NHL Playoffs Open Thread
Ouellet and Alfredsson in, Kindl and Bertuzzi out. Gus is also starting, but that was announced yesterday. He's been great all year and two nights ago, but man is it terrifying to watch him in net sometimes.
Let's Go Red Wings
Clap clap clapclapclap
I believe.
Strader instead of Emrick, yaaaaaaaaaaay. Still Olcyzk, but half of my least favorite announcing tandem in sports is out, so small victories.
EDIT: Oh right, fucking Pierre is still there. So one third.
Are you serious? Doc Emrick is the only good hockey announcer out there. Everyone else puts me to sleep. I agree about Pierre though
If everything is the most exciting play ever, nothing is exciting.
Any shuffling of the lines? I can't watch.
I really don't like justin as a first/second liner. he is not able to keep up with them. even as a spartan i really like his style of play, but as a third liner. there he can still be physical and a real potential scoring threat against other 3rd/4th liners
I agree with you but he keeps guys honest against Pavs and Z.
I get that, and it's not like the Wings have anyone else to really fill that role, but he's a listed 6'1", 219 and isn't a fighter or anything. How honest does he actually keep opposing players?
Better than no one IMO.
Yeah he hasn't looked great in a while. From what I understand Datsyuk has liked having him up on his line because of his willingness to crash the net. But that was back in the day when we did things like possess the puck.
Fuck, they score. Swell.
Fucking Lashoff. Make a play on the puck or leave it alone.
Team just doesn't have it this year. The fact that they even made the playoffs just shows what a coach Babcock is.
Honestly, why isn't Nyquist plaing with Datsyuk?
True. Just think he'd benefit more from playing with a playmaker who can set him up if we're looking for production.
Anytime they let pierre talk is a great time to check in on the Tigers.
Except for Patrice Bergeron, this Bruins team is just the absolute worst
I'm no hockey expert by any means but the wings look just completely overwhelmed.
This game is going to end 2-0. We have no legs and no sense of urgency.
Datsyuk! 1-1!
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
SCOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!
Gus is gonna give me a heart attack by the end of this game
Time for today's flurry of activity.
All the penalties ever
Crud.
fucking stupid ass penalties
I hate goals like that. So goddamn close to a break
Nice interference on the faceoff. Last two penalties on Wings are also things that can be called 50 times in a game.
Missed penaly right there though. Wonderful.
I honestly don't know if there is anything franzen could do to get scratched, he takes a penalty on the PP and will still be out there for any PP's we get the rest of the game
Boychuk sold it really well but he has to know better than to that.
especially after a goalie interference where the player was at least partially pushed in, you have to know the refs will be looking to even it up.
Home cookin'.
fuck boston.
The Franzen penalty was ticky-tacky by old timer standards but the game's been called that way since after the second to last lockout so as a player you have to know better.
The Smith penalty was warranted in my opinion. He cross-checked the guy square in the back of the numbers taking him out of the play. Just a boneheaded move. He's been getting suckered into playing Boston's game and not his all series long.
Chara did literally the same thing (only in open ice, where it was much more obvious) about 80 seconds earlier and didn't get called. That's the kind of thing that drives me nuts.
I didn't see that (I'm watching on my laptop) but open ice is harder for the ref to call since they're not on top of the play.
The problem is those are the type of penalties that could be called 50 times in a playoff game. To randomly make those calls out of the blue, when they are being they let go so often in the series, is the bullshit part. Guys having been getting cross-checked in front of the net all series, with no call most of the time. Either call it all the time, or not at all, otherwise it is BS. They were both sell jobs by Boston as well. There is nothing that drives people more crazy than a lack of consistent from officials.
They also missed a possible interference call off the faceoff.