frankgrimes

Uooo

I stick by my point the winner of this game is winning the series

Wow Washington is playing with the Isles right now

Let's but get cocky still a lot of hockey left, never count out a team with so much fire power

Loool spit my beer couldn't believe it

Score please now

Should do wonders for his confidence

Get the puck out please bolts are coming on strong

Goose needs to score to get his confidence back but the defense needs to tighten up a lot.

Guy came out like a rocket but also slowed down as quickly sadly I think Ekblad wins it because of how tough it is to be a defenseman in this league and what he ddid in his first year is nothing short of spectacular. btw. you guys are going to win tonight and it will be the last game without Weber !

Stop the damn giveaways defense please

Refs this is hockey ! seriously let them go damnit

Atta boy Smith Callahan would have loved to see that

What pisses me of is: I respect the talent, gifts the advanced guys are having when it comes to math and excel stat sheet BUT they just don't take everything into account. If they did they would know there's a differense between the arithmetical midpoint and the meridian, so when they are saying things like:,, "The stats show that enforcers don't possess the puck, don't score...." => they are measuring the false stat and the arithmetical midpoint does always have some outliers so they just go ahead and use the same stats for all guys instead of looking at the aforementioned outliers and the different types of players. Saying an enforcer doesn't have the puck enough is like saying well a goalie doesn't have enough hits per game. This isn't even the worst part about the advanced guys, the worst part is how cocky, self entitled and incomplete their "stats" are. Wheter they like it or not but intangibles, chemistry, heart, grit...are all part of hockey but they are never mentioned or talked about, because these guys don't know anything outside of their excel spreadsheet and calculator numbers. I have absolutely no problem if they would be happy with their findings and use their talent to keep it going, but acting like they are above everyone else and the eyetest and the game needs to change because the "numbers" are saying so is the wrong solution. I'm sure if I'm asking McIndoe what intangibles are...guy would be looking at his mbp won't find the stat for it and tell this isn't a "hockey stat" and these are the guys we would should take seriously ? I don't think so. Are they useless ? No they have their place and their god given math talents but hockey isn't the place for advanced metrics because like I said it's too fast paced, there are intangibles involved and momentum shifts very often unlike in Baseball etc.Also I think it's really funny how hockey is only mentioned a few times and when it is it's always the fightning, numbers debate not actual stuff like the playoffs, lockouts or anything else go figure..

Sure why not, just let other guys punch our stars and smaller guys in the head and then run to the league crying for a suspension. Instead of handling that stuff like men and call the on ice police and fire the team up.

"advanced guys are kicking the enforcers ass right now" yeah because important stuff like intangibles, chemistry and grit can be measured so well ?! What a bunch of arrogant, self entitled excel geniuses. Oc course the only time ESPN is talking about hockey, is to push their anti-fighting stance. Guess what, Orr may not be the most skilled player ever but tha t guy is giving his all every time he is on the ice, wheter it's fightning, body checking or creating energy to fire his team up. Oh yeah if you don't have the puck the other team is going to have the puck ?! Really, that's advanced "metrics" ? God forbid someone would check the guy who has the puck into the boards and THEN get the puck plus make the team aware of him being on the ice but no that can't be measured so it's obviously not good. Don't get me wrong, I respect the mathematical talent those advanced stat guys are having but when it comes down to actually hockey knowledge and understanding what's really important they're trapped into excel sheets and calculators...if only they would watch the games. Brian Burke said it best: show the stat that makes our team a winner and gives us the edge right now, we're paying cash show it to me....sursprisingly nobody did because hockey is a fast paced, momentum shifting, physical and hard to measure game. Sadly it will take a bit longer till the advanced geniuses are getting that. 1 hardworking Orr, McGrattn, Thornton... > advanced mathematics geniuses McGrattan *laughs* I think it's a joke and I'll leave it at that - doesn't need much words to sum it up :-) Orr "you can't measure character and the confidence an enforcer is bringing to his team" How about showing those guys some much deserved respect instead of sitting infront of your MBP otherwise (to quote Nichelson) how about you go on the ice with your laptop and do THEIR job?! I'm sure Prust, McLaren, Bourdelaux will be wowed by all that numbers...BOOM first punch knockout

king Henrik what can you say

Starting work later tomorrow so I can finally watch a full playoff game on weekdays, I'm so ready

Jet's can keep their heads high, first playoffs since 19 years down 3 goals in the final game and the fans chant Go Jets Go. Wish I would have been able to watch more of that series but a 4 am starting time here is making that impossible. Winnipeg needs to fix their goaltending but other than that, they are very well positioned for success Trouba - Myers what a top pairing wow. Also hats off to the Ducks they've been playing great and Anderssen really came through for them when it mattered, sadly as did Kesler.

The winner of this game, wins the series

Hate the guy in the ice but this goes to show you that most hockey players are just great persons of the ice. Man trying to play after receiving such news is mental toughness kudos Carcillo. Pro leagues really need to do a better job in preparing these guys for the life after hockey. Ask them to coach some minor leagues, get into GM stuff, become a player agent, analyst, inside..don'tforget them because they are retired.

Well they are meeting with Chiarelli, so he can trade McDavid for another bad return. Honestly it would be a good move, Chiarelli is miles ahead of MacTavish and he did build a Stanley Cup contender. If they end up with McDavid, Chiarelli and maybe McLellan that's a great summer for them but man their player shopping list is huge: top pairing defender with size, proven goaltender.

Guy is just a beast, hockey players and football players will play through anything tough beasts.

Yeah I wish the media would let the kid prepare for hiis game with the Otters and stop being in his face all the time. Imagine the situation: Hey young wunderkind you've worked hard and exceeded all expectations as a reward you are going to join.....the Edmonton Oilers I don't usually do this but the first thing that came to mind was the worlds most famous panda:

agreed but the team needs to give the crowd something to cheer for.