Edmonton may keep it close. It may be a one-goal game. It may even go to overtime. But Carolina simply will not lose.

History is against Edmonton in a major way.

Only 2 teams have ever one game 7 on the road in the NHL Final.

And only a handful of teams have come back from 3-1 down in the NHL Finals.

Expecting that both scenarios will happen in the same game is just very wishful thinking.

I've got Carolina winning 4-2.

edmonton are like 6 and 2 in game 7's. anything can happen in a single hockey game. it just takes a couple of bounces. first team to score will win the game.

The home team is 11-2 in Stanley Cup Game 7s.

cam ward will have a shaky first period, only settling down after his team is already down.

i agree, it feels like Edmonton is going down unfortunately.

Edmonton may keep it close. It may be a one-goal game. It may even go to overtime. But Carolina simply will not lose.

History is against Edmonton in a major way.

Only 2 teams have ever one game 7 on the road in the NHL Final.

And only a handful of teams have come back from 3-1 down in the NHL Finals.

Expecting that both scenarios will happen in the same game is just very wishful thinking.

I've got Carolina winning 4-2.


i disagree. History is meaningless, it's just statistics. Doesn't prove which team is better in the '06 playoffs.

the cup should have already been won by edmonton. that first game was just a fluke. what a stupid game that was.

edmonton 3 carolina 1. (if they are lucky to get a shot on goal)

i should have really said, because of the different rules this year, those statistics are meaningless.

i agree, it feels like Edmonton is going down unfortunately.

why? they have all the momentum.

yeah, but if momentum was that important teams would come back from 3-1 all the time. seems that most of the time when in a situation like this the team that had the lead recovers in the cluth. hope i'm wrong.

it is pretty important. i mean, look how many days off the oilers had (compared to the canes) waiting for those carolina games to finish before the stanely cup. The first few games of the SCC, the oilers were sluggish. Seems to me they have their game back. Let's just hope Jussi continues to play well.

Edmonton may keep it close. It may be a one-goal game. It may even go to overtime. But Carolina simply will not lose.

History is against Edmonton in a major way.

Only 2 teams have ever one game 7 on the road in the NHL Final.

And only a handful of teams have come back from 3-1 down in the NHL Finals.

Expecting that both scenarios will happen in the same game is just very wishful thinking.

I've got Carolina winning 4-2.



yeah, and since expansion, when the home team blows a 3-1 lead, they're 8-11 in game 7. but no one ever mentions that one.

Anyway, all those past stats are meaningless tonight.


http://youtube.com/v/foo6Ybecn1k

How's this for a good omen? Fernando Torres of the Spanish national team scored 2 goals today. I think that means Pisani and Raffi are due for four between them tonight. Last time the Spanish Torres scored, Pisani had one goal and Raffi had one assist.

i disagree. History is meaningless, it's just statistics. Doesn't prove which team is better in the '06 playoffs.

the cup should have already been won by edmonton. that first game was just a fluke. what a stupid game that was.

edmonton 3 carolina 1. (if they are lucky to get a shot on goal)

Um, are you really that dense? Do they not teach statistics or advanced math in Canada? The point of looking at stats is not that it will control the outcome but that these correlations exist for some reason.

To sit there and say that it's meaningless that 15% of road teams have won Game 7 and less than 10 % of teams down 3-1 have come back to win the Series when your team faces both of these statistical obstacles is absurd.

As far as Rule Changes, this is hardly the first time the rules have changed in NHL hockey.

yeah, and since expansion, when the home team blows a 3-1 lead, they're 8-11 in game 7. but no one ever mentions that one.

Yeah probably cuz that stat means that teams who blow a 3-1 lead are just below 50% in Game 7s. That pales in comparison to the other numbers.

That was probably the most exciting first period of hockey I have seen in the past ten years.

Oh, and that was a fucking penalty shot.

Ha, that was a fucking goal fuckers.

five hole!

what the fuck

I almost just typed

shat the fuck

shit, fuck this. better luck next year.

I'm getting tired of hearing my name every 2 minutes.

Jason Smith this
Jason Smith that...

I'm getting tired of hearing my name every 2 minutes.

Jason Smith this
Jason Smith that...
And such an uncommon name that is!

Ooooohhhhhh fuuuuck.

Man, I miss my TiVo.

is this game on now/???

Yeah it's on NBC and it's now 2-1 Carolina with 15 minutes to play.

well now we have a GAME

how the hell do you change channels on this tv??!?!

basketball sucks

THIS IS AWESOME!!!

i want edmonton. gotta love peca

pretty good forchecking this shift, i wish they would keep it in the zone longer

ah, samsonov, i forgot about that guy! does he produce these days?

siiiiiiiiiick check, pronger!

FUCK that would have been beayutiful. torres

power play baby!!!!

when are we pulling th egoalie? 2 mins? 1:30?

whoa what a game

pull the goalie with a minute left. I wouldn't go much more than that.

this is amazing

holy. shit.

CHRIST!!!!!!!!!! edmonton is putting up some fucking strong offense, that save was painfully clutch

i liked the backhanded saucer pass to torres to set up that play

SHIT!!! i thought that was gonna be a shot

let's go oily men!!! shove it in!!! hard!!!

dude, they show the play board on tv.. wtf, couldn't carolina have some one watching nbc?

ugh

daJKL;m?GJHFKU.JGVK!!!!

well there ya go

cool, get some punches in

I hate empty-net goals.

I thought I may have to slit my wrists if Pronger touched the cup.

This was totally worth staying up for. Fantastic end to a fantastic series.

dang. edmonton put up some real good pressure, that goalie was in the zone though

*tear*

I wouldn't have pulled the Goalie period. They were getting good pressure without it.

Who want's to buy some Cam Ward RC's?

rod brind'amour is one ugly man

good for him though

This was great for hockey in America. Raleigh winning the Cup over Edmonton, Alberta.

YEAH, FUCKIN' RIGHT!

haha there's someone on the ice with a whalers jersey. he really sticks out too.

Quite the showcase this series turned out to be. Easily the best of the past 10 years. Hats off go to both Edmonton and Carolina for leaving it all out on the ice. All that was missing was an overtime.

http://nhl.speedera.net//image-upload/scp_gm7_brindamour_rod_cup_194x270.jpg
A true inspiration to ugly people everywhere

brind'amour is really an asthetic mess!

Probably why he didn't get the Conne Smythe. The Nhl wanted to put a prettier face next to that coveted trophy.

I can take solace in the fact that Cam Ward's life has peaked and, from this moment on, its all downhill, fucker.

Did Hemsky, Staios and Greene knew they were playing for the cup ? All three played a terrible game. Bergeron should have been on the ice instead of Greene.

Quite the showcase this series turned out to be. Easily the best of the past 10 years. i liked Tampa/Calgary better

thats right, neopryn.

represent

dallas/buffalo was pretty good

dallas/colorado western conference finals of 99 was the best hockey series i've ever watched.

thats right, neopryn.

representi have a Lightning jersey

I can take solace in the fact that Cam Ward's life has peaked and, from this moment on, its all downhill, fucker.


I was hoping they'd learned their lesson after crowning Giguere Conn Smyth material in 2003 . Broduer had THREE SHUTOUTS IN THE FINAL that year, and yet they essentially gave it to a giant marshmellow. In all honesty Chris Pronger was the best player in the playoffs and it should have went to him, with Brind'amour as my second choice. It's such a cop out to give it too the goalie. Ward was great but he wasn't drop dead spectacular or anything. Carolina won the cup because their offense.

If I was voting for the Conn Smyth, I probably would have went with Pisani. Brind'Amore, if you insist on giving it to a player from the winning team.

what is Hemsky's first name?

what is Hemsky's first name?the correct name is Aleš Hemský. I hope you can see all characters

cool man