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Still awaiting picks from: alienanxiety ander2ta Carl Atkins clutchngrab dangledangle dats13owns Detroit # 1 Fan Doggy F.Michael FinRedWing FinWing FLWINGSFAN4013 grwingfan hoogs johnnyoski kook_10 KrazyGangsta Kwame_Kilpatrick kylee MotorCityMadness MSUDoubleJ19 Ontario Wingsfan Pletzke26 RedWingedKitten redwinger4747 stactum StevieY'sguy stevkrause Superman54 Swayze TheCaptain19 TRD604 WhiteLightning91 Yzersyukstromberg Z and D for the C

Sorry this took so long! Round 1 Final Standings: Rank, Member, Score 1 Yzersyukstromberg 48 2 12Newf 45 3 kylee 44 4 wings_fan94 43 4 Chunkylover 43 4 ARice89 43 4 CanadaBoy 43 8 I Red Wings I 42 8 sibiriak 42 10 The Nephilim 41 11 WhiteLightning91 39 11 -=Red_Force=- 39 13 Batigol2k 38 13 55fan 38 13 KrazyGangsta 38 13 detroitsportsman05 38 17 anthonyn66 37 17 Firehawk 37 17 Mike 37 17 Doggy 37 21 vOrophin 36 21 MotorCityMadness 36 21 Breadgy 36 24 ilmickeyli 35 24 stactum 35 24 Hockey13Playa 35 24 dangledangle 35 24 Carl Atkins 35 24 CrossCheck24 35 24 marcaractac 35 24 Swayze 35 24 Shaman464 35 24 pavyaz19 35 24 The Edge 35 35 Electrophile 33 36 aflac9262 32 36 wings1wings1 32 36 clutchngrab 32 36 Detroit # 1 Fan 32 36 KillerB14 32 36 kugz 32 36 grwingfan 32 43 alienanxiety 31 43 Wildwings44 31 43 wmubronco420 31 43 Ruys92 31 43 NeverForgetMac25 31 43 FinRedWing 31 49 RedWingAbner 30 49 dat's sick 30 49 UKWING 30 49 brownie 30 49 hoogs 30 49 3chrisosgood0 30 49 Jersey Wing 30 56 Gordie Howe hat trick 29 56 McCartyFanForLife 29 56 wingsgirl001 29 56 bkeck 29 56 MSUDoubleJ19 29 56 tweekvp 29 56 RedWingedKitten 29 56 kook_10 29 56 TRD604 29 65 lets go pavel 28 65 Frozen-Man 28 65 #19=Legend 28 65 Vladifan 28 65 frederick9125 28 65 Zetterling 28 65 revnic 28 65 hak 28 65 Superman54 28 74 Shoreline 27 74 Vladimir316 27 74 GoWings1905 27 74 Reds4Life 27 78 scotvm 26 79 P. Marlowe 25 79 StevieY'sguy 25 79 Kwame_Kilpatrick 25 79 GOWINGSGO5131419 25 79 stevkrause 25 79 johnnyoski 25 85 redwings2002 24 85 WingsRJ91 24 85 FinWing 24 88 edicius 23 88 russianswede919293 23 88 T-Ruff 23 88 zata20 23 88 FLWINGSFAN4013 23 88 evilmrt 23 88 Aussie_Wing 23 88 timothy1997 23 96 redwinger4747 22 96 TheCaptain19 22 96 Dominator2005 22 96 Greatness=PavelDatsyuk 22 96 cirov19 22 101 shadow47 21 101 zetterisbetter 21 101 interminded 21 101 shannyfan1414 21 101 dats13owns 21 106 Dano33 20 106 F.Michael 20 106 IUWingsFan 20 106 ander2ta 20 110 DatsyukianDeak 19 110 Ontario Wingsfan 19 110 Echolalia 19 113 HockeyCrazy3033 17 113 Z and D for the C 17 115 Pletzke26 15

TBH, I really thought his hits were going to pick up at the start of the postseason. You really can't play the way he did last postseason over the course of an entire regular season and not be banged up as hell. I figured it was a matter of "saving himself" for the playoffs, but he hasn't stepped up physically yet. Hopefully that'll change and we may need it to against this Anaheim team.

You're absolutely right! When I was starting the thread the schedule hadn't been released yet and I assumed Friday night was the start time. Thanks T-Ruff!

DET/ANA 4-2 VAN/CHI 4-3 BOS/CAR 4-1 WSH/PIT 4-3

Let's also not mention the fact that the Sharks are about as willing to go to the net as Burke was to stay in Anaheim. Meaning its not too tough for Hiller to stop shots with no traffic and no one around to bang in a loose rebound. He's gonna see a ton of traffic and lots of guys willing to crash the next for loose change come Game 1. It's not gonna be like stopping the Sharks no matter how bad you want to think it will be.

Yet before Ozzie got injured in Game 4 his numbers were top above all other goaltenders in the postseason. Gofigure. Maybe it also has something to do with the fact that Ozzie has 3 Rings (two as a starter) and about as many playoff wins as Hiller does total games played at the NHL level that has Wings fans thinking our "lowly" goaltender has the slightest chance of being able to hang with Hiller.

What you said is your opinion....that doesn't make it the truth.

WSH & NJD are the winners tonight.

Easy buddy...I did read your full post. I just assumed you were replying to scotzman's comment regarding the *Wings* and Anaheim since he posed that question initially, rather than the Canucks. Couple that with being on a Red Wings board and using the term "we" which generally is used in regards to the Wings and it was a matter of a misunderstanding. No need to get so defensive.

I assume they'll release it late this evening, probably a little before 12:00 ET to ensure proper travel arrangements can be made. An early morning release may not be enough time for the final 8 teams to get things together.

Scotzman, these statements by 'One of the Few' are incorrect. First and foremost, the Wings eliminated the Sharks in 6 games before playing the Ducks in the WCF's....meaning they had well more than 48 hours of rest before the series started. On top of that, the Wings got outplayed in the first game but *still* won it 2-1. The Wings took 2 of the first 3 games in that series before losing the final three and getting eliminated in 6, not 5.

I haven't had the chance to read over this thread, but I assume getting to the net and creating havoc in front has been discussed extensively. Other than that, a massive key to this series will be winning defensive zone face-offs. Like him or not, Pronger's shot bit the Wings in the ass two playoff years ago and if they get their cycle going against the Wings D, it will cause problems. NFM's Key's to the Series: (1) Strong first passes out of the zone (better than what they did against CBJ) (2) Defensive Zone face-off wins (3) Strong play behind our own goal-line (Guys like Ericcson need to use their strength) (4) Create Havoc in front of Hiller (5) Depth Scoring (With Z likely to be matched up against the Getzlaf line, Pavel and Fil's line need to get pucks past Hiller)

Welcome to year 3 of the Playoff Picks Game. There are some changes to the format this year so please read below before making your picks. For those of you that aren't familiar with the game, here's how it works: Each round you will pick a winner for each series. For every correct series winner you predict, you will receive 4 points for the first round matchups, 8 for the 2nd, 12 for the 3rd, and 16 for the Finals (0 if you pick the incorrect team, 3 points if you picked a 4-3 series and the other team won). Also to aid with tiebreakers you will also pick how many games the losing team in each series will win. Given that the team you picked to win actually does win the series, you will then have the opportunity to receive up to 3 bonus points. For every game you are off for the losing teams actual win total, I will subtract 1 bonus point. After each round, every player will then pick again based on the teams that made through to the next round. Whoever has the most points at the end of the season, wins Playoff bragging rights. Also, if you pick a series to go to the 7th game, and the team you picked ends up losing, you will receive 3 points rather than 0 this year. Lastly, please pick who you feel will represent each conference in the Stanley Cup Finals as well as the Champoin. This will be worth 3 points per pick if you're correct. If any of your are confused, here's a mock picks example: (1) San Jose 4-1 over (8) Anaheim (2) Detroit 4-2 over (7) Columbus (6) St. Louis 4-3 over (3) Vancouver (4) Chicago 4-3 over (5) Calgary (1) Boston 4-1 over (8) Montreal (2) Washington 4-1 over (7) New York Rangers (3) New Jersey 4-2 over (6) Carolina (5) Philadelphia 4-3 over (4) Pittsburgh WC Champion: Detroit Red Wings EC Champion: New Jersey Devils SC Champion: Detroit Red Wings Let's say this happened in the first round: (1) San Jose won 4-3 over (8) Anaheim (2) Detroit won 4-1 over (7) Columbus (6) St. Louis won 4-3 over (3) Vancouver (5) Calgary won 4-3 over (4) Chicago (1) Boston won 4-0 over (8) Montreal (2) Washington won 4-1 over (7) New York Rangers (6) Carolina won 4-3 over (3) New Jersey (5) Philadelphia won 4-2 over (4) Pittsburgh Here's how my point total would work out: SJS/ANA = 4 Points + 1 Bonus Point DET/CLB = 4 Points + 2 Bonus Points VAN/STL = 4 Points + 3 Bonus Points CHI/CAL = 3 Points BOS/MTL = 4 Points + 2 Bonus Points WSH/NYR = 4 Points + 3 Bonus Points NJD/CAR = 0 Points PHI/PIT = 4 Points + 2 Bonus Points Total first round score: 37 Feel free to post any questions, and remember that your picks must be in *before* the first puck drops Wednesday at 7:00 ET. Here are the Matchups based on their respective ranks: WEST: (1) San Jose Sharks vs. (8) Anaheim Ducks (2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (7) Columbus Blue Jackets (3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) St. Louis Blues (4) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (5) Calgary Flames EAST: (1) Boston Bruins vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens (2) Washington Capitals vs. (7) New York Rangers (3) New Jersey Devils vs. (6) Carolina Hurricanes (4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers If anyone's interested, here is last years suggestion thread: http://www.letsgowings.com/forums/index.ph...20Game&st=0 NOTE: Please copy and paste the following template when making your picks. Bold the team you're picking to win, and then write the series score directly after in this manner: SJS/ANA 4-2 Round 1 Template: SJS/ANA DET/CLB VAN/STL CHI/CAL BOS/MTL WSH/NYR NJD/CAR PIT/PHI This truly cuts down on the time it requires to tally up scores and I greatly appreciate it. Best of luck to everyone, and I'll post my picks shortly.

Re-posting so it doesn't get buried in the thread. Here's a mid-round Scoring Update for those interested: Rank, Player, Score 1 kylee 25 1 CrossCheck24 25 1 KrazyGangsta 25 4 wings_fan94 24 4 Wildwings44 24 4 Chunkylover 24 4 ARice89 24 4 sibiriak 24 9 lets go pavel 23 9 wingsgirl001 23 9 Hockey13Playa 23 9 #19=Legend 23 9 RedWingedKitten 23 9 The Nephilim 23 9 Batigol2k 23 9 55fan 23 9 Zetterling 23 9 -=Red_Force=- 23 9 NeverForgetMac25 23 9 TRD604 23 21 ilmickeyli 22 21 UKWING 22 21 I Red Wings I 22 21 Yzersyukstromberg 22 21 GoWings1905 22 21 CanadaBoy 22 21 hak 22 21 FinRedWing 22 21 Superman54 22 21 aflac9262 21 21 KillerB14 21 32 dat's sick 20 33 alienanxiety 19 33 anthonyn66 19 33 StevieY'sguy 19 33 Swayze 19 37 Gordie Howe hat trick 18 37 MSUDoubleJ19 18 37 wings1wings1 18 37 12Newf 18 37 dangledangle 18 37 Detroit # 1 Fan 18 37 shadow47 18 37 wmubronco420 18 37 hoogs 18 37 Carl Atkins 18 37 WhiteLightning91 18 37 Shaman464 18 37 detroitsportsman05 18 37 MotorCityMadness 18 51 McCartyFanForLife 17 51 stactum 17 51 brownie 17 51 vOrophin 17 51 scotvm 17 51 tweekvp 17 51 Firehawk 17 51 Vladifan 17 51 F.Michael 17 51 kook_10 17 51 Vladimir316 17 51 frederick9125 17 51 marcaractac 17 51 evilmrt 17 51 Mike 17 51 Doggy 17 51 revnic 17 51 Aussie_Wing 17 51 dats13owns 17 70 P. Marlowe 16 70 russianswede919293 16 70 WingsRJ91 16 70 zata20 16 70 IUWingsFan 16 70 grwingfan 16 70 Ruys92 16 70 Electrophile 16 70 pavyaz19 16 70 The Edge 16 80 Shoreline 15 80 Frozen-Man 15 80 Dominator2005 15 80 timothy1997 15 80 johnnyoski 15 85 Echolalia 14 85 shannyfan1414 14 87 DatsyukianDeak 13 87 3chrisosgood0 13 87 Kwame_Kilpatrick 13 90 RedWingAbner 12 90 edicius 12 90 bkeck 12 90 clutchngrab 12 90 Ontario Wingsfan 12 90 Z and D for the C 12 90 zetterisbetter 12 90 kugz 12 90 T-Ruff 12 90 interminded 12 90 ander2ta 12 90 Reds4Life 12 90 FinWing 12 90 Jersey Wing 12 90 Breadgy 12 105 redwinger4747 11 105 redwings2002 11 105 TheCaptain19 11 105 GOWINGSGO5131419 11 105 FLWINGSFAN4013 11 110 Pletzke26 10 110 Dano33 10 110 HockeyCrazy3033 10 110 stevkrause 10 110 cirov19 10 115 Greatness=PavelDatsyuk 6

I agree that Lidstrom is a lock, but (and with all due respect to Osgood), I don't see him as even probable. I also disagree that Shanahan will have his number retired and Z and Dats are way too young to be even considered for retirement at this point. Due to Fedorov leaving the way he did, I don't think he'll get his number retired in Detroit either. I think far too many people don't realize how difficult it is to have your number retired in Detroit.

:nonono: I really enjoyed those 6:00 starts during the previous series. It seems like the Wings got the bulk of their West Coast late start time games done earlier in the season which was nice going down the stretch. I don't miss those late games one bit.

For those that haven't seen it:

QFT....and if the Wings score Vancouver they'll both be in the same boat. If it ends up being ANA, the rest will truly help the Wings after the initial 20 of Game 1.

Here's a mid-round Scoring Update for those interested: Rank, Player, Score 1 kylee 25 1 CrossCheck24 25 1 KrazyGangsta 25 4 wings_fan94 24 4 Wildwings44 24 4 Chunkylover 24 4 ARice89 24 4 sibiriak 24 9 lets go pavel 23 9 wingsgirl001 23 9 Hockey13Playa 23 9 #19=Legend 23 9 RedWingedKitten 23 9 The Nephilim 23 9 Batigol2k 23 9 55fan 23 9 Zetterling 23 9 -=Red_Force=- 23 9 NeverForgetMac25 23 9 TRD604 23 21 ilmickeyli 22 21 UKWING 22 21 I Red Wings I 22 21 Yzersyukstromberg 22 21 GoWings1905 22 21 CanadaBoy 22 21 hak 22 21 FinRedWing 22 21 Superman54 22 21 aflac9262 21 21 KillerB14 21 32 dat's sick 20 33 alienanxiety 19 33 anthonyn66 19 33 StevieY'sguy 19 33 Swayze 19 37 Gordie Howe hat trick 18 37 MSUDoubleJ19 18 37 wings1wings1 18 37 12Newf 18 37 dangledangle 18 37 Detroit # 1 Fan 18 37 shadow47 18 37 wmubronco420 18 37 hoogs 18 37 Carl Atkins 18 37 WhiteLightning91 18 37 Shaman464 18 37 detroitsportsman05 18 37 MotorCityMadness 18 51 McCartyFanForLife 17 51 stactum 17 51 brownie 17 51 vOrophin 17 51 scotvm 17 51 tweekvp 17 51 Firehawk 17 51 Vladifan 17 51 F.Michael 17 51 kook_10 17 51 Vladimir316 17 51 frederick9125 17 51 marcaractac 17 51 evilmrt 17 51 Mike 17 51 Doggy 17 51 revnic 17 51 Aussie_Wing 17 51 dats13owns 17 70 P. Marlowe 16 70 russianswede919293 16 70 WingsRJ91 16 70 zata20 16 70 IUWingsFan 16 70 grwingfan 16 70 Ruys92 16 70 Electrophile 16 70 pavyaz19 16 70 The Edge 16 80 Shoreline 15 80 Frozen-Man 15 80 Dominator2005 15 80 timothy1997 15 80 johnnyoski 15 85 Echolalia 14 85 shannyfan1414 14 87 DatsyukianDeak 13 87 3chrisosgood0 13 87 Kwame_Kilpatrick 13 90 RedWingAbner 12 90 edicius 12 90 bkeck 12 90 clutchngrab 12 90 Ontario Wingsfan 12 90 Z and D for the C 12 90 zetterisbetter 12 90 kugz 12 90 T-Ruff 12 90 interminded 12 90 ander2ta 12 90 Reds4Life 12 90 FinWing 12 90 Jersey Wing 12 90 Breadgy 12 105 redwinger4747 11 105 redwings2002 11 105 TheCaptain19 11 105 GOWINGSGO5131419 11 105 FLWINGSFAN4013 11 110 Pletzke26 10 110 Dano33 10 110 HockeyCrazy3033 10 110 stevkrause 10 110 cirov19 10 115 Greatness=PavelDatsyuk 6

I get that Pierre knows his stuff, but why it gets lost in the translation is because of the moronic comments he makes. I can stand his "entertaining analysis" as you call it. The interview with Nick after the Cup win last year was point-and-case of his Captain Obvious questions.

I like anyone better than Pierre so far. Seriously, the guy is terrible. T-Ruff, the guy they replaced him with today is far more knowledgeable.

WSH takes this one before losing Game 6 in New York.

3/4...not bad.

QFT When he came out in the third he was moving laterally without any problem whatsoever, yet in the 2nd you could see him struggling just to get up after dropping to the butterfly. Mickey made the comment toward the end of the 2nd period that Oz was fine going down into the butterfly but was struggling going laterally, but I had disagree with that assessment. I think Oz was fighting the pain and it hindered his motion even dropping down. The goal that tied the game at 5 was a perfect example. He couldn't hang on to the shot and then didn't gobble up the rebound in time. He was making those saves and gobbling up those types of rebounds with regularity in the first 3 games. A week off should hopefully do the trick for him.