2010/2011 Playoffs
Top teams all made 100 points, would be nice for Crosby-Rangers final, but really want Rangers to be knocked out early, as bored of our winning streak!
Rnd1: We have Washington, Bobrovsky, Bergeron, but not much else, they did play us well this year going 1-2 with all three being close. one game goes to OT, but iuts still a sweep. Columbus sweep, but Atlanta out in 7 to Philadelphia.
Rnd2: New Jersey for us, a top 5 team, with good depth, Vanek Giroux Getzalf is a strong top line. Green scored 104 points from the d. Second only to Dan Boyle of Detroit. First game is an easy win, but Devils strike back in the next! However a 9-2 and 6-3 wins gives the Rangers a chance to wrap up at home, which they do in ot to win in 5. Columbus through in 5 to meat Calgary. Philadlephia in another 7 game series, this time verse montreal are our opponent.s
Rnd3:Crosby, D. Sedin and Frolov(phil) all lead with 20 points so far. Philedlphia, with 106 points in regular season, and with depth if no real star players score 3 goals in the 3rd period to take the 1st game 3-2. Calgary flames with Bure trying to add to his 93/94 stanley cup winners medal, lose 6-4 in the first game. Both teams reverse the results to leave both series tied at 1. Rangres take the lead with a 4-2 win at Phillie thanks to 2 goal Nash. 2 goal parise leads Columbus to a 5-0 win and a 2-1 series lead. An ot goal by Weber leads the Rangers 3-2 in gm 4 to leave them 1 game from the Stanley Cup final. Calgary however tie their series with Columbus, with a 6-4 win. Rangers finish the job with a 4-3 win in game 5, thanks to a last minute Semin goal! Jeff Skinner scores the last of 3 3rd period goals to overturn a 5-3 deficit to a 6-5 win for Columbus. Pavel Bure with the goal in the 3rd to seemingly wrap it up for Calgary. Turning point of the series? Yes, Columbus and Vrosbby make their first SC Final appearance. Parise with 3 points as a 4 goal 3rd, give Columbus a 4-1 win and a 4-2 series win.
Stanley Cup final.Frolov leads with 27 points for the eliminated Flyers. Crosby 27, Sedin 26 and CAmmalleri 23 for Columbus. Kessel leads Rangers with 21, having played 5 games less.
Game1:Crosby line is held pointless, its the Sedin-Skinner-Parise line that combines for all 3 goals for Columbus, but its in vain as Rangers get to a 5-1 lead by start of 3rd, Goals spread accross the team., Final score 6-3 Rangers.
Game2:Crosby needs to step up, his line was a -3 in the first game, Cammallieir and David Jones on his wings. Well Crosby gets a goal, but Rangers with a 7-1 win. Was 2-1 after one, but game gets away from columbus after that. Spezza with 3 points Kovalchuk with 2 goals. Shots 37-27 Rangers.
Game3: A must win for Crosby, but again pointless and -2, as its their Parise line that combines for 2 goals. But again in vain, Rangers 4-1 up after 1st, Gaborik Kopitar Spezza and Markov with the goals. Columbus rally in the second, to get it to 4-3 and then 5-4, but can never equalise. Kovalchuk makes it 6-4 early in 3rd, and that holds up.
Game4: Can we sweep? Can Crosby make a difference? No to the first and no to the second question. Crosby pointless and a -1. His stats in the final are poor. Kopitar has owned him. Crosby 1 goal, 0 assists, and a minus 6! Rangers take the lead after 1 , but Nycholat and D. Sedin turn the game around, before Markov and Nash make it 3-2 halway throughb the 2nd. Rau makes it 3-3 after 2. Shea Weber retakes the lead for the rangres, but Skinner and Giordano make it a 5-4 win for Columbus who get 1 win on the board! Columbu were out shot 44-25. Kiprusoff at 33 showing life in the old dog yet!
Game5

aniel Sedin turns this into a series! Rangers have once before blown a 3-0 series lead. This game is even, with both teams around 40 shots, Kovalchuk opened the scoring and Spezza makes it 2. But the Sedin line again combines to make 2-1 Rangers after 1. Columbus then stun the MSG to take a 4-2 lead, Crosby getting an assist. Sedin another 2 points, to take his tally to 3. Burns closes the gap to 3-4 with a goal at 19:51 of the second.We then equalise through Kovalchuk on The PP 7 mins into the 3rd, but Parise gives the win to Columbus. 3-2 lead to the Rangers
Game6:Sedin star man so far for Columbus, whilst Kovalchuk has stepped up for Rangers. Columbus in front of a packed home crowd, fall to Kovalchuks double, Sedin scores from Crsoby to make it 2-1 after 2, But Toews and Kovalchuks second ices it for the Rangers
Rangers 4-2 Champs, Kovalchuk should win the conn smythe, he lead us with 26 points with Kessel, Sedin led all playoff players with 33.
Hart:Crosby
Conn Smythe: Mark Streit(Kopitar and Kovalchuk had better cases, but he still was a major pieve)
Calder:Jakub Voracek(NAS)
Norris: Mark Streit
Vezina: Wade Dubielewicz(Edm)
Kopitar got Frank Selke award*
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