Carolina Hurricanes (2) vs. New Jersey Devils (3)

Game 1 - Raleigh
Game 2 - Raleigh
Game 3 - New Jersey
Game 4 - New Jersey
Game 5 - Raleigh (if necessary)
Game 6 - New Jersey (if necessary)
Game 7 - Raleigh (if necessary)

Regular Season:

Carolina - 52-22-8, 112 points, 1st place, Southeast Division, 2nd place, Eastern Conference
New Jersey - 46-27-9, 101 points, 1st place, Atlantic Division, 3rd place, Eastern Conference

Carolina - 31-8-2 at home, 21-14-6 on the road
New Jersey - 27-11-3 at home, 19-16-6 on the road

Season Series: Carolina 2-1-1
October 15: Carolina 6, New Jersey 1 (at New Jersey)
December 17: Carolina 4, New Jersey 1 (at Carolina)
February 3: New Jersey 3, Carolina 0 (at New Jersey)
April 11: New Jersey 4, Carolina 3 (OT, at Carolina)


Playoff History:
2001: 1st round - New Jersey (1) 4, Carolina (8) 2
2002: 1st round - Carolina (3) 4, New Jersey (6) 2

Scary fact: The New Jersey Devils last loss was on March 26 (15 wins since)


Who to watch for from the enemy:


Patrick Elias, center, leads all playoff scorers with 11 points in only 4 games. After missing the first half of the year, scored 45 points in 38 games in the regular season.


Brian Gionta, right wing, led the Devils in scoring in the regular season with 48 goals, 41 assists, and 89 points. 15th in overall NHL scoring, and 6th in goals. Led the team in +/- at +18. Has 2 goals and 4 assists in 4 playoff games.


Scott Gomez, center, led the Devils in assists in the regular season with 51, and was second on the team in scoring with 84 points. Has 2 goals and 4 assists in 4 playoff games.


Martin Brodeur, goaltender. 3 time Stanley Cup winner and 2 time Vezina winner. Leads playoff goaltenders in save percentage (.965) and GAA (1.00). Led NHL in regular season wins with 43.


Tickets for games 1, 2, 5, and 7 go on sale at 10 AM Wednesday. Dates and times will be posted when available.

BEEP BEEP and GO CANES



[Edited on May 2, 2006 at 11:37 PM. Reason : BEEP BEEP]

5/2/2006 11:31:23 PM

That's much better

5/2/2006 11:32:40 PM

Wooooooooooooooooo!

5/2/2006 11:39:42 PM

Prediction:

Canes: 4
Devils: Threeve

Canes go up 3-1, then Devils fight off 2 elimination games, but Canes plaster Brodeur in game 7, Martin gets so pissed at hearing all the "Woooooooo's" from Rick Flair and the fans that he retires from hockey, joins the WWE, teams up with John Cena and faces Rick Flair and Dennis Rodman in a no holds barred tag team match at Wrestlemania 24, only to watch Jack Bauer spinebust all contestants just on principle.

[Edited on May 2, 2006 at 11:49 PM. Reason : heard it here first]

5/2/2006 11:48:09 PM

Is y'all's superstition cool now, did you get it right?

5/2/2006 11:59:54 PM

It's right now, and quite well done.

Elias, Gionta, Gomez, and Marty...the right choices.

5/3/2006 12:02:00 AM

Madden.

Seriously, don't forget about Madden.

5/3/2006 12:11:06 AM

or poland

5/3/2006 12:15:37 AM

woot go Canes, and to all the Caniacs at the games, make it loud and turn it red.

5/3/2006 12:16:19 AM

i dont watch hockey that much, but ive been to 2 canes game live, its awesome to watch in person, and after tonights game, ill prob be watching more of the canes in the future

5/3/2006 12:20:21 AM

yeah watching hockey on television pales in comparison to actually being there. and it's a whole nother story if you grew up playing. you start yelling stuff like, "WTF is wrong with you. forecheck for Christ's sake," and "hey [insert player name here] hit somebody why don't you." it gets even worse when they end up being offside during a situation that was very avoidable. i think at a Checkers game, when i was a kid, i once yelled "come on guys, i'm only 8 and i can stay onside better than you guys."

what i hate the most is when the team you're pulling for just keep passing it and playing around with the puck, when they had numerous chances to take a good shot.

[Edited on May 3, 2006 at 12:27 AM. Reason : ]

5/3/2006 12:26:08 AM

if i grew up roller blading or ice skating i know i wouldve played this sport, but since i cant do either i never played. so i played soccer instead...

5/3/2006 12:28:05 AM

Quote :

"Who to watch for from the enemy:"

Quote :

"Elias single-handedly outscored the Rangers 5-4"

http://www.nhl.com/news/2006/05/271054.html

Either way I win and lose in this series, but sorry the Devils come first.

5/3/2006 12:54:43 AM

elias will easily be controlled by hedican and wesley

5/3/2006 12:57:59 AM

Quote :

"Season Series: Carolina 2-1-1"

Still lost that last game. No ties in Playoffs. Should be a good series.

Plz to someone to break Martin Brodeur's legs!

5/3/2006 1:01:09 AM

Who's their DH?

5/3/2006 1:12:54 AM

Darren Langdon

5/3/2006 1:14:58 AM

my guess is you guys go down 3-1 and then someone "accidentally" plows over brodeur resulting in a torn ACL

ya know you cant take star players out "accidentally" the same way every time

5/3/2006 1:18:07 AM

You'd have to sit on him in the b-fly to tear an ACL, not run him.

5/3/2006 1:22:29 AM

you have a point

but you also get what I am saying

5/3/2006 1:23:04 AM

Quote :

"Elias single-handedly outscored the Rangers 5-4""

ahhahahha.


prediction; canes in 7


^^^ "whatever it takes"

[Edited on May 3, 2006 at 3:56 AM. Reason : 032,mm]

5/3/2006 3:55:44 AM

anyone have a clip of peter and coaching staff celebrating after the win?

5/3/2006 6:24:57 AM

Quote :

"you also get what I am saying"

i get what you are saying

your red wings choked and your pussy hurts

5/3/2006 8:08:43 AM

Boobs just goes to every hockey thread and picks a canes loss!

its getting tired dude!

5/3/2006 8:43:47 AM

Quote :

"The Eastern Conference semifinal series is expected to begin Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, with the Canes likely to take today off before returning to practice on Thursday."

http://www.newsobserver.com/796/story/435235.html

5/3/2006 9:21:24 AM

^that's what I heard last night on NBC local news. They mentioned a 2 p.m. game time (but weren't certain).

5/3/2006 9:25:13 AM

maybe itll be on NBC?! NBC-HD?! thank god, but actually NBC's HD sucks so bad and they have this HUGE bar across the top of the screen.

5/3/2006 9:27:00 AM

Quote :

"February 3, 2006 Devils retire former captain Stevens' No. 4 In a 30-minute ceremony, Scott Stevens' No. 4 was raised to the rafters of Continental Airlines Arena before New Jersey's game against Carolina."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=22

retire the jersey against us huh...get dem devils

5/3/2006 9:31:04 AM

Huh? NBC-HD has one of the more clear pictures out of all the HD network channels. The ND games were far better then the CBS/ABC HD games...

We'll just likely have to deal with Doc Emrick, who has a great voice, but is a filthy Devils lover..

^ please. someone shoot the bastard. fuck. canes should trade for jessie boulerice again and have him just go break his leg nancy kerrigan style. end his life. the fucker.

[Edited on May 3, 2006 at 9:32 AM. Reason : x]

5/3/2006 9:31:23 AM

any of you guys think theyll practice today?? if so im goin to watch

5/3/2006 9:32:37 AM

nbc hd sucks, im telling you it sucks. nbc is the same as universal hd which did the olympics and i thought those sucked too. maybe its cause nbc is 720p and my box has to convert it to 1080i but i just think there's better hd out there. INHD and HDNET look great for hockey...i wish the canes games were on those.

5/3/2006 10:01:21 AM

Doubt they'll practice today.

I just got back from the box office to get my game 1 tickets. Prices have really gone up. The $25 round 1 seats (upper end zone) are now $40, and the $31 round 1 seats (upper corners) are now $50.

5/3/2006 10:31:58 AM

^wow. definitely glad that I purchased my playoff ticket strip beforehand...looks like I'll be saving $25/game this round.

5/3/2006 10:48:17 AM

i got endzone for $23...geez

5/3/2006 11:10:20 AM

Barry Melrose picked the Canes to win this series.

I dunno if that is good or bad.

He said Brodeur was gonna see some real offense this series!

5/3/2006 11:37:43 AM

New Jersey is a better version of Montreal. They'll wait for us to do something stupid, and if the EGG line is on the ice they will score. We need to have better defense from our forwards otherwise it will be a short series.

5/3/2006 11:46:41 AM

Quote :

"Carolina has a dismal record in April, with only one playoff series win in franchise history (back in 1986, when they were the Hartford Whalers). It's hard to see things turning out any better this year. Ron Francis, Jeff O'Neill and Sami Kapanen lead a maturing team, but Carolina remains a day late and a dollar short in too many areas. If they don't try to force chances, the power play chips in and goaltender Arturs Irbe brings his best game, the Hurricanes can give New Jersey a tough series. The Devils spent the first weeks of the season in disarray, regrouped and finished strongly. The offence suffers without Scott Gomez (hand injury) and the defence is not the airtight unit it was in recent years, but this team has steadily improved down the stretch. New Jersey also made the best deadline deal by acquiring Joe Nieuwendyk, still one of the finest all-around centres in the game and an A-list playoff performer. The Devils are rolling. Prediction: New Jersey in five."

5/3/2006 12:09:00 PM

i forget, how many games did we win that series in

5/3/2006 12:10:47 PM

6

5/3/2006 12:11:38 PM

guys, i'm new to hockey and I'm really excited this year after watching the playoffs for the first time. This sport is pretty badass....

anyhow, i decided to take my fiancee to the NJ Devils Game1 next friday/saturday (tba), went all out on tickets to get my first full NHL live game experience. Can't wait...

but I need to know, and someone help me out - do you have to buy a parking ticket, and are there any tips as for as what to do pregame? Do they sell beer throughout the whole game? pregame?

5/3/2006 12:35:37 PM

parking....$7

[Edited on May 3, 2006 at 12:40 PM. Reason : i think]

5/3/2006 12:39:18 PM

Quote :

"Boobs just goes to every hockey thread and picks a canes loss! its getting tired dude! "

learn to read moron

i picked a canes W

5/3/2006 12:50:54 PM

sell beer until 10 minutes left in the 3rd period. It my be different because last series we kept a few stands open after that time and still sold beer.

5/3/2006 12:50:55 PM

Quote :

"Plz to someone to break Martin Brodeur's legs!"

Brodeur will be easier than Huet was. I feel dirty typing that.

5/3/2006 12:51:01 PM

^^^ you said habs in 6

5/3/2006 12:53:08 PM

parking is free on the fairgrounds lots


not defending him, but he said NJ would go up 3-1, then implied hurricanes would cheat by breaking brodeur's legs

[Edited on May 3, 2006 at 12:54 PM. Reason : ]

5/3/2006 12:53:17 PM

^not for playoffs

5/3/2006 12:54:32 PM

o rly

5/3/2006 12:55:29 PM

^^^nothing about a canes win

5/3/2006 1:01:36 PM

Do people tailgate and stuff? How loud is it...I imagine the atmosphere is great right?

5/3/2006 1:12:02 PM