NHL Playoffs Thread

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Canucks are quickly becoming my most hated team in the NHL. Burrows most hated player.

So pissed off at our defense/goalie going brain dead to start OT. What a shitty way to lose the game.

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Maybe it's just me but neither of these teams look Cup Worthy. So many turnovers (esp Chara), missed weak passes, bad passes, D-men can't keep the puck in the zone. I think Chara is very overrated anyway. They keep talking about how it's a great loss that Hamius is injured. Really? Hamius? Nashville couldn't wait to get rid of this guy.

About halfway through the season I decided I hated the slap shot, esp the one timer. They are rarely on net. The snap shot seems to be the more high % shot. I constantly keep wondering how both of these teams got in the finals to begin with. Chara in front is a good idea during the power play as long as he can redirect pucks or get the hell out of the way. Looks like he can't do either. He shields Luongo pretty good but also covers the net up and blocks shots that Luongo can't see.

I don't see how Burrows is still playing. Seriously? biting fingers.

Not real impressed with either team. Maybe they'll both kick it up a notch for Game 3. I can't really decide who I want to win. I don't like either team for different reasons.

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Maybe it's just me but neither of these teams look Cup Worthy. So many turnovers (esp Chara), missed weak passes, bad passes, D-men can't keep the puck in the zone. I think Chara is very overrated anyway. They keep talking about how it's a great loss that Hamius is injured. Really? Hamius? Nashville couldn't wait to get rid of this guy.

About halfway through the season I decided I hated the slap shot, esp the one timer. They are rarely on net. The snap shot seems to be the more high % shot. I constantly keep wondering how both of these teams got in the finals to begin with. Chara in front is a good idea during the power play as long as he can redirect pucks or get the hell out of the way. Looks like he can't do either. He shields Luongo pretty good but also covers the net up and blocks shots that Luongo can't see.

I don't see how Burrows is still playing. Seriously? biting fingers.

Not real impressed with either team. Maybe they'll both kick it up a notch for Game 3. I can't really decide who I want to win. I don't like either team for different reasons.

This post is pretty terrible.

I agree that both teams do not look very good so far in the SCF, but is that all you are basing your opinion on? The Canucks have been crushing all year long. They have dominated the play in every single game all playoffs long except for games 4 and 5 against Chicago and the first half of game 2 vs Nashville. They would have swept Nashville if not for the the stellar play of Pekka Rinne (best goalie in the league right now, imo).

LOL at knocking on Hamhuis because he wasn't that good last year. This year in the playoffs, he has been our best defensive-defenseman. He is probably the most underrated player on the nux in the playoffs so far.

The Canucks make every team they play against look bad. Did you watch the WCF? We made the Sharks look like crap, and they were probably the second best team in the league.

I don't know enough about Boston to comment, but they have a lot of depth for forwards and they have Timmay fucking Thomas. He should win the Vezina this year. He had the lowest GAA and Save percentage, even though he plays on a team that has shit defense (other than Chara).

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This post is pretty terrible.

I agree that both teams do not look very good so far in the SCF, ..

LOL at knocking on Hamhuis because he wasn't that good last year. This year in the playoffs, he has been our best defensive-defenseman. He is probably the most underrated player on the nux in the playoffs so far.

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I don't know enough about Boston to comment, but they have a lot of depth for forwards and they have Timmay fucking Thomas. He should win the Vezina this year. He had the lowest GAA and Save percentage, even though he plays on a team that has shit defense (other than Chara).

I did mean so far. Both teams are playing very sloppy.

Canucks would have swept Nashville if it weren't for Pekka, Suter and Weber. The Sedins were a non issue because of Suter and Weber. Nashville didn't have enough talent on D to contain Kesler and the Sedins. If Nashville had kept Hamius the the same would hold true. At Nashville Hamius was consistant in 2 areas. Excellent hip checks and losing the puck in his own zone.

Both of these teams are where they are because of goaltending for the most part. Thomas will win the Vezina and will be the losing goalie but he deserves it.