NHL 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs

^ I'm not going to write off the 'hawks just yet. Three time champions don't just fall over. St. Louis needs to push.

will be very disappointed in the Pens, and the Caps if they don't meet in the Eastern Conference finals.  As a Caps fan.. winning the Cup would be good... exercising the demons of past Penguin series disasters is the cherry on top. That is what we want, for the team that has tormented us like no other.

I think many Caps fans would have to think long and hard about which they be happier with

Beating Pittsburgh and losing the Cup final

or avoiding our hated rival and winning it over some frickin western conference stooge...


Edited by micky - April 21 2016 at 15:58

Man With Hat wrote: ^ Not sure why they did it this way...I wouldn't think you'd need to spice up the playoffs with divisional foes first. And oy...the Rangers are sh*tting the game away quickly tonight.

I thought they reseeded every round...perhaps they never did.. perhaps they changed it since then. Honestly Phil I have no clue what the NHL does now. It is a shame, it is the best BY FAR major sport of them all.. pretty much non stop action, MAD skills, a great mix of homegrown and foreign talent and the playoffs alone rock circles around all the major sports ...and yet saddled with the most amatuerish inept management at the very top. Just think what the NHL would be if you had that sport.. with the brilliance and foresight of leadership that has taken the boring ininspiring NBA which has a near meaningless regular season and by FAR the most boring of all playoffs..  the NHL might rival the NFL

micky wrote: Man With Hat wrote: ^ Not sure why they did it this way...I wouldn't think you'd need to spice up the playoffs with divisional foes first. And oy...the Rangers are sh*tting the game away quickly tonight. I thought they reseeded every round...perhaps they never did.. perhaps they changed it since then. Honestly Phil I have no clue what the NHL does now. It is a shame, it is the best BY FAR major sport of them all.. pretty much non stop action, MAD skills, a great mix of homegrown and foreign talent and the playoffs alone rock circles around all the major sports ...and yet saddled with the most amatuerish inept management at the very top. Just think what the NHL would be if you had that sport.. with the brilliance and foresight of leadership that has taken the boring ininspiring NBA which has a near meaningless regular season and by FAR the most boring of all playoffs..  the NHL might rival the NFL

Man With Hat wrote: micky wrote: Man With Hat wrote: ^ Not sure why they did it this way...I wouldn't think you'd need to spice up the playoffs with divisional foes first. And oy...the Rangers are sh*tting the game away quickly tonight. I thought they reseeded every round...perhaps they never did.. perhaps they changed it since then. Honestly Phil I have no clue what the NHL does now. It is a shame, it is the best BY FAR major sport of them all.. pretty much non stop action, MAD skills, a great mix of homegrown and foreign talent and the playoffs alone rock circles around all the major sports ...and yet saddled with the most amatuerish inept management at the very top. Just think what the NHL would be if you had that sport.. with the brilliance and foresight of leadership that has taken the boring ininspiring NBA which has a near meaningless regular season and by FAR the most boring of all playoffs..  the NHL might rival the NFL They used too. About 3ish years ago they restructured/streamlined the divisions and as a result they had to change the playoff seeding as well. They did not have to change it to what they have now. I suspect it's too make it more "interesting" and 'the general public goes nuts for brackets at march madness so why not in the NHL' line of thinking. Shame...as I'm generally for the best teams meeting as late as possible. And very true. They excel at being inept.

funny how fans and the suits have differing notions of being 'interesting'

thanks Phil I missed that latest change...  it does makes perfect sense.... in its idiocy for the NHL..

micky wrote: Man With Hat wrote: micky wrote: Man With Hat wrote: ^ Not sure why they did it this way...I wouldn't think you'd need to spice up the playoffs with divisional foes first. And oy...the Rangers are sh*tting the game away quickly tonight. I thought they reseeded every round...perhaps they never did.. perhaps they changed it since then. Honestly Phil I have no clue what the NHL does now. It is a shame, it is the best BY FAR major sport of them all.. pretty much non stop action, MAD skills, a great mix of homegrown and foreign talent and the playoffs alone rock circles around all the major sports ...and yet saddled with the most amatuerish inept management at the very top. Just think what the NHL would be if you had that sport.. with the brilliance and foresight of leadership that has taken the boring ininspiring NBA which has a near meaningless regular season and by FAR the most boring of all playoffs..  the NHL might rival the NFL They used too. About 3ish years ago they restructured/streamlined the divisions and as a result they had to change the playoff seeding as well. They did not have to change it to what they have now. I suspect it's too make it more "interesting" and 'the general public goes nuts for brackets at march madness so why not in the NHL' line of thinking. Shame...as I'm generally for the best teams meeting as late as possible. And very true. They excel at being inept. funny how fans and the suits have differing notions of being 'interesting' thanks Phil I missed that latest change...  it does makes perfect sense.... in its idiocy for the NHL..

^ Certainly possible. I'm not a big believer in dallas (no D) but with the wild limping into the playoffs and generally playing rather flat I thought the stars were in the drivers seat. Minnesota found that something extra for the playoffs.

consider yourself lucky...  you never really had a chance in that one. The Rangers stopped being a viable cup contender half a season ago. However we are setting up here to have our hearts ripped out YET again... if Philly wins game 6..who really thinks the Caps will win game 7. I sure wouldn't. I could see a repeat of the game 7 blow out circa 2009.

or would if we had any hearts left after the flameouts of the last decade... and we thought that 2010 exit was disappointing...


Edited by micky - April 23 2016 at 17:30