***The Official 2009 NHL Playoffs Thread***

Is OT in hockey like OT in pro football, first team to score wins?

 

I know what you mean, I was like that about an hour ago watching the Magic game. Good luck man.

 

Same here, I don't think I can watch as well, the Bruins are really hanging around the front of the net.

 

go anyone but detroit and pittsburgh!!!

 

the OT in this boston/carolina game has been awesome, chances at both ends! thomas and ward are two great goalies too. I hope boston wins... id love to see 3 original 6 teams in the final 4. plus carolina's coach is my ex-gf's uncle... so... go bruins!

 

also, i must say, i LOVE the fact that versus is showing the TSN feed, with the TSN announcers... theyre great to listen to IMO


EDIT: wow... how about tim thomas right there as OT 1 is winding down... wow... wow... wow..

 

Son of a *****

 

OMG... first career playoff goal... hurricanes vs pens... 1:14 to go... damn you... damn you paul maurice!!! damn you scott walker!

I can't believe the bruins are out.

this should pave the path for the nhl/pens to get to the cup jk

 

VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, what a series, it seems only right that it ends in a Game 7 overtime.

 

a canes fan? really?!

 

Oh yes, since 2000 or so, they finally got a cable deal and the games are televised locally, this is our 3rd trip to the Eastern Conference Finals since 2003.

Even have the lapel pin from the 03 loss.

 

im happy for them and for maurice... especially after his time last year with the miserable leafs... he's a better coach than that. You can only do so much with what you're given... lets face it, the leafs gave him nothing. I should hate him because my ex-gf is his neice, but... as a coach, i like and respect the guy.... he's a good coach, he's done great things with that team this year, and in the past. so good for him.

I just didn't think carolina had many fans , but good for you!

 

Anaheim was jobbed by that goal. Cleary pushed the goalie and did not touch the puck


Sorry about beantown Unified

 

the PP goal that anaheim got too shouldnt have happened as well, as hudler was checked into Hiller by Pronger, thats not goaltender interference... so it all comes out in the wash

 

the goal that was pushed in with the ducks goalie hadn't been frozen. the play was a "hockey play" so the goal counted, otherwise it would have been considered interference i think.

 

Yea, Brandon. Clutch playoff winning does that. Come on over, there's room for you too.

4-0 in game 7's.

And for the record, I hear you on the shakes. It's heaven and hell watching games like that. I could hardly breathe! Boston has a great team, and Chara scares me to death.

We should talk to him about playing some TE for the Fins.

 

I feel bad for you Brandon, but I think most of the people sitting in that Boston arena last night are probably Patriot fans, so they are due for a little suffering.

 

http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=2648

whats not allowed is if the goalie freezes the puck and is pushed into the net... thats not what happened here, the puck was lose behind Hiller heading toward the goal, Cleary jabbed at it and hit Hiller, but the puck was always loose so its a legal play...

 

Watched my first Bruins game start to finish in...I guess about 5 years. I've more or less gotten over the trifecta of blowing a 3-1 series lead to Montreal, the lockout, and trading Joe Thornton for a six-pack of beer, a couple game-used pucks and 2 tickets to Disney on Ice. God, I forgot how rough playoff hockey can be on the fan, especially game 7 OT, when losing feels 10 times worse than winning feels good (if that makes sense).

Now, I feel like Scott Walker murdered a member of my family. If I saw him on the street, I wouldn't hesitate to punch him in the nuts (and yes, I'm aware that he would kick my *** afterwards...it would still be worth it).

 

LMAO

 

ok now all i need to happen is for detroit and pittsburgh to not make it to the cup and i'm good to go.

revenge (by others) is a dish best served cold.

 

Feel bad for me? Why? Im a wing's fan. We're moving on!

oh stop crying about the flyers elimination already. Now, not only am i pulling for the wings because im a fan, but also because I know its going to piss you off

 

Boy it's gunna be a long month for you, huh?

 

yes dammit.

 

You forgot losing to Montreal, a #8 seed, when the B's were a #1. I set a world record for "most times throwing a baseball cap into the wall in a playoff series". Look it up, it's in Guinness and everything. I think Jose Theodore stopped something like 764 shots in the last two games of that series, while Byron Dafoe couldn't stop a balloon.

 

They start filming next week here in Winnipeg for the Don Cherry movie

They are recounting his playing and coaching time so lots of old time Bruins will be in the city helping out

Cheevers,Esposito,Park,Orr and a few others

 

Well, I've been out of the country since last Friday, when the Bruins fell behind 3-1 in Carolina. I figured the series was over and I wouldn't be seeing a Bruins game until next fall. Well I missed all of Game 5 and Game 6, and after seeing that they pushed the series to a Game 7, I told myself I had to catch at least part of that game. Well, I found a place televising the game and caught Lucic's 3rd period goal and all of OT. I watched the game from a distance with no sound, so I can't comment on much. However, I did catch the Game and Series clinching goal and I couldn't stop short of vomitting in my mouth. Timmy can't control that rebound? Really?

Oh well... still a devastating loss and to lose it to the Whale makes it worse.

 

Sorry, Brandon. I meant to send those condolences to Unified.

But, I am still mad about the 2002 Canes-Wings Cup Finals. I was at that triple-OT Game 3, got home at 3:30 that morning. Hopefully we get a chance to get revenge on the Wings this year.

And, btw, I agree with you guys on the Phoenix problem. That team should go to Hamilton or Winnipeg.

If New York can have 3 teams, I see no reason the Toronto area can't support two.

 

Pens jumped out to the early lead tonight, the Canes came roaring back.

Staal was very very close to sending it to overtime with 40 seconds left.

 

damn you pittsburgh

 

So big hearing today.

NHL says it controls Phoenix while Bailsislle (sp?) claims he purchased it off the owner

Bettman has on record said if Phoenix has to move

"It should be offered to Winnipeg first"

This is the closest we have come to getting our team or any NHL team back here and the city is getting excited, although not too excited as we have heard rumors before

Well me and 700,000 of us here as have our fingers crosses that this happens

 

Uni leaves and the thread dies??? Come on boys


Malkin is back and it will be impossible to stop him and Sid

I hope Chicago can get back in this thing

 

oh joy it looks like we're going to see pitt and detroit in the stanley cup again.. yaaaaaay.

meaning i would have to root for pittsburgh dear god what is the world coming to.

 

Pagan isn't talking trash anymore.

The Pens are an explosive offensive team and IMO the 'Canes are making a mistake trying to play the Pens style and not their usual dump and chase and forecheck.

down 0-2, heading back to Raleigh.

 

And the pathetic officiating continues... Kronwall, delivers a clean hit to Havlat... yet gets 5 minutes and a game misconduct... hawks on the powerplay almost the entire first period... what a joke...

What happened to hockey???

 

if detroit is getting the long end of the stick the best kind of things are happening in hockey.