Stanley Cup Playoffs 2015

Hard not to like this lightning team

tim1_2 wrote:Nobody really knows what happened to Bishop.  Yeah, it looked like maybe a leg/hip injury but that's all just speculation.  When he took his first break, it seemed like he needed a trip to the bathroom.

I hate Healy, but he was spot on, noticing how Bishop had trouble moving to his left (moving somewhat slowly, getting up after even more slowly) and no trouble at all moving to his right. Hawks took advantage of it on the second goal (hard to tell if they planned it that way but it could have been a set play in which the goalie had to move to his left and they went with it). My guess is his right groin (pain pushing off with the right leg to go across to the left).

Man, Kypreos really dislikes people who show their pain, eh? Making all kinds of judgments about Bishop *and* how his team mates treat him.

Nice W for the Bolts. Stevie Y sure has done an amazing job there.

SpezDispensed wrote:Hard not to like this lightning team

not hard for me. Screw them

Ev wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:Hard not to like this lightning team

not hard for me. Screw them

What are you gonna do in the next decade when they're a powerhouse? Be annoyed the whole time?

SpezDispensed wrote:

Ev wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:Hard not to like this lightning team

not hard for me. Screw them

What are you gonna do in the next decade when they're a powerhouse?  Be annoyed the whole time?

lol, it won't be long until we pass them. The Lightning always do this. Be good for a couple of years then suck.

Ev wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:

Ev wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:Hard not to like this lightning team

not hard for me. Screw them

What are you gonna do in the next decade when they're a powerhouse?  Be annoyed the whole time?

lol, it won't be long until we pass them. The Lightning always do this. Be good for a couple of years then suck.

I don't know dude. Different owner, different management. There's no reason to believe that they will redo what they did. They still have some good prospects coming up and eventually they will be trading matured players into future assets. I don't see this team being mismanaged so far. A couple of expensive FA players but it's not a constant like other teams like philly.

SpezDispensed wrote:Hard not to like this lightning team

High praise for a team you said would get bounced from the Final early.

Thing is, they probably actually think they have a shot, now. Just like Anaheim did when they were up 3-2.

If their D can hold up (Oduya missed the morning skate) the Hawks can come back.

Looks like this could go 7...delicious.

Toews finally got on the board. Kane, though, one assist in 4 games. He's having a tough time. Crawford was very good. Vasilevsky wasn't bad but when their D holds the Hawks to just 19 shots on goal, wow, you'd like to think you win that game.

Speaking of which, Chicago, in an almost must win situation, delivers 19 shots on goal???!

wprager wrote:Toews finally got on the board.  Kane, though, one assist in 4 games.  He's having a tough time.  Crawford was very good.  Vasilevsky wasn't bad but when their D holds the Hawks to just 19 shots on goal, wow, you'd like to think you win that game.

Speaking of which, Chicago, in an almost must win situation, delivers 19 shots on goal???!

Yeah, not too impressed with Chicago so far and they're still tied 2-2. They're pretty lucky last night to not be in a huge hole.

Well, so far we are seeing that 19 > 91. Not by much, but just enough.

that vermette pick-up looks real good right now

he's gonna cash in big time on july 1st

Yeah. With us.

Flo The Action wrote:he's gonna cash in big time on july 1st

Is that 3 game winners now?

Edit: Checked, yep. Tied for 2nd in the playoffs (Johnson has 4 while Kucherov, Kane and Belesky are the others with 3 each).

P.S. Kane has 3 game winners? But I thought he was really cold, and I don't recall him being really hot before.

wprager wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:he's gonna cash in big time on july 1st

Is that 3 game winners now?

Yes.