The Flyers got off to a good start. They beat the Devils 2-1 to take Game 1!

In the other game that has been completed, the Senators beat the Penguins 5-4. Even though Pittsburgh only had 21 shots, they got 4 goals. Neither goalie was stellar, and Pittsburgh's defense forgot to show up.

I still think that the Penguins will win the series, but it will probably take 6 or 7 games to do it.

For the games still being played:

Colorado is leading 1-0 over San Jose after 2 periods of play.

Phoenix is leading Detroit 3-2 with 14 minutes left in the third.

I predict the Flyers to continue this season's dominance of the Devils and take the series 4-1.:)

I'm looking forward to your oncoming clash with dauls with regards to this.;):lol::)

I can't believe that the CBC wouldn't show the Montreal - Washington game tonight. Instead they chose to show the Boston game.

It may have been due to who held the rights to that particular game. It could have gone to the highest bidder or something like that. I was at work, so I don't know if this is what happened or not, but perhaps the Montreal game was shown on either TSN, SportsNet, or even Fox?

At least you should be happy with the result.;)

Another upset tonight! Montreal beat Washington 3-2 in the first overtime period! Halak made 45 saves for the Habs, while Theodore made 35 saves for Washington.

Ovechkin was a total nonfactor in the game. He had no shots on net and his giveaway led to the second Montreal goal. Perhaps he thought it was the Olympics again and felt he needed to pull a vanishing act again?


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Buffalo beat Boston 2-1. I guess the referees forgot the axiom of the playoffs, which is to place your whistle in your pocket unless it is a blatant penalty. Looking at the scorecard, I can't help but wonder if the refs calling Boston on 4 straight penalties in the third cost them any chance of tying the game up.

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Vancouver and LA are currently tied 2-2 with about 15 minutes left in the third period.

Gee, you think?!?!

What's truly amazing is that the Bruins had 24 shots on goal in the second period, compared to 9 by Buffalo, and Ryan Miller gave up only one point!

I was elated to hear that Montreal beat Washington in overtime. Less enthused to see that Boston got beat.

I am happy with the result. I'm not happy with the CBC. I didn't see the Montreal game listed on any of the sports channels. It's possible that one of the major US networks carried it on a local station, but since I don't get any US networks from the DC, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware area I wouldn't know.

:censored: Lost game 2 to the Devils 5-3 tonight.:frown:

Wasn't a great to start to the game by the Flyers, conceding a short-handed goal after only 2:45 of the first period.

Back home to Philadelphia for wins at Wachovia Center in Games 3 and 4 next.:p

I'm not surprised, to be honest. Miller is the only reason Buffalo will go any distance in the playoffs. Without him, they would be gone right away. And who knows? Boston can certainly take this series, but if Miller is playing great, they may need a lucky bounce or two(and for the refs to put the whistle away).

Pittsburgh beat Ottawa 2-1. Crosby had a goal and an assist in this one. Letang scored the winner late in the third period.

As Tbone mentioned above, New Jersey beat the Flyers 5-3(the fifth goal was an empty netter). The first two periods were back-and-forth, but the third period was all New Jersey. Ilya Kovalchuk had a good night, scoring 1 goal and assisting on two others.

The Chicago/Nashville score actually gave me a jaw-dropping moment! I was following the game at work and when I left it was 1-0 Chicago at the end of the second period. When I checked the scores at home, it was a 4-1 victory for Nashville! Needless to say, I was quite surprised at that!:eek:

Detroit beat Phoenix 7-4. The seventh goal was an empty netter, but it looks like the Detroit offense has woken up. I think this series will go to seven games, but I don't believe that every game will be a blowout like this one. Zetterberg had a hat-trick in this one.

San Jose beat Colorado 6-5 in overtime. The Sharks shouldn't feel too good about this one, as Nabokov let in 5 goals from only 22 shots, and Anderson only let in 6 after facing 52 shots. San Jose got the tying goal at 19:28 of the third period, and then they were given a PP in overtime(the refs broke the rule of the playoffs. Unless it's taking someone's head off, you DON'T call anything in overtime!). The Sharks did nothing to make me think they still won't choke. Losing Game 1 at home, and barely winning Game 2 doesn't bode well for them having to now face Colorado on their home ice. I feel that Colorado will win in 6(maybe 5) games.

I also think that Greiss will start in net for Game 3 for the Sharks.

Sharks
 

I totally disagree. Nabby was porous and there were a few mistakes (like Murray trying his hand at offense, leading to a 2-1 break).

The story is that the Sharks come from behind FIVE TIMES to win this game. The Sharks dominated throughout.

Sharks put 52(!) shots on net, with the Avs blocking 32(!) shots and 16 misses. Sharks out-hit, won more faceoffs, and were more disciplined. They totally out-worked the Avs everywhere.

Sharks had two goals waived off in the third, and scored the tying goal with 32 seconds left. You might recall the Avs scoring with 50 seconds to win game 1. Hah!

The penalty on Foote in OT was for slamming Jet Ortmeyer's head into the net so hard the net came off and they had to blow the play dead. 5-5 the Sharks were swarming, you couldn't possibly believe that this penalty was the deciding factor in this game? Anderson literally saw the puck 100 times man! The Sharks totally out worked the Avs. They deserved to win, and that's why they won.

Also, the Sharks WILL stick with Nabby.

The newspaper columnists up here are pissing me off to no end. They are falling all over themselves apologizing for Ovechkin's piss poor performance in game 1. Those sycophants are calling him the best hockey player ever. What a load of :censored::censored::censored: crap.

It's hard to believe these columns and articles are written by Canadian sportswriters. I'll stop here before I get into libellous territory, but let me just say that I am not pleased at all with the writers' views.

There is no way Griess will start in game 3.

Last year the sharks would have lost this game. The sharks have controlled most of the play in both games. The first game they had a number of excellent scoring chances with Anderson out of position only to miss the net. At one point they had 12 shots miss the net to only one for the Av's. I think Nabby was actually better than Anderson in that game. if they want to go deep into the playoffs, then Nabby has to play much better. I think they have too much firepower and depth for Colorado. As far as the penality in OT, that was the second blatant foul on the Av's in OT. The didn't call the first, so you can only press your luck so far.

I would just like to say that Mike Emrick has one of the most annoying voices in all of TV broadcasting, and now I have to listen to him on the Bruins-Sabres game that is just about to start! If my friends on this board don't see any posts from me in the next few days, it's probably because his voice drove me to slash my wrists.

The Bruins have tied up the series with Sabres after winning, 5-3, this afternoon in Buffalo.

If the Sabres want to win this series, they are going to have to be aggressive for 60 minutes, instead of relying on Ryan Miller to do everything for them by stopping shots, no matter how many may come his way.

Of course, I don't want the Sabres to win this series.

Excellent news.

Flyers take 2-1 series lead.
 

:censored: Devils lost 3-2 in OT to the Flyers tonight. The Devils conceded the winner 5-seconds after David Clarkson's penalty had expired.:frown:

How can you expect to win when you're outshot by 34 to 19.:frown: I'm getting a bad feeling about this series.:(

I believe I mentioned earlier that all I was able to get the facts from were the various online articles. If it was a legit penalty(also, like I mentioned in an earlier post. I don't think the one you quoted from, but one within the last week) then it should have been called for sure. I could be wrong about me previously mentioning those things, though. It wouldn't be the first time. LOL! ;)

Game 3 went on tonight, and I will admit that the Sharks lost a game that by all rights they should have won. Anderson stood on his head, while the rest of the Colorado team stood around. San Jose outshot Colorado 51-17 and lost the game on an unlucky bounce(went off Boyle and into the net). The determining factor on whether or not the Sharks will go into the next round will be if they can shake off that bad break and continue to play like they have been. If they let it get to them and they end up down 3 games to 1, then I don't believe they would come back.

Nabokov has not been sharp ever since the Olympics. Many hockey analysts have made mention of that(the same can be said for Luongo and Brodeur, although Brodeur has been better in the playoffs). I don't know if he can't handle the pressure of big games, or if it is just him tiring out(he's played a lot of games this year and may be getting worn out). When Nabokov is on, he is an excellent goaltender, but lately he has had a number of poor outings. For game 3 it ended up not mattering who was in net for San Jose as there was no chance for any goalie to have gotten that one.

I will say that the main reason I would not want San Jose to win is the fact that Dany Heatley is a member of their team. He abandoned two teams(by demanding a trade), and I can see the first time after the accident that claimed the life of his teammate and friend(a change of scenery was probably needed) but his demand from Ottawa was just him being a spoiled baby. The team was good enough for him to sign a big contract, but for whatever reason he suddenly wanted to leave. I think he is a skilled hockey player, but I do not like him very much.

After saying all of that, San Jose will more than likely win if they can continue getting 50+ shots a game. As good as Anderson has been, I don't think it's possible to steal too many more games like that.

It seems that the Flyers have had the Devil's number all season long, and it is continuing into the playoffs.

Stories like this show the human side of hockey players. I honestly do not know how I would react if this horrible tragedy had happened to me. The article is from tsn.ca

DUTHIE: COYOTES' TAYLOR PYATT DISCUSSES TRAGIC ACCIDENT

The phone rang around 2:30 in the morning.

One of those disorienting, middle-of-the-night calls, when you grab the phone before you know where you are, before you know whether you are awake or dreaming.

It had to be the latter. The words coming from the other end of the line made no sense.

"What?!? How?!? No!"

Taylor Pyatt dropped the phone.

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It is springtime in Canada, when we inevitably lose our minds about hockey, and talk about wins and losses as if they are life and death. They are, of course, nothing remotely close. And no one knows this better than Pyatt, a tall, bruising forward for the Phoenix Coyotes.

A little over a year ago, he was getting ready for a playoff run with the Vancouver Canucks, and a summer wedding to his longtime girlfriend, Carly Bragnalo.

"We were together 11 years, high school sweethearts." Pyatt says. "She was just an amazing person. She just... always made me feel comfortable. We had a great relationship."

"Everyone loved her," says Taylor's younger brother Tom, a forward with the Montreal Canadiens. "She was always happy. She loved to cook. She was always cooking up big feasts for us at the cottage."

Their cottage, in Thunder Bay, is where Taylor and Carly were to be married. But on April 2nd, 2009, just four months before the wedding, that phone call in the middle of the night changed... everything.

"We had a game at home that night against Anaheim. I just went home and had something to eat, and went to sleep. I got a call at 2:30 a.m. from Carly's brother. I was still half asleep, I didn't know what he was saying. I couldn't comprehend it. I just dropped the phone. Then I got a call about 15 seconds later from her Dad. He said Carly had been killed in a car accident. I couldn't believe it... I kept asking him over and over, 'Are you sure, are you sure?' I was in total shock."

Bragnalo was vacationing in Jamaica. She was in a taxi with her Mom and three others when the driver lost control around a corner, flipped, and hit a utility pole. Carly was the only fatality.

Taylor Pyatt sits in a dressing room at the Coyotes' arena in Glendale, Arizona, squeezing an empty water bottle over and over nervously. This is the first time he has spoken publicly about Carly's death, and his year in Hell.

He is a quiet guy at the best of times, so finding the right words is a struggle. You want to tell him you understand. Right words? They don't exist.

"It was just a devastating time for me. I got on a flight and went home right away. I was surrounded by my family for the next few weeks, but I was in total shock. The first few days, making funeral arrangements, making plans to get her back... her body back, all those sort of things you thought you would never do, especially at this point of your life. I remember asking myself, 'Are you really doing this?'"

"It felt like a bad dream," says Tom Pyatt. "I flew right home and Taylor was already there, with friends. There's not much you can say. I just gave him a big hug and told him I'd be there for him."

Taylor would spend the next three weeks in Thunder Bay, trying to figure out why the world had leveled him from behind. Answers never came.

He returned to the Canucks, just before their playoff series with Chicago, hoping to lose himself in hockey. Going to the rink, seeing the guys, trying to win games - it helped.

But once the team was eliminated, he was left alone, to a summer of mourning. And a feeling that he needed to get far, far away.

"I felt it was time to move on from Vancouver, time to turn the page, for my personal life and my career."

Pyatt was a free agent, and in the harsh world of professional hockey, he was now a bit of a risk. He was a 27 year-old budding journeyman (he had played for the Islanders and Buffalo, before Vancouver) coming off a so-so season, and he was a mess mentally. Damaged.

Only one general manager called him. Don Maloney of the Phoenix Coyotes.

"We drafted his brother Tom in New York, so I knew the family," say Maloney. "We didn't have the resources to offer him what he'd been making in Vancouver, but I wanted to see how he was doing, and tell him why this would be a great fit for him."

Phoenix was hardly a desired destination for most free agents last summer. The team was in bankruptcy court, ownerless, and hadn't made the playoffs in eight years. It seemed like a one-way ticket to hockey obscurity. And maybe that's what made it the perfect place for Taylor Pyatt.

"He was looking for a fresh start," says Maloney. "I think he looked at us in the desert being as far away from all the attention in Canada as you can imagine."

He was right.

Pyatt did need to get away. Away from everything that reminded him of his old life. Of Carly. So he became a Phoenix Coyote.

Play through pain. That's what hockey players are supposed to do, right? But there was no treatment for this. No ice bags, no pills, no rehab. It was unrelenting. Paralyzing.

"I think early on in the season I struggled quite a bit. It was much harder than I thought. Mentally, emotionally, the ups and downs of hockey can be tough by themselves. But to add on the grieving process... at times it was really difficult. If I had a tough game, in the morning I felt pretty low. I started to wonder if I should step away from the game for a bit... if my heart was still in it."

During those tough first few months, Pyatt became good friends with Keith Yandle, the Coyotes star-in-the-making defenceman. They would hang out, go to dinner, and when Pyatt was ready, talk.

"He's a quiet guy, and I didn't really know what was going on inside him. But once he got comfortable, sometimes he'd want to talk about it, and so I'd just listen. That's all you can do is be there to listen.

"I think it helped him. He started to come out of his shell. He likes to laugh, joke around. It's great to see. I'm engaged right now and I couldn't imagine what happened to him happening to me. He's a really strong kid, and a great guy."

As the season wore on, and the Coyotes started winning, hockey started to matter again to Pyatt.

"It was hard early," says Maloney. "The holidays were really hard for him. He sat out some games when he wasn't as good as he needed to be. But, the last month he's been terrific. When he's focused, he's an unstoppable force."

It's been a year now. And Taylor Pyatt is healing. Slowly.

"There was no one day that I was suddenly ready to move on," says Pyatt. "It just comes and goes, and you learn to live with it. I still struggle every day. I still think about Carly every day. But I'm not as emotional as I was. I can smile and laugh about the good times we had. I love playing hockey, and I'm excited about this team and its chances. I'm looking forward to getting that happiness and joy back in my life."

Bruins win tonight, 2-1, and now lead the series 2-1 over the Sabres.

This was one of the most physical games I've seen in a very long time. And Boston Garden was as loud as it has ever been for hockey, beginning in the second minute of the first period all the way to the end!

Go Bruins!!!

^ Glad to see that result.

Now if Montreal would only remember that they are supposed to play hockey and not just show up.

Unfortunately, I think that Ovechkin got into the head of Halak somewhat. He was not particularly sharp in the game(hence him getting pulled). Following online at work, I knew the Habs were in trouble when they gave up that shorthanded goal.

The next game is a must-win for the Habs for obvious reasons. Being down 3-1 to Washington would be an almost insurrmountable hole to climb out of.

Varlamov was great in net for Washington, so I imagine that Boudreau(SP?) will elect to go with him for Game #4(the "hot glove" and all that).

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LA beat Vancouver 5-3. Luongo was pulled in the second period. Man, he's been hot and cold ever since the Olympics. He needs to get his act together if they want to make it to the next round. The amount of penalties that they took(and the PP goals they gave up) also needs to be curtailed for Game #4.

The Bruins just beat the Sabres in the 2nd overtime, winning 3-2 after being behind 2-0 at the end of the 2nd period. It's hard to see how they don't advance, even though they have to go back to Buffalo for the next game.

Yay!

^Glad to see this result, mainly because I don't like Buffalo.

I honestly thought that Montreal had a chance to win this game once they had the 2-1 lead(at the time, they held a 33-18 shot advantage). It seems like the shorthanded goal that Montreal allowed with only 7 seconds left in the second period took all the wind from their sails and woke Washington up.

I don't think that Montreal will be able to come back from a 3-1 game deficit, but I still don't believe that Washington will win it all.

Congratulations to the Bruins again. I was trying to follow the game at work, but I had to go on patrol while they were still down 2-0. I am glad to see that they were able to take it in OT! Buffalo took a penalty in the 2nd OT(too many men on the ice) and it cost them!

I read on tsn.ca that there have been 11 'too many men...' penalties called in the playoffs so far(not sure if this includes any of tonight's games or not).

Vancouver stormed back and beat LA 6-4. Their series is now tied at two games apiece.

Montreal had a 2 goal lead in the second game of the series. They haven't played hockey since. Sure they've shown up on the ice, but they still haven't played hockey. I too rather doubt that they can come back and win this round. They've already given up.

The Habs have been looking like an entire team of Ovechkins in the Olympics, without the theatrics. :)

That was a LONG Bruins game. I was watching "Food Inc." with my spouse at the time, but I kept flipping back and forth to catch the score.

That's the truth.

That being said, I wouldn't have it any other way.:) To have a shootout to end a playoff game would destroy any intensity to a game! The overtime periods are awesome! One little mistake can cost so much!

A shootout? More luck than anything. If they ever did bring the shootout into the playoffs, I would honestly think of boycotting the NHL for a while.

I agree. I hate shootouts at any time. It would completely destroy the game if it was introduced for playoff games.

Seriously, could you even imagine Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final being decided by a :censored:ing shootout?:eek::eek::eek:

Oh crap! Devils trail the Flyers 3-0 in the 3rd period of a must win Game 5.

Only 15 minutes of the Devils' season left.:frown:

And those 15 minutes are over.:eek:

The final was 3-0 Philadelphia, and with this victory win the series 4-1. This is the third straight year that the Devils have been eliminated in the first round. The offense for the most part seems to have disappeared in this series for the Devils.

The way things are shaping up, it looks like the Flyers will be facing the Capitals in the next round(barring a miracle comeback from the Habs).

We both know that's not going to happen.

That is true. I just didn't want to look like I was making a jab towards the Habs.

Ottawa beat Pittsburgh 4-3 in the 3rd overtime. Even with the victory I believe that Ottawa will lose to the Penguins. Leclaire was great in net for the Senators, so I would imagine that he will be in net for game #6. The average play of Elliott should give merit to that belief, but you never know. Clouston(Ottawa Head Coach) seems to like Elliott and he may have him in net again.

San Jose is smoking Colorado 5-0 with the game almost finished. Barring any unforseen circumstances, it looks like San Jose will be on to the next round(after this game they will hold a 3-2 game advantage). Anderson can't be the only player to show up for a game, and there are too many weapons on the Sharks to stymie them for long. Loathe as I am to say it, but San Jose could make it far this post-season. I think they played well against Phoenix and Vancouver during the regular season, so that would be in their favour, but I am not sure how they did against Detroit or Chicago. Colorado is not going to win any games waiting until the 3rd period to show up to play hockey. 2 shots in the first, 9 shots in the second, and 17 in the third. Not going to get it done. It looks like Nabokov has picked up his game now as well.

Speaking of Chicago, they beat Nashville 3-0 to tie that series up at two games apiece.

Go Habs Go!

The Habs were able to stave off defeat! They are at least going to have one more game at home, which will hopefully motivate the team. If they play like they did in this game, there could actually be a Game #7!

Detroit beat Phoenix 4-1, and now hold a 3-2 game lead. It looks like Phoenix's Cinderalla story is on the brink of becoming a tale of tragedy.;)

Boston was not able to eliminate Buffalo, and they ended up losing 4-1. Lots of penalties in this one! Boston still holds a 3-2 game lead.

Vancouver kicked LA's ass 7-2 and now hold a 3-2 game advantage. If they play like they did tonight, they should be able to eliminate LA in Game #6.

I hate the NHL TV structure. I can't watch Canadiens home games because of it. The one hope I had was having Boston beat Buffalo so we can get a game on VS , but that didn't happen. Its fucking stupid as they should just show games on the NHL network like the NBA does with the playoffs .

It was good to see Montreal come back and win. They have the potential to beat Washington and last night they showed it. I'm glad that they finally decided to play hockey again last night. I read the the report of the game in today's newspaper. The report was written by a reporter with the Canadian Press. The one comment he made that really pissed me off was saying that Montreal stole the game. What a bullshit statement to make. How can a team steal a game?

Glad to see this result. I'm not a Detroit fan, but I'm even less of a Phoenix fan. Hockey does not belong in Arizona where and especially since the team is not supported by the people in the area and is a financial drain on any owner while it remains in Arizona.

This was a disappointing result. I wanted to see Boston eliminate Buffalo. Wake up Boston. You can take Buffalo in the next game, but play hockey dammit and stay out of the penalty box.

Another result that I like.

The biggest problem is that the NHL gets such poor ratings in the southern US that the networks won't carry the games.

Another argument for an NHL that includes no teams in places where hockey cannot be played outdoors on a regular basis as the result of natural conditions.

Back in the mid-19th century, we should have freed the slaves and then let the South secede anyway, in anticipation of the lack of hockey enthusiasm down there. :lol: (Of course, my family was busy gearing up for a different civil war in another part of the world, some decades later.)

How's this for a serious load of bad luck for Nashville? They have a 4-3 lead and Marian Hossa(Chicago player) receives a 5 minute boarding major. The Blackhawks score shorthanded at 19:46 of the third period and it ends up going to overtime. Hossa's major ends and he jumps out of the penalty box and scores the game winner!

All I can say is "Wow!":eek:

It looks like Zdeno Chara's 'Instigator' penalty was taken away(it really shouldn't have been one in the first place) so he will NOT be getting suspended for Game #6. Good news for the Bruins!

Obviously, that a-hole Colin Campbell had nothing to do with this outcome!

I've been flipping back and forth between the Ottawa - Pittsburgh game and other shows. Ottawa was leading 1 - 0 at the start of the second period. I came back to the game several minutes later and Ottawa was leading 3 - 0. I watched the game for a couple of minutes and the Penguins scored. Maybe I shouldn't linger so long on the game. I want Ottawa to win this game.

You may as well have watched the game, Ila. Pittsburgh won the game 4-3 in overtime. I don't like Ottawa, so I am glad they are gone. Montreal and Vancouver are still in, and of the three Canadian teams that made it this year, they were the only two I was rooting for anyhow.:)

San Jose is currently ahead 1-0 over Colorado at the end of the first period. San Jose is only outshooting the Avalanche 10-7, so it is still anyone's game.

I watched until it was 3 - 3 and then got disgusted with Ottawa. They should have won the game, but they don't seem to understand that if they screen their own goalie then he doesn't have a chance to stop the shots. I wanted Ottawa to win because I don't like Pittsburgh.

The only reason I like Pittsburgh is that they have a fun team to watch. I also really like Crosby(now that his whining has tapered off a bit). He has the chance to become a great player like Gretzky or Lemieux(sp?).

I don't really like Ovechkin's antics(borderline dirty play and does not take any blame for the injuries he has caused so far). He is a dynamic player and can make a game exciting to watch, but there are certain aspects of his game that I do not like. Perhaps he will mature and play with a little more class and I will like him more, but only time will tell with regards to that.

And I don't like Alfredsson.;):p

San Jose and Colorado are tied 1-1 at the end of the second period.

San Jose has made it to the second round with a 5-2 victory over Colorado. It wasn't a blowout, as two of the goals were of the empty net variety.

Having reviewed the series as a whole, Colorado did not deserve this series at all. They continually were outshot every game and if not for the play of their goalie most games(or all of them) would have been huge lopsided victories for the Sharks. The Sharks outshot the Avalanche 34-18. I imagine their next opponents will be tougher, and the Sharks will have to get Thornton's line to wake up. The Sharks are pretty deep, though. Their Pavelski line has been stellar the entire series, and I believe it was because of that line that the Sharks were able to win(as Marleau, Heatley, and Thornton have been pretty much invisible for the most part).

Depending on how their series go, the Sharks will probably either face Nashville or Detroit. San Jose VS Detroit would be a fun series to watch. Nashville? Not so much.

Final score in the Montreal/Washington game.

Montreal won 4-1(4th goal was an empty netter) despite being outshot 54-21. Halak was excellent! Montreal now has all the momentum going into Game #7. I had thought that Washington wasn't going to win the Stanley Cup this year, and if this series plays out the rest of the way like it currently is, I will be correct.:)

The Bruins have made the second round with a 4-3 victory over Buffalo! Now I can watch the rest of the Red Sox - Toronto game.

Boston beat Buffalo 4-3. Close game, but now the Bruins can breathe a sigh of relief and enjoy a couple of days off. Congratulations to the Boston Bruins!:)

Dang it! I was trying to beat you with the good news.:p:lol:

Looks like the Chicago/Nashville game is going to be a high scoring affair!

4-3 Blackhawks at the end of the first period.

Two results tonight that I was hoping for. Now I hope Montreal goes on to win game 7. Halak was hot tonight. When he is playing well he's unbeatable.

I only hope that Semin and Ovechkin don't get away with their "choppy-choppy" ways on Halak this time(like Ovechkin did in Game #2).

Plus, what the heck was with the three diving calls? The first one was legit, but the next two? It looked like the refs(read: Bettman) tried their damndest to have Washington win with bogus calls. And this is an opinion of a Leaf fan, so no bias here!;)

I'm glad to see that the Bruins advanced. I was able to watch their games. Unfortunately, no Montreal games have been on the tele. I'm estatic that they've taken this series out to seven games, though. I didn't expect that.

Can't believe there are no posts about the Montreal Win. Was a heck of an effort, a zillion blocked shots. Enjoyed game and outcome.
Congradulations!!!!!!!

I've never had a team to support in the NHL, but after game 2 I felt right at home with the Canadiens. They blew a 3 goal lead in that game, but it still felt right. I wish they had been knocked out of the playoffs because I feel like a Bandwagon idiot even though my support started during a meltdown of historic proportions.

I was at work, otherwise I would have posted about it(and I am certain Ila and GRH will be here shortly;)).:lol:

That was a game that I wanted to watch live. Like somebody said at tsn.ca, you can't spell Ovechkin without CHOKE.;):p:lol:

Congratulations to the Habs.:respect:

Don't worry about being considered a bandwagon jumper. You like who you like, and if people don't like it too bad for them.:)

Besides, it's not as if you suddenly became a Penguins fan.;):lol:

You'd better start learning that annoying "Ole" chant, or Habs fans won't welcome you into their club! :lol:

Sweet!!! Montreal won! I was surprised Montreal was able to take the series to seven games. Then I was even more surprised when they won the series, putting away the number one team in the league! I just wish that I could have gotten some of the Montreal games on the tele. :)

This season, the Bruins have been running a series of TV commercials called "Bruins Hockey Rules." This is the latest one. I thought hockey fans might enjoy it. I can post more if there's interest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zwcknF9VCc

(By the way, a Bruin is a bear ... just in case any of you weren't aware of that. ;) )

CBC wasn't carrying the Montreal games. TSN had the broadcast rights for them so you wouldn't have been able to get any Montreal games at all. It looks like you won't get Montreal's next series as TSN has those broadcast rights too. Sorry, GRH, but it looks like you are going to have to move to Canada to watch Montreal.

So, the Bruins will be playing the Flyers in the next round.

Jen, any predictions? I say Boston in 6 games.

First blood has been drawn in the Detroit/San Jose series. San Jose scored 3 quick goals in the first period and then held on to a 4-3 victory. San Jose outshot Detroit 27-23, which was a far cry from the totals that the Sharks had against Colorado. There were a total of 15 penalties called(all minors), 8 on Detroit and 7 on San Jose.

I think that this series will go back-and-forth. I am going to pick Detroit in 7 games(and that is only due to their playoff experience). I hope that I'll actually be able to catch one or two of the games, as it should be a good series.

I have to agree with your prediction, smc, but it is only due to the injuries that Philadelphia has gotten during the first round. That being said, this being the playoffs you never can be certain what will happen and who will step up their game.

I just hope that one of the Flyers don't deliberately try to knock Savard out of the series with a borderline hit. I also hope that Savard's concussion doesn't turn him into the next Eric Lindros, who had to retire early due to concussions.

We are talking about Philadelphia!

Apparently I was wrong. I checked last night and the CBC wasn't carrying the Montreal game tonight, but TSN was. I just turned on TSN and found out that they are carrying an NBA game right now and the Montreal game is on CBC. Your are in luck, GRH, you'll be able to pick up tonight's game. It's on right now.

Cheap shot at my Flyers and after they've come through a series against the Devils.
It's the fans that cause the aggro, not the playing staff.:lol:

I believe if you have an issue it is with shadows and what he wrote, not my comment.:yes:

But if I understand you correctly, an aggressive body check by a Flyers player on the ice would be caused by a fan?

Judging from the 6-3 final(advantage Pittsburgh), I doubt that GRH would have counted herself lucky to have watched the game.

I don't know if the hit by Cooke on Markov was dirty or not(I was at work so I didn't see the game), but I hope that Markov won't miss a lot of time as he is Montreal's #1 defenseman!

Montreal's PK was atrocious, allowing 4 PP goals to be scored by Pittsburgh. Hopefully the Habs play better in Game #2.

Hopefully they show up for game #2.

That was a pretty shitty game to watch as a Habs fan. It was obvious they were tired and Halak probably shouldn't of started as he wasn't really in the game.

Sorry, my mistake, I was meant to quote both of you - shadows for the pop at the Flyers and you for the follow up.

Can't we have a bit of friendly banter here?:innocent:

:no::no::no: :confused: I never said that.

The Flyers play the game hard, but fair. The aggro' I was referring to is simply that of the vocal nature from the hard to please Philadelphia (hockey/baseball/football) fans. A tough crowd. Nothing more, nothing less.


:eek: But now I am a bit concerned. Have the Boston Bruins' fans developed a sinister master plan? One where they are able to control the minds of the Flyers players - "I must get a five minute major". Something similar to the trance Ricardo Montalban's character put Reggie "I must kill the Queen" Jackson under in Naked Gun?:lol::lol::lol:

First of all, chill out. My response regarding shadows was meant in jest.

Second, in the context of my comment about the Flyers, you did indeed hint that an aggressive hit by Philadelphia would be caused by a fan. It may not have been what you meant, but there you have it. I think it's funny, and knowing some Philly fans, it wouldn't surprise me if a Flyers player was, say, confronted at a restaurant and sternly warned that on the ice he better do the bidding of the fans if he knows what's good for him. ;)

As for Flyers fans just being a "tough crowd, well ... I note that within the word "tough" one finds all the letters you need to spell "thug." :lol:

Finally, if the Bruins have developed a sinister master plan that would enable them to do what you write, I would think every hockey fan here would be impressed.

I hope you can take all of this as "friendly banter."

Bruins winning 3-1 with 6:30 left in the 2nd period.

^Correction: 3-2. The Flyers just scored a PP goal that Rask really should not have allowed. And they have another power play now.

This is one-and-tumble hockey game, my friends, even by hockey standards!

^ At least Rask is in the net. Boston has a better than average chance of winning the series if Rask is in goal for all the games. I predict Boston to win in 6 games. Go Boston go, but don't beat Montreal if the two should meet.

^Rask was absolutely phenomenal in the last couple of minutes.

I made the same prediction earlier in the thread. Boston in 6.

Montreal won't be meeting the Bruins if they don't figure out how to kill penalties (see last night's result!).

Boston scored just as I submitted the last post! 4-2 Bruins.

Tied game heading to overtime. Decent game.

^ The Bruins defeated the Flyers, 5-4, in overtime, in the first game of their series. Marc Savard scored with 6:08 left in the first overtime. He was playing his first game since the concussion Cooke of the Penguins gave him in March.

Go Boston!!

Ouch! The truth hurts.

Having the goalie show up will be a good start.

I am sure Boston was happy with the win, but not pleased with what they did to get there. They coughed up the lead and allowed the Flyers to tie up the game. It was nice that Savard scored the winner after having missed so many games.

In the other game of the night, Vancouver smoked Chicago 5-1(Chicago scored their lone goal in the third period on a 5 on 3 PP)! Vancouver exposed the weak link of Chicago...the goaltending. Game #2 should be interesting.

Montreal just beat Pittsburgh 3 - 1. Go Montreal go!!!!

Our penalty kill was much better. We shut them down during the last one and had a chance with Gionta on another.

Good stuff and we now have home ice advantage.

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Let's go Pens!

The Sharks hold a 2-0 advantage over the Red Wings now. Pavelski was amazing again. I was surprised that the Sharks were given 10 PPs to Detroit's 3 PPs. Another one goal game, so it's still been a close series. I think if the Sharks win Game #3 it's all over. It looks like the choking can officially be put to rest, as(even though I don't like the Sharks) it has to be said that they are playing some good hockey right now.

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Come from behind to beat Detroit three times? Score two goals in the third period in Joe Louis Arena? That takes a lot of strength! It's a different team this year.

It's the kind of team that wins Stanley Cups.

I will admit that they are playing great(and will probably beat Detroit 4-0), but the wonderful thing about the playoffs is that almost any team can win(the only team that didn't really have a chance this year was Colorado. They could not score for the life of them, and ran into the San Jose juggernaut in the first round). I don't think that San Jose is a lock to win the Cup but they have a really good chance to make it to the final.

One thing I am sure you will agree with me on is that Detroit took a lot of stupid penalties. That takes the wind out of any team's sails. I'm not saying that it would have made for a different outcome in any of the games, but it certainly would have helped Detroit not to be in the box so much.

I wonder if any of their future opponents will be able to stop Pavelski? He has been amazing so far!

Boston beat the Flyers 4-1, and now hold a 3-0 game lead. It does not look good for the Flyers!:eek:

Montreal beat Pittsburgh 3-2 to tie the series up at 2 games apiece! Can Montreal knock off another giant? It looks like it may be possible.

Detroit crushed San Jose 7-1(I thought that Detroit would have won, but I was certainly surprised by the final score.) Detroit played this game like they should have been playing from the start. It is more than likely a case of too little, too late, but you never know with those pesky Wings.

Johan Franzen had a 6 point night, getting 4 goals and 2 assists. Nabokov was shaky from the get-go and was pulled after allowing 5 goals on 9 shots. Saturday should be a kick-ass game!

Bad news on the injury front for Boston(again!). They have lost David Krejci for the remainder of the playoffs with a broken wrist. Bad luck for the Bruins as he was playing excellent in the playoffs.

Jordan Staal was back in the lineup only three days after undergoing surgery for a severed tendon in his foot. Talk about tough! He only had limited ice time, but still....three days!!!:eek::respect: