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The Calgary/Detroit series is going to be a waste, Calgary is gonna be out in 4. San Jose in 6, then again, Detroit in 6. It would have been better with Hedberg in net, Auld is bad down low, and especially the five hole. And sice their is going to be no hockey next year, this really sucks to have your team go out this way, and especially to a team like Calgary who doesnt deserve it.

Im not saying that they are a bad team, im saying that the Canucks deserved it more because we fought to win the title without Arvedson, Lindgren or Bertuzzi. And in the playoffs we fought back to a game 7 overtime without Arvedson, Lindgren, Bertuzzi or Cloutier. Im never going to be the same again, neither are the Canucks.

Because of this loss, Burke and Crawford are going to be fired for no apparent reason at all. They tried their best with what they had, and i say they should stay....Totally pi**ed off right now. Could not hate Calgary any more than i do right at this second

But at a sub-note, Ottawa, and Montreal all the way....or until they face eachother...then go Montreal!!

(and also think about this, If we had won Auld would be a Hero, but because he couldnt swing his stick, or not fall down so much, he is the Bain of evry fans existence right now. But i will say he's going to be a good goalie in the future.)...

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not necessarily. If they work hard they could give the wings a run. Really, the preds gave wings a scare for a second there too, and i consider calgary better.

I don't know how much better Hedberg would have actually played for us. I do know that I'm still pissed a Crawford for the change in the first place, even if Auld did a giguere.

The flames deserved it more. They honestly fought harder with what they had than the canucks. Sure, we had some of our best players and #1 goalie out but look at the flames. They had just as many players out and they didn't have any depth to fall back on at all.

I don't see why Burke should even be considered as a possible firing target. He has built one hell of a team as far as I'm concerned. It's not his fault that our players were all injured.

Crawford on the other hand should be fired after his contract is up. The decision with our goalies is, imo, grounds for a firing.(even though the whole coaching/management probably had a say in it)

but singling out crawford..he is the one who's had a grudge against hedberg ever since he got here. He called berg 'terrible' after a loss in OT against Chicago....yet Cloutier's played much more worse games than that and crow doesn't seem to notice. Clouts is a good goalie...and so is hedberg. Crawford's just a dick. I don't remember if i already vented about him letting a personal matter get in the way of a professional decision on this board but you probably know what i'm talking about.

yes, go cdn teams. But hopefully Ottawa will get the farthest.

dunno, i'm not upset with his performance. He did as good as I expected him to. He needs to get a lot more experience under his built though. His play as a whole isn't very good.

it's too bad taht Hedberg won't be playing another game for the canucks organization...the guy deserves better than how it's treated him. Well, maybe it's a blessing to get away from the nucks franchise...he'll be better off somewhere else where his career has promise.

again, good luck to all your guys's teams in the playoffs.

sorry null but i'll have to be routing for calgary(but not totally totally routing)

they are a cdn team. cheers.

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i doubt detroit will take them in 4. It'll be a tough series. no body wanted to play calgary going into the playoffs cuz they been on such a streak to get where they were. Vancouver got the unlucky spot of playin them. and without bertuzzi even worse.

I wanted to play colarado round one, playin a team like them brings out the best in the wings. Wings have trouble getting up for lower place teams in playoffs so it gets worrysome.

Hopfully toronto can take it tonight. GO LEAFS!!!!

Props to vancouver for tying it late the way they did tho.


[edit] just saw a vid of the OT for nucks.... Was Calgary on a powerplay in OT that early? how the hell did that happen? usually its hard as hell to get a call in OT

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Jovo had a penalty during the last little bit of the 3rd period and it carried into OT.

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Well, Vancouver actually took a penalty in the closing seconds of overtime, then they scored, but of course the penalty carried over to OT.

I hope the Leafs win tonight as well. The Flyers handled them easily in all but one game this year, and we've had much more difficulty with the Sens recently. Either way, we're getting a nice rest and it will be good to start at home.

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oh yea.

forgot about that cuz it was 4on4 to end the 3rd. didnt want any of OT.


thats brutal. if it wasnt for that 4min penalty, i think vancouver would have taken the game.

Wasnt his fault on it obviously just a bad luck penalty.

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Bouncer.....Crawford did say Hedberg was "Terrible" but that was only on one account, and he appologized for it...Honestly, and i dont want to make people mad with this, But the Canucks did deserve it more, if you look at Calgarys team. they have the Goalie with the best modern day goals against average, They have the leagues leading scorer, and they have a bunch of talented rookies or sophomores. We didnt really have anything towards the end of the year.

I like Crawford, i think hes a good coach and they should keep him, (i think) he has the best record for a Vancouver coach.

And for Burke, i didnt mean to say he would get fired, his contract is up, i meant to say they wouldnt re-hire him. And i dont know why, he kept a good team core together. And he got Linden back, if we switch GM's again, some of our good key players might get traded in stupid pointless trades.

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So, since when did having less automatically mean that a team "deserves" it more? Sure, more people may be rooting for the team with less because they are the underdogs (which Vancouver really wasn't anyway), but it certainly doesn't mean that any team deserves it more than the other. If a team is well put together by management and coached well, they deserve it just as much as the team who doesn't have as much.

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I just meant because we fought without some of our key players to win the division, then get a game 7. .....And yes, we do deserve it more :P

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Only just? Oh I see. Interesting explanation.
By "we" do you mean you and me?"That was not very polite"? Yes? What about after its done?

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I wouldnt say they deserve it more just cuz they had injured players.


I'd like to say the team that plays better deserves to win. Thats now always how it happens tho. Bad luck, hot goalie. etc. can make a team that played much better lose.

But thats hockey. thats how it goes. I cant say who played better in that series tho, the couple games i saw looked pretty evenly matched.

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Your just happy because you guys get to face the Flames now, instead of Colorado. I would be too, Calgary is not a hard team, we just usually choke in key situations, ie. last night.

We had that game, but Jovo sucked in it, i dont want to point fingers, but i will, so it was primarily his fault we lost. He kept giving the puck away right in front of the net, and never kept it in the attacking zone, plus he got the penalty which carried over to OT....for shame Jovo...

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Read up bro. i wanted colarado. i said i want them earlier in the week. An easy team (which i dont flames are easy) does the wings no good. A game with Colarado really would have pumped them up to the top of thier game.

in all honesty, because of the wings unable to get pumped up for lower place teams. the flames might prove more difficult then it would have been with the avs.

And i wouldnt say you choke in tough situations. It was a closely matched series. flames are underated just cuz they didnt place as high in standings. Nucks tied it up with 5sec left. i dont call that choking. Thats somethings wings never seem to be able to do. If wings are losing in final minute, they never seem to be able to get that quick one to tie it up.

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I think that it will be easier this way though, because ive seen the old Col/Det games, and it seems like it would be full of injuries and what not, i meant Calgary was easier in comparison to Colorado....and i will read up...

(and the last 5 seconds think was lucky, all because Iginla tripped on his own stick skating backwards game Naslund the road in, and left Cooke unaccounted for, it would have been better to lose it in the last 5 seconds, instead of getting your hopes up for the 15 minute intermission, then losing 2 minutes in...it was really nerveracking...plus it sucked)...

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Leafs are up 2-0! :D

Did you guys see that hustle by Domi? Pretty damn good. Lalime should have had that second one though. Oh well.

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Stupid Ottawa couldnt pull out a win....Montreal all the way though!!!

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GO LEAFS GO!

2 ugly goals by Dyke, lol.. Oh well, next round will be even more tough against Philly.

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Got that right. :) I like this matchup for the Fly guys. No doubt it will be a tough series, but for some reason I feel we have an edge looking at last year's series and their four games against eachother this year.

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I agree, plus I think that the Senators are way too fast for the Flyers. I'm glad that the Maple Leafs won.

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Im still pullin for the Canucks on the 17th hole though....

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I dunno. standing over hear it seems like Toronto is going to be a much tougher oponent then ottawa woulda have ever been.

Id of been hoping for ottawa if i were you :P too late now tho of course. lol

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I disagree. In recent times, Ottawa has given us way more trouble than the Leafs. Speaking of which, Flyers win 3-1 tonight! Fairly solid game for the Flyers overall. The one goal Eshe let in was a bit lucky on Toronto's side anyways. I'm pleased.

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And in recent times flyers have trouble scoring.

History means NOTHING in the playoffs. the season itself means nothing when playoffs come.

I'm tellin ya. Even if flyers do win, Ottawa woulda been an easier series.

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Not if the Flyers were to lose to Ottawa. :p The Flyers just match up better against the Leafs. They are very similar teams while Ottawa gives us more trouble in certian areas. That's all I'm saying.

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i know what your sayin.

im just sayin when its all said and done you may just wish you played ottawa instead. ;)

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How do you know? Are you asking about my sayin ?Only just? I am glad to hear that you are sayin when its all said and done you may just wish you played ottawa instead.
I am so glad you find this amusing, .

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The Sharks are pwning the Av's....

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yea, avs got whooped, and i hope they do the whole series.

Unfortunatly, it prolly wont end up like that. Game 1's are often much differnt then the series turns out to be.

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Jacques Martin and his assistants got the shaft yesterday.

kinda sucks for him. Oh well.

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Leafs played crappy last night... They played NO defense what so ever... And Philly's defense is just too strong for the Leaf's forwards... I hope we can come back.

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I wouldnt be surprised if Burke gets canned and Crawford turns into GM, then we get Martin....

(And word on the street is that Cloutier, Hedberg, Sanderson, Rucinsky, Keane and other key players wont be here next hockey season....)

*knocks on wood*...

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that may be true for many teams.

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Nobody might be around next season, lol.

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I think Sanderson would be a great part of our team if we had Bertuzzi playing at the same time to even out the size.


And that sucks if Burke gets canned. He's been an awesome GM.

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Wow. Sharks took it to the avs again. 4-1.
Tells ya how its going for the avs when they have to bench someone healthy like Selanne.

Damn, and Selanne left the sharks to goto col in hopes of a championship...... Can we all say oops? lol

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Well look how bad the Sharks did last season... That is why they traded Nolan, Marchment, etc.... Selanne left too... But damn, they are lighting it up.

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ya they traded some. But i was under the impression Selanne was a free agent who wouldnt sign with them and waited for another team.

IF thats the case, then i have to say he made a poor decision.

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Yeye... that was the case, but if I was in Selanne's shoes, I would be thinking that the team is downsizing, trading away some key people... so why the hell stay? lol

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Woo! Flyers go up 2-0 with a 2-1 victory. Scary second period, but Esche and the PP bailed us out. Go Flyers.

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you know, the other day, when ESPN was talkin about colorado. and they said this is the first time they have EVER gone down 2-0 in a series.
i knew he was wrong.

looked it up and just as i remembered. colorado went down 2-0 to Detroit in 1999. (of course saidly they won the next 4)

BUT, i wish there was a spot where i could email the ESPN NHL 2night guys and tell em they were wrong. :p