pic: GO, Leafs, GO!!!
 

leafs are so going to win this series!!!!

sorry fliers

BOO!

Dudes, I believe you have the wrong flag up there???

LEAFS all the way!
 

Hey, dont get me wrong, the fliers are a good team, but they just cant match the Toronto Maple Leafs! Sorry to the other fans, but only one team can win the Stanley Cup, and its gonna be the LEAFS!

GO LEAFS GO!

lol..but we were really lucky in that first OT yesterday..the flyers had us beat for a bit, especially when a player came into the slot and shot one past belfour, then hitting the pipes and coming out...

go leafs go


-tonight

go oilers!

At Six Flags, about four different groups of people actually approached me and said that Philly would prevail. Prepare yourselves.

GO LEAFS GO!!!

Hey, we are playing without a real goalie, and we still managed to beat you guys once, dont worry, we will prevail.

GO FLIERS GO

GO WINGS!!!

I believe that's all that needs to be said...

LOL.. what does that say about the team when the fans dont have support for the goalie ;).. though i would have to agree.. cechmanek isnt the best of choices for playoff goalies..and eliminated 4 out 5 years in the first round? hmmm

Edit: Detroit is out of the playoffs. I'm not going to defend them - they just didn't play well this year.

At least I've still got my second-favorite team in the hunt...

GO LEAFS!

yep..its still one more chance for the wings tonight..

joseph hasnt been playing that badly either.. 1.90 something goals against.. its just that gigure has been amazing

I love how on an international forum with members from all over the world there is a thread started cheering on one team out of all the teams in North America. I guess it is because the leafs are the best team in the world


GO LEAFS GO!!!!!!

amen to that :D

Why was I the only one (that I noticed) brave enough to wear his teams jersey in Houston? Oh yes, I AM CANADIAN. Go LEAFS Go.

Please send my regards to the Detroit Dead Things

See what i started, the leafs are totally gonna win

Steve i was supporting the leafs too, for all of thursday i had the leafs shirt , and the whole weekend i was wearing the Leafs Hat which TML was so kind in giving to our team, but of course you were the only one with the jersey, and we bow before you for doing so.




GO LEAFS GO!!!!

man triple overtime

belfour is the saving grace right now

66 shots.. Without Belfour this game would've been much shorter...

Don't touch Roenick again. At least he's not wearing a 3-foot long jaw protector like Sundin was last week.






Good game, guys- looking forward to the next one ;)

that was a phenomenal game by both sides..its almost playing 2 whole games in a span of 5-6 hours.. amazingly strong atheletes.. ive no beef with roenick now

but primeau was being a hardnosed forward, driving into belfour whenever he had it smothered.. i dont like that :P
belfour faced 75 shots! aaah

yes, game 4 was an amazing game, but just remember the series isnt over yet

My prediction for Game 5:

Leafs win 3-2 in regulation time

Any other predictions for this series?

Leafs in 7

Finally, someone on these boards with some sense :D

ummm...this thread pertains to FLYERS vs. maple leafs... not the Avs (even though they are cool...) but the Flyers are up 3-2 and are gonna kick some toronto a... err butt. my prediction... flyers in 6.

LETS GO FLYERS!!!
i bleed orange and black

by the way... if its not obvious... i like the flyers


Flyers=:D
Maple leafs=:(

Tonight's the night... Either Leafs are eliminated, or go on to next game tommorrow (tuesday) at Phili...

GO LEAFS GO!!!

I pity the Flyers and the Leafs, if this goes to a game 7 they are going to have absolutely no legs left to play a minimum of 4 games next series. I guarantee the Leafs and the Flyers will not see the conference finals. So far, the Eastern Conference has not really impressed me at all.

oh big deal = ).. the leafs have come back from 3-2 down 6 out of 9 times.. and we'ev eliminated philly 4 out of 5. its a veteran club.. they know whats at stake. but also what perspective they should take

mogliny - ""Fear is a strong word," Mogilny said. "People in a war have fear. This is a hockey game. ...



"But it's a very exciting time. It's what you play for. There's a lot on the line."
While its true that this series has been exceptionally tiring, that is what makes playoff hockey. Its a long road to the finals, and teams that can last dont always have the freshest players, but they have the heart do get there.

I notice your avs still have some work to do to be rid of the wild ;)

Maybe it's because I'm a Detroit fan with a built-up dislike (hate is such a strong word...) for the Avs, but I'd love to see Minnesota win and advance. Seeing that happen would make Detroit's losing bearable. :)

I also "Strongly Dislike" the avs, but it would be great to see the Ducks eliminate the Avs. Than lets see anyone else say the wings just suck. I'd have a field day if that did happen!!

DJ, that makes 2 people that have no common sense!!

sorry, that most definetly is the wrong flag up there. GO FLYERS!!!!

lol, that is the only hockey flag that should be up there

ouch..roenick just got hurt...his shoulder it looks like.. pretty bad.. i hate to see anyone on any team hurt no matter how good the rivalry is

btw, that would be great.. or ducks vs canucks..hehe

Why do I always come late on the good threads? Hey Leafs fans, just remember that the winners ::cough cough:: excuse me, the FLYERS are up 3-2 and this is the last game of the season for the Maple Wimps, I mean Maple Leafs.

LET'S GO FLYERS!


GOOOOOOOOAL! Jeremy Roenick

thats right darcy tucker, he lives

Disclaimer: I am sorry for anything offensive or dirty said in the following... brandon im sorry if i break any rules but im steamed over this game...

the maple Wimps are still in this series only and ONLY because of the stupid F&^%ing refs... they arent calling anything on your cheap shot taking wussie team. I know that you will disagree toronto fans but there is definately a bias in the officiating against Toronto (anyone else agree?) for them to call a penalty shot on a play where Cechmanek accidently loses his stick if freakin rediculus...

phew.. im calming down now... it was nt as bad as i thought it would be.
still... FLYERS RULE, leafs suck

what are you talking about? i saw the play, and the replay.. they both clearly show cechmanek throwing his stick towards reichel.. even if it was accidental, its still a penalty for throwing your stick even if your a goalie too..

also.. the officiating was terrible in the first couple of games.but the leafs have learned not to use that as a scapegoat. but sure sure.. go and blame the refs when your team doesnt produce :P


also.. im sorry if you cant take the physical stuff, but roenick and tucker have been going at each other from day 1..so have domi and brashear.. its playoff hockey people.. not the cleanest game to watch no matter what team is playing = S

I'm Sorry leafs Fans
 

Im really sorry to all leafs fans....simply b/c we are up 3-2 in the series and right now, in OT, we are going to previal and win the series. Toronto will never ever win a Stanley Cup.......ever!

GO FLYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!![color=orange]

I'm Sorry leafs Fans
 

Im really sorry to all leafs fans....simply b/c we are up 3-2 in the series and right now, in OT, we are going to previal and win the series. Toronto will never ever win a Stanley Cup.......ever!

GO FLYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!![color=orange]

Im really sorry to all leafs fans....simply b/c we are up 3-2 in the series and right now, in OT, we are going to previal and win the series. Toronto will never ever win a Stanley Cup.......ever!

GO FLYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!![color=orange]

refresh my memory chief, if i remember correctly, in game 5 domi skated away from brashear when they were clearly both ready to box. and we can take playoff hockey. thats why roenick bounces back from all those hits and does what?......ah yes scores goals.

i must admit this is an incredible series. very good matchups. just not good enough for toronto.

hey hey.. you guys were complaining about tuckers hits on roenick.. dont get me started :P..trying to keep things civil in the meantime

game 5 hmm? well i seem to remember game 1, when brashear and domi were going at it..and brashear ended up on all fours, sucker punched by domi.. rough stuff no?

Toronto has won stanley cups btw..heckuva lot more than philly = )

EDIT -

Booya wild.. game 7 time.. despite avs coming back hard with 3 minutes left. 2 goals man

It doesnt matter, the eastern conference is owned by the west no matter if it is Dallas or Colorado...one of the two are going to take it all :D

Ohhh baby
 

Game 7 is just a formality.

lol.. what happens if the ducks or canucks beat both hmm? ;)

GO LEAFS GO

cechmaneks weird style screwed him in the end.. missed the catch, began to swim around on the blue ice...

HAHAHA!!! Turning point for the Flyers!!! Tommorrow at Philadelphia I think... GO LEAFS GO!!!

dude... i play hockey... i have a broken right thumb from hockey... i know how tough it is... and even though its going to game 7 the leaf still suck

I'm a Torontonian... Don't diss the Leafs...

dude i wasnt saying that YOU in particular couldnt play hockey or take the rough stuff (i play rugby myself, street hockey only) but i meant if you are going to complain about hits and bad calls, then join the crowd.. theres no point.. the decision is final

Ii think this thread is about the leafs-flyers.. sorry to let you know, but its pretty obvious the real hockey fans can be found in philadelphia.. and ..uhh. toronto..

Hey- if there were any other avs fans around, there would be a live thread up, right? especially since the wings are out- you guys gotta heckle your mortal enemies...

Ill buy Toronto, but definately not Philadelphia...you guys have that *basketball* thing to worry about :D

lol thanks! at least thats one.. support for our fair city :P

how about iverson.. 55 points last game.. yeesh

but back onto hockey..truly toronto is a hockeycity.. not just town, city = )

We're a megacity... Scarborough, North York, East York, Toronto... Plus the surrounding area... The GTA... We've got lots of people routing for us... GO LEAFS GO!!!

That's right- what are we supposed to worry about? Reggie Miller and his aged, balding sparkling dome of a head? Iverson could take him anyday




Man, I just realized how much I love this thread.. All of you guys should know I mean no harm- just sport talk and chit-chat

Well, if the Flyers were going to win, it had to be tonight. The Leafs won't lose game 7.

As for the refs, and all the other excuses, guess what they are? Excuses. I think the refs have been pretty good in general in this series. They have been letting BOTH teams get away with stuff, and it is making for truly good hockey.

Go Leafs Go!
 

One of our many processions. Several cars passing by honked, with their drivers yelling "Go Leafs!".

Funny... I didn't comparable support for any of the other playoff teams. Further proof of the Leaf's superiority!

Detroit gone... Cujo gone... Good riddens?

I wonder if we're gonna be better without Cujo...

Ha! Nobody with sense cares about basketball anyway...

Hockey....the true sport.



Yeah, Im thinking the Leafs are going to take it tonight in this low scoring, unexciting slow paced Game 7. So far this series, they have played something like 27 periods in 6 games? That can't be good on the legs.

i said it at the birth of this post and i'll say it again

" the Leafs are so gonna win the series"

Na na na na. Na na na na, ehhhhhh, goodbye fliers!!!

Can't argue with anything there :)

And I think either the 2nd or 3rd period tonight they will be starting their 10th game of hockey in 7 games.

GO LEAFS GO!!!

Well, after looking at some stats, I'm going to call the games...

Avs vs. Wild - They (Avs) are going to fall tonight. Not just because I'm a Detroit fan, but they can't get over the Wild. People may think that the Avs would have the experience needed for the game 7, but they are a little older with their team, and they are tired. The Wild have everything going for them. They are young, their guys are "clicking" at the right spot, and have the adrenaline advantage of beating the Colorado Avalanche. The home ice advantage won't help the Avs here. The Wild came back from a 3-1 deficit. I'll put my snow on the Wild!

Tor vs. Phi - Phi has the man power, but Tor has the goalie. This one is very-very close. They both are tired. Nether of them have the adrenaline advantage. Phi has not gone out of the quarter-finals in a few years, and it's at Phi's own home. I think that will be the deciding factor. I'm putting my U.S. currency on Phi.

St.L vs. Can - St. Louis has played with fire, and just got burned. They slacked off their 5th game, and allowed Van to come back. It serves St. Louis right. The thought they could take the Canes lightly, but remember last year? Wings and the Canes? Thanks to the Canes pulling it out, they got their ball rolling while stopping St. Louis' ball from rolling. I'll put my blue-box-blues on the Canes.

(P.S. This is just what I think. I don't mean to offend anyone. I dare you all to find humor in this!)

***Edit***

Well, my Tor vs. Phi prediction was correct...

Good news for Leafs fans. I ran a game simulation on my highly advanced computing device (NHL '97 for my Genesis) and the Leafs came out ahead of the Flyers, 4-1. The Leaf's Garth Snow had his shutout bid ruined by John Leclair, while everyone's favorite Maple Leaf, Wendel Clark, scored all four of Toronto's goals against Ron Hextall.

So what if the rosters are outdated? The important thing is that Toronto won...

LOL!.. that is a very high tech simulation game.. i agree.. i think i have an old copy of NHL 93/95 for my sega awhile ago.. .maybe i sold it hehe

freakin'... if the game only goes 60 minutes tonight, itll be the second longest playoff series in history.. or so my sources tell me (640 mojo AM)..

what are the leafs doing.. no effort right now.. that first powerplay was terrible..but we can bounce back.. we've done it already in this series..we can do it again

Flyers are going to beat the Leafs!!

LET'S GO FLYERS...LET'S GO!!

Not looking good for the leafs...

3-0 flyers

No way, the Avs are too good to lose, if Roy doesn't repeat last year's meltdown against Detriot:mad: The Wild will get hammered

GO AVS

Plus, wasn't Detriot a little old last year, and what happened i bet you know, yes they won the Stanley Cup

oh come one.. 4-1.. is bad enough

but when the ref calls ANOTHER 5 on 3.. .in the same period..

never mind.. a goal anyways..

what a terrible night..

EDIT - end

GO OTTAWA.. and vancouver...

Ya... Looking forward for next year...

hurray :)

Sorry guys
 

looks like canada just can't win...Flyers all the way....its ashame that canadian teams just can't win.

Better luck next year.

6-1 SCORE

You guys still have Van and Ott. Down here in FL we have the Lighting, c'mon like thats gonna happen. Does anyone remember at natioals in 2002 when there was a USA vs. Canada screaming match across the fake tennis couts at the hotel?

Re: Sorry guys
 

The olympics comes to mind.....but, well, thats another argument for another day (but I will point of that there are more Canadians than Americans on the Flyers ;))

In regards to the Leafs....*sits down and shuts up* Boy did we suck tonight.

Did we ever suck...
 

I'm surprised by Belfour. I'm not gonna blame him outright, but I think his style killed this game much like Cechmanek (sp?) did last one.

The Leafs really didn't get it going at all, starting with kruddy special teams and offense breaking up in the dump 'n chase.

Ouch. :rolleyes:

I agree. belfour had been solid, and looked much more steady than cechmanke throughout the series

i think the early scares and two nothing goals kind of shook him..especially that near give away with svehla..

it was sad to see our defencemen begin to abandon him near the end of the game.. still letting in goals as well.
flyers shut down the SMR line remarkably well.. however, that 2 man forecheck is going to get hammered sooner or later.. or when someone plays neutral zone trapping.. leaving forwards caught behind..

Well, we have to realize that it's hard on the players and especially the goalies... Bulfour is getting old... It's hard for double over time with the game next day... But that shouldn't be an excuse...

Great Series
 

This was one of the best (and longest) playoff series I have ever seen. Someone had to win (eventually) and I am glad it was the Flyers in a definitive victory. I would not blame Belfour, he had no defesive support. He may be old but he is one of my favorite goalies of all time, and he is usally great in Game 7. The Flyers are looking to take down another Canadian Team, The Senator. I should be sweet revenge for embarassment last year. Back To the original topic of the thread, Time to retire that Leafs flag.
GO FLYERS!!!!

PS: Avs-Wild game is close, 1-1 right now. Great Game!

Oh this is a horrible day in professional sports. Overtime loss for the Avalanche. :(

Time to root for my "Neutral" team...the Dallas Stars:

:D Minnesota Pride Baby!

Avs were my team, and they lost:( , now watch the Ducks, and hope the goalie keeps stopping the puck, also go back to baseball where the mets lost, and Jeromy Burnitz broke his hand, so this is one of the most depressing days of my life:( :( :(

Let's see...with some Photoshopping, I could have Mr. Defense Minister claiming that Colorado is still in the playoffs...

I watched Game 7 in the Philly-Toronto series. Ouch. It's like Detroit's loss - I really can't defend Toronto. Belfour didn't play very well, but it's always impossible to win without scoring. Or defense. It's too bad that Toronto is out of the playoffs now. Random question: when was the last season when no Original Six teams made it to the conference semifinals?

Minnesota won, though, and that's the entire reason why I'm happy today. Having Colorado lose did make Detroit's loss much more bearable. Wouldn't a Minnesota-Anaheim conference final be great?

Let's keep this thread going until the playoffs are done. Next year, it looks like we'll need an NHL thread for the whole season.

Who called it?!?!

I called it!!!

Never doubt the word of a Detroit fan agian!! EVER!!!

Muhahahahahaha!!

Go Ducks!!

The west will still take the cup!!

[quote]Originally posted by Matt Attallah
[b]Well, after looking at some stats, I'm going to call the games...

Avs vs. Wild - They (Avs) are going to fall tonight. Not just because I'm a Detroit fan, but they can't get over the Wild. People may think that the Avs would have the experience needed for the game 7, but they are a little older with their team, and they are tired. The Wild have everything going for them. They are young, their guys are "clicking" at the right spot, and have the adrenaline advantage of beating the Colorado Avalanche. The home ice advantage won't help the Avs here. The Wild came back from a 3-1 deficit. I'll put my snow on the Wild!

Tor vs. Phi - Phi has the man power, but Tor has the goalie. This one is very-very close. They both are tired. Nether of them have the adrenaline advantage. Phi has not gone out of the quarter-finals in a few years, and it's at Phi's own home. I think that will be the deciding factor. I'm putting my U.S. currency on Phi.

St.L vs. Can - St. Louis has played with fire, and just got burned. They slacked off their 5th game, and allowed Van to come back. It serves St. Louis right. The thought they could take the Canes lightly, but remember last year? Wings and the Canucks? Thanks to the Canucks pulling it out, they got their ball rolling while stopping St. Louis' ball from rolling. I'll put my blue-box-blues on the Canucks.

(P.S. This is just what I think. I don't mean to offend anyone. I dare you all to find humor in this!)

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This is a repost of what i wrote!! Muhahahaha - I am the hockey god!!

Uh...I don't want to prove you wrong, but you've apparently got Carolina winning the Blues-Canucks series.

Hey Hockey "God"-

Is it me or did the Canes not make it to the playoffs this year :D

Yeah, you got lucky this time...

My Predictions

West is best, so they come first:

The Stars are going to beat the Ducks in 5


Canucks are going to beat the Wild in 6

In the East:

Flyers are going to be pummeled by Ottawa in 4


and the Lightning are going to beat Jersey in 7

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The wings and the avs were beaten in round one...thats pathetic.

Well I can understand the wings having that done to them because 2 out of the last 3 years they were beaten in the first round :D

Not funny, DJ...

At least the Avs lost, too... I would've hated for your head to get too big over this...

Let's see...I believe that it's now five games in a row where the Avs could have eliminated their opponent but were unable to (games 6 and 7 against the Wings last year, and 5-7 against the Wild this year).

While Detroit lost, at least we lost against Paul Kariya and Adam Oates. At least we didn't lose against Cliff Ronning and Andrew Brunette...

You seem like a good guy, D.J...except for your taste in hockey teams.

My predictions? They're going to be wrong, but I'll take a stab at it anyway:

Ottawa in five
Tampa Bay in seven
Anaheim in seven
Minnesota in six

No chance of any of that actually happening, but at least I've tried.

Minnesota or Anaheim winning the Cup would be awesome...

actually, you can thank Manny Fernandez for most of it....once he got over his first loss he played very well. Pascal Dupuis and Marion Gaborik are excellent players. Brunette has had a tough career in the NHL, considering that he has been with 3 of the 4 newest NHL teams in the last few years. (Atlanta, Nashville, now Minnesota). I think he finally found his niche. The avs got beat by a quality team, who had a little bump in the road in the middle of the season.


Hrm, I think it was Ken Patton from 65 who first told me that :D
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D.J.'s bad Pun:

It looks like the Red Wings got the "boot" from the playoffs :D




Heh yeah I know the avs buried themselves...thats their own stupidity

As a Maple Leaf fan I would like to congratulate the Flyers for their win. It was a great series( till the last game) with probably the best hockey you will see this year. I hate to say this but the Flyers proved to be the best team this time around. Toronto fans, we have next year and the cup is ours.

I saw the last Leaf cup win and I know I will see the next one.

1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Montreal Canadiens 2 ;)

My dad was 8 years old when that happened :p

play-offs
 

When the wings went down i was depressed because i picked them at the begining of the year to repeat. But when Minnesota scored I was teh happiest I had been since we won the central fl regional:) . Now I think that the devils are gonna take it all the way. The have great defense and the best goalie left in the playoffs. However, I am rooting for the Lighting cause of FL pride and because Nikolai Khabibulin is one of my favorite players.

I must only say, HA. Go FLYERS!

hahah..steve is just that old


any chances we can see an all canadian stanley cup final? hasnt been back in here since the canadiens won it in '93.. 10 years.. hmmm

Since the Leafs are out, the next Canadian team I'm routing for is the Ottawa Sens...

GO SENS GO!!! GO CANADA GO!!!

Isn't it ironic how the good ol' Flyers have to play two canadian teams in a row? I didn't see one Senators jersey in Houston so I'm not scared at all.. I mean, a team named after politicians can't be any good, right?

How can anyone root for the Sens. Hinkel are you nuts or what. Thats as bad as a Leaf fan rooting for the Detroit Dead Things. Get a life!!! Go Vancouver (even though I can't tell you one player).

maybe hes obessebed with revenge for philly hehe

canucks have quite possibly, one of the most solid teams in recent memory. They were planning for a quarter final with the wild anyways, when they were 3rd seeded, and they know that they cant underestimate the wild.. goalies? i would take cloutier over rolosson if he was playing (or is fernandes in?)

maybe we should make a new forum entitled GO FLYERS GO!!!!:D

and spoil this one and stop it from going to the top? nah ;)

in other news.. any thoughts on the semi final series' now?

Canucks V. Wild

Stars V. Ducks

Lightning V. Devils

Flyers V. Sens?