NHL 2009-2010 Playoff thread

[MaximumFluoride]

Buflygien strikes me as a flash in the pan type player. For some reason I dont see him as being somebody who will be a force over the long run. Not sure why?

Kane is the real deal. He's one of my favorite forward players. he's fun to watch.

Toews will be a Messier type guy. Those types of guys always win MVP's.

Niemi was good but not MVP caliber.

I was very impressed and pleasantly by the Flyers this post season. i never, ever would have thought they would go as far as they did. Especially with the goaltender situation they faced all season. Props to those dudes for sure.

Now we all have to wait till October to start it all over again.

[Bleck]

Buff was very similar last year, so doesn't seem like a fluke to me. He started out in the NHL rough around the edges but is getting polished into a prototype of the type of player that teams will need to win in the NHL under the current rules. Strong, big, hard to move in the crease (without a cross-check (yes, I'm looking at you Pronger)), can stake through the zone, has a hard shot, and ability to check end-to-end.

[mikeage]

the issue in the past with byflugien isn't that he didn't go 100% all the time. seems he's gotten that out of his system, or quenville into his system.

[Andymac]

he's a Burtuzzi, just not as stupid.

he fucking schooled the Shmucks last year and this.

[mikeage]

Buffy the Luongo Slayer

[MaximumFluoride]

Time will tell I suppose.

[tom1979]

He's probably getting traded. Best value he has ever had. Salary caps suck.

[motownjc]

i thought 'hockeytown' was as lame as nicknames could get, but you topped it with 'hawkeytown'. good job!

[Andymac]

I guess that would make Minneapolis Horkeytown?

[tom1979]

Technically Mankato. I don't care how lame it sounds I'm just happy the cup is in Chicago after a lifetime of waiting.