Got a few request to start a hockey thread. So who's going down in a ball of flames and missing the playoffs or tanking when the playoffs starts. Who's going to be the hero and step up to lead their team to victory.

The favorites look like the B's ,lightning, preds, jets , leafs and Vegas. Looks like the defending champion is playing deck hockey, maybe it's impossible to win a 3 peat with the cap. Time will tell....

Only a half a dozen games left to make the playoffs, this is the best games of the year and only get better in the months to come. For those that don't make it you'll prolly get a high draft pick and an extended golf season.

So what does the trapping hockey fans got to say about their teams ?

I was waiting for this thread!


Preds to the finals again but this time taking home the cup.

The cup will be in Toronto this year!!!

I'd like to see the Leafs take it.The talent is there this year,but they have been known to choke before.Plus their American star,Austen Mathews who is a great player,seems to be prone to injury and the tough guys will be after him.And the Leafs don't have a real enforcer.

you guys have been saying that for over 50 years-bah ha ha!!

We definitely have the talent to do some damage this year-lots of young guys though-but our leader is a great one! GO JETS GO!!

Go Avalanche! Lol a guy can dream right?

Pens fan here. Last year i didnt think they had a chance because half the team was injured but, they still took the cup.
I gotta go with the champs.

As long as Ovechkin doesnt win it, im happy.

Go Pens !!!

this is like a bad flashback from football season-BO GUFFALO.

Iam thrilled to be watching Bruins Playoff hockey !! Marchand is bringing the cup,back to Boston !

3-pete baby, go pens!!

Go Flyers!

I hope Pittsburgh locks up with the Capitals and gets them out of the Bruins path.....We don’t match up with the Caps at all.....We can handle Pittsburgh.

I don't care who wins and I may watch a game at the gym...I am pretty confidant there will be no kneelers so no need to get in any arguments when I turn the game off....

Haven't been following too close - who won the last couple years?

Come on Boco,you guys couldn't even beat my lowly Sabres last night and Ti Domi aint comin back.

You guys? I've only been saying it for 28 years. I couldn't really talk before I was three...

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!! No Wild fans on here. Definitely the dark horse of the post season play. They are at the top of their game right now. GO WILD.....................

Wild fan here! I'm excited to see what Greenway can bring in these last few games. Anything can happen in the playoffs, hoping for a deep run this year.

Wild are one of my teams (its the team FX Sports broadcasts here) but I thought they were on the decline?

Wild have been one of the better teams in the league since Christmas. Have definitely been flying under the radar though. They have had a couple bad games against bad teams, but have been quite consistent overall.

The NHL playoffs are so unpredictable. Seems with all the parity that whoever gets the most lucky breaks is the team that wins. An inch either way on a shot that either hits the post or goes in can be the difference between winning the cup or going home. Goaltenders have to be "hot" or just plain lucky, however you want to look at it for any team to advance. The Wild are playing well right now, but are going to have to get consistent goaltending and a little more scoring to go deep in the playoffs.

This has got to be the Caps year, right? i mean c'mon

but i'd almost take anybody but the pengwines

GO BOLTS!!

A team that won't win it this year.

Penguins Three-Peat!!


Then we can be tied with Steelers for Championships!


City of Champyinz!

Bruins and the Jets tonite could be a stanley cup final match up tonite.

The flightless birds look to not even care after that lackluster performance last night. I doubt they don't make the after party but will fall early.

Think it may have been my wifes fault Pens lost that one. She kept flicking on that new show during the breaks. Took the zump right outta me.
Yeah, blame her lol.

Sunday's game with Philly was good enough to make up for it.and i don't even like either team.

Great game last night!!! Our Jets tamed the Bruins-Shootout thriller! GO JETS GO!!

Who's your pick for this year? I agree it won't be a repeat from last year.

Bears and bolts tonite battle for the top spot in da east.

Jets beat the Leafs last night in the battle of Canada.Both our teams have what it takes-Jets may be a bit ahead of the leafs-but get ready boys-The cup is coming back to Canada in the near or not too distant future! Wouldn't that be an epic cup final !! Jets vs. Leafs GO JETS!!

While the Jets and leafs look good. Good just don't win the cup unless your team was great. Time will tell but the Jets will go further than the leafs. The cup is staying in the states again.

The Boston Bruins are a threat this year....

One defenseman down...other bruins out.....and a back up goalie...In your barn........Your toast if we meet up again !

Good PENS game tonite! With some better team defense they will be alright in the playoffs. Anybody else go to a Pens game and think that an order of nachos can't cost the same as a 330 Duke?

They did a nice turn around this year. Look like a contendor for sure.

If you go in the lower bowl to watch. It'll cost a few dozen of mbs.

Ness muck; Quote
One defenseman down...other bruins out.....and a back up goalie...In your barn........Your toast if we meet up again !

Blah blah blah-we had guys out as well-always excuses-you lost the game! e'll see if we meet again in the playoffs-Marchand is such a dirty player!He's gonna get his yet.Cannot stand the guy-although if we had him on our team we'd love him! LOL

Pens looking slow tonite.

Probably catch the 3rd.......have to watch NH Northwoods Law @ 9:00

Hopefully the Leafs make it this year, it will be interesting to see what happens!

I heard the NHL commissioner, asked the Pens in an interview this morning,to slow down and give other teams a chance as it isn't good for the league if we win every year. Just what I heard today. Crosby said he felt this request was unreasonable, and added that if the other teams wanted to win they should skate harder. He said he understood the other teams lobbying to have the Penguins team divided up to create league parity but hopes this is voted down at the spring owners meeting. 4/1/18

Caps clinch the metro with a gritty win tonite.

How are the Pittsburgh Pirates doing?
Is anyone interested in the 2018 version of Pittsburgh- the City of Champions Shirts we are going to be printing?

I hope a Canadian team does not win it....

Go America!

Disaster has hit the Wild. They lost for the season their most irreplaceable player in defensemen Ryan Suter, with a broken filia. He's one of the best defensemen in the league, and the team captain. He lead the league in minutes played three years ago, was second two years ago, and third last year. Now they replace him with a player that has played in 18 NHL games. They've lost their two most valuable defensemen in Suter and Spurgeon. Suter was the best defensively and at keeping the puck in the offensive zone, Spurgeon the best offensive defenseman. It's going to be tough to advance far without those two guys.

Dam.

Dubnyk is going to have to be unbelievable for the Wild to have any shot at winning. Without Spurgeon and Suter, we're pretty much screwed....

The wild and sharks clinched a playoff spot last night.

The wild will play the Jets in the 1st round, they better hope for a miracle.

Next man up....one guy don’t make a team. No whining in Hockey....:)

Winnipeg seems to have the Wild's number this year, but anything can happen in playoff hockey.

Parise's getting hot right now, Staal's a beast and Neidereitter always seems to come up with some big playoff goals. He sure hasn't had much of a year so far. Wejust need a few guys to get hot and start putting in some production. Granlund would be a good start....

I think it'll be a good series.

You can't knock the Jets this year , they are a legitimate contendor.

Bolts and b's on tonite battle for the top spot in da east.

Bruins taking it in the Face tonight !

Yeah , they had a rough nite but still have home ice.

Ducks and king punch their ticket last night and the sabres lock up dead last for the best shot at the #1 draft pick.

Blue jackets and Devils punch their ticket to the playoffs.
Running out of regular season games for most teams...

Can’t wait for the playoffs !

I think the playoffs starts next Wednesday, this is the tightest race I can remember in the east. Should be some great hockey and 2 more months of it.

Bruins lose tonight ...and end up in 2 place in the division...They play the Leafs in the first round this week

Hey I just saw an add that the playoffs are going to be carried by Hulu!

Now that is a deal!

Oh...and go Preds!


Didn't even know Colorado had a team....thought the Avalanche we're a curling club.

Well the Flyers just got it handed to them.... terrible...

Pens put on a clinic for the flyers tonite. No shots on goal for the flyers during their 4 powerplays. Matt murry got his 3rd straight shutout in the playoffs.

Jets came from behind to take their 1st ever playoff win.

Did you say first Evah playoff win....yikes...And how many years did that take ??

Garbage call that led to the Jets PP goal, otherwise a good game and the right team probably won. The wild cannot allow 35+ SOG to the jets and expect to win. Got a little chippy off and on. Should get interesting.

[quote=Nessmuck]Did you say first Evah playoff win....yikes...And how many years did that take ??[/quote

20 years , I suspect they'll get more wins .

Vegas with their 1st win too but it didn't take long to get.

The Wild are in trouble. Winnipeg could win the cup, although I realize its only been one game. They are big, physical, and fast. This series will be over in four or five. The Wild really miss Suter in a series like this, somebody who can move the puck out of the zone.

The whole west is in trouble when they have to go up against the Preds

Meh-its playoff hockey-lots of calls get missed and very few get called.It is what it is.Minnesota is a good team and they won't go down easy thats for sure.What about the mauling of Perrault? It never got called.They actually went after him and knocked him out of the game-brutal-but thats playoff hockey.

Go Flyers...

I’m looking forward to the Minnesota Winnipeg game.

I can’t believe Washington lost last night.


Go Nashville.


Boo Bruins

Boo Penguins

The Bruins Defense would have stood him up.....

I love it.. he got a penalty for embellishment... lol

Boo penguins

Philly gonna Steal one ??

Get outta here! They are playing like they actually know what ice hockey is...

Just saw the score...haven’t watched it...

Just take my word for it.


Boo Bruins

The Flyers won, the Phillies won, the 76'ers are in the playoffs and the Eagles won the Super Bowl.

Well scratch my back with a hacksaw........bet Mike Lange was quiet.....

Does Kate Smith still sing the Anthem at the Spectrum ??

Pens looked like a dumpster fire last nite.

I had hope till a first round match up with the Jets... I'm happy they left the "team" alone this year the over paid free agent thing has proven it don't work hockey is a TEAM sport...

If she does it is a recording and they now play at the Wells Fargo Center and I think she sang God Bless America at the Flyer games. I think Kate died around 1986.

Gene Hart ("the voice of the Flyers") daughter Lauren Hart sings God Bless America. Kate is played on the big screen and they do a "duet".

When Kate was alive and sang it, the Flyers win record was huge.

When they come to Broad Street on Sunday, the Bullies better show up.

(Practically grew up in the Spectrum. That's my kind of hockey.)

After watching Winnipeg for two games, they have what it takes to win the cup. They have speed, skill, toughness, and good enough goaltending.

It's a rough life in recent years being an Avalanche fan, but I gotta stick with my team. We're gonna tie the series up here this afternoon against the Preds.

Looks like the flyers are letting the pens get some confidence. You know, before they start playing like they want to win!!

need a good game that aint 4 or 5 nothing when i flip it on.Toronto was terrible,the men of the war of 1812 would be let down right along with our dear friend Boco.

The Wild won, but Winnipeg spent a lot of time on airplanes trying to land in the blizzard we are having. They looked tired, especially their goalie. I switched over to the Minnesota Timberwolves/Houston Rockets basketball game when the hockey game was over. My gosh, no comparison in entertainment value. The NBA sucks. Dribble down, shoot, and complain about not getting a foul called. Then call a timeout.

I was a Doug Favell fan...when he played for The Flyers...I was a goalie too....and tried to copy Favell ..I was 15 years old at the time .......

Bruins laying the wood to Toronto.....now it’s 2 games north of the boarder....Maybe some home cooking will help the Leafs.

Man, what's up with the Caps? Do they need one of those sports psychologists or something? They get into the playoffs and go brain-dead

Glad to see my Penguins play like they are supposed too yesterday!

This AM Guy Junker said Philly fans put Crosby picturess in the urinals,
but Crosby flushed the fans out of the building.

Trashy enough? lol

Pens tied the record for the fastest 2 goals everah in da playoffs at 5 seconds apart.

Vegas looks like the real deal. I think they'll have a deep run this year.

Jets went down in flames last nite to the wild.


Caps are looking to play golf again early the year. Columbus might just get out of the 1st round of the playoffs.

Every time I read "Vegas" I think of the odds makers and forget they somehow have a team.

Well its showtime in Minnesota this evening-about an hour away-Lets hope our Jets win this evening!!! We lost Myers for this game and apparently Minny lost Parise to a broken sternum-when did that happen? Holy cow thats an ouch for us and the Wild-well GO JETS GO!!

Yep, first Suter, now Parise. Like 200 million dollars in contracts out for the playoffs.

Stall got his bell rung with a cross checked in da head with no penalty called. Wonder if he went to protocol?

Seems this kind of crap happens every year to the Wild. Stall gets crosschecked in the head, the other team goes down and scores, then the guy that crosschecks gets an assist on the goal.

The odds are definitely against the wild now. I guess that's a real cheap shot hockey move.

It's too bad a bad no-call was the difference in the game for the Wild. Winnipeg finishes it off with an empty netter.

Blue jackets and caps are going to double ot tonite, should be some good hockey.

I sure hope the Flyer's fans do something stupid to pissoff Crosby again tonight!

I really hope they kept these things out.

That guy that cross checked stall in da head is having a hearing with player safety today. I say he gets some time off for bad behavior.

Instead of the Wild having a 5 on 3 for about a minute, the Jets killed off the original penalty and go down and score. That's the breaks the Wild seem to get in the playoffs. But they weren't going anywhere anyway. And now that Parise is gone, they surely have no chance to go deep. They just don't have the necessary playmakers. Time for the Wild to reload, if they haven't advanced past the second round with this core of players by now, they never will. Their best players are getting old.

I was hoping Cullen had another big run this playoffs. He's definitely missed in da burgh.

Excellent backhand feed by Sidney Crosby for the first goal ..... He just tied my all time favorite player Mario Lemieux for playoff points by a penguin ..... Crosby is not my favorite guy in the league but he has a wicked back hand shot ....

Morrissey was suspended for one game for the cross-check. I'd trade the suspension in a second for the one minute 5 on 3 the Wild would have had last night.

Maybe the refs will give you guys a couple of extra power plays to make up for their mistakes.

pens blowing out the fliers again! YAHOOO

It is like they are playing junior league hockey. Is it really a blowout if the other team doesn’t even try?

Looks like the good guys will take this one!

Avalanche looked great against the Preds at home on Monday. I am hoping for a repeat of the same domination. Need all the wins we can get while at home! Go Avs!