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post #121 of 2763
5/12/08 at 7:34pm
Stick a fork in 'em - they're done!

5 -2 with a minute left. A very impressive Detroit win. Those guys are really flying tonight. Sure hope that Pittsburgh wins out over Philly. A Pens-Wings series would be great to watch. The job Detroit is doing on the penalty kill is incredible. Just like watching the Ducks last year. Take a penalty?!? Not a problem. And 5 goals on 21 shots? Not the performance the team needed from Turco.
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post #122 of 2763
5/12/08 at 7:42pm
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Originally Posted by Tag View Post
Stick a fork in 'em - they're done!

5 -2 with a minute left. A very impressive Detroit win. Those guys are really flying tonight. Sure hope that Pittsburgh wins out over Philly. A Pens-Wings series would be great to watch. The job Detroit is doing on the penalty kill is incredible. Just like watching the Ducks last year. Take a penalty?!? Not a problem. And 5 goals on 21 shots? Not the performance the team needed from Turco.
Yup, it is going as most expected. I was kind of hoping the "Battle of Pennsylvania" would be more bloody.:

I'll be pulling for the Wings from here on barring a miracle.
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post #123 of 2763
5/12/08 at 7:57pm
Amazing what those old guys can do, even without their leading goal scorer(in the playoffs).

I hope the Flyers can win a few, but I think the Timmomen injury really hurts them.
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post #124 of 2763
5/13/08 at 4:55am
I want the Pens to sweep these cryers so bad I can taste it. They play dirty and the only way they have a chance against the Pens is to take runs at them with cheap shots then cry about the refs being against them.

What a bunch of fags! They can't skate with a good team and need shut out to stop their crying. Hopefully along the way both Hatcher and Hartnell get laid out. Even with Timmonen and Coburn, they are hacks in way over their heads.
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post #125 of 2763
5/13/08 at 6:00am
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Originally Posted by Taylormatt View Post
I want the Pens to sweep these cryers so bad I can taste it. They play dirty and the only way they have a chance against the Pens is to take runs at them with cheap shots then cry about the refs being against them.

What a bunch of fags! They can't skate with a good team and need shut out to stop their crying. Hopefully along the way both Hatcher and Hartnell get laid out. Even with Timmonen and Coburn, they are hacks in way over their heads.
Cheap???????

Wait till you play the Wings for the Cup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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post #126 of 2763
5/13/08 at 6:07am
Love the Pens. Watched some of the Wings game last night. They worry me. They look awful good.
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post #127 of 2763
5/13/08 at 6:44am
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Originally Posted by Ullr View Post
Cheap???????

Wait till you play the Wings for the Cup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trust me, I know. Hopefully they won't cry about it though.
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post #128 of 2763
5/13/08 at 10:47am
Sounds like playoff hockey to me.

Haven't had a chance to watch the PA series, but from what I have seen in the highlights, Malkin looks a little soft. It will be interesting to see how he does when he is getting hit by an equally(or more) skilled team(Wings).
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Originally Posted by Taylormatt View Post
I want the Pens to sweep these cryers so bad I can taste it. They play dirty and the only way they have a chance against the Pens is to take runs at them with cheap shots then cry about the refs being against them.

What a bunch of fags! They can't skate with a good team and need shut out to stop their crying. Hopefully along the way both Hatcher and Hartnell get laid out. Even with Timmonen and Coburn, they are hacks in way over their heads.
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post #129 of 2763
5/13/08 at 11:28am
Malkin soft? LMAO You really haven't been paying attention.
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post #130 of 2763
5/13/08 at 11:31am
Like I said, I have not watched that much of the series. If they get by the Flyers, I will definitely be watching.
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post #131 of 2763
5/14/08 at 6:22am
Detroit bound no doubt about it.
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post #132 of 2763
5/14/08 at 7:04am
wings and gwins are playing some serious broomball!
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post #133 of 2763
5/14/08 at 7:52am
I think the Wings and Pens forwards are pretty much a push. I think the Wings have an advantage on defense and in goal. Lidstrom, Kronwall, Rafalski and Stuart are playing very well. Ozzie's numbers are as good as Fluery's, however he has experience and has won a cup. Fluery also hasn't faced 35-40 shots a game. I also think three intangibles play in in the Wings favor. First, they are experienced at Playoff hockey. Second, they feel they should have won the cup the last few years, so they are hungry and have something to prove. Third, Dats and Zetterberg are driven to outplay the Golden boys.

It should be a fun series.
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post #134 of 2763
5/14/08 at 7:56am
Actually, Ozzie's are better.


Chris Osgood DET 8-0 1.40 .939 1 Marc-Andre Fleury PIT 9-1 1.78 .937 2
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post #135 of 2763
5/14/08 at 9:26am
You don't think there's a reason Fleury hasn't faced 40 shots a game?
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post #136 of 2763
5/14/08 at 9:34am
Yea, he hasn't faced the Wings offense.
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You don't think there's a reason Fleury hasn't faced 40 shots a game?
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post #137 of 2763
5/14/08 at 1:00pm
Thread Starter 
Gotta get by the Flyers first but really, they've shown me nothing.

Matt, you beat me to the point. Fluery and Conklin were facing 35+ shots a game in the regular season. Since Hossa has been a regular; well maybe the experienced guy taught the kids the importance of playing both ends of the ice.

I haven't seen the Wings play this year so I can't really evaluate the match-ups but remember how I started this thread:


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Originally Posted by Laurel Hill Crazie View Post
A web site for winter sports enthusiast and no jibber jabber about hockey? OK, I'll start. It says right here that the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to take the Stanley Cup. (You didn't see that coming now did you?)

With Malkin, Crosby and Stall they've got great strength up the middle not to mention the most exciting young talent in the league. The deadline trade that brought Hossa and Dupuis to play with Crosby has the potential to be a fantastic scoring line to go with Malkin, Malone and Sykora. I can't think of a team so deep in offense. I would consider Crosby's line to be the #2 line because they've not played together but one game.

What really has me believing is the Pen's defensive play. Not only great defense in Gonchar, Scuderi, Orpick, Gill, Letang and really good goalies in Fluery and Conklin but the offense plays great D also. I'd mention Whitney but he's been moved to wing for inconsistent defensive play.

The only thing that will stop this team is their inexperience but they should have learned from last year and the level of play they've faced down the stretch this year.

Let's Go Pens!
The Pens have answered my concerns about inexperience. This team will not be intimidated by the Wings or the fact that they're playing to engraved their names on the base of the Cup. Perhaps they're just too young to know any better.


The only weakness I see in the Pen's game is their face-off.
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post #138 of 2763
5/14/08 at 1:09pm
That would be the correct answer. Flower hasn't faced 35+ shots b/c the D is on top of it locking down against the offense, not because we haven't haven't played the wings offense yet.

Both teams are almost dead equal star for star, D to D, etc. Most Wings fans think they are going to steamroll over us like the Avs & Stars. Not gonna happen. Remember Nashville nearly sent them packing. This is going to be one long, full length series that could go either way and will likely flip flop a few times.

And the Joe will have lots of black and gold in attendance. They have TONS of empty seats for sale.
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post #139 of 2763
5/14/08 at 7:33pm

Hey Wings Fans............

Two words for ya
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post #140 of 2763
5/14/08 at 8:15pm
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Originally Posted by Taylormatt View Post
You don't think there's a reason Fleury hasn't faced 40 shots a game?
There is a reason....he's playing in the east where all the teams suck
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post #141 of 2763
5/15/08 at 6:55am
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Originally Posted by UGASkiDawg View Post
There is a reason....he's playing in the east where all the teams suck
yawn...
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post #142 of 2763
5/15/08 at 4:55pm
It takes four games to win a series not one. Wanna bet a Wings fan that Dallas won't win three in a row?
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post #143 of 2763
5/15/08 at 6:20pm
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Originally Posted by fischermh View Post
It takes four games to win a series not one. Wanna bet a Wings fan that Dallas won't win three in a row?
I already said if I were betting I would bet on the Wings

But, will the Stars get two Wings goals disallowed and one of their questionable ones allowed in the next three games? If so, you're on!

I bet the Wings don't get the sweep:

No sweep

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post #144 of 2763
5/17/08 at 1:12pm
Wow! 2 great games by Dallas to force a 6th back home.
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post #145 of 2763
5/17/08 at 1:13pm
Oh Oh, it it happened happened twice twice
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post #146 of 2763
5/17/08 at 5:12pm
Thread Starter 
The Stars have made it interesting. I sure hope that Philly doesn't do the same.
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post #147 of 2763
5/18/08 at 3:11pm
Well, they didn't.

HIGH FIVE ROB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Lord Stanley, Lord Stanley, prepare that brandy! Stanley Cup, here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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post #148 of 2763
5/18/08 at 4:09pm
Thread Starter 
Now that's the way to close out a series. Let's go Stars, take 'em to 7 and the Pens will play who ever is left standing.

HIGH FIVE BACK AT YOU, MATT!!!!!!

Let's Go PENS!!!!
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post #149 of 2763
5/19/08 at 1:16pm
Wings and Guins:Objective Opinion?

http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/8...o-back-defeats

Short Version:
On paper, all things being equal, the Wings are a much better squad than the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team that will be representing the East. In fact, the Wings are much better than any team in the National Hockey League.
A quick scan of the final 2007-08 standings proves that, especially when you consider that the Wings won the President's Trophy while playing on the much tougher western side of the NHL. But if the Wings go into the Stanley Cup final as a tired team against the youthful Penguins, who whacked the Philadelphia Flyers 6-0 on Sunday to cruise into the final having played only two games over the minimum, the Wings can no longer be viewed as the dominant team.
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post #150 of 2763
5/19/08 at 4:21pm
Giving up on your Stars pulling the fabled 33 year 3-0 comeback?

I think they actually have a chance after the last two games. They are playing really well.
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