Is this the year the cup comes home? [Canada]

[CraigsList]

Your hope is on Calgary, Canadian fans .

 

[tntkid]

Of the 5 Canadian teams that made the playoffs 4 of them had to play each other in the first round.

Montreal is basically done.

Calgary will need a miracle to beat the Ducks.

 

[Drake1588]

Facing each other isn't an anomaly, not anymore. That will be quite common since the teams now play divisional semis and divisional finals in the first and second rounds, and the divisions are geographically oriented.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

I hope it's the Jets who eventually break the streak just to see the reaction from Leafs, Habs, and Canucks fans. I think heads will explode.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Calgary will need a miracle to beat the Ducks.

Not really a "miracle". They just have to continue to win their home games and take one of the remaining road games.

The Flames played terrible in game 1. The Ducks played a perfect game. The score reflected that.

Game 2 however was a 1 goal game most of the way through and the Flames just weren't getting offense generated. The Flames showed they could defend the Ducks in this game (2 goals against + EN), but were shut out.

Game 3 was more closer to 60 minutes of Flames hockey, and the return of Raphael Diaz allowed them to get back to 6 NHL defensemen for the first time in the playoffs (but still short a Mark Giordano) but really they still played like crap making lazy drop passes, and shooting right into shotblockers. There's tons of room for improvement, especially Monahan who is much, much better than he's been in these playoffs and is likely nursing an injury, but also Gaudreau and Hudler (who is DEFINITELY nursing an injury). Still they scored 4, arguably 5 goals in the game, so it seems they're starting to figure out the offensive side of things. Lots of tightening up to do though, too many atypical gift-wrapped scoring chances.

The Flames have gotten better at hockey pretty much every time they've played certain opponents in the regular season (other than the Blues... The Blues just owned them). They've been doing something similar slowly in this series going from starstruck to competitive to gutsy.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Fingers crossed for a Flames-Bolts finals, once again.

Not for an "it's OUR Cup" reason, or any of that crap. I just genuinely enjoy watching these teams play, and think they'd put on the best series.

Facing each other isn't an anomaly, not anymore. That will be quite common since the teams now play divisional semis and divisional finals in the first and second rounds, and the divisions are geographically oriented.

I know, I mean American teams play eachother all the time. It's no big deal.

 

[hangman005]

But Edmonton and Toronto don't play anyone.

*Pats self on back for making such an original statement*

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

Your hope is on Calgary, Canadian fans .

I'll hop on your bandwagon... while it lasts.

I hope it's the Jets who eventually break the streak just to see the reaction from Leafs, Habs, and Canucks fans. I think heads will explode.

You would be disappointed with my reaction then as a Habs fan. I would actually be happy for the Jets fans and Winnipeg.

 

[GREASYGRINDERDETROIT]

Everytime a non-Canadian picks up a hockey stick, an angel loses its wings

 

[KingKane88]

I didn't know the Cup's home was Canada. I thought it was just Toronto.

Was very confused opening this thread.

You are SEMI right....


The CUPS home is actually in Florida (believe it or not), it was dug up years ago in a Ship wreck off the cost of KeyWest.. The Spanish are the one's who found it, then shipped it off (via FED-EX) to Toronto (City name "YORK" at this time) back in 1795, where it stood until 1834. In 1834 when the City of YORK switched to the name "TORONTO", someone got SUPER PISSED, STOLE the CUP and then shipped it (via FED-EX) off to a friend of someones friend in Canada, only to end up in lord Stanley's hands in 1892, where he wrote a fake letter to the "victory celebration" stating they should have a CUP in Hockey, when all along the CUP he had was from the Spanish ship wreck and in his hands for years!!!

Case Closed!


You all gotta love these History lessons!

 

[Savannah Skunk]

Of the 5 Canadian teams that made the playoffs 4 of them had to play each other in the first round.

Montreal is basically done.

Calgary will need a miracle to beat the Ducks.

Welcome to the new NHL playoff format. An entire generation has passed since a Canadian team won it, it could well be another generation before it happens again. Bettman's plan is perfectly on track.

 

[Savannah Skunk]

Canadian team winning the cup? Probably not anymore.

New playoff format almost guarantees it. Bettman wins again.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Welcome to the new NHL playoff format. An entire generation has passed since a Canadian team won it, it could well be another generation before it happens again. Bettman's plan is perfectly on track.

What does Bettman have to do with a Canadian team's ability to win the Cup?

 

[phosphene*]

New playoff format almost guarantees it. Bettman wins again.

Or maybe there are no good Canadian teams. The only hope Canada has is if Edmonton can sort out their issues once McDavid arrives.

 

[Savannah Skunk]

20 years and counting.... the new playoff format ensures that the Canadian teams will be weeded out by round three.

Besides, the league (Gary), doesn't need to grow viewership in Canada, its already guaranteed.

edit: Yeah, I am very VERY sour on this as our fans routinely fill the arenas, watch hockey on TV, eat breath and live the sport,... yet name me one kid 21 years or younger who has enjoyed watching their team win it. 30 NHL teams, 7 Canadian, 23 in the U.S. Odds are roughly 1/4.... yet more than 21 years later....

 

[NightmanCometh]

New playoff format almost guarantees it. Bettman wins again.

There are no rules or stipulations stating that a Canadian team cannot win 4 play-off series in a row. If any team is good enough at the right time, they'll win the cup. With the possible exception of the Leafs.

 

[Savannah Skunk]

There are no rules or stipulations stating that a Canadian team cannot win 4 play-off series in a row. If any team is good enough at the right time, they'll win the cup. With the possible exception of the Leafs.

Lets keep telling ourselves that for the next twenty years too.

 

[Never]

Montreal and Calgary aren't getting out of this round, so no.

 

[Savannah Skunk]

lol, maybe its time that Canadian teams secede from the NHL and start their own league.

 

[Never]

20 years and counting.... the new playoff format ensures that the Canadian teams will be weeded out by round three.

Besides, the league (Gary), doesn't need to grow viewership in Canada, its already guaranteed.

edit: Yeah, I am very VERY sour on this as our fans routinely fill the arenas, watch hockey on TV, eat breath and live the sport,... yet name me one kid 21 years or younger who has enjoyed watching their team win it. 30 NHL teams, 7 Canadian, 23 in the U.S. Odds are roughly 1/4.... yet more than 21 years later....

I'm sure there are plenty, as many Canadians cheer for US-based teams. Keep thinking the league has it in for Canada though.

 

[NightmanCometh]

Lets keep telling ourselves that for the next twenty years too.

Nobody has to tell themselves anything. Canadian teams haven't won a cup in 20 years because they haven't been good enough, plain and simple.

 

[sayheykid]

lol, maybe its time that Canadian teams secede from the NHL and start their own league.

That'll show us.

 

[Savannah Skunk]

I'm sure there are plenty, as many Canadians cheer for US-based teams. Keep thinking the league has it in for Canada though.

Don't need to, the evidence is starting to manifest itself.

Tell me, will there ever be an Eastern or Western conference finals between two Canadian teams? oh right... Playoff format ensures it wont happen. It is simply not profitable for that to happen. The league is already guaranteed sufficient revenue from the Canadian teams.

This is not about a dislike for the American teams, I love many of them. This is about playoff marginalization.

 

[sayheykid]

Nobody has to tell themselves anything. Canadian teams haven't won a cup in 20 years because they haven't been good enough, plain and simple.

Unlikely. Better chance that it's all part of the most dastardly (and pointless) grand conspiracy in modern history.

 

[Savannah Skunk]

Nobody has to tell themselves anything. Canadian teams haven't won a cup in 20 years because they haven't been good enough, plain and simple.

I wonder why...