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The blondes behind Maurice look so Toronto.

Once again, the third period doesn't disappoint. TO seems to have developed some of that "it" factor.

No Yeti because of the thermos company?

The third has been all Florida so far. Maybe I shouldn't post pro-Florida thoughts? Geez.

...and Dudley would be LaFontaine'd.

Yup, if they don't fall apart next period it may bode well for the rest of the series. I was struck by how Florida looked panicked the last several minutes of the second.

HELLO, FELLOW GMs!

This is Staal using the Sabres to build his GM creds.

This is a heroic attempt at gaslighting. 😕 He was the first pick in his draft. He has a 7x$8.35 contract. And our expectations are too high?.

Ugh. Another OT. Canes wasted a gift of a PP.

They're really not about click-bait. I think the worst you can accuse them of is having bad sources at times. Those are likely hockey folk with not a lot of mental horsepower passing along severely flawed conclusions.

This Canes/Caps third period is good stuff.

Lance Lysowski starts covering the Bills and now things begin to unravel at the Sabres.

If the player they target isn't at least 6'2", missing some teeth, and has a nickname akin to "the Butcher", then package the pick with Power and go find someone like that.

That's not what you do after you've nearly dug yourself out of a hole.

We'll know after game 3.

This is one those of patented puzzling Panthers playoff performances where they play so bad it makes you wonder how they got there. They're always good for at least a few of those games each season.

That PP was good even though they didn't score. It may be the turning point. Marchand with the face rub before the commercial was gold. Yikes. Maybe not. Bad Bob, bad.

If the Sabres are going to use a first round pick as part of a trade package this is the year to do it. The pick's placement and our "young core" make it eminently justifiable: if Adayms doesn't use it as a trade piece then that should be the last straw of the last straws.

Yeah, not the start I expected, but Toronto is pushing in the first period of game 1 at home. And, right, add bad Bob to that and this is what you get. The adjustment from Florida weather to a Canadian spring is more jarring as one gets older.

Maybe this is the inflection point the Sabres need.

It'll be a great excuse to go for the meanest player available, even if he ain't a legit first round pick. #GO.FOR.BROKE.KEVYN

You can count on the Canes and Panthers to deliver playoff games worth watching. Especially the Panthers these past three seasons.

At least for 20 minutes. Oops!

The first four games of this Leafs/Sens series were pretty good but neither team looks like they want it tonight.