Shoalzie
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I think Boston and Pittsburgh care more about who they'd have to play at this point. The Wings seem to be getting better (and healthier)...a nightmare matchup for most teams.
Didn't we beat pittsburgh a couple days ago? That would mean we are 1-1-1 correct?
Against Pittsburgh our chances are 50/50.
Against Boston there's zero chance we win a best of 7.
Boston can shut Nyquist down, Pittsburgh can't.
50/50 is highly optomistic, but at least Pen have the injury problems.
All in all, I dislike the Pens more, so if I had to pick an extra team to succeed in the playoffs I want it to be the Bruins. I'll take the Pens simply because even if the Wings can't beat them, they can give them a rough series.
Pittsburgh. But hopefully we can pass Philadelphia and face Montreal/Tampa instead.
Why not?
philly is in metro. red wings are in atlantic. can't pass them.
would have to pass montreal or tampa to face either of them.
This is an easy question for me.
Pittsburgh.
1. There one of the few teams I'd LOVE to send home in first round
2. Their D/Goalie is what knocks them out each year.
3. Crosby crying
4. Malkin being a ***** and acting like a tough guy LOL
5. Boston is a lot better than them.
We play an aggressive game against their D forcing them to make mistakes which will definitely come. We will win. Their offense can score with anyone and can win them a series. Definitely a better matchup than Boston though.
Don't get me started on the playoff format. It's so dumb.
Old format was fine.
8 best teams 1 vs. 8 and so on.
Don't get me started on the playoff format. It's so dumb.
Old format was fine.
8 best teams 1 vs. 8 and so on.
So we Are 3-1 vs Bruins and 1-2 (0-1-2) vs Pens.
The Bruins might be the better team than the Pens, but I think we match up better vs Bruins.
We play harder and better against the bruins because the bruins are just a plain better team than the penguins. The wings always play better against better teams, I feel like we could have a shot.
And it would feel pretty good eliminating them in the first round even if we didn't go all the way, or at least shaking them up. I just don't want the bruins to win the cup.
dropping some truth bombs here. wings will lose to either team.Vs Boston, refs swallow their whistles. The Wings lose in 5, score a total of 7 goals against a clutch and grab and big hit Boston. Don't expect the Bruins to play the wide open style they did most of the season, every year it's the same, they play very tight obstruction hockey in the playoffs.
Vs Pittsburgh refs call anything and everything. It becomes a shooting gallery the Wings lose in 6, because they can't keep up offensively. I know people are dazzled by the Glendening shutting down Crosby for a game, but, watch him set a record for most penalty minutes without a fighting major in a playoff round if we play them.
Either way the Wings don't stack up well against either team. The best road for the Wings involve flower going Three Mile Island.
I'm not too worried about that. I honestly don't see any Eastern Conference team beating whoever comes out of the West.