EF: (1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs (4) Boston Bruins. (Bruins SWEEP Pittsburgh 4-0!!).

[doctajones428]

Originally Posted by moon

The Bruins are made for the play-offs seems a bit like revisionist history considering they need an epic collapse against a mediocre Leafs team to escape the first round.

I guess if the Bruins win it will be easy to say he made the wrong choice but with the Bruins-Leafs, Chicago-Detroit and Rangers-Capitals series it is easy to see how small things can change the whole play-offs and how fast a team can go to first round disappointments to Stanley Cup finalists.

Moon, stop being moon. I didn't even want Boston to win and I can clearly see that they have every single aspect that a Cup winning team needs to win

[moon]

Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

Boston was up 3-1 in that series. They were the ones who fell apart. No question Toronto had an epic collapse in game 7, but the better team won the series. And Boston never gave up in game 7 which a lot of teams would have done. They faught till the end. 8-1 vs the Rangers/Penguins is dominant.

Oh I think they were the better team yes, just pointing out how close it was to them being out in the first round and then all of a sudden people are questioning their team and what they need to do to win in the play-offs, especially with two straight 1st round losses. If the refs call the clear penalty in game 7 there is a good chance Boston loses that game but not really that different of a team.

I think they are a fine play-off team but that is how close it is between being a team "built for the play-offs" and a team with two straight 1st round exits. So kind of harsh to think Iginla should have predicted how everything would play out.

[puckluck2]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

I just reread the last 5 pages, one person said it looked good on him for backing out of the deal with the Bruins, that's it. Your original comment made it seem like it was a widespread opinion on here.

Yeah I guess the same guys who have been Iginla haters are just HUGE Bruin fans

it's obvious and I'll continue to say it's sad and pathetic.

[zamler]

[Ezio]

not sure if posted

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

Yeah I guess the same guys who have been Iginla haters are just HUGE Bruin fans

it's obvious and I'll continue to say it's sad and pathetic.

Yup, you nailed it puckluck.

Sad and pathetic.

[moon]

Originally Posted by doctajones428

Moon, stop being moon. I didn't even want Boston to win and I can clearly see that they have every single aspect that a Cup winning team needs to win

What are you talking about?

I am pointing out how close it is for teams in the play-offs in terms of winning and losing.

I am not commenting on whether they are built for the play-offs or not and never said they weren't. I am talking about the perception of teams and how close it can be between great and disappointment.

[doctajones428]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

That comment about the group buy Iginla jerseys people got was ridiculous.

What was said? I have my Pittsburgh Iginla jersey hanging with pride in my room...

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by zamler

That's pretty funny but Bruin's are Brown Bears, not Polar...

[Flame Of Liberty]

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Flame Of Liberty

Love that Rask never lost sight of the puck. It's hard to lose focus in that maze and with the puck bouncing around.

[Henry Fool]

Originally Posted by Flame Of Liberty

Best part is Chara cross checking Krejci out of the crease.

[jschick88]

Pittsburgh call in show. Plenty of blame going around.

http://betaplayer.radio.com/player/93-7-the-fan

[home_sweet_dome]

Awesome. Looks good on the over rated Pens, and quite frankly even though I love the guy, looks good on Iggy for blocking the trade to the team best suited for him to go to the over rated lottery built team instead

[Flame Of Liberty]

chara crosschecking krejci right into pens pass is awesome

[burn_this_city]

Captain has to do what's best for the team.

[Henry Fool]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Love that Rask never lost sight of the puck. It's hard to lose focus in that maze and with the puck bouncing around.

What impresses me about Rask is how low his reaction time is. He's so fast. His midichlorian count must be off the charts.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Originally Posted by Karl

Not for me. He was apparently deemed healthy enough to come back to play in the playoffs

If he is legtimately injured then he gets a mostly pass from me. The blame then shifts to his teammates for not picking up the slack and Bylsma for not controlling his ice time better (shorter shifts). If it is because he wasn't comfortable playing tough because of his jaw then he should have just left the jaw protector on.

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

Yeah I guess the same guys who have been Iginla haters are just HUGE Bruin fans

it's obvious and I'll continue to say it's sad and pathetic.

Is there really "Iggy haters" or is that just in your mind? Maybe there is one flames fan that is a Iggy hater, and even then i doubt it. Just because some posters did not care if Iggy got his cup this year does not make them haters.

I have followed the flames since the Corral and Iggy is my favourite flame of all time. That said i wanted Pitt out every round they played, not only for the better draft pick, but because what Iggy did at the trade deadline did not sit well with me. It's probably never going to sit well with me.

Plus its hard to take you serious when up to this year you still spouted off that Iggy was a first line player on any team.

[カナダ人です]

Had to double check this stat, but Iginla with only 11 minutes of ice time in an elimination game on a team that can't score?!

3rd liners get more than that. WTF?