franck5890 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 NHL.com's Series Page vs. GAME 1: @San Jose, Thu. 4/16, 10:30 p.m. GAME 2: @San Jose, Sun. 4/19, 10 p.m. GAME 3: @Anaheim, Tue. 4/21, 10:30 p.m. GAME 4: @Anaheim, Thu. 4/23, 10:30 p.m. *GAME 5: @San Jose, Sat. 4/25, 10 p.m. *GAME 6: @Anaheim, Mon. 4/27, TBD *GAME 7: @San Jose, Wed. 4/29, TBD * if necessary; all times Eastern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonave Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Unless the Sharks choke again, this is going to be really ugly. Really, Really UGLY. Poor Ducks. They have less hope than the Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynch_mtl Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Unless the Sharks choke again, this is going to be really ugly. Really, Really UGLY. Poor Ducks. They have less hope than the Rangers. I can actually imagine them choking this year. They were just shutout in their first game. SHould be an interesting series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA_Champion Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 I watched a bit of the game last night and the Ducks were completely dominating. The Ray Whitney trade was obviously a good trade for them, they were on fire entering the post-season. Too bad we didn't fork over the peanuts necessary to pick up Whitney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dintrox12 Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Ducks won another game in the Shark tank. Go back to Anaheim leading the series 2-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qstorm Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 I watched a few sharks games this year VS Boston, Dallas and Detroit. I jumped on the bandwagon (as my western fav). That was until i heard Joe T brag how big and strong they are after the habs vs sharks game. I giggled watching the post game reaction interview after Game 2 it was kinda funny seeing that ego get popped. Although I think thornton is a douch. I still really like Setoguchi and Nabokov. I hope they go far (but not at the cost of the CH of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 I watched a bit of the game last night and the Ducks were completely dominating. The Ray Whitney trade was obviously a good trade for them, they were on fire entering the post-season. Too bad we didn't fork over the peanuts necessary to pick up Whitney. You mean Ryan Whitney but it was a good trade, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA_Champion Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Watched a bit of last night's game, half of the first and half of the second period. At first the Sharks were dominating, the Ducks could only get weak shots on Nabokov, kind of like how the Bruins dominated the Habs. A turning point was when the Sharks were completely dismantling a Ducks power play. Ducks could get nothing going on, they'd get kicked out of the zone, then with thirty seconds left after trying and trying it started working. They got good puck cycling going, and after the PP ended they kept up the pressure some more for like 45 seconds. Some time later came Bobby Ryan's goal. Joe Thornton is still not a playoff player. That's ok for a superstar in his second season, but usually by their 57th effort at the playoffs good players have adapted. He has not. Bobby Ryan - what a player. An amazing player. Maybe he'll compete for the Art Ross one day. Rookie of the year without a doubt. He scores, he passes, he's 6"2, and he shoots right. To think at the beginning of the year the ducks were looking to trade him. We could have, should have offered them Kovalev for example, or Komisarek. We did not, because Bob Gainey is not forward thinking in that manner. With more competent management we would also have another Ducks linchpin, Francois Beauchemin, but that's another story ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSD Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 and the sharks' curse continues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Man oh man. How does a team that is predicted to compete for a Cup, year after year, manage to disappoint so heavily? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlHabsFan Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 A lot of people would like to know it. Why do they put on their choke gear when its playoff time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA_Champion Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Man oh man. How does a team that is predicted to compete for a Cup, year after year, manage to disappoint so heavily? I've been watching the games, Evgeni Nabokov is their biggest problem. He kept letting in goals. They need to upgrade or they'll never win. Also, Anaheim is not a real 8th place team like the habs. They upgraded at the deadline and won 10 of their last 13 games finishing the regular season. They also made the switch from Giguere to Hiller this season, trending them upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepNYR Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 The Ducks are the dark horse of the playoffs. Not only have they retained most of the guys from their Cup run in 2007, but they have made serious upgrades and were playing really good hockey towards the end of the season. They have what it takes to upset their way to a Stanley Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teststory Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 The Flyers have had the same problem over the last decade. I love how PJ says you need grit in the playoffs, but teams like San Jose and Philly (who are generally gritty during the regular season) get knocked out of the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I've been watching the games, Evgeni Nabokov is their biggest problem. He kept letting in goals. They need to upgrade or they'll never win. Also, Anaheim is not a real 8th place team like the habs. They upgraded at the deadline and won 10 of their last 13 games finishing the regular season. They also made the switch from Giguere to Hiller this season, trending them upwards. I agree that San Jose needs improvements, but Nabokov has been pretty darn good for them during the regular season, hasn't he? Maybe Nabokov has caught a case of the Joe Thornton flu. Perhaps he can't elevate his game when it matters the most, because he plays pretty well in the regular season. I agree that Anaheim is much better than Montreal. They only finished in 8th, but they were definitely on the rise heading into the post-season. It will be interesting to see how Anaheim matches up with Detroit in the next round. The Ducks are the dark horse of the playoffs. Not only have they retained most of the guys from their Cup run in 2007, but they have made serious upgrades and were playing really good hockey towards the end of the season. They have what it takes to upset their way to a Stanley Cup. Agree! I am interested to see how Detroit plays them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habs1952 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I guess Joe Thornton's Sharks aren't in the same league as the Ducks. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBADHabs Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I don't what's worse going into the playoffs in 1st overall and getting knocked out in the first round or getting swept in round while being in 8th. Too bad for those Sharks they have one amazing season this year and another poor performance in the playoffs I'm sure Detroit will not sweep this series up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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