# NHL Playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 12, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862 "2009-04-12T17:50:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/281 "2009-05-14T03:11:13Z")
Thank you. And, yes, I know… I’m looking for the cite graphic… Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/282 "2009-05-14T04:10:55Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > No question Crosby is talented. It’s just (admittedly my perception of) his attitude. I think he still has some growing to do and a bit of time away from being “the chosen one of the NHL” would do him some good. Another loss out of the playoffs wouldn’t hurt either. I think he THOUGHT he was the chosen one and has really had to take a back seat to Ovechkin and Malkin over the last couple seasons (rightfully so…). I think he thinks he deserves to be in that conversation and is making it his mission to show people that this offseason. He probably does have some growing up to do, you’re right about that. But who doesn’t as his age really? He seems to be making some progress from his first year or two in the league, that’s for sure. Considering the expectations he’s had to shoulder since he was in peewee, I think he’s doing reasonably, perhaps not perfectly but reasonably. I do feel a bit sorry for Crosby because he simply doesn’t have the personality to endear himself to the public like an Ovechkin does. You are either born with it or you aren’t, Crosby wasn’t. Incidentally, i hope he makes it to the finals again this year if for no other reason that I get to watch his board work for another few games. Crosby along the boards is perhaps one of my favorite things to watch in hockey. > [@](#): > > If Detroit loses, Chicago is my next team. They’ve a hell of a hockey city there and the Hawks going deep into the playoffs would make up for a lot of the crap they had to put up with over the last few years. I’d prefer Boston out of the east though. Original six team and all that. As for who I’d like to see Pittsburgh face, easy choice…Carolina. I really have no love for Carolina, but I hate the Leafs and they fired Paul Maurice, so I want him to do as well as humanly possible. If they won the Stanley Cup with him behind the bench, the city might have a meltdown…this city [Toronto] and it’s hockey…what’re you gonna do. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/283 "2009-05-15T01:43:20Z")
Crosby’s not quite as natural a goal scorer as Ovechkin, but nobody in the league has the vision on the ice that he has. THAT’s why he’s great. He’s very much in the mold of Gretzky…he looks to pass first, not shoot, which is why his assists are through the roof…he makes plays that give everyone else extremely good chances to score. I’ve never seen a guy who can pass like he can, except watching highlights of Gretzky in his prime. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/284 "2009-05-15T01:44:00Z")
Bear with me…this is the last chance I’ll get to do this: Quack! Quack!! QUACK!!! _What_? A game-winning goal, near the end of the 3rd, _in a game 7?!?!_ And there’s no review? Okay, I won’t cry about it. But I thought Hiller had a case that his pad was pushed. Enough of me. I haven’t gotten a single prediction right yet. Go me! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/285 "2009-05-15T01:45:48Z")
Bloody friggin’ hell. That game didn’t really need to be that interesting.😃 Great series Ducks. And hopefully those refs will be sent to Siberia where they will never be heard from again Go Red Wings! ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/286 "2009-05-15T01:51:25Z")
> [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](#): > > A game-winning goal, near the end of the 3rd, _in a game 7?!?!_ And there’s no review? > > Okay, I won’t cry about it. But I thought Hiller had a case that his pad was pushed. I was expecting a review as well, but it looked to me on replay that the puck squirted through his pads before they were pushed by Cleary(?). ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/287 "2009-05-15T02:41:58Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > And hopefully those refs will be sent to Siberia where they will never be heard from again Hey now be kind, I’m pretty sure the bible says “Bless the fuckingly incompetent, screamingly unqualified, dumb-ass, blind, rule book illiterate , criminally unbalanced, insane, cheating, and fundamentally ridiculous pieces of crap that will most likely die in the sudden backing up of a startled ewe” or something like that. I am just so glad we won :), but nothing ever should have been that close. Kinda cool that every goal was scored by a third tier player, this team has depth that is amazing in the age of salary caps. And now to celebrate we get to face Toews, Kane and most importantly the Cup winning Midas-touch of Bowman. Damn I love hockey as much as I hate Pronger. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/288 "2009-05-15T02:57:20Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > I was expecting a review as well, but it looked to me on replay that the puck squirted through his pads before they were pushed by Cleary(?). No way. Clearly a legitimate goal. No disputes about it. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/289 "2009-05-15T03:02:14Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > No way. Clearly a legitimate goal. No disputes about it. That’s what I was saying. The puck squirted through five hole _before_ his pads were pushed. I think the goal would’ve stood up to review, but I can see where one was called for. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/290 "2009-05-15T03:13:40Z")
Going nuts, Red Wings win. Rooting for Bruins in OT. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/291 "2009-05-15T03:16:51Z")
**Western Conference** (2)Detroit Red Wings vs. (4)Chicago Blackhawks My prediction: Wings in Five. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/292 "2009-05-15T03:25:50Z")
**Eastern Conference** (4) **Penguins** vs. (6) **Canes** Pens in 4. Ouch… ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/293 "2009-05-15T03:26:32Z")
**WALKER SCORES!!!** First Time Ever!!! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/294 "2009-05-15T03:34:03Z")
Red Wings in 5 Hurricanes in 7 ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/295 "2009-05-15T03:42:42Z")
**Rysto** is big winner, will caculate scores tomorrow. Post predictions… ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/296 "2009-05-15T03:53:01Z")
Well I believe I went 0 for 4 and I only picked 1 correct team so I don’t know why I’m doing this again, but: Pittsburgh/Canes: The Pens could have a letdown after the last series or they could steamroll. I don’t see a let down happening to Sid though. I think this comes down to MAF and I think he plays well enough. Pittsburgh 6 Detroit/Chicago: I don’t see any way Chicago wins this. It just seems absolutely incomprehensible. I think Detroit has them in every conceivable category (which means Chicago wins knowing how good I seem to be at this). Detroit 5 ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/297 "2009-05-15T13:33:37Z")
Point totals. **Rysto** : 27 **Harborwolf** , **Hockey Monkey** : 23 **Leaffan** : 20 **drm** : 19 **Me** : 18 **Hap Shaughnessy** : 10 **Uncle Brother Walker** : 4 **Yeticus Rex** : 0 Doubling points this round. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/298 "2009-05-15T14:14:14Z")
Fun trivia fact: Darren Helm has never scored in the regular season. Every once of his goals has come in the postseason. He’s like Claude Lemieux, but without the evil grime surrounding his game. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/299 "2009-05-15T14:37:27Z")
> [@Bruce\_Wayne](#): > > **Eastern Conference** > > (4) **Penguins** vs. (6) **Canes** > > Pens in 4. > > Ouch… not gonna happen. Canes in 7. Wings in 6. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862/300 "2009-05-15T16:04:04Z")
Red Wings fan here. I watched a few periods of Chicago’s last series, and it was a wild free-for-all. The disciplined Wings should make short work of all that, but there’s always the Osgood Factor to consider as well (as in you never know when he’ll give up a soft goal at the worst possible time). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs/492862.md?page=16)