Series Thread: WCF: Chicago Blackhawks vs Anaheim Ducks (Blackhawks win 4-3).

[gallione11]

Originally Posted by JohnnySkittles

That should not be a goal.

Goalie interference really needs to be reviewable

[flamesfan6]

Should of been waved off as incidental contact, but it took me the 2nd replay to see that the glove was in fact touched, so I could see how the ref could miss it.

[Caged Great]

This play is going to cause a sloppy goal.

[hwy19man]

Fasten your seatbelts, the Blackhawks are going to play hang on.

[transplant99]

this is as good as the game of hockey gets....remarkable pace and effort from every guy that steps on the ice.

[AC]

Beauty goal!

[Canuck-Hater]

Shut up Mike Johnson. Jesus.

[gallione11]

Wow nice play by desjardins

[Erick Estrada]

This has been as high quality a seven game series as I've seen in a while.

[OILFAN #81]

Awesome! Game 7 Saturday night. Hopefully the Hawks can be at their best and win that too! Duncan Keith is so amazing. Every year I watch him especially in the playoffs and he is so cool and calm. If I had to take 1 defenseman for a playoff game it would be him. An awesome series so far with 2 really good teams (the 2 best in the league in my opinion). Hate to see the series end. Go win game 7 Hawks!

[getbak]

Wow...

Justin Bourne ‏@jtbourne

Via @fearthefin: Bruce Boudreau has lost AT HOME IN GAME 7 vs...

Flyers '08
Pens '09
Habs '10
Wings '13
Kings '14

...Chi 2015, you're up.

In the first round in 2009, the Caps beat the Rangers in Washington in Game 7. That's the only Game 7 a Boudreau-coached team has ever won.

[Armchair Quarterback]

Originally Posted by getbak

Wow...
In the first round in 2009, the Caps beat the Rangers in Washington in Game 7. That's the only Game 7 a Boudreau-coached team has ever won.

Sounds like a good stat to tell Ryan "They haven’t won in our building in like 20 years" Kesler.

[CaptainYooh]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

This has been as high quality a seven game series as I've seen in a while.

Entertaining, maybe. High quality - I don't think so. 3-goal streaks in minutes, goofy plays over and over, losing multiple goal leads. Last year LA vs Chicago was a much higher quality hockey, I think.

[thefoss1957]

Good game on home ice for my guys...the "star" players get the ball rolling, then "depth" guys finish them...I have liked the 'Hawk 4th line, all year...Kruger and Shaw, for what they lack in size, make it up in heart and effort...honestly, would you expect a team to keep rolling a 4th line, late in a 1 goal elimination game?

[Tsawwassen]

Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

Awesome! Game 7 Saturday night. Hopefully the Hawks can be at their best and win that too! Duncan Keith is so amazing. Every year I watch him especially in the playoffs and he is so cool and calm. If I had to take 1 defenseman for a playoff game it would be him. An awesome series so far with 2 really good teams (the 2 best in the league in my opinion). Hate to see the series end. Go win game 7 Hawks!

How much more do these teams have left in the tank? This is incredible to watch! Either team winning in double OT of game 7 would be the best way to end this series. No lead is safe with these teams, both can strike quickly.

[Tsawwassen]

Originally Posted by Canuck-Hater

Shut up Mike Johnson. Jesus.

You won't have to hear him for game 7 as NBC will be showing the game, not NBCSN as originally planned.

[getbak]

This is only the second time since the NHL went to the Conference-based playoff format in 1982 that both Conference Finals series have gone a full 7 games. The previous time was in 2000.

You actually have to go back to the Original Six days (1964) to find the next previous time that both semifinal series went the distance. Back then, there were only two rounds in the playoffs, and all three series that year went 7 games.

[thefoss1957]

There has been much speculation among Chi-fans as to how Q will set up his lines, with the Ducks having last change.

Reports from Chi have Kane/Toews/Saad skating as the 1st line in practice...many Chi-fans are worried about Kesler matching up to shut that unit down, and that Hossa/Richards/Bickell is a craptastic 2nd line. I am not as concerned about Kesler, a career playoff choker.

Chicago Lines look to be:

Saad/Toews/Kane
Bickell/Richards/Hossa
Sharp/Vermette/TT
Dejardins/Kruger/Shaw (who have been giving the Ducks fits on the forecheck)

DK/Hjammer/Oduya/Seabrook in mix and match combos
Cumiskey getting spotted about 7min TOI with one of the above
Rundblad getting about 5min TOI with a top 4 guy.

[sureLoss]

Need to see some of this to feed my soul:

[transplant99]

I thought the ducks would be through this series already (and probably should have) but the Hawks have been both resilient and fortunate to this point.

Ducks win this one 3-2.