Anaheim-Detroit/Boston-Carolina Thread
by D'ohboy on May 14, 2009 7:25 PM EDT
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PrintJust thought I'd throw something up so we could discuss the games tonight. I don't know about you guys, but I can't just quit hockey cold turkey. I need some methadone.
(Apparently, this needs to be 75 words. I can't believe that I'm actually having a hard time making the minimum word limit. Hmmm.)
I don't know about you folks, but personally, I'm rooting for Detroit and Boston. I think a Detroit-Chicago conference final would be amazing.
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So whoever wins this game has to beat the Pens. DET is DET and all of them are fast and can control the puck. ANA has a great D corps, a dominant line, and you know Corey Perry will not allow Gonchar to finish the series.
I have to credit Datsyuk. He made a couple of amazing plays on the 5-3 PK and I had to say something about it. It was too amazing. He rushed the puck down the ice one-on-two, got decked, then skated his ass off all the way back down to create a turnover in the corner in his own end. Holy crap he’s good.
Man, Franzen’s dive on the Getzlaf slashing penalty was pretty atrocious. That wasn’t quite Italian Serie A-level acting, but it was getting close.
Any recollection what the penalties in the PHI-PIT series were like? I don’t recall it being quite as imbalanced as our series.
I’m not sure but I’m pretty sure PHI had more puck possession than we did and there were definitely a couple games where the Pens got sucked in and took a bunch of penalties so It’s probably a little more balanced.
Yeah, no offense intended but Philly I thought controlled the puck more against the Penguins even though Malkin commented that the Caps were a much better team. Which is weird but true. Plus, we all know the Flyers play a very physical game and often instigated post-whistle scrums and drew some retaliations too that the Caps didn’t do to the Pens.
Carolina/Pens would be amazing hockey. If the NHL could figure out how to market the game this would be gold.
Did you hear the Penguins and Hurricanes each have a tall, blond haired center that look like each other and have the same last name?
Yeah, well we’re about to hear that even more ad nausem for the next 10-14 days if Carolina holds their 2-1 lead for 20 more minutes.
Oh, much rather be our way. It made it obvious this team wasn’t ready and there was no last minute heartbreak.
I'd prefer our way from a fans perspective.
but I think our guys would have preferred to go out fighting to the last minutes.
Aw.
The Ducks are my next-favorite team. Bad week for me.
by CapitalCentre on May 14, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
The Hershey Rule
The game’s not over yet, but Carolina is in the lead. Let’s apply the Hershey rule and this means Boston will lose, having both farm teams of the eliminated Eastern Conference Semis facing off. Bears play the Providence Bruins starting this Saturday.
Of course, it doesn’t perfectly work out or else we would have moved on if the Bears and Caps were truly mirrored this post-season.
I wish the Caps had Savard. That’s how to spend 5M per year for a center.
If it ain't broke, don't break it.
He used to have a rep as a locker-room cancer and a guy who wouldn’t play defense. Not sure that lockerroom rep was deserved, but he has really upped his defensive game.
Are you as high on Cammalleri as some others? I haven’t seen him play enough.
You can't reason someone out of something they weren't reasoned into.
I like him a lot, but I haven’t seen him play as much these last few years since I’ve moved back east.
Pros: shifty, truly skilled (not just puck-lucky), good skater, good vision, has played in Bruce’s system before in Manchester, still young.
Cons: Small, has been injury prone, not really a true center – more of a wing, might be too rich for our blood.
If we really want a disher-type #2 C, he’s not the guy. If we think that he’ll have chemistry with Semin, and we’re less concerned about defensive coverage and faceoffs, he could be pretty good.
The problem is, there aren’t any really good, young-ish true two-way centermen on the market. Higgins, Cammalleri and Tanguay can all play C, but none of them are “true” C’s. They’re all guys who have played C in the past, but have spent most of their careers as wings.
Here’s a good listing of all the UFA’s this summer. There are a lot of big-name guys, but not many of them are on the right side of 35.
If the team is willing to take a (fairly big) risk, I wouldn’t mind seeing them sign Steve Sullivan. His injuries will make him cheap, and he might be willing to take a shorter deal to prove that he’s healthy again.
Of course I forgot the link. It’s here: http://www.sportscity.com/nhl/2009-nhl-unrestricted-free-agents-by-position/
how about Franzen? i know, i’m dreaming….
Peca looks good (altho’ a bit old, but his playoff experience with Buffalo could be helpful for that bridge to our team in two years), Antropov from the Rangers is a hard working one — you’d get that physicality on the line that’s needed.
by RedskinFan4Life on May 14, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, you’re dreaming. Peca is washed up and has never been the same since Darcy Tucker destroyed his knee. At this point, he’s a older, slower, more expensive version of Boyd Gordon.
I think you’re the first person who has ever put the word Antropov and “hard-working” in the same sentence.
:)
sure worked hard for those goals against us in the 1st round
by RedskinFan4Life on May 14, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that’s slightly akin to watching game 5 from the last series and determining that Matt Bradley must be a 50-goal scorer.
If we’re looking for tough, gritty, max-effort guys, Antropov should be in between Alexei Yashin and Oleg Kvasha at the bottom of the list.
okay, i guess i didn’t see enough
i’ll keep dreaming and hope we get Franzen
by RedskinFan4Life on May 14, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
wow didn’t realize Tim Thomas was that old and that cheap. Bruins got great value for their money…..
by RedskinFan4Life on May 14, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s not really that cheap. He signed an extension for about $5-6m/year. That salary is what he’s making this year.
if the extension, why on the UFA list? that list a little behind?
by RedskinFan4Life on May 14, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m kinda fine with the picks we made before that though.
by Bald Pollack on May 15, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure the Caps could have hung with either of these teams.
You can't reason someone out of something they weren't reasoned into.
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Southeast Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington
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53 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 60 |
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Florida
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52 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 59 |
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Winnipeg
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55 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 56 |
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Tampa Bay
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52 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 51 |
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Carolina
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55 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 50 |
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