Stanley Cup Finals Thread

[Fred in Lynn]

Great answer from the triplets.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Wow, what a game.

 

[Reggie's Racquet]

This is great hockey!

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Whistles completely put away at this point I guess

 

[Dropkick Izzy]

I let the dog out and two goals? Da fuq?

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Fuuuuuuck Stamkos got tons of iron

 

[NYCSox]

Iron unkind. That was a snipe too.

 

[ifmanis5]

Wow what a great run of end to end action.

 

[LogansDad]

I want 4 more games of this after tonight.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Whistles away, indeed. That was a slash and trip at the ref's feet.

 

[kenneycb]

Bishop had no idea where that puck was.

 

[The Napkin]

What a pass and shot. Dayum.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

HOLY SHIT HEDMAN

 

[LogansDad]

Holy shit, what a play by Hedman!

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Crawford standing up LOL

 

[NYCSox]

Wow that was a sweet breakout.

 

[Ed Hillel]

What is Crawford doing?

 

[Lupe Whalewatch]

Two ridiculous assists by Hedman tonight

 

[kenneycb]

Well that 77 seems appropriate.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

I'm still floored by Crawford's positioning there. Good grief

 

[kenneycb]

I'm still floored by Crawford's positioning there. Good grief

It looks like he played shot there for some reason.

 

[BoSoxFink]

Jesus the Lightning really have a ridiculous amount of young talent. What a position they are in for years to come.

 

[The Napkin]

It's a good thing there weren't 2 more seconds...

 

[NYCSox]

I want 4 more games of this after tonight.

 
Looking like that's going to happen now.

 

[LogansDad]

Oh man, Chicago had Shaw wide open in front as time expired.

 

[Reggie's Racquet]

Early morning tomorrow should I stay up and watch the Derek Sanderson profile? 

 

[j44thor]

Is there any debate that these aren't the two best teams in the nhl, just really enjoyable hockey.

 

[soxhop411]

https://twitter.com/MarcPDumont/status/608090066120896512

https://twitter.com/MarcPDumont/status/608090066120896512

link to tweet

 

[Monbo Jumbo]

These finals are a battle of two teams that each had back-to-back high draft picks. 
 
Chicago 
Toews  - 3rd in 2006
Kane - 1st in 2007
 
Tampa
Stamkos - 1st in 2008
Hedman - 2nd in 2009
 
I don't think many would have picked Victor Hedman as the most likely Conn Smythe winner of the four - but he's got to be the favorite right now. 

 

[The Napkin]

mmmmhmmm. makes sense to me...
 
According to Ed Sherman of the Chicago Tribune, Mark Lazarus (chairman of NBC Sports) actually lobbied the NHL to end the tradition of playoff beards because, in his opinion, they hinder the development of new stars in the League during the playoffs.

 

[Red Right Ankle]

Mike Lazarus, huh?  Resurrected George Steinbrenner?

 

[LogansDad]

Whoa... Bishop not going tonight, it looks like.  Vasylevskiy in goal. 
 
Edit: Bishop not even dressed, the third stringer is the backup tonight.

 

[cshea]

They have Gudlevskis (Latvian goalie that stood on his head in the Olympics) out there and dressed with Vasilievski. So yeah, no Bishop.

Groin? Finally gave way?

 

[Zososoxfan]

Bishop hasn't been amazing this playoffs, but this seems huge.

 

[Monbo Jumbo]

Craig Custance tweets Vasilevkiy is a potential franchise goalie.

Pulling for the Bolts but understand the Hawks could win three straight here.

 

[LogansDad]

Haha, Marine Col looking at the Navy Admiral like hes an idiot for saluting inside, then reluctantly going along with it was great.

 

[LogansDad]

Hawks defense excelling at turning pucks over esrly in this one.

 

[cshea]

No SOG for Chicago.

 

[LogansDad]

I feel like I keep repeating myself, but I could watch Toews play hockey by himself, he is so damn good.

 

[cshea]

Shaky first save there on Sharp. Bolts are really packing it in in front of him to give him help.

 

[LogansDad]

Weak call

 

[cshea]

Q is the best.

 

[Zososoxfan]

That was a nice save for the kid. Honest question, what is the rule on a defender clearing out an opposing player in front of the net?

 

[Dropkick Izzy]

Z never gets that shit

Le sigh.

 

[cshea]

What a shift by Callahan.

 

[LogansDad]

Oh what a save by Crawford

 

[Zososoxfan]

This is exciting. That was a great takedown but is that necessarily a penalty?

 

[LogansDad]

Refs making up for putting the whistles away in the 3rd period of game 3.

 

[LogansDad]

Holy shit, thought for sure that was in.

 

[cshea]

Inevitable