2014 Non-Wild Playoff Discussion

[Puhis]

I don't like anyone in the league besides the Wild, I just have varying degrees of hatred.

Right now I hate LA less than Chicago. Chicago has won too much recently, and I'm sick of it. I'm also really starting to hate Kane.

I kinda like Carolina, Florida and Tampa, although I don't have bandwagon teams or #2/3/whatevers. I just like them more than the rest, but way less than the Wild of course.

I can't believe I'm up at 6 AM to watch the OT of Kings/Hawks. It's not the reason I'm still up, but I'm up and watching it so... yeah. Damnit. I sorta wish I would've gone to sleep hours ago, not only because I didn't really have a productive reason to stay up but also because now I simply have to see this game to the end.

 

[Northland Wild Man]

Ridiculous hockey being played in OT so far

 

[Engebretson]

Stunned, beautiful silence in Chicago

 

[Northland Wild Man]

Kings win!

Appropriate that it ends with a funny bounce off Leddy

 

[TheInstigator]

Nick Leddy dropped his stick and tipped in the game losing goal!

 

[Puhis]

And Kings win it! Martinez deflected it off Leddy past Crawford. Good.

Meanwhile, NBC executives just ed in their pants. NY vs LA? Ratings, *****es.

 

[NHL1674]

Nice to have the Kings win it in the Hawks' building. Even better that Leddy helped with the game winner. He's sucked this postseason.

Now....GO RANGERS!!!!

Nash vs. Gabby in the Finals.

 

[Avder]

YES!!!!

**** YES!!!!!

NO ****ING HAWKS IN THE FINALS!!!

PRAISE THE HOCKEY GODS NO HAWKS IN THE FINALS!!!

x

 

[INTOTHEVOID]

thank you based kings

now go rangers tho

 

[Northland Wild Man]

I think the Kings probably take the cup in 5 games.

 

[Ban Hammered]

Well my hockey watching is done for the year.

 

[Ceiu]

YES!!!!

**** YES!!!!!

NO ****ING HAWKS IN THE FINALS!!!

PRAISE THE HOCKEY GODS NO HAWKS IN THE FINALS!!!

x

This. So very much this.

So do you get to shed that avatar now?

 

[Miqqo]

Thank you Alec Martinez, your my hero for today.

 

[BurnsyMN]

What a beautiful game losing goal by Leddy. Such an elite deflection

 

[Avder]

This. So very much this.

So do you get to shed that avatar now?

No, gotta wear it until the cup is won.

It feels a lot less humiliating now, knowing that I'm wearing something the Hawks aren't gonna see this year.

For the sake of avatar sanity, I'm hoping for a Rangers sweep.

I'm very slightly pro rangers in this series, altho better Gaborik gets a ring and Brown another than the Hawks getting their third. I can live with that.

I can more or less just sit back and enjoy this series, which is nice.

 

[J22*]

I would love to see the Rangers win, but I just dont see how it can happen. I'm not sure that team even makes the playoffs if they were in the West.

 

[Avder]

I would love to see the Rangers win, but I just dont see how it can happen. I'm not sure that team even makes the playoffs if they were in the West.

They get in over Dallas as the 2nd wild card with that point total.

 

[Nharris31]

And Kings win it! Martinez deflected it off Leddy past Crawford. Good.

Meanwhile, NBC executives just ed in their pants. NY vs LA? Ratings, *****es.

La has had bad tv ratings for the playoffs unless changed tonight.

Also Spurgeon and Scandella both had more goals in the playoffs than Leddy just saying

 

[J22*]

They get in over Dallas as the 2nd wild card with that point total.

They dont sniff 96 points playing a Western Conference schedule though.

 

[Avder]

La has had bad tv ratings for the playoffs unless changed tonight.

Also Spurgeon and Scandella both had more goals in the playoffs than Leddy just saying

This is the 2nd finals appearance in 3 years for the Kings. Their ratings will be better than they were last time.

They dont sniff 96 points playing a Western Conference schedule though.

Probably.

 

[Swervin81]

This is the 2nd finals appearance in 3 years for the Kings. Their ratings will be better than they were last time.



Probably.

Hopefully their local media doesn't get their logos mixed up and remembers how to pronounce Brad Doty's name correctly this time around.

 

[Avder]

Hopefully their local media doesn't get their logos mixed up and remembers how to pronounce Brad Doty's name correctly this time around.

Yeah, don't want to piss off Mr. Kopidor again.

 

[Marlowe Syn]

Stunned, beautiful silence in Chicago

That really was a beautiful non-sound wasn't it?

I would love to see the Rangers win, but I just dont see how it can happen. I'm not sure that team even makes the playoffs if they were in the West.

You never know. Rangers are peaking at the right time. Although so is that King offense. Now if I were to put money on it I would put it on LA, but this is a Ranger team that could surprise some. As neither a fan of either team, I just hope it is a competitive Finals.

 

[57special]

Man, Oduya and Rosival looked like crap during that game. Not sure when it was decided by NHL Dmen( it seems to be a collective thing) that screening your goaltender is the way to defend shots.

 

[Loopy0ne]

thank you based kings

now go rangers tho

is that a golden axe enemy in your avatar? love it

go gaby! what could've been if we somehow got him instead of moulson... sigh