2016 First Round of Playoffs Thread

[Thorner]

Can you imagine if every team played this well? If hockey was this entertaining on a consistent basis, even in the playoffs, it's popularity would boomWas it a hook? I didn't think so, but I could be wrong. It is very clear though that the refs aren't going to be calling anything tonight

You're nuts if you don't wanna see a Stars-Hawks series

Initial reaction was it was, but I could be wrong.

Can you imagine if every team played this well? If hockey was this entertaining on a consistent basis, even in the playoffs, it's popularity would boomWas it a hook? I didn't think so, but I could be wrong. It is very clear though that the refs aren't going to be calling anything tonight

You're nuts if you don't wanna see a Stars-Hawks series

Why, so we can watch the hawks win the cup for 4th time in the last several years? No thanks. Call me nuts. Edited April 26, 2016 by Thorny

[WildCard]

Holy balls Crawford. This is te most entertaining period of hockey I've seen all year

Initial reaction was it was, but I could be wrong.

 

Why, so we can watch the hawks win the cup for 4th time in the last several years? No thanks. Count me crazy.

The Hawks don't have to beat the Stars, Caps, Pens, or Ducks. But they make every series they're in that much more entertaining

[SwampD]

Can you imagine if every team played this well? If hockey was this entertaining on a consistent basis, even in the playoffs, it's popularity would boom

 

It's just not humanly possible for guys to be able to keep that pace up for 82+ games (let alone a seven game series). I don't even know if I would have the energy to watch it for 82+ games. This is exhausting.

[Thorner]

Holy balls Crawford. This is te most entertaining period of hockey I've seen all year The Hawks don't have to beat the Stars, Caps, Pens, or Ducks. But they make every series they're in that much more entertaining

But they would.

[WildCard]

It's just not humanly possible for guys to be able to keep that pace up for 82+ games (let alone a seven game series). I don't even know if I would have the energy to watch it for 82+ games. This is exhausting.

Maybe not physically or mentally, but I feel like coaching suffocates a lot of the fun of hockey. Let'm loose

But they would.

They called their series against the Ducks last year as the hardest one they had. The Ducks play the exact type of game that frustrates the Hawks. I could also see Washington having a shot. Dallas-Chicago would be all 5-4 games, which would be awesome

 

 

COME ON

Edited April 26, 2016 by WildCard

[Thorner]

The Ducks may not even get out of the first round.

 

Blatant trip by Ladd. No call. Fine I get it, let them play. By why did Chicago get the only PP then?

 

Blues snake bit here on these chances..

[Randall Flagg]

This game is something else.

[WildCard]

The Ducks may not even get out of the first round.

 

Blatant trip by Ladd. No call. Fine I get it, let them play. By why did Chicago get the only PP then?

 

Blues snake bit here on these chances..

They will

[Wyldnwoody44]

I've seen missed calls on both teams, I won't blame the refs up to this point, blues need to keep some O zone pressure in the 3rd and not let Hawks play their game, really this could go either way

[Thorner]

Toews will score, that's my call. Cue the Toews narrative ;)

[TrueBlueGED]

This game is so good I'm having a hard time believing it's the NHL.

[SwampD]

There sure are a lot of red jerseys in the money seats. That far left corner is all red.

[WildCard]

Ohhh

[Brawndo]

Holy crap 

[Randall Flagg]

Man I hope they pull this out.

[pastajoe]

Check out the rack in pink behind the Hawks bench.

[Brawndo]

Did the Blues forget how to run a power play?

[SwampD]

Check out the rack in pink behind the Hawks bench.

And Pierre just said "full frontal assault". :lol:

[MattPie]

If you can think of a better example of an arrogant, ego-maniacal tyrant with little man syndrome....... I'd love to hear it.  :P

Trump?

He said small-man, not small-hand syndrome.

 

Probably due to the British propaganda that WildCard mentioned.

 

Similar to the Marco Rubio "Trump has small hands" propaganda.

:)

 

Another one I learned about recently: eating carrots doesn't improve eyesight. It too was British propaganda, but this time WW2 and meant to cover the use of radar to locate German bombers at night.

http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/carrots.asp

[3putt]

A little too early to turtle in a defensive shell. this is where Hitchcock is overmatched.

[TrueBlueGED]

In other news, I have a serious mental block: every time Doc calls Teravainen with the puck I find myself thinking "WTF Tarasenko plays for the Blues."

[WildCard]

Holy that thing just drilled the post. Blues got real lucky there

Check out the rack in pink behind the Hawks bench.

Saw that.

[Randall Flagg]

Double post and out!

[TrueBlueGED]

If I were a Blues fan I may have just had a heart attack.

[Brawndo]

If I were a Blues fan I may have just had a heart attack.

 

I'm not and I am still have chest pains