Games kick off Wednesday.

Shark and Oiler will be a fun series.

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If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

That Ottawa / Boston tilt looks exciting

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Lots of Canadian teams in the mix this year. I'm sure the networks love that.

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SHARK Scorpio talking like he knows what NBC executives are thinking.

If I had to rank the other 7 series in terms of which ones will be the most entertaining I'd probably do something like this...

1. Ducks vs Calgary (this is gonna be a blood bath)
2. Pittsburg vs Columbus (lost some luster with Letang out, but this still features 2 of the top 4 teams in the league record wise)
3. Washington vs Toronto (kids vs perennial chokers)
4. Minnesota vs St. Louis (someone has to win)
5. Montreal vs NY Rangers (original 6, nuff said)
6. Edmonton vs San Jose (would be MUCH higher if San Jose was healthy)
7. Ottawa vs Boston (no fux to give)

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anyone find it interesting that the NBA and NHL employ such different policies when it comes to playoff scheduling?

NBA barely ever has games that conflict with each other so diehard fans can watch just about every playoff game. NHL schedules 5 games in one night.

Always found that odd.

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NBA fans beat off to Greatness wherever it may be, NHL fans more or less just like their own teams and hate everyone else on a sliding scale.

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Who do you guys want to win the blues wild series? I think i would rather see the hawks see the blues but i am not sure i can cheer for them

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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I would say, there is more marketability for sponsors in the NBA. More money to be made.

I think Minnesota is shot, and I am cheering for the Blues. I went to game 7 of Hawks/Blues last year, and it was fantastic. I'd love to see a rematch and maybe even head down there. The Blues fans were universally fearing the Hawks because they had gotten bounced by this Hawks crew many times before.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Injuries.

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I'll take it!

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Penguins up 2-0 after 4-1 win tonight. Don't think that series is gonna go 7...

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Not a mult.

Leafs just won in OT to go up 2-1 on the Craps

Seriously, if the Hawk bow out and Toronto eliminates the Caps, I'll be rooting for the Leaf the rest of the way.

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Not a mult.

Bouwmeester was set up to be the goat in that Blues game with two 3rd period penalties letting the Wild tie it.

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This has to be the worst playoff since '06, when Buffalo, Ottawa, and Detroit all had amazing teams that shit their pants and left us with Carolina, Anaheim, and Chris Pronger featuring the Edmonton Oilers.

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Man this Mont and NYR game is something. They are just beating the shit out of each other.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Oilers/Sharks has been the best series so far.

I'm surprised MTL is out. I thought they had an easy way to at least the conf finals.

Minn choked like the hawks.

Anyone but Pitt for me, but it seems like this is setting up nicely for a Pitt repeat.

Watching Caps and Leafs right now. Looks nothing like those shit show clamp down Hawk games.

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Both games I've seen today have been great.

Matthews puts TOR up 1-0

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

The Leafs have some serious speed on their team

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Next goal wins?

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Schmidt looks like shit.

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Fuck Washington. Go Leafs

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Looked like knee on knee

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

I grabbed one more beer for this ending.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Are the Hawks one of the few teams that still employ the puck possession philosophy? I'm seeing a lot more rushes and less passes per SOG out of these other playoff teams.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

TOR goalie almost got himself concussed trying to make that save

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."