It's Stanley Cup Fever!!! | |
Battlin' Billy - Student ![]() |
Well, it's that time of year again! The NHL playoffs start on Wednesday and this year's matchups are the best in a long time! 5 of the 6 Canadian teams are in, with 2 matchups between Canadian teams; Ottawa vs. Toronto (BIG rivalry), and Vancouver vs. Calgary. There's also one "Original Six" matchup; Montreal vs. Boston. Unlike in past seasons, there's more than just 2-3 teams that are favorites to win it all. Here's all the matchups: Eastern Conference ------------------ Tampa Bay Lightning (1) vs. New York Islanders (8) Boston Bruins (2) vs. Montreal Canadiens (7) Philadelphia Flyers (3) vs. New Jersey Devils (6) Toronto Maple Leafs (4) vs. Ottawa Senators (5) Western Conference ------------------ Detroit Red Wings (1) vs. Nahsville Predators (8) San Jose Sharks (2) vs. St. Louis Blues (7) Vancouver Canucks (3) vs. Calgary Flames (6) Colorado Avalanche (4) vs. Dallas Stars (5) I'm, of course, rooting for my Isles, though they're not one of the many favorites to win it all. They do have a good shot to get out of the 1st round. I know our fearless leader, Mr. Doobie, is rooting for the Wings, while Axion, Ford Prefect and Flash will be rooting for the Bruins. Also, Dicemaster will be cheering for the Avs. I know there are other hockey fans here at the JA, so chime in with your thoughts on this year's playoffs! Conference Semi-Finals (borrowed from Ford) New playoff tree is as follows. Western Conference Detroit (1) VS. Calgary (6) San Jose (2) VS. Colorado (4) Eastern Conference Tampa Bay (1) VS. Montreal ( ![]() Philedelphia (3) VS. Toronto (4) New playoff tree (thanx Axion) Conference Finals West San Jose Sharks (2) vs. Calgary Flames (6) East Tampa Bay Lightning (1) Philadelphia Flyers (3) Stanley Cup Finals Calgary Flames vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Champions: Tampa Bay Lightning _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! This post was edited by Battlin' Billy on Jun 08 2004 05:47am. |
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Smilykrazy - Retired ![]() |
wow this is still going on? ![]() _______________ RIP MOM 06/29/58-07/31/08 Married to Koyi Donita 4/30/11 |
Battlin' Billy - Student ![]() |
INTENSE GAME!!! Especially the end of the 3rd, Kieth Primeau is THE MAN!!! _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! |
Proximo - Student |
![]() Flyers over Lightning 5-4 in overtime, great game!!! _______________ Gladiators, I salute you. |
Axion - Student ![]() |
philly and tampa playin tonite at philly 7:30 PM est on ESPN. _______________ Axion - Yeah. |
Battlin' Billy - Student ![]() |
WOW!!! This is some of the best hockey I've seen in a long time!!! Phlly and Tampa Bay have been going back and forth with each team winning every other game. TB now leads the series 3-2. I have a feeling this one's going to 7 games! Next game: Thursday, May 20, 7:30PM EDT on ESPN2 Calgary leads this series over San Jose 3-2. Neither team has won at home in this one so far. This may also go to a Game 7! Next game: Tonight, May 19, 9PM EDT on ESPN _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! |
Battlin' Billy - Student ![]() |
Both series are tied up at 2-2!!! I hope every series goes to 7 games, that means there's more hockey to watch before the 3 month void 'til next season. ![]() *crosses fingers that team owners and NHLPA sign a new CBA before September 15* _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! |
Axion - Student ![]() |
Well they tied up. Flyers and Lightning Tied. Im watchin San Jose & Calgary. San Jose leads 1-0 in the first few minutes in the 2nd. GO CALGARY! _______________ Axion - Yeah. |
Battlin' Billy - Student ![]() |
Let's go FLYERS!!! _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! |
Battlin' Billy - Student ![]() |
w00t! The Flyers put a hurtin' on TB last night! They totally knocked down the 'Bulin Wall!!! They just gotta keep playing like that and they'll go on to play for *cue angel music...AHHHHHHH* The Stanley Cup! Things started getting ugly at the end of the game though, there were I think 150 minutes worth of penalties handed out, most of which came during the last half of the 3rd period! The next PHI/TB game is on Thursday! Tonight's game: Western Conference Finals: Calgary vs. San Jose @ 9PM EDT on ESPN _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! |
Proximo - Student |
FLYERS 6-2 over Lightning!!!! ![]() _______________ Gladiators, I salute you. |
Axion - Student ![]() |
Calgary beat San Jose 4-3 in OT. _______________ Axion - Yeah. |
Axion - Student ![]() |
welp billy i think the flyers are starting to see the end.. they lost.. 3-1. _______________ Axion - Yeah. |
Axion - Student ![]() |
ok here are the conferance finals Western Conference Finals San Jose Sharks (2) vs. Calgary Flames (6) Eastern Conference Finals Tampa Bay Lightning (1) Philedelphia Flyers (3) _______________ Axion - Yeah. This comment was edited by Axion on May 05 2004 08:46pm. |
HarlequinD'Kana - Student ![]() |
I dont know much about the NHL but recently ive got the american sports channel on Sky and ive watched alot of the games![]() _______________ "The strength of a warrior lies in his heart and soul. Weapons can be broken and armour can be sundered, Spirit and wisdom can never be destroyed." padawan of the wise and gifted AngelD'Kana |
doobie - Jedi Council ![]() |
son of a crap! time to get rid of my profile pic ![]() _______________ -Academy Leader/Dictator/Defeater of DJ Sith and JACen Solo in the JAK+ Tournament -I do think it (the JA) will help convert dozens, maybe hundreds, to the dork nation... --me |
Axion - Student ![]() |
w00t! i wouldn't be surprised if the flames made the cup finals!! go avs!! ![]() _______________ Axion - Yeah. |
Battlin' Billy - Student ![]() |
That's true, but what he provides for them is leadership. Just look at Messier, he's not the same player he was in the 80s, but anyone who's played with him says that there is no greater leader in all of sports! I've heard similar thing about Stevie Y. That's why they were both captains of their respective teams, I suppose. Well, I'm sorry about the Wings. They got knocked out by CGY last night in OT, and 2nite, SJ could knock out the Avs, though the Avs could do the improbable and come back from a 3-0 series defecit. Only 2 teams have ever done it in NHL history (my Isles being one of them ![]() 2-nites games: Flyers vs. Leafs @ 7PM EDT on ESPN2 Avalanche vs. Sharks @ 8PM EDT on ESPN _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! |
(Jedi)Obi-JK - Student |
Well, I am a wings fan and I hope he retires, he isn't 1/2 the player he used to be, what I loved about him is when he was this start player in the 80's doing his best to work with one of the worst teams in the league. Did he leave, NO. Did he have numerous offers, YES. He is the type of player that shows not all players are willing to leave everytime someone offers them more money. I watch him now, and about all he does is fall/get knocked down. I wish he would have retired 2 years ago. The red wings are that team that is getting old full of people who "were" the best. While they can still show the new guys a thing or two, after that they hit the oxygen machines. I can only hope that by some miracle they pull off a win this year though it would take a miracle. Then see a lot of people who need to retire. _______________ Silent Bob (Kevin Smith): You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you. -Steve (Obi) |
Battlin' Billy - Student ![]() |
w00t!!! The Flyers totally SPANKED the Leafs last night, 7-2! Keith Primeau got the hat trick and is coming back into form after returning from injury! I also watched the last DET/CGY game and though I'm not a fan of the Wings, I hope Stevie Y is gonna be OK and lace 'em up again, though it definitely won't be anytime this year. He got hit in the face with a defelected shot and scratched his cornea and broke his orbital bone. He had surgery to repair the bone. I just hope that there's no lockout next season and Stevie Y gets to play again b4 deciding to retire, he's been in the league since the 80s! Well, 2nite on ESPN @ 10PM EDT, the Wings have to win or they're out! _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! |
Axion - Student ![]() |
well here are the standings rite now: (borrowed from billy who borrowed it from ford ![]() Detroit (1) VS. Calgary (6) Calgary leads 3-2 (YEA!) San Jose (2) VS. Colorado (4) San Jose leads 3-2 (NOO) Eastern Conference Tampa Bay (1) VS. Montreal (7) Lightning zapped the habs 4-0 win (OMG YAY) Philedelphia (3) VS. Toronto (4) tied 2-2 _______________ Axion - Yeah. This comment was edited by Axion on May 02 2004 03:11pm. |
Proximo - Student |
FLYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! o, and Esche isn't a rookie Billy, its just the first time hes started in the playoffs ![]() _______________ Gladiators, I salute you. This comment was edited by Proximo on May 01 2004 05:34am. |
tarpman - The Tarped Avenger ![]() |
YAY GO DETROIT!! ![]() _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
Battlin' Billy - Student ![]() |
I totally agree with you about Nieminen. I hate players like that. I completely blame the Instigator Rule for that. Before they passed that piece of crap, things like what Nieminen did would never happen, because then Detroit's tough guys would "have a word with him" about it. As it stands now, if Detroits guys did that, they'd all get penalties and fines/suspensions for it. This crap didn't happen when the players policed themselves.![]() Anyway, looks like the Bolts are movin' on. They'll play the winner of the Flyers/Toronto series, which looks like it could go to 7 games. Game 4 is tonight!!! _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! |
(Jedi)Obi-JK - Student |
Well Detriot pulled off a pretty sad, victory tonight. Personally I think until they learn to, bring out there checing line after every score, to shut down that calgary momentum, which by the the way, I have all the respect for the heart of the calgary team. I also was impressed by the consistant line changes by Dave Lewis. Now the bad. The wings need so freakin heart that isnt spurred by getting stomped on in 18 seconds. After Lewis started changing the lines and doing it well, calgary should have probably tried to follow suit. The ugly. Ville Nieminen in a gutless act, that can only be descibed as pathetic, lays a nice elbow into the side is Curtis Joseph's head. Fortunaely it wasn't done with malice in mind, just frustration taken way beyond a reason. I hope he is suspened for th rest of the series, and will be pissed if he isn't suspended for one game. I will admit to being biased as a wings fan, but when that happens and another teamate steps int he path of someone trying to balance the equation as Darren McArty, it leaves for to much bad blood. ( Think Colorado, Claude Lemiux ) when that was left unsettled it turned into a blood bath ( btw it was all colorado blood ) and while in the case of colorado there was more than just one event, imho someone like Mcarty should NOT be stopped from going after someone that gutless. Let McArty bash him in, he learn not to do that again. Then give Mcarty a 5 min penalty and let it be forgetten. _______________ Silent Bob (Kevin Smith): You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you. -Steve (Obi) |
Axion - Student ![]() |
WEE! AVS COME BACK AND WIN IT! ![]() _______________ Axion - Yeah. |
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