2007 NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS - ROUND THREE

[Guest Queen Leelee]

Oh, that's very wrong.

 

I'd giggle if OTT traded Ray Ray to the Kings.

[CanadianChris 0]

Emery had a better regular season than Miller. They're approximately equal in the playoffs so far, but Emery has a better defence in front of him.

 

This series will probably be decided by special teams, where Ottawa holds a clear advantage.

[Guest]

Oh, that's very wrong.

 

I'd giggle if OTT traded Ray Ray to the Kings.

Well, we are trading for a young goalie. I have teh inside info.

 

Can't reveal any more than that. I can only say that the goalie we will trade for is not a North American. I only won't say more because I don't want my inside info person to stop giving me inside info, by some strange coincidence that he comes across this.

[CanadianChris 0]

Tomas Vokoun?

[Star Ocean 3 0]

OK, I'll admit. I wanted to write a huge preview for a Ducks/Sharks series. I've sensed the dissappointment that it won't happen, and I sympathize. I don't even know if they'll continue next season, it just felt like this is the time. Detroit's not getting a preview, they should be in the Leastern Conference, anyway.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

Emery had a better regular season than Miller. They're approximately equal in the playoffs so far, but Emery has a better defence in front of him.

 

This series will probably be decided by special teams, where Ottawa holds a clear advantage.

heh

[bob_barron 0]

Emery had a better regular season than Miller. They're approximately equal in the playoffs so far, but Emery has a better defence in front of him.

 

This series will probably be decided by special teams, where Ottawa holds a clear advantage.

heh

 

No.

 

Leena v. the world is the best thing at TSM right now.

[Guest George's Box]

OK, I'll admit. I wanted to write a huge preview for a Ducks/Sharks series. I've sensed the dissappointment that it won't happen, and I sympathize. I don't even know if they'll continue next season, it just felt like this is the time. Detroit's not getting a preview, they should be in the Leastern Conference, anyway.

SHUT UP.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

Emery had a better regular season than Miller. They're approximately equal in the playoffs so far, but Emery has a better defence in front of him.

 

This series will probably be decided by special teams, where Ottawa holds a clear advantage.

heh

 

No.

 

Leena v. the world is the best thing at TSM right now.

Canada is not the world.

 

If it was, Earth would be conquered by little aliens from Neptune, after said evil Neptunians called us poopyheads and would tell our mommies.

[ZGangsta 0]

Regardless of who wins this one (it's gonna be Ottawa), this series has real potential to rock. The play styles of these teams will make for some awesome hockey. I'm just glad no one has to sit through another New Jersey series.

 

Oh yeah, and the fact that these teams are not exactly fans of each other...

[LaParkaMarka 0]

Regardless of who wins this one (it's gonna be Ottawa), this series has real potential to rock. The play styles of these teams will make for some awesome hockey. I'm just glad no one has to sit through another New Jersey series.

 

Oh yeah, and the fact that these teams are not exactly fans of each other...

 

Completely agree. Normally, I find it hard to care about a series that doesn't involve the Canucks, but this is must-watch stuff. Plus it's already made for a pretty fun thread.

[Star Ocean 3 0]

OK, I'll admit. I wanted to write a huge preview for a Ducks/Sharks series. I've sensed the dissappointment that it won't happen, and I sympathize. I don't even know if they'll continue next season, it just felt like this is the time. Detroit's not getting a preview, they should be in the Leastern Conference, anyway.

SHUT UP.

 

Go to Winnipeg! Haha

[Annabelle 0]

OK, I'll admit. I wanted to write a huge preview for a Ducks/Sharks series. I've sensed the dissappointment that it won't happen, and I sympathize. I don't even know if they'll continue next season, it just felt like this is the time. Detroit's not getting a preview, they should be in the Leastern Conference, anyway.

SHUT UP.

 

Go to Winnipeg! Haha

 

you're such a sore loser.

[Star Ocean 3 0]

what did i lose

 

I'm handling the Sharks' loss well, it's just that this season could have been the best chance to see them meet Anaheim in the conference finals.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

Writeup a Sharks/Ducks preview anyway.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

Oh, that's very wrong.

 

I'd giggle if OTT traded Ray Ray to the Kings.

Well, we are trading for a young goalie. I have teh inside info.

 

Can't reveal any more than that. I can only say that the goalie we will trade for is not a North American. I only won't say more because I don't want my inside info person to stop giving me inside info, by some strange coincidence that he comes across this.

Wuss.

 

Make a bet on it like that guy who said McGrady would be a Laker.

[LaParkaMarka 0]

Don't do it King, it's a trap. If you say something they'll just resign Cloutier for 4 years.

[CanadianChris 0]

Tallinder? Best defenceman on the ice? Maybe at practice.

[CanadianGuitarist 0]

OK, I'll admit. I wanted to write a huge preview for a Ducks/Sharks series. I've sensed the dissappointment that it won't happen, and I sympathize. I don't even know if they'll continue next season, it just felt like this is the time. Detroit's not getting a preview, they should be in the Leastern Conference, anyway.

SHUT UP.

 

I don't think I agree with that, Czech.

 

I don't care if he writes them or not. I'm not offended or anything by them, I mean, who honestly reads them? Let him write 'em if he likes.

[Guest]

Don't do it King, it's a trap. If you say something they'll just resign Cloutier for 4 years.

And Cloutier will not be on the Kings active roster by game 40 of next season, unless he has the best training camp of his fucking life. And even then, he still probably won't be around.

 

I am having problems with this person as of late, so I don't know how much longer I will have this info. But if I ever lose contact with them, I will spill all the beans to everyone on every site that I frequent. Hopefully to get them fired. My problems with the person stem from our views on hockey. Basically I think the guy is a fucking idiot. I know I shouldn't say this because the person trusted me with this shit, but still. Can't help it.

 

If anyone ever has questions about anything I mention, we can be more discreet about this. There is a PM button.. I only say that I prefer to be discreet because the person has messaged me with some odd shit ever since I posted this. So yeah

 

I will say something about the Buffalo/Ottawa series when I get off the phone.

 

Post deleted accordingly.

[CanadianGuitarist 0]

Sens and Ducks, both in 6.

[Guest]

Now for Buffalo/Ottawa.

 

Goals even.

Penalty Minutes even.

Ottawa has a better goals against even though they had that shit Gerber.

Ottawa allows less goals when other teams are on the power play.

Power plays even, slight edge to Ottawa.

Both teams allowed an almost identical number of shots.

Ottawa's PK is better.

 

Now the question is... HOW THE FUCK DID OTTAWA FINISH BELOW BUFFALO.

 

But then you look at the players. Ottawa has that one line, which can be shut down. Buffalo comes at you in waves, like the fucking Japanese army. So yeah, I really don't know who will win these games. Ottawa's points are concentrated in 3 players while Buffalo's are spread out amongst the whole team. You can shut down three players. You can't shut down 9.

[Guest George's Box]

Buffaro Sables!

[the max 0]

Now for Buffalo/Ottawa.

 

Goals even.

Penalty Minutes even.

Ottawa has a better goals against even though they had that shit Gerber.

Ottawa allows less goals when other teams are on the power play.

Power plays even, slight edge to Ottawa.

Both teams allowed an almost identical number of shots.

Ottawa's PK is better.

 

Now the question is... HOW THE FUCK DID OTTAWA FINISH BELOW BUFFALO.

 

But then you look at the players. Ottawa has that one line, which can be shut down. Buffalo comes at you in waves, like the fucking Japanese army. So yeah, I really don't know who will win these games. Ottawa's points are concentrated in 3 players while Buffalo's are spread out amongst the whole team. You can shut down three players. You can't shut down 9.

 

So the only reasons for Ottawa beating the Crosbys and the Devils was the HAS line?

 

They may have put up the points, but it's not like the rest of the team played like dogshit. Vermette is always dangerous, as are Kelly and Fisher. The difference is that the rest of the team hasn't really kicked it into gear yet pointswise compared to HAS. Some would say that's a good thing for Ottawa, seeing as how they made quick work of two pretty good teams (the Crosbys were all offense and Sergei Gonchar as their best defenseman while the Devils defined "one-line team") with one line. You can shutdown that top line, but players like Vermette and Fisher are dangerous in the playoffs because they seem to be in the right place at the right time.

 

It's not a slight to the Sabres, who are a great team. But they've really coasted at times so far this postseason as if they're already guaranteed a spot in the finals. They played two teams who they were much, much better than and won in a convincing number of games, yet there were games where they didn't look all that strong (they looked downright beatable against the Rags, who are a one-line team).

[Guest]

That's why I said that I have no idea how the Sens finished below Buffalo. The Sabres do have questions of their own, the biggest being how do they stop the Sens big line when they don't possess a checking line of their own, or a shutdown defensive pairing?

 

I really have no idea who will win this series. But it will be over in 5 or 6. No 7 game series here, because in the even series so far one team has established themselves as a level above in Games 1 and 2. And by then, it's desperation time and the team trying to catch up makes a lot of mistakes.

[the max 0]

Buffalo got off to a ridiculous start and coasted from there. Ottawa picked it up after xmas and were one of the hottest teams down the stretch, thanks in large part to Chris Kelly filling in for injured Spezza.

 

Buffalo's lack of a true checking line will hurt while Ottawa's defense and defensive-minded forwards will play nicely for them. I agree that this won't go long. And I think Ottawa takes it in 5.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

Now for Buffalo/Ottawa.

 

Goals even.

Penalty Minutes even.

Ottawa has a better goals against even though they had that shit Gerber.

Ottawa allows less goals when other teams are on the power play.

Power plays even, slight edge to Ottawa.

Both teams allowed an almost identical number of shots.

Ottawa's PK is better.

 

Now the question is... HOW THE FUCK DID OTTAWA FINISH BELOW BUFFALO.

 

But then you look at the players. Ottawa has that one line, which can be shut down. Buffalo comes at you in waves, like the fucking Japanese army. So yeah, I really don't know who will win these games. Ottawa's points are concentrated in 3 players while Buffalo's are spread out amongst the whole team. You can shut down three players. You can't shut down 9.

Goals even.

Ottawa better goals against.

 

Goals scored must not count.

 

D- for baiting.

[CanadianChris 0]

The Sens finished below Buffalo because they got off to a horrendous start and dug themselves a hole so deep they couldn't catch up. For the first couple of months, they would record blowout wins followed by close losses, which explains the goal differential.

 

Right now, this team is playing New Jersey Devils hockey as well as the Devils ever did at the height of their powers. They clog up the middle, they block shots, and they force mistakes. But they also have one ridiculously talented line that can be counted on to get them leads they can protect. The other three lines don't have as many points because they're mainly concentrating on playing good shutdown hockey, and they can do that thanks to the Cash line always giving them a lead to sit on.

[Guest]

Now for Buffalo/Ottawa.

 

Goals even.

Penalty Minutes even.

Ottawa has a better goals against even though they had that shit Gerber.

Ottawa allows less goals when other teams are on the power play.

Power plays even, slight edge to Ottawa.

Both teams allowed an almost identical number of shots.

Ottawa's PK is better.

 

Now the question is... HOW THE FUCK DID OTTAWA FINISH BELOW BUFFALO.

 

But then you look at the players. Ottawa has that one line, which can be shut down. Buffalo comes at you in waves, like the fucking Japanese army. So yeah, I really don't know who will win these games. Ottawa's points are concentrated in 3 players while Buffalo's are spread out amongst the whole team. You can shut down three players. You can't shut down 9.

Goals even.

Ottawa better goals against.

 

Goals scored must not count.

 

D- for baiting.

What. That post was made in 100% seriousness.

 

Buffalo first in goals.

Ottawa second with a 12 goal difference. Hell yeah it's even.

 

I know that Ottawa started off slow, but what I'm trying to say is that there is no logical explanation for them having done so. Outside of Gerber.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

Buffalo's lack of a true checking line will hurt while Ottawa's defense and defensive-minded forwards will play nicely for them.

This was said prior to last year.

 

And the changes this year are losing Grier, McKee, Pyatt, Novotny, Fitzpatrick (All-Star)... gain Vanek, Connolly, Zubrus, Spacek, A 100% healthy defense. I'll take Column B.