End of the Line? Preds and Habs on the Brink.

by gallagher on Apr 20, 2008 1:34 PM CDT

By Sean Gallagher

As you're surely aware by now, in order to have a built-in excuse to keep ignoring family duties and watch more hockey, we've decided to pick a couple teams that we don't really care about to pull for. Brad Lee, for his part, decided to root for the Canadiens based mainly on the strength of their fans, who displayed some witty reparte as we live-blogged the Blues/Habs game this year.

I, on the other hand, decided to take whomever is playing Detroit. Obviously, that puts me in a bit of a shitty position, as I'm technically 'rooting' for the uninteresting Predators and their "Do You Bleed Mustard?" marketing.

What is also obvious at this point is that fans of the Preds and Habs probably wish they weren't getting our help. Both teams could be eliminated today as the Bruins have forced a Game 7 in Montreal while the childPredators face a must-win Game 6.

The Habs fans are, shall we say, freaking the fuck out. Big time. The Predators fans, well, they didn't really expect to win anyway, so a chance to push Detroit to an all-in Game 7 is about as good as they hoped for before the series. Want to know how things are going for the Preds? Captain Jason Arnott probably suffered a concussion or whiplash in Game 3 after he scored the game-winning goal and was slammed into the dashers by his own teammate, Alexander Radulov. Check this video from the 1 minute mark:

So, we're up against it on Sunday. If the Predators can force a Game 7 you might see some sort of pseudo-optimism from us, but we actually expect this series to be over by 6 pm central time.

As for the Habs and their fans, if they join the ranks of No. 1 seeds that get knocked off by No. 8 seeds, well, we'll just welcome you to the club. Back in 2000 the spunky Sharks knocked off our President's Trophy winning Blues.

And yeah, we were pretty bummed, too.

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can watch it. typical nh. cardinals being blown booted the hockey, center ice (at least web version) has it still blacked out.

by Childhood Trauma on Apr 20, 2008 2:54 PM CDT reply actions

WRBU, Channel 46 has it. It is channel 7 on Charter.

by Chris Gift on Apr 20, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd the Preds are out of it.

Fuck Detroit

by Poor College Student on Apr 20, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions

aaannnd the Ducks are out. there goes my prediction of a repeat conference champ. Anaheim is now the 5th consecutive Cup winner to not pass the first round the next year. craziness.

by Dooks on Apr 21, 2008 12:57 AM CDT reply actions

Who does Detroit get in the 2nd round?

by Marcus Pettersson on Apr 21, 2008 3:34 AM CDT reply actions

Marcus: They re-seed after the first round games are over. So they’ll get the lowest seed – either Calgary or Colorado. And while the Flamers are a nice story and seeing the Silicon Valley Sharks fail after getting Campbell at the trade deadline, a Detroit vs. Colorado series would be too much fun to pass up.

And think about the angst that would happen in Murder City if the Wings lost to the Avs! We’d have a freakin’ field day.

by Brad Lee on Apr 21, 2008 10:49 AM CDT reply actions

Avs – Red Wings would be great especially with the old guys coming back to Colorado. Hockey playoffs are still fun even without your team!! and less nerve racking!

Go Pens, Caps and Avs!

by Scot C on Apr 21, 2008 2:25 PM CDT reply actions

I vote for Avs-Wings myself… I grew up in Denver, so I can stomach seeing Coach Q and the Avs hand the Wings their collective asses.

My prediction of Ducks-Devils in the Cup final went to shit in a big hurry, eh? Grrrr…

by GT Prospect Department on Apr 21, 2008 2:57 PM CDT reply actions

Who else is going to be pumped up and shirtless for the Habs and Bruins tonight? The 4 Hab Fans doodz are very cool but I gotta stay loyal to my boy Catfish. He’s from Boston so we are pulling for the B’s tonight. Keep an eye on Lucic. He is a fucking stud. Could be the next Cam Neely.

by Answer Man on Apr 21, 2008 4:39 PM CDT reply actions