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It is that time of year again. The regular season is over, and the chase for the best trophy in sports in underway. So all you Canadians and closet hockey fans from the States post your bets here. Everyone will get 100 credits per correct guess, and whoever gets the most right will win an addition 5000 credits from me.

GUESSES FOR THE STANLEY CUP FINAL ARE NOW CLOSED. THUS CONCLUDES ANY PREDICTING FOR THE 2010-11 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS.



STANLEY CUP FINAL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
3. Boston Bruins: 4

vs.

WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Canucks: 3



Each correct guess is worth 200 credits. Get the amount of games they win it in right for a bonus 300 credits, and a total of 500.
Note: You MUST have picked the winning team to be eligible for the bonus.


ROUND 1
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1. Washington Capitals 4 vs. 8. New York Rangers 1
2. Philadelphia Flyers 4 vs. 7. Buffalo Sabres 3
3. Boston Bruins 4 vs. 6. Montreal Canadiens 3
4. Pittsburgh Penguins 3 vs. 5. Tampa Bay Lightning 4
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Canucks 4 vs. 8. Chicago Blackhawks 3
2. San Jose Sharks 4 vs. 7. Los Angeles Kings 2
3. Detroit Red Wings 4 vs. 6. Phoenix Coyotes 0
4. Anaheim Ducks 2 vs. 5. Nashville Predators 4

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ROUND 2
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1. Washington Capitals 0 vs. 5. Tampa Bay Lightning 4
2. Philadelphia Flyers 0 vs. 3. Boston Bruins 4
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Canucks 4 vs. 5. Nashville Predators 2
2. San Jose Sharks 4 vs. 3. Detroit Red Wings 3

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ROUND 3
EASTERN CONFERENCE
3. Boston Bruins 4 vs. 5. Tampa Bay Lightning 3
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Canucks 4 vs. 2. San Jose Sharks 1

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MY PREDICTIONS

[Round 1]

WEST

1.Vancouver > 8.Chicago
2.San Jose > 7.Los Angeles
3.Detroit > 6.Phoenix
4.Anaheim > Nashville

EAST

1.Washington > 8.New York
2.Philadelphia > 7.Buffalo
3.Boston Bruins < 6.Montreal
4.Pittsburgh < 5.Tampa Bay (this is a fucen hard guess)


(semis)

WEST

1.Vancouver > 3.Detroit
4.Anaheim < 2.San Jose

EAST

1.Washington < 6.Montreal (REMEMBER LAST YEAR H0H0)
2.Philadelphia > 5.Tampa Bay


FINALS


WEST

1.Vancouver > San Jose


EAST

5.Philadelphia > Montreal (remember last year...)


Stanley cup finals

Philadelphia > Vancouver in 6 games.




MY WISHLIST

vancouver vs montreal in finals.



HOT AS BALLS TEAMS:

Tampa Bay: Stamkos + St Louis = nuts

Vancouver: self explanatory

Anaheim: Corey Perry could pretty much be the crosby of the west and bring them to the finals, who knowz. Also Selanne outta nowhere

Washington: Rolled over philly for 1st seed in east, maybe it's their year now that ovechkin is putting up numbers again

Boston: Probably best goaltender in da league. Very balanced team but don't create much offense. Idk we'll see.


NOPE TEAMS

Pittsburgh: nope. no crosby, no cinderella run

Phoenix: Go back to winnipeg plz

Los Angeles: hahahahah when have they ever won anything

Buffalo: as much as I want them to do good this year, I don't see it happening

New York: Barely made the playoffs, they'd have to pull a miracle outta their asses

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ROUND 1
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1. Washington Capitals
2. Philadelphia Flyers
6. Montreal Canadiens
4. Pittsburgh Penguins

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WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Canucks
7. Los Angeles Kings
6. Phoenix Coyotes
5. Nashville Predators

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Rangers over the Caps
Philly over Buffalo
Boston over the Habs
Tampa over the Pens

Chicago over Vancouver
San Jose over the Kings
Detroit over Phoenix
Anaheim over Nashville

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you best be kidding son

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I would love for nothing more for vancouver to win.... but they've had their number the last 2 years and chicago only finished 2 points out of 4th!

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EASTERN CONFERENCE
1. Washington Capitals >. 8. New York Rangers
2. Philadelphia Flyers > 7. Buffalo Sabres
3. Boston Bruins < 6. Montreal Canadiens
4. Pittsburgh Penguins <. 5. Tampa Bay Lightning

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WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Canucks > 8. Chicago Blackhawks
2. San Jose Sharks > 7. Los Angeles Kings
3. Detroit Red Wings > 6. Phoenix Coyotes
4. Anaheim Ducks > 5. Nashville Predators

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My post won't count for creds, but I might as well post my predictions.
Also, much appreciated for the full board Kommi, but we're only going by the round in question. So once the Semis come around, a new pick will happen.
It's kind of like the NHL picks done earlier.
PS. Going by your picks, Anaheim would play Vancouver and SJ would face Detroit.

Anyway:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1. Washington Capitals vs. 8. New York Rangers
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. 7. Buffalo Sabres
3. Boston Bruins vs. 6. Montreal Canadiens
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. 5. Tampa Bay Lightning

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WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. 8. Chicago Blackhawks
2. San Jose Sharks vs. 7. Los Angeles Kings
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. 6. Phoenix Coyotes
4. Anaheim Ducks vs. 5. Nashville Predators



Also:
You do have to give a lot of credit to players like Eager and Byfuglien though. The grinders who got under the Canucks' skins as well as in the head of Luongo. But they're gone, as is most of the team they had in those years. The key components such as Toews, Kane, Sharp, Hossa, Keith and Seabrook are still around, but they can't carry this team again. Not to mention the depth Vancouver has especially on the back end. They used a total of 13 defensemen and only ONCE had their top 6 guys in the line-up at the same time and that was the last game of the year. Chicago won't be as dominant as they were last season.


1993. Won Game 7 of the Conference Finals in Toronto. The Great One scored a Hat-trick to lead them to the Final where they did win game 1, but fell victim to Montreal's strategy of go-to-OT-because-we-always-win.

And a Montreal-Vancouver final would probably be the greatest thing for two reasons: The Cup comes back to Canada, and Gary Bettman will suffer a heart attack and die.
But, I actually want to see a Buffalo-Vancouver final. Both teams came into the league at the same time, both celebrating their 40th anniversary, both have made it to the finals a couple times but have yet to win. That and Luongo vs. Miller rounds 3-6 (and maybe 7, 8, 9) would be a goalie duel for the ages.


Finally,

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WEST

1.Vancouver > 8.Chicago
2.San Jose > 7.Los Angeles
3.Detroit < 6.Phoenix
4.Anaheim < 5. Nashville

EAST

1.Washington > 8.New York
2.Philadelphia > 7.Buffalo
3.Boston Bruins < 6.Montreal
4.Pittsburgh > 5.Tampa Bay

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I just posted all the rounds because I know i'm gonna be right ;)


I'll just change my predictions later lol.


Also chicago is missing byfuglien and that dinosaur isn't in front of luongo this year. Chicago is gonna have a much harder time this year methinks.

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ROUND 1
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1. Washington Capitals > 8. New York Rangers
2. Philadelphia Flyers > 7. Buffalo Sabres
3. Boston Bruins > 6. Montreal Canadiens
4. Pittsburgh Penguins < 5. Tampa Bay Lightning

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WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Canucks > 8. Chicago Blackhawks
2. San Jose Sharks > 7. Los Angeles Kings
3. Detroit Red Wings > 6. Phoenix Coyotes
4. Anaheim Ducks > 5. Nashville Predators

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L.A. isn't going to be able to do anything in the west this year with Kopitar and Williams out.

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Depends how hot Jon Quick is. I think he can keep the Kings in it.

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EASTERN
Washington Capitals > New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers < Buffalo Sabres
Boston Bruins < Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins < Tampa Bay Lightning

WESTERN
Vancouver Canucks < Chicago Blackhawks
San Jose Sharks > Los Angeles Kings
Detroit Red Wings > Phoenix Coyotes
Anaheim Ducks > Nashville Predators

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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Washington Capitals v. New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers v. Buffalo Sabres
Boston Bruins v. Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins v. Tampa Bay Lightning

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Vancouver Canucks v. Chicago Blackhawks
San Jose Sharks v. Los Angeles Kings
Detroit Red Wings v. Phoenix Coyotes
Anaheim Ducks v. Nashville Predators

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1. Washington Capitals vs. 8. New York Rangers
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. 7. Buffalo Sabres
3. Boston Bruins vs. 6. Montreal Canadiens
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. 5. Tampa Bay Lightning

1. Vancouver Canucks vs. 8. Chicago Blackhawks
2. San Jose Sharks vs. 7. Los Angeles Kings
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. 6. Phoenix Coyotes
4. Anaheim Ducks vs. 5. Nashville Predators


All of you picking Philly haven't watched them play in a while. I know they haven't had much to play for but they are mired in the worst stretch I have ever seen them in. They haven't been able to beat anybody. As in ugly losses to the Senators, Thrashers, and Rangers over the past month. Yuck.

Hypothetical round 2:
1. Washington Capitals vs. 7. Buffalo Sabres
3. Boston Bruins vs. 5. Tampa Bay Lightning

1. Vancouver Canucks vs. 7. Los Angeles Kings
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. 4. Anaheim Ducks

Hypothetical Conference Finals
1. Washington Capitals vs. 3. Boston Bruins
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. 3. Detroit Red Wings

Hypothetical Stanley Cup Finals
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. 1. Washington Capitals

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Also, nothing personal; but to everyone who picked Chicago:

I hate you all.

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1. Washington Capitals vs. 8. New York Rangers
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. 7. Buffalo Sabres
3. Boston Bruins vs. 6. Montreal Canadiens
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. 5. Tampa Bay Lightning

1. Vancouver Canucks vs. 8. Chicago Blackhawks
2. San Jose Sharks vs. 7. Los Angeles Kings
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. 6. Phoenix Coyotes
4. Anaheim Ducks vs. 5. Nashville Predators

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i live in chicago so ima pick them nyeh :p

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chaz has it right


philly I predict to randomly haul ass during the playoffs and maybe make it to the finals again this year

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Except they re-seed after round 1, and you've got (1)Vancouver, (2)San Jose, (3) Detroit and (4)Anaheim winning, which means your round 2 pick of Vancouver over Detroit is an impossible matchup, since Vancouver would be playing Anaheim.

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Alright, picks for round 1 have now ended.
The quest for the Cup has begun.

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:)

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oh got them mixed up oups

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This shall be interesting. :]

Watching the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals game atm, really good saves by both goaltenders, while both teams are playing very well. o_o''

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Alright, updated OP with day 1's results. That Vancouver-Chicago game was a great game. Not surprising from those two.
Rangers and Cap was surprisingly low-scoring..
Tampa Bay shut out by Pittsburgh, wut?
Preds rolling over the Ducks. Perfect.
Wings over the Coyotes? I think we all saw that coming.

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Man Rinne is gonna be the difference in that series, dont think ellis and emery can get her done

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FlYeRrRrRrRsSs

fFfFfFlLlLlLlYyYyYyYeEeEeRrRrSsSs!!!

We WiLl WiN EvErYtHiNg! GgRrRaGgH!!! CAPS LOCK!!!! ExClAmAtIoN pOiNtS! Go FlYeRs!

EDIT:
There is no need for me to make any other guesses. I am not guessing. I speak the holy truth. All other matches are not worth my time. All on flyers.

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canucks need to not do like last year after winning the opener.

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Well... disappointment in Philly. Pronger is definitely going to be missed unless he comes back soon.
Good job by the Habs to strike early in the series.
And as I post this, a tie in the Southwest promising a good series between the Ducks and Sharks.

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loooool boston sucked dick last night

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Didn't see this until now, but i'm going with.

Vancouver def. Chicago
San Jose def. Los Angeles
Phoenix def. Detroit
Nashville def. Anaheim
Washington def. New York
Buffalo def. Philadephia
Boston def. Montreal
Pittsburgh def. Tampa Bay

Vancouver def. Nashville
San Jose def. Phoenix
Washington def. Buffalo
Pittsburgh def. Boston

San Jose def. Vancouver
Washington def. Pittsburgh

San Jose def. Washington for Stanley Cup

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A San Jose Cup winner? That's a first...
Either way, I'll let you in, but that's the last bet for round 1.

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**** yes vancouver

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Truer words were never spoken. =')
- Vancouver... nothing more needs to be said. Game 2 hump? Not anymore.
- Tampa shows Pittsburgh a little revenge. Good job by them.
- Washington and New York continue to show why they're probably the most BORING series in these playoffs... 40 shots from both teams combined? Was there a nap in the 2nd period or something?
- Anaheim also gets a little revenge on Nashville. Interesting series going on.

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habs ftw

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So this philly game is pretty nuts, 6 goals, 1 fight, 1 disallowed goal, 1 reviewed goal in the first period. not to mention countless penalty minutes

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In today's daily recap:
- Holy power plays... 10 minors for Buffalo? And yet Philly can only convert once. But that was enough making this a bit more interesting.
- And once again, penalties were flying in Hockeytown. Coyotes almost pulled off the upset, but the Wings set the bar too high.
- F*** YEAH HABS! Back to Montreal with a 2-0 lead? Although don't count out the Bruins just yet.
- I said it before: If Jon Quick can stand on his head, the Kings will win. Tonight proved it.

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Double post, but time for the recap.

- NYR/WAS: HOLY CRAP SOMEONE CAN ACTUALLY SCORE IN THIS SERIES! I think the MSG fans were just as shocked as us as the Rangers claw back to within one in front of the hometown crowd. Either someone needs to win on the road, or this'll be an easy guess.

- NAS/ANA: Early start by Nashville, the ageless wonder nets a pair in a minute, but Nashville rolls along and finishes it off halfway through the 3rd thanks to Mr. Carrie Underwood with his 3rd goal of these playoffs.

- CHI/VAN: Early start by the Hawks doesn't keep Vancouver's power play down. And even though the refs had Hawks jerseys on, none were brave enough to block a shot as Vancouver gets 2 in a minute. Chi-town storms back on another power play, but 6 minutes into the 3rd, Mikael Samuelsson (any existing Kings fans will know that name well) finishes her off. Get your brooms ready, we might have a sweep.

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I'm glad Raffi Torres didn't get suspended again for Vancouver. He plays diiiiirrrrrty haha. I hope Montreal can give Boston a well deserved sweep ;)

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Dirty? Pshhtt. That was a clean hit. Seabrook was leaning for the puck, Torres' elbow was in, and bam. Yes, headshot, but Seabrook took that risk. However, Kunitz NEEDS to be suspended for that elbow to the head of Gagne.. which brings me to.

DAILY RECAP:
- MON/BOS: Unlike the Caps and Rangers, this is all about the road team as Tim Thomas and the Bruins build a lead and manage to hold on. What was Carey Price thinking on that 3rd goal...

- BUF/PHI: Another early goal dictates the game as Carter scores 5 minutes in and Philly rolls. Fun stuff. Did anyone catch Hartnell messing with the Buffalo fans? Look at all those middle fingers! Probably the same amount of fingers as Hartnell's age (Happy Birthday, Caveman). Although Big demotion for Bobrovsky as he's not even the backup.

- TBL/PIT: Ugh.. wow... This game was dirty... Downie's charging shot, Kunitz' elbow... This series won't end in the hospital, but the graveyard.
Oh, and the Penguins won.

- PHX/DET: Phoenix is victimized by the early start again and Detroit rolls to a 3-0 series lead. I think we all saw this one coming.

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I'm probably the only one watching this, but I've been following the world women's hockey tournament in Zurich.

Canada 5-0 Sweden

Canada 12-0 Switzerland

Canada 7-0 Kazakhstan

Going against finland next for a bye to the semifinals




Shots on Goal
Canada 19
Switzerland 67


omg...

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Uhhhh... I'm pretty sure Canada would've outshot the Swiss... especially if they won 12-0. If that shot total is correct, it means the Swiss made all of 7 saves.

Either way, Canadian women cannot be beat at hockey (except '98. Hush). We're awesome like that. B]

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It definitely means shots on switzerlands goalie 67, shots on canadas goalie 19 lol

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Women won 2-0 against finland. damn their goaltender is balls good lmao


Haven't been watching the men's hockey but they're dominating as well. I'm watching the Vancouver game tonight, should be awesome

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FYI: The Sabres will win tomorrow... mainly because i'll be there.

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Anyone else loving this Sharks Kings game?

start of 2nd period, Kings up 4-0.
end of 2nd period, game tied 5-5.

what a game so far!



edit: SHARKS WIN 6-5 IN OVERTIME!! LEAD SERIES 2-1

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Jealous. :(

RECAP:
- LAK/SJS: Talk about a Miracle on Machester reversed. Sharks come back in a big way to reclaim the lead in this series.

- CHI/VAN: In 4 words: F*** YOU DAVE BOLLAND! Only cleared to play this morning, and turns in a 4 point all while making the Sedins' night a living hell. Put away your brooms (at least until tomorrow), Chicago is still kicking. Also, Luongo was not at fault for anything tonight. Every one of those goals were fantastic (as much as I hate to admit it).

Big day tomorrow.

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And give the 'Hawks a chance to read Schnieds? No. Let him play game 5. They don't know what to expect from him and they've gotten a lot of confidence shooting on Lu now.

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muahaha hawks comeback ;3

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Will die tomorrow. =)

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We shall see =U

Gotta be more aggresive and show the canucks why they aint going to win this year either cause of all the softies on the team xD

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Softies, eh? Funny. Bieksa wasn't the one with blood on his face.
Funny as well... Kane was the one who ducked a couple hits...

Anyway, RE-CAP!
- NYR/WAS: Holy quick goals. And goals. Period. Not to mention, another blown lead? Washington is starting to pull away. And with a chance to clinch at home? This will be interesting.

- TBL/PIT: Yet another close game, but those friggin' Pens... Also, 2 OTs it took for both Washington and Pittsburgh. Makes me wonder how either would do in 4... Anyway. Pittsburgh's in the same boat as Washignton. A chance to finish it at home.

- BUF/PHI: Hey LD, how was it? A mirror image of game one you say? Except the teams had different coloured uniforms on? Shocking! Also, we can also conclude the same thing people did in the Dallas/Vancouver series of 2006: If Philadelphia scores, they'll win.

- NAS/ANA: Yet again, Anaheim continues to fight winning by a large margin again. But Nashville won't be going down without a fight. Stick around, cause this one's going to 6.

And finally, the last game.
- PHX/DET: GET YOUR BROOMS READY CAUSE DETROIT HAS FINISHED THE SWEEP. So long Phoenix. The only bad thing about this is Shane Doan still can't taste any postseason success at all.
Out the the 12 participants this round, the record is: 9-3. To all those who picked Phoenix: Kick yourselves.

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Philly game last night: FIVE MINUTE MAJOR FOR ELBOWING?! That man better have his FACE scattered along the ice in order to call 5 minutes. Bulls-

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I hope stensive got banned for that post specifically


also on the canucks team, alex edler and raffi torres are HARDLY softies. the good players just don't talk shit like most teams and rather avoid fights (how many fights have the sedins been in?)

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Look at Kesler and Burrows. Both were mega chirpers as of last year. This year they quieted down. The penalty minutes followed, and Burr had a great year despite being injured for the first 15-20 or so games and Kes had a career year.

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alex burrows is quebec pride he's excused.

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DAILY RE-CAP (tad early).

- MTL/BOS: Wow... Montreal led 3 times. How do you not close it? Also horrible change by Subban. They outplayed Boston by a mile today, but no finish from the Habs. We're going back to Boston with a tie.

- VAN/CHI: Absolute embarrassment. We're going back to Chicago for a 6th game. What a complete role reversal from the two teams. Ever since Seabrook got knocked out, Vancouver's held back while Chicago's dominated. This is getting interesting.

- LAK/SJS: And San Jose blows it wide open riding a wave of momentum. Sounding victory over the Kings.

Not much else to say about tonight... It sucked.

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24 seconds pull luongo outta there jesus christ

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>:3

Muahahaha

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This is a really terrible game for the Canucks...

Should've began with Schneider imo. :/ Wow. 5-0 at the end of the 2nd.

This drought better stop by Game #6 or Vancouver could be in big trouble.

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Ouch.

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I want my Sharks to win THE CUP sometime soon. Holding high hopes only to be dashed. Thornton, you've disappointed me more often than not in the playoffs. No show. Well, one goal tonight..

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Ahoy there fellow sharks fan!

It doesn't matter who steps up in the playoffs with the Sharks, San Jose has too much depth for that to be an issue. Last season, Little Joe (Pavelski) came up big, and this year Clowe's done an outstanding job.

We have the big Marleau-Thornton-Heatley line, but there's the underrated 2nd and 3rd lines we have as well, which is what is destroying LA.

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Yes, this year they have more depth which is a huge plus when the top line barely produces. The top line still seems to be in regular season mode, while the others have stepped it up. The defense can be a little iffy, and clearing the puck out of their own zone is an issue. If they get out of this round, and make the same mistakes against the Hawks or Red Wings, those teams will capitalize on it. And it's definitely tougher to make a comeback from a large deficit against them. Stay disciplined Sharks!

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San Jose has a great offense, I agree, but I have don't trust Niemi or Nittymaki as a goalie. Neither proved anything (Niemi really isn't the reason Chicago won last year) and I think that this is the biggest problem for the Sharks.

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REALLY LATE DAILY RE-CAP:

- PHI/BUF: Oooooh, and Tyler Ennis spoils this one (I got a FANTASTIC text from my friend about that) and we're goig back to Buffalo WITH BUFFALO HOLDING THE SERIES LEAD (again)!

- ANA/NAS: If you get 4 goals, you win. This seems to be the case in this series where the winning team scores 4+ and the losers get 3 (exception being game 1). Nashville continues this back and forth trend and goes into their home building with a 3-2 lead.

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I don't fully blame Niemi or Nitty. It's the collapse of the Shark's defense that result in goals. The Chicago defense that Niemi had was solid.

I'm currently watching the Bos vs Mon in overtime and it's crazy.

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oh man montreal vs boston just keeps being such a close contest.

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someones a little butt hurt



AND THE BRUINS NOW LEAD 3-2

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nah it's just that you have no taste :3

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This Flyers v. Sabres game is gonna kill me

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Killing is bad mm'kay?
broken teeth and blood is allowed

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Hey Canucks fans, getting anxious?

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Congrats to the Preds for making it to the semis for the first time in franchise history. :D

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I've been anxious since game 1.

Double re-cap because work's been busy.

FRIDAY:
- PIT/TB: HA! Pittsburgh got wrecked. Hi Steven Stamkos, welcome to the playoffs. However Pittsburgh has had lots of luck in Tampa this round so it'll be interesting.

- WAS/NYR: Na, na, na, na, hey hey hey, good byeeeeeeeeeee. And that Caps advance!
Out the the 12 participants this round, the record is: 11-1. Way to go, Varley, you win absolutely nada for this.

-BOS/MON: It's the nail-biter round. 2 straight OTs, and both times Beantown takes it. Can the Habs bounce back again? Fingers crossed..

- SJS/LAK: Hi Jon Quick, is your head red from all that blood rushing to it because of all that time spent standing on your head? I have nothing to say except way to go, Niemi. You effed up.

SATURDAY:
- BUF/PHI: VILLEDELPHIA!!! We're going to game 7 thanks to an OT victory. Nail-biters all around!

- NAS/ANA: Congratulations Barry Trotz, you finally have playoff success. Anaheim gets knocked out, and the Preds move on.
Out the the 12 participants this round, the record is: 4-8. Guess a lot of people weren't expected this "upset".

- CHI/VAN: I know I'm going to get called on this, but Chi-town did NOT deserve this win. Either way, hello game 7. The might be one of the best comebacks ever, or not. Either way, strap in tight.




Also, I updated the OP with the updated standings for both the series' as well as the leaderboard. Only one perfect record still. Guess who. ;D
And seeing as I can't win credits, no one will be getting the bonus this round.

Re: NHL Playoffs Predictions (Credit Giveaway)
 

only three teams have ever made it back from a 3-0 game deficit. this aught to be interesting

i'm hoping the bruins are able to make it to the finals, as they're favored to win apparently. It's been a while and they do deserve it.

Nashville would be interesting as well.

Re: elliptical bike
 

Boston is a favourite, but I'm not ready for Beantown to raise the Cup just yet. Guaranteed though, game 7 will be playing on my TV.