lol what? Thomas has been the best player in the playoffs AINEC. A player from the losing team winning the Conn Smythe is a fairly standard occurrence in the NHL.

hasnt it happened twice in NHL history?

edit: research shows 5 times, but only twice in the last 35 years

Upon further consulting the stats, Luongo has been pretty outstanding as well. There's no way Boston gets this far without him playing out of his mind, however. He's gotta be the playoff MVP.

Yeah you're right. He still deserves it though.

The only thing I know is the team with the euro captain is gonna lose, as is typical.

4/5 of those guys have been goalies other than Reggie Leach.

This AINEC

Erhoff and Rome expected to be back for game 1.

Nux in five

Whoever plays better between Kesler and Henrik will win the Conn Smythe.

Boston: 5 for 61 on the powerplay in the playoffs
Vancouver: #1 in goals against 5v5 all season

ruh roh Boston

I'm a vancouver fan but you guys don't realize how much IN this game Boston is.


Tim Thomas has the ability to STEAL 1-2 games alone.


This goes to 6-7 games for sure either way.


Boston has been severely underrated this post season.

vancouver wins 4-2. boston will win two games at home, but won't have enough left in the tank to force a game 7.

thomas wins conn smythe tho (but i refuse to vote for him in the poll)

I'll say this, mostly to Vancouver fans: Just because Vancouver beat San Jose and Detroit was bad enough this year to make the Sharks look somewhat good does not mean that Vancouver is a lock. I think this series goes 6-7 games as well, Vancouver has a slight edge.

That might be what actually happens, but IMO Kesler>>>Henrik in the playoffs in terms of his impact on games. The Sedins are talented guys but they play a pretty soft style and I think it doesn't translate to postseason play as well as the kind of game Kesler plays.

what are you gonna do, BEAT THE BRUINS? lololol

bruins in 6

**** both these teams imo. thinking canucks in 5.

[x] Flight booked to Beantown for games 3 and 4
[x] Hotel
[ ] tickets for the games

Anyone from Boston have some info? Is there a large scalper market outside the Garden before the game?

Don't think I'll root for either team really, just hope it's exciting.

flyers in 7

Since the 2 teams I picked to get to the final are there.
Canucks in 5.
They will go to Beantown up 2-0 lose 1 and come home to win it in front of their fans.
Bruins have nuttin left in the tank.

Either Luongo or Kesla wins the Conn Smythe.

Haha great OP. I think it's going to be an awesome series. Bruins already won in Vancouver this year, they can do it again once or twice I predict 7 games.

I can't believe a Euro is a LOCK to captain his team to the cup. And not even a good Euro like Jaromir Jagr or Jari Kurri. That I could deal with. But Mr Overrated "Which one is Which" Sedin and Mr "I actually, seriously, kill people and play cheaply" captaining the cup is just atrocious.

If only Mark Recchi or Milan Lucic were the captain of the Boston Bruins, everything would be A-OK

Still cheering for Boston but man is this tilting.

I'm pretty sure Ryan Kesler is almost a lock to win the Conn Smythe, even if Boston wins in 5. If Boston sweeps, then *maybe* they give it to Thomas but I think Kesler is at least >60% to win it.

also



come at me bro

look at date placed

look at the price I got

tell me I don't know hockey

bitch

wtf is the line on the series?

Rooting for the Bs but Nax gonna win and I don't think it'll be all that close.

This OP puts the NBA Finals thread to shame.

And as a casual hockey fan, I never understand these poll options

How insufferable will Boston fans be if they win?

From the Olympics on, it's Vancouver's time.
Van in 5.

Sami Salo's Ruptured Testicle ftw