Hockey

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Ila, if by some miracle Toronto beats Montreal tomorrow, I hope that we will still be friends.

I think that Montreal will be in a little trouble, as Toronto has nothing to play for(and would relish a chance to play spoiler and knock another team from playoff contention) and Montreal has to win! They will be playing a very tight game and not taking many chances. Toronto may try and take advantage of that.

Unfortunately, I think that the Rangers will pull off the victory. The Rangers will enter the game with all the momentum and they also have the advantage in net. I would take Lundqvist over Boucher any time! Losing Leighton to injury hurt the Flyers quite a bit.

Boston is in the best shape of them all. They are in 6th right now and just need a single point to get in. If they get past regulation they are golden.

[ila]

Originally Posted by shadows

Ila, if by some miracle Toronto beats Montreal tomorrow, I hope that we will still be friends.

If by some miracle Toronto wins you are going to have prove your friendship by sitting down with me and enjoying a big bowl of pea soup followed by a cold Canadian.

Originally Posted by shadows

I think that Montreal will be in a little trouble, as Toronto has nothing to play for(and would relish a chance to play spoiler and knock another team from playoff contention) and Montreal has to win! They will be playing a very tight game and not taking many chances. Toronto may try and take advantage of that.

I think Toronto would find it especially sweet to knock out Montreal.

[smc]

Originally Posted by ila

If by some miracle Toronto wins you are going to have prove your friendship by sitting down with me and enjoying a big bowl of pea soup followed by a cold Canadian.

And I'll buy the winning fan this t-shirt.

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The Bruins just scored THREE short-handed goals in a minute and four seconds against the Hurricanes. The first two were 49 seconds apart, and the third came after another 15 seconds. OMFG!!!!

[ila]

Originally Posted by smc

The Bruins just scored THREE short-handed goals in a minute and four seconds against the Hurricanes. The first two were 49 seconds apart, and the third came after another 15 seconds. OMFG!!!!

Go Boston! Teach those southerners that hockey belongs where there is ice and snow and not in the subtropics.

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Originally Posted by ila

Go Boston! Teach those southerners that hockey belongs where there is ice and snow and not in the subtropics.

And that tending the net is a full-time job, including when your own team is on the power play!

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The Hurricanes got two goals back in the second period, and the Bruins were robbed of a goal when the ref called off what was an obvious goal in every replay from every angle. That ref will need to be but in protective custody to leave the Garden today if the Bruins happen to lose!

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Originally Posted by smc

The Bruins just scored THREE short-handed goals in a minute and four seconds against the Hurricanes. The first two were 49 seconds apart, and the third came after another 15 seconds. OMFG!!!!

The Bruins scored just three short-handed goals in the first 80 games of the season followed by three more in 64 seconds of game #81. Amazing!

That steals all the thunder from the Devils 7-1 rout of the Islanders. Game 82 is the #2/#3 seed decider with the Devils hosting the Sabres.

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Originally Posted by dauls

The Bruins scored just three short-handed goals in the first 80 games of the season followed by three more in 64 seconds of game #81. Amazing!

That steals all the thunder from the Devils 7-1 rout of the Islanders. Game 82 is the #2/#3 seed decider with the Devils hosting the Sabres.

AMAZING is definitely the word. I'm so glad I was watching on a Saturday afternoon.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by ila

If by some miracle Toronto wins you are going to have prove your friendship by sitting down with me and enjoying a big bowl of pea soup followed by a cold Canadian.



I think Toronto would find it especially sweet to knock out Montreal.

We can both be happy, my friend!

While Toronto may have won the game, Montreal got a point due to the loss occuring in overtime! So the Leafs won and Montreal got into the playoffs!

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So, you think Henrik Sedin wants to win the Rocket Richard trophy? He had 4assists in the game against Calgary and now has 112 points. Ovechkin has 109 points, but he still has one more game to play.

Daniel Sedin had 3 goals and 1 assist in the game. He now has 85 points in 63 games! Can you imagine if he had played in all 82 games? He would likely be in the hunt for the same trophy that his brother is trying to get.

Steve Stamkos got his 50th goal today, tying him with Ovechkin for league-lead. They both play their last games tomorrow, as does Sidney Crosby who has 49 goals.

Tuukka Rask is leading the league in both Save Percentage(.931) and Goals Against(1.97). I wonder where Boston would be if they did not have him in the pipes for the majority of games this season?

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Originally Posted by shadows

Tuukka Rask is leading the league in both Save Percentage(.931) and Goals Against(1.97). I wonder where Boston would be if they did not have him in the pipes for the majority of games this season?

Boston would still be where it is today: on the Atlantic Coast, in eastern Massachusetts, in the northeast United States. Its coordinates would still be 42?21′28″N and 71?03′42″W.

The Boston Bruins are another story. Today they would away, playing the Capitals. Tomorrow, they would be back in Boston, cleaning out their lockers. After that, they would be traveling to disparate places around the country, and to Canada, and the Czech Republic, and Germany, and Finland to sit out the off-season wondering why Claude Julien kept playing Tim Thomas when Tuukka Rask was right there on the bench waiting to get in.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

Boston would still be where it is today: on the Atlantic Coast, in eastern Massachusetts, in the northeast United States. Its coordinates would still be 42?21′28″N and 71?03′42″W.

The Boston Bruins are another story. Today they would away, playing the Capitals. Tomorrow, they would be back in Boston, cleaning out their lockers. After that, they would be traveling to disparate places around the country, and to Canada, and the Czech Republic, and Germany, and Finland to sit out the off-season wondering why Claude Julien kept playing Tim Thomas when Tuukka Rask was right there on the bench waiting to get in.

Smart ass.

Well, the Bruins played well today(they rested Chara, along with other players). They beat the Capitals 4-3 in the shootout. Boudreau elected to not use his main guns in the shootout to allow players that have never really gotten a chance before(or not too many) to give it a go. Ovechkin was held pointless, and since this was his final game Henrik Sedin will now win the Art Ross trophy(I mistakenly called it the Rocket Richard trophy in an earlier post).

That also means he stays at 50 goals for the season. Steve Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning(50 goals) and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins(49 goals) have yet to play their games today, so there is a chance that Ovechkin would lose out on that trophy as well(I am pulling for Stamkos to win it, to be honest. I would also be happy if Crosby ended up winning it.).

The second period of the Rangers/Flyers game has ended. The Flyers have outshot the Rangers 30-13 so far and yet the Rangers are ahead 1-0. Bad time for the Flyers to run into a hot goalie!

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.Philadelphia Flyers! They won 2-1 in the shootout. They honestly deserved to win this game, and the score would have been a lot higher had it not been for the stellar play of Henrik Lundqvist in goal for the Rangers. The Flyers ended up out-shooting the Rangers 48-25(they had 18 in the first period!). Parenteau will probably end up being the goat for this game as it was due to his Interference penalty in the third period that allowed the Flyers to get the tying goal(the only one they got in regulation).

Now all that remains for the East is jockeying for playoff position.

It now looks like Montreal will face the Capitals in the first round(the Flyers and Habs both have 88 points but the Flyers have more wins). If only the Habs had won last night...

Boston solidified 6th and they will face either Buffalo, Pittsburgh, or the Devils. I am not certain who it will be at the moment.

Currently the Penguins are beating the Islanders 3-1 after 1 period of play and Buffalo holds a 1-0 lead over the Devils with about 13 1/2 minutes left in the second period. Whoops! Just as I am typing this, the Devils tied it at 1 apiece.

[ila]

Originally Posted by shadows

We can both be happy, my friend!

While Toronto may have won the game, Montreal got a point due to the loss occuring in overtime! So the Leafs won and Montreal got into the playoffs!

What a cheap way for Montreal to get into the playoffs. They should have won the game to at least demonstrate that they deserved to be in the playoffs. Oh well, I don't think that they will make it past the first round.

On another note, shadows, are we still going to sit down together for a bowl of pea soup and a cold Canadian. We could always throw some cabbage into the soup in honour of Toronto.