 5, something I wish the Jets could have done.

Jets played well though. I doubt there's a guy on the Ducks roster who would say they were 'easy' to get out. I now look forward to seeing how other teams fair against them.

I forget now, why exactly did they get rid of Kesler? :D

Thursday update:

Jets season over: It wasn't meant to be for the Winnipeg Jets. They were eliminated from the playoffs after a 5-2 loss in Game 4 against the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Kesler scored twice for the Ducks as they completed the four-game sweep.

The Ducks will meet the winner of the Canucks-Flames series.


Wednesday?s results:
Ottawa 1 Montreal 0 (Montreal leads series 3-1)
N.Y. Rangers 2 Pittsburgh 1 (N.Y. Rangers lead series 3-1)
St. Louis 6 Minnesota 1 (series tied 2-2)
Anaheim 5 Winnipeg 2 (Anaheim wins series 4-0)

Thursday?s games:
N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 6 p.m. (series tied 2-2)
Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6 p.m. (Detroit leads series 2-1)
Chicago at Nashville, 8:30 p.m. (Chicago leads series 3-1)
Calgary at Vancouver, 9 p.m. (Calgary leads series 3-1)

Another great night of hockey in the works.

Same as Luongo,they both wanted out and the owners didn't want disgruntled players.As for Alain Vigneault,he wasn't the problem.They are all probably glad they left and I can't blame them.They need to rebuild,starting by replacing the Sedins,Bieksa and a few other overpaid bums.They made some positives compared to last year but I can't see them going very far with the current roster.
Kesler sure looked good last night,he just needed the right team mates

Any more negative comments like this I will put you at #2 on the hate list just under Dan Boyle, the give away machine.

Anyone that is a fan of the Penguins usually has zero hockey sense. It's been nothing but a whine and bitch franchise since Lemieux. Cindy has carried the whine torch well. The team is a disgrace to the hard working reputation of the Steel City.

Well my Red Wings choked tonight :(

Since when are the sedins considered overpaid bums?

Canucks still alive: The Vancouver Canucks have forced Game 6 in their first round series versus Calgary. Daniel Sedin scored the winner early in the third period as Vancouver beat the Flames 2-1. The Flames still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2, with Game 6 set for tomorrow night in Calgary.


THURSDAY'S RESULTS:
Washington 5 N.Y. Islanders 1 (Washington leads series 3-2)
Tampa Bay 3 Detroit 2 (OT) (series tied 2-2)
Nashville 5 Chicago 2 (Chicago leads series 3-2)
Vancouver 2 Calgary 1 (Calgary leads series 3-2)


TONIGHT?S GAMES:
Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. (New York leads series 3-1)
Ottawa vs. Montreal, 6 p.m. (Montreal leads series 3-1)
Minnesota vs. St. Louis, 8:30 p.m. (Series tied 2-2)

My picks in the GG pool are really, and I mean REALLY... sucking bad. I may just win that worst picker prize. :D

I refuse to comment on tonight's game since my last one may have in fact jinxed the wild.

If there is any series that could go to a sumptuous game 7 we all love it's this one. Wouldn't mind seeing the Wild take it though.

I've always kind of liked the Blues as a franchise, but this incantation not so much. I realize one of their guys is a Winnipeg boy as well, and the son of a legendary Blue Bomber at that (Willard!). But fact is Reeves is a dink. I've never had patience with guys who play the shit disturber role, never have.

Got to respect the skill on the team, but I just don't much like them. :D

If the Wild make it they'll face who... the winner of Chicago-Nashfill, yes?

This sounds like more of that "I come from NY so I know everything a little bit more than the next guy but just enough so I can sound like I know every thing" hooey.

How can I make such a knowledgeable statement? I was born in Manhattan therefore you know I know.

The Pens are a hard working team and for all the nastiness about Crosby, he is a lot like Mario was in his day, a great hard working player who distributes the puck and elevates all around him and his stats tell the story. Bottom line. At least he is not getting called "the kid" much anymore but no one is calling him "KING" either... how high and mighty. Thought we booted the monarchists over 200 years but apparently in NY there are still those that believe we should all bow and scrape before a royal.

Now, about hockey sense... more traffic at the net like they just managed to score with, stay out of the box, watch that cherry picker Zucc... oh yeah, he is done for the night... my bad... friendly fire is always a bummer.

I do feel sorry for Crosby, he takes a beating on the ice, in Gretzky and Lemieux's day there was frontier justice, players who took liberties with the superstars had to answer for it. Some of the Sidney hate he did bring on himself, he's quite the chirper and whiney at times.

A friend of mine on this board contends it was much worse in the 90's. I didn't watch much hockey in the mid to late 90's. Hockey had become so ugly, the league was filled with slow players allowed to obstruct the skilled and fast ones.

Pens are out. . . Hard fought series with all games decided by one goal.

The Rangers have some players on their team that I really like so I wish them well.

Fuck me. Pens out.

Switching from FAN to ANALYST mode... :(

No matter how much chirping I have to endure at this point from Ranger fans on the board it will pale compared to what I will have to endure every time I get out on the ice for the next few weeks...:Oh crap

1 more wild!!!

At least Pens made it somewhat of a series. Several games could have gone either way, none more than the one last night. Not sure who the Rangers will face next but they better up their game from their Pens series where they showed a fair amount of weakness at times.

Wild and Sens are the better stories. I doubt many outside of Minnesota had any real hopes of them actually beating the Blues, but here we are on the cusp of that series ending well for the Wild. (Can't jinx it since I'm not really one of their fans) (or am I? I have family down there) :D

Sens are just amazing. They are flat out blowing people's minds lately with their come-from-behindedness. Tenacious doggedliness. Neverquitedness. Won'tgiveupedne......well you get the idea. Fuck me they force a game six that I have no doubt will be off the charts good to watch. Habs are in trouble, and better win this one because if this gets to a game 7 I believe that we could very well see cars burning and store-fronts smashed on St Catherine's st. this early in the post-season.

Wings up 3 to 2 baby :thumbsup

Round 1 update
 

Flames 7, Canucks 4 --- Calgargy wins series 4-2. Calgary fans party on the Red Mile, some still chanting "Millll-errrrr, Milll-errrrrr" hours after the game was over. Hilarious. I have zero reports of any looting and burning going on (Montreal fans take note of proper way to celebrate).
Flames face the Anaheim Ducks in round 2. Calgary hasn't won a game in Anaheim in over 20 visits there, but they've beaten the Ducks at home twice in this year's regular season. (if any of that matters)


Blackhawks 4, Predators 3 --- Chicago takes series 4 games to 2. They'll face the winner of the Wild-Blues series in round 2.


Red Wings 4, Lighting 0 --- Detroit takes a 3-2 lead in the series.


Islanders 3, Capitals 1 --- Series tied 3-3, this one's off to a lovely GAME 7 folks. :D



TONIGHT:

Blues @ Wild -- Minnesota up 3-2 in the series. with home ice advantage Blues are in trouble.

Habs @ Sens -- Montreal leads series 3-2. I will predict that if Ottawa wins tonight they will go on to take the series. And they're on a roll. Habs are in trouble, tonight is a must-win. Even thought it's "only game 6" they can't afford to lose. Not with the way Ottawa's been playing.

W00T - Bring it Chicago!

Oh they'll bring it. I think this one's going to be a great series if the Wild can keep playing at their current level.


Last night---

Habs and Wild advance: The Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota Wild are both moving onto the second round of the NHL playoffs. In Ottawa, Carey Price made 43 saves as the Habs blanked the Sens 2-0. Montreal takes the series in six games and will meet the winner of the Detroit-Tampa Bay series. The Wings lead 3-2. And Zach Parise scored twice in Minnesota?s 4-1 win over St. Louis. The Wild win the series in six and will now meet the Chicago Blackhawks.


Tonight?s games:
Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6 p.m. (Detroit leads 3-2)
NY Islanders at Washington, 7:30 p.m. (Series tied 3-3) GAME 7 ALERT

No doubt Montreal wants Detroit to win. They've beaten the wings 4 straight in the regular season, but lost all of their games against Tampa.

In other news anyone who still doubts the Connor McDavid hype, watch his short-handed breakaway 'Datsyuk-like' goal in yesterday's Erie Otters - Sault St. Marie Greyhounds game 3. This kid is off the damn charts good. I'm sure it'll get posted online somewhere. He stickhandles like a hampster on coffee out there, only bigger.

Islanders get eliminated in game 7, Caps go on to face the Rangers in round 2 and no one has anything to say?


No bitching about that Kronwall hit in Detroit's loss to the Bolts? I hear some are crying for a suspension, but to me it was a solid hockey hit. If the guy had his head down it's on HIM, not the guy hitting him.

Not a Sens fan in the house who had a rant about that blown 'quick whistle' call on the lone Ottawa goal that would have tied the game in the early going? I would have thought at least someone would have been calling for that ref's head.


Whatever. Game 7 between the Wings and Lightning (In Tampa, btw) should be great.

No hockey tonight, yes? This is going to be weird.