Playoffs Round 1: Sharks (#7) vs Blues (#2)

[Cbrower91]

Kings beat the Nucks in game 1. That's pretty sweet.

Nothing shocking there, quick is better the roberto, that's the factor in this series. Sharks get past the boo's they may actually get to a Stanley cup final

 

[SJVP408]

Nucks were outplayed pretty much the entire game. They miss Daniel Sedin. That was one of the reasons why I kind of wanted the Sharks to play VAN as crazy as that sounded. Take Daniel out and there is no way they are the same team.

 

[Ray_Dogg]

GOD DAMN IT! Pollak just said to expect White/Braun as the third D pairing tonight.

 

[rares]

GOD DAMN IT! Pollak just said to expect White/Braun as the third D pairing tonight.

And you are shocked.... why?

:p

 

[SJVP408]

Man, I had such high hopes for Demers this season. He can't even outplay an aging vet that ices the puck every time he tries to make a stretch pass. Time to see what Colin can do. Hoping he can step his game up for the playoffs.

 

[Cbrower91]

Well if its true. The sharks down 1 game already

 

[madcap9999]

Nothing shocking there, quick is better the roberto, that's the factor in this series. Sharks get past the boo's they may actually get to a Stanley cup final

Preds and Hawks might have something to say about that but hey we can always hope lol.

 

[Cbrower91]

According to the pole lock demers is in

 

[Destroydacre]

According to the pole lock demers is in

Sharks going with 7 D? If so it kind of makes sense, Todd usually plays the 4th line 3 minutes a game in the playoffs anyway.

 

[SJVP408]

Sharks going with 7 D? If so it kind of makes sense, Todd usually plays the 4th line 3 minutes a game in the playoffs anyway.

Hmm, not liking this. I rather Todd roll four lines. There's some depth there imo.

TJ-Moore-Mitchell
Winnik-Dessie-Wingels

Give them 8-9 minutes per to keep the top 6 fresh.

 

[SJVP408]

Someone make a frickin GDT already...please

 

[Ray_Dogg]

Ratto is saying Demers in and White out. God I hope so.

 

[Ray_Dogg]

Someone make a frickin GDT already...please

Rep!

 

[KillerVee]

It's almost time...

I wish I could find an appropriate gif for how I feel.

 

[SJVP408]

It's almost time...

I wish I could find an appropriate gif for how I feel.

I think we all feel the same:

Whatever we have to do for the next 3 hours is a waste of time.

 

[Cmon_WTF]

It's almost time...

I wish I could find an appropriate gif for how I feel.

[YOUTUBE]aiUVQ-pla24[/YOUTUBE]

 

[KillerVee]

I think we all feel the same:

Whatever we have to do for the next 3 hours is a waste of time.

I actually really have some work I need to do but I just don't feel like it.

 

[Cmon_WTF]

Someone make a frickin GDT already...please

MrChango finished the year 6-1 so he's the man to start the PO's.

 

[rares]

DownGoesBrown series preview is pretty spot-on, if you haven't seen it yet:

#2 St. Louis Blues vs. #7 San Jose Sharks

The matchup: This matchup will feature a battle between arguably the two best goaltenders in the entire league, right up until the Blues practice ends and the Sharks come out on the ice.

The view from St. Louis: Coach Ken Hitchcock's system is often incorrectly described as "defense-first", since that implies that something other than defence might be second or third.

The view from San Jose: Hey, plucky underdogs upset heavily favored top seeds in the first few rounds all the time, mumble Sharks fans bitterly.

Player to watch: David Backes will be tasked with shutting down Joe Thornton, which he plans to do by following him around while occasionally pointing at a calendar that reads "April".

Prediction: After they wrap up the series and advance to the second round, you grudgingly admit that maybe it's time to learn the names of a few of the St. Louis Blues' non-goalies.

 

[Toolrulzz]

Ha, that was pretty damn funny. But I'm not bitter about the one time the Sharks were a top seed and went down in the first round. They've been the ones that have done the upsetting much more often. So with that being the case I would think most of us Sharks fans would be much more optimistic than bitter.