Stanley Cup Picks

This is probably the most pathetic display of hockey I've seen since my final game in high school.

NOBODY MAKES THE TEAM NEXT YEAR!!!

ouch. i am not watching, but man, 5-0?? das ugly.

sweetcell wrote:
chaz: i WISH i was at verizon tonight.  place will be insane.  enjoy the party!

Really?

The only thing insane was the Caps passing and aptitude for turning the puck over.

And the only people partying were wearing Black, and on the rare occasion of hipness, powder blue.

worse party, ever?

i'm not angry that the caps lost - a little disappointed, but someone has to lose - no, i'm angry because i was denied a good game.  washington didn't show up tonight.  i planned my evening around this game - left work early, skipped my much-needed run, trekked to an unknown bar, tried to keep my anticipation under control… and half the equation shat the bed.  this game had no emotion to it.  i walked away from last year's game 7 very satisfied: caps lost, but they put up a good fight and it was an interesting game.  tonight, i want my 3 hours back.

back wrote:
(btw, i think its amazing that so many of the boards favourite teams are in game 7's today and tomorrow…cept for xneverwherex and sweetie…who is your team anyway????)

i grew up a habs fan (vs. the nordique fans, of which there were a lot too).  senators came to town just as i was finishing up high school & leaving for university, i wanted to be in to the new local team but (1) it was impossible to get ticket for those first 2 seasons, and (2) they sucked.  other than montreal, i like what the devils have done in the past decade so they're my #2.  i'll root for the caps if they aren't playing my #1 or #2, because of my affiliation with the city.  and like many other canuckistanis, i'll root for any team from north of the border in the playoffs, out of some misguided belief that someone - anyone - should "bring the cup home".  yes, i'm quite aware how silly that is.

Damn the Caps gave up in the 3rd, 100% gave up.  I saw so many times a guy standing still just lazily wave his stick at the puck as it went past him on the boards only for a Pens player to pick up the puck and carry it into the zone for a scoring chance.  Come on guys at least pretend you want to be there.

go pens!!! make me money at work.  :-*

I'm not sleeping at all tonight, but as I lay here in silence at 3:30 in the morning, I've almost convinced myself we can win tonight. Almost.

russian willis reed

great series, not so much on the game 7. bring on whoever

Man, that was brutal last night.  Horrible.  Just horrible.  Awful way to end a great series and great season.  Totally agree with you sweetcell.  Awful to see them go out with barely a wimper like that.

have i bitched about the Bruins getting hosed by Versus picking the Det/Anaheim game over Boston/Carolina tonight?

I suppose if Boston wins, they'll pre-empt the eastern conference finals with the PBR!  oh wait, Versus won't even do that to Crosby.

you are correct, the christlike greatness of sidney crosby will out perform the grossness of the bastard child of boston sports

back wrote:
have i bitched about the Bruins getting hosed by Versus picking the Det/Anaheim game over Boston/Carolina tonight?

I suppose if Boston wins, they'll pre-empt the eastern conference finals with the PBR!  oh wait, Versus won't even do that to Crosby.

don't be silly (or at least try :)).  det/ana starts at 7 pm, bos/car starts at 8 pm.  so the options are:

1) cover all of det/ana and join bos/car afterwards.  they're an hour behind so we'll get the crucial third period in beantown.
2) start det/ana, but switch at 8 to bos/car.  yeah, that's a great idea.
3) don't cover det/ana at all, have bull riding at 7, and start hockey at 8.  even better idea.

i seem to remember that you complained recently about music snobs have their heads stuck up their asses when i comes to complaining about mainstream music… et tu? ;)

Couldn't Versus put one game on the HD channel and the other on the non-HD Versus?

Shemp wrote:
Couldn't Versus put one game on the HD channel and the other on the non-HD Versus?

Many folks don't get HD.

Im a Kings fan but since they never had a chance - and wont have a chance for a damn long time - Im also a huge Hawks fan! The only other thing I wanted was for the Caps and Ducks to lose. So far its going ok.

Im hoping it ends with Bruins/Hawks at the finals!

back wrote:
i know its late for Caps/Pens fans but smackie and julian might want to try it.

  listen to a 2Pac album in its entirety before the game tomorrow.

the last 2 times the b's were in Game 7's i did not listen to a 2Pac album, and they lost. so i figure that must be the problem.

hey, it cant hurt….i mean, its 2Pac.

(btw, i think its amazing that so many of the boards favourite teams are in game 7's today and tomorrow…cept for xneverwherex and sweetie…who is your team anyway????)

sweetcell wrote:


i seem to remember that you complained recently about music snobs have their heads stuck up their asses when i comes to complaining about mainstream music… et tu? ;)

are you implying that the Bruins are the indie rock of the NHL?

my point in all of this was if you are going to show the game, show the fucking game. if you arent going to bother showing the whole thing. let someone else show it.

  (edit to this, I have just seen that NESN will cover this game. so now i'm  happy….i dont give two shits if its on versus, but if its not on at all, heads will roll)

When I made my second round picks with some friends, I got openly mocked for picking Chicago over Vancouver, but looking back, that was the "easiest" matchup of the entire second round and the only one not to go 7 games. Who would've figured that?

back wrote:
  (edit to this, I have just seen that NESN will cover this game. so now i'm  happy….i dont give two shits if its on versus, but if its not on at all, heads will roll)

You are correct, both NESN and FSN Carolina will have the game tonight, and your real gripe should have been why didn't the NHL Network pick up the game, not why did versus choose ANA/DET over CAR/BOS.  After all, they are the last two Stanley Cup champions (and all the logical reasons Julian laid out).

Isn't a situation like this EXACTLY why you would have your own network? 

vansmack wrote:
(and all the logical reasons Julian laid out).

This might be the first time this has ever been posted in this hallowed forum.

Joke aside, even looking back, I can't figure out what I said.

i noticed you and I were one of the few to pick Chicago in 6. (at least I think you were 6). Im still surprised theres so many game 7s.

Julian, wrote:
When I made my second round picks with some friends, I got openly mocked for picking Chicago over Vancouver, but looking back, that was the "easiest" matchup of the entire second round and the only one not to go 7 games. Who would've figured that?