I'd like to see Oilers v Preds and Rangers v Caps in the Conference finals. Anybody but the Pens or Ducks. And I don't understand why they have the two west games on one night and east on the next. They should have split them.
I have only had the chance to watch the Oilers during the playoffs, from the little I have seen it appears they have all the right parts and pieces. Love to see them do well because of the rabid fan base. Preds looked impressive for most of the game. They better not have the let down in performance in a 1 goal game, St Louis is dangerous! PK Suban....hated him in Montreal, love him in Nashville. I hope Kevin Fiala from the preds is going to be ok, nasty looking crash into the boards. Hoping Caps/Penguins is the war it could be...hoping for 7 games of nasty, gritty, fast awesome hockey!
I'm gonna be honest - last night was the first night I feel like I saw why Nashville wanted Subban. I hated him in Montreal, too, and wasn't crazy about the trade when it happened. I still think he's the NHL's Cam Newton (and not because of color, just the mix of talent/attitude). Nashville has a couple of guys in Milwaukee who can fill in as well or better than Fiala, so I think they'll be ok. It wouldn't surprise me to see them bring Mike Ribeiro back up onto the active roster.
Gutted for Fiala, he was really starting to contribute in a big way. I hope Nashville can get thru this series without more serious injuries, but with the way the Blues play that may not happen. Good news is we are finally getting the PK we all hoped for.
Me? I have and it was not well liked but the truth seldom is. I'm not allowed to mention the local ice hockey sports collective by the city which hosts them, use any of the players names or even the name of the team.
Mike Ribeiro is an interesting story, dude has had his issues. I have met him a couple of times. He is a great example of how badly rosters pad players size. They have him listed at 6' and 180, he is 5"10" at best and maybe 165. Pens did look strong. I haven't liked Ovechkin since a couple of Olympics ago. I have seen him play on several occasions. He can be very lazy, is a poor loser and plays dirty. However, he does deserve props for his skills.
The Commisioner needs to review the head shot in the Pen's/Cap's game. We can't beat you so we will hurt you. The Pen's lost two players in the last 5 minutes. The Cap's are a bunch of cheap shot sissies. Fuck them. Would have liked to see the Ducks shine, but Edmonton has the momentum.
Nashville's gotta stop taking the stupid penalties. Completely their undoing in Game 2. Game 3 tomorrow should be interesting. Bridgestone Arena has been rockin' this year.
Penguins killing the Caps. Yeah...some cheap shot shit going on there. I thought Ottawa would fold to the Rangers. Boy was I wrong. They are the real deal.
What a come back that game was. 6 goals against king Henric doesn't happen very often. Pageau with 4 goals including the Double OT winner!
Nashville again over the Blues. Renne is a man made of rubber! Oilers mounted a helluva comeback to tie it at 3-3 but Getslaf and company would not be denied and scored the next 3 easily. Still impressed with Talbot and McDavid. Two BIG reasons for Edmonton's ressurection. Duck have made it a series.
Talbot didn't look all that great last night. I'm pulling for the Oils but he looked fairly mortal. Rangers Nation is now saying they hope the Blueshirts get swept and the organization cleans house. I'm starting to agree with them.
The defense is old and horrible. Staal, Girardi, Klein and Holden need to go. And to make it worse, Vigneault seems to put out combinations of those 4 at the most critical moments (like with 4 minutes to go when you're ahead by 2 goals).
I agree with the commentators in that the hit was more reactionary than deliberate. If Crosby doesn't lose an edge then the hit would never happen. With his history of concussions I don't see him back minimum one game. Really bad then he's done for a while.