Mark Vader Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Not the best game by the Sharks last night, but they got the win and the sweep. The Ducks decided to not just hit everyone and actually concentrated on hockey, and they ended up playing their best game of the series, but it was too little too late. Great game by Martin Jones, who also had an outstanding overall series. On to Las Vegas now, and the Sharks match up very well with the Golden Knights. Should be an exciting series. Joe Thornton will more likely return for this series. GO SHARKS!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 14 hours ago, Fadingpain said: Interesting post-game commentary tonight from Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. After the Pens/Flyers snooze fest. Keith Jones basically saying that the Flyers played in awe of the Penguins and for some reason are not approaching them in a physical manner like a fierce rivalry with some good old fashioned hatred. His point being that if you are going to leave Crosby alone and not hammer him to death he will "eat you alive". M.M. followed up by saying really tough, physical play is frowned upon now, you are going to get into trouble for going that route, and we just aren't going to see it anymore as in years past in his opinion. I.E., both guys are basically saying the Flyers only shot at beating Pitt was to goon it up and really turn the series into a war, but for whatever reason they just didn't go there and the result is an easy series win (most likely) for the Penguins. As someone who really misses physical hockey with fighting, their comments are really depressing. But the game has changed, it's nothing new, and man, it has never been more boring. Plenty of physicality from the Jets and Tampa has been laying it on the Devils. Watch Winnepeg next time they play at home, they wreck people. Goon hockey isn't coming back but don't tell me you can't be physical and wear down talented players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 CAPS Jackets doesn’t go to OT. EMPTY netter gives the CAPS a 3 goal lead. Caps win 4-1 excellent game and the series is tied 2-2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 On 4/17/2018 at 12:59 PM, plenzmd1 said: ^^^^^ I got a feeling that series is tied when they play game 5 in The District Damn..made no money off this, but i am a smart one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Can one of these million teams down 3-1 make a miracle comeback. The easy money says no chance, but you never know. Each team that is down 3-1 has major issues that preclude them from even taking game 5, let alone making a miracle comeback. For my Devils, missing 4 breakaways in game 4 has in all likelihood cemented their season and the John Tavares watch goes on high alert for them the second their final whistle blows. JVR is a close second for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 i said it at the time, and Don Cherry went on for 3 minutes post-game about the two killer goals on the Leafs. On a 2 on 1, the goalie is trained on the puck and relies 100% on the defenseman to cover for the other guy. Both times the Leaf bozo defenseman wandered to the puck carrier and tic-tac-toe down 2-1 and then 3-1. season over, thanks for coming out guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Jets -1.5, easy pick tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Avalanche stay alive with a hard fought win in Nashville. Still don't see the Predators losing this series though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Flyers stay alive with a surprising game 5 win in Pittsburgh. Can the Flyers STEAL game 6 at home to force a take all game 7? My Devils season ends today. I will be STUNNED if they force a game 6. Tampa is simply the better team. Pretty obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Another OT game for the CAPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 CAPS WIN. 3 games in a row and now lead the series 3-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Damn whoever wins the WSH/CBJ series is gonna be exhausted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 50 minutes ago, Big C said: Damn whoever wins the WSH/CBJ series is gonna be exhausted. If the Caps win 4 in a row then they may get a few days rest if other serious go the full 7. They did look slower than they did Thursday night but still slugged it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Leafs still alive after barring the door as they like to do i didn’t expect a win and it is great they survive so I didn’t have a breakdown watching it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 27 minutes ago, row_33 said: Leafs still alive after barring the door as they like to do i didn’t expect a win and it is great they survive so I didn’t have a breakdown watching it did not see this game..so the Penquins and Bruins farting around losing closeout games..but think the Leafs have the better chance of actually winning the series. Did Kadri have an impact? Emotional lift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Tampa Bay has become my most hated team in these playoffs now. Kucherov and Hedman need to be hit hard and often by their next opponent. For the Devils.............. it's a JOHN watch now as they are either going hard for Tavares and/or Carlson as they have the cap space to do so. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 4 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: did not see this game..so the Penquins and Bruins farting around losing closeout games..but think the Leafs have the better chance of actually winning the series. Did Kadri have an impact? Emotional lift? Bruins have scored a lot of total horseshit goals, like 38 seconds into game 4 leafs played well, some nice goals and sat back in total defensive and penalty kill mode and held out the Bruins are easily the better team and I’d enjoy it but be surprised if the Leafs stole this series You don’t fart around with a home game to eliminate a team..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 On 4/22/2018 at 10:15 AM, row_33 said: Bruins have scored a lot of total horseshit goals, like 38 seconds into game 4 leafs played well, some nice goals and sat back in total defensive and penalty kill mode and held out the Bruins are easily the better team and I’d enjoy it but be surprised if the Leafs stole this series You don’t fart around with a home game to eliminate a team..... I'm starting to think I overestimated the Bruins. I agree 100% that the Bruins should have closed it out. The Leafs are pretty average on the backend and were there to be had. Now I think the Bruins have made this much more difficult than it should have been. Or at least more than I thought anyway. Leafs have a realistic shot now. On 4/20/2018 at 9:59 PM, Mark Vader said: Avalanche stay alive with a hard fought win in Nashville. Still don't see the Predators losing this series though. Done! Any idea when the west quarters will start? I've heard maybe Thursday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 20 minutes ago, Dante said: Done! Any idea when the west quarters will start? I've heard maybe Thursday? I'm sure it will be Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Dante said: I'm starting to think I overestimated the Bruins. I agree 100% that the Bruins should have closed it out. The Leafs are pretty average on the backend and were there to be had. Now I think the Bruins have made this much more difficult than it should have been. Or at least more than I thought anyway. Leafs have a realistic shot now. that's a very kind thing to say about the Leafs D. bad news in town today, lets win one for morale tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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