Alumni in the Playoffs - 2010

[Trotsky]

Habs force game 7, O'B will play another game.  And really, the Pens suck so the Habs need to win this one.

The Quest for the O'Byrne vs Murray Stanley Cup final proceeds as planned.

[ugarte]

Habs force game 7, O'B will play another game.  And really, the Pens suck so the Habs need to win this one.

The Quest for the O'Byrne vs Murray Stanley Cup final proceeds as planned.

This can't happen, because the Blackhawks have to get into the finals out of the West so Hossa can lose the cup for the third year in a row with three different teams.

[Trotsky]

Habs force game 7, O'B will play another game.  And really, the Pens suck so the Habs need to win this one.

The Quest for the O'Byrne vs Murray Stanley Cup final proceeds as planned.

This can't happen, because the Blackhawks have to get into the finals out of the West so Hossa can lose the cup for the third year in a row with three different teams.

The time for Hossa to lose was the first round so he could have been helping Slovakia in the IIHF.

[Josh '99]

Habs force game 7, O'B will play another game.  And really, the Pens suck so the Habs need to win this one.

The Quest for the O'Byrne vs Murray Stanley Cup final proceeds as planned.

This can't happen, because the Blackhawks have to get into the finals out of the West so Hossa can lose the cup for the third year in a row with three different teams.

The time for Hossa to lose was the first round so he could have been helping Slovakia in the IIHF.

Not to be rude to those who care (read: JTW), but... is there anything less interesting than the IIHF Worlds in an Olympic year?  Not only are the rosters lacking guys from the NHL playoffs, but we just saw all these teams with their full complement of players competing for Olympic gold three months ago.

[munchkin]

I'm amused watching the rosters change as teams get knocked out and those players go join their respective national teams.  Detroit losing yielded quite a few players to the tournament.

[RatushnyFan]

If any of you watched the Chicago/Vancouver series, Chicago physically kicked the living crap out of Vancouver.  It was unbelievable.  I for one am excited to see how Dustin Byfuglien (sp?) fares against Murray.  Murray needs to set a physical tone at the outset, I think the way Chicago is playing bodes well for his ice time and ability to play a really meaningful role in the series.

Chicago's first two offensive lines and all of their defensemen are unbelievably talented.  Third line is looking pretty good and Madden is a great PK player.  Stupid Hossa contract, why I oughta......

And in other news, I found this amusing.  Luongo - For Sale

[Rita]

Lots of ink for Ryan O'Byrne, but no ice in game 7. I missed the start of the game so didn't hear why he isn't in the line-up. Healthy scratch? Or the ambiguous "upper/lower" body injury?

[amerks127]

Lots of ink for Ryan O'Byrne, but no ice in game 7. I missed the start of the game so didn't hear why he isn't in the line-up. Healthy scratch? Or the ambiguous "upper/lower" body injury?

Healthy scratch I think.  Most of Montreal's injured defensemen are playing tonight...namely Jaroslav Spacek and Hal Gill, while PK Subban is playing in the NHL after playing the regular season with Hamilton.

[munchkin]

And O'B advances.  Now I REALLY want to see a Sharks/Habs final round.  One round from seeing it happen.

[Josh '99]

Updates:

Ryan O'Byrne's Canadiens completed a second upset in a row, knocking off the Penguins in games 6 and 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.  O'Byrne played 12:24 in game 6, a 4-3 win for the Habs, with no points, no penalties, and an even +/-; as mentioned upthread, he was a healthy scratch in game 7, a 5-2 win paced by Boston College alum Brian Gionta's two goals.  Montreal will play either the Bruins or the Flyers in the conference finals; game 7 of their series will be Friday night in Boston.

Douglas Murray and the Sharks will meet the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference finals; the Hawks won their previous series against the Canucks 4-2.  The Sharks had the best regular season record of any team left in the playoffs, and will have home ice advantage in the conference finals and (if they advance) the Stanley Cup finals.  The schedule for their series won't be finalized until after the Flyers-Bruins series ends on Friday night.

Raymond Sawada and the Texas Stars knocked off the Chicago Wolves on the road in game 7 of their series to advance to the AHL's Western Conference finals.  The Stars came from behind three separate times in the clincher, rallying from deficits of 2-0, 4-2 and 5-4 to send the game to overtime at 5-5, and won on Jamie Benn's unassisted goal 4:57 into the overtime period.  They'll take on the Hamilton Bulldogs, who had the best regular season record in the AHL's Western Conference; the series begins with games in Hamilton tomorrow night and Sunday afternoon.

The Cincinnati Cyclones accomplished the improbable, coming back from a 3-0 deficit in their American Conference final series against the Reading Royals to win the series 4-3.  Doug Krantz returned to the Cyclones' lineup for game 6, a 6-3 win, but was again scratched from their 1-0 win in last night's game 7; Niagara alum Barret Ehgoest scored the game's only goal in the first period, and Robert Mayer stopped all 25 shots he faced to preserve the victory.

If he's in the lineup during the Kelly Cup finals, Krantz will see some familiar faces as the Cyclones' opponents will be the Idaho Steelheads, featuring Mark McCutcheon and Evan Barlow.  The Steelheads won their National Conference final series against the Stockton Thunder in six games, closing it out with a 7-5 victory in Idaho on Tuesday night.  Barlow had 3 assists, 4 shots on goal, was +2 and was named the game's second star; McCutcheon scored a power play goal, assisted by Barlow, and was +1 with 6 shots on goal.  John-Scott Dickson, the game's first star, scored a natural hat trick over a span of less than six minutes early in the second period to turn an early 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 Steelheads lead; Barlow also assisted on Dickson's second goal.

The Kelly Cup finals start tomorrow night.  The Steelheads, who had the ECHL's best regular season record, will host games 1 and 2 tomorrow and Saturday nights; the series will continue in Cincinnati next Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

[Jim Hyla]

From the ECAC website Vesce called up to the Sharks. Not to play, but to be ready in case he is needed. I wonder which pay scale he gets?

[Flyers1037]

From the ECAC website Vesce called up to the Sharks. Not to play, but to be ready in case he is needed. I wonder which pay scale he gets?

It's my understanding that the players aren't paid in the playoffs.  All of the salaries are based on the number of days in the regular season and are paid during the regular season.  Somebody correct me if I'm wrong...

Also,  ::panic::::panic::::panic::::panic::::panic::::panic::::panic::  Flyers win in 7!

[Jim Hyla]

From the ECAC website Vesce called up to the Sharks. Not to play, but to be ready in case he is needed. I wonder which pay scale he gets?

It's my understanding that the players aren't paid in the playoffs.  All of the salaries are based on the number of days in the regular season and are paid during the regular season.  Somebody correct me if I'm wrong...

Also,  ::panic::::panic::::panic::::panic::::panic::::panic::::panic::  Flyers win in 7!

Don't worry, they will.::twak:::-D

[Josh '99]

Updates:

(Spoiler alert:  It was a rough weekend for the Cornell alumni left in the playoffs, so if you don't like ready bad news, you should just skip this post.)

Douglas Murray and the Sharks lost a close game to the Blackhawks in the first game of the Western Conference finals.  Jason Demers gave the Sharks an early lead with a power play goal, his first of the playoffs, midway through the first period.  Unfortunately for the Sharks, Antti Niemi, the game's first star, shut the door on the Sharks after that, making 18 saves in the second period and another 14 in the third.  Former Vermont Catamount Patrick Sharp tied the game in the second, and Dustin Byfuglien scored the winner in the third.  Evgeni Nabokov made 38 saves in a losing effort for the Sharks.  Murray was -1 (on the ice for the tying goal) with no shots, points or penalties.  Game 2 will be played Tuesday night in San Jose.

Ryan O'Byrne was (perhaps fortunately) out of the lineup while his Canadiens took a 6-0 thumping last night at the hands of the Flyers.  Six different players scored for Philadelphia; journeyman goalie Michael Leighton, who took over when Brian Boucher was injured during Philadelphia's last series, made 28 saves and was named the game's first star.  Canadiens starter Jaroslav Halak was pulled midway through the second period after allowing four goals on the 14 shots he faced, and backup Carey Price allowed another two on 11 shots.  The series continues with game 2 in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.  

Raymond Sawada's Texas Stars are in a 2-0 hole against the Hamilton Bulldogs in the AHL's Western Conference finals.  The Stars lost the first game 3-2 in overtime on Friday night; former Denver Pioneer Brock Trotter scored the winner on the power play just 14 seconds into the overtime, after the Stars were assessed a too many men on the ice penalty late in the third.  Jamie Benn scored both goals for Texas.  Sawada was -1 (on the ice for the game's only even-strength goal, scored by the Bulldogs late in the first period) with no points or penalties and two shots on goal.  The Bulldogs extended their series lead to 2-0 with a 3-1 win yesterday afternoon.  Trotter assisted on the Bulldogs' first two goals and was named the game's first star.  Sawada was again -1 (on the ice for Hamilton's second goal) with no points, shots or penalties.  The Stars will look to get back into the series with home games on Wednesday, Friday and (if necessary) Saturday nights.

Finally, the Cincinnati Cyclones lead the ECHL's Kelly Cup finals 2-0 after notching road wins against the Idaho Steelheads Friday and Saturday nights.  On Friday, the Cyclones won 3-2; Evan Barlow (the game's second star) and Mark McCutcheon scored the Steelheads' goals less then four minutes apart in the first period, but nobody else was able to score for Idaho.  Quinnipiac alum Reid Cashman tied the game for the Cyclones with a power play goal in the second, and Notre Dame alum Mark Van Guilder scored the winner, his second of the game, on the power play with just 49 seconds left in the third.  The Steelheads were victimized by a late goal in the second game of the series on Saturday night; former Princeton Tiger Dustin Sproat scored the game's only goal with just 20 seconds left in the third period.  20-year-old Robert Mayer made 18 saves to record the shutout.  Barlow was -1 with 3 shots on goal; McCutcheon had one shot on goal and three minor penalties.  Doug Krantz was not in the Cyclones' lineup for either game.  The series continues with games in Cincinnati tomorrow, Thursday and (if necessary) Friday nights.

[Trotsky]

I'm sure it's been noted before but, these updates are OUTSTANDING.  Thank you very much for all the work, it is appreciated.