2016 First Round of Playoffs Thread

[inkman]

Man I hope they pull this out.

That's what she said (to Patrick Kane)

[3putt]

What a bonehead move Ken.

[TrueBlueGED]

What a bonehead move Ken.

 

I admire his "I want my best guys rested more than I care about their best guys" mentality. But I'm not sure it's smart :lol:

[Norcal]

Congrats to the Blues but Hitchdick

[WildCard]

Holy , they did it. Guess Hitchcock gets to keep his job now

[Randall Flagg]

Ruff vs Hitchcock!

[WildCard]

Ruff vs Hitchcock!

Just the way Ken likes it

[TrueBlueGED]

Congrats to the Blues but ###### Hitchdick

 

Agreed.

 

Ruff vs Hitchcock!

 

Oh man, awesome. Although I'll never stop feeling dirty about cheering for the Stars this year.

[Wyldnwoody44]

Holy poop, that was awesome

[Norcal]

How good was the team in the KHL that had Tarasenko and Panarin on it?

[3putt]

Well the league will take another ratings hit. In Chicago it's now baseball season.

[Randall Flagg]

Agreed.

 

 

Oh man, awesome. Although I'll never stop feeling dirty about cheering for the Stars this year.

I was four and I'm glad the Sabres lost that so that I can be a fan for their first cup win, so my only issue with rooting for Dallas is my crushes on Tarasenko, Schwartz, and Pietrangelo.

[SwampD]

Ruff vs Hitchcock!

…aaaaand now I have no reason to watch this series. Dallas or Hitchcock? No thanks.

[Thorner]

SWEET! Dragon Slayed. Glad I was wrong predicting Hawks. Pheeeeeeeeeew!

[Brawndo]

Game Seven for the Ducks and Preds is Wednesday 10 PM, after Game One of the Isles and Lightning at 7 

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Wow.  I could not move for that third period.  At all.  Amazing hockey.  The Blues versus the Stars will be a great series.  What a night when both teams you're rooting for win big. 

[Thorner]

Game Seven for the Ducks and Preds is Wednesday 10 PM, after Game One of the Isles and Lightning at 7

 

That is insane! When is the last time that happened? I know other leagues do it (mlb? Nba?)

[MattPie]

That is insane! When is the last time that happened? I know other leagues do it (mlb? Nba?)

 

I'm guessing Barclay is pretty busy; maybe they just need to get games in when they can.

[Norcal]

…aaaaand now I have no reason to watch this series. Dallas or Hitchcock? No thanks.

just thinking I was torn between the team who won illegally or the coach... em both for that

[Brawndo]

Imagine being this guy...

 

https://twitter.com/SlayIen/status/703676916448899072

[WildCard]

Game Seven for the Ducks and Preds is Wednesday 10 PM, after Game One of the Isles and Lightning at 7

Wait, really? I thought tey waited until every series ended?

[thewookie1]

#### the Blues! #### Hitchcock! #### them all!

 

I hope the Stars sweep the bastards. <--------censored?)

[Thorner]

It's nice to be getting some fresh match ups. Dallas v. St. Louis will be fun. Ditto on Sharks v. Ducks/Preds. East looks fun, too. Nice to have something different for a change. I'm excited.

[Wyldnwoody44]

Amazingly the refs tried their best to stay outta this one, some missed calls here and there, but they let them play. Also it was very clean for a game 7,a lot of mutual respect between the teams, and you could even Tell during the handshake line.

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Wyldnwoody44, on 26 Apr 2016 - 01:00 AM, said:

Amazingly the refs tried their best to stay outta this one, some missed calls here and there, but they let them play. Also it was very clean for a game 7,a lot of mutual respect between the teams, and you could even Tell during the handshake line.

 

It took me some games to get used to the playoff officiating paradigm, but I see what they're doing and I don't disagree.  The games have been fun to watch as a result, mostly.