Playoffs -- Carolina or Ottawa?

Jonny G · Senior Member

Playoffs -- Carolina or Ottawa?

mperra (Admin) · Guru

I want Ottawa!

habgirl · Guru

Bring on the Sens!

Muller93 · Guru

UHMMMMM

HUMMM

OHHHH

I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS

Jonny G · Senior Member

Take down O-Town!

We owe them a meaningful beating.

MC Girl · Guru

My vote's for Ottawa

If I'm not mistaken we've won more game -vs- OTT this season.

mperra (Admin) · Guru

MC Girl wrote:

My vote's for Ottawa If I'm not mistaken we've won more game -vs- OTT this season.

And it's time Hasek pays for his remarks back on Nov 29. You've forgotten? Well I haven't. Montreal lost 4-0 to Ottawa in Ottawa. I was there. By far the worse game I ever saw. Habs only had 14 shots on goal.

And Hasek, after the game was apologetic for having such an easy game that he thought he didn't deserve a SO. Well hopefully he will eat his words even iof he's part of the walking wounded.

GOHABS!

Mario

24 Rings · Guru

Ottawa for a few reasons:

Better regular season record against Ottawa - I think we match up better against Ottawa than Carolina who murdered us this season. Utimately this doesn't matter because the regular season goes out the window, but it is at least a preview.

Traditionally Ottawa chokes in the playoffs and we have already felt the wrath of Carolina in the playoffs.

Hasek is very likely not playing for the first few games of the series.

Ottawa has been playing like garbage lately - 3 wins in last 10 games.

Lots of Habs fans in Ottawa and more will make the trip.

Fatherhab · Senior Member

I want Ottawa as well, would luv to see the Habs make Hasek and Phillips eat their words from the loss against them on the 26th of January. Phillips was actually taking on bets at the bench that the Habs would not get 10 shots on goal during the whole game. Unfortunately , Hasek probably will be a no show as when he played with Detroit and bailed when playoffs came around. As for Phillips, he is still nursing a sore knee and is day to day.

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=44841&subForumID=104627&action=viewTopic&commentID=5600432&topicPage=63

-You should hear talk radio making all kinds of excuses for the Sen's poor showing this past Saturday in their loss to Toronto.

-Pierre Maguire states that Huet is overated!!!

-Coach Murray prefers to play Tampa Bay because they are weaker defensively than the Habs are - Tampa plays a more similar style to the Sens, more offensive, thus take more risks which the Sens will capitalize on. Blah blah blah

ScottishHAB · Veteran Member

Muller93 wrote:

UHMMMMMHUMMMOHHHH I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS

I agree!It's tough but possible whoever we play!

Ando · Guru

Ottawa is soooooo ripe!

Carolina would thump the Habs...BAAAAAADDDDD!

Nil d · Guru

24 Rings wrote:

Ottawa for a few reasons: Better regular season record against Ottawa

In one of those odd "New NHL" quirks, both teams have a winning record against the other (4-3-1).

Weird, isn't it?

AB Habman · Guru

I say Sens but that means we need a win tonight incase Tampa wins their game.

brooklynhabfan · Guru

Ando wrote:

Ottawa is soooooo ripe!
Carolina would thump the Habs...BAAAAAADDDDD!

Took the words out of my mouth...

Figaro · Guru

Hard to say - do we want a team we might beat (Ottawa) or a team that we need to spend a lot of energy on (Carolina). You have to think that anyone getting to the finals will have to get through Carolina. So do we want then now or after we've had a tough series? I'd prefer not to lose in round one, so I'd take Ottawa but let's hope that we have gas left for round 2. If I remember correctly, our last 2 playoffs, we ran out of gas in the 2nd round and lost to a Cup finalist.

Prediction - if we get Ottawa, 6 games Habs win. If we get Carolina, 5 games for Carolina.

norskipaul · Senior Member

I think we can take Ottawa, Carolina, not too sure, though we owe them a shellacking, too...

NEWFIEHABSFAN · Senior Member

mperra (Admin) wrote:

I want Ottawa!

i guess i will be the odd man out and say canes, why, because i like to see the canadian teams go far into the playoffs and i hate to see a canadian team put out in the first round! don't sell yourself short, the habs can win with a hot goalie. what i would like to see is the cup come north, bring the cup home!

barry33 · Guru

Ando wrote:

Ottawa is soooooo ripe! Carolina would thump the Habs...BAAAAAADDDDD!

ABC ANYONE BUT CAROLINA. They will kick our red white and blue butts

Fatherhab · Senior Member

As much as I would luv Ottawa, the Hab slayer against Carolina has always been Cole. He is injured and will definitely not be ready for the first round. This might just be the time to go thru Caroline in the first round.

Nil d · Guru

Fatherhab wrote:

As much as I would luv Ottawa, the Hab slayer against Carolina has always been Cole. He is injured and will definitely not be ready for the first round. This might just be the time to go thru Caroline in the first round.

That's great news, and makes the 'Canes vulnerable, since he (Cloe) was the Hab-killer. I now don't care who we meet first; I think there's a chance either way, especially with a hot goalie.