Most exciting series of the playoffs

[canuck2]

We got new age hockey fans posting about how boring the Rangers/Capitals series is because "not enough goals".
Is this what hockey fans have finally been conditioned to believe by Bettmen and his crew?

I know for a fact there are a lot of good hockey fans on this website. And a lot of posers too.

what series do you think has been the best so far and why?

My pick is the Caps/Rangers. I'm not a fan of either team but that's great hockey right there. Intense, great goaltending, lots of sacrificing of the body, great body checks.
Honourable mention goes to Senators/Rangers and Coyotes/Blackhawks.

[Redtown]

Rags/Caps and Caps/Bs are similiar and equally exciting for all reasons you mentioned. Plus it has been nothing short of amazing how OV has changed his game during this playoff season. Its been fun to watch how cool Holtby is in all these close games.


Flyers/Pens for obvious reasons.

[thekidd21]

Flyers/Pens has been the best i have seen in awhile.

[hazard5]

How many posts until you start crying about Kovalchuk Canuck?

Are we going to get that on the first page or should I check back after the weekend?

[Loosey]

Originally Posted by Redtown

Plus it has been nothing short of amazing how OV has changed his game during this playoff season. Its been fun to watch how cool Holtby is in all these close games.

These are the reasons this has been my favorite series so far as well. Well Pittsburgh/Philly was exciting, Ovechkin is absolutely surprising considering this year he fell pretty far from the "number 1 in the world" argument, and Holtby has been very fun to watch and I love the camera on his mom lol.

[canuck2]

Originally Posted by hazard5

How many posts until you start crying about Kovalchuk Canuck?

Are we going to get that on the first page or should I check back after the weekend?

Kovy has played a lot better this playoff. he's come through for them. It's only taken about 10 years for the guy to do something for his franchise's he's played for .
Not that much to brag about but he is making an impact.

[Janssen25]

Originally Posted by canuck2

Kovy has played a lot better this playoff. he's come through for them. It's only taken about 10 years for the guy to do something for his franchise's he's played for .
Not that much to brag about but he is making an impact.

Oh Kovalchuk is making an impact? Thanks Captain Obvious. What would we do without your brilliant insight.

[Baronking]

Haven't watched enough of the Rangers/Caps to determine, but Philly/Pitt was great and Kings/Blues was a lot of fun even though it was over in 4.

[NickDoh]

For round 1 there were 3 game 7's so that'd be the go to place to look for "best" series of round 1.

I thought BOS/WSH was a bit lackluster at the time because I didn't feel any passion from Boston besides maybe Game 6. They rolled four lines and played with passion last year winning the Cup but the passion wasn;t there this year. So for that reason I never got in to the series.

NJD/FLA was a little more exciting for me because I didn't quite know what to expect from either team. FLA looked doomed after Game 1. And then every time NJ looked ready to crumble as the rest of the series went on, they hung in there afterall. Then a double OT game 7? Color me entertained!

But NYR/OTT takes the cake for me because I really started to believe that OTT was going to pull it off. A team that nobody would've picked to be in the playoffs almost upsetting the favorite to win it all. Animosity built up (sadly dissipated as well). Lots of storylines in this one and it took 7.

Round 1 darkhorse:

LAK/VAN was great to watch as a homer and just to see the antics fail.

Round 1 worst:

PIT/PHI. I do not care. Fights, a million goals, hate. BLAH. I didn't see any good hockey played and was appalled at the defense of both teams.


Round 2 is a easy pick for me. Hard to argue a sweep as a good series especially as a fan of the winner but LAK/STL was awesome. Awesome.

Rd1
NYR/OTT
LAK/VAN
NJD/FLA
CHI/PHX
STL/SJS
NSH/DET
BOS/WSH
PIT/PHI

Rd2
LAK/STL - overall winner
NJD/PHI
NYR/WSH
PHX/NSH

[thepolishkid88]

I think the best has yet to come. The Kings-Yotes will proably be the best series yet.

If I had a pick of the games played it would be the Yotes/Blackhawks game. It was the best I've seen since the Caps/Pens series of 09.

[Whaler Fan]

Any series/game with more blocked shots than shots on goal.

[hazard5]

Originally Posted by Janssen25

Oh Kovalchuk is making an impact? Thanks Captain Obvious. What would we do without your brilliant insight.

LOL

[cougar fists]

No better series than a series where vancouver is knocked out in 5 games by the 8th seed team. Van/LA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Baronking]

Originally Posted by NickDoh

Round 1 worst:

PIT/PHI. I do not care. Fights, a million goals, hate. BLAH. I didn't see any good hockey played and was appalled at the defense of both teams.

Thats what made it entertaining for me. Some of the goaltending was so atrocious, I had to tune in to see what the hell would happen next

[canuck2]

Originally Posted by Janssen25

Oh Kovalchuk is making an impact? Thanks Captain Obvious. What would we do without your brilliant insight.

I was just answering new age sports guys question.

I just cant win with you can I hot dog guy. I give Kovy a much deserved compliment and you still attack me.

I'm hurt.