NHL Playoffs

[maidencolorado]

Anyone have doubts that hockey players are the toughest of all athletes? How about Sami Salo playing for the Can-knuckle heads last night with a ruptured testicle?

And for Luongo to joke after the game that last year he gave up 7 in the game the Hawks eliminated him, but only gave up 5, so it was an improvement? Looking more and more like he deserves the tag of over-rated. Sure, he has Olympic gold, but seems to turn into a sieve in the NHL post season. The Hawks won 3 games in Vancouver, outscoring the home team 17 to 7.

[King_Nothing]

Anyone have doubts that hockey players are the toughest of all athletes? How about Sami Salo playing for the Can-knuckle heads last night with a ruptured testicle?

And for Luongo to joke after the game that last year he gave up 7 in the game the Hawks eliminated him, but only gave up 5, so it was an improvement? Looking more and more like he deserves the tag of over-rated. Sure, he has Olympic gold, but seems to turn into a sieve in the NHL post season. The Hawks won 3 games in Vancouver, outscoring the home team 17 to 7.

I was amazed with Sami Salo last night, man he looked like he was in pain at all times, kudos to him!
Luongo was TERRIBLE, he is turing into a disapearing act. A few years ago the goaltending in VAN was solid, they just lacked scoring, how they are reversed!

I hope the Habs pull another win out tonight, as Mark stated an orig 6 C/F or Finals would be great for everyone!

[maidencolorado]

I was amazed with Sami Salo last night, man he looked like he was in pain at all times, kudos to him!
Luongo was TERRIBLE, he is turing into a disapearing act. A few years ago the goaltending in VAN was solid, they just lacked scoring, how they are reversed!

I hope the Habs pull another win out tonight, as Mark stated an orig 6 C/F or Finals would be great for everyone!

The coverage we got of the game, the commentators were being very sensitive to Salo, wouldn't refer to his injury as much of anything other than his "situation". I felt soooo bad for him out there, he did look like he was in a world of hurt. Says a lot about his dedication for just suiting up, let alone getting out there and playing.

Seems like the knock on Vancouver has been that Luongo just gets burned out during the season. Might well be, especially with the Olympics this year, but his performance this year sets him far from an elite goalie in my mind. And Vancouver just signed him to what, a 12 year deal? Good luck with that.

Nick won't want to hear this, but I'm pulling for the Habs tonight as well as the Bruins. What an epic ECF that would be with all the history and rivalry.

[hellawaits77]

You're right Mark, I didn't. However, the Habs deserved this series. I really don't think the Pens deserved it. Yeah the Pens controlled much of the play through the series, but Marc-andre Fleury truly lost it for Pittsburgh. They cannot win with a goalie playing like garbage. I don't care what he did in the playoffs last year. He is truly the MOST OVERRATED GOALIE IN THE NHL. He played absolutely awful the entire playoffs (other than 2 games in this series). Out of 13 games, he played subpar in 11 games these playoffs. I hate him very much.

Best of luck to the Canadiens the rest of the playoffs. They have truly gone against all the odds this year, and they deserve it. Kudos to them.

[maidencolorado]

Never would I have thought that the Habs would knock out both the Caps and the Pens, everyone's darling teams for the ECF and the winner the odds on favorite for the Cup.

Flower played for shit, no doubt. Not sure what happened, but the Habs are a freaking buzz saw. They are buying into a system and have a solid goalie letting them take some risks. Cammalleri may well be making a run for the Conn Smythe along with Halak.

Doesn't help that Malkin may be the worst in the league on a breakaway, he needs to just unload with the slapshot instead of trying to skate in.

Once the Habs were up 2 - 0 in the first, I had a feeling it was over, the Habs just seem to be able to put games away with the lead. Seem to be a team of destiny this year, and I'm pulling for them if the Hawks don't win it all.

[hellawaits77]

Doesn't help that Malkin may be the worst in the league on a breakaway, he needs to just unload with the slapshot instead of trying to skate in.

Glad someone besides myself and my friend Steve (a fellow Pens fan) know that!

[tikimaize]

I cant believe the Flyers won.......

[sjmike]

I was shocked to see them come from behind not only in the series, but in the game to win in dramatic fashion.

It was an intensely exciting game to watch, especially in the 3rd period.

[sjmike]

Looking forward to tomorrow afternoon's Sharks game. We'll see how they do after being off for so long.

[deathmagnetic2008]

I was shocked after Philly's come back to won the series!! Wow! Damn!! they were 0-3 and won back to bakc 4 games to win the series! I hope that the Habs will get it and go for the cup! Prediction: MTL in 7 games and Chicago in 6...