Hockey

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Once again the Devils get those final 60-seconds blues.

Fkity fk-fk 26 seconds from a 1-0 win this time!!! And then we lose in a damn shootout.

NHL.com trivia:
Friday night's Blackhawks-Devils game was the first penalty-free game in the NHL since March 28, 2001, when the Bruins beat Toronto 3-0.

[smc]

Word around these parts is that the NHL is going to axe Colin Campbell as chief disciplinarian in favor of newbie Brendan Shanahan. I wonder: did Marc Savard and David Booth get a say in this?

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Originally Posted by smc

Word around these parts is that the NHL is going to axe Colin Campbell as chief disciplinarian in favor of newbie Brendan Shanahan. I wonder: did Marc Savard and David Booth get a say in this?

This is the first I've heard about this. I thought him and Buttman were tight, so that would protect him no matter what!

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It looks like Montreal has righted their ship at exactly the right moment. Two straight shutouts for Halak.

It looks like it is going to be down to the wire for the following teams: Boston, Atlanta, New York Rangers, Philadelphia(and to a lesser extent, Montreal). What a race!

[ila]

Originally Posted by shadows

It looks like Montreal has righted their ship at exactly the right moment. Two straight shutouts for Halak.......

And about time too. They had me concerned for awhile.

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Originally Posted by ila

And about time too. They had me concerned for awhile.

They will need Ottawa to lose the rest of their games, and Montreal will have to win the rest of their games, but if that happens Montreal could get into fifth position! Both teams have 3 games remaining. Here are the games:

Ottawa: Florida, Tampa Bay, Buffalo

Montreal: Islanders, Carolina, Toronto(dang!)

The only team that looks like it may be a challenge for either Ottawa or Montreal would be Buffalo(of course, Ottawa has owned Buffalo this year), so it will be a slim chance for Montreal to catch them.

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Boston lost to Washington 3-2 in overtime. At least Boston got a much-needed point, which gives them 85. Philly is in 8th with 84 points and the Rangers have 82. The only other team that has a chance in the East is Atlanta, and they have 81 points.

The problem with this is that the Rangers have a game in hand, so that could be trouble.