It's *still* a great day for hockey!! ~ The 2009-2010 NHL Thread

[bobalina77]

My dad is missing the game tonight.. he's not impressed haha!

[TalentedButHumble]

I've decided that Montreal is my sentimental favorite. Don't have cable, but I'm catching the last part of Game 7 Wash/Mntl online. Allez Habs.

[bobalina77]

Wheeeeee!!! :cheer2:

[TalentedButHumble]

The bad news: Montreal v. Penguins - someone has a problem over who(m) to root for. :shuffle:

[Cloudy_Gumdrops]

Oh good gods!

Stupid Capitals!

Now I have no one to root for, what with the Ducks not even making it to the playoffs and the Caps deciding to start sucking.

[AshleyN]

Woooooooooooowwwwwwww. Never would have predicted this. What a finish to an terrific first round.

Thank heavens Yzerman and co. left Mike Green off the Olympic team. Man was he awful in this series.


The folks at CBC are doing cartwheels right now - Crosby vs. the Habs in Round 2. The folks at Versus and NBC are thanking Jesus that Chicago and Detroit managed to pull out a victory.

[deltask8er]

Well there goes my Chicago vs. Washington pick for the finals :lol: :slinkaway .

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals Schedule

Wednesday, 04.28.2010 / 9:40 PM / 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Conference Semifinals NHL.com

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=527392

Starts Thursday :cheer2: , San Jose vs. Day-twah . Fortunately for San Jose, the old RedWings haven't had much time to rest :fragile: .

[bobalina77]

The one thing I've learned about the Redwings is never count them out :lol:

[temujin]

Congrats to the Habs on an amazing come back.
With Sabres and Coyotes out, I will cheer for Pens and Canucks now.

[AragornElessar]

OMG...They pulled it off!!! :cheer: :cheer: Montreal must just be going nuts right now.

That was by far the best series of the First Round. Just amazing entertaining hockey. Yay Habs!!!

(My Grandpa must be rolling in his grave at speed right now knowing I was cheering for *Montreal* of all teams. :D )

[Jackie Sparrow]

Why are they called "Habs"? :)

[AshleyN]

Why are they called "Habs"? :)It's comes from "Les Habitants", one of their French nicknames.

[deltask8er]

It's comes from "Les Habitants", one of their French nicknames.

The distinctive C-wrapped-around-H logo stands for "Club de Hockey Canadien."

http://proicehockey.about.com/od/history/f/canadiens_habs.htm

Was R.J. Umberger right about Capitals playing the 'wrong way'?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Was-R-J-Umberger-right-about-Capitals-playing-t?urn=nhl,237624

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Even before the Red Wings and Sharks take the HP Pavilion ice tonight to open Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Detroit appears headed for the penalty box.

Seems the Wings' charter flight to town after they polished off the Phoenix Coyotes broke the notorious 11:30 p.m. curfew at Norman Mineta San Jose International Airport.


http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks-headlines/ci_14978692

:huh:

[Jackie Sparrow]

It's comes from "Les Habitants", one of their French nicknames. Merci! :)

[Marilou]

Congrats to Henrik Sedin for being one of Hart finalists :)

Great game by Montreal, rather Halak, last night! Moving on to what should be a fantastic round two! Go Canucks!!