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[rockaction]

Can't win with Fleury.  

 

[Bill Brasky]

you know Burns is in aggressive mode when he’s paired with a guy that hasn’t played a game in a couple months and is covering the point in the defensive zone

 

[Bill Brasky]

hfs what a goal

 

[rockaction]

As an aside, I love hockey numbers and fall of the Berlin Wall and the liberation of the Soviet Union from tyranny. 

Always loving the 89 (Mogilny, et. al), 91 (Federov, etc.), 68 (Czech Revolution - Jagr) numbers.  

Today it's Bodker and A. Tuch wearing 89. 

 

[Bill Brasky]

what has gotten into Sorensen in these playoffs? 4th line nobody has been awesome

 

[rockaction]

hfs what a goal

Yup. Going to his knees and still gets the puck up.  

 

[Bill Brasky]

DeBoer still going with ultra aggressive PK even though they’ve been torched all series.  I don’t get it

 

[Bill Brasky]

MAF let that in?

 

[The_Man]

Wow, love to see Fleury lay an egg in the playoffs

:bitterCapsFan:

 

[pats3in4]

MAF let that in?

How was that not blocked?

 

[JaxBill]

Waiting for VGK to complain about neutral zone pick before that brutal goal right before half.

 

[pats3in4]

Vegas seems a step slow tonight.

 

[JaxBill]

Most dangerous lead in

*yawn*

I'm going to bed.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Vegas seems a step slow tonight.

San Jose flu imo

 

[Dickies]

pregame shtick series

Made my stomach churn

 

[Thomas The Skank Engine]

He was almost jumping to hit him; so much so that he landed in the bench.

Please stop

 

[rockaction]

Please stop

Sure. My prediction of three games being so wrong and all. I'll stop. You can carry on.  

eta* The league saw what I saw. A dirty charge that led to a broken jaw. Three games.  

 

[Thomas The Skank Engine]

Sure. My prediction of three games being so wrong and all. I'll stop. You can carry on.  

eta* The league saw what I saw. A dirty charge that led to a broken jaw. Three games.  

The league saw WILSON 43.

eta   I don't really care how many games he got.  I was more talking about your hatred of physics.

 

[rockaction]

I said after watching the hit the guy should get three games. 

He got three games. Not sure what we're even arguing about or why it matters. That's not the series I'm following with intense interest.  But it's nice that the games are staggered tonight. Why don't we talk about that? The NHL got it right, scheduling-wise.   

 

[rockaction]

eta   I don't really care how many games he got.  I was more talking about your hatred of physics.

I'm more into particle physics, this is true. The branch where they've proven that particles change their nature due to mere observation. 

That makes a ton of sense. 

Much less than leaving your feet before your skates are off the ground.  

 

[trident]

Three games for Wilson is way to much.  Should only have received one game.  It wasn't even called a penalty on the ice after the refs talked about it.

I think they were to scared to only give the one game because of the whining from the game two hit.

 

[The_Man]

NHL afraid what the Yinzers might do if they see Wilson on the ice in their building again this series, so they're parking him until Game 7.

Will be interesting to see the handshake line after Game 7. Because we all know this is going 7, right?

 

[Capella]

Bolts -270 to win the series. Seems high to me. 

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Bolts -270 to win the series. Seems high to me. 

Yeah, that seems like great value for the Bruins at +225. Not saying they come back to win it, but even Winnipeg is only -220 and the Caps only -160.

 

[Godsbrother]

Three games for Wilson is way to much.  Should only have received one game.  It wasn't even called a penalty on the ice after the refs talked about it.

I think they were to scared to only give the one game because of the whining from the game two hit.

He was a repeat offender which certainly was a consideration.   And whether or not you agree with the suspension, Wilson hurt his team by taking an unnecessary head shot on a 4th line player that was in the neutral zone.   If I was his teammate I would be a little pissed at him.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Top-20 UFAs this summer: https://theathletic.com/339792/2018/05/03/top-20-ufas-salary-cap-increase-and-star-power-sets-up-interesting-free-agent-market/
 

1. Tavares
2. Carlson
3. E.Kane
4. Kovalchuk
5. Thornton
6. van Riemsdyk
7. Stastny
8. Neal
9. R.Nash
10. Grabner
11. Perron
12. M.Green
13. Hutton
14. Bernier
15. Maroon
16. Cole
17. J.Johnson
18. Enstrom
19. Bozak
20. Kiselevich

 

[Capella]

Yeah, that seems like great value for the Bruins at +225. Not saying they come back to win it, but even Winnipeg is only -220 and the Caps only -160.

Yea that’s a giant spike after one win from -110 after game 2.  

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Yea that’s a giant spike after one win from -110 after game 2.  

It's been all over the place. TB opened at -140 up to -150, then the Bruins went to -180 after winning Game 1.

 

[falguy]

9. R.Nash
 

Well that narrows it down. 

 

[Bill Brasky]

Preds are scratching Fiala tonight?  oof

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Canadian Senator (not Erik Karlsson) believes American commentators are ruining hockey.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Canadian Senator (not Erik Karlsson) believes American commentators are ruining hockey.

technically he’s right because Pierre really is

 

[irish eyes]

Something has to be wrong with kassel, probably hurt. He isn't shooting, his passing is off. 

 

[dgreen]

Something has to be wrong with kassel, probably hurt. He isn't shooting, his passing is off. 

He’s seemed off ever since he changed his name. 

 

[irish eyes]

He’s seemed off ever since he changed his name. 

Lol didn't catch that when I typed it

 

[dgreen]

Suspend Ovechkin for that hit imo. 

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

What's the rule on batting the puck into the goal with your hand?

 

[kupcho1]

Turning into the NFL on this Malkin goal review review review

 

[dgreen]

Turning into the NFL on this Malkin goal review review review

Agree. They should have just stayed with the call on the ice. 

 

[Thomas The Skank Engine]

What's the rule on batting the puck into the goal with your hand?

Front view with Malkin's stick on the goal line it looked like a goal. Top view it didn't look like it crossed until he gloved it in.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Front view with Malkin's stick on the goal line it looked like a goal. Top view it didn't look like it crossed until he gloved it in.

But legal goal either way?  The NBC guys made it look like it wasn't ruled a goal until after Malkin shoved it in with his hand.

 

[kupcho1]

But legal goal either way?  The NBC guys made it look like it wasn't ruled a goal until after Malkin shoved it in with his hand.

But was there a distinct punching motion?

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

That's a better view...cam above crossbar showed it for sure.

 

[The_Man]

Trotz is really a moron. DSP is a disaster on the top line for 2 periods and yet no lineup adjustments. 

Willy, nice job torpedoing your team’s chances so you can light up some nobody 

 

[dgreen]

They can’t get anything on net. 

 

[dgreen]

 penalty

 

[rockaction]

Well Oshie left his feet for sure. Washington looks like cheap shot artists this series.  

 

[irish eyes]

Oh look Oshie took Wilson's place at running at guys. And his skates were OFF the ice

 

[The_Man]

On the bright side, Oshie with the upset beat down of Letang. But what a turd of an effort Caps

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Well Oshie left his feet for sure. Washington looks like cheap shot artists this series.  

Then knocked him off his feet once they threw hands.  Wouldn't have guessed the little guy had one-punch power.