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[ila]

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

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Originally Posted by ila

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.

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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.

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Originally Posted by shadows

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.

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!

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

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Originally Posted by smc

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'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).

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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!

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.

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Originally Posted by shadows

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.

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.

[ila]

Originally Posted by shadows

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.

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.