# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/21 "2010-04-15T03:56:11Z")
I don’t think that the Canucks are a bad pick at all, Rick, despite the fact that I have them going out in the first round. All of the big contenders this year have one gigantic fatal flaw or another, but Vancouver has an excellent first line and good scoring depth, a good(but injury prone) defence and Roberto Luongo. Like I said, I went with my gut with the LA pick. Fleury was awful tonight, wasn’t he? His rebound control was atrocious and Ottawa really made him pay for that. And that last goal was completely indefensible. Elliot wasn’t much better. The third goal was terrible and while I wouldn’t call the first goal a weak one, if a team is to make any noise in the playoffs their goaltender has to have shots like that. Crosby had about the quietest three-point night I’ve ever seen. He made a very nice play on the last Penguin goal but I didn’t even know that he’d assisted on the Malkin goals until the game was over. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/22 "2010-04-15T03:58:03Z")
Man, 2-2 Wings-Coyotes going into the third. This is gonna be a big period. If They can get the win Jimmy will get a lot more confident, but if they lose it, things can go downhill fast with a rookie. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/23 "2010-04-15T03:59:15Z")
Also, Ottawa scored as many goals tonight as they did in the entire 2008 series against the Penguins. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/24 "2010-04-15T05:16:58Z")
Crap! I watched the third period and sure as shootin’, the Sens won the game! I kid you folks not, I watch the Pens play and they LOSE. Still. GO PENS!! ---
**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 15, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/25 "2010-04-15T05:19:30Z")
> [@BaneSidhe](#): > > Crap! I watched the third period and sure as shootin’, the Sens won the game! I kid you folks not, I watch the Pens play and they LOSE. > > Still. GO PENS!! Hell YEAH!!! I think the main problem with Fleury is a lack of confidence sometimes. We know he can do it – remember that awesome triple save from last week? Holy shit!!! Even if we don’t make the Cup this year though, I really, REALLY do not want to see it go to the Crapitals. If I have to see that asshat Ovechkin lift it, I think I’ll puke. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/26 "2010-04-15T05:23:11Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Hell YEAH!!! > > I think the main problem with Fleury is a lack of confidence sometimes. We know he can do it – remember that awesome triple save from last week? Holy shit!!! > > Hell yes indeed!! > > Even if we don’t make the Cup this year though, I really, REALLY do not want to see it go to the Crapitals. If I have to see that asshat Ovechkin lift it, I think I’ll puke. Same here, and hope that it squishes him! ---
**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:** [April 15, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/27 "2010-04-15T06:25:08Z")
Ugh. Too many bad bounces. Too many errant passes. Too many Colorado penalties ignored. One bullcrap goal. Well, at least the Sharks aren’t the only high seed to have been embarrassed, and Ryan Clowe is making my prediction of 1 point per game look prescient. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/28 "2010-04-15T09:53:18Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > I don’t think that the Canucks are a bad pick at all, Rick, despite the fact that I have them going out in the first round. All of the big contenders this year have one gigantic fatal flaw or another, but Vancouver has an excellent first line and good scoring depth, a good(but injury prone) defence and Roberto Luongo. Like I said, I went with my gut with the LA pick. > > Fleury was awful tonight, wasn’t he? His rebound control was atrocious and Ottawa really made him pay for that. And that last goal was completely indefensible. Elliot wasn’t much better. The third goal was terrible and while I wouldn’t call the first goal a weak one, if a team is to make any noise in the playoffs their goaltender has to have shots like that. > > Crosby had about the quietest three-point night I’ve ever seen. He made a very nice play on the last Penguin goal but I didn’t even know that he’d assisted on the Malkin goals until the game was over. Fleury wasn’t great, but the rest of the team didn’t exactly help him defensively either. There’s no reason that the penguins should be giving up five goals to the Sens. Not only did they look lazy out there, I’m wondering if they know that there is a whole other side to the rink. I hear they call it the “defensive zone.” Kinda like the Twillight Zone only less spooky and more worky. Course half the team is so young, the coach may have to explain that the twillight zone has nothing to do with sparkly vampires or waxed werewolves. And yes, waxed werewolves is available for a band name. Sparkly Vampires is not having been taken by a troupe of goth drag queens. Their cover of Marilyn Manson’s “beautiful people?” Fabulous! Maybe I should’ve gotten more sleep. Think I’m getting a bit weird. And of course the other half of my double header was Detroit/Phoenix. Is it a good sign that the Wings got curb stomped by one of the statistically worst power plays from the regular season? Yeah. I didn’t think so either. Game did look vaguely familiar though, what with the Wings racking up forty shots with maybe a quarter of them being worth a damn. Quality, not quantity. And they better start helping Howard out. He’s a rookie goalie, so mentally speaking he’s a little funny. I still think he can do well, but that’s if he gets on a roll. For that, Detroit’s vaunted defense is going to have to play up to their reputation. On the other side, Phoenix is going to have to clean themselves up a bit if they want to win the series. There was a lot of late hitting and chippy garbage going on out there last night and the refs aren’t always going to miss it, especially with Lidstrom getting stitches after a high stick that wasn’t called. More likely than not the refs are going to turn around and try to keep the game dainty and clean. It’ll affect both teams for sure, but it will hurt Phoenix worse as long as Detroit keeps themselves above it. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/29 "2010-04-16T00:28:20Z")
Washington would be winning about 8-1 by now if they could hit the net with their shots. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/30 "2010-04-16T00:36:17Z")
> [@KennerTheGreat](#): > > Washington would be winning about 8-1 by now if they could hit the net with their shots. Still, it would be great if Montreal can drag the series out. Making the Caps go to 7 games and a couple of OT games will help tire them out and hopefully allow any other team to take the East. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/31 "2010-04-16T01:57:32Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Still, it would be great if Montreal can drag the series out. Making the Caps go to 7 games and a couple of OT games will help tire them out and hopefully allow any other team to take the East. Good guess on the OTs. Both teams just look _tired_ in this OT. And six minutes have felt like 16 to watch. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/32 "2010-04-16T02:10:37Z")
Win or lose, long live playoff overtime. I get the same nervous feeling in my stomach at 31 years of age that I did at 10, and it’s great. ETA: YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/33 "2010-04-16T03:16:20Z")
I don’t make predictions, because I suck at them, but I am very pleased at the outcome of this first game against the Caps. I think Montreal has the capability to steal this series, though I’m not really sure they will. I am certainly hoping they do! ---
**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:** [April 16, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/34 "2010-04-16T03:43:40Z")
Seeing the Caps lose makes me feel a little bit better. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/35 "2010-04-16T03:58:48Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > Fleury wasn’t great, but the rest of the team didn’t exactly help him defensively either. There’s no reason that the penguins should be giving up five goals to the Sens. Not only did they look lazy out there, I’m wondering if they know that there is a whole other side to the rink. I hear they call it the “defensive zone.” Kinda like the Twillight Zone only less spooky and more worky. Ottawa only had 26 shots, and remember that that includes the added shots taken on the huge rebounds Fleury allowed. It’s hard to find fault with the defense; if anything I thought the Pens’ problem was OFFENSE. They weren’t sustaining pressure in the offensive zone except for a few short flurries. A team with that talent should have had multiple sustained pressure attacks and peppered Elliott with shots. 21 shots against the Senators? Can anyone outside Eastern Ontario name two Sens defencemen? Unacceptable. The Pens scored four goals only due to sheer luck and Elliott being shaky. Fleury has not been the same since mid-season; I think the busted finger might still be hurting. As to the Montreal upset, great game. I’m still thinking the Caps will be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/36 "2010-04-16T04:38:07Z")
I am at work right now, no tv, how is the Canucks /Kings game going? [Canucks.com](http://Canucks.com) gives me the score 2-2 after 2, but I can’t read enough into the stats… who’s strong, who’s lucky, whats happening? Suspense is Killing meeeeee. Darn working for a living, and no you tube, tv or streaming video content at work. Of course, I bet no one is doing anything but watching the game in Vancouver. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/37 "2010-04-16T05:07:30Z")
Canucks win. Lots of game 1 upsets. Its gonna get interesting. Go Wings! ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/38 "2010-04-16T05:20:49Z")
woohoo Go canucks! I lived in Vancouver from 2000-2003 we had some fun play off moments. Kinda sucks to be half a continent away but they are still my team! ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/39 "2010-04-17T01:31:53Z")
Pittsburgh earned this one. They were far and away the better team tonight. Spezza was godawful again tonight. ---
**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 17, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916/40 "2010-04-17T03:23:42Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Pittsburgh earned this one. They were far and away the better team tonight. Spezza was godawful again tonight. Damn straight. That was fucking awesome. (I hope Jordan Leopold will be alright, though) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-stanley-cup-playoff-thread/535916.md?page=3)