So Happy We're Not Facing The Rangers In The Finals!

[ruprecht]

People are underestimating Tampa Bay. Expect a couple high scoring run and gun games. Hawks in 6.

 

[Tampabear]

Anaheim isn't a concern. It's Tampa and the triplets line that is the real problem. Tampa's goalie sucks... Hawks will score 4 goals a game easily.

Just need to hope Crawford doesn't suck as usual and let in 5 a game.

Didn't he shut the Hawks out at the UC this year?

 

[Tampabear]

If you watch game 6 of TB-NYR, we beat Bishop by screening him and making him move. He is huge and he doesn't move very well. Add some pressure to their slow defense, crowd the net and you beat him. We didn't have the forwards to do it consistently but you guys do which is why you should win if it comes down to it.

The triplets are good but you stop them by being physical with them. They are easily rattled and Hayes treated Johnson like a ***** in one of the games. The blueprint to beat Tampa is being physical and clogging up the ice. Their defense isn't that good and neither is Bishop

Obviously they were good enough.

 

[HeHateMe]

Obviously they were good enough.

luck.

 

[DMelt36]

Didn't he shut the Hawks out at the UC this year?

No, that was in Tampa. First game for the Hawks after the Kane injury as well.

Obviously they were good enough.

True, but the offensive firepower (and depth) that the Hawks have will greatly surpass anything Tampa has seen this postseason.

 

[CRM 114]

No, that was in Tampa. First game for the Hawks after the Kane injury as well.
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Not true. Kane got injured on a Tuesday night. We played the Florida Panthers at the UC that night. The next game after that was Thursday night when we played the Panthers in their building. It wasn't until the night after that we played in Tampa.

 

[DMelt36]

Not true. Kane got injured on a Tuesday night. We played the Florida Panthers at the UC that night. The next game after that was Thursday night when we played the Panthers in their building. It wasn't until the night after that we played in Tampa.

/shrug

 

[LordKOTL]

Hey guys, NYR fan coming in peace. Please kick the shit out of Anaheim and then humiliate sorry ass Tampa Bay. Toews, Kane and Hossa should light up Bishop like a christmas tree. Unfortunately our "scorers" were too busy playing with themselves last night. I'll be on the bandwagon for the next few weeks, hope it's ok.

Are you saying the Rags players were purposely taking penalties to go into the box and <mimes coralling the tadpoles>?

We've heard from Grimson plenty already, but how would you stop the Lightning? Obviously that triplets line is out of control but is there anything else that we would need to keep an eye on should tonight go as we hope?

One thing I saw in the stats is that our hits are about even, our giveaways are about even, but we have a lot more takeaways, and Hoss (of course), Toews, Kane, Saad, and Kruger have more than any lightning player (assuming my eyes didn't deceive me).

TRe way the 'hawks stop the triplets (on paper) is actually simple and playing into one of their strengths: Yoink the puck away from the lightining and posess it with a passion. They cannot bring their offense to bear if they don't have the puck, and unlike teams like Nashville, Minny, and Anaheim, it seems they don't have much of an answer for teams that out-posess them. Get the puck, hem them in, and pepper Bishop. Don't pinch too much and when they have the puck don't give them anything easy on the backend.