The Stanley Cup Playoff Post

It's the best time of the year! Stanley Cup Playoffs are here! In an earlier comment, I predicted the teams for the Conference Finals: Detroit and Chicago in the West; Boston and Carolina in the East (from which one can infer - correctly I might add - that I predicted the Rangers would beat the Caps!)

All comments regarding the playoffs and other hockey news is welcome here!

I know this is late, but at least the first round hasn't ended yet.

Fire MacTavish!

I can be fairly patient as an Oiler fan, but I've reached my limit. Nine years of mediocrity is enough! The Oilers need to clean house and fire head coach, Craig MacTavish! And while they are at it, clean house and let the rest of the coaching staff go, too.

This is an open thread for those sports fans who need to vent.

World Junior Champs Again!

Oh Canada! Five in a row! Again!



Hockey is Canada!
Canada is hockey, period!

Nope! No Humility Here!

From the post Mike Lange = Quotation Gold:

As much as I'll be cheering for the Pens, reality says the Red Wings will win the Cup in 6.

D@mn, I'm good!

Mike Lange = Quotation Gold!

Mike Lange is the Hall of Fame play-by-play broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was also probably dropped on his head as a kid, judging by his Langeisms, which hockey fans everywhere are thankful for. Here are just a few gems:

Scratch my back with a hacksaw!

Get in the fast lane, Grandma! The bingo game is ready to roll!

He beat him like a rented mule!

Oh, how much fried chicken can you eat?

He smoked him like a bad cigar!

Oh slap me silly, Sidney!

And that's just after the Pens score. Here's some more gold:

He hit him so hard his kids will be born dizzy!

That was a million dollar move, but [the goalie] had two million in his pocket!

Lord Stanley, Lord Stanley, give me the brandy!

Unfortunately, I don't think Mad Mike will be saying that last one this year. As much as I'll be cheering for the Pens, reality says the Red Wings will win the Cup in 6.

Just to show I have no humility, I told you the Wings and Pens would win their respective series!

We Interupt Your Regularly Scheduled Program...For This Hockey Update!

All debate/arguing and no play makes engineer cranky.

The Stanley Cup Conference Finals start tonight in Detroit with the Red Wings hosting the Dallas Stars. I'm picking the Red Wings to prevail in six games. Tomorrow, the battle of Pennsylvania begins with the Philadelphia Flyers in Pittsburgh to play the Penguins. I predict this will be an entertaining, rock 'em-sock 'em series with the Pens winning in seven games.

For the real hardcore hockey fans, the Spokane Chiefs won the WHL title last night. That means 3 of the 4 teams for the Memorial Cup are set: Spokane, OHL representative Belleville Bulls, and the host Kitchener Rangers. The Gatineau Olympiques are 1 win away from claiming the QMJHL Title and the final spot in the Memorial Cup. (I love junior hockey).