Originally posted by: dennilfloss
Originally posted by: SampSon
Everyone is picking ottawa over buffalo.
Not on the Sabres fan forums they aren't. They are so sure of victory there and keep calling Emery a fraud for some reason.
http://sabresfans.proboards66.com/
We are optimistic also on the Sens forum.
http://forums.sportsnet.ca/forum.jspa?forumID=121
Well thank you captain obvious! Who would pick another team over their own team?
I dunno about a fraud, but he sure isn't going to fare well if he coughs up as many rebounds as he normally does. If the sabres get fired up, emery is toast.
Everyone was picking San Jose over Detroit and the Wings mauled them in games 5 and 6.
And for all of the Sharks fans that are complaining about Marleau / Thornton / etc, just remember that the Wings played very well and Hasek was outstanding.
Personally I thought picking San Jose over the Wings was folly from the get go.
Though I was really doubting my decision after the first two games.
Yes the wings played a tight precision game(s). The sharks had plenty of chances but didn't bang em home. In fact they squandered their chances and had too many mistakes to even think about coming back against a team like detroit. Hasek plays good, but I'm never that impressed by him. Brodeur impresses me, even though he didn't play up to snuff this playoff season.
The sharks fans have every right to complain about their top guys not doing a damn thing. Your stars need to come through in clutch situations, they need to produce, they can't have entire series where they play just totally off. Though overall they played very well in their first series vs. nashville. Though I never had nashville pegged as a serious contender at any point. Sure they (preds) put up great numbers in the regular season, but who gives a rip?
I think detroit will beat anaheim. Giguere is going to see a lot more shots than he has in previous series, same with Bryzgalov. Should be a good series.