2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Round 1

[Beer]

Nice to see Kassian finally turn into the player everybody thought he could have been five years ago. Never too late I guess.

 

Is this an example where a coach (McLellan) gets more out of a player?

[bunomatic]

The only difference in Kassians game is he gets away with liberties in the playoffs whereas in the humdrum regular season they make those calls. Regular season the oil would be killing penalties every time Kassian took a shift playing like that.

[darksabre]

Looks like Calvert won't be getting suspended for assaulting Kuhnhackl.

[JJFIVEOH]

Is this an example where a coach (McLellan) gets more out of a player?

 

I'm sure he played a part. But Kassian did step in the right direction when he was with Vancouver. He got lucky to have a 2nd and 3rd chance, nice to see he pulled his head out of his ass. I'd take him over somebody like Clutterbuck and day of the week. 

[JJFIVEOH]

Good anthem singer. Too bad the kid's gonna lose his gig when he goes through puberty. 

[Eleven]

Someone get Swamp to Ottawa stat.  NBC's mixer is horrible.  Very difficult to hear the announcers over the ambient noise--and the crowd is quiet, too.  It's the skates and sticks that are making it difficult to hear.

[GoPre]

Still can't stand the coaches challenge.

Edited April 15, 2017 by GoPre

[Randall Flagg]

That's offsides and once again unbelievably irrelevant

I'm glad they that up because it's stupid that you can review that.

[Eleven]

That's offsides and once again unbelievably irrelevant

I'm glad they ###### that up because it's stupid that you can review that.

 

Yeah, they have a stupid review process and still can't get it right?

[GoPre]

That's offsides and once again unbelievably irrelevant

I'm glad they ###### that up because it's stupid that you can review that.

I'll second that.

[Eleven]

Pretty happy for Clarke there.

[GoPre]

And the General ties it up. Eat that Boston.

[Randall Flagg]

Yayyyy MacArthur

[Thorner]

Bobby Ryan is a pretty good hockey player.

[Eleven]

And that was one of the dumbest things I've ever seen a goalie do.

[Thorner]

All 3 goals from former Sabres.

[DarthEbriate]

It's an ex-Sabres scoring fiesta in Ottawa today.

[Eleven]

PS:  All three goal scorers so far are former Sabres.

[Claude Balls]

All these ex-Sabres scoring for the Bruins. Who's next, Dominic Moore?

 

Edit: Forgot about MaCarthur Park for Ottawa as well.

Edited April 15, 2017 by Claude Balls

[Eleven]

All 3 goals from former Sabres.

 

Beat me to it.

[Thorner]

Beat me to it.

:beer:

[Claude Balls]

As much as I hate the Bruins, I would love to see a Montreal/Boston series.

[Sabre fan]

funny thing is none of these guys could make our team right now! we were all running these guys out of town not so long ago. Stafford is a floater while Clarke never seemed to find his grove and Schaller wasted away in Rocehster. Gotta say I do think we have more talent hen either Ottawa or Boston but they sure get a lot of milage of out their players while most of ours seem to underachieve if anything

[Eleven]

The only way Ottawa wins this series now is if they run Rask.  It's a viable strategy, especially since any suspension will be only 3 or 4 games.

[Thorner]

The only way Ottawa wins this series now is if they run Rask.  It's a viable strategy, especially since any suspension will be only 3 or 4 games.

Chris Neil draws in next game.