WOW. Buffalo/Ottawa, WHAT a first game! Overtime was the blink of an eye.

OH... AND LET'S GO 'CANES!!!!

bah......

I'm watching whatever games are shown here in Cincinnati, usually only NBC weekend games.
Occasional OLN games on HD channels.

In addition to watching what I can on TV, I've been in to all of Anaheim's home games. There ain't nothing like playoff hockey.

Well, not entirely true. The one thing better than playoff hockey is the 'Canes winning 6-0 against the Devils in the first game of round 2 in playoff hockey!

Woot!

totally knew THAT was comin'.... hockey.... bah.

Go Pistons...

i've got a beer on the hurricanes taking lord stanley's cup.

Agreed! And take the Red Wings with ya!





Josh, that makes you that much more likable!

thanks, man!

As enjoyable as it was to see Carolina smack Brodeur around on his birthday, that doesn't compare to being in the arena when your team sweeps the Wings. Of course, I also wasn't complaining as I watched the Ducks shutout the Avalanche for the second consecutive game yesterday.

All this Wings hatred....... sheesh...... I guess excellence does, after all, breed contempt.

Could be. Of course, that excellence is home watching the playoffs on ESPN now, just like the rest of us, huh?



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I'm not.

Maybe it's because my t.v. is broke.

Or maybe it's just because nobody else in St. Louis watches the Blues, either.

Needless to say . .their fan base isn't expanding.

Hey, I have my Blues hat on right now! Unfortunately they got rid of all their great players... Besides, it's baseball season!

WOW! NJ scores with 20 seconds left... Carolina with 3 seconds left!

OVERTIME BABY!! GO CANES!!!!

... and the OT win!

GO CANES!!!!!

How 'bout them 'Canes? And how 'bout them Sabres? Most of all though, how 'bout them Ducks?!?

gotta love the play-offs.

ANYTHING can happen.

go 'Canes! - win me a beer!

Please........ for the love of everthing just and right........ will the Devils PLEEEEEEEASE win a game to shut Troy up even a little???

(for the record, I've always thought the devils were a good, gritty team... I just love me some 'Canes is all)

Right now, personally, I'm more interested in seeing the Oilers start winning. San Jose, quite frankly, scares me and I don't want the Ducks to have to face them in the next round.

Yeah, the Sharks are tough... definitely firing on all cylinders.

Hey, aren't the Ducks changing their mascot or logo next year? Seems I heard that....

Anyway, good luck in the West, Steve! Hope to meet your boys in the Final.

I wouldn't complain at all about a Ducks/Canes final. That matchup would be pretty entertaining, I'd think.

The Ducks' new ownership group has announced that beginning next year they will be known as the "Anaheim Ducks" rather than as the "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim". New logo and uniforms are to be revealed sometime between the end of the season and the draft.

congrats to your boys for last night! That was a great game.

woohoo! 'canes up 3-0 in the series!

what beer should i choose for my prize?

I wouldn't have expected any of the series to go 3-0, let alone 3 of the 4. Stayed up late watching the SJ-Edmonton OT and was very, very happy that the Oil were able to get the win. Now I just got to hope that the Sabres and the Ducks close out their series tonight.

Anyone else think the Ducks are the best team left in the West?

I think they are right now, the way they're playing. My gut said before though that the Sharks were the team to beat. Of course, I thought Ottawa was the best team in the league and the Sabres are smackin' them around like they're payin' cash for it.

Any given day, one pro team can beat another pro team.... and therein lies the beauty.

At the moment they may well be playing better than anyone else, but they've had difficulty all year long handling both San Jose and Edmonton. Whichever of those two they get in the next round, I'm gonna be pretty nervous.

well said.

it's a hopeful statement for the underdog, and a frightening realization for the favourite.

Too bad Troy wasn't around to watch his 'Canes win today. Of course, being out of the country would have also helped him miss their less-than-stellar performance yesterday.

Congrats to both Carolina and Buffalo. That ought to be a killer match-up.

Edmonton's really turned their series with San Jose around. Very entertaining hockey there.

yes - the eastern conference finals (should) be good.

i wonder though - if it turns out to be say, a san jose / buffalo final - the ratings (i would imagine) would be low...

kinda pulling for edmonton - t'would be good to see the cup brought back to canada.

though, i've got a beer on the 'canes.

so... GO 'CANES!

erm...

and Troy, your 'canes are in trouble in game three.... I never saw any of this coming....

Yeah, not their best stuff so far to be sure. But hey! 13 minutes left, and it's only game 3! Go Canes!

welp, you're boys are definitely in better shape then my Wings.....

What a great game... those guys were playing a real finesse game until the last 20 minutes, and then the Sabres started bruising everything they touched. That's top-notch hockey.

Swami Troy predicts that Carolina or Buffalo, whoever wins, will absolutely dismantle Edmonton in the finals. The likely break the Oilers will get will work against them.

Place your bets!

LET'S GO BUFFALO!

One of my very best friends is from Buffalo, and my hometown isn't far away... so were they to win it wouldn't bother me *that* much.

But they won't. Will not. Shan't.

GO CANES!

This was funny. Crazy hockey fans.

This cracked me up: "Draft, we're kinda SOL when we run out," Bennett said. "We've run out and the supplier can't keep up with us."

CAROLINA! That was the turn of the tide, 4-nil in Buffalo. Swami Troy says: Carolina in 6 games.

Go CANES!

Steve, sorry man! The Ducks had a great year... I had a running bet with a friend that they would go at least 6 games, even tho' they were down 3-0 in the series. So, I at least sacrifice a 6-pack for ya man.

Next year!

That was such an unbelievably frustrating series to watch. You could easily make the case the the Ducks outplayed Edmonton in at least 4 of the 5 games, yet they only managed the one win. Not a fun way to end the season, but considering that until the final month or so of the season I didn't even expect them to make the playoffs I can't be disappointed.

Now that they're done though let me just say GO CANES!!

My OTHER bet, by the way, is the 'Canes in 6 games vs. Buffalo. They won 4-1 in Buffalo, then won last night at home... I'm stickin to my guns. 'Canes in 6, then onto a bruiser against Edmonton.

Which we'll win, of course.

WOW. 1-1 going into OT, in Buffalo. Series on the line for the Sabres. THIS is playoff hockey!

GO CANES!!!!

You all buckled in Troy?

Dinner out first, then the game... I'm so lame.

Wow... no lie. And I'm not even a 'canes fan...

What's for dinner?

Sushi.

Oh, and the Stanley Cup Finals!!!! WOOT!!

so, who'll take home the cup, and how many games will it go?