Stanley Cup Final: Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver Canucks

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May 31, 2011 7:57pm
vs.

Schedule:
Wednesday, June 1
Stanley Cup finals Game 1: Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)

Saturday, June 4
Stanley Cup finals Game 2: Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, June 6
Stanley Cup finals Game 3: Vancouver at Boston or Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. ET (Versus)

Wednesday, June 8
Stanley Cup finals Game 4: Vancouver at Boston or Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. ET (Versus)

Friday, June 10
Stanley Cup finals Game 5 (if necessary): Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, June 13
Stanley Cup finals Game 6 (if necessary): Vancouver at Boston or Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)

Wednesday, June 15
Stanley Cup finals Game 7 (if necessary): Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)
Leading scorers:
Boston:

1. David Krejci 17 points
2. Nathan Horton 17 points
3. Patrice Bergeron 15 points
4. Brad Marchand 12 points
5. Michael Ryder 11 points
6. Chris Kelly 11 points
7. Milan Lucic 9 points
8. Rich Peverley 8 points
9. Dennis Seidenberg 8 points
10. Tomas Kaberle 8 points
Vancouver:

1. Henrik Sedin 21 points
2. Ryan Kesler 18 points
3. Daniel Sedin 16 points
4. Alex Burrows 14 points
5. Christian Ehrhoff 11 points
6. Kevin Bieska 9 points
7. Alex Edler 9 points
8. Mason Raymond 8 points
9. Chris Higgins 7 points
10. Jannik Hansen 6 points

Players to watch:

Boston:

Patrice Bergeron


Vancouver:

Keith Ballard


Should be a great series
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Jun 1, 2011 11:20am
Game 1 tonight on NBC.
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Jun 1, 2011 11:31am
Go B's.
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Jun 1, 2011 11:43am
I hate to say it but I think the Nucks take it rather easily....
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Jun 1, 2011 11:46am
gerb131;787552 wrote:I hate to say it but I think the Nucks take it rather easily....

How?
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Jun 1, 2011 11:50am
I think it'll be 4 games to 2. The way Vancouver was playing at the end of the SJ series I don't think anyone could beat them in a best of 7 game series. I don't know if it carries over to this series but I'm thinking it does and Van skates the cup. I think the key for the B's is Lucic.
I'd rather see the B's win it though.
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Jun 1, 2011 11:52am
I think the key is Thomas for Boston. Well, Thomas and the power play. Timmy has let in some softies during this playoffs, but seems to bounce back in the next game. He needs to cut down on those and string together back-to-back stellar performances - preferably earlier in the series - to give Boston some momentum. The power play needs to win Boston a game as well, or at least not lose them a game, but that's asking a whole whole lot at this point. I think it'll be a very good series, 6 or 7 games.
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Jun 1, 2011 11:53am
gerb131;787563 wrote:I think it'll be 4 games to 2. The way Vancouver was playing at the end of the SJ series I don't think anyone could beat them in a best of 7 game series. I don't know if it carries over to this series but I'm thinking it does and Van skates the cup. I think the key for the B's is Lucic.
I'd rather see the B's win it though.

With the way Chara and Sidenberg played against St. Louis, Lecavellier and Stamkos, I see no reason why they can't hold down Sedin twins and kesler. Nashville did and boston is a better defensive team. I think it'll go 7 games. Throw in the Luongo choke factor and I definitely think boston can win it in 6 or 7
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Jun 1, 2011 12:31pm
That schedule is ridiculous.
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Jun 1, 2011 12:37pm
like_that;787628 wrote:That schedule is ridiculous.

It's basically meant to offset the NBA finals, which are scheduled for:
Tuesday May 31
Thursday June 2
Sunday June 5
Tuesday June 7
Thursday June 9
Sunday June 12
Tuesday June 14
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Jun 1, 2011 1:35pm
Lots of coast to coast travel if this goes 7...which it might.
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Jun 1, 2011 2:42pm
This sucks for people who live on the west coast.

5PM starts.
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Jun 1, 2011 2:46pm
Screw Hollywood.

:)
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Jun 1, 2011 2:48pm
gorocks99;787782 wrote:Screw Hollywood.

:)

Indeed.
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Jun 1, 2011 2:50pm
The travel will easily affect boston more than vancouver. Van travels more than any other team in the league so i think when fatigue sets in, it'll be boston who feels it more.
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Jun 1, 2011 3:23pm
I'm not sure what sport it is or if they still do it, but I recall that if there was a huge distance between the 2 teams they went to a 2-3-2 format. Would help with the travel in this case.
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Jun 1, 2011 5:40pm
Vancouver in 5
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Jun 1, 2011 7:21pm
Leonardo;787927 wrote:Vancouver in 5

Jim Rome, is that you? lol.
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Jun 1, 2011 9:14pm
0-0 after one. Burrows bit Bergeron's finger at the end of the period, he'll be suspended for at least the next game once the NHL reviews the tape.
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Jun 1, 2011 10:03pm
Whoa, missed the bite.
Great, great defensive, hard hitting game.
Great goaltending as well.
0-0 through 2.
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Jun 1, 2011 10:07pm
Good game so far.

The hit Hamhuis had was beautiful.

Burrows went full retard and bit Bergeron smh...
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Jun 1, 2011 10:17pm


The fact that he tries the hide it, 1 game suspension.
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Jun 1, 2011 10:59pm
Wow.
Kesler (former Buckeye) feeds to Torres and Vancouver gets the goal late.
Wins 1-0.
Awesome game.
I wanted OT though.
I hope the rest of the series is like this and it goes deep.
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Jun 1, 2011 10:59pm
Couver wins it with 18 seconds left, 1-0

Craziness
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Jun 1, 2011 11:00pm
Kesler was very, very close to being offsides.

Crazy ending though.

I hope the entire series is like this game.