All Playoff Talk... All the Time... 2012 Edition

wprager wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:LA is so taking this one. LA in 4???

Tuk Tuk picked LAK5 in the brackets pool. He also picked PHI6 (all others who picked Flyers picked them in 7).

I was one of many who picked Pitts & Vanc to compete in the Cup final... both could be out in round 1...

How interesting would it be IF it was Philly & LA in the final...

The way Philly is playing now... would not be surprised to see them go to the final. Bryz is still a bit of a wild card though... if he settles down and gets in a zone... look out.

SpezDispenser wrote:I have no love for Vancouver, but I want to see a good series here. Curious what'll happen when it shifts to LA - possibly nothing good.

It's been good so far, hasn't it? The last (only?) time a President's Trophy team was down 0-2 in the first round and came back to win the series, it was Detroit in 2002. Their opponent that year was the 8th place Canucks. After losing the opener 4-3 in OT, and 5-2 in game 2, Detroit reeled off 4 straight to win the series, and ended up winning the Cup as well.

So that's what Vancouver is drawing their inspiration from, eh?

Couldn't be happier if Van got bounced in 4 straight. No riots though, please.

shabbs wrote:The way Philly is playing now... would not be surprised to see them go to the final. Bryz is still a bit of a wild card though... if he settles down and gets in a zone... look out.

I maintain Bryz can't handle the pressure of going all the way.

SpezDispenser wrote:

shabbs wrote:The way Philly is playing now... would not be surprised to see them go to the final. Bryz is still a bit of a wild card though... if he settles down and gets in a zone... look out.

I maintain Bryz can't handle the pressure of going all the way.

Guys, *neither one* of those goalies will make it anywhere near the Finals.

If Canucks get bounced - they have to trade Luongo.

wprager wrote:

Big Ev wrote:I predict Couturier is invisible the next 5 games

And would still have an infinity times as many goals/points in the playoffs than Zibanejad. Math doesn't lie

It may not lie, but I'm pretty sure that isn't how it works.

Riprock wrote:If Canucks get bounced - they have to trade Luongo.

If they do, who would want his cap hit and term?

wprager wrote:

Riprock wrote:If Canucks get bounced - they have to trade Luongo.

If they do, who would want his cap hit and term?

The dumb Ontario team.

Precisely. Where there is smoke...

They might also have to make other changes, cause something just ins't working for them.

spader wrote:

wprager wrote:

Big Ev wrote:I predict Couturier is invisible the next 5 games

And would still have an infinity times as many goals/points in the playoffs than Zibanejad. Math doesn't lie

It may not lie, but I'm pretty sure that isn't how it works.

Anything times zero is zero

Riprock wrote:

spader wrote:

wprager wrote:

Big Ev wrote:I predict Couturier is invisible the next 5 games

And would still have an infinity times as many goals/points in the playoffs than Zibanejad. Math doesn't lie

It may not lie, but I'm pretty sure that isn't how it works.

Anything times zero is zero

SpezDispenser wrote:

wprager wrote:

Riprock wrote:If Canucks get bounced - they have to trade Luongo.

If they do, who would want his cap hit and term?

The dumb Ontario team.

or the Oilers

OT in Boston... again...

Flo The Action wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

wprager wrote:

Riprock wrote:If Canucks get bounced - they have to trade Luongo.

If they do, who would want his cap hit and term?

The dumb Ontario team.

or the Oilers

Nah, Dubnyk is just fine:

Luongo through 55 games this season = 2.41/0.919
Dubnyk through 47 games this season = 2.67/0.914

The difference is quality of team. You would think that Vancouver's goalies should have better numbers than the 2nd worst team.

Riprock wrote:

spader wrote:

wprager wrote:

Big Ev wrote:I predict Couturier is invisible the next 5 games

And would still have an infinity times as many goals/points in the playoffs than Zibanejad. Math doesn't lie

It may not lie, but I'm pretty sure that isn't how it works.

Anything times zero is zero

Nothing from nothing leaves nothing.

-- Billy Preston