Buds Board Keepers League

PIT @ CHI

Road to the Cup Final

PIT def. WSH (1), BOS (2), OTT (6)
CHI def. SJS (6), MIN (2), LAK (1)

Games Played

PIT
C – 33
W – 42
D – 39
G – 6

CHI
C – 35
W – 45
D – 39
G – 6

Skaters

PIT
Shane Doan returns after a 3-Game Suspension.
Nicklas Lidstrom returns to the line-up after being absent for the first 3 rounds of the playoffs.

CHI
The Hawks’ Skaters are white hot, putting up 14 Goals and 29 Assists last week.
Pavel Datsyuk returns to the line-up after being absent for the first 3 rounds of the playoffs.

Goaltending

Crawford and Emery let in 6 Goals against Nashville on Sunday without Duncan Keith. Keith will miss 4 games in this match-up.
Brodeur has lost 4 straight Starts. Johan Hedberg's Shutout last week is the reason the Penguins squeaked by the Sens.

Key Injuries
PIT - Erik Johnson
CHI – Nate Thompson, Patrick Kaleta

Trivia
PIT and CHI are the 4th and 5th teams to make the BBKL Stanley Cup Finals.
For the 3rd Season in a row, the Eastern Conference Champions come from the Atlantic Division.
This is the first time a team from the Central Division has made the Final.
The two GMs in the Final were ranked #10 (Anton) and #11 (Shiv) in the BBKL wide Poll
http://bbkl.ca/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6772 ... lts#p84628

Looking forward to a great match-up, Anton!

Good luck, faggots.

Yea, should be a good battle. You both have amazing teams. Good luck. I hate you both.

OP Updated with a full preview.

Go Banana!

Sick goaltending match here

By that, i mean all 4 goalkeepers are going to roll over and die at any moment.

So is Steve Mason's career.

And then?

Don't ruin the finals thread if you guys decide to fight again

I DON'T EVEN CARE, I'LL DELETE POSTS WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO BROTHER, WHEN THE SHEPSTER RUNS WILD ON YOU?!?!?!?

Woooooooooo

Picking Shiv for this one!

Nothing being ruined here Sheppy

Go Banana!

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Anton ... give 'em hell, brother

Sorry Shiv, I love you buddy, but I'm rootin' for the West in this one.

Bring it home Anton. The West needs it.

GO SHIV!

Shep wroteCOLONSorry Shiv, I love you buddy, but I'm rootin' for the West in this one.

Bring it home Anton. The West needs it.

I never knew there was another kid in this gif. Thanks!

going to be a good battle, i wouldn't mind seeing a Western team take the title!

but good luck to both

Happy to see either of these two win it. Great GM's.


What I hope happens is a wicked long battle- major swings, a complete emotional roller coaster. Aka 7 game series into OT.

Best of luck to both of you.

In terms of betting on a winner : I'll stay in the east, tougher road here and still healthy, even though I know goaltenders will be the determining factor and I have my concerns about NjD down the real life stretch.

NJD is always awesome down the stretch

Go shiv!

(sorry anton)

gotta back my central division homie..bring it home anton.