2016 NHL Playoffs, Rite of Spring: "You thought God was an architect"

[Alex Houston]

Kind of rooting for Dallas in this one, only because I think they'd be slightly easier for San Jose, should they advance.

 

And I base this on absolutely nothing. Just intuition.

[Unocal]

Well, we saw a 3-0 lead wiped out last night. Let's see if history repeats itself.

[AHcreative]

I came here earlier to bitch about the coach's challenge. But.....

[worcat]

These blues look amazing tonight but there's still alot of hockey left.

[habsfan1]

Trailing 3-0 heading into the 2nd, Letonen has been pulled. Dallas' odds of winning now seem insurmountable.

 

Edit: 4-0

[chcarlson23]

16 minutes ago, SabresRule7361 said:

Well, we saw a 3-0 lead wiped out last night. Let's see if history repeats itself. (Trust me it won't. 4-0 Blues as I'm writing this.)

I highly doubt it, as I'm watching the game right now, and both teams are firing all cylanders... It's not like Pittsburgh relaxing last night. Not to mention that goaltending is the Blues strongpoint right now, and Dallas's weakness, unlike last night, where both goalies have helped their teams all playoffs long. 

[Still MIGHTY]

This game is giving me horrible PTSD

[FiddySicks]

Hopefully the Sharks do the same to Nashville tomorrow. 

 

 

Hahahahahahaha they won't. 

[worcat]

I'm thankful the Blues are putting on a scoring spree. My heart couldn't take a 1-0 three overtime game

[HedleyLamarr]

Too early to pull the goalie?  Yeah, it's late in the second, but still.....

[Unocal]

And to think, all of us just a few weeks ago pretty much were saying BLOW UP THE BLUES if they lost that game 7 to Chicago.

[Still MIGHTY]

If they did, they should have and would have. But they won.

 

So..

 

Shut up and find a new sport.

[AHcreative]

Does anyone else see the irony of a Sabres fan posting heavily in a playoff thread? Boasting psuedo-knowledge and the uncanny ability to "predict" what's going to happen in each series  

[Cosmic]

9 minutes ago, Heitert said:

Does anyone else see the irony of a Sabres fan posting heavily in a playoff thread? Boasting psuedo-knowledge and the uncanny ability to "predict" what's going to happen in each series  

That remarkable distance from the playoffs makes us Sabres fans the most objective.

 

Except in this case; he's terrible.

[Alex Houston]

26 minutes ago, Bucfan56 said:

Hopefully the Sharks do the same to Nashville tomorrow. 

 

 

Hahahahahahaha they won't. 

 

Let's let them actually choke first before we start to 'ol doom and gloom narrative. We're better than that.

 

So some food for thought: Blues are 1-2 against San Jose this season. Interesting note there being outscored 9-4 at St. Louis. So yes, this team is strong, but not invincible. 

 

On the other side, Blues have dominated the Preds, going 4-1 in their 5 meetings, though 3 of those games were by one goal. The last meeting was the sole spot of life for Nashville, clobbering the Blues 5-0 that time.

 

Needless to say, the Gateway to the West would be stupid to root for California tomorrow. 

[AHcreative]

That's it, zeros on the clock. Thank you and good night! 

 

 

 

Edit: Kudos to those Dallas fans that stayed around. They've got a lot of heart and a really good hockey club. Lots of mutual respect between these two teams. 

[Unocal]

Well, the top seeds in both conferences go out in round 2, yet with Dallas it feels so different from Washington.

[Cujo]

Jeez, I'm really gonna miss the #BANG guy....

[Still MIGHTY]

Now, Stars fans. Look at tonight. Remember this feeling.

 

And imagine it happening next year... and the year after... and the year after...

 

Sigh...

[2001mark]

Leafs' prospect Mitch Marner - 44pts in 18 OHL playoff games.  I like.