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NHL 2011 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS - LIVE THREAD
NHL website ^ | 4/10/11 | various

Posted on 04/10/2011 8:34:00 PM PDT by airborne

The matchups have been determined, and the combatants will ratchet up their quest for the Stanley Cup, with the NHL's postseason beginning on Wednesday, April 13.

Here is the schedule for the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs Quarterfinals.

2011 EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

#1 seed Washington Capitals vs. #8 seed New York Rangers

Wednesday, April 13 at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 15 at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 17 at New York, 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20 at New York, 7:00 p.m.

*Saturday, April 23 at Washington, 3:00 p.m.

*Monday, April 25 at New York, TBD

*Wednesday, April 27 at Washington, TBD

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#2 seed Philadelphia Flyers vs. #7 Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, April 14 at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 16 at Philadelphia, 5:00 p.m.

Monday, April 18 at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20 at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

*Friday, April 22 at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

*Sunday, April 24 at Buffalo, 3:00 p.m.

*Tuesday, April 26 at Philadelphia, TBD

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#3 seed Boston Bruins vs. #6 Montreal Canadians

Thursday, April 14 at Boston, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 16 at Boston, 7:00 p.m.

Monday, April 18 at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21 at Montreal, 7:00 p.m.

*Saturday, April 23 at Boston, 7:00 p.m.

*Tuesday, April 26 at Montreal, TBD

*Wednesday, April 27 at Boston, TBD

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#4seed Pittsburgh Penguins vs. #5 seed Tampa Bay Lightning

Wednesday, April 13 at Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, April 15 at Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m.

Monday, April 18 at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20 at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

*Saturday, April 23 at Pittsburgh, TBD

*Monday, April 25 at Tampa Bay, TBD

*Wednesday, April 27 at Pittsburgh, TBD

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2011 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

#1 seed Vancouver Canucks vs. #8 seed Chicago Blackhawks

Wednesday, April 13 at Vancouver, 10:00 p.m.

Friday, April 15 at Vancouver, 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 17 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.

*Thursday, April 21 at Vancouver, 10:00 p.m.

*Sunday, April 24 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.

*Tuesday, April 26 at Vancouver, TBD

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#2 seed San Jose Sharks vs. #7 seed Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, April 14 at San Jose, 10:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 16 at San Jose, 10:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21 at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

*Saturday, April 23 at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

*Monday, April 25 at Los Angeles, TBD

*Wednesday, April 27 at San Jose, TBD

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#3 seed Detroit Red Wings vs. #6 seed Pheonix Coyotes

Wednesday, April 13 at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 16 at Detroit, 1:00 p.m.

Monday, April 18 at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20 at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

*Friday, April 22 at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.

*Sunday, April 24 at Phoenix, TBD

*Wednesday, April 27 at Detroit, TBD

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#4 seed Anaheim Ducks vs. #5 seed Nashville Predators

Wednesday, April 13 at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Friday, April 15 at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 17 at Nashville, TBD

Wednesday, April 20 at Nashville, TBD

*Friday, April 22 at Anaheim, 10:00 p.m.

*Sunday, April 24 at Nashville, TBD

*Tuesday, April 26 at Anaheim, TBD

- * denotes if necessary

- All Times are Eastern Standard Time


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KEYWORDS: hockey; nhl; penguinsrule; playoffs
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To: Varda

OTOH the Jets never should have left Winnipeg in the first place. I’m not even a hardcore NHL fan, but had some work to do that was impacted by the Jets’ move to Phoenix... It was an eyebrow-raiser to be sure! One city is cold, an obvious fit for the NHL... The other is blazingly hot. “One of these things is not like the other, one of these things does not belong...”


201 posted on 06/01/2011 8:49:37 PM PDT by Lexinom
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To: Lexinom

Boston is awesome 5 on 5, but have had trouble scoring or even getting a lot of quality chances on special teams (their pp is pathetic this playoffs). Tonight they didn’t have trouble getting good chances, but Luongo played great.

Vancouver is usually killer on the power play, but they didn’t seem up to it tonight and I thought had few great chances on the PP, but did have some excellent chances early on and in the 3rd period.

Goaltending is a strength for both teams, I think it will come down to their 3rd or 4th liners.

As far as great games, IMO this wasn’t it, regardless of the outcome. Tampa beat us a few times, and despite not being happy about it, they were excellent games.


202 posted on 06/01/2011 8:50:22 PM PDT by Betis70 (Bruins!)
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To: Betis70
I hear you. I like 5-3 and 6-5 games too. Must more exciting.

The fans been very hard on Luongo in Vancouver. During the Nashville series, the Predators seemed to get a cheap goal every game - including one that was shot upward from behind(!) the net which hit Roberto in the back and slid on in for the goal. :-/

Both he and Thomas had the net well-covered this evening, however.

Well, here's to what I expect will be a hard-fought 7-gamer...

203 posted on 06/01/2011 8:59:53 PM PDT by Lexinom
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To: Lexinom

I think it will be a long series. Some of my Canadian friends were predicting blow-out after blow-out and a max of 5 games (for Vancouver of course).


204 posted on 06/02/2011 6:11:51 AM PDT by Betis70 (Bruins!)
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To: airborne
What is all this talk about the NHL finals? The Canucks and Sharks already played.

; }

205 posted on 06/02/2011 10:11:16 AM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: Lexinom

Hockey scores are deceptive. Even though this was a 1-0 game there were 70 shots on goal, that’s actually quite a bit of offense, it just mostly got stopped by the goalies. It can’t really get much more exciting than a shot every 54 seconds, and with the goalies standing on their heads like that it becomes a one mistake game, which means any of the shots could win.


206 posted on 06/02/2011 10:17:12 AM PDT by discostu (Come on Punky, get Funky)
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To: discostu
... there were 70 shots on goal ...

Not to mention all of the other shots that were broken up on their way to the goal.

It was an exciting game. There were multiple instances of one team controlling the puck on offense and getting several chances at the goal. Luongo and Thomas both played incredibly well. If they didn't, it could have easily have been a 6-5 game.

207 posted on 06/02/2011 12:41:30 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: kosciusko51
I thought it was exciting, listening to it in the car. I saw a custom license plate - this is in the States not Canada - that said "CANUCKS" and traded thumbs-ups with the guy. People are really fired up over this team - as I'm sure Bruins fans are back east. Either way, a team that hasn't won a cup in nearly four decades is going to take it home.

Games like this last one have a tense feeling.

Boston has a strong third line. They're big, not fast, hard-hitting, seem very strong defensively. Both teams have their hands full with the other. Can't wait until Saturday!

208 posted on 06/02/2011 1:34:42 PM PDT by Lexinom
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To: Lexinom

If hockey was played outdoors you’d have a point but indoor arenas make the weather a moot point (hence why there’s hockey in Vancouver).

The real problem I see with retrenching to Canada has nothing to do with climate. It’s the deepening demographic winter. The northern tier countries that breed hockey players are getting old and sterile. The same can be said for the northern tier US. My area of Pennsylvania is churning out hockey instead of football players now. That will help but there are many fewer kids here than there were 30 years ago.


209 posted on 06/02/2011 3:09:18 PM PDT by Varda
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To: Varda
Very interesting points - esp. the phrase "deepening demographic winter." You're right about the cold hockey player-producing countries. It is certainly a northern European-dominated sport, and those countries have hurt themselves by embracing secular "here and now" values that take no account of the future, leaving a social and moral void that is rapidly being filled by zealous aliens of a very different, and rather ominous, cultural persuasion. Let them reap what they've sown...

Regarding Winnipeg, it's my opinion that this move is a repudiation of Bettman's Southern Strategy, hence his less-than-enthusiastic comments about the move. That, too, is actually a culturally-derived viewpoint, as notwithstanding the indoor issue, it hearkens to a region's local cultural history and development. One of my concerns is the plastic commercialization of all things to the point that we've all but lost our sense of local flavor, a sense of our own historical context. IOW if everything were available everywhere... what is to distinguish one place from another culturally?

I don't know if that makes sense or not. I also see your point, however, about the future of the game from a demographic standpoint... It's hard to imagine the NHL 20 years from now dominated by African American and Latin players like our national pastime, but hey, nothing wrong with that either...

210 posted on 06/02/2011 3:37:59 PM PDT by Lexinom
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To: airborne

As I remain a loyal Atlanta Thrashers fan, I am hurting right now. So please remove me from the hockey ping list for now. I need to take time off from the game and revive my interest when my perspective on recent events has evolved. Thank you.


211 posted on 06/05/2011 10:15:00 AM PDT by citizen (Palin lost me when she dumped the people of Alaska to seek fame & fortune in the lower 48. Epic Fail)
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To: citizen

Were you there when the Flames left?


212 posted on 06/05/2011 10:16:09 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: rfp1234

Please see the above post.


213 posted on 06/05/2011 10:16:18 AM PDT by citizen (Palin lost me when she dumped the people of Alaska to seek fame & fortune in the lower 48. Epic Fail)
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To: dfwgator

“Were you there when the Flames left?”

Yep. Was just starting to really enjoy and learn the game back then and they got sold off, too.


214 posted on 06/05/2011 10:32:14 AM PDT by citizen (Palin lost me when she dumped the people of Alaska to seek fame & fortune in the lower 48. Epic Fail)
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To: citizen

I bet you must really hate Canada now.


215 posted on 06/05/2011 10:32:57 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: citizen

I’ll remove your name from the list. Hope you find your way back.

I think the decision to move the Thrashers is pure BS!

The Jets won’t be able to fill their arena for long. A few bad years and they’ll fold. AGAIN!

Bettman sucks!


216 posted on 06/05/2011 10:46:10 AM PDT by airborne (Paratroopers! Good to the last drop!)
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To: airborne; Hat-Trick; SZonian; retrokitten; hollywood; Alberta's Child; Betis70; ColoCdn; k2afe; ...
GAME 7 !!!

Hockey Ping!

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(let me know if you want on or off the ping list)

Boston vs. Vancouver

Thomas vs. Luongo

Thelma & Louise

217 posted on 06/14/2011 7:10:09 AM PDT by airborne (Paratroopers! Good to the last drop!)
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To: airborne; Hat-Trick; SZonian; retrokitten; hollywood; Alberta's Child; Betis70; ColoCdn; k2afe; ...

Roberto Luongo stats in the Finals.

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On the road - 0-3 with a 8.11 GAA and a .773 sv %

At home - 3-0 with 2 shut outs. 0.67 GAA and .979 sv %


218 posted on 06/14/2011 7:19:06 AM PDT by airborne (Paratroopers! Good to the last drop!)
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To: citizen

I’m a Hartford Whalers fan since the time I was 5. I understand.

They left after the 97 season and I didn’t start watching NHL hockey again until ~2004 and even then it was sporadic.

I’m now a confirmed Bruins fan, and sometimes follow the NYR. I refused to watch the 2006 SC finals because my former team was in it, and they are now my most hated team in pro sports.


219 posted on 06/14/2011 7:24:49 AM PDT by Betis70 (Bruins!)
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To: airborne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujIbpt-CCTY


220 posted on 06/14/2011 7:33:50 PM PDT by rfp1234
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