As long as Detroit fails to make a 3rd straight appearance, all will be good. I hope San Jose takes it all, they've never won the cup let alone make it to the finals.

I was traveling for a few days, but managed to listen to game 3 of the Bruins-Flyers game on the radio while driving (hockey SUCKS on the radio, even when your team wins) and watch game 4 in a pub in Baltimore, Maryland. As I said to the Flyers fans in the pub, you may have won the battle (not allowing a sweep), but you will not win the war (the series). The less-drunk, more-rational ones had no choice but to agree.

I'm looking forward to a Bruins - Canadiens series next, but I'm afraid Montreal is not looking up to the challenge.

The Habs only lost Game #5 2-1, so they still have a good chance to take the series. It's certainly possible to beat Pittsburgh too games in a row, as the only "no-doubt" victory for the Penguins so far has been the 6-3 blowout in Game #1.

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Detroit has been eliminated 4 games to 1 by the Sharks. Kudos to the Sharks for not allowing the 7-1 defeat the game before to affect them, as they held the Red Wings to 1 goal(the Sharks won 2-1). From the looks of it, it will be a San Jose/Chicago Western Final. That should be an entertaining, high-scoring series that either team could win.

Vancouver has not been playing well in net, so I am basically counting them out while being down 3 games to 1. Luongo has been quite poor since Game #1 and he is one of the main reasons Vancouver is where they are right now.

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Actually, Montreal's only goal came with 30 seconds left. And in their victory in game 4, they were dominated for two periods, and then won on a goal off the skate of Kris Letang. For some reason the Penguins seem to have trouble being motivated except when their backs are to the wall. Talent-wise no one expected the series to last this long (except, I'm sure, Montreal fans).

All is good. San Jose all the way!!!

Montreal is going to another Game #7! They defeated Pittsburgh 4-3 in Game #6 to force the deciding game. It should be intense.

Boston did not have a very good game at all. They lost 4-0 to Philadelphia and their lead is now 3 games to 2. Brian Boucher got injured in the game(from the sounds of it, it was an injury to his left knee) and was replaced in net by Leighton.

That, my friend, is an understatement of epic proportions.

Not all of the news is good for Philadelphia. Boucher is done for the playoffs.:eek:

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Vancouver is gone, having lost 5-1 to Chicago(who won the series 4-2). The defense and goaltending for many of the games in this series for Vancouver has not been very good. And because of that, they are now out of the playoffs. San Jose/Chicago. That should be a high-scoring series for sure!

Just so there's no confusion, Boucher was injured by another one of the Flyers. David Krecji, lost to the Bruins for the rest of the playoffs, was taken out by Philadelphia.

I'm cheering for Chicago in this series. I have three reasons for this and I'm sure both shadows and smc can figure out why.

Am I supposed to state the reasons as I see them? Okay, here goes. ;)

1. You like Chicago-style hot dogs.
2. You share many Americans' dislike of all things Californian.
3. You always root for the underdog, and in an epic wildlife battle between a hawk and a shark it seems likely the shark would win.

No, those aren't the reasons? :frown: How about these?

1. You're hoping for an "Original Six" Stanley Cup final.
2. There shouldn't be a hockey team in a place where hockey can't be played outdoors during an actual hockey season.
3. You think the Canadiens can beat the Blackhawks in the finals.

The only problem with #3 is that the Habs will not be in the finals. :no:

Go BRUINS!!

Let's go with the second set of three. If Montreal wins tonight then they are going all the way and will finish the season with another Stanley Cup.

OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE ...

yuck, I just threw up a little bit in my mouth. :lol:

Montreal just beat Pittsburgh. Bring on Boston (provided that Boston can beat Philadelphia).

Now, this Bruins fan can only hope that playing in Boston, and it being a game 7 after the Bruins were up 3-0, assures a victory ... because the playing of the Bruins themselves does not instill great confidence.

I knew that.;) I just wanted to mention that losing their goaltender was a bad thing. Of course, it didn't seem to hurt them in Game #6.:eek:

If I wasn't already rooting for Montreal before(since they are the only Canadian team left, after all), I would be certainly rooting for them now. Having learned that an entire family in Montreal perished after their house dropped into a sinkhole, and that they were die-hard Habs fans, how could I not?

What a terrifying, horrible way to go.:(

Let's go Habs! I'll root for Montreal over Boston any day of the week!

Why are they referred to as the "Habs"? Is there a reason for this moniker or are Canadians just curious folk?

I will say that I was shocked when they beat the Penguins. It just goes to show that hockey playoffs are an entirely different entity than that of any other sport's playoffs. Or the regular season for that matter. Those 16 wins are so difficult to achieve, it's no wonder the intensity level goes to 11 come the end of April.

It's short for les habitantes (possible spelling error). If I'm not mistaken it translates as the inhabitants (or possibly settlers). It goes back to the era of when Quebec was referred to as New France.

So in other words...Canadians are funny.

I kid because I can.

Thanks for the info, now I know.

I'm still rooting for the Sharks.

I'm not sure why you say it's funny, but nevertheless ila has given only part of the story.

The translation is correct, but the use of the word habitantes (or habs) to describe the team relates directly to the tenuous relationship the Quebecois have with English Canada. There were many who simply could not stomach the idea of their team being called the Canadiens, even with the French spelling, and so the team kind of adopted two names for its fans. Even the shirt has the "H" for habitantes inside the "C" for Canadiens.

I meant funny as in odd. Not being French or Canadian, the difference in cultures is idiosyncratic to me.

Since becoming a Hockey fan many moons ago, I've always been curious as to why they were commonly referred to as the Habs. I knew the "H" stood for habs and the 'C' for Canadiens, but never knew why. Thanks for the information guys.

By the by, Philly is tied 3-3 with Boston at the end of the 2nd. The Bruins were up 3-0 at one point. Hell, Boston was up 3 GAMES! They only needed one more victory to continue their pursuit. If the Flyers pull off a victory, it will only be the the 4th time ever (not positive here, but I know it's a low number) that a team has been down 3 games and gone on to victory. I think the last time this happened was a series between Colorado and Vancouver. Colorado was in the same boat, up 3, and ended up on the losing end.

Stanley cup playoffs are great to watch even if your team isn't in it, which mine is not. And then...and then, they kick it up another notch for the finals!
Hockey...I love this sport.

It seems just cruel that I, as a Bruins fan, have to be the one to report that the Bruins lost!

Rex is inaccurate about losing after being up 3 game to zero. In the NHL, before tonight, it had happened only twice before, the last time in the 1970s. Never Colorado. I'm too distraught to remember the details.

It's happened only once in baseball, one of the two other U.S.-based sports that has 7-game series. And that was my beloved Red Sox, beating the Yankees after being down 3 games to none in 2004.

Now I'm going to stick my head in the oven.

I remember: 1975 NY Islanders came back from 3-0 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. 1942 Maple Leafs ... but I can't remember against which team.

Back to the kitchen!

Most people predicted that the defending champion Penguins, with almost the whole team back, would easily make the finals once the Capitals and Devils were eliminated. No one gave Montreal a chance. They have played great. Desire and intestinal fortitude are more important in the Stanley Cup playoffs than in any other sport. The Habs have demonstrated those qualities in abundance. The Penguins seem to have lost their will. Perhaps they are tired and never recovered from the two previous seasons in which the playoffs added a lot of games to the season. Perhaps, remembering too well what it takes to go all the way, they didn't have the heart to make another run. Perhaps they missed Hal Gill and Rob Scuderi. Good luck to the Habs...beat the hated Flyers!

I was inaccurate, thank you for pointing out my misconception. It was in 1998, a 3-1 series lead Colorado had over Edmonton, not Vancouver, before giving up.

Carry on smc, you can do it! Just imagine if you were Lebron James. Highly touted as one the the N.B.A.'s premier talents, yet the past two years he's failed to produce an appearance in the conference finals, let alone a championship. I know one man does not make a team, I'm merely stating the fact that losing sucks no matter who you are.

Hated indeed. Sorry Jen.

*places sheet of cookies next to smc's head*

What? I might as well save some time and make some cookies while the oven is already in use. And they're chocolate chip! Yum!:yes::innocent::lol:

In all seriousness, I can't fathom how frustrated you are feeling after all this. Boston had total control of the series and they let it slip through their fingers(take heart that you get a #2 pick from my Leafs, at least:(). Was it due to injuries(they seemed a different team once they lost Krejci) or did they just let their foot off the gas due to the 3-0 game lead? I guess we'll never know for sure, as the players probably don't even know.:eek:

The Conference Finals start on Sunday! I cannot wait!!!:respect::cool::yes:

I'm very disappointed in Boston's loss. I wanted to see a Montreal - Boston conference final.

I think losing Krejci had a lot to do with the turnaround. He is an important offensive spark, and it did seem to burst the bubble of invincibility.

As for all the other reasons why, well, this is Boston, where nothing is more important to the citizenry than sports and local politics. Therefore, the "why" will be sliced, diced, dissected, mulled over, argued about, and so on, for days and days and weeks and weeks in the newspapers and in the streets, finally abating just in time to start up again when the 2010-2011 hockey season is about ready to open.

You and me both!

The Habs had better do something. Down 3-0, game 2 in the 3rd period, not looking good for them. I know it's still early in the series, but the rope is growing taut.

I think Leighton has taken a page from the Halak that faced Washington in the last two games of that series and his play has shown that.

Philadelphia is playing great hockey right now, and to start the series with two straight shutouts does not bode well for the Habs. It's only two games, and anything can still happen, but Montreal is going to have to play some desperation hockey now(again).

Chicago beat San Jose 4-2, and now hold a 2-0 game advantage. Could it be a Philly/Chicago final?:eek:

At least Montreal won tonight. I hope that they keep it up for three more games in this series.

I hope it continues to be a good series. Halak played like the he did in the two previous series. The whole team looked good tonight.

They didn't just win, Ila. They showed that they were not just going to lie down and give up. It was a good game all-around for them tonight, and getting 5 goals off of Leighton after being shut out twice by him will increase Montreal's confidence big time.


I do have one thing I want to say however. I am getting sick and tired of the thugs in Montreal who, in the guise of being Habs fans, decide to loot and pillage whether Montreal wins or loses a series(sometimes even a game). They are not the true fans, and they put the real fans in a bad light. I liken them to the hooligans that show up at soccer games just to pick fights. They don't give a shit about the teams that are playing, they just want to fight. They are not fans, nor are they worthwhile human beings.

I'll step off my soapbox now, but I had to get it off my chest.

shadows, I am very glad that you wrote this -- especially in a post in which you are replying to ila. Personally, I was absolutely horrified tonight when I saw ila tonight on the news among those who had been taken into custody by the Service de police de la Ville de Montr?al, charged with pillaging. They flashed his mugshot on the television here in Boston. See below.

They're gonna love that cuddly teddy bear in the joint.:eek:;):lol::p

Since I haven't caught Montreal on the tele, I haven't kept up with them very well. But I'm estatic to hear that they won recently!

I read a news story about the hooligans in Montreal. Apparently the ones who start all the problems don't even go to the games. They show up on the streets after the games are over and then when there are still lots of people around, to use as cover, the hooligans start their looting and vandalizing. A lot of them have been identified because of video surveillance. I would like to see these jerks caught and put away for a long time.

Well, since you avoided any reference to your mugshot posted above, shall we assume that your post constitutes your opening defense in the Municipal Court? ;)

Legal counsel told me not to say a thing as anything I say can and will be used against me.

Very wise advice. Remember that since this will be a Ville de Montreal court, it will be very important to pronounce everything correctly. More important, in fact, than what you actually say.

Oh, and wear a Habs shirt. That is usually good for a reduced sentence, or so I've heard.

Unless San Jose can pull off a Philadelphia, Chicago will win the West. :(

You and I both know the justice system sucks ass here in Canada, so I doubt any significant punishment will be handed out to these "poor misguided youths".:censored::(

I honestly don't think that they will. They played a pretty good game for the most part, and they still lost(the game could have gone either way) 3-2 in overtime. With Heatley forgetting that the Western finals are on(I think he and Thornton are both still in San Jose, mentally at least), the Sharks have a massive hill to climb.

Montreal just couldn't get anything going today. Major bummer.

It has been feast or famine for Montreal this series. Of course, it has been famine for three games, while the feasting only lasted one game.

Getting shut out in three games of a series. Has that ever happened before?:eek:

I honestly don't think they will be coming back from this 3-1 game deficit.:(

Don't count them out yet. It's always possible for them to take the next three games.

A Black Hawks - Flyers series may, finally, settle one thing: the age-old dispute over whether the Philly cheesesteak or the Chicago Italian beef sandwich is better.

Another hour and we see if San Jose can put off their demise for another game. My hope is they can pull off a "Philly Miracle", but I'm not holding my breath. :no:

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We are the champions! Czech Republic won the World Championship Ice Hockey 2010 Germany!
Wow!
:hug:

CONGRATULATIONS!!

We are very proud here in Boston Bruins land of our two Czech players, David Krejci and Vladimir Sobotka, and the Bruins will be opening the next NHL season in Prague!

Well the answer was no. Congradulations to the Blackhawks!!

As a Sharks fan, I wished the series would have lasted a little longer. With the exception of game two, the series was very competitive. The sharks played well, but Niemi was the series star. He made a number of unbelievable saves or the series could have gone the other way. Penalties killed the sharks in the third period. Boyle shooting the puck over the glass, Clowe's nice takedown ot Toews and Heatly's slash in the offensive zone. They were all stupid, undiscipled penalties. You knew the Blackhawks would cash in eventually, and they did. End of Story

Yeah, but unlike the other series that they were behind in their offense has totally disappeared(except for one game). Anything can happen of course, but I just think they may have met their match. Game #5 for all the marbles. I hope it will be a good game.


And San Jose is gone, having been swept in the series by losing 4-2 in today's game. I am really glad that Heatley has been denied the Stanley Cup Ring that he did all the whining to try and get.:)

I wonder if this latest setback will help or hurt the Sharks next season? Will they try to tinker with the lineup or will they leave it as is?

I too hope it will be a good game. Both the offence and the defence have known all season that Halak and Price can't win the games alone yet the forwards and defencemen refuse to do their part when required. I'm very disappointed in the first and fourth games. Montreal has the potential to win, they have to show they deserve to win.

I like this. I wanted Chicago to win. I want to see an all original 6 Stanley Cup final.

I'll bet that they leave the lineup as is. They don't really need to make changes. They need to keep their players out of the penalty box, as Captn Sacto has so eloquently pointed out.

Sad. It would have been great for the Sharks, a team that's never been there before, to be in the finals. I'm glad I decided to forgo the holding of my breath. Good to see a team besides Detroit or Pittsburgh get their shot at glory, it's time the cup belonged to a different organization for a bit.

I've said it before in this thread and I'll say it again. There shouldn't be NHL teams in places where hockey could never be played under, for want of a better word, "natural" circumstances. San Jose is one of those places.

With the 4-2 defeat, Montreal has been eliminated from the playoffs. It is now Chicago VS Philadelphia for all the marbles!

I must admit that I am surprised that Jennifer has not made any mention of her beloved Flyers throughout their playoff journey.:eek:

Are you suggesting that the NHL only be allowed to play in cold weather climes? That's absurd. With that line of thinking, Baseball should only be played in warm climates, and New York should forget about hosting the Super-Bowl in 2014.

1. Yes. There should be no NHL teams in warm-weather climes. Period. I am not the only one on this site who thinks so.

2. Baseball is played in places that all have reasonably long periods of appropriate weather for the major part of the season, with some outliers in April and late September/October. Hockey could NEVER be played outside in San Diego, any month of the year, or in Florida, or other places with NHL teams.

3. If there were never another Super Bowl, I wouldn't care. I have absolutely no interest in American football.

I would be one of those who holds the same view.

What kind of reasoning is behind such views? Would you feel better if the NHL went back to the original 6 teams? Would you be inclined to feel the same if you had to relocate? Wouldn't you like to go to the local NHL arena hockey arena and watch your Bruins play what ever team calls home in your new town? I think you might sing a different tune if this was the case. Sports for most markets make money no matter where the team is located. Period.

Hockey in the sunbelt teams doesn't make money. Most of the sunbelt teams are losing money as the fan base isn't there. Nor is there interest in hockey down there.

I don't want to see a return to the original six. I would like to see the original six plus the existing franchises in Canada and several more in the northern US. I'd also like to see expansion into cities in Canada that previously had teams as well several more cities that have never had teams.

In order for me to watch a live NHL game I'd have to travel for several hour to get to the nearest arena.

I'm with ila, above. We've talked about it in this thread before. I would like to see expansion to other northern cities, especially in Canada. It would be great to see NHL teams in places that have real fan bases, like northern Minnesota, other cities in Michigan besides Detroit, and throughout Canada, such as Halifax, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, etc.

You simply have to take my word for it when I say that I would rather something be correct than be convenient for me. Fortunately, I'm not likely to have to relocate.

I suppose my reasoning is a hybrid of inductive and abductive. :)

Is a fan only allowed to be "real" if they live where they can skate outdoors? No. A "real fan" is someone who supports their team no matter what, has knowledge about the game, and a true passion for the sport itself. It matters not who's more fanatic about the sport, the teams are going where the money is, and I believe Winnipeg had their chance.


I can wrap my mind around your thought process, but it's not logical. If sports were meant to be played in the area they were conceived, there would no longer be professional sports. Granted caber tossing will be hard pressed to catch on in the states, but just because a warm state has a hockey team doesn't make it wrong.


To each their own. :respect:

The situation with Winnipeg is totally different with what is going on with Phoenix. Bettman did not offer to help out Winnipeg like he is with Phoenix, and back when Winnipeg was in trouble there was no Salary Cap and no revenue sharing and the Canadian dollar was quite low(situations that would likely have helped Winnipeg keep their team). Also, Bettman couldn't relocate the Jets fast enough, yet he continually tries to keep the Coyotes in Phoenix even though it has shown to not be economically viable.

So, Winnipeg really wasn't given a chance. Certainly not like Phoenix is, that is for sure. Many of Bettman's decisions have shown a decidedly anti-Canadian bias, and that is just one of the reasons I sincerely hope that he gets his ass tossed from the NHL.

Plus the fact that I am getting sick and tired of seeing his weasely face spout constant amounts of BS.;)

I wrote about a "fan base," not a "fan," so your response is not to my point. I do not deny that there can be and are individual hockey fans in cities that I think shouldn't have teams, but as the three kids who play for Boston College here, and who are from California and Arizona, they come from places with no fan base.

Again, you don't respond to what I actually wrote. I never said "sports were meant to be played in the area they were conceived." Were that the case, Canada would have no curling, only Scotland, and yet Canada is where it has the greatest support. Hockey wasn't conceived in Boston; it should, nevertheless, be played here.

Also, the question of whether there should be any professional sports is, I believe, a separate one. Let's not go there now.

Finally, as for caber tossing, this seems to me that it might be a good thing for which to use Bettman (see shadows' post just above).

ila, smc, and shadows...I agree to disagree. We can go round and round, but one place where we can find common ground is the fact that hockey is one of the greatest sports no matter where you live.

If a city can muster the fan base for a professional sport, then I'm all for that city having a team. That said, it's frustrating to see hockey played in places like California and Florida when my home state of Maine doesn't have a team. I get jealous sometimes, because the closest thing to pro sports we have are teams in Boston. But that said, I don't think hockey should be confined to the climates where it can be played outdoors.

As for the Habs, I'm sad to see that they're out of the playoffs. They just couldn't get anything going against the Flyers. When do the finals start?

I do agree that the NHL should have a team in Portland, Maine.

Here's the schedule for the finals. All games begin at 8 pm EST.

Game 1: Saturday, May 29 at Chicago
Game 2: Monday, May 31 at Chicago
Game 3: Wednesday, June 2 at Philadelphia
Game 4: Friday, June 4 at Philadelphia
Game 5 (if necessary): Sunday, June 6 at Chicago
Game 6 (if necessary): Wednesday, June 9 at Philadelphia
Game 7 (if necessary): Friday, June 11 at Chicago

If Jamaicans can bob-sled, why can't Hawaiians play hockey? That was a rhetorical question, not the first line of a joke. :lol:

Thanks for the schedule smc. Let's hope it's a good series! :yes:

Again, your responses don't seem to be about what I actually posted. I don't begrudge any Hawaiian who wants to play hockey. But there is a natural order to things, as evidenced by the kid at Boston College from Arizona who had to be driven 3.5 hours each way to the one practice hockey rink in the entire state. Arizonans or Hawaiians playing hockey is great, but it's not an accident that there are few, if any, rinks.

Earlier, you wrote: "I agree to disagree. We can go round and round, but one place where we can find common ground is the fact that hockey is one of the greatest sports no matter where you live."

I agree with the common ground about hockey. I don't agree to disagree. It's nothing personal; I just find that formulation to be unsupportable. Disagreements are part of the dialectic of argument and reasoning, and agreeing to disagree means stopping potential progress in its path. Again, it's nothing personal; it's just the way I see things. So, I agree to halt the discussion. Let's put it that way.

One thing about hockey in Hawaii that I wonder, though, is whether fans would throw pineapples on the ice rather than fish when they were angry at the players. :)

Here's hoping that Chicago wins. Unbelievably they've been without a cup for longer than Toronto.

I reiterate; that was a rhetorical question. Is it that difficult for you to have a laugh? Obviously you have strong feelings about "keeping it real", I can't deny you that, but there is no reason to abstain from a chuckle or two.

You have your reasons for you stance I have mine, better? I stated I can understand where you're coming from, and nothing personal, but in my opinion the only thing supporting your view is the fact that some "warm weather" hockey teams don't make money because of their location. That does not make the game impure or wrong for other temperate states to want a team they can call their own. You're lucky to live in an area that has a team, not all hockey fans are so lucky. Seeing a game played outdoors is a unique experience, yet it doesn't indicate sanctitude. All around the world, soccer/futbol is played by children using whatever they can find for a ball, on any surface available. This does not take away from the spirit of the sport.

Or coconuts! :)

I have no preference as I don't like either of the teams. I'm hoping for a seven game series, perhaps even an overtime or three. When it comes to suspense, sudden death in the finals takes the cake!

I am fully capable of laughing, although the thought of Hawaiians on skates playing hockey is more frightening than humorous. But you wrote: "That was a rhetorical question, not the first line of a joke." Now you imply that you meant it as a joke. I can't keep up. Anyhow, I took it as a rhetorical question, because that's what you indicated, but one that required a response since it was predicated on a misunderstanding of what I had previously written.

Just to be clear, I never supported my position with a single word about making money. That was someone else's post. If you go back and read all of my contributions to this exchange, you will not find any reference by me to the money issue.

I really want to be done with this exchange, but your point above only confirms my point. Those children can play soccer/futbol as you describe because the nature of the game ("nature" being the root of "natural" -- an important word in one of my earlier posts in this exchange) is such that those sorts of conditions and equipment allow it. Ice is a natural part of hockey. By the way, I would like to see artificial turf eliminated from all baseball.

Oh, what have I wrought by writing that?

And see, I can laugh: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

My fault for using the overtly subliminal :lol:. Next time I won't be so ambiguous with my response.


Then I will drop that issue from this debate.

No snow, no hockey. Makes complete sense. The NHL should rid themselves of all teams that are unable to play the whole season outdoors. Then just for kicks, once a year have an indoor game.

Here's a novel idea, Bud Selig should abolish inter-league games. After all, that's an unnatural thorn in the side of baseball's purists.

Let's not forget to require all dome teams, baseball and football, to vacate their respective cities. Games played indoors?!? Utterly ridiculous.

*sigh*

And then my Leafs will be the ones holding that "wonderful" milestone.:(

It's not a good idea to put words in my mouth, either explicitly or implicitly.

I never put words in your mouth, either explicitly or implicitly. I've simply expressed my opinion about such views on the subject.

I suggest you review what "implicitly" means and then check your postings.

But really, let's put an end to this. I agree that you can have the last word. Okay?

Any guesses as to who will win the Stanley Cup and in how many games?

I predict that the Blackhawks will win in 6 games(sorry Jennifer).

That is my prediction, as well: Chicago in 6.

By the way (and if it hasn't been mentioned already; I don't remember), there's a great sports documentary running on HBO lately titled "Broad Street Bullies." It's about the heyday of the Flyers. Highly recommended. Hockey doesn't often get the attention it deserves in this genre. Here's a link to info:

http://www.hbo.com/sports/broad-stre...ies/index.html

*lowers head, puts hands in pockets, kicks the dirt* Awww, shucks.

Tied at 2 with just a little bit of time left in the first. This has been a good game so far.

11 goals in game 1!?!?! Holy Grail! Never saw that happening. Damn good game!!!

That was a crazy game for offense. At least it was consistently exciting.

Well, game 2 was exciting as well, albeit not as highly scoring as game 1. Chicago is up 2-0 in the series. Have people stopped following the Stanley Cup? Are they just not interested in the two teams in the final?

I can't speak for any of the other hockey fans here, but I am still watching the finals. However, I don't have an allegiance to either team (although I do have lingering hatred of the Flyers that goes back to the days when they mercilessly beat people up throughout the league instead of playing actual hockey), though I am rooting for the Blackhawks mostly because they are an Original 6 team.

My main attention, though, has shifted to the Red Sox and Celtics. Oh, and also girls with cocks.

I'm only following the results in the paper on the day following the game. I've got no interest in either team although I do hope that Chicago wins The Cup.

I don't have any real rooting interest, but I do hope the Blackhawks win. And yes, I am watching every game. It doesn't matter who is playing, I love watching playoff hockey. I hope there are couple of overtime games.

Captn

I am keeping a close eye on the series to see if Pronger gets some of his chicklets knocked out of his gob after pulling his juvenile antics at the end of the first two games.;)

It seems he took the game puck after the final horn sounded in both game #1and game #2. Perhaps he should realize it isn't fazing the Blackhawks like he thinks, and should try some other way of getting in their heads.:lol:

Yeah, I'm not too impressed with Pronger's antics.

I guess it's a good thing for Pronger, then, that you are not his target audience. ;)

I do believe that any Blackhawks goalie is Pronger's target(ed) audience.

No sweep for Chicago! The Flyers won 4-3 in overtime, and the Flyers now trail two games to one.

They played last night? No shit...Duh, I should have known better. But I just wasn't able to catch the game. I was too sleepy.

Game #4 starts at 8pm EST tonight if you are able to catch it.:)

With any luck I'll be able to catch tonight's game! :)