NHL 2008-2009 Discussion!

[AdmiralGarak]

The Jackets officially clinched their first playoff appearance.

 

[Neroon]

And there was MUCH rejoicing. After the sigh of relief.

 

[tomalak301]

And the California Rivalry gets renewed in the Playoffs. Sweet.

Very much looking forward to this series. Both teams don't have to travel far too which is good.

 

[AdmiralGarak]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Series 'A' - #1 Boston Bruins vs. #8 Montreal Canadiens
Series 'B' - #2 Washington Capitals vs. #7 New York Rangers
Series 'C' - #3 New Jersey Devils vs. #6 Carolina Hurricanes
Series 'D' - #4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. #5 Philadelphia Flyers

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Series 'E' - #1 San Jose Sharks vs. #8 Anaheim Ducks
Series 'F' - #2 Detroit Red Wings vs. #7 Columbus Blue Jackets
Series 'G' - #3 Vancouver Canucks vs. #6 St. Louis Blues
Series 'H' - #4 Chicago Blackhawks vs. #5 Calgary Flames

Bruins vs. Habs and Pens vs. Flyers. That's the good stuff.

 

[Ariadne]

Well, my game-watching group has decided to jump on the Habs bandwagon.

*looks forward to the playoffs*

 

[Alidar Jarok]

All the Flyers had to do was tie to have home ice.

Oh well, it'll be fun to crush the Pens either way.

 

[Ariadne]

Bruins vs. Habs and Pens vs. Flyers. That's the good stuff.

Well, the Habs won last year.

I'm pleased to see the Battle of Pennsylvania this year - last year, we came pretty close (if the Sens had just gotten one more point) to having the Battle of Pennsylvania and having the two national capitals playing each other, as well as having New York/New Jersey and Habs/Bruins.

 

[James Bond]

Word has it that Craig MacTavish has called a press conference for Monday...

 

[BigFoot]

So is anyone gonna do a prediction thread?

 

[Gil T.Azell]

So is anyone gonna do a prediction thread?

Haven't seen one yet?

 

[BigFoot]

^ I see you've posted it.

 

[James Bond]

http://oilers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=418459

Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today the club has relieved Craig MacTavish of his head coaching duties.

You knew it was coming down; but I suppose that in the back of the mind of Oil Country was the thought that indeed nothing would happen. But here we are!

So we're actually going to have real change now, instead of "real change." I really liked how Tambellini made specific mention that this does not absolve the players from their pitiful performance this year. There's more than enough blame to go around, but this is a great start. I'd expect there to be more moves upcoming throughout the off season.

Either way, I wish MacT all the best wherever he'll end up. I have no doubt that he'll be successful elsewhere.