GDT: #79 - 04.01.2012 | Boston Bruins @ New York Rangers | 7:00 PM - NBC SPORTS

[we want cup]

Originally Posted by Bob Richards

Please get that clinch! I'd prefer a win but clinching is all that matters in the long run.

There's still the President's Trophy to worry about.

[LGR33]

This really sucks we don't get a pre-game show and especially a post-game show :-( Is it possible that MSG will go on the air in the locker room after the game? -or don't they ever do "spur-of-the-moment" shows?

LGR!!!! So pumped!!!

[Bob Richards]

Originally Posted by we want cup

There's still the President's Trophy to worry about.

That's the cherry on top. I want to take 1st mainly.

[Blue'sClues]

Originally Posted by we want cup

There's still the President's Trophy to worry about.

Absolutely. Some people don't care about this and I can certainly understand that, but I like the omen of the 94 team winning the President's trophy too.

Look at the West and see who is on top.....will this be a repeat of 94?

[wolfgaze]

On the train headed to NYC for the game... Let's do work tonight against the Bruins who played last night... Lets go Rangers!!

[Pass art by Brassard]

Originally Posted by Zil

Actually, it used to just be total wins. They didn't change it to ROW until last season.

Aha! Sorry about that. Haven't been that active in following the NHL up to October 2010 and I thought it had been like that since the lock-out.

[Pass art by Brassard]

Okay... Last week we were discussing which was more important:


Resting players or clinching home ice advantage


Now we have done the latter so I am curious to see what you guys think is more important:

Winning the Pres. trophy or resting players?


I don't like resting players because you risk breaking the momentum and players not being focused come play-off time

[Machinehead]

Well here I go, off to the garden

[charlie460]

Originally Posted by Stepan2Gaborik

Who's calling the game tonight?? Docs doing Philly/Pittsburgh

Dave Strader and Brian Engblom.

[Blue'sClues]

Originally Posted by Machinehead

Well here I go, off to the garden

Originally Posted by wolfgaze

On the train headed to NYC for the game... Let's do work tonight against the Bruins who played last night... Lets go Rangers!!

On my couch, waiting for game to start.... on TSN2 tonight,

[ImIdaho]

Originally Posted by Ezequiel

I don't like resting players because you risk breaking the momentum and players not being focused come play-off time

Honestly, there could be a scenario where the Capitals winning their last game of the season would be beneficial for us (They get 3rd, Florida drops to 8th).

If things do in fact fall in place for such a scenario, I'd rest some players for that final game.

[mahonistan*]

Originally Posted by ImIdaho

Honestly, there could be a scenario where the Capitals winning their last game of the season would be beneficial for us (They get 3rd, Florida drops to 8th).

If things do in fact fall in place for such a scenario, I'd rest some players for that final game.

May as well just forfeit the game if it's that big of an advantage.

[Barbara Underhill]

Would be very nice to play FLA in the 1st round. Sick of the Caps.

[Pass art by Brassard]

I prefer playing Washington in round 1. Why? Because we need to set things straight after last year.

[nyrmessier011]

First division title in 18 years on the line.

Let's go boys

[Fire Sather]

Lets clinch first.

Go Wings Go as well, we got a shot to face FLA in round 1, but we might have to tank game 82

[Bob Richards]

Originally Posted by Fire Sather

Lets clinch first.

Go Wings Go as well, we got a shot to face FLA in round 1, but we might have to tank game 82

Watch Johnny Malkin score 5 just to troll us.

[Slenke]

Originally Posted by charlie460

Dave Strader and Brian Engblom.

Engblom sounds very Swedish, maybe they'll be nice towards us.

Edit: I know realized they're broadcasters and not referees as I first thought.

[Zil]

Originally Posted by Slenke

Engblom sounds very Swedish, maybe they'll be nice towards us.

He's Canadian. He was a defenseman on the last Habs dynasty.

[Slenke]

Originally Posted by Zil

He's Canadian. He was a defenseman on the last Habs dynasty.

Yeah, Brian isn't a Swedish name but Engblom is, so his ancestors must have been Swedish.

[Osminator]

Thank you Philly, starting to like Brayden Shenn (nice Xcheck on Cindy)... having lived through the "dark" days of the NYR, a night like tonight is a true treat... 2 PTS FOR THE CLINCH!

[Osminator]

Originally Posted by Slenke

Yeah, Brian isn't a Swedish name but Engblom is, so his ancestors must have been Swedish.

Try looking up a Minnesota phone book

[Slenke]

Originally Posted by Osminator

Try looking up a Minnesota phone book

I know I did that once when I switched planes at Minneapolis, it's littered with Swedish names. Andersson/Anderson was extremely common, many pages thick. I had a good laugh about it

[Parker McDonald]

Originally Posted by nyrmessier011

First division title in 18 years on the line.

Let's go boys

It's not really on the line. We're definitely going to win it. If we lose in regulation, we will have three more games to get a point, and that's if Pittsburgh wins out.

[Hockeyplayer99]

Caps are going to be tougher then they were. Backstrom is back and it is a different team with him. Plus they will prob play Holtby and he will do what Varlamov and Neuwvirth did to us. Some rookie stealing the series. Our luck we play the Panthers and Wolski ends up burning us.