Stanley Cup

[Khanyth]

Disclaimer:
As a dire hard Avs fan, when it comes to the playoffs and the Avs aren't in/have been elliminated, I have an ABCD philosophy:
Anyone
But the
Canadiens/Calgary/Canucks or
Detroit.

*****

That being said, it's gonna be Vancouver in 5 .... maybe 6.

3 main reasons:

1. Rest. All the bashing and brusing against the other teams in the west have gone awayish... Vancouver is healthy and hungry.
2. Vancouver make you pay for your mistakes... and Boston has made a lot of mistakes despite getting out of the East. To win, Boston has to play >>>flawless<<< hockey and they haven't done that so far.
3. Vancouver have had better competition to get them through. IMHO: the reason why the West win the cup and is so dominant against the East, is that the team that makes it out of the West, is so much more battle tested and has had to perform at such an elite level for their first 12 games, that the last 4 is just a continuation. The western team just hits the ground running, whereas the East has to rev up. Again: JMHO.

Don't get me wrong: I'm still holding true to my ABCD philosophy...... but I just don't think it's gonna happen. I'd love to see Boston pummel them into nothingness and watch Chara lift the Cup.. But I just don't think it's gonna happen.

[dopey69]

canucks in five

lots of reasons why but mostly average age of boston is ....im guessing umm.....40 ? lol just kidding

the twins woke up in the sanjose series luongo is playing solid in net (sept for the odd bain fart)

i see no issues with taking boston out .I think we might get beat the first game in van because we have been waiting around so long .

[Monkey_Archer]

Canucks in 6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1pIO4_lUY

That is all

[PNellesen]

canucks in five

lots of reasons why but mostly average age of boston is ....im guessing umm.....40 ?

You say that like it's a bad thing? Experience and a willingness to "push the rules to the limits - and then just a smidge beyond" will beat youth and enthusiasm every time!

[Aurora_nyx]

Being the good Canadian girl I am(flames fan at that)

GO Canucks !!!!!

awesome game tonight too

[Slink]

Hockey died with this man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsiqkTgLZ5o

[SaisMatters]

well thats one in the bag for the Canada Canucks!

[CrushingInklings]

Grats to any Winnipeg fans out there. I'm very excited yinz are getting a team back. Cant wait to see how the new divisions are going to look.

Oh and if there is any reason to party as a hockey fan. Colin Campbell announced he is stepping down!

[CrushingInklings]

[Cam_Neely]

hum... ok...

well maybe by the start of the game tonight we have realized that losing the Stanley Cup due to our inability to dump a puck is not how we want to be remembered.

GO BRUINS!

[Iaga]

Beautiful!

And as a die Hard Habs fan (who is also Canadian) i'm hoping the bruins get what they deserve (swept in 4 baby!!)

[ArloOne]

As long as the Bruins don't get eaten by the Canucks They will win in Game 7!!!!!

Question for Vancouver fans:

Does the name Bruins translate into back bacon in Canuckian?

[SaisMatters]

Do you know what time it is in Vancouver? It's twelve past Luongo!

[Cam_Neely]

GO BRUINS!

QFT!

[kafrielveddicus]

Bruins rule, Thomas is the greatest!!!!

[Pallol_One-Eye]

Series at 2-2 and game 5 tonight in Vancouver. If Bs win tonight, then its over.

Vancouver has proven they cannot win in Boston, plain and simple. The last 2 games they looked like an AHL team. No discipline, no forecheck and the Bruins simply punched them in the mouth and dared them to respond. Looks like someone forgot to check their spines through customs.

Tonight will tell all, no pressure on Boston at all, since "everyone" picked the Canucks to win easily in the first place.

Go Bruins, it has been a while. And no, Ray Borque bringing the Cup back for everyone to look at while he was playing for Colorado didn't really count as a win.

[Khanyth]

Go Bruins, it has been a while. And no, Ray Borque bringing the Cup back for everyone to look at while he was playing for Colorado didn't really count as a win.

As an Avs fan, we thank you for him.

[Cam_Neely]

As an Avs fan, we thank you for him.

honestly, I thanks the Avs for getting him one. Its quite sad that we could not put a good enough team around him to win it here.

Bruins chase Luongo in the second to a choirs of boos. Good guys win, to finish it up here in Boston

GO BRUINS!

[Setin_Myways]

Should be an Epic game tonight. I am pulling for Boston -Original 6.

With the Winnipeg move, I am hoping the Wings will return to the east, as the only team in the western conference that is in the eastern time zone (columbus and Nashville are central right). Rumor has it bettman (spits 3 times) promised us a move back to the eastern finals the next time a spot opened , but all speculation is this will never happen because so many teams need the wings to play in their stadium to fill it up form time to time. Phoniex actally charges more for tickets when the wings play than other teams (not sure if they do this for any other teams as well).

Add to that how dominate the Wings would be in the East, and I doubt it would happen... how could the eastern teams with the star players the NHL is marketing ever succeed?

But it is great hockey to watch.

[PNellesen]

So Cam, guess I shouldn't bother looking for you later tonight, huh?

Good luck Bruins! If it can't be the Blues, then I have to root for the American team (unless it's Detroit... ugh...)