I thought they were playing "Mr. Game 7, Justin Williams" up a little too much tonight. Then he is the primary assist on the game winning goal.
What.a.game! Perfect capper for the first round.
all the interesting teams are gone from this bracket.
Yeah, (I should have referenced the major penalty rather than the game misconduct) I have a hard time going with the idea of reviewing whether penalties occurred, but reviewing the severity could be a possibility. My fear would be that as soon as you open the door for one instance of reviewing penalties it will lead to an ever-growing chorus for expanded review of penalties. It's tough, you want to get it right but at what cost to the aesthetics of the game?
Wrong! The Blues not withstanding.
Not so sure Dallas would be a ratings disaster. Dallas is the 4th largest market in the US & we just sold 60,000 tickets for the outdoor game on new years day, which the league said was the 2nd highest ticket sales at this earliest of a date in the game's history.The Canadian teams and Tampa were the interesting storylines, and maybe Vegas to a lesser extent, the Pens and Caps have the marquee stars of the league, none of that remains.
Imagine a final four of Dallas, San Jose, Carolina and Columbus. That would be a ratings disaster. I'm sure they wanted Pens/Caps and Leafs/Lightning really bad.
I guess the best case scenario at this point is for Boston and St. Louis to keep winning?
The Canadian teams and Tampa were the interesting storylines, and maybe Vegas to a lesser extent, the Pens and Caps have the marquee stars of the league, none of that remains.
Imagine a final four of Dallas, San Jose, Carolina and Columbus. That would be a ratings disaster. I'm sure they wanted Pens/Caps and Leafs/Lightning really bad.
I guess the best case scenario at this point is for Boston and St. Louis to keep winning?
I guess the best case scenario at this point is for Boston and St. Louis to keep winning?
OK, if the context is ratings, I agree. FWIW, I don't care about a one year ratings dip. And I find plenty of very interesting stories with the remaining teams. The first round was epic. Can the remaining rounds live up to that? Highly doubt it. But I am going to watch!
My dude, that is *never* the best case scenario
I would hope they use the college football model for targeting. I remember a few years ago that it was an on field call only, which had many conferences apologizing that the call was wrong. So now all targeting in CFB is being reviewed. Just do the same for the NHL on major penalties. How many 5 minutes majors are there in the NHL?
THIS! I read this thread wanting to wish nice things to fellow loyalty posters. But nope, can't do it.My dude, that is *never* the best case scenario
CBJ!
Going to the game-hope they dont lmao!!Blues lose 4-2. Give up their first empty net goal in the playoffs. Blues got killed by the sloppy play on the 4 on 4 in the 1st period. Here's to hoping they can recover on Monday in Dallas.
Going to the game-hope they dont lmao!!
Bobrovsky saved their backsides multiple times in OT
He's locked in. Like, "carry them to the SCF" locked in, perhaps.
Love that songI hope so. It's unfortunate you'll have to hear Pantera every time the Stars score a goal though.
The Canadian teams and Tampa were the interesting storylines, and maybe Vegas to a lesser extent, the Pens and Caps have the marquee stars of the league, none of that remains.