Who do you want to see in the finals? and who do you think will actually win.. and how many games is it going to take them to do that? .. \n\nI am just curious - since I dont have my beloved Leafs to cheer for..
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Calgary and Ottawa, 6 games, Ottawa will win.\nI'm a Flames fan, but they'l' have to step it up.
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The NHL is thriving and has never been better! Attendance is up! TV ratings are up! Everything is up!\n\nYou sound like a dinosaur fan lamenting the "glory days" when no-talent thugs ruled the game and bench-clearing brawls were a nightly occurrence. I found that to be abject and embarrassing! All it did was made the NHL look like some bush league where professional wrestling fans and other such losers could go to swill bear, scream obscenities and pick fights in the stands. No thanks!\n\n*Update: I'm glad we had our little offsite IM exchange, bugman, as I think we understand each other better now. We might not be on the same page, but we both love the game. And I promise you it is only going to get better! Go Sabres!
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You called it, rogue. The Sabres will win this series in six games, possibly five. Buffalo matches up beautifully against Carolina and will absolutely defeat them to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals (and I have zero fear of Anaheim, assuming they get there).\n\nTime to enlighten eurofootballfan... The Sabres were 1-2-1 against the Hurricanes (you overlooked the shootout). More to the point, in their last meeting, which was on the final night of the regular season, Carolina had EVERYTHING to play for, as a win would have meant the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Buffalo had NOTHING to play for but pride, as they could not move up or down in the seedings. Indeed, the Sabres rested starting goalie Ryan Miller and several other veteran players. The game was even played in Carolina, so the 'Canes were all set, right? \n\nWrong! The Sabres annihilated them, shutting them out 4-0 in front of a home crowd stunned into silence. Get ready for more of the same (I wouldn't rule out a Sabres sweep) in the Eastern Conference Finals. Your point about the heavy reliance on Eric Staal and his line only further makes my point. The Chris Drury line, the Sabres' best checking line, will completely shut down your heroes who rely far too much on a single line for their scoring. Don't believe me? Ask Peter Forsberg and Simon Gagne. Ask Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley. \n\nAs for your precious Cam Ward, he was shelled in game 4 in New Jersey and the Sabres will exploit him much worse. Buffalo has three balanced scoring lines and a different hero every night. Our top defensive pairing, Henrik Tallinder and Toni Lydman will make your top scoring line look abject, again, as they did with Philly and Ottawa. And best of all, we have the best young goattender in the world between the pipes, Ryan Miller. I hope you enjoyed the first two rounds because you are doomed, Carolina fans. Face your fate and enjoy defeat. It's coming, courtesy of my Buffalo Sabres, the 2006 Stanley Cup Champions. \n\nLET'S GO BUF-FA-LO!!!
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The Leafs aren't my team (I still like them, tho).  But the only talk I've heard about a possible Sundin trade has to do with sending Mats to a team that can contend.  I guess his agent and some of Toronto's front office want him to win a Cup and they don't see it happening in Toronto any time soon (neither do I).  They say the Leafs just have too big a gap between their aging vets and their young up-and-comers.  No real take charge players coming into their prime.  \n\nBut the trade talk is all just sportswriter banter to me.  I'd like to see Matsy finish his career as a Leaf.
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just goes to show.... BUFFALO WILL GO ALL THE WAY THIS YEAR!!!!\n\n\n\never notice how untouchable the sabres are??? that maple leafs game was just a fluke. GO SABRES!!!
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erm, difficult, really love the vancouver chanucks, toronto maple leaves, calgary flames, mighty ducks, san jose sharks, new jersey devils and montreal canadiens. but that doesn't mean i don't like any other teams,..... i heavn't really made up my mind yet
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I like anaheim too, but my fav team is guess what?? AVS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They will beat the Ducks, and if you want to cheer both, well, how easy can that be? U can actually live thru a goal scored without being frustrated!!!!
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HECK YEAH it's gonna be fun! For the first time in a long time the playoffs are actually proving to be ENTERTAINING ( if only the refs would let the players decide the game more, though)! There is no SURE THING this year, which I think only adds to the fascination! Personally I see it being Spurs and Heat in the finals, but who knows?! All I do know, is that it is going to be a great race to the end....! =)
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okay, i just answered your eastern conference question and was hoping you put this one up too....\nk...well, the oilers beat an over-rated red wings team, impressively none the less; and then a sharks team that i was convinced would be in the cup, possibly winning it all...the ducks played a spirited series vs. the flames, and then absolutely wrecked the avalanche...it seems like a closer battle then one would have guessed at the beginning of these playoffs, but i will get to the point-this ducks team seems vaguely familiar to the ducks team who almost took the cup against the devils a couple of years ago...so i'll give u this- ducks in 6... but a very good six
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I'm not satisfied!!\n\nI'm a Duck's fan and I wish they could win the cup this year; however after game one I told my girlfriend... "My prediction is either Edmonton will sweep us or the series will go to seven games."  After tonight it looks like (sadly) I will get it right with the first guess.  \n\nEdmonton is not a true Cinderella, they finished eight but the bottom three teams were playing musical chairs at the end of regular season... it won't a big surprise if they go all the way.  Too bad for the NHL and tv ratings.\n\nAs consolation to all Duck fans out there we can say the Ducks are mightier than at least 26 other teams in the NHL (by virtue of actually making it to the conference finals).
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Leafs suck like hell; Sens are already practically assured a playoff spot. DEAL WITH IT!
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Fan support isn't the answer.. We all know Toronto has plenty of fan support! And Atlanta doesn't actually have much (not a good place to put any sports team! They couldn't even sell out when the world series was there!) \n\nThe answer is that it's the new NHL. New coaches on the new teams are getting new, fresh players who know how the new NHL works. These coaches know how to build their team from the bottom up, not like some established teams who rely solely on one or two star players who are puck hogs and don't fit into the new NHL at all.\n\nBuffalo's Lindy Ruff has the new NHL all figured out. We're not a new team, but we're number 1 in the standings. The rest of the teams will figure it out and catch up eventually. \n\nThe Leafs are doing fine. Don't worry about them too much... well, until they are up against us in the playoffs! :)
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HAHA!....I remember that fight....I love the Leafs... can't stand Kypreos as a caster or a player....dumb goon!.......vanderbusshe recently got arrested for beating up two cops....lmao!
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Rumor is it's a separated shoulder.....Regardless we are without his talent for about 10 days.\n\nWe did manage to set a new road win record for the start of the season tonight with a win against the Rangers---if that's any consolation.\n\nThe Leafs played great, no question about it on Saturday.  Makes you wonder where they are a lot of the "other times".  I really wanted to see them beat Belfour on Thursday but they were just flat as pancakes.
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Terrific series!  Terrific postseason!  Full of exciting moments.  Hats off to the Hurricanes, they certainly derserved it.  Very proud of the Oilers.  I really wanted them to win.  But they made for a tremendous Game 7.  Was nice to see Rod Brind'Amour hoist the Cup. \n\nBut now I'm sad that my life will be NHL-free for the next  4 months . . .
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I'm A Sabres Fanatic!! So glad to not only have the NHL back but also to have arguably the best team in hockey to root for! As for bandwagon jumpers, well you know you'll have that. I think that most of the Sabres fans on here are tried and true fans.\n\nGO Sabres!
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One of the best runs in NHL history.\nI've been a loyal Devils fan almost all my life. Now I live here in Anchorage, AK- where the Devils are a local favorite because of Scotty Gomez. Tons of fellow fans around make it really fun to go to the bar and watch them play. Hockey is taken pretty seriously up here. The talk around town is that the Devils have a good enough team to  take The Cup this year. Especially after this recent 12-0 run. My girlfriend is a Avalanche fan, so we plan on watching ALOT of playoff hockey soon.\nLETS GO DEVILS