Western Conference Finals:

1) Chicago vs. 5) Los Angeles

Chicago won season series 2-1.

Total Shots
Kings: 84
Blackhawks: 84


Goals scored
Kings: 9
Blackhawks: 12


Hits
Kings: 92
Blackhawks: 65


Faceoffs Won
Kings: 95
Blackhawks: 95


Power Play
Kings: 2/11
Blackhawks: 2/14




Eastern Conference Finals:

1) Pittsburgh vs. 4) Boston

Pittsburgh won season series 3-0.

Total Shots
Bruins: 88
Penguins: 76


Goals scored
Bruins: 5
Penguins: 8


Hits
Bruins: 81
Penguins: 87


Faceoffs Won
Bruins: 102
Penguins: 80


Power Play
Bruins: 2/8
Penguins: 2/11

can't wait.

this is the NHL's best final four in a while.

Considering how dope the NBA playoffs were last year, maybe we should always hope for labor disputes so we can get through the slog of the regular season faster.

It's a perfect length.

Long enough, but each game still matters.

i'd go with 50 games.

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the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

I think right in the middle 60 would be fine. But I dont mind the 80 game schedule.

November 8th, 2005 The greatest night in the history of GD!

and still do well.

if your team is playing awful you know it doesn't really matter as long as they turn it around at some point

There's no urgency until the last 20-30 games.

November 8th, 2005 The greatest night in the history of GD!

November 8th, 2005 The greatest night in the history of GD!

Play your division four times, other conference once, other teams in your conference three times. That almost works out.

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Even cooler that the last 5 champs were still in as of last night.

Hockey at the same time has parity and consistency.

it looks like this one came first.

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minus the first game of course. Quick was still recovering and getting his game back. I think we have the edge now. Kings in 5.

November 8th, 2005 The greatest night in the history of GD!

I think it's going to be a super competitive series.

Cro is playing well for Chicago, he had an awkward moment or three but overall I think he's playing well enough to give them a chance.

I like them to split the first four, anything beyond that always up for grabs. I do think the Kings will pull it out, they are getting that feel back from last season for real finally.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

And then add in the shortened season so cats are that much fresher...expecting some classics.

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<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

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The way the Pens played most of that Ottawa series there isn't a team in the NHL that could beat them in 7 games.

The way they played vs the Islanders games 2-4 they didn't deserve to be in the playoffs.

All 3 games vs Boston were close 1 goal games so the regular season didn't matter.

Not hard to see Vokoun going ice cold, needing a goalie switch and never getting back on track, but also not hard to see the pens just scoring 4-5 goals a game and it not mattering.

My pre playoffs prediction was Boston vs Chicago in the finals, but I'm changing here to Pens in 6.

for the pens.

i didnt really see anything exposed during the last series. first round had some wobbly stuff but that was hardly unexpected. there were a lot of guys getting their legs under them coming off injuries.

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with tons of fights, hitting, ugliness.

That would be their best shot, IMO.

But I see the Penguins in 6.

torey got his galoshes on.

They can get gully.

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Nobody is giving the Bruins a chance to win. I think it's going 7 and I got the B's taking it as long as they can put the puck in the net and I think they can vs Pit.

Look at the stats above - it seems a little flukey that Pit pulled off a season sweep. Pittsburgh can score more but Boston's D and tending are better.

I *really* want them to come and get game one and make it interesting right away.

You're in the conference finals, there are 2 really good teams left and people have to predict one.

Most are picking the #1 seed who have been favorites the majority of the year and lived up to it for most of the season.

Most are picking 6 or 7 games meaning they expect a close series that could go either way but since they have to pick a winner they are picking one.

This is not a no respect situation, it's a series everyone is saying will be really good.

And I don't respect Marchand, Lucic or that teapartier ex-goalie.

Otherwise, I just think PIT is better.

I figure I should at least let you know where you and every Bruins fan stands.

not when it comes to fantasy football but you know, politically.

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It's only funny till someone gets mad. Then it's hilarious.

November 8th, 2005 The greatest night in the history of GD!

he's just another hick living in rural 'murica now. good. no need to give a fuck about him.

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It's only funny till someone gets mad. Then it's hilarious.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udBAYuS5jgw&feature=youtu.be&t=15s

Always painful.

but that made it no less awesome

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i'm really mad i didn't watch that blazed. i bet it would be amazing. i'd have had to stop it ten times to ask penetrating questions, including, but not limited to:
-how'd she get stuck on that machine?
-how could van damne have been remotely hurt by any punch thrown by a mascot?
-how could they never do the mascot laughing as van damne kicked it in a gigantic, pillowed midsection?

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17x NBA Champions

Zus is getting that ice time, damn, playing with Kane and Sharp and playing well. He has been great. Love 'Zus, such a fucking warrior, and super committed to seemingly all the weird, ostensibly antiquated European mullets and poofs.

Kopitar is getting to be that guy where no one wants to say anything, but everybody knows. He is playing a strong position game and moving the puck quickly. You don't see him staying on the puck, his reach is limited, etc. Everybody is dealing with a bunch of bangs and bruises, but I think this might be deeper. We'll know after the season, I guess.

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Because the guy makes a lot of dirty hits and you can't really deny it, but you also don't want to jump on the bandwagon of everyone who thinks your whole team is dirty because of it.

He has taken steps to be less dirty but sometimes it just cant be contained.

He knows he is one sideways fart away from a very long ban at any moment.

Any other player, that's a major/misconduct, but a short suspension if any.

I expect to see him suspended for the entire series, possibly longer of McQuaid is seriously injured.

I do not expect a suspension for Dave Bolland for his hit on Mike Richards in the other game.

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same exact hit

you can't treat everyone like a monster because one player is. cmon.

that is the definition of inconsistent.

You want to keep calling cooke a monster that is cool, Cooke's hit was dirty, but they were equally dirty.

I don't think that's unfair in this case.

Marchand's hit was a minor penalty and was called as one.

Cooke's hit would have been a minor penalty at a minimum. The way they have begun to call this in the past three seasons (roughly), it was a major.

Where the severe unfairness will come, is when he gets shitcanned for the series for a pretty common hit.

Going back to how they call that play, I don't understand why players don't stay down on the ice and go to the dressing room after EVERY major hit that is a penalty or otherwise causes a stoppage. That one instant is where the refs make their call, and they no longer look at intent alone, they really scrutinize the result of the play. Just act like you're dead, 5 minutes guaranteed on the PP is better than 2 unguaranteed minutes, right?

The league really needs to clarify things and the way they will ultimately do it is by removing all hits that target the head and all hits from behind.

I'm not going to give the obligatory macho commentary on that. Women's hockey is a beautiful game with limited checking, right?

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Eventually that kind of game breaks our way

There is a lot of room out there for Boston, getting up the ice and sometimes when they get the zone. If their power play were not toothless, they'd have at least one more goal by now.

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Right now Boston is looking like they are going to make him if they want to win.

i think the Bs have been very good 5on5 here though, so any power play stuff is a bonus.

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0 goal periods followed by 4 goal periods followed by 0

Thats why I am saying Boston doesnt want to keep just a high speed end to end game going, eventually some of those Malkin opportunities are going to find their way in the net.

This is how the Flyers beat us in the payoffs every year

Get in their heads, they start snapping and making mistakes. Pens are a team that need to stay cool and collected

and Cooke.

It's back and forth, I'm not saying the Pens aren't doing things I"m just saying getting into this kind of series is bad news for them and the more they do it the more frustrated they get and worse they play.

And you're right - pittsburgh does not want this.

I'm surprised to see Crosby acting like that.

All it does is add fuel to the fire of his haters and make him play bad

he's a finesse player that can dominate the finesse game. he's no wimp, but he has no business chirping Chara and he's not a guy who thrives in a chippy game.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

you want to fight chara? for really?

It would be on the reel of world's most one-sided fistfights for sure.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.