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wprager wrote:

spader wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:SJS takes a hard lead to come back from.

They're still San Jose though.

Ya. I might be getting my hopes up but if they an do that to LA maybe they have a shot.

SJ has a very legit shot at making the finals. This isn't the past years' Sharks. There's something different about them (cough Jones cough).

Really?  His .922 has him 8th among goalies with at least 2 starts.  Sure, he's better than Niemi last time, but in 2013 Niemi had .930 and that was only good enough to get to game 7.

You're too stats dependent. Watch him play. He's cool as a cucumber.

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

spader wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:SJS takes a hard lead to come back from.

They're still San Jose though.

Ya. I might be getting my hopes up but if they an do that to LA maybe they have a shot.

SJ has a very legit shot at making the finals. This isn't the past years' Sharks. There's something different about them (cough Jones cough).

Winner of LA/SJ should beat winner of Nash/Ana. It's getting through Dallas/STL/Chicago that will be a challenge

I'm expecting (and drafted in my pool expecting) a conf final between StL and SJ. I'm happy if I'm right on that. Either can lose to Washington in the final and I'm be pleased as punch (and take home another hockey pool win for the year).

spader wrote:

wprager wrote:

spader wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:SJS takes a hard lead to come back from.

They're still San Jose though.

Ya. I might be getting my hopes up but if they an do that to LA maybe they have a shot.

SJ has a very legit shot at making the finals. This isn't the past years' Sharks. There's something different about them (cough Jones cough).

Really?  His .922 has him 8th among goalies with at least 2 starts.  Sure, he's better than Niemi last time, but in 2013 Niemi had .930 and that was only good enough to get to game 7.

You're too stats dependent. Watch him play. He's cool as a cucumber.

Stats or not, the Sharks have a long history and if the results are different this time it won't be just the goaltending change.

Great effort there by Kane, but how do you walk around *two* players in OT? Either one of the two could have knocked Kane on his *ss or at least prevented him from going further. Guess they were ready to block a shot and did not expect Kane to try to stick handle through the maze. If that was Hoffman he most likely tries to shoot through the forest and it probably gets blocked. I don't like Kane, but that was a great goal.

Florida got an overtime penalty shot awarded for "closing your hand on the puck in the crease". Kind of a Dung call. Thank God the game didn't end on it.

The games tonight are crazy. Amazing television!

Geez, crazy action is right!

I have never heard of the guy who scored the ot winner for the isles. Quine I think, born in ottawa no less.

Wish I could of watched the games. Saw the highlights, looked good.

Kings and Wings with the early tee-off time.

Nice to see the Kings out. Now if St Louis can take care of the Blackhawks....

tim1_2 wrote:Nice to see the Kings out. Now if St Louis can take care of the Blackhawks....

i like the kings a lot but yes and yes. Nice to see some new teams make it further in the playoffs.

Ironic that it was Karlsson with the empty-net goal to seal the Sharks' win, as Doughty looked on.

I'm actually hoping that an early exit from LA might shift the Norris trophy votes back in karlsson's favour.

Votes are submitted prior to playoffs

Oglethorpe wrote:Votes are submitted prior to playoffs

Are you sure? Last we heard of it people seemed petty undecided about how they would vote.

Positive. Cutoff is drop of the puck for the first post season game.

Rangers done.