Pre-Game Talk: Playoff Discussion Thread Western Conference Finals: Ducks vs Hawks Part II

[Ducks DVM]

And continue


Previous thread

Click to read more...

 

[Fighter]

The Ducks didn't show up in the most important game of the season (as of yesterday). I've seen this **** before, unbelievable!

 

[HanSolo]

I thought it wouldnt go to 7. Like I said earlier, I didnt foresee the refs handing them a game, which they did in game 4.

We always knew the Blackhawks would be the toughest opponent this Ducks team will ever have to face. There is no rational reason to be scared of the Rangers and Lightning, after the performances by both of them in this postseason. Its quite obvious the winner of Saturday's game will go on to win the cup.

Who do you think you're fooling? You paraded around the main board saying the Ducks would humiliate the Hawks loudly and often

 

[5goalgame]

Who do you think you're fooling? You paraded around the main board saying the Ducks would humiliate the Hawks loudly.

Whos to say we dont humiliate them on Saturday, like the Kings did to us last year? Talk about jumping the gun....

Lets see what happens Saturday...

 

[HanSolo]

Whos to say we dont humiliate them on Saturday, like the Kings did to us last year? Talk about jumping the gun....

Lets see what happens Saturday...

You call losing a game 7 in a tight ass series humiliating? The Hawks and Ducks have each other on the ropes.

 

[5goalgame]

You call losing a game 7 in a tight ass series humiliating? The Hawks and Ducks have each other on the ropes.

Re read my post so you can understand what I meant. Ill give you another try....

Ill give you a hint: I made that Kings reference for a reason.

 

[Teemu Salami]

Well, after every negative thought possible in my head, I've allowed myself to imagine them coming out on Saturday with their best performance of the playoffs with everyone on the same page and it's pure bliss.

 

[HanSolo]

Re read my post so you can understand what I meant. Ill give you another try....

Ill give you a hint: I made that Kings reference for a reason.

Yeah keep shaking your head. Your reasoning is still...well I'd rather not get in trouble for the word I want to use. The Kings didn't humiliate us. The Ducks humiliated themselves blowing a series lead and then playing like absolute trash for 50 minutes of that game 7

The Hawks even a series and forced game 7. I don't see the shame in losing an away game 7 to a team that's pretty much even.

 

[5goalgame]

Yeah keep shaking your head. Your reasoning is still...well I'd rather not get in trouble for the word I want to use. The Kings didn't humiliate us. The Ducks humiliated themselves blowing a series lead and then playing like absolute trash for 50 minutes of that game 7

The Hawks even a series and forced game 7. I don't see the shame in losing an away game 7 to a team that's pretty much even.

Like I said earlier, its over in 5 if the refs didnt basically cheat for them in game 4. In which case I would have been right and wouldnt you be arguing with you right now. I guess hindsight really is 20/20 huh.

 

[HanSolo]

Like I said earlier, its over in 5 if the refs didnt basically cheat for them in game 4. In which case I would have been right and wouldnt you be arguing with you right now. I guess hindsight really is 20/20 huh.

Enough with this ref ********. What happened happened and it's in the past. The facts are these. The Ducks have won 3 and lost 3 by their own failures and successes

The Hawks did what they had to to stay alive. The Ducks didn't do what they had to to advance. Hindsight really doesn't mean **** anymore. The Ducks either do what needs to be done Saturday or its over.

Either way the "embarrassment" potential is probably higher for the Ducks given the fact that they had the series lead and squandered it and because it's a home game.

 

[mytduxfan*]

Yeah keep shaking your head. Your reasoning is still...well I'd rather not get in trouble for the word I want to use. The Kings didn't humiliate us. The Ducks humiliated themselves blowing a series lead and then playing like absolute trash for 50 minutes of that game 7

The Hawks even a series and forced game 7. I don't see the shame in losing an away game 7 to a team that's pretty much even.

Game 7 will be at home, just like it was last season. If the boys show up, I'll be happy. But, I'm obviously going for the win.

WTF happened at the FO dot last night? We got absolutely steam-rolled. Hopefully, that changes with the last change.

GO DUCKS GO!!!!

 

[mighty Stanley Duck]

Why all this BB hate...
Hawks have better roster and we are gonna play game 7 vs them.
Main problem is our 1st line, so slow, no transition game what so ever.
And 4th line, what a waste of space and time.

 

[KingJoffrey]

I still have hope. Mad Getzlaf & Perry should lead us to victory. Freddy improved from last game, but we will need his best game in his short career in next game. Bring us that **** you attidude.

Team have two days to think about this.

And Rakell should sit and Wagner or Flash should be in.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

[NHL]826536&catid=53[/NHL]

That's a great reply about Keith question.

 

[DucksAreCool]

I still have hope. Mad Getzlaf & Perry should lead us to victory. Freddy improved from last game, but we will need his best game in his short career in next game. Bring us that **** you attidude.

Team have two days to think about this.

And Rakell should sit and Wagner or Flash should be in.

Although I agree that I would expect Getzlaf to have his best game of the series and that Rakell should sit and being at home might help us, I think the extra day off benefits them way more than us. Their defensemen get an extra days rest after a long series of playing heavy minutes.

 

[mighty Stanley Duck]

We have to approach game 7 as a opportunity to make a history and be pumped for that.
Very dissapointed in our fanbase.
I live 10 000 km away from Anaheim, probably never gonna attend any of the game and still have more faith than you guys here.
This is time to be arrogant and confident in our abilities, at the end of the way, we won 3 games already, so i dont get it how is game 7 no win for us.

 

[evomacky]

with the blame equally on everybody on the team, i still insist this is a classic BB getting out coached by JQ.

I mean seriously, in the game where the Ducks score 3 goals, JQ calls a timeout, stops the momentum and gets his team back in the game.

BB just let them walk all over Anaheim without so much as a TO to stop the hawks' momentum. that, more than anything, i think helped keep chicago's pressure alive in the 2nd.

 

[Teemu Salami]

with the blame equally on everybody on the team, i still insist this is a classic BB getting out coached by JQ.

I mean seriously, in the game where the Ducks score 3 goals, JQ calls a timeout, stops the momentum and gets his team back in the game.

BB just let them walk all over Anaheim without so much as a TO to stop the hawks' momentum. that, more than anything, i think helped keep chicago's pressure alive in the 2nd.

Pretty sure there was a TV timeout and then they scored the 3rd.

 

[evomacky]

Pretty sure there was a TV timeout and then they scored the 3rd.

should have called a TO after the 3rd then. oh well, its moot at this point. the boys better be ready not to repeat last year's ****show

 

[Lord Flashheart]

This team has gone very far for having a such bad coach.

Also coaching wizard Quenneville called a TO after Ducks scored 2 in game 4, and it still didn't help. But he's a wizard though.

 

[Goose of Reason]

Can the people saying Boudreau's getting outcoached provide specific examples of it?

 

[Duck Off]

Can the people saying Boudreau's getting outcoached provide specific examples of it?

This.

I was very vocal about the worry I had about Bruce getting outcoached this series. I don't think that's been the case at all. IMO, Q has dropped the ball more than BB. Q did everything he could tonight to get Toews away from Kesler and it did wonders. He should have done this a while ago. Fortunately for us he didn't. Q also benched TT and Vermette for game 3 which was a giant mistake.

Q did a great job of exposing our bottom pair and 4th line against his best players. We're lucky he was not emphasizing that more this series. Hopefully Bruce recognizes this and tries to counter is Saturday. Home ice should help.

honestly these are just two even teams. Our biggest weakness IMO is that Beauchemin and Lindholm have been ****ing horrible this entire series. Bruce needs to get Fowler and Despres out against Toews and Kane.

 

[duckaroosky]

Between all the guys who were on the team last year and Kesler they all know the heartbreak of losing a game 7 and I'm hopeful they'll rise up to the occasion. The issue is the blackhawks know about game 7 heartbreak as well.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Adam Proteau
‏@Proteautype
Frederik Andersen's save percentages: .964 in Game 3; .875 in Game 4; .857 in Game 5; and .818 in Game 6.

Ouch

 

[mytduxfan*]

Although I agree that I would expect Getzlaf to have his best game of the series and that Rakell should sit and being at home might help us, I think the extra day off benefits them way more than us. Their defensemen get an extra days rest after a long series of playing heavy minutes.

The whole "the D will get tired" story has proven to be complete BS anyway. Keith is inhumane and Seabrook and Oduya have looked fine. I'd only say that Hjalmersson has struggled, but I think that's more to with him getting caught on the ice for too long and less to do with the series as a whole.

I prefer the extra day for the guys. Gets them prepared. Last time we had an extended period off we won comfortable at home. This one is really in our court and I'm hoping we can get over the hump this time around.