Quoted from poppapin:Pens go ahead 3-0
Gotta sweep to avoid more injuries!
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Back to back cups would be a fitting prize for the Penguins in their 50th season. My expectations are high. Of course, this is coming from the guy who thinks they shouldn't lose a single game all season.
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Quoted from meSz:Wow 7-0 SJ over the Oilers .... Penguins looked bad last night and still almost pulled off a win, Columbus gets a stay of execution!
I want our Pens to close it out tomorrow and finish them
Somebody call a Waaambulance as you know Tortorella is going to cry and explain why Columbus losing wasn't his fault.
Quoted from meSz:Somebody call a Waaambulance as you know Tortorella is going to cry and explain why Columbus losing wasn't his fault.
Have to give Tortorella credit, no whining and no blaming others for the loss! Other than a reporter asking the same question over and over thought Tortorella handle post game well!
Now time to sit back and watch the Caps and Leafs battle it out! Almost hope Caps win as the Leafs speed and youth may be something that beats the Penguins!
On side note.....Oilers looked great last night! If it wasn't for Jones that game doesn't make it to OT! Jones played same last year in the finals!!!
Quoted from Pin-Geo:Huge Ranger win last night!
Agreed. Now they have to play the same way they played last time at MSG..... GO BRADY SKJEI>>>>>
Quoted from Pin-Geo:Huge Ranger win last night!
Mika bailed out Kreider BIG time! Thank God.
What, no one watching playoffs this weekend? Rangers finished off Montreal, Sens ended bruins, Caps & Toronto scoreless going into 3rd period.
Quoted from leaffan67:I was there tonight. What a season. Leafs take the best team in the league to 6 games and 5 in overtime! Still nearly cried. Hats off. Great hope for the future. Go Leafs go!
Not to take away from the Leafs play but you have to remember the CAPS are notorious for blowing it in the Playoffs! Going to be interesting if they can beat Penguins! Penguins still have key players that are out!
The Leafs are a good young team! In a few years, if not sooner, the Leafs and Columbus will be the top teams, if they're able to keep their teams intact!
Quoted from Dee-Bow:Grouchy canuck fan but i hope the ducks sweep the oilers..and i hate the ducks!
Looks like that won't happen!!
Quoted from poppapin:Looks like that won't happen!!
Just knocking the rust off. Go Ducks! 
Man fleury is a freaking wall. He was better than Bob last round and was better than holtby game 1. He looks Calm, cool and collected now. Be afraid.......be very afraid. Oh and that Crosby guy is pretty good.
Malkin had his worst game tonight, never seen him play this bad, fleury saved the day but there were some lucky bounces that went our way for once, a shot hit the helmet on the ice, refs missed 6 or 7 players on the ice for Caps in the 3rd, but I will take the win.
It's expected to have some players look a little rusty after that long layoff. Malkin didn't look his usual dominant self. We definitely sat back after getting up 2 to 0. I'm never a fan of that cause the other team ends up with too many chances. Boninooooooooooooo is a playoff monster. He doesn't score a ton but when he does they are usually huge. All pressure is on the Caps now for game 2. Fleury is a much better goalie at home so this performance was against the grain for him and just what we needed. I was very pleased with how our team D looked yesterday. The high danger chances were limited and blocked shots were way up. Keep this up and I like out chances.
Amazing game in Ottawa Pageau kid scores 4 goals and game winner in overtime .so glad my lawn mower broke.GO SENS!!!
that was the one of the best playoff games in your history as Sens and a real treat to watch
Pageau had a game for the ages. That was incredible.
Also my Pens just keep on rolling. The offense is lethal. Washington has carried the play a lot though. The difference in this series is fleury. When he is on his game , it is fun to watch. Holtby is broken right now. Don't think grubauer is the answer. It's not over till it's over though. We may have sustained a few injuries though so let's see what happens there.
Caps fans have to be asking "how didn't we win" and as a Pens fan I can say .... "how did we win"??? Caps just dominated the Penguins for (probably) 2 periods! Fleury made some great saves but also the Caps missed the net a lot (they had to have 6 post/cross bars)!
Rangers blew the game! Henrik 8 goals in two games is a lot but when see the goals he gave up, hard to blame him! Pageau I think had three deflections!
Oilers lose! Haha.. damn, maybe Talbot will finally gas out.i like the way they playing, just hate it when my friend sends texts beaking like a parrot who's never won before. Nothing worse than fans who dont know how to win. You're not on the ice, and you dont own the team!
Quoted from Maken:That is all.
OH IS IT?
WTF 2 empty net goals in the last minutes...wow I had to go downstairs and get the terrible towel out for this one (It was under the pot).
EDIT: Just found this thread kept wondering why I didn't see an NHL one.
Quoted from Dee-Bow:I dont think he meant to cross check him in the head.. Crosby was already falling from OV's tallywack. But damn
Intent or not, you are responsible for your stick.
That was such BS last night. Niskanen and Orpik should be out for the rest of the season. Bunch of damn cheating, violent cheap shot bastards. Also, the Capitals owe the NHL officials a big thank you for that win.
The nhl is responsible for this type of play. And yes it was intentional. Nisky played here and all he does is cross check. He can't play physically otherwise. He admitted that he intended to cross check. I doubt he wanted to to catch him in the face but when you are conditioned to cross check this is bound to happen. Ovy on the other hand is just a dirty player. He respects nothing.
Ducks dug themselves a huge hole but if anyone can battle back it's them. If not for Talbot and four or five posts this would be 3-0 Ducks.
I'm so sick of the NBCSN commentators acting like Connor McDavid walks on water. Skating on ice doesn't count.
Calling him the best player on the ice when Getzlaf is playing mind blowing hockey is insulting.
Tomorrow the Pens need to win in order to move on in my opinion, I hope we pull it off. Tomorrow's game will set up everything for the rest of the series. But going 0 for 5 on the power play and not scoring on the big 5min one did not help. Also Sheary out as as well with conscussion. This just sucks as a true big Pens fan. Still my team but makes me sad.
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