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chicago is 2 years away from being serious contenders. they are too young of a team to handle detroit. much like the penguins were last year. i'm not so sure they can beat them this year either, but they will make it a much better series if they get there
penguins look like their playing alot better this year.
that was embarresing last year, the first what 2 games they didn't even score in the finals?
redwings are beasts, they usually get at least 15 - 20 more shots on goal than their oppenents, but some how it's still usually a close game.
osgood stepped his game up in the playoffs, but he is getting old.. he's the only goalie i think rockin' the old school mask still. some shot's that he misses are just basic one, two goal tending blocks.
if we play pitsburgh again, it's gonna be a good series.. ill def get a little nervous about it. if we lose, i bet Hossa will get so mad. lol
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this is funny because everything you wrote, me and my friends have talked about in the last couple days.
we talked about how the pens didn't even belong on the same ice as the wings. it looked like a varsity team playing a freshman team. somehow the pens were able to win 2 games and came close to tying up that game 6 to force an overtime for a possible game 7.
we talked about how osgood is the only person with the nonconventional goalie mask.
we talked about how hossa left for the wings for a better chance to win the cup (not that i blame him) and he could lose it this year to the pens.
we were also discussing if the redwings and penguins matchup could become like the lakers-celtics matchups of the 80s. or what if the redwings just fuck the penguins up every year and we become the buffalo bills of the nhl.
LOL Just getting back to work today from the long weekend and haven't been on the net.Quote:
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Deep down my mind was telling me that the Hawks would lose to the Wings but what fun would it be if I wasn't being optimistic? They have played ok and had a chance to win both games. Had the 7 million dollar man not given up a terrible give away in OT then it could easliy be 1-1. Habby frustrates me. He will give up a soft goal, come back and make some sick saves and then give up a soft goal again. $12 million paid to goaltending and Habby's save percentage is < .900 in the playoffs to go with a shitty GAA. It's surprising they made it to the Western final with those numbers.
It's going to be tough to come back and win the series but if they can win the next two at home, anything could happen.
I agree. It's been a nice surprise for them to get so far this year. The problem is that they are cap fucked by an idiot GM. Havlat and Bulin are gone next year, Huet has a contract that nobody would take and therefore stuck with him for the next few years. The kids (Toews, Kane, Keith, Seabrook) all deserve significant raises but there will be no room (apparently the cap will go down next year) so basically they are going to end up losing one or two of their young guys. Shit Campbell (who basically handed Det. game 2) makes $7 mil and nobody will take that contract. The future may not be as bright as it could have been. Let's hope I'm wrong.Quote:
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Hmm.. I could see the penguins being rivals if they beat the redwings this year, there's got to be some kind of give and take.
I remember when colorodo was detroit's rivals for the longest time, I was starting to think anaheim would be our new rivals, seeing how tight every game was this year and how many fights broke out on the ice.
Chicago had a good chance at winning the last game, that 3 on 1 odd man rush was priceless, they planned that shit out perfect. I think Detroit has like 3 breakaway goals on chicago already,
If we can win one of the next two away, it's in the bag.
After this year I believe Hossa's, Zetterberg's, and Franzen's contracts are up. It'll be interesting what they do their.
The Redwings coach doesn't play Chelios much because he's American?
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CHICAGO (AP)—Jeremy Roenick(notes) has a strong opinion on why Chris Chelios(notes) doesn’t play much with the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings.
Roenick, a former teammate of Chelios when both were members of the Chicago Blackhawks, said Detroit coach Mike Babcock doesn’t appear to like American players, especially Chelios.
“The coach just doesn’t like him for some ungodly known reason, I think he’s got a grudge against American players, but he does not like Cheli at all,” said Roenick, who played this past season with San Jose. Roenick’s comments came Thursday morning on “The Monsters in the Morning” show on Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago.
“There is an underlying, I don’t know if it’s a hatred, because hatred is a strong word. But there is some underlying issue there that I don’t understand. You know Babcock is the coach. You have to respect him for his decisions on who he plays, and that is all well and good,” Roenick said.
“Sometimes it’s just the verbal stuff that goes back and forth, from what I understand,” he added. “Cheli will never complain. He is the ultimate professional. He will do whatever the team needs.”
Roenick said he couldn’t repeat some of the things Babcock has said to the 47-year-old Chelios. The defenseman is in his 25th NHL season and has played in only four playoff games this year. His role was limited this season, especially after he fractured a shin bone in a preseason game.
“If you’d know some of the things that Babcock says to Chris Chelios, it would make your stomach churn,” Roenick said. “Just total disrespect, for not even just one of the best Americans, but one of the best defensemen to ever play the game. The way he is talked to is just unacceptable. I wish I could elaborate, but that’s not proper. It’s just disrespectful.”
Chelios, a Chicago native who was traded from the Blackhawks to the Red Wings in 1999, downplayed Roenick’s comments.
“How does JR know anything—is he playing?” Chelios told the Detroit Free Press. “The last time I talked to JR was a few weeks ago, and it was about his charity pool party in Vegas. I don’t know what JR is talking about.”
When the Red Wings arrived in Chicago on Thursday evening on the eve of Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, Babcock told reporters at a downtown hotel to consider the source.
“I think the whole key to that statement is JR said,” said Babcock, an Ontario native who has also coached the Anaheim Ducks. “I’ve got two American kids. I’ve lived here for 16 years. There’s lot of time now between games and you guys have got to come up with stuff.”
Babcock insisted he and Chelios are fine.
“I think players who aren’t playing, I don’t think anyone is turning cartwheels about that,” Babcock said.
“But I think Cheli and I have a good relationship,” he added. “I hold him in high regard and I think he’s an important part of our team and he has been for a long time. We bring him back year after year because we feel he’s important. He’s going to be a first ballot Hall of Famer and he’s a real important guy for us.”
-sports.yahoo.com
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hey, i'm willing to admit that detroit is a great team and it will be a tough series for the penguins, but detroit is not without their flaws. i would definitely have to give the wings the advantage at this point, but osgood can be shakey in net. detroit is old and they have some injuries right now. so we'll see.
i agree with you on everything besides the fact they are old.
yes they have older players, obviously it doesn't matter.. they're about to put to rest the youngest team in the nhl. Even with the 3 players they're missing they beat chicago 6-1. I know chicago was missing Khabibulin, but i thought Huet was suppose to be good? Chicago spends $12 million a year on goalies i believe.
ya pitsburgh is doing well, swept carolina in the conference finals, that sucks for them.
but detroit is the same team as last year plus one pitsburgh power shooter.
we were a better team on paper last year and detroit took our best player from the playoffs away from us, but the penguins are a better team this year. they have a better system, a better coach and their defense is playing better. also, their young superstars have another year of experience under their belt. the penguins will play a better series this year.
even though the pens won 2 games against detroit last year, they should have been swept. detroit dominated that entire series unlike anything i've ever seen before. that was supposed to be the 2 best teams in the league battling each other, and the penguins didn't even look like they belonged in the same league as detroit. if the pen's win 2 games this year, they will have earned them this time. hopefully the pens win in 6 because i have tickets to game 6, just as i did last year when detroit won the cup.
time for round 2!!
LETS GO!!