ytterbium: Phoenix is another team I don't know well, defense is smothery.

I like PHX because they have no illusions about who they are. They play a great team-defense system. They get in lanes, block a lot of shots, don't give up rebounds, and remain composed. On the offensive side, they take what they can get. They chip and chase, make chances off of hustle, and outwork the opposition. They got moxie. And it's hard not to respect Doan. He's kind of the consummate professional and has been incredibly loyal to the franchise.

And now, without Jovanovski, they're 37.25% less dickish than they were last season.

END OF DAY 2
TONIGHT'S RESULTS:
OTT 2-4 NYR. Rangers lead series 1-0.
WAS 0-1 BOS (OT, +1:18). Bruins lead series 1-0.
SJS 3-2 STL (2OT, +23:34). Sharks lead series 1-0.
CHI 2-3 PHX (OT, +9:29). Coyotes lead series 1-0.

Full playoff schedule with times and TV (new window)

TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE:
7:00, NHLN: NJD - FLA [Game 1]
7:30, NBCS: PHI - PIT [Game 2, 1-0]
7:30, CNBC: DET - NSH [Game 2, 0-1]
10:00, NBCS: LAK - VAN [Game 2, 1-0]

Something about Coiyotes pisses God right off.

paj: Anyone see this earlier?
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As the fans were pounding the glass after the OT winner, the glass collapsed and fell onto David Krejci.
CBC cut the video out just as this was about to happen. NESN article (new window)

Holy shiat!

poughdrew: For all 5 of you watching basketball, Chicago up 91-85 against Miami in OT.

Get that shiat outta here.

For those wanting/needing the yotes game on tv: they announced on the stl game that whatever channel is showing the wash game will be switching over the the chi- phx game after it ends/ in between OTs

I just want to say fark you all because now i'm at work watching the playoffs and will go home and watch as well. you bastidges got me hooked on hockey. nothing but a bunch of cark sucking iceholes.



/seriously thanks guys i love the nhl now

hulk hogan meat shoes: Darren "Go fast and do nothing" Helm? I can't count the number of times his speed leads to a breakaway and he harmlessly puts the puck into the pillows. Dude has no hands.

Are you arguing that because he doesn't finish, he brings nothing to the table? Did you see the three monster hits he threw last night before the fluke injury? Do you not see how often he kills of penalties almost single handedly? Do you not see how he wears down the opposition on the forecheck? How he's second only to Datsyuk in stripping the puck in the neutral zone? Helm works his ass off every night he's in the line-up. I can't ask anything more from a guy on my favorite team.

On the other hand, there are guys like Hudler who is a defensive liability, who rarely gets his hands dirty, who takes shifts/nights off whenever he feels like it, who coughs up the puck at nearly every turn, who makes horrendous decisions both with and without the puck, AND IS ALWAYS FARKING OFFSIDES!

In the cap era, you can't have a roster full of Datsyuks, as much as you might like. You have to have role players, and Helm is a great one. It ain't his job to score. It's his job to wreak havoc with the opposition, and he does a hell of a job and at an affordable price. Drives me up the wall that because he's not a goal scorer he's viewed as useless. Farking ridiculous.

No suspension, $2500 fine for Weber's attempt to injure on Zetterberg. Which I predicted in the thread last night. Guess I got something right this post season.

Best watch out, Crosby...it's open season on star players after the horn has sounded.