Round 3: Ess-Arr's NHL PLayoff Extravaganza! (762 hits)
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Submitted by S R (View user info) at 2006-05-18 09:59:21 EDT
Well Round two was less than spectacular.
Anaheim, Carolina and Buffalo all took care of things in 5 or less games. The series to watch was San Jose Edmonton. In which Edmonton won because San Jose couldn't score on their powerplay.
There really weren't too many Highlights but let's see if I can remember
1. Game one Buffalo/Ottawa: 13 goals, 7-6 OT Buff win.
2. Game teo caro/NJ: NJ takes lead with 20 secs left, Caro ties with 2 secs left and wins in OT.
3. Game three Edm/SJ: triple OT edm win.
4. Watch Theo get rocked by the Ducks.
Standings after Round two ( Stanley cup pick in ( ) possible bonus 10 points plus seeding)
*ten made round two picks
1. Hyprspacd 41
2. Darko 39
3. WookieSuave 36 (Edm)
4. Badassmofo 34
5. Caul 31
5. Confuzition 31
7. Mles76 29
7. Cyst_Master 29
9. Cocaine 27
10. SpaceGrass 25
11. Steviesays 24
11. Call911 24
13. YellowDart 22
13. Ess-arr 22
15. SpecialK 19
16. MynameisTim 17
17. Sicoseman 10
Ok on to Round 3...
So you keep your points and make new picks
5 points for a win 2 bonus for number of games
Round 3:
This round will be all about goaltending in both series. Miller vs. Ward and Bryzgalov vs. Roloson.
Buffalo vs. Carolina: This series should be lightning fast. Carolina GM Jim Rutherford said Montreal was the toughest team they faced so far because of their speed. Well Buffalo is a better version and faster version on Montreal so watch out. I'm planning to watch every game of this series because I think each game will be over in 2 hours and fifteen minutes. I'm going to give Buffalo the edge, why? Ryan Miller. Buff in 7.
Anaheim vs. Edmonton: Again, I think this will be a great series. Edmonton's PK looked awesome versus the sharks but I Think Neidermeyer is a better quarterback than anything San Jose had to offer. My head says Anaheim my heart says Edmonton. Anaheim in 7.
You have until Friday May 19th At 8:45Est to get your picks in.
User Reviews
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-06-02 07:53:43 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
last round should be up today
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2006-06-01 22:43:15 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Salvaged one of my picks.
Submitted by WookieSuave (user info) at 2006-05-30 17:36:18 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I gotta hope for the Canes, that 14 points would be nice.
Not to mention I think the Oil have a better chance against them than they do the Sabers.
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-30 10:08:58 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
go buffalo, I'm really hoping for a game seven, just to get a spark going, there have been too many days off.
Submitted by DonovanMD (user info) at 2006-05-28 07:01:23 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
WOOO HOO!
OILERS TO THE FINALS BITCHES!!
http://www.ubersite.com/m/88472
Submitted by WookieSuave (user info) at 2006-05-28 06:30:41 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
GO OILERS GO!
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-26 10:57:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
The fact that he's playing a more disciplined game and playing to his full abilities in the playoffs now that he ins't with my team is just the ultimate slap in the face.
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SCREW YOU CONFUZITRON! <3 A Whalers fan.
Submitted by WookieSuave (user info) at 2006-05-26 04:42:56 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
It's a shame he has been doing SO well for the Oil. (I've been calling Oil in 5.) He still takes some unwarrented penalties, but he is putting pucks in the net.
GO Proger.
GO Peca.
GO Smyth.
GO Smith.
GO Torres
DROP DEAD FLU BUG.
GO PISANI.
Submitted by Confuzitron (user info) at 2006-05-25 17:42:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I hate him because, as a Blues fan, I got sick and tired of watching the guy fail miserably in the playoffs. He was the captain of the team, and when your leader fails each and every year, what are the fans supposed to expect from the team. He also had a penchant for taking stupid penalties at critical points of important games, and trying to cheap-shot players when things didn't go his way.
The fact that he's playing a more disciplined game and playing to his full abilities in the playoffs now that he ins't with my team is just the ultimate slap in the face.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2006-05-24 15:38:01 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Or just hate him for being Ontarian...much simplier, and justified :-D
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-24 15:29:34 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Just a guess, but because he's a bully. It's easy to hate the bully. Especially in the "old" NHL, a lot of his game was the clutching/grabbing/cross-checking, basically intimidating his opponents. It obscures the fact that he's a remarkable skater for his size, and he's probably the most fit player in the NHL. I'm constantly awestruck by his ability to play 30+ minutes a night in the playoffs and still play at a high level this late in the season. Especially considering this guy was a 19 year old kid with a drinking problem who had trouble skating 20 minutes a night when he was run out of Hartford.
My favorite random fact I heard last night: Brian Burke, the GM of the Ducks, was the guy who drafted Pronger for the Whalers 12(?) years ago.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2006-05-24 11:30:33 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
why do people hate chris pronger?
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-24 11:21:07 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-24 11:03:16 (#)
Ranking: 2
I agree. It's too early to say who the MVP is right now. Don't forget Drury on Buffalo. We'll see. Right now, Staal has the longest point streak in the playoffs since Pavel Bure in 1994.
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Vancouver 94 playoff run, I just got tingles.
Bure's 2OT winner vs the flames round one.
Courtnall's Slap shot winner vs Blues.
Ronning, Adams, Linden, Mclean, Brown, Lumme, Murzyn...
3-2 in game seven vs NYR, damn that was a fun year.
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-24 11:12:46 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
That's why they play the games! If you had asked me with 10 minutes to go in the third period last night, I would have predicted Giguere would have been playing by the end of that blow out. I'm definitely excited about tonight's game. I'm going to miss it, but I'm sure it will be exciting!
Submitted by phels97 (user info) at 2006-05-24 11:08:21 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I was just sayin those 2 becuase the way the Oilers are playin, they look almost unstoppable. I think Buffalo is gonna come out of the East, and Drury is definitely playing like the MVP on that team..I think they are gonna win both at home, and then one more in Carolina..even as a die hard whale fan, i think the sabers are too much.
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-24 11:03:16 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I agree. It's too early to say who the MVP is right now. Don't forget Drury on Buffalo. We'll see. Right now, Staal has the longest point streak in the playoffs since Pavel Bure in 1994.
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-24 11:01:07 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I think MVP will be determined in the finals there are too many quality candidates.
caro- staal, brindamour, ward.
buff- miller, briere
Oil- pronger, roloson, peca and don't forget the man with 9 goals Pisani
ana- are pretty much out but if they mount a comeback, you know its gigiere....
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-24 10:57:43 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by phels97 (user info) at 2006-05-24 10:52:38 (#)
Ranking: 0
Peca or Pronger for MVP??
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Or Roloson? The Ducks took twice as many shots last night but lost. Of course, Barry Melrose had this gem on SportsCenter this morning:
"That was the first shift where Pronger wasn't on the ice with Selanne, and Selanne scored."
Right now I'd probably vote 1. Roloson, 2. Pronger, 3. Peca for the Oilers, but really the whole team is playing their best hockey of the year right now. It's a good time to peak.
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-24 10:54:43 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
right now.
roloson.
but between peca and pronger: peca
No particualr reason i just like him better
Submitted by hyprspacd (user info) at 2006-05-24 10:54:34 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Did I say 7? I meant 4. Or 5. Damn.
Submitted by phels97 (user info) at 2006-05-24 10:52:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Peca or Pronger for MVP??
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-24 10:43:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
In the first 2 periods, there were more fights (2) than goals (1). I figured it was over at 4-0. I stupidly thought it was over at 5-3. Thing is, I don't remember any of those goals (except for the first one) being Bryzgalov's fault!
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-24 07:52:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
That third period was insane last night!
Submitted by WookieSuave (user info) at 2006-05-23 15:11:28 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
The Oil have certainly been hot!
I'll be interested to see if Anaheim plays Jean-Sebastien Giguere tonight.
Submitted by stevie_says (user info) at 2006-05-23 14:20:41 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by Confuzitron (user info) at 2006-05-23 13:58:05 (#)
Ranking: 2
Every time Chris Pronger scores in the playoffs, I die a little inside
Submitted by phels97 (user info) at 2006-05-23 14:06:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
true true..i think Ward's obviously been the biggest surprise, but the ducks goalie definitely makes a case for him..but i see the ducks gettin shot down like duck hunt right now...sad too..im a quack attack fan come playoff time, ever since the Kariya and Selanne run a few years back..but now, im goin w/the canes and oilers.
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-23 14:03:47 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
don't forget goalies in that MVP run, Roloson, brzgalov if ana advances, miller and ward...all four are reasons their teams are this far and would be reasons that they got to the finals.
Submitted by phels97 (user info) at 2006-05-23 14:01:20 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Chris Drury is CT's pride and joy for hockey, well, him or Brian Leetch. I personally am a Drury fan, use his curve and everything...I think him or Peca are makin a run for playoff MVP.
Submitted by Confuzitron (user info) at 2006-05-23 13:58:05 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Every time Chris Pronger scores in the playoffs, I die a little inside.
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-23 13:44:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
and where is morris now,
exactly.
Edm will be rockin' tonight... go Oil!
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-23 11:27:03 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Great game last night! Gotta love that Buffalo never gave up. I'm a big Chris Drury fan. I still can't believe Colorado traded him for Derek Freakin Morris!
Submitted by phels97 (user info) at 2006-05-22 11:31:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-22 11:24:28 (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by phels97 (user info) at 2006-05-22 11:01:36 (#)
Ranking: 0
I dont know whether to cheer on the Canes, or to be sad they couldnt still be in Hartford...i know as a TRUE whaler fan, everytime they score the brass bonanza goes off in my head and im happy for them...but i cant help but imagine what it would have been like if they were still here.
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Hate the owners, not the team. I just find that they play such an enjoyable style of hockey, I tend to root for them. If the Whale was still here, I would be a season ticket holder and going nuts right now.
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Me too my friend! Thats what i find myself doing alot of the time. I love the way they play, its a good series with them and buffalo, i think that buf. has come out of nowehre and just played a great up tempo game..lovin this years playoffs.
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-22 11:24:28 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by phels97 (user info) at 2006-05-22 11:01:36 (#)
Ranking: 0
I dont know whether to cheer on the Canes, or to be sad they couldnt still be in Hartford...i know as a TRUE whaler fan, everytime they score the brass bonanza goes off in my head and im happy for them...but i cant help but imagine what it would have been like if they were still here.
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Hate the owners, not the team. I just find that they play such an enjoyable style of hockey, I tend to root for them. If the Whale was still here, I would be a season ticket holder and going nuts right now.
Submitted by phels97 (user info) at 2006-05-22 11:01:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I dont know whether to cheer on the Canes, or to be sad they couldnt still be in Hartford...i know as a TRUE whaler fan, everytime they score the brass bonanza goes off in my head and im happy for them...but i cant help but imagine what it would have been like if they were still here.
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-22 10:48:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by stevie_says (user info) at 2006-05-18 22:14:22 (#)
Ranking: 2
The Oilers are making me hate hockey and life in general. What a bunch of fucking posers. Does anyone else think this is just a big conspiracy to balance out the fact that Calgary had that run in '04 or am I the only one?
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Uhhh...have you watched the Oilers play this postseason? They are blocking more shots than any team in recent memory. These guys are selling out their bodies every second they are on the ice, and Roloson is gobbling up everything they let through. From what I've seen, they have just wanted it more than every team they've played so far.
Submitted by WookieSuave (user info) at 2006-05-19 15:54:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by stevie_says (user info) at 2006-05-18 22:14:22 (#)
Ranking: 2
The Oilers are making me hate hockey and life in general. What a bunch of fucking posers. Does anyone else think this is just a big conspiracy to balance out the fact that Calgary had that run in '04 or am I the only one?
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You sir need a tissue, a mommy's hug, and a glass of warm milk.
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-19 09:58:21 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I want the Sabres to win just so that Bruce Almighty scene becomes true. Thus making Jim Carrey God.
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hahaha
the only problem was that they beat the mapleleafs to win the cup....
impossible!
Submitted by The_Cyst_Master (user info) at 2006-05-18 22:40:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Caro in 7
Edmo in 6
Caro win cup
weep
Submitted by stevie_says (user info) at 2006-05-18 22:14:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
The Oilers are making me hate hockey and life in general. What a bunch of fucking posers. Does anyone else think this is just a big conspiracy to balance out the fact that Calgary had that run in '04 or am I the only one?
I want the Sabres to win just so that Bruce Almighty scene becomes true. Thus making Jim Carrey God.
Submitted by Dolson (user info) at 2006-05-18 21:56:37 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Edmonton in 6, Carolina in 7.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-05-18 13:48:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
GO SABRES WOO
Submitted by The_Yellow_Dart (user info) at 2006-05-18 13:39:07 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
:-( I'm cheering for Edmonton though.
Submitted by The_Yellow_Dart (user info) at 2006-05-18 13:38:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Buffalo in 6
Anaheim in 5
Submitted by WookieSuave (user info) at 2006-05-18 13:17:47 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Edm-on-ton!
Edm-on-ton!
EDMONTON!
FUCK YEAH!
Comin' again to win the motherfucking cup YEAH!
EDMONTON!
FUCK YEAH!
The Oilers are the only way YEAH!
Anaheim, your game is through, cause now you have to answer to......
EDMONTON!
FUCK YEAH!
So lick my butt and suck on my balls!
EDMONTON!
FUCK YEAH!
The Oilers are the only way YEAH!
Submitted by _SuSpEcT_ (user info) at 2006-05-18 13:08:48 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
im actually a habs fan, but being as how im canadian, and montreal got beat out, GO EDMONTON WOOOOOOOOOO!
Submitted by EchoBoxing (user info) at 2006-05-18 12:58:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
i know i'm not in this but i'm making picks anyway.
Buffalo in 6
Edmonton in 7
Buffalo wins the Cup in 6
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2006-05-18 12:43:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Who's calling me a nigger now?
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2006-05-18 12:41:47 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Carolina in 6
Anahiem in 5
Submitted by hyprspacd (user info) at 2006-05-18 11:59:15 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
How the blue hell did I end up in first place?
Oilers in 7
Sabres in 6
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-18 11:37:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Have faith Canada will rally for Edm. The moment Ott got eliminated I had this overwhelming feeling to cheer for Edm.
Submitted by WookieSuave (user info) at 2006-05-18 11:29:48 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Regardless of the outcome, both conference finals and the Stanley final should be pretty good.
We haven't had a playoff run like this in Edmonton in FOREVER! I must say though, with all the support that Edmonton gave Calgary two years ago, I'm a little disappointed at the lack of return support we are getting this year. Granted, we're bitter rivals until the end, but it's the last Canadian chance, and besides, even if it's a little North, bringing the cup back to Alberta would feel good wouldn't it?
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-18 11:10:20 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
YEs LUPUL good call, I missed that game but scoring the winner in OT too, that is a feat
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-18 11:09:46 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
wookie:
nope, the only cup call that is still in effect is yours edm +18 points
Submitted by phels97 (user info) at 2006-05-18 11:06:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
What about the 4 goal game by the dude on the ducks?
Submitted by WookieSuave (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:55:37 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Cup calls don't mean shit at this point, do they?
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:46:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I've lost complete interest...wake me up in September for the American League West stretch drive.
Fuckin' Sharks ran out of gas.
Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:46:34 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Hmmm...I obviously saw things differently than everyone else. Never a good sign. "Everybody's lost but me." It seemed to me that Carolina and Buffalo play a very similar style, but Carolina is bigger but just as fast at every position.
Carolina in 7.
I missed almost every game in the Western Conference, so I have no idea how good these teams are, but I DO know that Calgary can't score and Colorado sucks, so they have had an easier time of it so far. Edmonton is too good defensively. I don't think Anaheim is as offensively talented as San Jose was, despite Neidermayer.
Edmonton in 6.
Cup winner....Carolina (start playing the Brass Bonanza now, baby!)
Submitted by MyNameIsTim (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:30:33 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
buffalo in 6
edmonton in 6
Submitted by WookieSuave (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:28:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Wow........ Sitting in bed with a dizzy head and my piss is fire engine yellow!
Out last night on the "Copper Kilometer" in Edmoton was PURE INSANITY, I'm actually amazed that I wasn't arrested!
Edmonton in 5
Carolina in 6
Go Edmonton Go!
FUCK THE DUCKS!
Go Edmonton Go!
FUCK THE DUCKS!
Submitted by Confuzitron (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:26:39 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
And for the Cup, ummm......
Buffalo?
Submitted by Confuzitron (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:24:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Wow. Not a single point in the 2nd round! Friggin Sharks. Anyways...
Buffalo in 6
Edomonton in 7 (weeps)
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:24:01 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Buffalo in 7
Edmonton in 6
Buffalo for the Cup
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:13:23 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Buff. in 6
Edmonton in 7
Cup (Buffalo!)
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:06:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
tryign to get out of the basement I see.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:03:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Ann. in 6
Buff in 7
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-05-18 10:01:25 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I'm really looking forward to this round after an awesome round 1 but a mediocre round 2.