I'm not saying it was rigged or anything, that's silly. I hate that the Oilers have been "rebuilding" for so long with absolutely nothing to show for it. Them getting the first pick 3 years running is a great way of ensuring that all the other teams circling the bottom with them will be there long after they've actually started to do something with their top picks. First pick should just be the worst team, no draft.
Paving the way for the eventual Seattle Blue Jackets, I'm hoping.
The team is staying in Columbus until at least 2039. You really want to wait that long?
Also, if anyone was not convinced that the hockey gods hate the Blue Jackets it should be painfully obvious now.
PICKS!!
West
Canucks over Kings in 6
Blues over Sharks in 5
Blackhawks over 'Yotes in 7
Preds over Red Wings in 6
Canucks over Blackhawks in 7
Preds over Blues in 7
Canucks over Preds in 7
East
Rangers over Sens in 6
Bruins over Caps in 7
Devils over Panthers in 5
Flyers over Pens in 7
Rangers over Flyers in 6
Bruins over Devils in 6
Rangers over Bruins in 7
Final:
'94 all over again.
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The degree of butthurt in here is palpable.
“Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war.” - Loren Eiseley
Lots of Nashville losing to Pens in the final. I don't think it'll go down that way, but IF the Preds make it out of the west, I can't see them losing to the Pens. Not unless MAF pulls a Thomas.
Edmonton's problem is their drafting. They get 3 first overall picks now and it wouldn't surprise me if they went and drafted Yakupov for another forward, they should get one of those high rated defencemen because their defence is shitty. Tambellini doesn't know what the hell to do in the later rounds which is why their players past the first round don't tend to turn out very good.
Because if you're going to attempt to squeeze that big black monster into your slot you will need to be able to take at least 12 inches or else you're going to have a bad time...
Western Conference first round
(8) Los Angeles Kings vs (1) Vancouver Canucks :: Vancouver in 5 games
(7) San Jose Sharks vs (2) St. Louis Blues :: Blues in 4
(6) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (3) Phoenix Coyotes :: Blackhawks in 7
(5) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) Nashville Predators :: Preds in 6
Rd2
Canucks vs Blackhawks :: Canucks in 5
Blues vs Predators :: Predators in 7
CF
Canucks vs Predators :: Canucks in 6
Eastern Conference first round
(8) Ottawa Senators vs (1) New York Rangers ::Rangers in 5
(7) Washington Capitals vs (2) Boston Bruins :: Bruins in 7
(6) New Jersey Devils vs. (3) Florida Panthers :: Devils in 6
(5) Philadelphia Flyers vs (4) Pittsburgh Penguins :: Pens in 7
RD2
Rangers vs Devils :: Devils in 7
Bruins vs Pens :: Bruins in 6
CF
Devils vs Bruins :: Devils in 7
Stanley cup final
Canucks vs Devils = Canucks in 6
Morskitter wrote "Spikes, choppas, tentacles, magic? Can't hold a candle to Sergeant Pimp here."
Wow, there sure is a lot of Penguin fans in here. Not talking about the picks, just the overall ratio of Pens fans to everyone else seems pretty remarkable.
Edmonton makes a pretty solid case for why we should relegate consistently bad teams to the minors instead of rewarding them with draft picks.
I think it'd be great if the NHL worked out a deal with some of the other leagues to form a Premier League type system.
It'd make annual chaos when it came to divisions, though.
Relegation/Promotion systems just don't make sense in North American sports leagues with the value of franchises.
Also, in the NHL when the AHL is the minor league feeder system with the bulk of the players belonging to NHL clubs already, it just wouldn't happen.
It would definitely change how the franchises are valued in a way that would be academically interesting. I was being facetious, though -- the feeder league system makes it basically impossible in hockey. Or baseball, for that matter.
You could probably get it working in the NFL or NBA, though! How great would that be? If you never had to hear about the Washington Redskins or the Buffalo Bills ever again?
Wow, there sure is a lot of Penguin fans in here. Not talking about the picks, just the overall ratio of Pens fans to everyone else seems pretty remarkable.
I think it would make a lot of sense for the Oilers to trade that #1 pick this year. It's not a particularly good year for the draft, and if they could get a later first round pick and maybe a good young defenseman or goaltender from...well I have no idea what teams they might be able to trade with, but they should look into every possibility. But if they did that then they could start to be really good next year.
Wow, there sure is a lot of Penguin fans in here. Not talking about the picks, just the overall ratio of Pens fans to everyone else seems pretty remarkable.
They He is just louder than anyone else.
No, we pretty handidly outnumber otherteam fan bases in here.
There's like 3-4 sharks fans, 2-3 detroit fans, 2 avalanche fans, a bunch of vancouver fans (probably the 2nd biggest group in here) and like 8 pens fans.
I blame it all on you guys last season making me do a call out for Pens fans because.....something.
I don't even remember why it came up.
Something about how I was the only pens fan in the thread and you guys disliking me talking about the penguins.
There's really very few Eastern fans in here, a couple of Flyer fans, a couple of Leafs fans, a couple of Caps fans that show up around this time of year, a Boston fan or two and I think we have one Lightning fan. Interesting distribution.
Wow, there sure is a lot of Penguin fans in here. Not talking about the picks, just the overall ratio of Pens fans to everyone else seems pretty remarkable.
They He is just louder than anyone else.
No, we pretty handidly outnumber otherteam fan bases in here.
There's like 3-4 sharks fans, 2-3 detroit fans, 2 avalanche fans, a bunch of vancouver fans (probably the 2nd biggest group in here) and like 8 pens fans.
I blame it all on you guys last season making me do a call out for Pens fans because.....something.
I don't even remember why it came up.
Something about how I was the only pens fan in the thread and you guys disliking me talking about the penguins.
Yeah, I remember that conversation and I chimed in that I'm a lurking Pens fan. Born in the 'burgh, and the Pens first cup run was when I was 6 or 7, just coming into that "pay attention to sports" age, and I've been hooked ever since. I just don't have the means to watch games anymore, so I tend to be a more passive follower instead of keeping up on things.
Wow, there sure is a lot of Penguin fans in here. Not talking about the picks, just the overall ratio of Pens fans to everyone else seems pretty remarkable.
They He is just louder than anyone else.
No, we pretty handidly outnumber otherteam fan bases in here.
There's like 3-4 sharks fans, 2-3 detroit fans, 2 avalanche fans, a bunch of vancouver fans (probably the 2nd biggest group in here) and like 8 pens fans.
I blame it all on you guys last season making me do a call out for Pens fans because.....something.
I don't even remember why it came up.
Something about how I was the only pens fan in the thread and you guys disliking me talking about the penguins.
We did have 3 Avs fans, but I haven't seen Deadfall around in a while.
Pretty sure I'm the lone Hawks fan. Feel like there are a ton of fans of Ginger Flavored Choke, then again one is too many, and I don't know how much they can post from the police designated community watching areas. Or the death camps they've been sent to by the NHL as part of its conspiracy against Vancouver.
Playoff hockey is almost here, the best time of the year. I've started a tradition of taking vacation during this first week of playoff madness ( I work evenings), great to just sit down with some beers and flip through hours of hockey.
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I think it'd be great if the NHL worked out a deal with some of the other leagues to form a Premier League type system.
It'd make annual chaos when it came to divisions, though.
Relegation/Promotion systems just don't make sense in North American sports leagues with the value of franchises.
Also, in the NHL when the AHL is the minor league feeder system with the bulk of the players belonging to NHL clubs already, it just wouldn't happen.
The team is staying in Columbus until at least 2039. You really want to wait that long?
Also, if anyone was not convinced that the hockey gods hate the Blue Jackets it should be painfully obvious now.
PICKS!!
West
Canucks over Kings in 6
Blues over Sharks in 5
Blackhawks over 'Yotes in 7
Preds over Red Wings in 6
Canucks over Blackhawks in 7
Preds over Blues in 7
Canucks over Preds in 7
East
Rangers over Sens in 6
Bruins over Caps in 7
Devils over Panthers in 5
Flyers over Pens in 7
Rangers over Flyers in 6
Bruins over Devils in 6
Rangers over Bruins in 7
Final:
'94 all over again.
Stupid picks;
LA in 6
St Louis in 7
Phoenix in 6
Nashville in 7
St Louis over LA in 6
Nashville over Phoenix in 5
Nashville over St Louis in 6
New York in 6
Boston in 5
New Jersey in 6
Pittsburgh in 6
New York over Jersey in 5
Pittsburgh over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over New York in 7
Pittsburgh over Nashville in 6.
Plus Nashville doesn't have a ton of play off experience.
Also, lots of pens fans in this thread.
Woo
LAK - VAN: VAN in 5
SJS - STL: STL in 5
CHI - PHX: PHX in 7
DET - NSH: DET in 6
OTT - NYR: OTT in 6
WSH - BOS: BOS in 4
NJD - FLA: NJD in 5
PHI - PIT: PHI in 6
VAN - PHX: VAN in 6
STL - DET: STL in 7
OTT - NJD : NJD in 6
BOS - PHI: BOS in 7
VAN - STL: STL in 7
NJD - BOS: BOS in 5
STL - BOS: BOS in 6
Whiteouts are horrendously stupid now since the home team doesn't wear white anymore.
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Pittsburgh over Philly in 6
Boston over Washington in 5
New Jersey over Florida in 4
New York over Ottawa in 6
New York over New Jersey in 6
Pittsburgh over Boston in 6
Pittsburgh over New York in 6
Western Conference:
Vancouver over LA in 6
San Jose over St. Louis in 7
Chicago over Phoenix in 5
Detroit over Nashville in 7
Vancouver over San Jose in 5
Detroit over Blackhawks in 6
Detroit over Vancouver in 7
Pittsburgh over Detroit in 7
(8) Los Angeles Kings vs (1) Vancouver Canucks :: Vancouver in 5 games
(7) San Jose Sharks vs (2) St. Louis Blues :: Blues in 4
(6) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (3) Phoenix Coyotes :: Blackhawks in 7
(5) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) Nashville Predators :: Preds in 6
Rd2
Canucks vs Blackhawks :: Canucks in 5
Blues vs Predators :: Predators in 7
CF
Canucks vs Predators :: Canucks in 6
Eastern Conference first round
(8) Ottawa Senators vs (1) New York Rangers ::Rangers in 5
(7) Washington Capitals vs (2) Boston Bruins :: Bruins in 7
(6) New Jersey Devils vs. (3) Florida Panthers :: Devils in 6
(5) Philadelphia Flyers vs (4) Pittsburgh Penguins :: Pens in 7
RD2
Rangers vs Devils :: Devils in 7
Bruins vs Pens :: Bruins in 6
CF
Devils vs Bruins :: Devils in 7
Stanley cup final
Canucks vs Devils = Canucks in 6
Huh, that's a new one.
Stupid trivia: who's second on the Devils' all-time wins list, and how many fewer wins than Brodeur does he have?
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You've gotta admit it looks cool though.
It would definitely change how the franchises are valued in a way that would be academically interesting. I was being facetious, though -- the feeder league system makes it basically impossible in hockey. Or baseball, for that matter.
You could probably get it working in the NFL or NBA, though! How great would that be? If you never had to hear about the Washington Redskins or the Buffalo Bills ever again?
They He is just louder than anyone else.
No, we pretty handidly outnumber otherteam fan bases in here.
There's like 3-4 sharks fans, 2-3 detroit fans, 2 avalanche fans, a bunch of vancouver fans (probably the 2nd biggest group in here) and like 8 pens fans.
I blame it all on you guys last season making me do a call out for Pens fans because.....something.
I don't even remember why it came up.
Something about how I was the only pens fan in the thread and you guys disliking me talking about the penguins.
'94 all over again.
*Shudder*
Game 7 made me the bitter Canuck "fan" I am today.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/11/turkmenistan-leader-set-on-ice-hockey-glory
Yeah, I remember that conversation and I chimed in that I'm a lurking Pens fan. Born in the 'burgh, and the Pens first cup run was when I was 6 or 7, just coming into that "pay attention to sports" age, and I've been hooked ever since. I just don't have the means to watch games anymore, so I tend to be a more passive follower instead of keeping up on things.
No idea where all these other guys came from
Tonights game is on NBC Sports Network. Are they even going to have the big screen up?
Pensblog has photoshopped Flyers players onto zoo animals' faces.
Yeah it's up though with today's shitty weather idk how many people will be there. I think when it's on NBC proper is when there's an issue.
I'm also a Pittsburgh resident and Pens fan. I lurk this thread all the time but I don't really post much.
We did have 3 Avs fans, but I haven't seen Deadfall around in a while.
A note on penguins.nhl.com says ALL games will be on the big screen this year, so no more worries about that.
*facepalm*