NHL 2008-09 regular season thread!

[Techman]

1) Bruins in 6 - if they can't get it done in 6 the Habs will take it in a wild 7th game.

2) Caps in 5 - Avery will get in penalty trouble causing problems for the Rangers and Ovetchkin is too much for the Rangers to handle.

3) Penguins in 7 - it will go down to a 7th game but Crosby and Malkin will be too much for the Flyers to handle in game 7

4) Devils in 6 - Brodeur will be at the top of his game getting better as the series goes on.

 

[benxxx]

i'll try to be objective for this one... well f#%k objectivity
THE HABS IN 6

they'll have to score alot to make-up for all the goals thei'll give... i still pick...
THE CAPS IN 6

Alot of offence in this one... really could go both ways
PENS IN 7

and for the battles of the boring teams
THE CANES IN 5


to be sure to get the most wrong predictions, i'll give a shot at the western conference

SAN JOSE IN 7

the young team with the hot goalie vs. the big red machine...
COLOMBUS IN 6

couples in juries at the blue line for the flames+ not too sure about Jokinen in the playoffs
CHICAGO IN 5

the blues have been in a crazy streak for a while... but...
Vancouver in 6

 

[Doc Holliday]

In the West.....

Anaheim vs. San Jose (Ducks in 6)

Columbus vs. Detroit (Red Wings in 5)

Chicago vs. Calgary (Calgary in 6)

St-Louis vs. Vancouver (Vancouver in 6)

 

[G1GBallday]

Western Conference:

1) Sharks in 7 - Without King Douche Ron Wilson behind the bench, SJ will finally get out of the first round.

2) Wings in 4 - Still the team to beat in the NHL.

3) Black Hawks in 5 - The Bulin Wall + Towes will be too much for Calgary.

4) Canucks in 5 - Luongo will single handily win the series while Mats sits on the bench planning his return trip to Sweden for the summer.

 

[Robert 21]

In the East :

The Habs Vs Boston ( Boston in 5 )

Kisses xxxXXXxxx

That's HOT!
(just like YOU)

Go Bruins GO!

I like Bruins Goalie Tim Thomas to Win the Vezina Trophy

Thank YOU!

 

[lgna69xxx]

Hey, whats up Doc? (sorry, had to ) and i agree about the comparison completely

I absolutely love the guy!!

Want to know who he reminds me of? Wendel Clark!!!

Wendel is my favorite hockey player ever!!!!

 

[Doc Holliday]

Habs lose!!! Bruins win!!!!

To be fair to the Habs, they played very well & this is the game they shoulda won. George Laraque played very well, so did Carey Price. But the defence....phew!!!!

 

[lgna69xxx]

man o man, Price out of the game for the start of the 3rd period in game 2, poor guy, they just showed him on the bench, i bet he wants a drink right about now, well , he can look at it this way, the sooner the Habs lose, the sooner he's back on Crescent St Partying like its 1999.....errrrrrrr i mean 2009 .......... sorry, i just had to say it , lol....... go habs go! (btw, where is gohabsgo?) HEHE!!!!!

 

[Doc Holliday]

Boston 5 Habs 1

TOTAL ANNIHILATION!!!!!!!!!!!!

Definition: Annihilation is defined as "total destruction" or "complete obliteration" of an object.

 

[Merlot]

TOTAL ANNIHILATION!!!!!!!!!!!!

Definition: Annihilation is defined as "total destruction" or "complete obliteration" of an object.

Hey Doc,

Cheering for my Bruins out of spite? GOOD BOY! Looks like my bet is in pretty good shape so far. Hmmmm, to my friend. Please write down the name...Lamberti Bardolino Chiaretto.

Crush em Bs,

Merlot

 

[lgna69xxx]

not so fast there Merlot, i can see Le Habs taking 2 in Le Bell Centre (crossing fingers)

Hey Doc,

Cheering for my Bruins out of spite? GOOD BOY! Looks like my bet is in pretty good shape so far. Hmmmm, to my friend. Please write down the name...Lamberti Bardolino Chiaretto.

Crush em Bs,

Merlot

 

[GlavaMan]

1)
2) Caps in 5 - Rangers are the shittiest and most overrated team in the playoffs and Drury the most overpaid player in the league is hurt.

Any other predictions?

The word is that Carey Price will be charged with having sex with a minor when the season is over.

 

[joelcairo]

Any other predictions?

The word is that Carey Price will be charged with having sex with a minor when the season is over.

Unfair accusation! The only one Carey's been screwing is his team.

 

[Techman]

I wonder if Lucic will get a one game suspension for his crosscheck to the head in the last 5 minutes of the game? If they follow the rules, the Bruins should be without him in the next game.

Hopefully we will see Halak in nets for the next game because Price can't get the job done.

Originally Posted by GlavaMan
Any other predictions?

The word is that Carey Price will be charged with having sex with a minor when the season is over.

Why? Did someone catch him masturbating?

 

[Doc Holliday]

I wonder if Lucic will get a one game suspension for his crosscheck to the head in the last 5 minutes of the game? If they follow the rules, the Bruins should be without him in the next game.

Hopefully we will see Halak in nets for the next game because Price can't get the job done.

Lucic did get a 1 game suspension, much to my surprise. For what? For defending himself with his gloves against a player who was about to attack him? His hockey stick never touched him. Attempt to injure some might say? Well, what about Lapierre on Phil Kessel in game 1? What about Kotsopoulos' attempted elbow at a Boston rookie in that same game? If he hadn't missed, it would have caused a lot more damage than Lucic raising his gloves at pesty Lapierre's throat.

It's a league of double-standards & why it's still regarded as a joke in many circles. By robbing Boston of one of its best players, they've possibly made their next game closer than what the score should be. Boston will now only win by 2 goals!

Regarding the goaltending situation, you can't blame Price in the first two games. Blame the lousy defence who kept screening him, especially that god-awful Josh Gorges!!!! If it wasn't for Price, Boston would have scored 10 goals! In each game! Some might say that Boston didn't score on Halak in the 3rd, but they weren't trying as much....they were just going through the motions & trying not to get injured in a game that was already easily won by them.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Any other predictions?

The word is that Carey Price will be charged with having sex with a minor when the season is over.

Yeah right. The cops are huge Habs fans, so they'll wait until the end of the playoffs to charge Price. Makes a lot of sense.

(some people really do enjoy posting stupidity)

 

[Special K]

Lucic did get a 1 game suspension, much to my surprise. For what? For defending himself with his gloves against a player who was about to attack him? His hockey stick never touched him. Attempt to injure some might say?

Well, as much as I'd like to agree with you Doc, the evidence is right here that Lucic did in fact cross check Lapierre in the face, the 51 second mark of the video...Lapierre did deserve it though...Lol.

 

[Special K]

Bruins fan steals Kovalev's stick!!

Did anyone catch the video of the B's fan who stole Kovalevs stick through the glass at the end of GM 1? This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen, especially the look on Kovie's face as he's jostling with the fan to get his stick back.

Watch the video in HQ on Youtube and keep your eye on the guy in the white shirt banging on the glass after the game winning goal!! Best part is Kovie skating away without his stick.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Best part is Kovie skating away without his stick.

I hate to disagree with you on this one, but Kovy did have his stick....half of it, that is. He looked like a kid who had just lost his chocolate bar to a bully!

 

[Doc Holliday]

Well, as much as I'd like to agree with you Doc, the evidence is right here that Lucic did in fact cross check Lapierre in the face, the 51 second mark of the video...Lapierre did deserve it though...Lol.

I agree he crosschecked him, but only his gloves touched Lapierre, not the stick. Anyways, it's true that Lapierre deserved it...or should have. Most panelists on Sunday morning talkshows (outside of Quebec) said the same thing...and on TSN, some didn't even think this minor act warranted a suspension. Check out The Reporters' April 19th broadcast:

http://www.tsn.ca/shows/the_reporters/

Anyways, why didn't Lapierre get a suspension for attacking Phil Kessel after his empty-net goal in game 1?