Now you got me feeling all conflicted
- ehawk

Relax E. The Rags D isn't as good as most seem to think it is. Staal and Giraedi can be pressured with speed. Forcing them to move their feet really exposes their awful footwork.

Lundqvist can be beat.

Guys ....I hate OVI too but in the Hawks best interest you should all want the Rangers , their fast forwards, their magnificent D corps and King Henrik eliminated
- mrpaulish

mrP...i hear ya...but a blueshirt/hawk final would be awesome....

also not that impressed with their D by the time you get to 4,5,6

Relax E. The Rags D isn't as good as most seem to think it is. Staal and Giraedi can be pressured with speed. Forcing them to move their feet really exposes their awful footwork.

Lundqvist can be beat.
- Elbows15

I just really wanna see Ovechkin out of the playoffs. Music to my ears

And I have hawks/ rangers in the SCF

I just really wanna see Ovechkin out of the playoffs. Music to my ears

And I have hawks/ rangers in the SCF
- ehawk

My bracket took a massive beating the first round. lol I want to see Brouwer score the game winner against the Rags.

Relax E. The Rags D isn't as good as most seem to think it is. Staal and Giraedi can be pressured with speed. Forcing them to move their feet really exposes their awful footwork.

Lundqvist can be beat.
- Elbows15

(frank)ing voice of reason all the time BOWS !!!


Maybe the Rangers D look so good compared to the sorry ass Anaheim D ive been watching . Talk about a whole bunch of #3's.

Hawks roll in this series and probably whoever they face next right ?

nurk will jus give it up already? I mean, this is so futile and hopeless its beyond words...

The Hawks are rightful favorites, lets stop kidding ourselves here...

My bracket took a massive beating the first round. lol I want to see Brouwer score the game winner against the Rags.
- Elbows15

Mine too....

My bracket took a massive beating the first round. lol I want to see Brouwer score the game winner against the Rags.
- Elbows15

My Eastern Conf bracket is perfect. Rangers Win tonight and the streak continues. Western is another story. I had VAN and WPG winning

but..the way he presents everything is he c ant be wrong
- flyershockey

Or JJ is using the stats which support his position... and that he is confident in his position because of those stats.

Feel free to counterpoint and support it with statistics yourself. Parse them however you would like to make your argument.

I'm still calling this a tossup. Even with the Hawks obviously playing at a higher level than most of the 2nd half Kesler gives the Ducks a different look and officiating (or lack of it) favors the larger teams in a slog.

(frank)ing voice of reason all the time BOWS !!!


Maybe the Rangers D look so good compared to the sorry ass Anaheim D ive been watching . Talk about a whole bunch of #3's.

Hawks roll in this series and probably whoever they face next right ?
- mrpaulish

Roll? hmm. Its nitty gritty time. I am encouraged by how strong they played defensively in the Minny series. I will just say I like their chances.

Roll? hmm. Its nitty gritty time. I am encouraged by how strong they played defensively in the Minny series. I will just say I like their chances.
- Elbows15

This is the equivilant to me saying HAWKS IN 4 baby !!!!! Yeaaaaaa

I have 2

since april 16th the ducks are 8-1 for a .888 winning percentage and the blackhawks are 7-2 with a .777 winning percentage


in arenas south of chicago in these playoffs the ducks are 5-0 and the blackhawks are 1-2
- nurk

Now, go place a LARGE bet based on those 2 stats. You're obviously confident.

My Eastern Conf bracket is perfect. Rangers Win tonight and the streak continues. Western is another story. I had VAN and WPG winning
- ehawk

I never pick the Hawks. lol. And for the same reasons, I pick the Blues. Did the same with WPG and Van. Took Ottawa over the Habs. All the rest. GOLD!! lol

Guys ....I hate OVI too but in the Hawks best interest you should all want the Rangers , their fast forwards, their magnificent D corps and King Henrik eliminated
- mrpaulish

100%

I'd rather not see that group... though I do think AV would be their downfall.

(frank)ing voice of reason all the time BOWS !!!


Maybe the Rangers D look so good compared to the sorry ass Anaheim D ive been watching . Talk about a whole bunch of #3's.

Hawks roll in this series and probably whoever they face next right ?
- mrpaulish

What I hate is they were just there - experience and motivation - and the speed they have everywhere. Yandle has been a bust of a trade for them so far.

I never pick the Hawks. lol. And for the same reasons, I pick the Blues. Did the same with WPG and Van. Took Ottawa over the Habs. All the rest. GOLD!! lol
- Elbows15

I had hawks and WPG in the WCF. I am not even sure why. But I like our chances against the ducks better

100%

I'd rather not see that group... though I do think AV would be their downfall.
- tredbrta

Agreed there Q kicks AVs ass all the time .

But doesn't GAA = total goals allowed / games played?

Both teams did play 82 games. Am I missing something here?
- Tanuki

Yes - because of overtime and goalies pulled on delayed penaties - goal against average is based on goals scored vs. total minutes played.

Can anybody with ESPN insider give me the gist of this piece?

http://espn.go.com/nhl/in...me-dominant-franchise-nhl

Yes - because of overtime and goalies pulled on delayed penaties - goal against average is based on goals scored vs. total minutes played.
- dahawks8819

Thanks for clarifying that.

Game 7s are a heck of a lot less stressful when your team isn't playing

I'm calm cool and collected

being a kings fan I'm quite familiar with the ducks. And the one player I despise above all else is Perry. He is unquestionably one of the worst cheap shot artists/idiots in the game. I have a ton of respect for Getzlaf. Dudes an absolute warrior and a fantastic/respectable player. But Perry is easily a top 5 "asshat" in the game. Please, defeat him... and make it rather painful preferably.
- Woodysdemise

you were a blackhawks fam in 2013

Ovi

1-0 Caps

Can anybody with ESPN insider give me the gist of this piece?

http://espn.go.com/nhl/in...me-dominant-franchise-nhl
- Sandus

Hawks good. Everyone else. Not so much.

Edit: If you are serious. It basically says the Hawks have built a well rounded team on both sides of the puck and appeared to use advance metrics when building it.

Somewhere Don Cherry's head just exploded.