THE 2022 FINAL: COLORADO AGAINST TAMPA

[Eleven]

9 hours ago, North Buffalo said:

I'd have to look at it again but Makar pivots quickly and has a hell of lean... so a stick between the legs may look like he lost an edge

Naw, he fell.

[Indabuff]

JC, every playoff game in the last three years for the TB goalie.  Savage. 

[Indabuff]

Let's go CO

[bob_sauve28]

Avs look awesome. 

[Believer]

What a stupid penalty. Cooper should sit McDonaugh the rest of the period…  

[Indabuff]

Yesssssss

[Believer]

Another stupid penalty… Bolts show no discipline…

[DarthEbriate]

The unrattle-able Lightning are shellshocked. 

Manson would be a good veteran RHD (and potentially Cup-winning) ... but he's very, very quickly pricing himself out of a realistic cost + contract duration + our team's competitive timeline + not blocking anyone with Buffalo. 

[Claude Balls]

How many games have the Bolts played the last 3-4 years?? Gotta be a lot more than any other team. They have to wear down at some point. And Vasilevskiy has looked shaky lately. I also thought Point was gonna boost Tampa's play. Guess not. 

[Wyldnwoody44]

Hands down the better team 

[DarthEbriate]

Colorado's pace may be unsustainable for an entire game, but it might not be relevant if they're already up by 5 and can coast to a victory each night.

[Claude Balls]

Tampa looks cooked

[DarthEbriate]

5 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:

Tampa looks cooked

Their next card is being played...  get physical and message-sendy and hope that the home-ice and sea-level slog gives them an advantage for games 3 and 4.

[Believer]

Glad the AVs aren’t  in our division… They are so fast, such good skaters, constant motion in the offensive zone… Think they also benefit living in the thinner atmosphere… Better respiratory condition… 

[Wyldnwoody44]

Time to pull Vas

[Porous Five Hole]

After game one I commented that the Bolts took the Aves best shot.  Turns out the Aves had another gear. So impressive. 

[Wyldnwoody44]

On 6/16/2022 at 11:42 AM, sweetlou said:

Makar was already going down before Cirelli got his stick near Makr's knees.  Makar lost his edge. Horrible call and directly lead to third goal. 

Look for Vasy to bounce back and play lights out in game 2.  By the time the series gets back to Colorado, Tampa will be up 3 games to 1.

[DarthEbriate]

They're shooting under the blocker on Vasilevskiy and they're scoring on it.

[Zamboni]

Boom … if it wasn’t already… It’s officially embarrassing now 

[Wyldnwoody44]

What. A. Beatdown 

[DarthEbriate]

This is a fascinating dismantling of a darn good Tampa team. Tampa's going to need about 10 more Palat-style crosschecks on Makar to take him out, but the penalties taken won't help them.

[Contempt]

3 hours ago, Claude Balls said:

And Vasilevskiy has looked shaky lately. 

Wearing out that low blocker.

[PerreaultForever]

3 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

What. A. Beatdown 

It definitely was. Still, wouldn't be surprised if Tampa comes back and wins the next one 1-0 or 2-1 but we shall see. Colorado certainly looked unbeatable tonight. 

[Huckleberry]

well landeskog, Mackinnon even jack johnson, I don't mind these players getting a cup at all.    3 in a row would have been nice to see though.

But this is far from over, Tampa been down before.

[bob_sauve28]

Interesting to note, Avs goaltending is basically irrevelant