What bullies to keep on RUTS when the game was over? They should have backed off! JK! Hockey is for real men, no mercy rule! No participation trophies!
I had the bolded part right! Great job by the good guys. I think they HAVE To carry that killer mentality to LI. No reason to risk a game seven. Get the win and let Vegas and the Habs beat each other up a few more days.
I think we know 5 minutes in if the Bolts are on or not. They have looked night and day in the losses vs wins this postseason. Pretty much right from the start.
Really hope the Lightning put the pedal to the metal tonight and send the Islanders to the golf course. Nobody expected this (except I), but the odds of Bolts meeting Habs are quite good. Still anything can happen of course and my Canadiens could lose 2 straight. Hope not, I think a strong showing by Montreal every 10-20 years is good for hockey. It's been a very long drought since the early 90's after having won at least 1 cup every decade before then (including 6 in the 70's, 5 each in the 60's and 50's)
Technically your first comment was correct as well. They didn’t beat them by 1 or 2, they beat them (at least) by 3
Another dirty cross check takes Kucherov out of the game. Right in front of the ref and no call. This is getting ridiculous.
NHL Refs are the worst of the 4 major sports and it isn't really close. Tampa was the better team last night. But losing Kuch killed our PP and that should have been a penalty, and the one of Stamkos was a borderline major. I was so angry it made me toss and turn.
It's times like this that I know I care too much about this stuff. Slept bad. Now I am anxious for tomorrow night...and we are banged up. Championship windows are fickle. Cap decisions are looming. Tamps needs to get this done to cement this teams legacy. Yes they have their stars locked up and their stars are in their prime, but depth is getting expensive.
I am officially concerned. I knew the blowout was meaningless. These guys are professionals! Happens in all pro sports. Every day is a new day. The NY crowd would not let the Islanders die… hope our crowd is as energetic!