Running Stanley Cup Playoff Thread

Rangers in 6
Sabres in 6
Bruins in 5
Lightning in 5
Canucks in 7
Sharks in 5
Red Wings in 5
Predators in 6

 

I was wondering what they won as well.

 

My predictions, no team will lose because the other team is better. It will be the refs fault, NHL front office conspiracies or injuries.

We will be visited by people who never show up here(Zag) and they will suddenly become experts on the game of hockey.

Crosby will be called a whiner, Luongo "unproven in the playoffs", Semin and Ovechkin gutless, the Sharks chokers and countless cliches spewed ad nauseam.

Enjoy the playoffs the best 2 months in sports.

 

A little tougher to enjoy from here.

Versus is on the premium package with my satellite provider (Versus, premium? really???) and while I like the pucks, not shelling out the extra dough just for the NHL playoffs.

Oh, and the local paper stopped running box scores for hockey about a year and a half ago (despite having an NHL team in town--for now at least).

So, I'll probably be trying to make the most of catching a weekend game on NBC and then checking the box scores and recaps on the interweb, and coming here of course for the pithy, expert analysis.

 

I have to work tonight, so I'll visit the thread much later after I watch the DVR recording of Caps-Rangers Game 1. ... That's if I can get the two Ranger fanbois on the copy desk to keep their friggin mouths shut tonight....

 

My Versus channel is premium as well... bunch of bullshit. I'm hoping CBC will show plenty of games, even though only two Canadian teams are in. Hockey is their sport, though, so I don't see why they shouldn't.

 

because TSN is showing the other matchups up here. We will get every series.

 

CBC has Lightning-Penguins, Coyotes-Red Wings, Canadiens-Bruins, Blackhawks-Canucks. TSN has the other series.

Versus primary series are Coyotes-Red Wings, Rangers-Capitals, Blackhawks-Canucks and Kings-Sharks and then will show games from other series when there are not scheduling conflicts. Versus has national exclusivity, so NHL Network can't show an alternate game at the same time. But other series can be seen on regional outlets liks MSG, FSN, etc. Tonight, Versus is starting with Red Wings and then switching to Caps-Rangers time permitting.

The staggered start times will allow for live look-ins during intermissions and such.

 

Well when you're from WNY you tend to pull for the Sabres..

The team is good, not sure if they're good enough to take the series if Pronger plays tho.