Around the NHL XII: Conference Finals Edition!

[Riverdale]

Don't get cocky. They won the cup the last two years for a reason. They're heading to the cup this year again for a reason.

I'm not cocky. It will be a tough series, but the endless **** about how great these two teams are and how awful the Rangers are is now even funnier

 

[DoTheBlue]

Interesting period .... not what I expected from these two teams for a game 7 WCF

 

[Lime]

Rozsival with the GWG, heard it here first

 

[JCrusher*]

I'm not cocky. It will be a tough series, but the endless **** about how great these two teams are and how awful the Rangers are is now even funnier

I agree. Plus last year Boston choked basically. Despite who wins both will be more tired and less fresh than teh rangers will be. Both teams have weaknesses as we see. The Rangers dont have the high powered offense BUT tehy do have better defense,goaltending, and can roll 4 lines consistently

 

[aufheben]

I have a theory that the reason people think these teams look so good is because they don't even bother to play defense.

ZOMGH RUN N GUNNE

 

[Lime]

Don Cherry is ripping Slava Voynov right now

 

[Bullseyes]

I agree. Plus last year Boston choked basically. Despite who wins both will be more tired and less fresh than teh rangers will be. Both teams have weaknesses as we see. The Rangers dont have the high powered offense BUT tehy do have better defense,goaltending, and can roll 4 lines consistently

Boston didn't choke. They lost to a better team.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

I have a theory that the reason people think these teams look so good is because they don't even bother to play defense.

ZOMGH RUN N GUNNE

On HF, by complaining about a team playing "slow" hockey, you are actually complaining about a team not being bad defensively.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Boston didn't choke. They lost to a better team.

Agreed. Unfortunately for the Hawks the salary cap cost them Bolland and Frolik. Their depth isn't what it was.

 

[JCrusher*]

Boston didn't choke. They lost to a better team.

Well they kind of did hand the game over. They should have won that game

 

[yrrebbor]

And we are supposed to fear these two teams

The quick transition game should destroy these sloppy teams if they can finish. Even Nash should be able to slip one past these goalies.

 

[Fugazy]

Well they kind of did hand the game over. They should have won that game

That game's ending was brutal.

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Justin Williams' performance in Game 7s is something of legend.

 

[JCrusher*]

That game's ending was brutal.

Agreed. hate Boston but i would be mad if any team let a game slip away like they did. Doesnt matter how good the hawks were they were given taht game

 

[Fugazy]

Justin Williams' performance in Game 7s is something of legend.

It's unreal. The dude just automatically thrives in these games.

 

[AHB*]

On HF, by complaining about a team playing "slow" hockey, you are actually complaining about a team not being bad defensively.

Pretty much, as a non-biased fan, how can you not love this type of hockey, but if this was my team, I'd be scared **** less. When the Rangers get a lead, especially in the third period, the almost always put things on lock. What were there, 3 lead changes in the Game 6 third period for LA-Chi.

I still think the Rangers are underdogs, but people acting like they're some sort of embarrassingly inferior team because these teams don't play D is hysterical.

 

[Bullseyes]

Period 2 on

 

[Lime]

According to CBC both teams are rolling 3 lines. Real good news for us.

 

[z1co80]

The quick transition game should destroy these sloppy teams if they can finish. Even Nash should be able to slip one past these goalies.

Come on i think you are exaggerating now

 

[Holocene]

I have a theory that the reason people think these teams look so good is because they don't even bother to play defense.

ZOMGH RUN N GUNNE

They are playing like East teams then!

Western teams playing like Eastern teams > West > East?

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Didn't the Kings have the number one defense in the league this year? What happened?

 

[AHB*]

NBC just said the Kings had a great first period with two bad bounces. One was a garbage goal by Quick, regardless of the bounce, the other bounced to a wide open Toews sitting on the doorstep of the crease. That's completley blown defensive coverage.

On top of that Chicago had the ice tilted for most of the period. What's wrong with these guys?

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

NBC just said the Kings had a great first period with two bad bounces. One was a garbage goal by Quick, regardless of the bounce, the other bounced to a wide open Toews sitting on the doorstep of the crease. That's completley blown defensive coverage.

On top of that Chicago had the ice tilted for most of the period. What's wrong with these guys?

Milbury was asked if the goalscoring was good O or bad Gtending/D, and he said it was good O.

Cory Crawford's inability to corral pucks isn't good offense.

 

[SkinneeJ]

For better or worse I've seen the Rangers play a lot of game 7s in the past few years. I can't even imagine them playing a wide open game like this with so much on the line.

 

[rholt168]

Milbury was asked if the goalscoring was good O or bad Gtending/D, and he said it was good O.

Cory Crawford's inability to corral pucks isn't good offense.

Milbury also has an extra chromosome. I can't listen to that guy for more than 60 seconds without getting annoyed.