Great game. Been getting up at 3 to turkey hunt all week and missed the end. Hockey is the best professional sport to watch by far. Hope the hawks dont choke like Washington.
Hahahahaha .... the Ranger haters. A win is a win. Coming back from a 3-1 deficit is no joke. I don't care how it's done. They don't draw pictures or write a report. There are no extra goals awarded for style points. Bottom line is they advance.
The Wild completely got their ***'s handed to them by the Hawks. I still can't believe it. But no doubt the better team won. The Ducks/Hawks series is going to be unbelievable! Can't wait to watch it.
Going to be an epic weekend for hockey! They should just give the cup to the winner Saturday night, no way in hell tampa or new York can hang.
East vs West is totally different style of play IMO West seems to play more dump and chase, whereas the East has more set plays on the fly. Im hoping Anaheim vs. New York for finals, can't root for Chitown being from Detroit and that also answers why Tampa could lose and I wouldnt care :p
After watching a little bit of the Tampa/NY series I think the Hawks will do well against them. The way those two teams play there seems to be a lot of space on the ice and that's exactly what the Hawks love. I am not sure they will be able to crash down and take away the space/separation like the Ducks are doing to the Hawks. even if the Hawks lose Saturday night I think the winner of that game will be taking home the cup in the end.
On the Ana/Chi game- Listening to a lot of people talk, sports radio, and TV- Seems the overwhelming thoughts are the extended time off (2 days) is really going to benefit the Hawks more then the Ducks. I'm hearing a lot of people say that the Ducks came in w/ a plan to beat up and wear down the Hawks, but in doing so hurt themselves. IMPO looking back at the 1st 3 games of the series I thought the Ducks looked better, so wouldn't the extra day off help them more... if they truly have worn themselves down? Anyways - My picks are Hawks vs Rangers in the big dance. Hawks win in 6
I think the time off kills certain teams momentum going into a big game, clearly Chicago has it going into game 7. Anaheim has a lot of experience on the team when it comes to age but unfortunately Chicago has Kane, and as much as I hate him, hes good and does well at getting into people's heads.
"If" Chicago can keep it close after the initial surge I like their odds. It would be more fun to watch a Chicago/New York finals I guess so I am rooting for New York. If California & Florida win I doubt I will watch.
