VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted April 10, 2009 I just wandered over and took a peek at NHL.com's potential playoff matchup. The page also has the records vs. their prospective opponents and I noticed that all but one series is very lopsided. I know the playoffs are a different animal than the regular season, but I thought it was odd that every series except the NJD-PIT one boasts a season series of 3-1, 3-0, 4-0 or similar. Could this mean a quick playoffs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted April 10, 2009 What is the saying... Regular season is not the playoffs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteLightning91 105 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Montreal went 8-0 vs. the Bruins last season and the B's still took them to 7 games in the first round. Anything can happen, it's a different ball (hockey) game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Not if Bettman can help it. I'm sure he'll do every little thing he can to make the games intensely competitive to draw ratings and pay the bills. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Danny 155 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Why must Bettman and/or Crosby be bashed in every other thread here, regardless of their relevance to the subject matter? I grow weary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Why must Bettman and/or Crosby be bashed in every other thread here, regardless of their relevance to the subject matter? I grow weary. No kidding, I'd also like to understand excatly how Bettman is going to impact the playoff games anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Why must Bettman and/or Crosby be bashed in every other thread here, regardless of their relevance to the subject matter? I grow weary. Because the others are reserved for goalie/enforcer arguments. One can never tell what will happen in the playoffs. You have teams that may be bringing up people (like we are reported to have Helm and Leino) which changes things from the regular season. There is also more time for preparation against a certain team. If you know you will be playing them for the next several games, you can focus more on that one team than if you are playing in a back to back against 2 different teams or have 3 games in 4 days like often happens during the regular season. Likewise, teams are on a more even playing ground. You don't have one team on the tail end of a back to back when the other has been resting for days. You might have a discrepancy during the first game depending on when each team finished its last round or due to travel, but after that, it's even. There is also a tendency to underestimate teams during the regular season (see Detroit vs Nashville). No one makes this mistake in the playoffs, at least not after the first game of the series. I'm sure there are a number of other considerations, but these occurred to me off the top of my head, and I must be off for work now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Every team starts 0-0 in the playoffs. The regular season means nothing in the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOwl 77 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 The way I see this going down, Detroit will lose in the 1st/2nd round, Osgood will play OK, but a major injury will knock us out, leaving a team with no real answers what they should do for next season, ie. sign Hossa and Franzen, or sign Franzen and get a goalie. Why not Bulin? Last year of a contract, he's getting old, maybe he'll take 3 million a season or less, and Chicago has Huet signed for such a big contract, they'll probably just go with him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NC WINGS FAN 5 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 I just wandered over and took a peek at NHL.com's potential playoff matchup. The page also has the records vs. their prospective opponents and I noticed that all but one series is very lopsided. I know the playoffs are a different animal than the regular season, but I thought it was odd that every series except the NJD-PIT one boasts a season series of 3-1, 3-0, 4-0 or similar. Could this mean a quick playoffs? There is simply no way one can make such a bold prediction regarding the NHL post season. This is especially true here where it is not uncommon to see all of the top teams done by the second round. Do you remember the 2003, 2004, and 2006 Redwings seasons? This aint the NBA where the best teams almost always win in the post season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NC WINGS FAN 5 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Having said that, Go Blues and Go Coyotes!! Let the Sharks and Dicks rough each other up in the first round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Sadly, mindfly is right. This is the playoffs. Not the regular season. Throw all that regular season s*** out the window. It's a new season coming up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
