Official NHL 2016-2017 Thread

[cramx3]

If Lundqvist keeps playing the way he did last night, the Rangers have a legitimate shot at making a run.

They played a great game, but I see the likelihood of the Rangers lifting the cup this year about on par with the Flyers lifting it.

 

He saved them in the 1st for sure, but didn't have too many difficult stops after that.  IMO, Price out-played him, just let a bit of a soft one by.

Yea Price played great, the Rangers had more opportunities and besides the one goal, Price was making great saves.

I will agree though that if Henrik plays great, the Rangers can go far just because that's playoff hockey. 

[mikeyd23]

Mixed start last night for the Pens, we got the win, which is obviously the main thing, but they have to start games better moving forward. They were lucky to get out of the first period with no score, as they were badly outplayed.

The big upsides for me last night were - (1) Kessel scoring (he needs to get hot for the Pens to make a run) and (2) that the Pens mostly stayed disciplined when facing some rough play from the Jackets. If they can keep turning the other cheek, they just might win this series in less than 6 or 7 games.

[KevShmev]

Washington looks dreadful early, and Toronto is taking advantage.

[jingle.boy]

And that's why they play a full game.  Sucks to have it end in a softy like that.  Washington got a scare tonight, and I'm sure will come out much differently on Saturday night

[gmillerdrake]

Here's my innagural ref bitch.

Load of fucking shit on two calls back to back on the Blues giving the Wild a 5 on 3. I challenge anyone to watch the supposed penalties that were callled and tell me they were penalties.

[King Postwhore]

They let everything go in the B's/Senators game.

The way it should be played. The game flowed and there was up and down the ice intensity.   

[SchecterShredder]

Just got into Roger's Place for the game tonight. Desperately need a win. 2-0 down heading back to SJ would likely spell doom.

[gmillerdrake]

They let everything go in the B's/Senators game.

The way it should be played. The game flowed and there was up and down the ice intensity.

Wouldn't bother me if it swung both ways. IMO we are owed a 5 on 3. Two of the softest calls I've seen. It's the friggin playoffs.

[SchecterShredder]

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

Whoever wins this Habs vs. Rangers series is gonna be exhausted. What a series so far.

[gmillerdrake]

 

[TheCountOfNYC]

That game should have never even went to overtime. If the refs actually called the game fairly (like missing every time Montreal had a guy standing in the crease) then the Rangers would have taken care of business in regulation. Hopefully they can feed off of the home crowd and take both games in MSG.

[SchecterShredder]

Pretty sure Macho Man Randy Savage is sitting behind me. I swear if he yells "ooooh yeah, fuck em up!!" once more I'm going to lose it.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

That game should have never even went to overtime. If the refs actually called the game fairly (like missing every time Montreal had a guy standing in the crease) then the Rangers would have taken care of business in regulation. Hopefully they can feed off of the home crowd and take both games in MSG.

Oh please. There was tons of missed stuff on both sides. Your team got away with boarding from behind in the final stretch and there was that blatant cross-check to the face in I think the second period. It really wasn't called any different from any other playoff game. They let shit slide, that's how it goes.

Also, how is standing in the crease a penalty?

[Nick]

Pretty sure Macho Man Randy Savage is sitting behind me. I swear if he yells "ooooh yeah, fuck em up!!" once more I'm going to lose it.

This year in Philadelphia the woooooo became popular and it was highly annoying.

[KevShmev]

Here's my innagural ref bitch.

Load of fucking shit on two calls back to back on the Blues giving the Wild a 5 on 3. I challenge anyone to watch the supposed penalties that were callled and tell me they were penalties.

I thought the Steen call was fine.  Upshall threw an elbow, but to call that when a team is already down a man is pretty lame.  Refs will usually not give a team a 2-man advantage on such a marginal call.

That said, it did not matter.  Blues win again!!

[gmillerdrake]

Here's my innagural ref bitch.

Load of fucking shit on two calls back to back on the Blues giving the Wild a 5 on 3. I challenge anyone to watch the supposed penalties that were callled and tell me they were penalties.

I thought the Steen call was fine.  Upshall threw an elbow, but to call that when a team is already down a man is pretty lame.  Refs will usually not give a team a 2-man advantage on such a marginal call.

That said, it did not matter.  Blues win again!!

Largest complaint about the Steen call is that if you're going to call that then call it both ways. All sorts of clutching and grabbing going on so to call that in the first place was a bit of BS. The Upshall 'elbow' was ridiculous. Same thing....both teams were being physical and the Wild were holding just as many sticks and throwing just as many elbows. Didn't seem right to call it on one team and not the other.

But like you said.....didn't matter anyway.

[dparrott]

Pretty sure Macho Man Randy Savage is sitting behind me. I swear if he yells "ooooh yeah, fuck em up!!" once more I'm going to lose it.

Should of gave him a slim jim!

[dparrott]

What was Jones doing on that EDM goal?  He barely moved!

[dparrott]

TWO SH goals??? Seriously???   

[SchecterShredder]

TWO SH goals??? Seriously???   

 

[SchecterShredder]

Pretty sure Macho Man Randy Savage is sitting behind me. I swear if he yells "ooooh yeah, fuck em up!!" once more I'm going to lose it.

Should of gave him a slim jim!

By the 3rd he was so blotto that he could barely manage a coherent sentence.

[jingle.boy]

That game should have never even went to overtime. If the refs actually called the game fairly (like missing every time Montreal had a guy standing in the crease) then the Rangers would have taken care of business in regulation. Hopefully they can feed off of the home crowd and take both games in MSG.

Oh please. There was tons of missed stuff on both sides. Your team got away with boarding from behind in the final stretch and there was that blatant cross-check to the face in I think the second period. It really wasn't called any different from any other playoff game. They let shit slide, that's how it goes.

Totally agree with LLM here.  That post-whistle "slash" that Radulov got a penalty over in the 1st was lighter than a feather.  IMO, NY got away with more than Mtl ... but not enough for it to be REALLY noticeable or unfair.

Whoever wins this Habs vs. Rangers series is gonna be exhausted. What a series so far.

Yup.  Best series so far that I've witnessed - though, we're not getting Min/StL around here.

[King Postwhore]

Holy crap B's!

[cramx3]

That Rangers game last night was a really great game to watch, but extremely frustrating as a Rangers fan to lose.  They were soooo close.   

[King Postwhore]

Well that changed fast.  Dumb move by Chara.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

That Rangers game last night was a really great game to watch, but extremely frustrating as a Rangers fan to lose.  They were soooo close.   

You can really see that these are two teams that were one point apart in the standings. Betting it goes to 7.

[mike099]

How about them Predators!  Guessing not many folks thought they would be up 2 on the road.  If they can win 1 of 2 at home this could be interesting.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

0 goals for the Hawks after 2, and that's with their home ice advantage. Rinne has 2 assists. Rinne a more potent offensive player than the entire Blackhawks roster confirmed.

[gmillerdrake]

Wow, what a sweet Game winning goal for Toronto.

[fadetoblackdude7]

Hawks better start showin up in game 3 or we're in deep shit.

[gmillerdrake]

Hawks better start showin up in game 3 or we're in deep shit.

Was only able to see about 10'minutes of the game when it was 2-0 but it looked like they were going through the motions waiting for someone else to 'make something happen'

[TheCountOfNYC]

Toronto and Chicago are both surprising me for very different reasons. The Maple Leafs are pushing the best team in the league to their very limit and could potentially pull off the biggest upset of the playoffs. This is a testament to how good of a coach Mike Babcock is, and I believe that the Jack Adams trophy is his to lose even with the year Tortorella had with the Blue Jackets. The Blackhawks on the other hand look like they're just going through the motions against an inferior opponent, perfectly content with the fact that they've won three championships in the past seven years. Joel Quenneville needs to light a fire under every one of his players' asses because with the next two games in Nashville, they can't afford another showing like the one they had tonight. I feel that if they go down three games to none, this is going to be a first round exit for them. If there's any team in the league that can turn it around quickly and go on a tear it's Chicago but if they keep playing like the way they did tonight (and in game one for that matter), the Predators are going to make quick work of them.

[jingle.boy]

That's why they play the games folks. I can't believe how ordinary the Caps look. Toronto is definitely punching out of their weight class here. Exciting games - Anderson stole that one...especially with Polak going down. Marner might have saved the game tracking down Ovie on that breakaway. Phenomenal effort there. My only beef with the game was the number of pussy penalties the ref(s) called - on both sides. Ovie had less than 3 mins of ice time in Period 1 because of all the special teams. 

And wth, Chicago!?!?!  Brutal performances. Too bad the Flames couldn't have one, and made it a clean Canadian sweep in Game 2s.

[KevShmev]

I was hoping the Flames would win so we'd stop hearing about that stupid "Flames have lost 399 games in a row at Anaheim" fact, something which has zero relevance to their current series.

Those Leafs/Caps overtimes were awesome.  Great back and forth action.

I love seeing Chicago lose.