The Official NHL 2009-2010 Thread. Playoff Edition

oh god how amazing it would be to see the caps break the NHL win streak record

only 7 wins away to tie…

Chances of that happening,

Depends on can they get through the Senators, and how will they fair after the olympic break. then after the break, they face buffalo. Get by those 3 humps, and i see it being tied, eventually broken. falter on any 3 and oh well.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516781&navid=DL|NHL|home

Bob Gainey steps down as GM of the Habs, Pierre Gauthier appointed new GM.

Lets see what happens, the trade deadline is looming, and he’s already said Halak and Price are staying (for now). IMO, he needs to resign Plekanec asap. He’s too valuable to let go. The guy is great on the PP, the PK, and is a playmaker.

Holy shit, that was an intense game. I’m thrilled that we were the ones to beat the Craps, but there’s still no excuse for allowing 3 goals in the third period.

Look at the Jackets coming to life…finally.

2 shutouts in a row, 4-0 over Buffalo and tonight, 3-0 over San Jose.

hopefully, there is still time…

Ugh come on Caps, how are you gonna lose to a depleted team like the Canadiens? Imo you could tell they were running out of steam. Bad start to the game, significant bad stretch again later on. And yet they still got a point out of it, heh. Good team! There are teams you just can’t count out, like the Devils and Pens, but honestly I’ll be really disappointed if the Caps don’t at least get to the finals this year.

PS Come on Duckies, less than 4 points out of it still! Get better soon, Getzlaf.

So far they haven’t really proven to be a playoff team, they keep choking when it comes down to it. The should have beat philly 2 years ago, and they should have knocked the pens out last year. I wouldn’t be surpised to see them get knocked out in the second round this year. But i also wouldn’t be suprised if they made it to the cup finals either.

I think what’s been lost in all this is the fact that Phoenix is the 4th seed right now.

Seriously, how the fuck did that happen?

1 the bryz being a monster game after game
2 gretzky not being behind the bench

Semin double score :woot:

Regardless of how many scores they have allowed in the past few games winning 14 in a row sounds like a playoff team to me

Not necessarily. Just as San Jose. They kick ass during the regular season and ultimately fall flat on their faces during the playoffs. It’s a whole different game once the playoffs start.

Each of the last two years have been significant improvements for the Caps in the postseason. So they lost in an embarrassing 7th game to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, ok. That sucked. But they’ve beaten the Pens this season, twice during the 14 game win streak, and they’ve basically romped through most of the league this year. They’re more skilled and more mature. Watch out for them in the playoffs, imo.

As for Phoenix, it’s not a big surprise imo. Lots of young skill, some good veterans. They threatened to make the playoffs for most of last season. And yeah, they have Bryzgalov. Thanks for giving up an amazing goaltender for free to a division rival, Burke!

the regular season means nothing in the playoffs. sounds like you know shit about shit to me.

Im not saying they wont make an impact this year…im just saying i wouldnt be suprised if they didnt. how many years in a row has SJ lead the west or the whole league to get knocked out in the first or second round. that being said i think ovechkin has quite a bit more drive to win than thorton does.

The capitals are sick, but will never win anything as long as Jose Theodore is their goalie. Bet it.

I know everything there is to know about shit. Some might even call me the shit master…but don’t ever call me that.

I don’t see how playing as well as they do doesn’t make them a playoff team. Loosing in the post season doesn’t mean they don’t belong there. Theres a difference between “playoff team” and a “stanly cup team” and I think you meant the later which would make more sense. That said I still feel that they will do well this years post season :slight_smile:

no, i meant playoff team. there’s teams and players who just know how to bring it when it comes playoff time. Take the edmonton oilers (not so much now a days) but a few years back, they would always sneak into the playoffs and end up upsetting the number 1 or 2 team. Did they ever win the cup? No, but they dug down and had the heart to bring their game and take out a team that they weren’t supposed to beat. You can ask any player, the real hockey begins when the players stop getting paid.

When do the Olympic games start for Hockey?

here ya go

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/results-and-schedules/index.html

Thanks.

I know is Womens Hockey, but it comes to a shock that China qualified for Womens Ice Hockey.

Usa all the way!!!

America, fuck yeah!!!