"The biggest church day of the year is Easter Sunday. I know I'll be there with my wife and kid and I'll be praying."

 

Maple Leafs defenseman Bryan McCabe on seeking some divine help towards having the Devils beat the Islanders Sunday. If McCabe's prayers are answered, the Leafs make the playoffs.

 

 

 

Can you really pray for a team called the Devils to win?

"The biggest church day of the year is Easter Sunday. I know I'll be there with my wife and kid and I'll be praying."

 

Maple Leafs defenseman Bryan McCabe on seeking some divine help towards having the Devils beat the Islanders Sunday. If McCabe's prayers are answered, the Leafs make the playoffs.

 

 

 

Can you really pray for a team called the Devils to win?

I was wondering that myself this afternoon. Judging by the shoot-out, you can't!:laugh3:

Playoff Schedule is released:

 

2007 EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

 

Series A - #1 Buffalo vs. #8 NY Islanders

Date Time (ET) Location Network

Thu., April 12 8:00 p.m. at Buffalo TSN

Sat., April 14 7:30 p.m. at Buffalo VERSUS, TSN

Mon., April 16 7:30 p.m. at NY Islanders VERSUS, TSN

Wed., April 18 7:30 p.m. at NY Islanders VERSUS, TSN

*Fri., April 20 7:00 p.m. at Buffalo VERSUS, TSN

*Sun., April 22 7:00 p.m. at NY Islanders VERSUS, TSN

*Tue., April 24 TBD at Buffalo TSN

 

Series B - #2 New Jersey vs. #7 Tampa Bay

Date Time (ET) Location Network

Thu., April 12 7:30 p.m. at New Jersey RDS

Sat., April 14 7:00 p.m. at New Jersey CBC, RDS

Mon., April 16 7:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay CBC, RDS

Wed., April 18 7:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay CBC, RDS

*Fri., April 20 7:00 p.m. at New Jersey CBC, RDS

*Sun., April 22 TBD at Tampa Bay CBC, RDS

*Tue., April 24 TBD at New Jersey CBC, RDS

 

Series C - #3 Atlanta vs. #6 NY Rangers

Date Time (ET) Location Network

Thu., April 12 7:00 p.m. at Atlanta TSN

Sat., April 14 3:00 p.m. at Atlanta NBC, TSN

Tue., April 17 7:00 p.m. at NY Rangers TSN

Wed., April 18 7:00 p.m. at NY Rangers TSN

*Fri., April 20 TBD at Atlanta TSN

*Sun., April 22 1:00 p.m. at NY Rangers NBC, TSN

*Mon., April 23 7:00 p.m. at Atlanta VERSUS, TSN

 

Series D - #4 Ottawa vs. #5 Pittsburgh

Date Time (ET) Location Network

Wed., April 11 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa CBC, RDS, VERSUS

Sat., April 14 3:00 p.m. at Ottawa CBC, RDS, NBC

Sun., April 15 6:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh VERSUS, CBC, RDS

Tue., April 17 7:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh VERSUS, CBC, RDS

*Thu., April 19 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa CBC, RDS, VERSUS

*Sun., April 22 1:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh NBC, CBC, RDS

*Tue., April 24 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa VERSUS, CBC, RDS

 

*if necessary

 

2007 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

 

Series E - #1 Detroit vs. #8 Calgary

Date Time (ET) Location Network

Thu., April 12 7:00 p.m. at Detroit VERSUS, CBC

Sun., April 15 1:00 p.m. at Detroit NBC, CBC

Tue., April 17 10:00 p.m. at Calgary CBC, VERSUS

Thu., April 19 TBD at Calgary CBC, VERSUS

*Sat., April 21 3:00 p.m. at Detroit NBC, CBC

*Sun., April 22 TBD at Calgary CBC, VERSUS

*Tue., April 24 TBD at Detroit CBC, VERSUS

 

Series F - #2 Anaheim vs. #7 Minnesota

Date Time (ET) Location Network

Wed., April 11 10:30 p.m. at Anaheim TSN

Fri., April 13 10:30 p.m. at Anaheim TSN

Sun., April 15 8:00 p.m. at Minnesota TSN

Tue., April 17 9:00 p.m. at Minnesota TSN

*Thu., April 19 10:30 p.m. at Anaheim TSN

*Sat., April 21 TBD at Minnesota TSN

*Mon., April 23 10:00 p.m. at Anaheim TSN

 

Series G - #3 Vancouver vs. #6 Dallas

Date Time (ET) Location Network

Wed., April 11 10:00 p.m. at Vancouver CBC, RDS, VERSUS

Fri., April 13 9:00 p.m. at Vancouver CBC, RDS, VERSUS

Sun., April 15 9:30 p.m. at Dallas VERSUS, CBC, RDS

Tue., April 17 8:00 p.m. at Dallas CBC, RDS (JIP)

*Thu., April 19 TBD at Vancouver CBC, RDS, VERSUS

*Sat., April 21 8:00 p.m. at Dallas VERSUS, CBC, RDS

*Mon., April 23 TBD at Vancouver CBC, RDS, VERSUS

 

Series H - #4 Nashville vs. #5 San Jose

Date Time (ET) Location Network

Wed., April 11 8:00 p.m. at Nashville TSN

Fri., April 13 8:00 p.m. at Nashville TSN

Mon., April 16 10:00 p.m. at San Jose VERSUS, TSN

Wed., April 18 10:00 p.m. at San Jose VERSUS, TSN

*Fri., April 20 9:00 p.m. at Nashville VERSUS (JIP), TSN

*Sun., April 22 10:00 p.m. at San Jose VERSUS (JIP), TSN

*Tue., April 24 TBD at Nashville VERSUS, TSN

We now have a thread for the playoffs. Check it out here

NEW YORK (CP) - Goaltenders Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks and centre Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins are the finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player.

 

All three are finalists for other awards: Luongo for the Vezina Trophy as top goalie and for the Lester B. Pearson award as most outstanding player in the eyes of his peers; Brodeur for the Vezina; and Crosby for the Pearson.

 

The other Pearson finalist is Vincent Lecavalier of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

 

For the first time since the inception of the NHL awards TV special in 1983, there are more than the traditional three finalists for a league trophy.

 

There was a third-place tie between 2006 winner Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames and Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers in Vezina balloting by the 30 league GMs.

 

Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom, a four-time winner, and Anaheim's Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer are up for the Norris Trophy as best defenceman.

 

Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Paul Stastny of the Colorado Avalanche are the finalists for the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year.

 

Coach-of-the-year finalists are 2006 winner Lindy Ruff of the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh's Michel Therrien and Vancouver's Alain Vigneault.

 

The Lady Byng Trophy for most gentlemanly player will go to Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk, Colorado's Joe Sakic or Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis.

 

The Frank J. Selke Trophy for best defensive forward will go to Carolina's 2006 winner Rod Brind'Amour, Anaheim's Samuel Pahlsson or New Jersey's Jay Pandolfo.

 

The winners will be announced June 14 during the televised awards special in Toronto.

The offseason's a bitch.

A lot of signings and a lot of over-paid players...

thanks amsterdam for drury, he's gonna go well with the addition of gomez as well. ;)

Oh my, Vanek signed to Buffalo.50 million for 7 years! :stunned:

 

Why is everyone getting overpaid?

Leafs did some great shopping.

WOW Buffalo will be a whole different team come October.

Oh my, Vanek signed to Buffalo.50 million for 7 years! :stunned:

 

Why is everyone getting overpaid?

 

 

You can thank Edmonton for that one.

oh man, sad to hear John ferguson Senior passed away....

What a coincidence that that's the last post in this thread. The rumour out of Toronto is that if the Leafs lose tonight, John Ferguson Jr. is finished and that the team will be run by a consortium for a while.

Wow, that's intense.