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As a Devils fan, I am rooting for Vancouver. I think they have been the biggest joke in the Western Conference since Edmonton was eliminated. They have no depth, don't play defense, and have the worst goalie in the playoffs. To me the scariest team in the West is Minnesota.Quote:
Originally posted by Rhydant
i dont know why, but im sort of excited about Anaheim wipping the floor with Dallas. i really hope they make it to the Cup Finals.
The Canucks? Don't you mean the Canadiens, sggg?
So how come they keep winning.Quote:
As a Devils fan, I am rooting for Vancouver. I think they have been the biggest joke in the Western Conference since Edmonton was eliminated. They have no depth, don't play defense, and have the worst goalie in the playoffs.
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Bye bye Tampa... bye bye!! :)
The MONTRÉAL Canadiens play in the Eastern Conference. :pQuote:
Originally posted by Andrew
The Canucks? Don't you mean the Canadiens, sggg?
The Canucks won the West in 94 and lost to the *gag* Rangers. :(:(:(
Vancouver has plenty of depth, look at the game tonight (game 4).. a guy like Sopel steps up. They were one of the best teams in the West all season. They're deeper than Minny or Anaheim. They are a formidable team. The Canucks main problem is that Cloutier is so prone to meltdowns.... but so far he's gotten the job done.Quote:
Originally posted by Yoshi
As a Devils fan, I am rooting for Vancouver. I think they have been the biggest joke in the Western Conference since Edmonton was eliminated. They have no depth, don't play defense, and have the worst goalie in the playoffs. To me the scariest team in the West is Minnesota.
As a Devils fan I don't have much preference about the Western teams, they all have their weaknesses. The main team I fear is the Senators - who always play the Devils really really tough. I still hope they beat the Flyers though - because I like the Sens and hate the Flyers... and I'd rather lose to them.
If the Devils can't win it all, a Sens-Nux Finals would be a nice consolation prize. :)
Because they hurt MacInnis, Osgood is terrible, and the Wild keep blowing late leads.Quote:
Originally posted by Rising
So how come they keep winning.
If depth means having another (former Devil) wing to play with Naslund and Bertuzi, you are correct. I don't think I have to tell you how little the regular season relates to the playoffs. However, even during the regular season, the Canucks couldn't take the heat. That was one of the most grandiose late season chokes I have ever seen.Quote:
Originally posted by sggg
Vancouver has plenty of depth, look at the game tonight (game 4).. a guy like Sopel steps up. They were one of the best teams in the West all season. They're deeper than Minny or Anaheim. They are a formidable team. The Canucks main problem is that Cloutier is so prone to meltdowns.... but so far he's gotten the job done.
Ahh, okay so I just didn't read that right.
I thought you meant finals for some reason. Well, sorry about that.
They didn't choke late in the season, they decided to rest a lot of their players because they didn't have a preference for who they played against in the first round. Regular season honours are not as important as post-season success - just ask the Avs how they feel about their division title now. The Canucks believed that the main reason they didn't finish off the Wings last year was because they were fatigued from fighting so hard just to make the playoffs (they were the 8th seed)... so this year they didn't want to risk that. The Blues series went seven games and as the series went on, the Canucks played better and better and dominated. To a man they credited Marc Crawford's decision to not go all out to win a meaningless division title as the reason why they won that series.Quote:
Originally posted by Yoshi
If depth means having another (former Devil) wing to play with Naslund and Bertuzi, you are correct. I don't think I have to tell you how little the regular season relates to the playoffs. However, even during the regular season, the Canucks couldn't take the heat. That was one of the most grandiose late season chokes I have ever seen.
Also, Morrison plays centre - not wing and the Canucks have a lot of depth. Players line Linden, Cooke, and the Sedins. They have underrated defenceman like Öhlund and Salo. They are a very good team. Their main weak link is that the goalie can be super dodgy when he's not on his game... but if he can manage to not fall apart, they can make it. Underestimate them at your peril.
TAKE THAT WILD (again)!
No hockey today?! QEF! Boring.... :(
Oh well, at least there is the World Championships and F1...
There's always baseball...