# NHL April+Playoffs. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 9, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681 "2014-04-09T01:40:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/1 "2014-04-09T01:40:25Z")
Woohoo the Wings are very nearly assured,except for utter catastrophe, of making the Playoffs for the 23rd straight year. It was very close there for a long while, but it would a heck of a thing to lose to injuries. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/2 "2014-04-09T12:49:43Z")
And without that catastrophe, I will not have to pay for playoff tickets this year. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/3 "2014-04-09T13:10:11Z")
Speaking of catastrophes… ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/4 "2014-04-09T13:16:31Z")
And with another collapse, the Canes are out for the 5th year running. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/5 "2014-04-10T05:24:51Z")
And she is done. 🙂 23 years in a Row! ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/6 "2014-04-10T10:51:26Z")
Wolfman - just need to win a couple more to get Pittsburgh in the first round instead of Boston. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/7 "2014-04-10T18:12:22Z")
The Coyotes and Stars battle for the last wildcard spot could come down to the last game of the season, which happens to be Stars @ Coyotes. That might be fun to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/8 "2014-04-10T18:26:05Z")
Ottawa deservedly missed the playoffs. Hopefully next season we won’t be depending on a pair of sophomores to make up the second pairing. And no, depending on a pair of third-year defencemen won’t make me any happier. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/9 "2014-04-11T17:23:01Z")
Ducks and Kings are back in but not playing against each other…yet. Ducks are now in the driver’s seat to have home ice throughout the western conference finals; Kings get the Sharks AGAIN, but without home ice adv…it will still make for an epic series…it never disappoints (if you’re a Kings fan!). ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/10 "2014-04-11T17:30:17Z")
I’m dumbfounded by [this](http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=448947). > [@](#): > > The Toronto Maple Leafs have named Hockey Hall of Famer Brendan Shanahan the hockey club’s president and alternate governor. Perhaps it gives Nonis more time to spend on GM activities. I dunno. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/11 "2014-04-11T18:59:15Z")
Yeah, the Leafs seem to be jinxed to have everything turn to crap on them. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/12 "2014-04-11T19:22:14Z")
The Sharks will have Tomas Hertl back in the lineup starting tonight, after missing half the season with a knee injury. There’s no telling yet whether he’s in ‘game shape’, but if he is (or can quickly return to form) it will provide a very welcome boost for the playoffs. ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/13 "2014-04-12T00:25:25Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Yeah, the Leafs seem to be jinxed to have everything turn to crap on them. … and the Leafs are going to continue to be cursed because of the GTA’s support of vile people like Harold Ballard, Mike Harris, Rob Ford, etc. It’s so much better to be a Senators or Red Wings fan anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/14 "2014-04-12T00:41:52Z")
> [@LC\_Strawhouse](#): > > … and the Leafs are going to continue to be cursed because of the GTA’s support of vile people like Harold Ballard, Mike Harris, Rob Ford, etc. It’s so much better to be a Senators or Red Wings fan anyway. Take your personal politics the hell out of here. How is this relevant to the NHL? ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/15 "2014-04-12T01:10:04Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Take your personal politics the hell out of here. How is this relevant to the NHL? Ouch! Now I know what it feels like to get burned by a David Clarkson hat trick. Oh wait… Hey, not to get too off topic, but are there any good deals going on at the Lambton Mall these days? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/16 "2014-04-12T20:01:44Z")
I just saw that Chico Resch was going to retire after the Devils game on Sunday. I’ll be sad to see him go. Chico is a great person. He may have been a career back-up but he has a great sense of humour and comedic timing. I know that I would never think of the Moscow Circus if Chico hadn’t been sitting next me. May you have nothing but smiles and happiness in your retirement. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/17 "2014-04-13T17:29:54Z")
> [@LC\_Strawhouse](#): > > … and the Leafs are going to continue to be cursed because of the GTA’s support of vile people like Harold Ballard, Mike Harris, Rob Ford, etc. It’s so much better to be a Senators or Red Wings fan anyway. [MODERATING] This is extremely out of line in The Game Room. Don’t do it again. No formal warning, but come on, you know better than this. RickJay Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/18 "2014-04-13T18:02:05Z")
Columbus had a reasonable shot at upsetting the Rangers had they been able to climb past the Flyers into third place in their division. Now as a wild card they get to play Pittsburgh, against whom they were winless this season, and are without key veteran players who are injured. I am hopeful though that they will be able to take one of their games against Pittsburgh to overtime before losing. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/19 "2014-04-13T18:14:21Z")
Dammit, I posted this in the old thread by mistake, but as I’m sure everyone has heard by now, Ryan Malone has been arrested for DUI and coccaine possession. > [@LC\_Strawhouse](#): > > the GTA’s support Grand Theft Auto??? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681/20 "2014-04-14T04:16:46Z")
Bruins - Red Wings is going to be fantastic. The Red Wings are depleted but have had an uncanny ability to turn adversity into success. I doubt they’ll win, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they push the Bruins to 7 games. > [@Guinastasia](#): > > Grand Theft Auto??? 😕 😉 Greater Toronto Area. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-playoffs/685681.md?page=2)