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Oh come on, it's funny. I'm not forcing any narrative, i made a joke. Big deal. And Mrazek won 5 of the 8 so far, he's been a huge part of their run. Don't try to downplay his role in getting the Canes where they are now. It's all Mac? Haha Come on. Mrazek defeated the defending Cup champs in 7, shut the Isles out in Game 1, and was injured partway through Game 2 holding down a 2-1 lead. Not much he could do. Mac has done well in relief no doubt, they're lucky to have two capable 'tenders. They have a rest coming, Mrazek will start Round 3 if things are good. If not, Mac will. As for "better numbers" in Round 2, Mrazek's save% was .976 in 1.5 games, Mac's was .947 in 2.5 games. Both have been solid.

Good job Stevie.

So, Mrazek made it to a Conference Final before All Star Jimmy. LOL

If he is willing to take a CHEAP one year deal, giver.

Canes are one win away from the Conference Final. f*** yeah!

Mrazek should be back for Game 4. But if he needs the precautionary rest, Mac is more than capable. Hell of a $2.3 million tandem.

Well said. I believe he Wings being unable to move Howard, which wasn't really surprising because he was making 5+ million a year and was struggling, started the attitude problems he had. Some goalies are like that, especially young ones. Ya, he could have handled it better, but age, being named the starter heading into the season after signing his extension, and lack of hurdles since he turned pro probably contributed to some entitlement. And when your unhappy with your situation, your not very receptive to coaching. Oh well, looks like he's smartened up now and become a team player, and he's much better for it. Looks completely different in goal now. Calm, focused, not being erratic and overplaying shots. When he has to use his athleticism to stop a shot he's a bit out of position on, he's able to, because he's not halfway out of the net. He has a huge competitive streak in him, and you could see that when he messed his knee up a bit in Game 2 and had to come out. Last thing he wanted to do.

3-2 Wash with 5 min left. Carolina has really picked it up in the third, outshooting 29-17 in the game. Svechnikov with both goals. Ovie with one and Backstrom with 2 for the Caps. This should be a great series.

He'll be re-signed, he's earned it. Teammates and fans love him, big part of this run so far. He's not gonna be asking for crazy money, but i'm sure he wants term. They'll work something out.

Mrazek slides headfirst into the celebration. Hahaha Hard fought series, figured it was only a matter of time till Carolina scored. Washington was just out of gas.

Yes. Yes he is.

Seems about right. It's a season end tradition for Leaf fans to bash someone with something to do with the team. But by September they'll be back on board talking s*** about how this is the year. Again. A friend of mine burned his Leafs jersey years ago. He said the curse will never end. And it still hasn't.

Yep. Epic meltdown. Allowing 4 PP goals in 5 min? Right there you don't deserve to win the game. I must say I enjoyed it though. Sick of hearing about Vegas and hearing all the Vegas playoff bandwagon slappies slobbering over them.

Highlight of the playoffs. Thanks for not failing me, Laughs.

Bulls*** PP

LOL Ya. I see why they get pushed around so much. Matthews wears his loafers without socks. Babs should have told him he looks disgraceful. Tavares too. I'm already hearing about how much he "sucks".

2-0 yeahhhh dump bearsss!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHA 1-0 bruinssss

I legit thought Ovie was gonna take a season ending cheap shot at someone last night. Once the game was out of reach and he didn't care anymore, he got ejected for telling off the ref, but I suspect it was more than that in the ref's mind. Just go cool down.

I wonder what their offseason plans are with Rinne. He's near the end of the line, a UFA, and just came off a $7 million per year deal. Do they re-sign him short term for less? Let him walk? Does he decide to test the market himself? I don't think he's ready to retire, just yet.

Yep. s*** the bed a lot in his NHL career.

Ovie tells the ref off and gets kicked out of the game. Dudes such a hot head. lol Canes take it 6-2. Mrazek was unreal in the third, especially last ten minutes. Game 7 coming, who woulda guessed?

How bout those Sharks last night? Jones faced nearly 60 shots. And Fleury let in a hell of a stinker shorthanded in 2nd OT. I was watching the game with some Vegas slappies who usually cheer for the Habs or something. When they got that PP, I said watch, SJ wins it shorthanded, just to bug em. When it actually happened, and how it happened, i couldn't stop laughing. I don't think they want me around for Game 7.

Just wait and see how they act if they lose the series to Boston, again. I will enjoy it. Immensely.

The curse of '67 comes down to a first round Game 7. Again. Hahaha the Leafs never make it easy on themselves. And yeah, if the Laughs lose this series, you gotta think there will be someone leaving. May just be Babcock. Not that he won't have his phone ringing off the hook with offers the second the news he's been fired breaks. He's got a lot of hype behind him, regardless of his failures.