Official 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

[Themanofbat]

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Luc Bourdon has been killed in a motorcycle accident in northern New Brunswick. He was 21.

Bourdon, a promising young defenceman who played his junior hockey with the Moncton Wildcats, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Val d'Or Foreurs of the QMJHL, split his first pro season in 2007-08 between Vancouver and the American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose.

He scored two goals and was a plus-7 in 27 games with the Canucks last season.

The Shippagan, New Brunswick native was drafted 10th overall by the Canucks in 2005 and was among the last pre-season cuts at training camp just a few months later. He was an integral part of Brent Sutter's gold medal-winning squad in the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship and ended the season with Ted Nolan's Moncton Wildcats in the Memorial Cup.

After a nine-game stint with the Canucks the following season, he was returned to the QMJHL and helped lead Canada win its third straight gold medal at the world juniors.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=239196&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main

That is tragic... I saw him play a few times when he was with the Wildcats..

He came off as a nice kid...

 

[Shifty]

I read this somewhere a few weeks ago and no one took it seriously but now it seems its true. ESPN's Barry Melrose to coach Tampa!?! Good luck.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=239261&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main

 

[Themanofbat]

vs

NewYorkSpider - 1. Red Wings 2. Penguins 3. Penguins 4. Red Wings 5. Red Wings 6. Penguins 7. Red Wings
Psycho Symbiote - 1. Penguins 2. Penguins 3. Red Wings 4. Red Wings 5. Penguins 6. Red Wings 7. Penguins
Fran - 1. Red Wings 2. Red Wings 3. Penguins 4. Penguins 5. Red Wings 6. Penguins 7. Red wings
Themanofbat - 1. Penguins 2. Red Wings 3. Penguins 4. Penguins 5. Red Wings 6. Penguins
slinger - 1. Red Wings 2. Penguins 3. Red Wings 4. Penguins 5. Red Wings 6.Penguins 7. Red Wings
QueerMike - 1. Penguins 2. Red Wings 3. Red Wings 4. Red Wings 5. Red Wings
Immortalfire - 1. Penguins 2. Red Wings 3. Red Wings 4. Penguins 5. Penguins 6. Penguins
Showtime - 1. Red Wings 2. Penguins 3. Penguins 4. Red Wings 5. Red Wings 6. Red Wings

I hate going back a few pages to look for other people's picks...

 

[NewYorkSpider]

NHL Playoff Pool Standings:

1. Themanofbat - 110 Points
2. Showtime - 102 Points
... NewYorkspider - 102 Points
4. QueerMike - 100 Points
5. Fran - 90 Points
6. Victor Creed - 87 Points
7. slinger - 82 Points
8. Immortalfire - 80 Points
9. Psycho Symbiote - 76 Points
10. Poeman - 73 Points

 

[Immortalfire]

Pitt is in serious trouble...

 

[Shifty]

Pitt is in serious trouble...

Stanley will be in the building on Monday!

 

[Immortalfire]

Maybe the Penguins need to watch this. It'll psych em up!

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[Themanofbat]

Well, I hope the Wings win it all tonight...

 

[Shifty]

Well, I hope the Wings win it all tonight...

How many points would QueerMike get?

TSN's secret agent Ryan Rishaug goes undercover in Pittsburgh to see how hard it is to buy an octopus.

 

[kane9321]

lets go wings

 

[NewYorkSpider]

How many points would QueerMike get?

6 points.

2 points for the Red Wings game 5 victory and 4 points for picking the Wings in 5.

I think Themanofbat has this thing won no matter what.

 

[Immortalfire]

Themanofbat = cheat

 

[Themanofbat]

Themanofbat = cheat

Immortalfire = poor loser/bad picker

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Fan throws Octopus on the ice, gets ejected, but comes back in.

Sneaky,_sneaky_fan.

 

[The Caped Knight]

I want The Red Wings to win tonight .

 

[NewYorkSpider]

5 minutes to go for Detroit.

 

[Immortalfire]

Penguins tie it up!!

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Great game 5 being played.

I had won of those tests come over my screen where it beeps a couple of times and has a message come accross. The Penguins scored while that was happening.

 

[Poeman]

some good stuff going on here

 

[NewYorkSpider]

I hold my breath for every shot.

 

[Immortalfire]

This is one tight OT...please Lord, don't let my stupid NBC affiliate cut the broadcast for something else like they did that one time.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

What a great game. Fluery has been outstanding in OT.

 

[POWdER-man]

This is one tight OT...please Lord, don't let my stupid NBC affiliate cut the broadcast for something else like they did that one time.

CBC FTW....

 

[Immortalfire]

Here we go..2ot

 

[The Caped Knight]

And now it's Triple overtime . Come On Detroit hang in their and win this game.