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One bad bounce, one breakaway, one blown coverage. None on him, really.

Wait am I the only one who saw Stamkos absolutely drive Glendening's face into the boards? The hell was that?

PowerPlay looked great. So of course our best player has to lose an edge. Just our luck today.

The sad thing about the officiating so far in this series is that I legitimately didn't think they were going to call that.

Just want to make sure this admirable effort doesn't go unappreciated. Also, Wings over Chicago in 6.

Nope, we'll get to Game 11+1/2 and have infinity overtimes as both teams' players just start laying in front of the net to sleep, thereby blocking all shots. You heard it here first.

This sounds like an awesome tradition and I want in, so here we are: $1 for every Euro-twins goal $3 every time an announcer says "What a Datsyukian deke!" $3 for each gloves-off fight $5 for a shutout (...of the other team...) $5 for every goalie switch (between games OR mid-game) $10 for every player KRONWALL'D $15 for every period of OT played $25 for first two series wins $50 for Eastern Conference Finals win $100 for STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS

I...I don't understand what is happening in this thread. But yay at title.

Say what you will about how our team looks. I don't care - we're in. So I'm just going to sit here and cackle maniacally while I watch the Kings get eliminated from the playoffs. Because seriously, f*** those guys.

You are my hero. Seriously, people, can we have a little perspective? We lost a game, in overtime, to one of the best teams in the NHL, despite outplaying that team for the majority of the game. And that point continues a playoff streak that goes back to when, like, half our team wasn't even born yet. There are teams in today's NHL that didn't exist when we were making the playoffs every year. The goal of the regular season is to make the playoffs. Period. There is no extra credit for finishing higher in the standings or with bogus "momentum." You don't get an extra game or two head start in your first series. Once you're in, everyone is on even ground and anything can happen. We accomplished our ONLY goal for this regular season. Cherish that. And buckle up because I think the Wings can surprise some people, goaltending notwithstanding.

OH MY BEJEEZUS HELM!!!! I just scared at least a dozen of my neighbors with that cry of joy. YES!!!

What's showing on FSD tonight? Is it Mickey and the gang, or the SN/Canadien coverage that I'm getting on my live stream?

Not entirely true. Anyone who has been paying attention knows that no one wants to play Ottawa right now. If the Rangers have a chance to knock Ottawa out of the big dance before having to play them in a seven game series, they'll sure as hell take it.

If Detroit somehow misses this year, Pittsburgh immediately becomes the most hated team in Detroit history. God damn it. Get ****** Pittsburgh. Erm...

If they rest Price there's no reason we shouldn't beat them in regulation. He's the only reason they win anything. If he plays, though...you're probably right.

Now that Ottawa made it to OT, we just need to get (at least) one less point over our next two games than Ottawa over their next two (plus their OT period).

Bahaha. Let Ottawa just win it in regulation. Pittsburgh can get ****** and miss the dance for not finishing them off.

I love it.

I don't necessarily mean that. Just the "sky is falling this team will NEVER make the playoffs we're doomed and FIRE EVERYONE AND START OVER and nobody on our team should even be playing in the AHL and FIRE BABCOCK and IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!" Five minutes ago we were the worst team in the NHL with the most monumental collapse in the history of ever and the entire team and their mothers needed to be fired. And then we scored. And a bad goal, at that. That really makes all the difference to the doom-sayers?

This is honestly the most bi-polar forum I have ever seen.

Such an awful, wacky goal. Well, the good news is, with our luck at this rate, we should have enough built up puck karma to pull an LA Kings and bulldoze through the playoffs as the #8 seed. Right...?

Someone got engaged. Oh, and Z scored on the PP. Supposedly just a coincidence. I don't buy it.

Penguins up 3-0 over the Senators in the first period. A loss by Ottawa in regulation tonight + a Detroit win = playoffs for us. Time to clinch!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

You have to beat the best to win it all. Doesn't matter who we play. I'd love it if we took on Tampa in the first round, Montreal in the second, Rangers in the CF, and the Blues, Hawks, or Preds in the SCF. If this team's gonna win, let's win in style against the best teams. I don't want a consolation second round exit just because we got stuck with an easy first round matchup.