Round 2 - Detroit Vs. Anaheim

shabbs wrote:Ducks in 7! This one will go the distance!

The 2008 Stanley Cup Champions Vs the 2007 Stanley Cup Champions.

Does a bragginrites, knock you on yo a$$ grudge match get any better?

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BOO!!! I have no freaking clue how I am going to pick the winner here...

SensGirl11 wrote:BOO!!! I have no freaking clue how I am going to pick the winner here...

Flip for it!

HA HA!

Ducks in 7. It's gonna be epic. Just diddling EPIC.

504Heater wrote:Ducks in 7. It's gonna be epic. Just diddling EPIC.

Have we heard from our resident Red Wings fan ASQ on this topic?

davetherave wrote:

504Heater wrote:Ducks in 7. It's gonna be epic. Just diddling EPIC.

Have we heard from our resident Red Wings fan ASQ on this topic?

Is he a Red Wings fan? I didn't realize.

In that case, he'll take the easy route and pick Detroit in 6.

504Heater wrote:

davetherave wrote:

504Heater wrote:Ducks in 7. It's gonna be epic. Just diddling EPIC.

Have we heard from our resident Red Wings fan ASQ on this topic?

Is he a Red Wings fan? I didn't realize.

In that case, he'll take the easy route and pick Detroit in 6.

ASQ is a TOTAL Wing Nut. At least, seems to be by the constant adoration expressed in ASQ's Wingcentric posts...

And yes, that's what Detroit fans call themselves...Wing Nuts.

shabbs wrote:

SensGirl11 wrote:BOO!!! I have no freaking clue how I am going to pick the winner here...

Flip for it!

HA HA!

or she could base it on which team's players are better looking speedoes, that is completely scientific.

Go injuries. Screw both of these teams.

Anaheim in 6. Osgood was only tested in one game (#4) against Columbus, and look what happened.

My God Detroit has some conceited fans. I kinda hope Anaheim dismantles them.

I think the determining factor for the Wings is Osgoode. Anaheim will need to keep the stupid penalties to a minimum. Whomever can do that will dramatically improve their chances I think.

Wings in 6.

I was at HF Boards for 20 minutes or so earlier - and I was in the Detroit/Anaheim thread. I said that it was going to be an epic series and that I thought the Ducks would prevail in 7.

Literally, that's what I wrote. This is a PM I got back:

are you serious?

Ducks in 7? do you even watch hockey? you're ****ed in the head, son. get a mother ****in brain up in there.



Some loser took the time to write that to me and PM it. I love it. This time of year is awesome - even when your team isn't in it. :*:

504Heater wrote:I was at HF Boards for 20 minutes or so earlier - and I was in the Detroit/Anaheim thread. I said that it was going to be an epic series and that I thought the Ducks would prevail in 7.

Literally, that's what I wrote. This is a PM I got back:

are you serious?

Ducks in 7? do you even watch hockey? you're ****ed in the head, son. get a mother ****in brain up in there.



Some loser took the time to write that to me and PM it. I love it. This time of year is awesome - even when your team isn't in it. :*:

Hey, don't call me loser!

wprager wrote:

504Heater wrote:I was at HF Boards for 20 minutes or so earlier - and I was in the Detroit/Anaheim thread. I said that it was going to be an epic series and that I thought the Ducks would prevail in 7.

Literally, that's what I wrote. This is a PM I got back:

are you serious?

Ducks in 7? do you even watch hockey? you're ****ed in the head, son. get a mother ****in brain up in there.



Some loser took the time to write that to me and PM it. I love it. This time of year is awesome - even when your team isn't in it. :*:

Hey, don't call me loser!

That's why I don't post on those other boards which are almost invariably infested with morons.

Prags. That would be hilarious.

Yeah, I'm not posting much anywhere but here anymore. Amazing really, I was everywhere for a while, but I totally get my fix here.

That particular one is quite amusing though. I actually took 5 minutes out of my life to explain to him (politely, I swear) why I thought the Ducks had a chance - and also why I thought the Wings had a great chance blah blah blah. :blah:

Chris Pronger has his say on the series in the Orange County Register:

Pronger breaks down Detroit, SoCal

April 29th, 2009, by Curtis Zupke, Staff writer

Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger made one of his desultory visits into “The Jungle,” aka The Jim Rome Show, on Tuesday and broke down Detroit thusly …

“They play a very sound defensive game,” Pronger said. “I said this last year to somebody: They play so well defensively that a lot of times it gets overlooked because they control the puck, they control the play. They’re a very skilled team, but their defensive play gets overlooked because they score a lot of goals.

“You very rarely see Detroit give up a 2-on-1 or a 3-on-2. They’re very adept at playing defense, and because of that they’re able to turn the puck over and they have a great transition.”

On another topic, Rome also asked Pronger about playing in a less-intense hockey market like Southern California, specifically whether that atmosphere effects a player’s approach, and Pronger said it does.

“I think if you’re younger and you’re not seasoned, you don’t understand what it takes to play in this league, that can effect you,” he said.

“You might relax. You might take a couple of days off and not come and stay focused and be prepared. You’ve got to understand what it takes day in and day out to play the game.”

And what about playing in Southern California? Pronger said that, at this point in his career, after being under the microscope in Edmonton, he likes that it’s not as intense as, say, Canada.

“Coming here, you don’t really know what to expect,” he said. “It’s Southern California, there’s so much to do. But I’ve been pretty impressed with the way the fans know the game. They come and enjoy themselves … we’ve got a real loyal fan base, it’s just a matter of winning and getting more fans to come to the games. and get excited about hockey and understand what the Ducks are all about.

"Slowly, we’ve built that up … we’re creating that excitement again.”

So much for Pronger ever playing for the Leafs...or the Sens.

No way Anaheim are better than 2 years ago.

Selanne - macDonald - Kunitz
Perry - Getzlaf - Penner
Niedermayer - Pahlsson - Marchant
May - Moen - Thornton

Best forward squad in post lockout history IMO. Hot Giguere + basically the same Defense.

Wathcing the SJ/Ana series, Pronger and Niedermayer are still the ones making the differences, not Whitney and Wychiewski, in a long series anyway.

I say Detroit in 6. They don't play 2 bad games in a row, and Detroit's 2nd and 3rd lines are awesome.