How the hell is Boston going to compete?

Quote Originally Posted by cartra:

The Brothers  Sedin are a -8 combined

find a bruin that is negative on the plus / minus

Quote Originally Posted by fab14:

The numbers don`t lie  The only way boston even stands a chance in this series if the refs let everything go..everyone is liking the b`s at +200 or more for the series but do you think for one minute vagas about 2 give out free money...It don`t matter what you tell people they never listen any ways...The way i look at it is the nucks have the size and speed and their pp is number one..I like how ppl are compairing mtl and tampa 2 vancouver.Most of these ppl are in bed when the nucks play so how would they now how good they are...I could go on and on about this nucks team but all i can say is i know what side i will be on.

Quote Originally Posted by stopweeping:

Obviously you have notbeen betting long!!!!!! the favorite doesn't win all the time.. The B's did beat the Canucks in their own building this year... Vancouver is a hell of a team but if think they should be crowned now, you are very inexperienced..

Quote Originally Posted by Polar_Bear:

Pretty sure I remember you picking Chicago over Vancouver in round 1 but maybe I am mistaken......I was on the Canucks for that series hard and thought I read you on the other side.

Quote Originally Posted by beantown6171:

, bruins have the size and they just showed the can skate with the fast  teams tb and the habs 

Quote Originally Posted by burley:

i'll answer fab's question. he is in a large hockey pool and predicted van would play boston in the finals b4 the playoffs started.
he was only piling on against the nuck posters in the chi series cuz in reality he is a flames fan forever and hates the nucks.
he was just having fun mocking van and their fans.
he did not bet chi for the series at all. if he did why would he have the majority of van players in his hockey pool

Quote Originally Posted by ESCAPE_:

I've been looking at this for a few days now about this match-up an where does Boston have an advantage? They are overwhelmed in every aspect of the game. Bostons D in my opinion isn't overall better. They have a better top pairing with Seidenberg an Chara but Vancouvers depth at D gives them more than the edge. An Beiska has been playing better than any D-man in the playoffs  with his good D an providing alot of offense. The Canucks have just as much speed if not more than any team Boston played, along with the most size an physicality Boston has seen. Bergeron is Bostons best all around player. Ryan Kesler is Vancouvers. Hes like Bergeron but with 41 goals an a Selke trophy finalist, an a conn smythe possiblilty if they win. Power plays is a joke. Such a mismatch. Wont even waste time discussing that/ If you break down each line of each team, its a mismatch up an down. The depth of the Canucks is outstanding. The goaltending is the only even thing. However Luongo has been consistently awsome since game 7 vs Chicago where Tim Thomas has either been great or subpar. Even if Thomas played like he did vs Philly which was spectacular it still wouldnt be enough. Vancouver can play Bostons style of game too, a low scoring defensive game an win, like vs Nashville. while Tampa couldn't win that type of game. The rest will also benifit Vancouver at this point of the year. Erhoff an Rome will be back playing, an even Malholtra may be back. Vancouvers time is now. They dominate this Boston team in almost every area of the game.  Luongo is hot,  the Sedin';s are hot, the Nucks have gotten better every series. I could see a 4 game sweep. But I'll call it in 5 games for Vancouver. Im ready to  lay this series price large.

Quote Originally Posted by pinballwizard:

That's why you should plunk your money down on Vancouver now at a little more than 2-1 before the series price climbs any higher Escape. Vancouver, as I've said many times earlier, is a guaranteed L-O-C-K to win the Stanley Cup and there's no two ways about it!!!

Quote Originally Posted by sukout22:

I guess I'll preface this by saying im from Boston and im not bashing the home team but Boston has only 1 way to compete against Vancouver.... Stay out of the box. Boston has proven all year long that they can play 5on5 with almost anyone in the league, gut their PK isn't that great, and the PP well...we all know how awful that it is. Like it or not Boston has the ability to slow down the overall pace of any game. How do you think they've gotten this far against (in my opinion) better skating teams? Im not going to sit and here say they are the best defensive team in the league and I wont say they are best defensive team in the east, but they are deabtable, a top 6 or 7. And someone correct me if im wrong but didnt vancouver have the worst goals against in the league? Well without sounding like im rambling, I like Bostons chances at slowing down the overall game of the Canucks. I think this series will be similiar to the Nash/Van or Bos/TB/MON series'. I dont see either one sweeping the other, I think both goalies are strong enough to steal one game atleast. But having said all that, im of the mindset that I'll take a better offense over a good defense anyday. And Boston needs Ferrence to not make any stupid penalties which he has proven to do before in big games when he was on Calgary in '04. Canucks in 6 games

Quote Originally Posted by sukout22:

And someone correct me if im wrong but didnt vancouver have the worst goals against in the league?

Quote Originally Posted by sunset:

Kessler was very similiar to Pavel Bure!!

Quote Originally Posted by cleesun85: