Running 2008 NHL Playoffs Thread

Prior to the Ducks-Rangers game, Neil Smith said it was one of the few marquee matchups and suggested it was a Cup Finals preview. Then the Ducks went out and thoroughly outclassed the Rangers.

The next night, the Ducks played the Devils in Newark. It was like men against boys.

 

Those are the 2 teams I would pick to come out of the East.
I think the cup winner will come out of the West. My guess is San Jose

 

If the Devils and Habs meet, I'm heading east to see one game in person.

 

Here we go again. No respect for the Devils

I'll take (and I don't even like New Jersey) simply because of Brodeur.

And everyone's dissing Boston. I know the Habs are favourites but it ain't gonna be a romp.

 

I think the Devils are getting a short shrift because of their pitiful offense. Brodeur's the greatest goalie of all-time, but even he can't win 16 1-0 games.

 

New Jersey doesn't have the scoring depth and in a series matchup will have their defense exposed. The Devils might beat New York but I don't think they'll survive a Pittsburgh or Montreal series. Brodeur's image as a great goalie is ok in my book but he's been helped by the dead puck erea and the boring trap hockey the devils play. I'd like to see Marty's numbers in Pittsburgh or Edmonton.

If San Jose doesn't win it all or at least make it to the Finals, it has to be the end for Ron Wilson. Joe Thornton needs to step it up big time and turn around his reputation or he's going to forever have the regular season choker tag.

 

The "if Brodeur played for Edmonton or Pittsburgh" is one of those meaningless hypotheticals.

Marty Brodeur has won three Stanley Cups and a Gold medal at the Olympics. His record speaks for itself.

He's still the best damn goalie in the league.

People used to say Ken Dryden only won all those Cups and Vezinas because of the great teams around him.

No, he helped make those teams great.

Dryden had this ability to zone in when it counted. Hell, he wouldn't see a shot for ten minutes and all of a sudden he'd make a game breaking save.

Goalies like Tim Thomas, Fleury or Huet can't carry Brodeur's jockstrap.

Carey Price, however, might be able to.

 

Bobby Clarke on the 'trap': "In my day, they called it defence. Good defence."

Get. The. Fuck. Over. It. Already.

 

In case anyone other than Flash and myself care about the West, the NW Division champs took a significant hit today when Nick Schultz went down.

http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/04/07/schultz-undergoes-appendectomy-status-unknown/

 

Saw that, acc. Wasn't sure whether it had been posted yet or not. That is a big hit.

 

Bobby Clarke can like my big toe. That is all.