Thread: All Things:Other First Round 2012 Playoff Matchups...

Highlights from the Phi/Pitts series...

Watching NY-OTT right now WTF! Hahaha

Also, a more pertinent point. . . I REALLY think the NHL needs to start calling diving more. It is happening at least a couple times in every game I have seen, and it is disgusting.

(edit) The Rangers just scored the first goal of the game off a dubious penalty from a dive by Antisimov.

Most of the other series I don't really care but here are my picks for who I would prefer to win:

Senators
Caps
Panthers (don't see it though)
Penguins
Preds
Kings- duh
if the Kings win, I would like to see the Sharks and Yotes win, that way I could go to PHX to watch a game or two!
If the Kings lose I want the Blues to win (hate the Sharks!)

Here is who I think will win (leaving Kings series out)

Rangers
Flyers
Bruins
Devils
Preds
Sharks
Hawks

Smith just got hit by Shaw and he's down. Shaw is booted out of the game, hopefully Smith is okay. If LaBarbera has to come in, the Yotes are ****ed.

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

GrumbleGrumble...we're still good little brother. In reality I have nothing against the cats...other than THEY ARE IN THE WAY!!!!!!!

Heh, well I did say I'll be rooting for your Devils if/when they beat the Panthers.

Originally Posted by Palffy3314

Smith just got hit by Shaw and he's down. Shaw is booted out of the game, hopefully Smith is okay. If LaBarbera has to come in, the Yotes are ****ed.

That was a BS call, should have only been 2 minutes. If Smith is down that long, they should force them to follow head injury protocol, isolate him in a dark place and run all the tests. I really wish the NHL would punish the action, not the result. It would really cut down on the acting. How convenient that Smith started feeling better as soon as they kicked haw out...

Originally Posted by Pucker25

That was a BS call, should have only been 2 minutes. If Smith is down that long, they should force them to follow head injury protocol, isolate him in a dark place and run all the tests. I really wish the NHL would punish the action, not the result. It would really cut down on the acting. How convenient that Smith started feeling better as soon as they kicked haw out...

Can't say I disagree with you. Glad Smith is okay, but that call was pretty ridiculous. 2 minutes would've been enough.

Time to make goalies fair game if they leave their crease.