Did you have the "pleasure" of watching the St. Louis feed? Darren Pang was contorting himself seven ways to Sunday to try and make it a no-goal. He's always ridiculous (and his broadcast partner is formerly of San Jose and Colorado, both stops where he was absolutely terrible). But I'm glad Kadri potted that one. Fun finish.
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The Meal wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:41 pm
Did you have the "pleasure" of watching the St. Louis feed? Darren Pang was contorting himself seven ways to Sunday to try and make it a no-goal. He's always ridiculous (and his broadcast partner is formerly of San Jose and Colorado, both stops where he was absolutely terrible). But I'm glad Kadri potted that one. Fun finish.
Do we know why Mrazek was on the bench with his .940 Sv% in the first two games? I only watched with the sound off (online pokering with friends tonight).
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The Meal wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:24 pm
Do we know why Mrazek was on the bench with his .940 Sv% in the first two games? I only watched with the sound off (online pokering with friends tonight).
Coach Rod Brind'Amour admitted he wants to keep both goalies fresh with short time between games, so Reimer will look to carry the team to a qualifying-round sweep Tuesday.
Rather funny that my devious plan to get Avs season tickets in the hopes of them eventually serving as cheap Blackhawks playoff tickets finally may come to fruition...
... In a season where there are no playoff tickets.
On April 13, 1985, the Rangers, Blues, Red Wings, and Kings all saw their seasons end, while the Sabres, Islanders, and Flames kept their playoff hopes alive in the best-of-five format. (The Islanders won the first of three straight to complete a comeback from 0-2 down in the series against Washington.)
One year later, the Nordiques, Bruins, Islanders, Blackhawks, Canucks, and Jets were part of a record-setting day. On April 12, 1986 those six teams were eliminated, the highest number of series to end in a single day in NHL history.
Kadri's goal at 19:59 of the third period marked only the second time in NHL postseason history that a go-ahead goal was scored in the last second of regulation. Jussi Jokinen of the Carolina Hurricanes was the first player to score in the final second after doing so in Game 4 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the New Jersey Devils.
Officially, Kadri and Jokinen will share the record. Unofficially, Kadri's goal came a hair later. Jokinen's tally occurred with two-tenths of a second remaining (0:00.2), while Kadri's puck crossed the goal line with just one-tenth left on the clock (0:00.1)--and maybe even less.
Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:52 pm
I am going to be very unhappy if Pr0ner was unintentionally correct.
Four for four.
Typically if a team can be eliminated it counts as an elimination game. It's an intentional use of the term and I stand by it (along with several hockey commentators calling all of today's games elimination games).
3-1 CLB; 3:55 left in the 3rd. Nylander through the 5-hole after a point shot led to a scramble in front of Elvis.
3-2 CLB about 30 seconds later. Second goal scored by TOR with Anderson pulled. Tavares from between the circles over Merzlikins's stick-side shoulder.
3-3. :22.2 left! 3 goals scored with the goalie out of the net at the end. Nylander with a great cross-ice pass to Hymen who buried it.
Free hockey!
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Leafs complete the comeback (no elimination this game) on an OT not-quite PPG (bad tripping call as the player stepped on the stick and went down; goal scored :10 after the PP was over). Matthews. Game 5 to come...
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Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 5:42 pm
The Blue Jackets do know there’s no point for going to overtime, right? That has to be one of the most lackadaisical power plays I have ever seen.