EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS



Carolina Hurricanes (2) vs. Buffalo Sabres (4)

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

Playoffs:
Carolina - 8-3, 4-2 at home, 4-1 on the road
Buffalo - 8-3, 4-1 at home, 4-2 on the road

Regular Season:

Carolina - 52-22-8, 112 points, 1st place, Southeast Division, 2nd place, Eastern Conference
Buffalo - 52-24-6, 110 points, 2nd place, Northeast Division, 4th place, Eastern Conference

Carolina - 31-8-2 at home, 21-14-6 on the road
Buffalo - 27-11-3 at home, 25-13-3 on the road

Season Series: Carolina 3-1
November 9: Carolina 5, Buffalo 3 (at Buffalo)
February 12: Carolina 4, Buffalo 3 (SO, at Carolina)
March 22: Carolina 4, Buffalo 3(at Buffalo)
April 18: Buffalo 4, Carolina 0 (at Raleigh)

Playoff History:
Teams have never met

Buffalo players to watch for:


Daniel Briere, center, team captain, 58 points in just 48 regular season games. Tied for team lead in playoff points and leads team in assists with 4 goals and 9 assists.


Maxim Afinogenov, right wing, led team in assists and points in the regular season with 22 goals and 51 assists. Led team forwards in +/- at +6.


Chris Drury, center, second on team in regular season points and first in goals with 30 goals and 37 points. Tied for team lead in playoff goals and points with 6 goals and 7 assists.


Teppo Numminen, defenseman, led team defensemen in scoring with 2 goals and 38 assists in the regular season.


Tim Connolly, center, scored 16 goals and 39 assists in 63 regular season games. Third in team playoff scoring with 11 points in 8 games.


J.P. Dumont, right wing, tied for team lead in playoff goals with 6.


Ryan Miller, goaltender, tied for 9th in regular season save percentage. 2nd among rookies in SV%, and tied for 1st among rookies in wins.

Ales Kotalik, Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy, and Mike Grier can roll some heads as well. There are probably more I'm forgetting.

This team is stacked.

But whatever.

BEEP BEEP



[Edited on May 14, 2006 at 9:39 PM. Reason : beep beep]

5/14/2006 9:34:36 PM

I'm pulling for the Carolina Hurricanes!

5/14/2006 9:34:46 PM

canes in 7

5/14/2006 9:35:01 PM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

5/14/2006 9:35:19 PM

great to see this thread!!!

5/14/2006 9:35:23 PM

LET'S GO CANES!!!

WOOOOOOOO! WOOO! WOOOOOOOO!







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5/14/2006 9:35:45 PM

how long did you spend on this stupid thread

you must not have any friends to watch the game with

5/14/2006 9:37:32 PM

I played against Drury for 1 year as a kid.

I have nothing left to add..

5/14/2006 9:37:57 PM

canes 4 sabres 3

5/14/2006 9:40:10 PM

No I don't have any friends. I didn't even watch the game. I spent all day sitting here on the computer crunching all the numbers for this thread. I just kept refreshing the round 2 thread to find out who won.

5/14/2006 9:40:48 PM

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"BoobsR_gr8:canes 4 sabres 3"

Dammit, NoobsR_gr8 has chimed in. We're screwed.

[Edited on May 14, 2006 at 9:44 PM. Reason : .]

5/14/2006 9:43:28 PM

quick, mods, delete his post

5/14/2006 9:43:49 PM

haha noobs

5/14/2006 9:44:25 PM

Delete mine too! It carries the taint!

5/14/2006 9:44:30 PM

CANES 4 SABRES -10731289672389523

5/14/2006 9:44:55 PM

and mine, it refers to it in some fashion

5/14/2006 9:45:07 PM

Thrilled we dont have to play Ottowa

5/14/2006 9:46:41 PM

{image]some hockey person[/image}

Fuck You BoobsR_gr8!

[Edited on May 14, 2006 at 9:48 PM. Reason : fgh]

5/14/2006 9:46:49 PM

CANES 12879792709271 SABRES .349

5/14/2006 9:47:20 PM

5/14/2006 9:47:46 PM

Quote :

"we've got 8 more wins to go, trip"

5/14/2006 9:48:00 PM

5x^ No, we just get to play the team that BEAT them!

[Edited on May 14, 2006 at 9:48 PM. Reason : Damn you quick posters]

5/14/2006 9:48:04 PM

Quote :

"NoobsR_gr8 has chimed in. We're screwed."

5/14/2006 9:49:05 PM

In my opinion, this series is for the Stanley Cup. None of the teams left in the West can keep up with either high-flying offense. This will be an outstanding series, and I am so sad that I'm going to Brazil just in time for the series to start. I would undoubtedly attend every game and cheer my heart out. 18 years I spent in Buffalo, I've watched 4 Superbowls and 1 Stanley Cup slip away in that time. I think the time is ripe to give the city of Buffalo their first professional sports title EVER. I've been here cheering on the Canes for the last 5 years, but I couldn't go against my home town.

The Canes are fast, but the Sabres are faster and more physical, and they will win a tight series in seven games.

5/14/2006 9:56:47 PM

'Canes in 6.

BearWhoDrive gets absolutely none from his Sabres-loving girlfriend for the next week.

5/14/2006 10:03:36 PM

i wouldnt say that they are faster....they've got a rocket but on average, id say they are just as fast

5/14/2006 10:06:54 PM

Quote :

" Individual game tickets for the Hurricanes' Eastern Conference Finals matchup with the Buffalo Sabres will go on sale tomorrow (Monday, May 15) at 10 a.m. at the RBC Center Box Office, all N.C. Ticketmaster locations, through Ticketmaster Online and by phone at (919) 834-4000! "

Tickets range from $70 to $250

5/14/2006 10:10:39 PM

Vulcan FTW.

5/14/2006 10:26:32 PM

i have rights to 2 game 1 tix

idk if i will go, it is gonna be a busy day

5/14/2006 10:32:39 PM

Quote :

"BearWhoDrive HockeyRoman gets absolutely none from his Sabres Taylor Pyatt-loving girlfriend for the next week."

[Edited on May 14, 2006 at 10:34 PM. Reason : .]

5/14/2006 10:34:06 PM

i hate to admit it, though i want the canes to win it all, my prediction is a sad loss to the ducklings in the future

5/14/2006 10:41:00 PM

i hope to god that stillman is ok

5/14/2006 10:45:28 PM

I predict the ducks are going to be a gay ass team named after a childrens movie like they always have been, until next year.

5/14/2006 11:22:06 PM

thinking about the cup finals premature....this series is gonna be the toughest yet, the canes are gonna have to give fucking everything

5/14/2006 11:36:53 PM

Isnt this team alot like carolina. They have a few stars and the rest of the team can hold there own rather than the last 2 teams we played, where it was 1 or 2 superstars that won the game?

5/15/2006 12:52:42 AM

Basically.

The Sabres have talent from top to bottom, can all skate well, and work on puck pressure. They also have an outstanding goaltender appearing in his first NHL postseason.

This is probably the toughest series the Canes could possibly face. I think they'll do well...but I always think that.

Also, Chad LaRose is fucking DUE. He had three dynamite point-blank open chances from the slot during this series, and Marty stoned him each time.

5/15/2006 1:02:01 AM

Quote :

"In my opinion, this series is for the Stanley Cup. None of the teams left in the West can keep up with either high-flying offense."

Anaheim is playing exceptional hockey at the moment and it appears Edmonton is out of the funk that lost them games 1 and 2.

Also

WELCOME TO SCENIC POMINVILLE

5/15/2006 1:31:13 AM

Quote :

""In my opinion, this series is for the Stanley Cup. None of the teams left in the West can keep up with either high-flying offense.""

How can you go against the Men of Oil?

5/15/2006 7:27:29 AM

Is the first Carolina-Buffalo game on Saturday?

5/15/2006 7:35:24 AM

^That's what I've heard.

Canes in 7, should be a great series.

5/15/2006 8:05:10 AM

^^I remember seeing it advertised on NBC as a saturday game. "Eastern Conference Finals- Game 1- Next Saturday"

5/15/2006 9:51:29 AM

Quote :

"I played against Drury for 1 year as a kid."

That is pretty sweet, what age group? what location?

Quote :

"i wouldnt say that they are faster....they've got a rocket but on average, id say they are just as fast"

josh#s, I think you are in for a harsh surprise

I'm very excited for this series to start, hopefully tick prices won't skyrocket

5/15/2006 10:18:04 AM

We Need Bandit back, we haven't won a playoff series this year with him suspended!

5/15/2006 11:17:12 AM

this one is for BoobsR_gr8. You're a good guy, but I just couldn't help myself

5/15/2006 11:33:45 AM

What's going to be awesome is when Erik Cole plays again.....think we are fast now? Wait till he hits the ice again!

5/15/2006 11:37:11 AM

You do realize he's been in a neck brace for the past two months right?

It's not like he's coming off a broken finger.

[Edited on May 15, 2006 at 1:08 PM. Reason : .]

5/15/2006 1:08:34 PM

if the Sabres win the series...I'll pull for them to win it all. I hate HATE the Quacks....and I also loathe Chris Pronger

5/15/2006 2:22:05 PM

4 to 2 Canes in six

5/15/2006 2:23:54 PM

the key to buffalo is shrugging off their first 5 mins....they always dump all their intensity early in the period

5/15/2006 2:30:03 PM

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"What's going to be awesome is when Erik Cole plays again.....think we are fast now? Wait till he hits the ice again!"

i would rather have him for the next 20 years and healthy than him being on the ice for this playoff run and risk ending his career.

in other news.... kevyn adams will be on the jim rome show tommorow and rome just said "the canes are a definent jungle team". gg on the jungle karma kevyn and the rest of the hurricanes

5/15/2006 2:44:09 PM