The official hockey thread

[sing blue silver]

god damn i love me some datsyuk

by far my favorite player.

[Crazylegs]

His stick handling and creativity is second to none. No doubt.

[sing blue silver]

goodbye san jose, i'm gonna say chicago and philly will go at it and chicago will take it home.

[E-Money]

Datsyuk is probably my favorite player to watch.  I think he has the best hands in the league.  But I don't think anyone thinks the game better than Crosby.  He always finds a way to get it done.  

I also think Chicago will take it home.  Their just so fucking powerful.  It's unfortunate the 2 best teams ran into a hot goalie. Kinda a weird playoffs this year.  I'm not counting Montreal out yet.  They have proven they can come back.

[devilinside]

goodbye san jose, i'm gonna say chicago and philly will go at it and chicago will take it home.

Me too..and that makes me happy. HAHAHAHA!!!!!!

[bright lights, big city]

yessssss!!

[E-Money]

Bright Lights, I think ur Hawks are going to pull it out ....  Weird season this year.  But good game tonight 

[bright lights, big city]

yessss. philly really brought their best stuff here and the hawks still pulled it out. and we've been even better on the road, so game 3 will should be great. i REALLY love watching Niemi when he's on his A-game.

[Corleone]

I still think it could go 7, or chicago could sweep, thats how unpredicatable hockey is.

I think Boucher should start game 3.

[bright lights, big city]

i don't know, Leighton was definitely much better than in game 1, just their offense could only get the one goal. they've been winning with him, i think Laviolette will stick with him.

just imagine where they would be if Ray Emery never got injured. i'm huge fan of him from his Ottawa days.

[bright lights, big city]

a shame the hawks couldn't pull it out, but still a great game. so far it's the best series in the playoffs, every game is putting me on the edge of my seat!

[Corleone]

Looking like a 7 game series now. Pronger is getting away with wayyyy to much crap.

[bright lights, big city]

Pronger is getting away with wayyyy to much crap.

good i'm not the only one who's noticed.

[Corleone]

Byfuglien should come off the first line, he's struggling against pronger.

[bright lights, big city]

yeah probably. he hasn't done anything this whole series. i saw coach q split up toews and kane in the 3rd and then campbell scored after that. and it was good to get andrew ladd back in the lineup. i love niemi, but he needs to get back on track tomorrow. i let game 3 slide, but in game 4 there were two goals that were definitely his fault.
but i'm really getting nervous about this series now because really, game 5 is now MUST WIN. we haven't won in philly since like 1997. and this post-season the flyers are now 9-0 in games 4-7 combined.

[Corleone]

Yeah it's been a home series.

Maybe..

Ladd/Brouwer Toews with Hossa?
Byfuglien Bolland with Kane

So many possibilities, I think quinville will figure it out.

[bright lights, big city]

yeah that could work. honestly I'd forgotten about Hossa. he's done alright I guess, but just seeing his name now has me thinking of the Hossa Hex. seriously I guess I really am in panic mode already.

[Corleone]

lol me and my buddy were talking about the hossa hex last night, he's a detroit fan so he knows all about it.

only 12 more years of the hex lol

[bright lights, big city]

jesus don't say that. it's all really weird because i really was happy when we signed him. he is a very good player, but again, i'm thinking of excuses and preparing for the worst. and yes this is a normal thought process for chicago sports fans.

[Sushi-X]

Wooot!! They won!! One more game. (btw I'm not a hockey fan I'm just one of those jump on the band wagon ppl) still this awesome!