NHL Master Thread

[dhalpern1]

I could be wrong but more firepower is not what the Pens need. 

Haha. Murray is a solid defenseman, Morrow is a good all around player and Iginla speaks for himself. You are right they dont need more goals, but i think these additions made them better all around.

[CountValentine]

Anyone going to knock the Hawks off?

[DP7]

Anyone going to knock the Hawks off?

A concussion or two?

[robi]

 playoff predictions anyone?

[yuneeq]

Islanders
Habs
Rags
Bruins

Hawks
Ducks
Canucks
Kings

[robi]

Islanders
Habs
Rags
Bruins

Hawks
Ducks
Canucks
Kings

islanders? seriously?

[yuneeq]

islanders? seriously?

Yeah. I believe in upsets. I called the flyers to beat the pens last year too, while all the experts picked the pens for SCF. 

Simply it comes down to the pens bad goal tending and their horrible play vs the isles this season. I'm ready for a sweet upset.

[tageed-lee]

Anyone know how to watch this years (2013) NHL playoffs online?

[CountValentine]

Guess I will pick the Hawks for the Cup! 

[MoGro17]

Rangers got lucky that they landed the Caps. Right now they can's sustain enough pressure or precision to play Pitt or Boston. If you miss a pass or two against Washington, it's recoverable; against Pitt and they'll bury you.

[judahk88]

Rangers got lucky that they landed the Caps. Right now they can's sustain enough pressure or precision to play Pitt or Boston. If you miss a pass or two against Washington, it's recoverable; against Pitt and they'll bury you.

-1 Playoffs is a different game.

[MoGro17]

Anyone know how to watch this years (2013) NHL playoffs online?

Slingbox. It's safe and legal.
However, if you don't have a TV to sling from, use firstrow1.eu; Click ice hockey from the sport choices; choose ur game and select link 1; you will need to close some of the ads that are layering the video and it may cause pop-ups to appear. ALWAYS CLOSE ANY POP-UPS IMMEDIATELY!!! DON'T CLICK "YES" OR "ACCEPT" OR "DOWNLOAD" OR "INSTALL"!!!!!!!!!!!! VIRUS-CITY! also, some ads will have a fake "x" that you THINK closes the ad when really it redirects you or worse. if you look for it, there will almost always be another real esc mechanism somewhere. one trick i use is the curser. when I see a finger pointing, its a link; when I see a standard curser, I knows its the real McCoy. Also, when you hover over a link (at least in Windows) a description of the link appears in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. This can be helpful in knowing when an "X" is real or not.

As with any unlicensed (see FREE) internet product, you are assuming a great risk when you stream this stuff. Make sure you have ACTIVE anti-virus/spyware/malware protection and consult with someone who has experience.

[CountValentine]

Rangers got lucky that they landed the Caps.

They sure did get lucky. Drew one of the hottest teams right now. 

[MoGro17]

-1 Playoffs is a different game.

True, last year was a 7 and 8 for the cup

[MoGro17]

They sure did get lucky. Drew one of the hottest teams right now. 

Rangers are hot too. Plus, teams go from hot to cold REAL quick (see DEVILS)

[CountValentine]

Rangers are hot too. Plus, teams go from hot to cold REAL quick (see DEVILS)

If drawing the hottest team in the league right now is lucky what would you call unlucky? 

[MoGro17]

as I said, hot in hockey is not as important as in other sports. I'm not sure why, it just is. Vancouver was the hottest team last year and they lost to the kings in the first round.
I feel that in hockey, the teams with experience, great goalkeeping, and toughness are the ones that win. the rangers have 2 of the 3. the toughness level has yet to be determined.

[theeari]

Anyone know how to watch this years (2013) NHL playoffs online?

http://www.sbnation.com/2013/4/10/4210814/nbc-sports-stream-stanley-cup-playoffs

I guess NBC is going to stream all the games. Nice!

[CountValentine]

as I said, hot in hockey is not as important as in other sports. I'm not sure why, it just is. Vancouver was the hottest team last year and they lost to the kings in the first round.
I feel that in hockey, the teams with experience, great goalkeeping, and toughness are the ones that win. the rangers have 2 of the 3. the toughness level has yet to be determined.

Vancouver is a choke team especially with the sissy twins. Did the Hawks have any of the three things you mentioned when they won the cup in 2010? How about youth and speed, do you think they are important?

[yuneeq]

True, last year was a 7 and 8 for the cup

Wrong, 6 and 8.

About hot teams, the kings last year were pretty hot heading in to the playoffs and from then on they were smoking hot until they won the SC. So no one should be underestimating the power of HOTNESS.


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