2016 NHL Thread

4 goals in a playoff game? Wow for Pageau...a nice , humble kid too....

great to see the Rangers not completely collapse after blowing game 2. It felt strange to watch them be so dominant.

Barbu wrote: Crosby's out, bad news for the Caps. Everybody knows that Malkin can humiliate a rival all by himself.

until Malkin leaves tonights game for the hospital seeing 3 of whoever it was that decked him mmmmmwwwwahahahahahaha

yeah... the closed door meeting after game 2 has been of great interest...  no one is saying or would say anything as to what was said..highly irregular..leading some to think they talked of taking out Crosby.. that is bullsh*t but likely something akin....it likely was to not forget the one distinct advantage Washington has... their size and physically and to counter their speed by knocking their teeth out

Agreed.. the hit was clean not dirty. Note... they only put up 2 minutes originally.. and of course changed it to 5 and a game misconduct when it was apparent who got hit and he wasn't getting up.


Edited by micky - May 03 2017 at 12:09

Pens up 3 to 1.  Tonight's game should be interesting, we'll see if the Caps are psychologically damaged or not.  Does not look like Crosby will play again.

Actually Crosby should be back pretty soon he had a full regular practice yesterday. I don't think they'll take any chance for game 5 but he'll be back for game 6 or the first game of the conference final depending on the result no doubt.

I agree that the consequences of another concussion could be fatal and it would surely be more reasonable to keep away from the game for a little while but honestly he practiced on a regular line yesterday (with Hornqvist and Guentzel I believe) and said in interviews he was ready to come back as soon as the protocol was passed. Sullivan also said he was confident to see Crosby come back in this series. Hell he might even play tonight although that would be careless and stupid. I suspect he did not even have a concussion on Niskanen's hit or a very mild one if any. Perhaps just shook a little and the medical staff preferred not to take any chance.

Edited by Larkstongue41 - May 06 2017 at 11:45

happy to be wrong about Crosby... but shocked they allowed him out there.  That said, it is different game today. I remember one of the color guys noting back in Game 1 that Ovie had a chance to absolutely destroy Crosby behind the net one time and let off of him.  Perhaps it was respect, or fear of the league.  There was another case last night in the 3rd where another Cap could have leveled him, he had the puck and was set up to be levelled.. and the player didn't.  Still... shocked he or any doctor would take the chance.

however like all Caps fans.. happy to see him back. If we lose we lose.. but if we win these next two.. we sure as hell want him in there.

Finally after 11 playoff games this year.. that 3rd period was what we saw over 82 games over the regular season.  If 3rd period Holtby plays to what he can, and had, and Fleury loses half a step... they most certainly can with both. For all that crap thrown at Ovie.. I think any hockey fan saw what the problem was.. now just against the Pens but earlier against the Leafs.. Holtby simply was not playing up to his Vezina worthy (x2 years) standards.

woo hooo.. for game 6.

yep..... game on!!!

They have finally woken up, who would have thought?

Rangers had there chance...blowing those two games in Ottawa, they deserved to lose.