Running 2008 NHL Playoffs Thread

thank you for the breakdown, I will now call my bookie.

 

Give them about a 2/3 chance to win Game 6, and about 1/3 in Game 7 = 2/9 = .222.

Considering where they were two games ago, not bad.

 

They've stole the two they won already. The Wings are the better team. They just have to prove it.

 

Here's the most promising part for the NHL, long-term:

"Among adults 18-49, NBC drew a 2.5/7 among, tying CBS for the top spot in the demo."
http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2008/06/classic-game-nets-big-overnight.html

That's the audience you want, both for advertising and for building a fan base.

 

Nervous Red Wings fan?

 

Let's be honest, though -- the Wings stole Game 4. The Penguins outplayed them, but missed on the 5-on-3 power play and committed three mistakes in a row that led to the game-winner and a 3-1 hole.

The Penguins outplayed the Wings in both Igloo games. It's not like they've been outplayed in all five games.

 

Yeah but they were outplayed badly in G1 and G2, they were outplayed for the better part of four periods yesterday and even if they do pull out G6 ... it'll come right back down to Fleury and whether he can steal one again. Not saying he can't, just saying he'll have to.

 

Oz, do you think the Pens are the better team?

I don't.

They can still win, but they are not better.

 

Exactly.
I don't think anyone can sit with a straight face and say Pittsburgh's the better team here. But anyone who's watched the Red Wings over the years knows that means nothing -- they've blown series' to FAR worse teams than these young Pens.

 

What is the "official" time for the opening draw on Wednesday? The last two games didn't start until 8:20 and it's crazy to tell readers the game starts at 8 when it starts so much later.

 

If they win, then they are the better team. I still don't think that is going to happen, but if they somehow manage to take three in a row from that team? I think that would be plenty to end any discussion about who the best team is.

Sure, the Penguins only won last night because Fleury stole one. But last I checked, he was part of the team. And it looks like that is Pittsburgh's only real shot in this series -- if Fleury can outplay Osgood. That's not an easy thing. Osgood already has his name on the Stanley Cup. I think it is safe to say he is the more reliable of the two.

But if you give me a choice of both guys at the top of their games, I'll take Fleury every time.

 

Never said the Penguins were a better team. There's a reason Detroit won the President's Cup, and that they did so with 115 points. But that doesn't mean the Wings can't be outplayed in games or, for that matter, fail to win the Stanley Cup.