[Red_Man]

Add the epic Minnesota collapse to that.

True, I think we're all thankful for that.....also add St Louis crazy good season once Hitchcock got on board.

[opticalmace]

Wait. fuck. I was rooting for the wrong team.

saw that :P

[CrazedArabMan]

Here we go banners.jpg Florida Style!!

Yes I know they didn't win the East but this is all I could find at the moment.



Seriously, congrats Florida fans, you guys deserved it, now do some damage in the playoffs!

[Solo]

Draft lottery history:

Year Selected Effect On Draft Order Player Selected

1995 Los Angeles Moved from 7th to 3rd D Aki Berg
1996 Ottawa Retained 1st selection D Chris Phillips
1997 Boston Retained 1st selection C Joe Thornton
1998 Tampa Bay Moved from 3rd to 1st via trades C Vincent Lecavalier
1999 Chicago Moved from 8th to 4th RW Pavel Brendl *
2000 NY Islanders Moved from 5th to 1st G Rick DiPietro
2001 Atlanta Moved from 3rd to 1st LW Ilya Kovalchuk
2002 Florida Moved from 3rd to 1st LW Rick Nash **
2003 Florida Moved from 4th to 1st G Marc-Andre Fleury ***
2004 Washington Moved from 3rd to 1st LW Alex Ovechkin
2005 Pittsburgh n/a C Sidney Crosby
2006 St. Louis Retained 1st selection D Erik Johnson
2007 Chicago Moved from 5th to 1st RW Patrick Kane
2008 Tampa Bay Retained 1st selection C Steven Stamkos
2009 NY Islanders Retained 1st selection C John Tavares
2010 Edmonton Retained 1st selection LW Taylor Hall
2011 New Jersey Moved from 8th to 4th D Adam Larsson

And odds:

30th place team - 25.0%
29th place team - 18.8%
28th place team - 14.2%
27th place team - 10.7%
26th place team - 8.1%
25th place team - 6.2%
24th place team - 4.7%
23rd place team - 3.6%
22nd place team - 2.7%
21st place team - 2.1%
20th place team - 1.5%
19th place team - 1.1%
18th place team - 0.8%
17th place team - 0.5%

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=626226

[Quick]

Congrats, Panthers. Well deserved division title.

[Vilam]

Man, how crushing would it be if they get swept after so much waiting?

Not even thinking about that dude, it's playoff hockey in south Florida again! Time to go shave!

[Brinbe]

That's pretty awesome. Glad that the Panthers made a great turnaround this year. Same for the Yotes, even though it's not under the best of circumstances.

[rellix]

Man, how crushing would it be if they get swept after so much waiting? Not even thinking about that dude, it's playoff hockey in south Florida again! Time to go shave!

Reminds me of Columbus vs Detroit a few years ago.

[MacAttack]

saw that :P

hah. Still feel good for the Panthers winning their division.

[CrazedArabMan]

Reminds me of Columbus vs Detroit a few years ago.

Haha, yeah, they threw garbage on the ice during game 4 too. :lol

[Kave_Man]

Draft lottery history: Year Selected Effect On Draft Order Player Selected 2000 NY Islanders Moved from 5th to 1st G Rick DiPietro 2007 Chicago Moved from 5th to 1st RW Patrick Kane

[Quick]

Ask Atlanta and Columbus lol

[rellix]

Caps don't have to raise any bullshit banners next season. :)

[DopeyFish]

Caps don't have to raise any bullshit banners next season. :)

Lol, so you are saying they aren't going past the 3rd round :)

[Dubbedinenglish]

Not even thinking about that dude, it's playoff hockey in south Florida again! Time to go shave!

Yup this is only the start. Markstrom in the wings, Rau, our 6'3 center Nick B, and a bunch others. This team is only getting started.

Fun point the Devil's coah is the Panthers' one from last year. Panthers are 2-1-1 vs the Devils this year.

[SpectreFire]

He'll look good in a Nucks jersey when we fleece Burke.

[rellix]

Lol, so you are saying they aren't going past the 3rd round :)

I consider the following banners bullshit.



I'd happily raise anything different.

[Wendel Clark]

islanders just took strome last year, don't know if they'll take Galchenyuk

[DopeyFish]

I consider the following banners bullshit. I'd happily raise anything different.

You know, I think the leafs should raise a banner when they make the playoffs

[ZeroGravity]

Norfolk Admirals win their 25th game in a row lol

[Cake Boss]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

F U BRUINS!

[Red_Man]

islanders just took strome last year, don't know if they'll take Galchenyuk

I have no idea what their prospect depth is like, but I would think they grab a D as well, but seeing how shit that organization is run who knows.

[CCF23]

You know, I think the leafs should raise a banner when they make the playoffs

They could do a "participant" banner for the last 7 years.

[UberTag]

I'm kind of happy Boston is drawing Washington in the first round.
They won't be able to take it easy while opening up their Cup defense.

EAST PREDICTIONS

Senators over Rangers in 7
Bruins over Capitals in 6
Devils over Panthers in 5
Flyers over Penguins in 7

Bruins over Senators in 5
Flyers over Devils in 6

BOSTON vs. PHILADELPHIA - Year 3 of the Grudge Match to end all grudge matches in the conference finals... who will survive?

[fallout]

Thanks for the great season, Stamkos. Hats off to the Jets fans for being the among best in the league too. That game felt like a playoff atmosphere.

Congrats to Stamkos. Goes without saying, but the guy's a beast.

Shame the Jets didn't win it, but it really didn't matter. Everyone was on their feet cheering, chanting and applauding. I don't know if it came through on TV, but there were a bunch of "Thank you True North" chants going throughout the game.

Are there any plans for seat expansion at the MTS Centre? From how the fans have been all season, it doesn't look like they need it now, but I'd assume it would bite them a little in the future for having a small venue.

The small venue is part of what makes it work. It creates demand and allows them to keep the ticket prices high. It also helps that there isn't a bad seat in the arena.

[DopeyFish]

They could do a "participant" banner for the last 7 years.

Hell yeah, we need more banners! Even if it's like a loser ribbon

[twinturbo2]

YYYYYYEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

Feels good, man. Bring on the Devils.

[Wendel Clark]

[DopeyFish]

Whoops

[rellix]

Whoops

whoops indeed

[DopeyFish]

whoops indeed

Lol you saw nothing, nothing at all

I need beer

[alexthekid]

So i didn't see an answer to my earlier post, Do anyone know which dates the different playoff games are? Like when game 1-3 is in San Jose and Kings, is it already determined if we know that they end up on second half?

And do you get your money back from stubhub if you buy to game 6 and it only goes to 4?

[CrazedArabMan]

Lol you saw nothing, nothing at all I need beer

Odd fact: if the panthers lost in regulation tonight, they would have missed the playoffs loooool

I have the neogaf auto refresher plugin, it doesn't take into account edits. :p

[CCF23]

I was at that game...I've never heard such an awkward silence in my life.

[DopeyFish]

I have the neogaf auto refresher plugin, it doesn't take into account edits. :p

God damnit man

Have you no mercy?!?!

[CCF23]

So i didn't see an answer to my earlier post, Do anyone know which dates the different playoff games are? Like when game 1-3 is in San Jose and Kings, is it already determined if we know that they end up on second half? And do you get your money back from stubhub if you buy to game 6 and it only goes to 4?

I'm not sure about the dates, but yes, you get a full refund if you buy tickets to a game that never happens.

[alexthekid]

I'm not sure about the dates, but yes, you get a full refund if you buy tickets to a game that never happens.

Thanks man, hopefully I get to see the nucks lose somewhere :)

[CrazedArabMan]

God damnit man Have you no mercy?!?!

None, none at all.

[DopeyFish]

None, none at all.

:(

Need hard liquor now

[CCF23]

Thanks man, hopefully I get to see the nucks lose somewhere :)

[Quick]

He'll look good in a Nucks jersey when we fleece Burke.

GODDAMN IT, NO.

I was at that game...I've never heard such an awkward silence in my life.

Is the banner still up there? I saw that live on TV and all I could think about was how awkward that was.

[Smiley90]

I was at that game...I've never heard such an awkward silence in my life.

What happened there oO

[Marvie_3]

What the hell is that?

[Dastardly Jerks]

I was at that game...I've never heard such an awkward silence in my life.

Who's number was it?

[CrazedArabMan]

What the hell is that?

Something Nucks fans can only hang on to until they win a cup.... which is not this year thanks to Tabris.

[Vilam]

It's... beautiful...

[DopeyFish]

What the hell is that?

I think it's in honor of the 7th man (the fans)

[rellix]

That's sexist.

[Puddles]

All the Kings had to do was lose one more game in 2008 and we could have had Stamkos instead of Doughty. Ah, what could have been...

[Lone_Prodigy]

Who's number was it?

The infamous "7th man".