Who you think will take the Stanley cup this year?

[jwillo1829]

it feels like a slow couple of months for MMA , with what 4 ufc's and a strikeforce or two from now until july.
Good news is there is still lots of entertainment if your a hockey fan!
Question is simple, Who do you want to win the cup

Im rooting for the canucks this year, they've never won the cup, but they've had an unreal year despite a few embaressing games(last nights ) I just think it's their time, i hope they pull it off

Who do you got?

I'm with you my brother. We just have to believe. We are the best fucking team in the league and we can take this cup. It's our time.

Could I get your guys honest opinion opinion, and/or assessment of Ehrhoff? I hear the term error-hoff, but I was just wondering what kind of defenseman he really is. I have some friends in buffalo, and split a ten pack with some, I'm going to 5 games. I'm just wondering if they hype is warranted with this team? I'm not a big hockey guy but, I figure it would give me some excitement to go there besides friends. Fyi it's a really boring city, cool people and bars, so I figure I'd get the games.

[duallie]

tittsburgh.
malkin - conn smythe.

not knowing the match-ups yet, i think van will be out in the second round.
last year was their year to get it done, and they didn't.
they are not as good a team this year going into the play-offs.
intead of improving their team, they did nothing.

[duallie]

still staying with "the burgh".
philly's going to be a rough series though.
injuries could spoil this.

would be happy with st louis pulling it off.
hitch has worked wonders with them.

[CanCop]

still staying with "the burgh".
philly's going to be a rough series though.
injuries could spoil this.

would be happy with st louis pulling it off.
hitch has worked wonders with them.

Pens vs Flyers and Wings vs Preds in round 1, my god.... This years playoffs are going to be good. Not to mention in round 2, Nucks vs Hawks WILL be happening again....West is going to be tough to win.

[duallie]

still staying with "the burgh".
philly's going to be a rough series though.
injuries could spoil this.

would be happy with st louis pulling it off.
hitch has worked wonders with them.

Pens vs Flyers and Wings vs Preds in round 1, my god.... This years playoffs are going to be good. Not to mention in round 2, Nucks vs Hawks WILL be happening again....West is going to be tough to win.

i know.
there are some tough series in the first round.

i'd be pleasantly surprised to see the preds do well.
i like the hawks, but i'm not confident with their goaltending.
i just want philly and the caps to be out in the first round mainly......and van.

[exsanguinator]

still staying with "the burgh".
philly's going to be a rough series though.
injuries could spoil this.

would be happy with st louis pulling it off.
hitch has worked wonders with them.

Pens vs Flyers and Wings vs Preds in round 1, my god.... This years playoffs are going to be good. Not to mention in round 2, Nucks vs Hawks WILL be happening again....West is going to be tough to win.

i know.
there are some tough series in the first round.

i'd be pleasantly surprised to see the preds do well.
i like the hawks, but i'm not confident with their goaltending.
i just want philly and the caps to be out in the first round mainly......and van.

Anyone that cheers for Vancouver doesn't like hockey.

[duallie]

still staying with "the burgh".
philly's going to be a rough series though.
injuries could spoil this.

would be happy with st louis pulling it off.
hitch has worked wonders with them.

Pens vs Flyers and Wings vs Preds in round 1, my god.... This years playoffs are going to be good. Not to mention in round 2, Nucks vs Hawks WILL be happening again....West is going to be tough to win.

i know.
there are some tough series in the first round.

i'd be pleasantly surprised to see the preds do well.
i like the hawks, but i'm not confident with their goaltending.
i just want philly and the caps to be out in the first round mainly......and van.

Anyone that cheers for Vancouver doesn't like hockey.

my brother is the fucking worst.
the canucks can do no wrong in his eyes.
they never deserve any penalties.(the refs are blind)
their opponents are always dirty and cheating.
it doesn't matter who they play, he hates the other team. actually "hates" them.
he now detests chicago forever, simply because they beat the canucks in the play-offs.
and now, boston as well.
and coincidentally, chicago and boston are both the dirtiest teams in hockey, simply because they beat the cannots.
i'm the opposite.
i cheer for whatever team is playing vancouver.

[YHWH]

Did ANYONE see (REALLY see) LA coming from the bottom seed to win it all?

That begs the question for this season, now that the lockout is over and NHL hockey is again being played on ice instead of video game consoles, who is going to win it for 2013?

I wish I could say Jets or even Oilers, but don't think Edmonton has it all together yet. I'll take a WAG and jokingly suggest...













...hell, I can't even think of a good joke team, aside from Toronto. I'll refrain from saying I'll cut off my junk like Brickbat did earlier in his Belfort/Bisping fight guarantee, but I will be very disgusted if Toronto does the unthinkable.

[exsanguinator]

Rangers or Penguins in the East, Vancouver or LA in the West. I still think that LA has a good chance of repeating.

[BestWayKilla]

New York, Pittsburgh, and Philly all look great until they hit the playoffs, then they inevitably fall apart. Look at last year's playoffs to see why all three of them aren't going to win. The Rangers went seven games in the first two rounds against teams they should've blown out, then fell to the Devils in six. All their best players didn't perform up to their capability, guys like Gaborik didn't show up when it mattered and they got bounced. Philly's never-ending goaltending woes once again proved to be their undoing, as well as the fact that they were flat-out outplayed by the Devils in five games. The only reason Philly moved on is because they played the one team with worse goaltending than them. Fleury is arguably the most overrated goalie in the league, and he was badly exposed . The Penguins' abysmal defense was also exposed, and their offense couldn't make up for it. All of these teams have an Achilles heel that has been exposed in the playoffs for years now. At the very start of last year's playoffs, I said the Devils were the most dangerous team in the playoffs, because nobody was talking about them, and they snuck up on the Flyers and the Rangers. I think they can do it again this year too, and it remains to be seen how my Bruins fare once they get to the end of the regular season. Of course, who knows, maybe one of the aforementioned teams will right the ship in the playoffs this year, but I doubt it. As for the West, I'm all for Chicago, even if their goaltending is suspect as well, and LA has a good shot at repeating.

[Burritoking1000]

Vancouver.

[mrbwo]

I think The Bruins will step it up another level for these playoffs, and it will have nothing to do with Yagr. Penguins are my second choice but I believe they peaked.

I'll be mad if the Kings repeat or the Canadiens win this year, both are possibilities..

Fuck Chicago.

[Poop Cannon]

I think PIT would be the prime candidate if it weren't for their obvious fucking goalie problem. MAF sucks ass. Vokoun is better, but he is not getting the games in the playoffs (other than of course, when MAF gets owned the fuck out of the arena). I apologize to all the PIT fans, but it's true. The last time PIT won the cup, it wasn't because of MAF, it was despite MAF.

No favorite, but in general I hope an o6 or canadian team wins. Solely because it means much more to those respective cities and fans. If there's a day Nashville wins the cup, no one cares.