NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs thread

[burbboi]

It's inching closer to the big Friday start people! Alot of good teams are in and it's undoubtedly going to be an exciting run this year. Let's see who's your team and what players are going to be bringing it hard.

I say let's make it interesting...how about a little 'mini-pool' for the message boarders! Pick 7 players and a goalie. If you're looking to participate, state your picks before Friday night 7:00 and lets run with this. Even if you're not into playoff pools but like hockey, let's hear your thoughts about the coming playoffs.

The scoring system won't be anything too elaborate. It's a cumulative points system which will span the entire playoffs.

a goal or an assist [players]= 1 point
a win [goalies] = 2 points
shutout [goalies] = 1 additional point

nice and easy.(y)

P.S If any of the initial posts in which players are picked are edited at any point, YOU'RE OUT!

[wavin_goodbye]

cool idea. i'm going to give it some thought, then put up my players. What if people have similar picks?

[burbboi]

good question. We could have a draft but that would be too complicated. Nice and easy. Maybe up the player count to 10.

At the end of the playoffs, the person with the most points wins. Tie breaker might as well be goals. As the playoffs progress, teams will get eliminated and subsequently players and goalies will stop producing points. It's a dynamic you don't see during the regular season.


The winner gets a superpriZe. I cannot divulge any more information at this juncture.

[jabumbo]

san jose or nashville

[Sarky Devotchka]

GO WINGS!

[burbboi]

jabumbo, both good teams. I reckon you pick san jose..they're playing nashville and I think they're going to take it. sarky, detroit is definately a threat. I want to see Yzerman have a good playoffs because I think he'll retire next year.


Alright, I'm going to go out on a limb here. Upped the player could to 10. So 10 players and 1 goalie total (y)

[1]Heatley [ott]
[2]Thornton [sj]
[3]Datsyuk [det]
[4]Alfredsson [ott]
[5]Brodeur [nj]
[6]Gionta [nj]
[7]Jagr [nyr]
[8]Staal [car]
[9]Cheechoo [sj]
[10]Lecalvier [tb]

[g]Legace


NHL Regular Season stats (http://www.nhl.com/nhlstats/stats?service=page&context=Home)

[Extra Cheese]

NY Rangers

[wavin_goodbye]

a lot of insightful posts here!

[ToucanSpam]

[1]Shannahan [det]
[2]Thorton [sj]
[3]Kipprusof [cal]
[4]Staal [car]
[5]Jagr [nyr]
[6]Selanne [anh]
[7]Saku Koivu [mtl]
[8]Mike Modano [dal]
[9]Dany Heatly [ott]
[10]Forsberg [phi]

[g]Brodeur [nj]

PS- No one can stop the Red Terror. Wings are going to destroy everyone.

[TAL]

No one can stop the Red Terror. Wings are going to destroy everyone.
Yes please.

[wavin_goodbye]

so we take 2 goalies?

[SobaViolence]

Kariya
Alfredsson
Heatley
Modano
Kovalev
Arnott
Staal
Gionta
Drury

goalie:MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
team:OTTAWA, NASHVILLE

[wavin_goodbye]

kovalev
gionta
alfredsson
thornton
legace
richards
shanahan
gomez
modano
jagr


brodeur

[burbboi]

ahhh yeah y'all! I might whip together a webpage to track the teams.

I can't edit the first post anymore so for clarity sake :

10 players and 1 goalie per team. A goal or an assist is 1 point. The goalie gets 2 points per win and an additional 1 point for a shutout.

Toucan, you picked 2 goalies. If you want to change Kiprusoff of Brodeur go for it but i'm watching! :D

[wavin_goodbye]

ahhh yeah y'all! I might whip together a webpage to track the teams.

I can't edit the first post anymore so for clarity sake :

10 players and 1 goalie per team. A goal or an assist is 1 point. The goalie gets 2 points per win and an additional 1 point for a shutout.

Toucan, you picked 2 goalies. If you want to change Kiprusoff of Brodeur go for it but i'm watching! :D


you and i did too! (legace + brodeur)

[ToucanSpam]

Yeah if you're going to have 2 goalies, I am.

[abcdefz]

GO SHARKS :)

I rarely feel hometown pride or anything, but for this, I'll make an exception.

[Jmoney77]

Dallas Stars! WOOOOOOOO!

[ToucanSpam]

I feel bad for both of you, because neither of those teams is anywhere close to Detroit's level.

[wavin_goodbye]

I feel bad for both of you, because neither of those teams is anywhere close to Detroit's level.


have you ever watched the playoffs before? last i checked, it's not always the president's trophy winner that wins the cup.

[adam_f]

So you're the 11 people who still watch hockey.

[Extra Cheese]

NY Rangers

[wavin_goodbye]

So you're the 11 people who still watch hockey.


i'm sure you'll be back in a couple of years when the pens have one of the most talented teams in the league ;)

[jackrock]

Oilers!!!

[ToucanSpam]

have you ever watched the playoffs before? last i checked, it's not always the president's trophy winner that wins the cup.
That's the most ignorant thing anyone has ever directed my way. I grew up on hockey, and know so much more than you could ever dream of knowing. Stating something like this makes you look like an ignorant, rude ass.

By the way, the Wings won.

[ToucanSpam]

[1]Shannahan [det]=1
[2]Thorton [sj]=1
[3]Kipprusof [cal]=2
[4]Staal [car]
[5]Jagr [nyr]
[6]Selanne [anh]
[7]Saku Koivu [mtl]
[8]Mike Modano [dal]
[9]Dany Heatly [ott]=2
[10]Forsberg [phi]

[g]Brodeur [nj]

PS- No one can stop the Red Terror. Wings are going to destroy everyone.

So far, I'm up to six points.:cool:

[burbboi]

Alright, 2 goalies MAXIMUM, 1 goalie MINIMUM making for a total of 11 players. No changes required.

Crazy first night of playoff action y'all! I'll make up an access database tonite after work and try to throw it online. Toucan, Kiprusoff got a shutout yesterday so thats an extra point. Looks like you're leading out of the gate.

[ToucanSpam]

The final score was 2-1, wasnt it?:confused:


thats what tsn is sayin. and last nights broadcast

[SobaViolence]

Kariya4
Alfredsson2
Heatley2
Modano
Kovalev
Arnott
Staal
Gionta
Drury

goalie:MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF2
team:OTTAWA, NASHVILLEpoints for winning teams?

10 points, possibly more...bitches.


KARIYA!

[burbboi]

Wow I have to stop falling asleep on the couch! I got the scores allll wrong here. Kariya is ripping shit up!

[ToucanSpam]

[1]Shannahan [det]=1
[2]Thorton [sj]=1
[3]Kipprusof [cal]=2
[4]Staal [car]
[5]Jagr [nyr]=1
[6]Selanne [anh]
[7]Saku Koivu [mtl]=1
[8]Mike Modano [dal]
[9]Dany Heatly [ott]=2
[10]Forsberg [phi]=1

[g]Brodeur [nj]=2

I'm up to 11

[p-branez]

it's the playoffs, so i might start actually watching hockey.

plus the wings are going to win.

[wavin_goodbye]

That's the most ignorant thing anyone has ever directed my way. I grew up on hockey, and know so much more than you could ever dream of knowing. Stating something like this makes you look like an ignorant, rude ass.

By the way, the Wings won.

hah. i'm sure you do ;).

canadiens rocked it tonight. best i've seen em play this year.

[jackrock]

Oilers!!

[wavin_goodbye]

kovalev (3)
gionta (3)
alfredsson (1)
thornton (1)
legace (2)
richards (1)
shanahan (1)
gomez (3)
modano
jagr n(1)
brodeur (2)

edit: total = 18 (if i did it right)

[wavin_goodbye]

kovalev (3)
gionta (3)
alfredsson (1)
thornton (1)
legace (2)
richards (4)
shanahan (1)
gomez (3)
modano
jagr n(1)
brodeur (2)

total = 21

[Burnout18]

Lets go devils

[Sarky Devotchka]

did you see that stick work today!?

go wings

[jackrock]

BOO AT SARKY!

Oilers!!!

[SobaViolence]

damn sucky s3na70rz


i hate pools. baths too. showers are ok.

[jackrock]

Oilers just scored. MAN! that crowd is absolutely off the wall, i love it!

p.s. Sens 8 -TB 4 :eek:


oilers!!!

[burbboi]

I'm watching it right now...

RETAHDED ACTION

Management set up a couple 50 inch LCD flatpanels so we could watch the games. Dammit i'm stoked! Havlat hasn't skipped a beat. Its all coming together together nicely.


I'll have that link for the playoff pool website in a few days (y)

[ToucanSpam]

With the piss poor playing of the Wings right now, it'll be Oilers in 5 games. They look pathetic, the offense isn't clicking, the goalie looks incredibly shakey, there is NO heart in the game. This makes me physically sick, literally. I just took a gagging attack. If Zetterberg, Williams, Datsyuk and Shannahan don't get their shit in gear and score, it's over, plain and simple.

The way this team looks tonight they don't deserve to play four fucking games of this series.

[ToucanSpam]

[1]Shannahan [det]=1
[2]Thorton [sj]=1
[3]Kipprusof [cal]=2
[4]Staal [car]=4
[5]Jagr [nyr]=1
[6]Selanne [anh]=1
[7]Saku Koivu [mtl]=2
[8]Mike Modano [dal]=2
[9]Dany Heatly [ott]=5
[10]Forsberg [phi]=2

[g]Brodeur [nj]=4

25 pts so far with Jagr, Sleanne, Thorton and Shanny mailing it in so far.

[wavin_goodbye]

kovalev (5)
gionta (4)
alfredsson (3)
thornton (1)
legace (2)
richards (5)
shanahan (1)
gomez (3)
modano (2)
jagr n(1)
brodeur (4)

total = 31

[jackrock]

Did anyone else see the oilers wings game last night? man i was sweatin through most of it

[burbboi]

BANGIN'. That was a game jackrock, that was a game. I was a dead man walking at work the next day, but it was WORTH IT(y) (y)

[jackrock]

Watch the Edmonton-San Jose game now. So intense

[jackrock]

hello?

[CJM]

2-1. Canada's taking the cup this year mother fuckers.

[jackrock]

2-1. Canada's taking the cup this year mother fuckers.
damn straight mother fuckers



edit: that's what I'm talkin' bout suckaaaas

im sure Ducks fans are walking out of arrowhead saying "that was the worst basketball game ever"

[CJM]

word.



the last 3 minutes were the most intense. 6 vs 3 players on the ice, damn. and i thought for sure that goal went in on the open net.

[jackrock]

i feel you. But that (i think) 2nd goal for edmonton, what a great tip in front, know what im sayin'?

[supermars]

mmm...playoffs!

i don't know what i'm going to do with myself once the season is over. my prediction? buffalo vs. edmonton in the final, oilers taking it in six.