Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Gamethread

[catomatic]

NHL.com has five reasons the Canadiens won and a separate article about why the Senators lost, Guess what fails to earn a mention from Pravda.

 

[sachmoney]

Kronwall has a hearing today. I am eagerly awaiting the Detroit reaction to a suspension (though it might just be a fine).

 

[McDrew]

Left the feet, targeted the head, lifted the elbow.  HAS to be a suspension. 

 

[Monbo Jumbo]

Left the feet, targeted the head, lifted the elbow.  HAS to be a suspension. 

 
My thoughts also...
 
But you never know. 

 

[Greg29fan]

Kronwall's either getting one game or the $1,400 fine (I think that's the max).  I'll lean to the latter b/c wheel of justice.
 
https://twitter.com/JSportsnet/status/593167189756276736

 

[Monbo Jumbo]

Kronwall gets one game suspension.
 

 
Left Wing Lock ‏@Left_Wing_Lock  8m
8 minutes ago
Niklas Kronwall: Has been suspended for one game due to his illegal hit on Nikita Kucherov ... http://www.leftwinglock.com/news  #nhl #Wings

 

[thehitcat]

Wow!  Good for the DPoS and the NHL.  That sends a message.  Also fuck Kronwall if he when he cries about it. 

 

[Zososoxfan]

refs a lil trigger happy early, esp. for a game 7

 

[GraysonGrandeGonads]

Who makes the biggest mistake for Detroit tonight? Mrazek, Kindl, or Marchenko?

 

[Zososoxfan]

Very exciting first period. Seems like TB had the better of it, should probably have a goal to show for it.

 

[Dummy Hoy]

Datsyuk is so much fun to watch. What a great player. HOFer for me despite a couple of injury shortened seasons. 

 

[MentalDisabldLst]

The last 10 minutes of that 2nd period were white-knuckle stuff.  And I don't even have a rooting interest.
 
Gotta love playoff hockey.

 

[GraysonGrandeGonads]

For a 0-0 game, this has been off the hook.

 

[LogansDad]

Don't ever have kids... missed the first two periods because of one of the five days of soccer I have to go to on a weekly basis.  At least it appears it should be a thrilling finish.

 

[Zososoxfan]

filipula ftw against his old buddies, callin it

 

[LogansDad]

Boom

 

[Dummy Hoy]

I'm pretty amazed that puck went straight, considering how he caught it.

 

[MoGator71]

Wow...Coburn

 

[MoGator71]

This game is amazing

 

[Zososoxfan]

Filipula is Finnish for coburn

 

[MoGator71]

Well that was questionable.

 

[Zososoxfan]

Either way whata move and backhand

 

[GraysonGrandeGonads]

Well that was anti-climactic. Not sure I get the goalie pull with over 60 seconds left

 

[TFP]

Man I'm not sure Detroit deserved to lose this game.

What a fucking awesome game though. Good for Tampa, I'm rooting for them.

 

[Zososoxfan]

Brutal turnaround for tampa playing the scabs on Friday in mtl.

 

[Greg29fan]

Montreal meets their daddy

 

[BoSoxFink]

Bye bye Montreal!

 

[MoGator71]

And Tampa advances. Not sure how they'll fare vs the Habs though.

 

[BoSoxFink]

And Tampa advances. Not sure how they'll fare vs the Habs though.

they own the Habs

 

[Greg29fan]

And Tampa advances. Not sure how they'll fare vs the Habs though.

 
They were 5-0-0 against the Habs and outscored them 21-8.  It's a horrible matchup for Montreal.

 

[Dummy Hoy]

Well that was anti-climactic. Not sure I get the goalie pull with over 60 seconds left

 
It's been shown by multiple studies that you should pull the goalie even earlier.

 

[MoGator71]

they own the Habs

 
They were 5-0-0 against the Habs and outscored them 21-8.  It's a horrible matchup for Montreal.

True, but that's regular season.

I knew TB won the season series, but I didn't realize how lopsided it was.

 

[BoSoxFink]

True, but that's regular season.

I knew TB won the season series, but I didn't realize how lopsided it was.

yup, it's the reverse of Montreal owning the Bruins. It's w horrible matchup for Montreal.

To put it in your terms, it's like philly owning Pitt, or even better, the Bruins owning Philly!

 

[MoGator71]

 
It's been shown by multiple studies that you should pull the goalie even earlier.

Yea I was killing Capuano the other night for not pulling Halak earlier, especially with a power play.

 

[NYCSox]

I hope we're all right about the Bolts. 

 

[MoGator71]

yup, it's the reverse of Montreal owning the Bruins. It's w horrible matchup for Montreal.

To put it in your terms, it's like philly owning Pitt, or even better, the Bruins owning Philly!

Yea, the Flyers sucked against non-playoff teams in general


Tampa is fast, they're fun to watch.

 

[LogansDad]

Yea, the Flyers sucked against non-playoff teams in general
 

:colbert:

 

[GraysonGrandeGonads]

Coburn hadn't scored since Thanksgiving before tonight's all everything.

 

[genoasalami]

As depressing and sterile Tropicana Field is ...the scene across the Bay at Amalie Arena is off the charts. The Lightning game experience is outstanding...

 

[kenneycb]

So that was a pretty fairly officiated game right? I watched it with a bunch of Wings fans who thought everything was a penalty (most of them held that view...a few sane ones) so wanted to confer with non-biased people.

Oh and suck it HendusGait or whomever you were.

 

[Dummy Hoy]

Yea I was killing Capuano the other night for not pulling Halak earlier, especially with a power play.

 
That was brutal. I undertsand getting possession in the zone first, but they had that opportunity.

 

[sachmoney]

So that was a pretty fairly officiated game right? I watched it with a bunch of Wings fans who thought everything was a penalty (most of them held that view...a few sane ones) so wanted to confer with non-biased people.

Oh and suck it HendusGait or whomever you were.

Red Wings fans think everything is a penalty. I know my fair share. They'll have a good memory of calls and non-calls too. They're still mad about the Weber/Zetterberg thing a few years ago. I thought the game was fairly officiated.
 
Interested to see whether or not Datsyuk or Zetterberg were hurt. I'm like 99% sure they were or else they aged like a 100 years during that series. They are getting up there in years, but Detroit really needed more from them.

 

[Sausage in Section 17]

True, but that's regular season.

I knew TB won the season series, but I didn't realize how lopsided it was.

I'm not feeling too confident considering this season, but the Habs did sweep them last playoffs, and of course there's Price.

 

[Ed Hillel]

I am just waiting for Dave Mishkin's call of the end of last night's game to pop up online. It's brutal.