# The 2010 Stanley Cup Playoff Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 13, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916 "2010-04-13T02:50:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/181 "2010-05-03T23:13:37Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > …I’m just saying that San Jose has taken some (in my opinion) pretty weak dives. Well, then you’ll have to live with being completely wrong. Have fun. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/182 "2010-05-04T00:03:03Z")
I am completely indifferent to both the Wings and the Sharks, and I did not watch the whole game, let alone the whole series so far. But in the approximately period and a half that I watched, I recall at least two instances where I thought to myself “dive!” and I _think_ they were both Sharks (one for sure, the other I just don’t recall). The contact may have happened, but the reaction was way over the top. Not that my opinion matters, but I figure if it jumped out at a relatively inexperienced fan of neither team who cheered goals on both sides of the game, then maybe…just maybe…there was some diving going on. I also recall rolling my eyes at other non calls and bad calls, too. ---
**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 4, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/183 "2010-05-04T03:26:38Z")
I didn’t notice any Sharks diving, but there were something like 10 power plays to three during that game, favoring the Sharks. Only about 5 of the Wings penalties looked like real penalties. Very disappointing. Anyway lets hope game 3 is better, I got tickets. ---
**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 4, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/184 "2010-05-04T03:29:37Z")
Hawks vs. Canucks is pretty intense. Versteeg just scored with a minute and a half left. ---
**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 4, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/185 "2010-05-04T03:36:50Z")
That was one of the prettiest goals you’ll ever see. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/186 "2010-05-05T01:58:08Z")
Pens got a shut-out tonight!!! Flower-Power!!! ---
**Author:** ![cuberdon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@cuberdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuberdon)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/187 "2010-05-05T02:44:10Z")
And the Sharks go up 3-0 in the series. In Detroit. Bwahahaha! ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/188 "2010-05-05T02:46:18Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Pens got a shut-out tonight!!! Flower-Power!!! Balls. Game 4 Thursday. Habs are going to have to find a way to win at home. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/189 "2010-05-05T02:47:20Z")
Right on track for my Wings/Sharks prediction…now that SJ has it’s 3 games all Detroit has to do is win their four! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/190 "2010-05-05T02:59:14Z")
> [@drm](#): > > Right on track for my Wings/Sharks prediction…now that SJ has it’s 3 games all Detroit has to do is win their four! No problem. They Disallowed a Wing goal for bouncing off Datsyuk’s skate. It was big . I was flipping back and forth on the tiger game. They were ties at 3 in the 9th. Wings tied at 3 in OT. They both lost at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/191 "2010-05-05T04:21:25Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > No problem. They Disallowed a Wing goal for bouncing off Datsyuk’s skate. It was big… No. You’re wrong. They correctly ruled Datsyuk kicked it in. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/192 "2010-05-05T05:02:12Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > I was flipping back and forth on the tiger game. They were ties at 3 in the 9th. Wings tied at 3 in OT. They both lost at the same time. We were flipping back and forth between the Sharks and Giants, who were playing extra innings against the Marlins. Luckily for us, the Giants didn’t win until about 10 minutes after the hockey game, so we got to see them both 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JCorre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3da27b/32.png) [@JCorre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCorre)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/193 "2010-05-05T05:16:24Z")
I, sadly, missed the game but from what I read the penalty shot that Detroit was awarded was in error as well. I guess referee mistakes go both ways… ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/194 "2010-05-05T10:17:53Z")
> [@JCorre](#): > > I, sadly, missed the game but from what I read the penalty shot that Detroit was awarded was in error as well. I guess referee mistakes go both ways… Even still, they were better in this game. Besides, I’ll take a lost goal to a possible kick any day to an intent to blow the whistle. Simply put, Detroit blew it. No blaming the refs here. They just don’t have the consistency that they’ve had in years prior. I believe I said the series was going to go short or long. I’m wishing I opted for short. I do hope they win game five though. A friend of mine is going to the game and I imagine that going to the last game of the sweep isn’t going to be a fun one to be at. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/195 "2010-05-05T14:24:15Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > …Simply put, Detroit blew it. No blaming the refs here. They just don’t have the consistency that they’ve had in years prior… I was very pessimistic for the Sharks going into the third period. Most of the game was played in the Sharks’ zone, they couldn’t get past the Wings’ blue line cleanly, and the face-off circle was even this time around. The kicked goal was only inches from going in off Datyuk’s stick, and Seto’s goal at the end of the first, while earned and clean, was still kinda flukey. Then in the third, particularly after Thornton’s goal, the Wings were on their heels and making mental lapses. > [@](#): > > _I do hope they win game five though…_ Game four, you mean? I kinda want that, too, so I can maybe grab tickets to a game five in San Jose. They usually sell off a few hundred upper-bowl seats if you can wait in line a couple hours during a weekday. (Oh, and for those counting, that’s six wins in a row for the Sharks. 😃 ) ---
**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 6, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/196 "2010-05-06T05:13:06Z")
Wings go down 3 games to none and are 0-3 in playoff games I have attended. I’m wondering if I should ever go to another playoff game again. Flyers are down 3-0 too, which does make me feel a little better. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![JCorre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3da27b/32.png) [@JCorre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCorre)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/197 "2010-05-06T05:19:56Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > I was very pessimistic for the Sharks going into the third period. Most of the game was played in the Sharks’ zone, they couldn’t get past the Wings’ blue line cleanly, and the face-off circle was even this time around. The kicked goal was only inches from going in off Datyuk’s stick, and Seto’s goal at the end of the first, while earned and clean, was still kinda flukey. > Then in the third, particularly after Thornton’s goal, the Wings were on their heels and making mental lapses. > > Game four, you mean? I kinda want that, too, so I can maybe grab tickets to a game five in San Jose. They usually sell off a few hundred upper-bowl seats if you can wait in line a couple hours during a weekday. > > (Oh, and for those counting, that’s six wins in a row for the Sharks. 😃 ) Hey Gary, I’m woefully ignorant of the rest of the league. \Who do you think the Sharks stand the best chance against, Chicago or Vancouver? I know in the regular season that the Sharks have owned the canucks. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/198 "2010-05-06T13:53:01Z")
Canucks played like crap last night…it’s like the defensemen never even showed up. This is what killed them last year. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/199 "2010-05-06T14:20:49Z")
> [@JCorre](#): > > Hey Gary, I’m woefully ignorant of the rest of the league. \Who do you think the Sharks stand the best chance against, Chicago or Vancouver? I know in the regular season that the Sharks have owned the canucks. I think the Sharks are easily better than either team, but I’d choose Vancouver if I had to pick. I think the individual matchups, along with style of play, favors San Jose against them more than against Chicago. Plus there’s a little less travel, and no time-zone changes. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/200 "2010-05-07T00:19:27Z")
Oof. First period just about over and Detroit is up 4-0 with Johan Franzen having a natural hat trick. If nothing else, this means that Detroit can’t lose a fourth game by a score of 4-3.😉 ETA:5-0 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916.md?page=11)