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		There's 14 games tonight and we may know who the 16 teams to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs are by the end of the night. That's reason enough for a hockey thread, right? (Puck drop- 7pm EDT) (grantland.com)		306
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jicon		2012-04-05 09:53:05 PM

Guidette Frankentits: netweavr: ESPN was saying he hadn't made it through a full practice yet and they saw no reason to risk him right before the playoffs.

I mean SJ wins tonight and they can take the next game off, letting LA in. It's cheap but it would work.

It's a bad strategy to lose Saturday too. Their 1st round opponent (barring the 'yotes don't lose) would be the Canucks. They need that 3rd or 7th seed.

I'd rather match up against Vancouver than St. Louis. SJ has a bad record against the Blues this year.

Twitch Boy		2012-04-05 09:53:55 PM

4-0 BC. Looks like everyone else here is playing for second.

change1211		2012-04-05 09:54:14 PM

jicon: Guidette Frankentits: netweavr: ESPN was saying he hadn't made it through a full practice yet and they saw no reason to risk him right before the playoffs.

I mean SJ wins tonight and they can take the next game off, letting LA in. It's cheap but it would work.

It's a bad strategy to lose Saturday too. Their 1st round opponent (barring the 'yotes don't lose) would be the Canucks. They need that 3rd or 7th seed.

I'd rather match up against Vancouver than St. Louis. SJ has a bad record against the Blues this year.

San Jose is 1-2-1 against Vancouver this year.

robsul82		2012-04-05 09:54:23 PM

First Jersey win in Detroit since 1996!

Another Roy record falls to Marty. Didn't hear which.

robsul82		2012-04-05 09:56:23 PM

First playoff berth for Florida in 12 years. Hadn't noticed, lol.

RumsfeldsReplacement		2012-04-05 09:56:31 PM

Dear Buffalo,

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

No wait, that was mean.

I'm sorry (new window)

ytterbium		2012-04-05 09:57:48 PM

Twitch Boy: 4-0 BC. Looks like everyone else here is playing for second.

I've noticed there's quite a contingent of pro players out of Ferris State...wonder why that is?

Twitch Boy		2012-04-05 09:58:07 PM

Boston College has not allowed a goal in nine consecutive periods.

change1211		2012-04-05 09:58:59 PM

RumsfeldsReplacement: Dear Buffalo,

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

No wait, that was mean.

I'm sorry (new window)

Wow...

4NSpy		2012-04-05 09:59:05 PM

Ha, Calgary TV crew are wondering when someone else will toss their Flames jersey on the ice.

"The only noise here tonight is from Canucks fans. The Calgary players and fans just don't care anymore"

davidphogan		2012-04-05 10:00:03 PM

Goddamnitsogoddamnedfarkingmuch. I need new teams, this being a fan of the Sabres / Chargers / Lions / Timbers / Trailblazers combo is just not working out.

4NSpy		2012-04-05 10:01:05 PM

davidphogan: Goddamnitsogoddamnedfarkingmuch. I need new teams, this being a fan of the Sabres / Chargers / Lions / Timbers / Trailblazers combo is just not working out.

www.theprovince.com

Twitch Boy		2012-04-05 10:02:12 PM

ytterbium: Twitch Boy: 4-0 BC. Looks like everyone else here is playing for second.

I've noticed there's quite a contingent of pro players out of Ferris State...wonder why that is?

Then again, they did churn out Chris Kunitz.

netweavr		2012-04-05 10:02:26 PM

change1211: jicon: Guidette Frankentits: netweavr: ESPN was saying he hadn't made it through a full practice yet and they saw no reason to risk him right before the playoffs.

I mean SJ wins tonight and they can take the next game off, letting LA in. It's cheap but it would work.

It's a bad strategy to lose Saturday too. Their 1st round opponent (barring the 'yotes don't lose) would be the Canucks. They need that 3rd or 7th seed.

I'd rather match up against Vancouver than St. Louis. SJ has a bad record against the Blues this year.

San Jose is 1-2-1 against Vancouver this year.

SJ has a crappy record against nearly everyone, they also seem to forget how to play while on the road.

netweavr		2012-04-05 10:03:39 PM

Why is Dallas still not winning?

jicon		2012-04-05 10:05:00 PM

change1211: jicon: Guidette Frankentits: netweavr: ESPN was saying he hadn't made it through a full practice yet and they saw no reason to risk him right before the playoffs.

I mean SJ wins tonight and they can take the next game off, letting LA in. It's cheap but it would work.

It's a bad strategy to lose Saturday too. Their 1st round opponent (barring the 'yotes don't lose) would be the Canucks. They need that 3rd or 7th seed.

I'd rather match up against Vancouver than St. Louis. SJ has a bad record against the Blues this year.

San Jose is 1-2-1 against Vancouver this year.

They were very close one goal games however. Against St. Louis, it hasn't been close.

youl100		2012-04-05 10:05:25 PM

Guidette Frankentits:
pregerstheHobo: The Avs need SJ to lose both games and Dallas can only win one in regulation and lose the other while CO needs to win out in regulation or OT. Too complicated for the Avs to make it, sadly.

2 SO wins for the Avs

would still put them ~~behind~~ in a tie with San Jose (if SJ loses both games, like pregerstheHobo said)

FTFY.

"San Jose holds the head to head tiebreaker against the Avalanche, meaning that Colorado must win both games in regulation or overtime to defeat San Jose via the ROW tiebreaker" again, assuming SJ loses their last two games. Link (new window)

davidphogan		2012-04-05 10:06:06 PM

RumsfeldsReplacement: Dear Buffalo,

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

No wait, that was mean.

I'm sorry (new window)

Buffalo is a shiathole, but, dude... I hope your mom gets raped by a pack of angry ducks and their corkscrew shaped penises get stuck in her cervix, ass, and mouth.

change1211		2012-04-05 10:06:14 PM

netweavr: Why is Dallas still not winning?

Nashville is a defence orientated team and Dallas' offence is meh?

4NSpy		2012-04-05 10:07:46 PM

netweavr: SJ has a crappy record against nearly everyone, they also seem to forget how to play while on the road.

For the past 2 months I kept telling people that SJ will wake up and win the Pacific any day now. "They just have too much talent for their record, they'll snap out of it." Yet they just kept floundering, not terrible, but they should have pulled away from the kings/stars/yotes.

Is this the effect of losing guys like Setoguchi and Heatley? I know Heatley is the kind of guy that really drives his teammates.

change1211		2012-04-05 10:07:51 PM

Whoops, Nashville scores, 1-0 for them with around 15:00 left in the third.

netweavr		2012-04-05 10:12:11 PM

4NSpy: netweavr: SJ has a crappy record against nearly everyone, they also seem to forget how to play while on the road.

For the past 2 months I kept telling people that SJ will wake up and win the Pacific any day now. "They just have too much talent for their record, they'll snap out of it." Yet they just kept floundering, not terrible, but they should have pulled away from the kings/stars/yotes.

Is this the effect of losing guys like Setoguchi and Heatley? I know Heatley is the kind of guy that really drives his teammates.

I don't know what it is, but they've just looked off since like January.

tom servo bit me		2012-04-05 10:12:28 PM

4NSpy: I know Heatley is the kind of guy that really drives his teammates.

POW!

Pope Larry II		2012-04-05 10:13:48 PM

ontariolightning: Hoping for a Montreal win, Islanders win and Leafs loss .. Leafs need to get the 3rd draft pick not 8th!

Too bad it was a Montreal loss, a Leafs win and who farking cares about the Islanders.

/Habs fan, I only have the draft to look forward to.

Smiths		2012-04-05 10:15:05 PM

Welp..

I've been making these from a template I mooched off another forum since I think 2008....

so let's do this:

PIT/PHL round one..... jesus christ can it stop

Twitch Boy		2012-04-05 10:15:54 PM

4NSpy: Is this the effect of losing guys like Setoguchi and Heatley? I know Heatley is the kind of guy that really drives his teammates.

Point, LaRusso.

RumsfeldsReplacement		2012-04-05 10:27:08 PM

4NSpy: Is this the effect of losing guys like Setoguchi and Heatley? I know Heatley is the kind of guy that really drives his teammates.

Dude, wow

PJMurphy		2012-04-05 10:30:55 PM

What do the Leafs play in the first round of the playoffs?

Same as the last 7 years --- 18 holes of golf.

change1211		2012-04-05 10:30:57 PM

Dallas is out.

themeaningoflifeisnot		2012-04-05 10:33:07 PM

And once again, it's too little, too late for Lindy Ruff and Darcy Regier's Sabres. Yet, they will be back again next season to lead this team to yet another early exit. These guys can't get the job done and the Sabres won't go anywhere without a lot more talent.

Time to lose the dead weight, Sabres, and move forward with a different program.

change1211		2012-04-05 10:34:07 PM

And Calgary manages to get a penalty on a 2 on 1 breakaway.

4NSpy		2012-04-05 10:35:21 PM

change1211: And Calgary manages to get a penalty on a 2 on 1 breakaway.

This game is weird, I just want to get it done without incident. iginla has already tried to fight Kesler. These are some frustrated Flames players with nothing to play for.

DirtyDeadGhostofEbenezerCooke		2012-04-05 10:36:12 PM

change1211: Dallas is out.

The only consolation is seeing Colorado get lit up by the worst team in hockey.

change1211		2012-04-05 10:37:33 PM

DirtyDeadGhostofEbenezerCooke: change1211: Dallas is out.

The only consolation is seeing Colorado get lit up by the worst team in hockey.

Yep, it's looking good for the Sharks.

4NSpy: change1211: And Calgary manages to get a penalty on a 2 on 1 breakaway.

This game is weird, I just want to get it done without incident. iginla has already tried to fight Kesler. These are some frustrated Flames players with nothing to play for.

As long as we win and they don't try and injure anyone I'm happy. It's kind of a shame the Flames have collapsed, we had a fun rivalry.

jekostas		2012-04-05 10:39:34 PM

4NSpy: change1211: And Calgary manages to get a penalty on a 2 on 1 breakaway.

This game is weird, I just want to get it done without incident. iginla has already tried to fight Kesler. These are some frustrated Flames players with nothing to play for.

Yeah, that's gonna be all kinds of awkward when Iginla gets traded to the Canucks in the offseason.

vegaswench		2012-04-05 10:39:40 PM

Go Oilers!
*sob*

change1211		2012-04-05 10:42:14 PM

vegaswench: Go Oilers!
*sob*

I'm so very sorry...

Flappyhead		2012-04-05 10:48:03 PM

OK, so to break into the top 5 picks Toronto has to lose to Montreal and the Isles and the Wild have to win.

So Toronto will beat the tar out of the Habs 6-0 while Minny and NY curl up and die.

There's always trading up....

Sigh.

vegaswench		2012-04-05 10:52:21 PM

change1211: vegaswench: Go Oilers!
*sob*

I'm so very sorry...

Thanks. 2015, that's when they return to glory. At least that's what I keep telling myself.

Britney Spear's Speculum		2012-04-05 10:53:28 PM

4NSpy		2012-04-05 10:54:15 PM

jekostas: Yeah, that's gonna be all kinds of awkward when Iginla gets traded to the Canucks in the offseason.

Sundin part 2?

Rev.K		2012-04-05 10:55:43 PM

zzzzzz......zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

BWHA!

Oh Cammalleri just scored in this meaningless Cancuks/Flames game.

Well, back to sleep.

zzzzz

ytterbium		2012-04-05 10:57:06 PM

Rev.K: zzzzzz......zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

BWHA!

Oh Cammalleri just scored in this meaningless Cancuks/Flames game.

Well, back to sleep.

zzzzz

Not that meaningless to the Rangers and Blues...

Britney Spear's Speculum		2012-04-05 10:57:25 PM

That was some grade A bullshiat

Rev.K		2012-04-05 10:58:06 PM

Akim Aliu with his first NHL point in his first NHL game.

Born in Nigeria, raised in Russia, started hockey at the late age of 12.

Drafted by the Thrashers, traded to the Blackhawks, finally plays his first pro game for the Flames.

Great story. Good for you, kid.

Henry Holland		2012-04-05 10:59:13 PM

Go Kings Go! Go Kings Go!

1-0 halfway through the first period. Long way to go.....

Rev.K		2012-04-05 10:59:25 PM

ytterbium: Not that meaningless to the Rangers and Blues...

Like I give a sh*t about them.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

Britney Spear's Speculum		2012-04-05 11:00:00 PM

Referees: Go Kings Go! Go Kings Go!

9beers		2012-04-05 11:03:34 PM

If the Wings lose to the Blackhawks in regulation, they would drop to the 6th seed. That's fine with me if the Kinds hold the 3 seed, not so good if the Sharks take it.