Great time at the Pens game last night, the Pens looked the best they've looked all playoffs and finally looked more like the team I'm used to watching. The crowd energy was insane and such a fun atmosphere. Nothing better than playoff hockey!

 

Unreal. Marchand going around licking people...again. What an idiot. The David Dennison of hockey.

 

What is the deal with licking people?

How is that a thing?

They should make it a penalty.

 

Because. Marchand has to Trump...which is a special verb for "idiot".


And yeah, the NHL has pretty much stepped in and threatened disciplinary action if he attempts to get erotic with his opponents again: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...hands-licking/

 

 

one of these days, someone's going to give him a surprise upper cut and he may just bite his own tongue off

 

Congrats Tampa Bay Rangers!

lol

 

@ Marchand...

 

Dammit San Jose.

 

Gotta be impressed with the Golden Knights. Dayum.

 

We could only hope... as for now he's off to lick his golf partners...

 

Pittsburgh looks horrible.

 

You're welcome.


lol

 

 

OT for Caps/Pens...

I want this to go to triple-OT. I want blood. I want deaths. I want chaos.

 

That wasn't triple OT!




Well, congrats to Caps...they finally get past the Pens.

 

 

I doubt the Caps can get past the Bolts though. That is one stacked Tampa team.

 

fixT

 

There was plenty of blood and near deaths with all the targeting of the head that the Caps were doing... Throwing elbows right into faces and heads, a disgusting way to play hockey, but I'm not even bitter about the loss. I do hate losing to this team, but after back to back cup runs the Pens just ran out of gas and I can't fault them. I don't think the Caps will make it to the cup final or beat whoever comes out of the west, so good luck to them. Honestly now I can have a month of my life back and I get to cheer for the Pens west in Vegas

 

Sorry, I know it hurts. You guys had a great run.

 

Welcome to the playoffs, where dirty plays/hits are the reg.

I don't buy the "they ran out of gas" excuse, either. These guys have been on skates for their entire lives. They've been training hard, day in, day out, for years. They also get a few months off, even if they win the cup, to get back into it. There's been enough hockey players who come back in the fall 20 pounds heavier from all the "recuperating" they did, after winning a cup.

The only outstanding thing would be injuries, and yeah, a lot of those happen, especially in the playoffs- but, if they're good enough to play in the fall again, when they're not overly needed as much as if they were trying to make it into the playoffs, or on a cup run, then they're likely ok to play in general.

 

They've played over 300 games in the past 3 seasons, that's a LOT of hockey. They just look slow and tired out there and were out worked. Like I said, I'm not making excuses, just saying what I observed. They won the last 2 years by using their speed and outworking teams, this year they looked slower and got outworked. Granted a lot of teams are working to copy that style and did get faster, however the Caps and Flyers put a beating on them physically with all the cheapshots and constant headshots. I know a lot of our guys were playing hurt

 

I would not have been surprised if the road to the Cup was still through the Pens...likely a Pens/Bolts Eastern showdown. But, end-of-day, you are right, 2 consecutive wins is damn impressive already in this awful cap era...so, consider yourself lucky to have seen it. No other team can boast that. Hawks had to have "breaks" between Cup wins and that's the next closest.

Anyways, good run. The Pens will be back.


I'm hoping for a Jets/Bolts Final. Vegas would be neat just because well, expansion team and great story.

 

How bout them Jets? The Vegas Golden Showers vs Jets series is going to be amazing, I don't think I'm even going to watch the ECF, but Vegas v Winnipeg is going to be awesome!

 

^ must watch hockey in the west

 

I hate to say it, but I have very little interest in the eastern teams, now. Capitals? never cared for them in the last decade... won't start caring now. And a team like TB pi$$es me off... how are they so good, living and playing in a climate that should have no idea what ice hockey even is?!

But the western final.. oh man... I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. I really wanted both teams to go far, never actually realizing they're in the same conference and that they'd have to play eachother It'll be a great series. I prefer the Jets to win, but I'm thinking Vegas takes it in 7.

 

East is easy for me: Bolts over Caps in 6.


West is wow...tough. I will pick the Jets in 7 but won't be shocked if the Knights just keep on plowing through the season.

 

Tampa will probably take the East but with that said, Ovi could be reborn again & go on a tear for finally making to the 3rd round..


As for the West... ... I just want 7 games

 

Whoa...just game 1 but Caps looking good.

 

 

Let's hope not.... Tom WIlson right back to his dirty bullshit again, it was nice to see Kunitz grab him and yank him down and put him in his place. What a little bitch

 

 

Not sure the Cup Winner is an Eastern team this year...?

 

 

@ Caps in Game 2.

 

 

Bolts are getting -ed...

 

Bolts are really laying an egg in the ECF, sadly it looks like the Craps are the hungrier team... Also the dirtier team, but no surprise there...

 

I'm playing a little violin for you...