The Cup of Stanley 10-11

Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen will be ready for the Detroit Red Wings in Round 2[/URL]........and then you will witness the awesome firepower of this fully armed and fully operational battle station!!! WOOHOOO!!!

Offense hasn't been the Red Wings' problem. They rank near the bottom of the league in GAs and I'm not positive their goalie can step up in the deep games in the playoffs.
 
Defense wins championships and Detroit is stacked. Jimmy Howard has been hot in goal after a mediocre regular season. With Nick Lidstrom, Franzen, Kronwall, Rafalski, and Stuart all peaking at the right time - they Wings are the best defensive team in the playoffs right now, and the team to beat. Period.
 
Defense wins championships and Detroit is stacked. Jimmy Howard has been hot in goal after a mediocre regular season. With Nick Lidstrom, Franzen, Kronwall, Rafalski, and Stuart all peaking at the right time - they Wings are the best defensive team in the playoffs right now, and the team to beat. Period.

You're speaking with your heart and not your brain. The Red Wings are 23rd in the league in Goals Against and Howard is giving up 2.5 goals a game.

Sorry to burst your bubble but that isn't the best defensive team in the playoffs. Not even remotely close.

Will they get better on D in the playoffs? Maybe. But we haven't seen anything to indicate that yet.

Zetterberg has been in beast-mode this year and is playing extremely strong. He sure is fun to watch.
 
We'll see what happens. The Stanley Cup is the hardest championship to win in sports. Anything can happen. I like Detroit's chances, especially with Zetterberg back in the line up.

Nobody is playing better than Detroit right now- that is why they are at home resting up, getting laid in their own beds every night, and getting healthy. Meanwhile the other playoff teams are all playing long, hard games, getting beaten up, and tiring out. And the Vancouver Canuckleheads- the "pre-ordained" favorites, will be lucky to get to the next round!

The regular season doesn't mean shit in the playoffs. The Wings were 23rd in goals against (2.89) this regular. But remember: The Wings were 20th in goals against (2.93) in 2008-09, when they went to Game 7 of the Cup final. The regular season doesn't mean SHIT in the playoffs.
 
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lol

The Habs did the same thing a couple of years ago, going up 2-0 against Carolina, going home, and blew it.

I can tell you there will be a lot of smug Canadiens fans north of the border crying in their beer tonight!
 
The regular season doesn't mean shit in the playoffs...Vancouver had the best record in hockey and led the WEST by 10 points. Chicago barely scraped in to the playoffs and was the 8 seed.....- after falling down 3-0 in the series - the Blackhawks have now tied the Canucks in their series. ...:lol: Bring on game 7!!!!

The regular season don't mean shit...this is the PLAYOFFS!!! WIN OR GO HOME!!!
 

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