2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

[Ronin]

I'll take suspense for $100, Ronin!

lol....I guess, but it's frustrating that the playoffs take so long.

 

[puckhead]

lol....I guess, but it's frustrating that the playoffs take so long.

I relish every minute. Going to be a great weekend of NHL.

 

[Ronin]

I relish every minute. Going to be a great weekend of NHL.

 

[Ronin]

I just saw a stat a few minutes ago, the New York Rangers are 7-0 in game 7's.

 

[Ronin]

Lundqvist with some nice saves early on.

 

[ajcardfan]

Lundqvist with some nice saves early on.

Gotta to hand it to Tampa. They had a great strategy to win the game 7 and executed it. Lundquist played great, or it would've been 2 or 3-0 after two periods.


What kills me, is seeing all these former Coyotes playing these huge playoff games.

 

[Ronin]

Gotta to hand it to Tampa. They had a great strategy to win the game 7 and executed it. Lundquist played great, or it would've been 2 or 3-0 after two periods.

Color me shocked that Tampa went into New York and won....I thought they had no shot of winning game 7.

What kills me, is seeing all these former Coyotes playing these huge playoff games.

 

[Ronin]

Go Ducks!

 

[Ronin]

Blackhawks score first....I think it was Toewswho stuck back the rebound


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[Ronin]

2-0 Chicago


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[Ronin]

3-0.:-(

 

[Ronin]

4-0 goal under review. Just when the Ducks where gaining momentum.....the Blackhawks rip out the hearts of the Ducks.

 

[Ronin]

Congrats to the Blackhawks.
I thought whoever came out of the western conference was going to smash the opponent from the eastern conference......now....I'm not so sure.

 

[puckhead]

Congrats to the Blackhawks.
I thought whoever came out of the western conference was going to smash the opponent from the eastern conference......now....I'm not so sure.

Expecting a Mulli sighting any time now. This is usually the time of year he becomes a hockey fan.

These were two great conference finals and I think it's shaping up to be a really good contest for the Cup.

Go Bolts!

 

[Ronin]

Expecting a Mulli sighting any time now. This is usually the time of year he becomes a hockey fan.

These were two great conference finals and I think it's shaping up to be a really good contest for the Cup.

Go Bolts!

That's who I'm rooting for.....Chicago has already won enough Stanley Cups.

 

[ArizonaSportsFan]

It is so nice that the NHL doesn't take 3 months for their playoffs - can't believe the NBA doesn't start finals until Friday.

With that, go Tampa!

 

[PDXChris]

Blackhawks could become modern-day dynasty

When the puck drops for the opening faceoff on Wednesday evening at Tampa’s Amalie Arena, the Blackhawks will find themselves just four victories away away from becoming the most successful franchise in this young century. Standing in their way will be the feisty Tampa Bay Lightning, the Steven Stamkos-led team of Young Guns that carries with it a rich cache of swagger, talent and confidence as it prepares to meet the mighty Hawks in the 2015 Stanley Cup final.

These brash Lightning players have no fear of the likes of superstars such as Kane and Toews. It is an inner belief that they can beat anyone, a mindset symbolized by Stamkos prior to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final when he was asked about the previous success enjoyed in such deciding games by Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers.


And, should it come to pass that the likes of Toews and Kane get their fingerprints on the glistening trophy once again, the debate over whether they are a bona fide dynasty will be muted once and for all.

Because they will be.

What the Hawks are on the verge of accomplishing is truly remarkable, considering that the introduction of the salary cap in 2005 was supposed to make the concept of the dynasty disappear as quickly and ruthlessly as obstruction and the centre-ice red line.

The salary cap was implemented to ideally create an even playing field — or, in this case, ice surface — for all. Dynasties were not considered to be conducive in this environment.

But someone forgot to tell that to Hawks general manager Stan Bowman, the mastermind of a franchise that is on the cusp of bucking the odds by becoming a modern-day one.

And to understand why, you need only look at The Magnificent Seven.

Toews, Kane, Keith, Seabrook, Hossa, Sharp, Hjalmarsson and Bryan Bickell are the only remaining Blackhawks who were part of those previous two recent Hawks Cups teams of 2010 and 2013. Of that group, only Sharp and Bickell are not under contract until at least 2019.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/31/blackhaws-could-become-modern-day-dynasty

 

[Ronin]

I have Tampa Bay winning tonight, but I think that the Chicago Blackhawks will win the Stanley Cup in six games.

 

[puckhead]

I have Tampa Bay winning tonight, but I think that the Chicago Blackhawks will win the Stanley Cup in six games.

Should be a great match up regardless. I really want TB. Against my better judgement, I'm going out on a limb and picking the Bolts in 7.

 

[Ronin]

Should be a great match up regardless. I really want TB. Against my better judgement, I'm going out on a limb and picking the Bolts in 7.

I think Bishop needs to play outstanding in order for Tampa to have a chance...but that's just my best guess.


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[Ronin]

Yesssssssssss! 1-0 Tampa bay!


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[Ronin]

Hossa was all over the place on that PP.....luckily Chicago came up empty on that Power Play.


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[Ronin]

1st intermission
TB 1
CHI 0


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[Ronin]

Chicago wins game 1, 2-1.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Chicago wins game 1, 2-1.