Running 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs thread

The guys calling the game last night (one of 'em was Ray Ferraro, not sure about the others) were pretty damn sure Doughty's hit was "barely OK." Didn't look much different than Cogliano's. Still, its shocking Doughty got half the suspension Cogliano did. I didn't think Doughty would get suspended at all.
Hell, they let Marchand play for fines. His hits are worse Cogliano and Doughty.

 

The Ducks are currently the 15th best team in the playoffs.

 

I swear, Caps fans give me more anxiety than the Caps themselves do. It's like they lost four games in one night last night. It's like they're ROOTING for this to happen. Columbus is a good team, they tilted the ice in the third, and the fact that the Caps were down a defenseman reared its ugly head big time in the third. Not to mention Beagle being out. Might be one of the most important fourth-line guys in the league because of his ability to win defensive zone faceoffs on the reg.

Caps lose again Sunday, then I'll start to panic. Not going there after one friggin game.

 

And there it is

 

Oh, no, I'm with you on breaking down that loss. That penalty was brutal. Wilson did not do a good job of clearing the zone late, but he was hounded. I thought the Jackets did a great job of making clears very difficult late in the game. The Caps should have won, but as they're wont to do, they sort of turtled and played not to lose down the stretch. Thus the result. But the series was not lost last night, as many seem to want to concede.

But Japers Rink and RMNB seem to be taking perverse pleasure in this, to the point where I've basically muted them for the rest of the series. I'm not willing to go full blown negative nancy after one game of a series. Caps fans ought to also stop worrying about what the Penguins are doing against the Flyers. But that's just me.

 

Yeah man, 100 percent agreed. Thought the Caps were in trouble when it got to 2-1 because they needed to take better advantage of the major. And that was a good call, the game misconduct. If he doesn't bring the elbow up to Kempny's head, it's a regular two-minute boarding. Maybe not even that. Curious to see what happens to Wilson. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets a game.

I don't dislike RMNB/Japers. They do a fine job. But you're right, they want Trotz out--it's very clear in the way they write/tweet. I think he's gone unless they win two rounds, and it would be the right move. Need to see what you have with Rierdan. You'll know what you have with Trotz at that point.

 

Not to twist the knife, but that winning goal for Columbus was about as sweet a play as you'll see all year.

 

So was their first goal. Really pretty passing play.

 

I have decided that the Leafs were just toying with Boston last night and lulling them into a sense of false security. Yeah. That's it. That's the ticket.

 

Sick, as the kids say.



BTW, paging @dixiehack! I feel like @YankeeFan on the politics thread, having to do all this heavy lifting by myself.