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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 19:46:11 GMT -5
After 2, it's 2-1 Rangers. And it's currently 2-1 Wings.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 20:46:47 GMT -5
Rangers take Game 1!
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Post by VRM: LET'S GO BLUESHIRTS!! on Apr 16, 2015 20:46:54 GMT -5
Rangers take game 1, 2-1
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Post by RKTaker on Apr 16, 2015 20:47:51 GMT -5
woo game 1 goes to the rangers
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Post by triplethreatmark on Apr 16, 2015 20:50:23 GMT -5
The Lightning look unprepared for this game. They've looked off the whole night. A playoff hardened team like the Red Wings have and will continue to take advantage of that.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Apr 16, 2015 20:53:20 GMT -5
The Lightning look unprepared for this game. They've looked off the whole night. A playoff hardened team like the Red Wings have and will continue to take advantage of that. They have 34 shots on goal compared to Detroit's 12. The majority of the game has been played on the Wings' side of the ice as well. Detroit's defense has stepped up big time.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Apr 16, 2015 20:58:07 GMT -5
The Lightning look unprepared for this game. They've looked off the whole night. A playoff hardened team like the Red Wings have and will continue to take advantage of that. They have 34 shots on goal compared to Detroit's 12. The majority of the game has been played on the Wings' side of the ice as well. Detroit's defense has stepped up big time. True, but they look off. Credit where it's due, the Wings D and Mrazek have been outstanding. However, now that Nesterov got that second goal, they might be getting some confidence back.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 21:14:30 GMT -5
Wings take Game 1. Man, if they actually win this series over the Lightning, I'll be shocked(no pun intended).
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Apr 16, 2015 21:15:14 GMT -5
I have to applaud the defending and the offensive efficiency.
The Lightning did look off and the Wings took advantage. I almost feel like that will be the key for the Wings to move on.
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Post by Unocal 76 on Apr 16, 2015 23:52:31 GMT -5
If NHL Playoffs were seeded 1-16: NYR/CGY, MON/PIT, ANA/WIN, STL/OTT, TB/DET, NSH/MIN, CHI/NYI, VAN/WSH
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 7:26:17 GMT -5
Late games saw the Wild & Ducks both win 4-2.
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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 17, 2015 10:37:51 GMT -5
Still think the Jets are going to give the Ducks a hell of a test (and win their first ever playoff game in the process, as the Jets OR as the Thrashers). Looking up some of the numbers, they're a beastly possession team.
Nevertheless, Ducks definitely have the experience edge this time of year, so they need to take advantage and put things away early.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 11:02:56 GMT -5
Still think the Jets are going to give the Ducks a hell of a test (and win their first ever playoff game in the process, as the Jets OR as the Thrashers). Looking up some of the numbers, they're a beastly possession team. Nevertheless, Ducks definitely have the experience edge this time of year, so they need to take advantage and put things away early. I think the ducks won't be able to beat the Jets at home and if the jets win at the pond at least once they will win the series
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Apr 17, 2015 11:49:16 GMT -5
I have to applaud the defending and the offensive efficiency. The Lightning did look off and the Wings took advantage. I almost feel like that will be the key for the Wings to move on. Giving up that many shots is not good defending. A good defensive team gets the puck out of their zone limiting shots not letting it be a shooting gallery like the Wings did. They were lucky to pull this out and will have to play better if they want to win it and not rely on luck. Penguins moved away from their early strategy of taking stupid penalties in hope they take stupider ones and not playing offense and they looked better for it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 11:52:41 GMT -5
I don't get why the Penguins took so many penalties. We're down our top 4D, let's take penalties rather then play disciplined hockey and hoping we can draw penalties instead
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Post by triplethreatmark on Apr 17, 2015 12:02:05 GMT -5
I don't get why the Penguins took so many penalties. We're down our top 4D, let's take penalties rather then play disciplined hockey and hoping we can draw penalties instead They're mentally weak. Look, they have players like Steve Downie and Maxim Lapierre. Those guys are going to take dumbass penalties as much as they draw them. Not to mention that if Sid or Geno don't get their way, the rest of the team follows and they fall apart.
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Post by sfvega on Apr 17, 2015 14:04:24 GMT -5
I don't get why the Penguins took so many penalties. We're down our top 4D, let's take penalties rather then play disciplined hockey and hoping we can draw penalties instead They're mentally weak. Look, they have players like Steve Downie and Maxim Lapierre. Those guys are going to take dumbass penalties as much as they draw them. Not to mention that if Sid or Geno don't get their way, the rest of the team follows and they fall apart. Don't lump Malkin in with Crosby, he's better than that. I get why people like the Jets, but they're gonna give Anaheim a series? I very seriously doubt it. Chicago is still the favorite in the West, because they're such a tough out. But Anaheim is the best team in the West. They play good defense, have underrated goaltending and depth, and the combinations of Perry/Getz and Kesler/Silfverberg are lethal. Winnepeg just isn't there yet. Their goaltending is arguably the shakiest in the playoffs, and that's for a team that isn't that good offensively. They're not Chicago or Tampa. They win close, low-scoring games. They need good goaltending. God, my Blues are so disappointing every post-season. We can't let Minnesota run around like that, we need to get checks on them. If we make them play our style, we beat them 9 times out of 10. But they dominated puck possession and scoring chances. Berglund disappears every post-season, so that's not surprising. But Lehtera hasn't shown anything lately. I think Steen/Backes/Oshie will be fine, but I want Tarasenko/Statsny/Schwartz. Lehtera only gets to play on that line because he's Russian and him and Tank had chemistry early in the season. But you're weighing Tarasenko and Schwartz down now with a guy who doesn't play tough, can't cease anymore (2 assists the last 30 days), and can only score when Schwartz puts the puck on his tape after faking out at least 2 defenders and the goalie.
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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 17, 2015 14:11:19 GMT -5
Honestly, I think Anaheim is kind of overrated. Not to say they don't have it in them to go on a run and potentially win it all; they certainly do, and wouldn't be a top seed if they didn't. But they spent a good chunk of this year winning by the skin of their teeth a bit too often, and again, the Jets, while not as strong all-around, are a much better possession team that improved as the year went on. I have to applaud the defending and the offensive efficiency. The Lightning did look off and the Wings took advantage. I almost feel like that will be the key for the Wings to move on. Giving up that many shots is not good defending. A good defensive team gets the puck out of their zone limiting shots not letting it be a shooting gallery like the Wings did. They were lucky to pull this out and will have to play better if they want to win it and not rely on luck. Penguins moved away from their early strategy of taking stupid penalties in hope they take stupider ones and not playing offense and they looked better for it. I'm interested in seeing what happens as the on-ice technology improves in terms of calculating shot percentages from different positions. Like, yes, totally agreed: any effort that results in a team giving up 44 shots isn't likely to be a very good one, it's begging for trouble; meanwhile, the Devils eliminated Toronto back in 2001 while limiting them to, what, 6 SOG in the final game? That said, as the technology progresses, we'll start getting a better feel for the quality of the shots being taken. Are some teams going to be able to get away with giving up 35+ shots regularly because they're very good at keeping the shots to low percentage areas and low percentage situations and have a good transition game? I doubt it'll be a common thing, since keeping shots low is so much safer a strategy to ensure a good defensive outcome, but I think it's something to keep an eye on.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Apr 17, 2015 14:17:12 GMT -5
They're mentally weak. Look, they have players like Steve Downie and Maxim Lapierre. Those guys are going to take dumbass penalties as much as they draw them. Not to mention that if Sid or Geno don't get their way, the rest of the team follows and they fall apart. Don't lump Malkin in with Crosby, he's better than that. I get why people like the Jets, but they're gonna give Anaheim a series? I very seriously doubt it. Chicago is still the favorite in the West, because they're such a tough out. But Anaheim is the best team in the West. They play good defense, have underrated goaltending and depth, and the combinations of Perry/Getz and Kesler/Silfverberg are lethal. Winnepeg just isn't there yet. Their goaltending is arguably the shakiest in the playoffs, and that's for a team that isn't that good offensively. They're not Chicago or Tampa. They win close, low-scoring games. They need good goaltending. God, my Blues are so disappointing every post-season. We can't let Minnesota run around like that, we need to get checks on them. If we make them play our style, we beat them 9 times out of 10. But they dominated puck possession and scoring chances. Berglund disappears every post-season, so that's not surprising. But Lehtera hasn't shown anything lately. I think Steen/Backes/Oshie will be fine, but I want Tarasenko/Statsny/Schwartz. Lehtera only gets to play on that line because he's Russian and him and Tank had chemistry early in the season. But you're weighing Tarasenko and Schwartz down now with a guy who doesn't play tough, can't cease anymore (2 assists the last 30 days), and can only score when Schwartz puts the puck on his tape after faking out at least 2 defenders and the goalie. Dude, I'm firmly on Team Geno, but you can't tell me that Geno doesn't throw fits when teams frustrate him. Look at that series against the Flyers three years ago or any game against teams that frustrate the Pens. By the end of it, Malkin is throwing elbows, spearing cross-checking, etc. Also, I thought Juri Lehtera was Finnish?
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Post by sfvega on Apr 17, 2015 14:29:24 GMT -5
Don't lump Malkin in with Crosby, he's better than that. I get why people like the Jets, but they're gonna give Anaheim a series? I very seriously doubt it. Chicago is still the favorite in the West, because they're such a tough out. But Anaheim is the best team in the West. They play good defense, have underrated goaltending and depth, and the combinations of Perry/Getz and Kesler/Silfverberg are lethal. Winnepeg just isn't there yet. Their goaltending is arguably the shakiest in the playoffs, and that's for a team that isn't that good offensively. They're not Chicago or Tampa. They win close, low-scoring games. They need good goaltending. God, my Blues are so disappointing every post-season. We can't let Minnesota run around like that, we need to get checks on them. If we make them play our style, we beat them 9 times out of 10. But they dominated puck possession and scoring chances. Berglund disappears every post-season, so that's not surprising. But Lehtera hasn't shown anything lately. I think Steen/Backes/Oshie will be fine, but I want Tarasenko/Statsny/Schwartz. Lehtera only gets to play on that line because he's Russian and him and Tank had chemistry early in the season. But you're weighing Tarasenko and Schwartz down now with a guy who doesn't play tough, can't cease anymore (2 assists the last 30 days), and can only score when Schwartz puts the puck on his tape after faking out at least 2 defenders and the goalie. Dude, I'm firmly on Team Geno, but you can't tell me that Geno doesn't throw fits when teams frustrate him. Look at that series against the Flyers three years ago or any game against teams that frustrate the Pens. By the end of it, Malkin is throwing elbows, spearing cross-checking, etc. Also, I thought Juri Lehtera was Finnish? First off, Lehtera is Finnish. That's my mistake. I know they played together in the KHL, and for some reason I think everyone in the KHL is Russian. Haha And on Malkin, I just don't lump him in with Crosby because Crosby constantly whines to the refs. He acts entitled. Malkin is nearly as skilled, doesn't constantly posture for calls, and gets his hands dirty constantly. In the Philly series, both teams were dirty. So I really don't take much away from it. That series started borderline on the first shift and only got worse from there. From almost everyone on both sides. Malkin isn't a dirty player. But he does get frustrated. A lot of players do in the playoffs.
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