Tag Archives: 2009 Playoffs

Hossa made the right decision

June 1, 2009 – 9:14 pm

Marain Hossa went to the Detroit Red Wings in search of a Stanley Cup Championship.  Now they are up 2-0 in the finals.  Did Hossa make the right decision, or has his decision been a reason why the Red Wings are up 2-0.  In 2 games so far Hossa has registered 2 assists.  It is [...]

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A Stanley Cup Finals rematch in the making?

May 18, 2009 – 9:15 pm

The defending champions won last night. The defending Eastern Conference champions won tonight. Are we due for a Stanley Cup Finals rematch?
When was the last time the same 2 teams played for the Stanley Cup in 2 consecutive years?
The NY Islanders beat the Oilers in 1983, then in 1984 the Oilers beat the [...]

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Conference finals – here we come!

May 15, 2009 – 4:51 pm

So my predictions weren’t exactly what you would call close. At least I picked right on the game 7 that was a blowout picking the Penguins over the Capitals. What a horrible ending to a great series – not the result, but just that game.
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So now on Monday night we can [...]

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Ducks force 3 game sevens!

May 12, 2009 – 10:34 pm

Well there are a few minutes left, but it sure looks like we are going to get to see 3 games sevens. My DVR is going to be working overtime the next couple of days.
Who do you predict is going to win these games?
My (updated) predictions – gotta go with momentum:

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Blackhawks are first to make way into conference finals

May 11, 2009 – 11:31 pm

The Chicago Blackhawks only took 6 games to sent the Vancouver Canucks home for the rest of the year. The Blackhawks had to come from behind 3 different times in this game to keep it close enough to finish off the Canucks 7-5 tonight. So now they wait for the winner of Detriot [...]

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Mayors are betting on their hockey teams!

May 1, 2009 – 9:52 pm

Chicago mayor Richard Daley and Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson have entered into a (maybe) friendly wager on their hockey teams who are facing each other right now in the NHL playoffs. The Vancouver Canucks are already up 1-0 in the western conference semi-finals. That has the Vancouver mayor closer to winning three cases [...]

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2009 NHL Playoff Predictions

April 30, 2009 – 10:16 pm

Well it is kinda late to get to this, but here are my playoff predictions – as I’m watching the Canucks go up 3-0 over the Blackhawks.
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Detroit Red Wings vs Anaheim Ducks
The Ducks were impressive in beating the leagues best record Sharks, but I can’t imagine they will be able to drop 2 [...]

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