What Sound Does A Blackhawk Make?

~What sound does a blackhawk make?

It sounds something like 19000+ crazy fans screaming inside The United Center in Chicago!!

Deafening, I would assume.

Now unfortunately game 6 of the Hawks-Flames series, in which the Blackhawks dominated, was in Calgary, so everyone left with their hearing intact.

Calgary fans only had one occasion to cheer, when Bertuzzi scored his first and last goal of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, at the beginning of the 3rd period. The Flames were already down by three and Dustin Byfuglien eventually potted an empty netter to make it 4-1 and finish the Flames season.

Chicago, finally back in the playoffs, with more then just fighting words, a legitimate chance.

Youth is proving to be quite an asset. Experience is sparse upfront, but strong between the pipes. It's possible that 17 players on the Hawks roster could have made their post season debut this season.

Their Playoff experience looks something like this:

Nikolai Khabibulin--1 Stanley Cup Ring
---57 games----31 wins----25 loses----6 shutouts----.921Sv----2.29 GAA

with Winnipeg, Phoenix and Tampa Bay

Andrew Ladd--1 Stanley Cup Ring

---17 games----3 goals----2 assists----4 PM

with Carolina

Sami Pahlsson--1 Stanley Cup Ring

---64 games----7 goals----16 assists----50 PM

with Anaheim

Martin Havlat

---51 games----14 goals----20 assists----34 PM

with Ottawa

Brent Sopel
---42 games----2 goals----9 assists----10 PM
with Vancouver

Brian Campbell
---47 games----4 goals----16 assists----30 PM
with Buffalo

Christobal Huet
---13 games----5 wins----8 loses----.918Sv----2.65 GAA
with Montreal and Washington

Patrick Sharp

---12 games----1 goal----2 PM

with Philadelphia

Matt Walker
---4 games----1 assist
with St. Louis

Ben Eager

---2 games----26 PM

with Philadelphia

Ode To The Playoffs

Ode to the playoffs
Where the good play the great
and the better prevail

Ode to the players
who raise their game
play shift after shift
until every inch of them burns

Ode to the game
tape to tape passes
top shelf back-handers
bone crushing hits
glove saves

Ode to the fan
who stay loyal through it all
and never let go of hope
those who celebrate with the team

Ode to the ice
freshly flooding
a new beginning
perfect

Ode to the playoffs
16 wins is all it takes
the strong will survive
and the weak will become stronger
because in the playoffs,
passion leads you to the cup
and passion is in all of us

by Michelle Dudeck
=]

Sens vs Ducks

So I actually expected Detroit to be in the final but either way!

I think the Sens will come out on top in this one, bearly, but they will!

Both teams have a few injuries right now that might fix themselves by Monday, I still think Ottawa has the edge!

Their young and energetic, not that the Ducks aren't just not to Ottawa's extent. Both goalies have been playing amazing so you can't exactly base whos going to win on which team has the better goalie. The only thing I could say about them is that Giguere has a little trouble with missed shots that rebound back in front from the boards.

Emery is generally pretty solid.

Both teams have good captians in Scotty Niedermayer and Alfredsson, and both teams bring the physical aspect and grit to the game, so it's kind of tough to predict. So i hope I'm right!

Buffalo Blowout?

Well Buffalo, of all teams, is down 3-0 in their series against the Sens. How happy am I right now? lol Considering all the guys at working we soo sure Buffalo would win the cup and now their doubtfully going to make it to the final. Even when I told then the Sabres need to wake up or it's not going to Happen, no-one at work believed me! lol

Anyway good for the Sens to be where they are, representing Canada and all! Emery is stepping up big time and I hope it continues. I'd like to see Ottawa and Detroit in the final, a game 7 would be nice! lol

Back to Buffalo, it's not that I don't like them cuz i really like Derek Roy, but they just don't do it for me and i'm usually not a Sens fan but when push comes to shove Buffalo will fall and there has always just been something about them that i don't like, possibly Lindy Ruff, i don't know. And they trade Biron, like who does that. but either way, Sabres, not on my favorite list exactly.

He is a random picture of Alfie!

So close your can smell in......or not?

A few nights ago, with determination the Ducks eliminated Vancouver from the playoffs. Not exactly was i was hoping for. For more details on that go to http://canucksanddevils.blogspot.com/ .

Last night with 7 seconds left in a 1-0 Rangers, Sabres game Chris Drury forced OT where Afinogenov would later end the game. Buffalo leads that series 3-2.

Today Detroit and San Jose battle in a tied series and this evening the Devils and Sens go at it. Ottawa leads that series 3-1.

The players can almost smell victory, but for some it will be over very soon. As much as I want NYR to beat Buffalo i don't think it will happen. The Sabres just have more depth. I also want NJD to take out the Sens but thats a little unikely at this point as well. The Devils are either to defensive at times or not at all, and the Sens are just hot right now.

Sharks and Wings. I'm actually really torn in this series. i like both these teams and both have depth and talant. So I can't really predict this one. Hasek or Nabokov, Lidstrom or Marleau, Zetterberg or Thornton, Datsyuk or Cheechoo. I have no idea! Right now it's not about who I like better it's about who is better.

Round two match ups and Predictions

Round two starts Wednesday and two of my favorite teams are in it. Vancouver and New Jersey.
Here is how the first round ended.

East
Buffalo VS. Islanders------------------------Buffalo in 5
New Jersey Vs Tampa----------------------NJ in 6
Atlanta Vs. NYR-----------------------------NYR in 4
Ottawa and Pittsburgh----------------------Sens in 5

West
Detroit Vs. Calgary--------------------------Detroit in 6
Anahiem Vs. Minnesota---------------------Anahiem in 5
Vancouver Vs. Dallas------------------------Vancouver in 7
Nashville and San Jose-----------------------San Jose in 5

Anyway here's the matchs and who i think will take the series and in how many games!

Buffalo Vs NYR-------------------------------NYR in 7
NJ Vs. Ottawa--------------------------------NJD in 6
Detroit Vs. San Jose---------------------------SJ In 5
Vancouver Vs. Anahiem-----------------------Vancouver in 6

WOW......a good night

So the say good things come in threes, really is true. and it came in a few forms last night!
1. The three teams i was rooting for last night all won, unfortinatly one also lost
2. The Canucks took a 3-1 lead in the series of Dallas
3. Michael Nylander got 3 goals to get his first career playoff hat trick

YAY

So the Canucks won 2-1 to Dallas giving them the 3-1 lead in the series. Ohlund (yay) started the scoring, then the stars tied it but Linden says no, not cool, so he shoved in Smolinski's rebound late in the 3rd.
Rangers....WOW...damn stright....and don't get me wrong because i actually really like the Thrashers but I'v always secretly been in love with NYR and i am very opening in love with Henrik Lundqvist so it really all works out. Nylander got a hat trick yesturday. pretty sweet. if atlanta would have put Hedberg in it would have been a less drastic lose, but NO....they left Mr. Lehtonen in for an embarassing lose, poor guy!
The Wild also won their first game of the series really not one of the series i'm following very much but i was still hoping for a win for them so lil Gabby and Pavel didn't have to head home for good this season yet.
Ottawa also defeated Pittsburgh and and Detroit lost to Calgary

Oh What A Night

What a night it was last night. The playoffs kicked off with four match ups. The Sens beat the Pens 6-2, Nashville lost to San Jose in the 2OT, 5-4. It took 4 OT's to decide it but Vancouver defeat the stars 5-4, and the Wild lost to Anahiem 2-1.

Tonight match ups are.....Rangers vs Thrashers, Flames vs Red Wings, Devils against Tampa and NYI vs the Sabres.

I have alot more to say but i'm pretty tired so ill leave you with a photo and continues this later!