Game one is this Wednesday!
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stor...-schedule.html

as much as this comment is true. only the CDC will buy that garbage

I think Patrick Kane holds the biggest monkey on the team. The two SEEM like they WELCOME to competition with each other based on the two playoff series and the olympics.

Regardless, The hawks play a different game now after losing half their team to cap issues. The key players are still there and now can COMPLETELY take a game over based on their play.

canucks will win the series 4-0 or 4-1

pure murder.

Fucken Chelsea Dagger is trending.
LOL @ this vid from last yr

Hank's reaction is the best

Meh my thinking has always been what Ch28 is thinking now. Would I have preferred Dallas? Hell yea but the Stanley Cup is no walk in the park and if we are going to win it we have to go through 4 tough rounds. Now that I know it;s the Blackcocks I say bring it on. I have believed in the Canucks all season long and this won't change anything. This is our year and nobody will stop us. Go Canucks!

We will see what the Canucks have learned from their losses to the Hawks 2 years in a row.

I can't wait for this series to start. So many storylines going into it.

Every series there is always a few x-factors that emerge - it will be interesting to see who these players are this tme around.

In light of the Chicago discussions above, its time to pull out those car flags and support the team!!!

If you don't beat EVERY team you face, you don't deserve to win the cup...

:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

http://wild.nhl.com/

:fullofwin::fullofwin::fullofwin:

"By the Way Chicago... You're Welcome" - Minnesota Wild

hope its not a repost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azzzS...ature=youtu.be


I am so psych for this series ! I might as well skip studying + nba first round for this !!:fullofwin:

"and :troll: Vancouver"

I hope kane gets a good hipcheck every single game of this series.
Last year he was skating circles around our team....

Now we have the best 2 hip checkers in the leage

If you look at the Hawks last game vs the Wings today 7 players had more than 20 minutes (4 of them forwards). Sharp, Kane, Toews, Hossa.

If you look at the Canucks last game vs the Flamers, only 4 players had more than 20 mins (all 4 were defensemen) with Kesler being the forward with the most at 18.15.

Granted the Hawks game had more meaning than the Canucks last night..I think this speaks to the depth the Canucks have this season.

If we are going to win this series it will be because of our depth. If they can neutrailze the Hawks big 4 - and dominate their 3rd and 4th lines they will have a great chance to win this series.

Wednesday cannot come quick enough!!

2011 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

#1 http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/logos/small.png vs. #8 http://cdn.nhl.com/blackhawks/images/logos/small.png

Wednesday, April 13 at Vancouver, 10:00 p.m.
Friday, April 15 at Vancouver, 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 17 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 19 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.
*Thursday, April 21 at Vancouver, 10:00 p.m.
*Sunday, April 24 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.
*Tuesday, April 26 at Vancouver, TBD

NO SATURDAY NIGHT GAMES http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/ugh.gifhttp://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/ugh.gifhttp://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/ugh.gif

^ :fuuuuu: beat me to it lol

probably becuz NBC might pick up the game on saturday in the US?

How many straight games has Crawford played? Now with a game every other night..i hope the guy gets tired...

Winning a tough first round will pave the way to a successful rest of the playoffs.. It will build confidence and increase team morale... If they come out relatively healthy that is.. If they were to play Dallas and sweep them beating them with at least 2 goals each game, they would probably get pounded in game 1 of round 2.

The teams that were underdogs and went through tot he finals are an example.. Calgary when they beat vancouver in 7, ended up getting to the finals... canucks in 94 beat calgary in 7... very tough series, again, round 2 and 3 werent so tough for them, they got to the final...

My dad just sent me a email and included this...



Yea, hes an asshole!

*If I home and watching the game, we watch the game in different areas of the house. If Chicago scores when Vancouver is playing at home, he runs to his office and cranks the fucking song and dances and hums it. Sweet dad, your an asshole.

Some friends and I are donating money to the Canuck Place. For every goal we score in the first round, we'll be donating a dollar each. And 2 dollars in the second round, 3 dollars in the third round, etc.

Feel free to join in. =]

Counter their goal horn with ours!


Oops..That is the old horn. This is the one from this season!

^should make it my ringtone hahah

sweet i have the blackhawks with a passion

lets do this

Where did I ever say I don't think the Nucks can take the hawks or are scared of them? I think the Nucks WILL beat the hawks, but it will be in 6 or 7 games, vs the 4 or 5 it would have taken vs the Stars. If you don't see how that extra few days rest would help in the latter part of a long playoff run (ie. more likely to BE ABLE TO beat the Ducks/Sharts in a later round), I'm not sure what else to say.

My point is who is to say we will beat the Hawks in 6 or 7 games? You can't predict that the Stars wouldn't have taken us to 7 games if we played them. Sure the Hawks look better on paper, but that's paper and not the actual game.