GOOD JOB CANUCKS!!!

[PoonTang]

The Canucks will win the Stanley Cup, its written in the stars:
1976 Montreal hosted Olympic--->1977 Montreal President Trophy Winner---->1977 Montreal Stanley Cup Winner
1988 Calgary hosted Olympic--->1989 Calgary President Trophy Winner--->1989 Calgary Stanley Cup Winner
2010 Vancouver hosted Olympic--->2011 Vancouver President Trophy Winner--->2011 ?????

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by PoonTang

The Canucks will win the Stanley Cup, its written in the stars:
1976 Montreal hosted Olympic--->1977 Montreal President Trophy Winner---->1977 Montreal Stanley Cup Winner
1988 Calgary hosted Olympic--->1989 Calgary President Trophy Winner--->1989 Calgary Stanley Cup Winner
2010 Vancouver hosted Olympic--->2011 Vancouver President Trophy Winner--->2011 ?????

Does this make them more likely to win or less likely? Statistically speaking it would be less.

[Lance]

Stanley Cup: Here we come!


And for all you nay sayers

[muck]

Originally Posted by Lance

Stanley Cup: Here we come!


And for all you nay sayers

Maybe the world did end on the weekend after all...

[Treebeard]

Shouldn't have gone to OT. Nice call on the icing in the final seconds of the third linesmen.

[xblade]

Originally Posted by Treebeard

Shouldn't have gone to OT. Nice call on the icing in the final seconds of the third linesmen.

Lots of missed calls tonight on both sides,but that 1 was huge. It's a game of luck and bounces sometimes.And man, enough of em finally went the Knucks way tonight.. WooooHoooo

Go Canucks!

[Rogue951]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!!!! !
I neeed to find an inflatable shark and mount it on the front of my bus tomorrow!!!! but I can't find one!!!

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Great job tonight Lou!!!! He finally stole a game for the Nucks. One of his best games this playoffs. Hope this gives him the confidence in the next, final round. Glad Lou & the Sedins have NOT been listening to all their critics. However, against Thomas (if they meet the Bruins), they're going to need more shots on goal than 20 or so.

Until the replay from a different angle, I thought the goal went in off Edler's shot off the glass. Didn't see Bieksa's almost fan-shot on net. Actually, it was a good thing he shot it like that since a straight proper shot might have simply bounced off Niemi's pads.

Anthony

[Samw]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Does this make them more likely to win or less likely? Statistically speaking it would be less.

Statistically, as winner of the President cup, they are more likely to win than any other seed (if the statistics below are accurate).

http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2011/0...rophy-curse-2/

"Since 93/94, the President Cup winner won more cups than any other seed. They lost less in Round one than any other seed. They lost less in Round 2 than any other seed. They went to at least the 3rd round more than any other seed (11 times)."

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/3...act-or-fiction

"In the 27 seasons starting with 1981-82, of the teams that led the NHL in points during the regular season:
• 12 have gone all the way to the Stanley Cup finals (45 percent).
• Three-quarters of those teams have won the cup (9 of 12)
• 19 have made it to at least the Conference finals (70 percent)
• Only four have been eliminated in the first round (15 percent)
Conclusion: There is no Presidents' Trophy curse. If history is any guide, the team that leads the NHL in regular season points is four to five times more likely than any other team in the playoffs to make it into the Stanley Cup finals, and seven to eight times more likely to win the Cup."

[DAVE]

What a disappointment last night. SJ got the worst bounces possible.

Canucks will loose the finals in 5.