NHL Playoff upset series one

Capn Morgan · 04-12-10, 01:23 PM

i can see the kings winning,but no waqy the flyers win with boucher in net

The General · 04-12-10, 01:28 PM

Great time of year for sports playoff fans. I am not alone in passing on a lot of regular season games but being glued to the NHL playoff action.

Good luck, Kack and Capn.

keyboarding · 04-12-10, 02:03 PM

Flyers will not make it out of the first round.

snipeshow23 · 04-12-10, 02:08 PM

if you're going by seeding, then the wings over phoenix is technically an upset... and philly did beat jersey 5 of 6 in the regular season, but i dont think they can get it done in the playoffs.

no upsets in the east.

in the west:
wings over phoenix
avs over san jose

KingKolzig · 04-12-10, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by Capn Morgan

i can see the kings winning,but no waqy the flyers win with boucher in net

exactly he will cost them over a 7 game series no doubt, if they even had a Tim Thomas then with their lineup they could hang in a series with anyone

jayc88 · 04-12-10, 02:12 PM

coyotes +3000 to win the cup

bruceBRUCEbruce · 04-12-10, 02:14 PM

Originally posted by Capn Morgan

i can see the kings winning,but no waqy the flyers win with boucher in net

I wouldn't have bet any amount of money that he would beat King Lunchqvist in a shootout win yesterday either...

KingKolzig · 04-12-10, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by bruceBRUCEbruce

I wouldn't have bet any amount of money that he would beat King Lunchqvist in a shootout win yesterday either...

yep i watched it. Lundquist was a deer in the headlights, totally choked. And boucher just stood his ground and went with the shot. i had the flyers and was amazed i won that game..........but in a long series boucher will sukc

TJ EasyStreet · 04-12-10, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by bruceBRUCEbruce

I wouldn't have bet any amount of money that he would beat King Lunchqvist in a shootout win yesterday either...

Especially with the size of Queen's pads. I swear there is a conspiracy going on with his pads where the NHL looks the other way.

DwightShrute · 04-12-10, 02:33 PM

few give Vancouver any credit but all they did all year was win and never went on any sort of losing streak. They are the real deal. Save your money betting the Kings, who have made a great improvement.

keyboarding · 04-12-10, 02:41 PM

For anyone looking for an archive of previous year's results: http://proicehockey.about.com/od/sta...ey_cuplist.htm

bruceBRUCEbruce · 04-12-10, 02:43 PM

Flyers are definitely a live dog in this series...they have somehow owned NJ this season, emery, boucher or leighton in net.

snipeshow23 · 04-12-10, 03:17 PM

Originally posted by DwightShrute

few give Vancouver any credit but all they did all year was win and never went on any sort of losing streak. They are the real deal. Save your money betting the Kings, who have made a great improvement.

truth here... i can see vancouver reaching the finals as long as they stay healthy.

doubleleg · 04-12-10, 03:44 PM

I like Detroit to go far

Pride · 04-12-10, 04:12 PM

Betting the Kings is a great way to lose your money.

BigdaddyQH · 04-12-10, 04:27 PM

Phoenix is +160 for the series against Detroit. That is by far, the best value on the board. The team with home ice getting better than 3/2.

Mini19 · 04-12-10, 04:59 PM

Why is everybody hating on boucher? Yea he may not be that good but the guys a gamer and comes to play every night and doesn't give up.. Wouldn't be to suprised to see him carry the flyers past round 1

AMBlai01 · 04-12-10, 04:59 PM

Kings haven't exactly been playing all that great...I don't know about them either.

cecil127 · 04-12-10, 05:51 PM

bouncy pad brodeur will give up the usual rebounds and'll cost his team the playoffs.....

TJ EasyStreet · 04-12-10, 06:25 PM

Originally posted by cecil127

bouncy pad brodeur will give up the usual rebounds and'll cost his team the playoffs.....

This is a comment that I don't quite understand.

DwightShrute · 04-12-10, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by tjcap

This is a comment that I don't quite understand.

last year there were some that thought he cost them the series. Personally, I don't think he has ever been the reason as to why the Devils have ever lost a series.

He is one of the best all time IMO and still in the top 5 today.

keyboarding · 04-12-10, 06:34 PM

Originally posted by tjcap

This is a comment that I don't quite understand.

He's saying future Hall of Famer and one of the best goalies of all time, Martin Broduer, gives up big rebounds and in doing so, will cost his team a chance to win games in the playoffs.

mrmarket · 04-12-10, 06:44 PM

It would not surprise me if MTL came out of nowhere to beat the caps in 7. If someone gave me like +600 or more I'd consider betting it.

DwightShrute · 04-12-10, 06:46 PM

Originally posted by mrmarket

It would not surprise me if MTL came out of nowhere to beat the caps in 7. If someone gave me like +600 or more I'd consider betting it.

Theodore back against his old team and last year Caps got down 3-1 before beating NYR in 7 games. This year they won't let that happen.

Washington might somehow win this series in 3 games.

BigdaddyQH · 04-12-10, 06:51 PM

The Flyers with a terrible goalie against the Devels with one of the best goalies of all time. Right!!! Jersey in 4. Maybe 5 if Brodour has an off night.

KingKolzig · 04-12-10, 06:57 PM

Originally posted by mrmarket

It would not surprise me if MTL came out of nowhere to beat the caps in 7. If someone gave me like +600 or more I'd consider betting it.

Caps are on a mission thats the thing. And they wont look past an organization like MTL. Closest it gets is 4-2 I think. But my pick is 4-1

TJ EasyStreet · 04-12-10, 06:57 PM

Originally posted by keyboarding

He's saying future Hall of Famer and one of the best goalies of all time, Martin Broduer, gives up big rebounds and in doing so, will cost his team a chance to win games in the playoffs.

LOL, I understood the syntax of the comment!

I'll just have to disagree with the guy's opinion as, of all the things to worry about, rebound control is not one of them.

beermankirk · 04-12-10, 07:11 PM

4 possible upsets.

Philly +200

Colorado +350

Boston +160

Phoenix +170

jayroy25 · 04-12-10, 07:12 PM

I think the flyers will take the devils. They ownd them all year. Most of the wins were by 2 or more goals

LT Profits · 04-12-10, 07:36 PM

It is odd that the Flyers gave the Devils more trouble this season than the top teams in the East. If New Jersey overcomes that and gets by Philly, I like Devils to reach Stanley Cup Finals.

Despite their youth, I still like the Blackhawks to win the Cup.

cecil127 · 04-12-10, 08:21 PM

Originally posted by tjcap

LOL, I understood the syntax of the comment!

I'll just have to disagree with the guy's opinion as, of all the things to worry about, rebound control is not one of them.

if you're as big a devils fan as your avatar implies i hope you are honest enough to admit that marty does have a slight problem with big rebounds. i dont see a lot of devils games (i bet devils unders and dont even watch the snorefest(s)) but when i do its against the flyers (5 outta 6 this year sent the devils home cryin) so maybe im just seeing marty on his off days

i didnt say i would be layin big cake on the flyers-their goalie situation is suspect at best.

should be a great series

TJ EasyStreet · 04-12-10, 10:04 PM

Yeah, I am just confused. I watch damn near every game and my emotions are directly tied to their success (which is quite sad as an adult) and I see the exact opposite. In fact, I propose (and I have argued with the guy who writes for Brodeur Is a Fraud blog, that it is his strength, courtesy of the fact he isn't a strict butterfly goaltender. I understand a lot of people see the low shot totals and think, "must be the defense" but it is Marty as much - if not more - than anyone.

The guy directs rebounds better than anyone I have ever seen in my (admittedly small sample) of 20 years of watching hockey; maybe 10 of it as an astute fan, to be fair.

That wasn't a mere rebound ... he directed it past the attackers. I mean, I guess we'll be here all day, but I couldn't disagree with you more. I guess that's what the fun of forums are!

TJ EasyStreet · 04-12-10, 10:05 PM

Originally posted by LT Profits

It is odd that the Flyers gave the Devils more trouble this season than the top teams in the East. If New Jersey overcomes that and gets by Philly, I like Devils to reach Stanley Cup Finals.

It is really not and it is why I am very upset with this matchup. Wait until Brodeur has to deal with Carcillo (a better version of Avery)! Philly is very tough. If not for injuries and a rotating trio of medicore goaltenders, they aren't a seven seed.

Then you have Pronger who is just a super playoff performer in between his elbowing of everyone in sight.

snipeshow23 · 04-12-10, 10:16 PM

tj... you are right on here about philly. when marty is on, hes unbeatable. when hes off, he is brutal. the biggest thing i see in this series is experience. almost every year, somehow someway, jersey finds a way to get a top seed. its plain and simple, they just know how to win. now philly has some great players on their team, but besides pronger, nobody on their team has won the stanley cup. i personally believe experience goes a long way... and though philly dominated the regular season series, playoffs is a whole different story. i think jersey handles them a little easier than you think tj.