All Playoff Talk, All the Time 2011

Tootoo is an asswipe.

I really can't see the Preds winning 2 rounds. They would have been toast if Hiller was playing.

Emery was very solid. Anyways Ducks have the best line in hockey and maybe the best PP UNIT in hockey, shut down by real team effort. Getz/Perry/Ryan prob play 25 min per game I am guessing Trotz had to put at least 2 if not more different lines against them.
That's real team hockey for you and I'll always support that kind of team

marakh wrote:Emery was very solid. Anyways Ducks have the best line in hockey and maybe the best PP UNIT in hockey, shut down by real team effort. Getz/Perry/Ryan prob play 25 min per game I am guessing Trotz had to put at least 2 if not more different lines against them.
That's real team hockey for you and I'll always support that kind of team

That line was hardly shut down, and they had no answer for their PP.

Trotz put out Weber and Suter against them every time.

marakh wrote:Emery was very solid. Anyways Ducks have the best line in hockey and maybe the best PP UNIT in hockey, shut down by real team effort. Getz/Perry/Ryan prob play 25 min per game I am guessing Trotz had to put at least 2 if not more different lines against them.
That's real team hockey for you and I'll always support that kind of team

Emery may have been solid but:
1. He is not their #1.
2. He did not start every game.
3. Given #1 and #2, you can argue he isn't even their #2.

I thought Nashville played very well considering the Ducks outgunned them. They'd have been toast if they didn't have Rinne and a well-coached team.

Watching the Ducks PP made jealous, if only ours was even half as good as theirs ...

Hoags wrote:I thought Nashville played very well considering the Ducks outgunned them. They'd have been toast if they didn't have Rinne and a well-coached team.

Watching the Ducks PP made jealous, if only ours was even half as good as theirs ...

It will be. EK on the left, SG on the right, Spezza everywhere else.

Dare to dream.

wprager wrote:

It will be. EK on the left, SG on the right, Spezza everywhere else.

Dare to dream.

*sigh* that's what we were supposed to have this year and we barely did.

Hoags wrote:

wprager wrote:

It will be. EK on the left, SG on the right, Spezza everywhere else.

Dare to dream.

*sigh* that's what we were supposed to have this year and we barely did.

Clouston refused to play Gonchar on the right, for some reason. The couple of times he slipped them on the PP they produced.

wprager wrote:
Clouston refused to play Gonchar on the right, for some reason. The couple of times he slipped them on the PP they produced.

Yes I know that's why I'm glad he's gone. I have no idea what he was thinking this year with some of his decisions.

Cowen and/or Rundblad as well

Dash wrote:Then I see on twitter that, according to Bob McKenzie, Cauncks personnel are saying Luongo IS NOT injured and this is a performance based decision.

They've destroyed themselves by doing that. Completely and utterly killed themselves. Whatever fragment of confidence Luongo had is now gone. Hawks in 7 (?)

Hoags wrote:

wprager wrote:
Clouston refused to play Gonchar on the right, for some reason. The couple of times he slipped them on the PP they produced.

Yes I know that's why I'm glad he's gone. I have no idea what he was thinking this year with some of his decisions.

Cowen and/or Rundblad as well

I read somewhere that Gonchar, even though he's a lefty, prefers playing the right side. Originally I thought that was just on the PP. It's possible that's why he had such a dismal year -- new team/system, unfamiliar position, carousel of partners.

SpezDispenser wrote:

Dash wrote:Then I see on twitter that, according to Bob McKenzie, Cauncks personnel are saying Luongo IS NOT injured and this is a performance based decision.

They've destroyed themselves by doing that. Completely and utterly killed themselves. Whatever fragment of confidence Luongo had is now gone. Hawks in 7 (?)

Luongo will befine. The problem is the team in front of him. On the game winner there are two V defenders standing just looking at Smith.

On the other hand, Luongo couldn't control any rebounds (including the game winner).

wprager wrote:

Luongo will befine. The problem is the team in front of him. On the game winner there are two V defenders standing just looking at Smith.

On the other hand, Luongo couldn't control any rebounds (including the game winner).

I think Luongo is cracking, he was supposedly in the visitor's room instead of the bench until Schneider got hurt.

He can't be too happy with the situation.

You're right though, Vancouver's defence isn't doing him many favors although he has to be better (especially if they're playing the way they are now).

Hoags wrote:

wprager wrote:

Luongo will befine. The problem is the team in front of him. On the game winner there are two V defenders standing just looking at Smith.

On the other hand, Luongo couldn't control any rebounds (including the game winner).

I think Luongo is cracking, he was supposedly in the visitor's room instead of the bench until Schneider got hurt.

He can't be too happy with the situation.

You're right though, Vancouver's defence isn't doing him many favors although he has to be better (especially if they're playing the way they are now).

I heard that's because there's not enough room on the bench.

wprager wrote:Luongo will be fine.

Oh boy, we'll see about that.

Luongo should demand a trade. Diddle Vigneault.

Big Ev wrote:Luongo should demand a trade. Diddle Vigneault.

To who? Who would take a 10 year contract for someone who simply doesn't have the mental capacity to play in the POs? Imagine Luongo in Ottawa...

Wait! Do 2 chokers make clutch? Like two negatives?

SpezDispenser wrote:

Big Ev wrote:Luongo should demand a trade. Diddle Vigneault.

To who? Who would take a 10 year contract for someone who simply doesn't have the mental capacity to play in the POs? Imagine Luongo in Ottawa...

Wait! Do 2 chokers make clutch? Like two negatives?

But I think he has it in him in my opinion. We've only ever seen him against one team in the playoffs, basically. As long as they beat Chicago, he will be fine. Once that happens, all the pressure will be off. There's a ton of guys who just can't beat that one team. Vigneault was Cussing stupid for not starting him last night, they did not lose Games 4 and 5 because of him. What a joke.

Reggie Miller could never beat the Knicks but he finally did that one year!