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Stanley Cup Playoffs 2011-2012

Discussion in 'Colosseum' started by Beren, Apr 11, 2012.

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  1. Beren

    Beren Lovesick and Lonely Wanderer Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    It's like Quick has gotten right into the heads of the Devils. The Devil's aren't taking shots that hockey coaches from midget upwards will tell their players to take when available, from the circle, from the slot, etc. Kovalchuk in particular gets a lot of his goals from those areas, and even he's afraid to take them for fear he can't beat Quick from those areas. It's like they're already crushed mentally.

    Not to knock Brodeur, he's been one of the all-time greats. But it looks like the Kings took out the book on him, and are honing in on his high stick-side as his relative weak point.
     
    Beren, Jun 6, 2012
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    Merlanni Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    They sure did, and I expected them to do it again in game 4. New jersey deserved at least one win and got it.

    An interesting fifth game, and I have a sneaky suspicion that new jersey will get it despite the LA offensive power.

    Bodeur's luck with the post might turn.
     
    Merlanni, Jun 8, 2012
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    Congrats to the Kings on a well earned championship!!!

    Side note: The Kings had fewer goals against in the playoffs (29 GA in 20 games) this year than the Penguins did (30 GA in 6 games)
     
    reepnorp, Jun 12, 2012
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  4. Beren

    Beren Lovesick and Lonely Wanderer Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Congrats indeed to the Kings. No surprise with Jonathan Quick winning the Conn Smythe trophy.

    There was a bit of deja vu here as well. Last year's Cup might still have been Vancouver's if they hadn't taken that major penalty where Thornton got levelled. Same kind of pivotal event in this series. Could NJ have staged a rare three game comeback but for Bernier boarding Sceduri?

    Ah well ... Here's to me hoping my beloved Oilers can land both Nail Yakupov and Justin Schultz in the offseason.
     
    Beren, Jun 12, 2012
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    Come on, you sure the Oilers don't want a handful of Leafs for that draft pick? ;)

    Also I just realized this is the third year in a row the Canucks were knocked out by the team that won the cup
     
    reepnorp, Jun 12, 2012
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  6. Beren

    Beren Lovesick and Lonely Wanderer Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Well, rumors have Oilers and Leafs as the front runners for Schultz. Oilers because we're starved for D but are loaded at foward. Leafs cause of the Gardiner connection. /me crosses my fingers. :p

    If we did a pick swap whereby the leafs threw in Gardiner, I'd think about it, but then I'm not the GM. ;)
     
    Beren, Jun 12, 2012
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    One stupid decision. How dumb can you be to board someone so in the open under the eyes of the linesman with the puck gone in the first period with a score of 0-0.

    Cost them the game, and the cup. LA was chocking.

    That was it, until next season.
     
    Merlanni, Jun 12, 2012
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    Well, my picks for the cup final were two of the first three teams ousted. My hockey pool took a beating almost as bad as my ego did. Here's hoping my Leafs can turn things around...
     
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