the playoff hockey thread

[Jaimoe]

Canes have won 6 in a row....Go Canes!!!!!!! ;D

And who says we don't know nuttin bout that hockey down here! :P

Is there any TV coverage of the World Hockey Championships in the States? Canada played the US today in Latvia. Canada won 2-1 on a goal by Detroit Red Wings Brendan Shannahan. Rookie Penguins phenom Sidney Crosby scored the other Canuck goal.

BTW, the Worlds are an annual event always held in a European country. They are held around the same time as the NHL playoffs, so, the Canadian and US national teams (and the Russians and Czechs for the most part) are made up mostly of players from teams that didn't make the playoffs or got beat out in the first round. The Swedes and Finns often ice a team with half NHL'ers with the other half coming from their own countrys' pro leagues.

Oh yeah, go Canes against the Devils.

[mountain_mama]

It's all about the Sharks, baby.

[wellfleet]

jaimoe... big fan of the world champs because lesser lights get a chance to play that wouldn't make the olympic roster, for instance... but my absolute favourite is the world junior championships. we don't celebrate christmas, so i celebrate the world juniors. it's a treat to see future NHL-ers before they go big.

[Jellyfish]

Canes have won 7 playoff games in a row! Go Canes! ;D

[mountain_mama]

D'oh.   >:(

Sharks lost in triple overtime.  Still up 2 games to 1 though.

[Jaimoe]

jaimoe... big fan of the world champs because lesser lights get a chance to play that wouldn't make the olympic roster, for instance... but my absolute favourite is the world junior championships. we don't celebrate christmas, so i celebrate the world juniors. it's a treat to see future NHL-ers before they go big.

The World Juniors are my favourite too.

[Jellyfish]

Canes got blown out yesterday 5-1.....hopefully this takes some of the pressure of a win streak away from them and they can win today to advance.....playing in Rawley today.

[Jaimoe]

I've got a big night of sports to watch (while I'm at work NOT watching my TV channels - which I'm paid to do).

Go Suns, Oilers and Canes. The Jays won big today too!!!

[Jellyfish]

Canes dump the Devils!  Yay!  :)

[Jellyfish]

Now it's time to slay the Sabres. ;D

Go Canes!!!!!!!

[Jellyfish]

Canes beat Sabres 4-0 last night in game 4 to even up series 2-2.

LET'S GO CANES!!!!!

[Jellyfish]

In Rawley NC tonight for game 5....LET'S GO CANES!!!!!. ;D

[Jellyfish]

Let's Go Canes!!!!!!


Good gawd what a game that was last night...RBC Center was Rockin like a Hurricane!

4 more games to win the Stanley Cup.

[banjohead]

In Rawley NC tonight for game 5....LET'S GO CANES!!!!!. ;D

Rawley, or Raleigh??

GO CANES!!!

That first goal was so awesome. Bounced off one player, then another players skate, then in the goal! What a nice fluke!

[Jellyfish]

Rawley, or Raleigh??

Sorry,took a few liberties with the spelling,it's Raleigh.

  
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[Jaimoe]

I was pulling for the Sabres last night even though the Canes are loaded with Canadian players. Doug Weight calling the Sabres divers is the height of hypocrisy. Oh well, GO OILERS.

I think this will be a good and fast serious with tons of hits and hopefully not too many Canes dives.

[Jellyfish]

Canes 5 Oilers 4...Game 1
I guess I am the last hockey fan left here.....great game last night...can't believe the fury that the Oilers played with early on...it really was sad to see their goalie get hurt.....specially since he was their go-to guy when it comes to goalies.Canes showed great stamina by hanging in there and making a comeback.

Anyways Canes up 1-0 in series...game 2 wed night in Rawley.  

[Jaimoe]

I would hardly call a goalie a "go-to guy" - scorers are labelled as such.

Roloson is irreplaceable, but their best skater is defenseman Chris Pronger. The Oil are in big trouble with two unproven back-up goalies left to pick up the load. A lot of hockey fans north of the Carolinas think the Oilers are finished after Roloson's injury. The next game will tell whether the team can rebound. In reality, they never should have blown a 3 goal lead.

The game was entertaining and Brind'Amour and Staal helped me maintain the #1 spot in my hockey pool, but I love the Oilers, so go Oil on Wednesday.

[Jellyfish]

Never said they were finished,I ain't that cocky.

Game 2 tonight.
 
LET'S GO CANES!!!!!!!

[Jaimoe]

Great game. The Hurricanes were the better team, but not on the scoresheet. Stillman hung Staal out to dry on the last pass. Can't wait for game six in Deadmonton.