NHL Playoff Pool

[Bond]

That was a tough game to watch...

[Fox 6]

Originally Posted by Bond

That was a tough game to watch...

yes, yes it was.

[ZebraRampage]

Well, San Jose won last night, so it looks like it'll be San Jose and Chicago from the west, and it'll probably be Boston and Pittsburgh from the East. I don't know if the Flyers and Canucks can really come back from a 3-1 deficit, but who knows. The Canadiens still have a shot at beating Pittsburgh, which I hope they do.

[Typhoid]

I don't know if the Flyers and Canucks can really come back from a 3-1 deficit

I'm willing to take the miracle work of any God here.
Allah, Buddha - it's your time to shine now.

[ZebraRampage]

I just got two Hartford Whalers shirts today that I ordered online! I wish that they weren't in Raleigh. I think that Raleigh, Tampa, Nashville, Miami, Atlanta, and Phoenix shouldn't have teams, but I guess they're bigger markets than some of the old cities that lost their teams. I guess Quebec lost their team to Denver who has the Avalanche, Winnipeg lost their team to Phoenix, Hartford lost their team to Raleigh, and Minnesota lost their team to Dallas, but got one back. Plus, I know there have been many other changes in the past. I just forgot that Columbus recently got a new team too.

http://www.stadiumstyle.com/cat/317-NHL-Teams.html

This site has apparel for all of the current teams, plus four teams who moved in more recent years.

[Typhoid]

I don't mind what cities have teams now. I mean, sure - with the revenue-sharing that goes on now Quebec and Winnipeg could hold an NHL team, so that sucks - but to take away teams from the US that do have fan bases would be wrong. In the Southern US it's more of a family-oriented thing, something to take your kids to. And if it even makes little American kids like Hockey, I'm all for it.

I also really want some Whalers or North Stars stuff.

I'm glad it doesn't have some of the lesser-known past NHL teams on there.

Such as:

California Golden Seals: 1967-76



Colorado Rockies: 1976-82

[ZebraRampage]

That's a good point about it introducing hockey to kids in those regions of the US. I got Whalers stuff because I'm from Hartford, CT, so they're pretty much my team, even though I didn't really know much about them since I moved away when I was 7 years old. Still, it's cool that Hartford had a professional team. I love the logo too. It's cool how they fit the H between the W and the Whale Fluke.

[ZebraRampage]

Pittsburgh LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's an awesome job by Montreal!


Philly is winning 2-0 late in the second period. I hope that the Flyers can force a game 7 today, and it looks like they're making that very possible. It looks like the Eastern Conference Finals will have a 6th seed vs. an 8th seed or a 7th seed vs. an 8th seed.


I'm sorry about the Canucks guys. I wish that the Vancouver vs. Chicago series was the Western Conference Finals. I will be rooting for a Chicago vs. Philly final if Philly can make it to the next round. If Boston advances, then I'm rooting for a Chicago vs. Montreal final.