East Round 1

MiracleOfO2704

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Jul 12, 2005
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The Island
This just popped off. Rielly checked Point (legally) into the boards, Kucherov tackled Rielly, and everyone ended up coming together. The highlight was Stamkos vs. Matthews. Rielly off for a bloody nose, Point for something in his chest, probably broken rib.
 

Catcher Block

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Mar 7, 2006
5,864
St. Louis
No penalty is the right call. Point initiated the contact and lost the battle. It can't be a penalty just because of the awkward outcome.
 

Ferm Sheller

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Mar 5, 2007
20,790
If Point's out for the year (and who knows if he is), I'm strongly pulling for TB in this series.
 

Ale Xander

Hamilton
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Oct 31, 2013
73,248
To my untrained eye, Bruins definitely want the Lightning next round (cart horse etc)
 

TSC

SoSH's Doug Neidermeyer
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Oct 25, 2007
12,307
Between here and everywhere.
As much as I hate Tampa, there’s a bit of begrudging respect for the fact that their two best players (Kuch and Stamkos) are in the box for defending their teammate.
 

TheAOE

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Jul 15, 2005
106
Point may be out there but I cant imagine the pain he is going to face after the game. Gotta be out with UBI