dlbalr Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 <p align="center"> <img border="0" src="http://therattrick.com/files/2011/04/nhl-2011-playoff-logo-hockeyfirmcom.jpg" width="500" height="275"><br> </p> <table align="center"> <tr> <td align="center" width="250"> <img src="http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o26/digitalicing/ClipArt/3cf6996f.gif" border="0" width="180" height="130"> <p>44-30-8, 2nd Northeast</td> <td align="center" width="250"> <img src="http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o26/digitalicing/ClipArt/263b1ba5.gif" border="0" width="180" height="130"><p> 46-24-11, 1st Northeast</td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#000080"><i><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Projected Lines:</b></font></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="250"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align="center">Cammalleri - Plekanec - Kostitsyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Darche - Gomez - Gionta</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Pouliot - Desharnais - White</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Moen - Eller - Pyatt</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Hamrlik - Wisniewski</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Gill - Subban</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Spacek - Sopel</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Price</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center">Auld</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>Scratches:</i> Mara, Weber</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>Injuries:</i> Pacioretty, Markov, Gorges, Halpern, Picard</td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="center" width="250"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align="center">Lucic - Krejci - Horton</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Marchand - Bergeron - Recchi</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Peverley - Kelly - Ryder</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Paille - Campbell - Thornton</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Chara - Boychuk</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Seidenberg - Kaberle</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Ference - McQuaid</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Thomas</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center">Rask</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>Scratches:</i> Seguin, Hnidy, Bartkowski, Khudobin</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>Injuries:</i> Savard, Kampfer</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#000080"><i><font color="#FFFFFF"><b> Regular Season Scoring Leaders:</b></font></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center"><b>Goals:</b> Brian Gionta (27)</td> <td width="34%" align="center"><b>Goals: </b>Milan Lucic (30)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" bgcolor="#EAEAEA"><b>Assists:</b> James Wisniewski (41)</td> <td width="34%" align="center" bgcolor="#EAEAEA"><b>Assists: </b>David Krejci (49)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center"><b>Points:</b> Tomas Plekanec (56)</td> <td width="34%" align="center"><b>Points: </b>David Krejci (62)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" bgcolor="#EAEAEA"><b>+/-:</b> Jaroslav Spacek (+9)</td> <td width="34%" align="center" bgcolor="#EAEAEA"><b>+/-: </b>Zdeno Chara (+33)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center"><b>PIMS: </b>P.K. Subban (124)</td> <td width="34%" align="center"><b>PIMS: </b>Shawn Thornton (122)</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#000080"><i><font color="#FFFFFF"><b> Game Info:</b></font></i></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tr> <td width="152"><b>Puck Drop:</b> 7:00 PM</td> <td width="189"><b>TV: </b>RDS, CBC, VS, NESN</td> <td width="155"><b>Radio:</b> <a target="_blank" href="http://cjad.player.amri.ca/">CJAD</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ckac.com/webradio/">CKAC</a></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#000080"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b><i>Relive Game 1 of last year's postseason:</i></b></font></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tr> <td width="186"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="490" height="306" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kGneDFpkd_w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#000080"><i><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Other Notes:</b></font></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center">Though Halpern wants to play, all signs from Wednesday pointed to him sitting out this one. There are 7 other Boston scratches, I won't bother listing them as although they were called up, they aren't reporting to the team but rather are staying with the minor league staff. Interesting way of doing things...</td> </tr> </table> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 You know you're deep when you can sit Tyler Seguin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 GO HABS GO!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I'm a little surprised that Mara is sitting. We could use his size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrenDittero Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 3-2 Montreal. Hope to see the Habs strike early and begin to plant the seed of doubt in Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Habs WIN tonight! GO HABS GO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsley01 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Every season since the lockout a 6 seed has won a series. So it's either the Habs or Yotes I like our chances better than the future Winnipeg Jets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurdBurglar Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Hope to see the Habs strike early and begin to plant the seed of doubt in Boston. This. Once the seed is planted Boston will respond with goon play to physically dominate Montreal, causing penalties and their own demise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Haha I am so excited I can barely sit still at work, so pumped... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrenDittero Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Haha I am so excited I can barely sit still at work, so pumped... +1 Feels like today should be a holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 This. Once the seed is planted Boston will respond with goon play to physically dominate Montreal, causing penalties and their own demise. I watched Pittsburg bang TB. It didn't hurt them. I see Boston coming out with tough physical play. Why wouldn't they, it worked before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) If all the Bruins had to do was hit the habs all season why weren't they 6-0 against them? This is what bugs me, it's lazy analysis. IF things are gonna be so simple for the Bruins, why didn't they do it? Why was Montreal neck and neck with the Bruins for the divison lead til the last couple weeks when injuries really played a factor for the habs. The Bruins had a perfect storm this season, rarely injured, added pieces at the deadline, players playing better than ever (see Marchand and Thorton), Thorton had 10 goals for gods sake. They've had everything gone right for them this season. Seven points, 3 wins and a tie, thats all they had over the Habs. Over a team that lost their top 2 defenseman at the start of the season. I'm not worried, I don't think it will be a walk in the park, I think it will be a tough series, but I am not nearly as scared of the Bruins as I was against the caps and pens last season. Edited April 14, 2011 by bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurdBurglar Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I watched Pittsburg bang TB. It didn't hurt them. I see Boston coming out with tough physical play. Why wouldn't they, it worked before. There's a difference between how Boston and Pittsburg, when things aren't going Pittsburg's way, they don't ignore play to pick fights. Why? because normally that gets you in penalty trouble. Look at the 4-1 win when Patches got hurt. What did Lucic and Horton do in the 3rd period? When the puck was cleared from the Montreal zone they would, pull, punch, hook and slash any Montreal player near them instead of establishing a back-check. Which normal teams get penalized for, but somehow, Boston didn't. They were hoping to start a fight to stop the play so they didn't need to skate back anyway. Boston has a bunch of clowns that believe physical play is dirty play, and the problem is they are getting away with that attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhabs Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 The first period will tell all ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsley01 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 If all the Bruins had to do was hit the habs all season why weren't they 6-0 against them? This is what bugs me, it's lazy analysis. IF things are gonna be so simple for the Bruins, why didn't they do it? Why was Montreal neck and neck with the Bruins for the divison lead til the last couple weeks when injuries really played a factor for the habs. The Bruins had a perfect storm this season, rarely injured, added pieces at the deadline, players playing better than ever (see Marchand and Thorton), Thorton had 10 goals for gods sake. They've had everything gone right for them this season. Seven points, 3 wins and a tie, thats all they had over the Habs. Over a team that lost their top 2 defenseman at the start of the season. I'm not worried, I don't think it will be a walk in the park, I think it will be a tough series, but I am not nearly as scared of the Bruins as I was against the caps and pens last season. Most analysis is perception based. Smurfs. Big Bad Bruins. Bruins will win. End of analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrenDittero Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) The first period will tell all ... I don't think it'll be that simple to analyze. The first period will tell the story of 20 minutes of play out of a minimum of 240 minutes. Drag that out over 7 games and now we're talking about 420 minutes. We've got time. Even if the first period is terrible or we lose tonight, there's still many miles to go in this series. Edited April 14, 2011 by BrenDittero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Funny how you guys mention the Bruins running around and taking penalties. the Habs lead the league in minor penalties. It's the other way around, the Habs need to stay out of the box. I just hope they show up and play hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l<OV4L3V Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 First post on here in months, but I couldn't resist to come back and cheer the guys on the post-season. I believe this will be a hard fought series, but it is critical that Habs win game one tonight. If price can play OK for 60 minutes, I think the guys have a great chance. Keys to the game: 1) don't bring a knife to a gunfight..beat Boston on speed and skill, this isn't the UFC where they have to prove toughness 2) Stay out of the box!: Esp. for Mr. Subban, Hamrlik, Spacek 3) Utilize the cycle 4) try new weapons on the PP (the bruins are going to cover PK and Wiz as I expect...look for the down low play if the point shot is not available) GO HABS GO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I really don't know what to think. I do believe that the first 20 minutes will tell me alot. I give our boys a 25% chance of winning this series. If we had Markov, Gorges and Patches back, I'd say we would be favorites, but without those 3, this will be a tough series for the habs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) I really don't know what to think. I do believe that the first 20 minutes will tell me alot. I give our boys a 25% chance of winning this series. If we had Markov, Gorges and Patches back, I'd say we would be favorites, but without those 3, this will be a tough series for the habs. You underestimate our boys. I say the odds are about 55-45 Bruins. Like Wamsley says, whichever team wins the series, the outcome should not represent a big surprise. The first 20 minutes are no big whoop, unless we get snowed under. Expect near-total Prunes domination for the first 10, then the Habs to get a few chances late; analysts then say the Bruins are clearly the better team based on the first 20 minutes despite the close score; then the game evens out thereafter and who wins is anyone's guess. You know what I'm worried about in this series, though? An injury to PK on a questionable play. Not only would that fulfill the pattern of the season, it's also something that the Prunes have practically been invited to do by the NHL's inaction on Chara. Edited April 14, 2011 by The Chicoutimi Cucumber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalhabs Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) Every season since the lockout a 6 seed has won a series. So it's either the Habs or Yotes I like our chances better than the future Winnipeg Jets. Phoenix lost so I guess we win... do we have to play this game? Save the strenght for the next one EDIT! aww.. series... thought u meant game 1 Edited April 14, 2011 by Dalhabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsley01 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 You underestimate our boys. I say the odds are about 55-45 Bruins. Like Wamsley says, whichever team wins the series, the outcome should not represent a big surprise. The first 20 minutes are no big whoop, unless we get snowed under. Expect near-total Prunes domination for the first 10, then the Habs to get a few chances late; analysts then say the Bruins are clearly the better team based on the first 20 minutes despite the close score; then the game evens out thereafter and who wins is anyone's guess. You know what I'm worried about in this series, though? An injury to PK on a questionable play. Not only would that fulfill the pattern of the season, it's also something that the Prunes have practically been invited to do by the NHL's inaction on Chara. If Subban gets injured by a Campbell/Thornton on a questionable hit you will see a Richard Riot II. Maybe not as extreme, but you can only push a fanbase so far before they really snap. It would be totally irrelevant if the player got suspended for the playoffs unless it was Chara/Lucic. That is also my only fear and it would be amplified as the NHL "sends a message" against a meaningless clod who doesn't affect the outcome of the series and then pats itself on the back for doing so. Funny how you guys mention the Bruins running around and taking penalties. the Habs lead the league in minor penalties. It's the other way around, the Habs need to stay out of the box. I just hope they show up and play hard. Different type of penalties though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Most analysis is perception based. Smurfs. Big Bad Bruins. Bruins will win. End of analysis. I have watched these two go at it for over fifty years. We have been down this road before and have made good on it. It is close to call, but I give the Bruins the edge because of their size. This league has not been transformed into the petticoat league, and the Bruins will be physical and rightly so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsley01 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I have watched these two go at it for over fifty years. We have been down this road before and have made good on it. It is close to call, but I give the Bruins the edge because of their size. This league has not been transformed into the petticoat league, and the Bruins will be physical and rightly so. Toss a coin 100 times and you will get the same result as if you played this series 100 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Different type of penalties though. Go in the NHL 2011 thread I posted a link to a Behind the Net article on the 2 types of penalties. Habs are top 5 in both... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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