Rite of Spring 2013 (NHL Playoffs): "You have no fear of the underdog, that's why you will not survive."

[Kramerica Industries]

Wow. 3-0 Red Wings at the Pond. Might be looking at a dead-locked series when it shifts to the Joe.

[BLUELANDbeliever]

Really?

[The_Admiral]

[zpqmaowl]

MFW my team was only the fifth best team in the conference but was given the third seed.

[ninersdd]

This is looking like a brutal night for SoCal hockey.

[zpqmaowl]

Barrett Jackass

[dbadefense1990]

My heart weeps for the losses in St. Louis. This week (Kings, Lakers, Dodgers' awful start) has got to be one of the worst sports weeks of my life.

And sure, why not, throw in the Clippers' and Angels' woes for added measure of SoCal sucking this week (although I don't care for either of them).

[rams80]

Oh hai win over the Kings. Keep it up Blues.

[dbadefense1990]

Oh hai win over the Kings. Keep it up Blues.

Still not over yet. A series doesn't begin until someone gets one on the road.

Let me say this: for all the sloppiness the Kings have committed, the Blues have identified a way out of Sutter's suffocation stick-check defense, and I'm impressed with the maturity of Brian Elliott, especially on three Kings breakaways. St. Louis has a solid groove going, but let's see if they can continue that trend in Southern California, or else it'll be a best 2-of-3 back to Missouri. Congrats on holding serve on home ice.

Can't wait for Saturday's monumental Game 3; here's to chewing my fingernails until then.

[ninersdd]

The Quack Attack cuts it to 1, maybe I spoke too soon about it being over.

Wow 4-4! Best came of the playoffs so far.

[BLUELANDbeliever]

Bobby RYAN! What a game

[dbadefense1990]

The Quack Attack cuts it to 1, maybe I spoke too soon about it being over.

You did. Tie game on Ryan's goal. Here's hoping FunkyBunky or StillMighty didn't smash their TV's in joy.

[BLUELANDbeliever]

What a night of hockey. Wow

[zpqmaowl]

Cool refereeing there, guys.

[ninersdd]

The Quack Attack cuts it to 1, maybe I spoke too soon about it being over.

You did. Tie game on Ryan's goal. Here's hoping FunkyBunky or StillMighty didn't smash their TV's in joy.

Yeah that's why I updated it. Hiller robbed Datsyuk, probably the save of the playoffs so far with 30 seconds left. The Ducks could've won had Getzlaf took that breakaway himself(earlier in the period), and not passed it off where Datsyuk stole it.

F@ck, for such a great game, why do we get to see a disgusting smoking commercial?

[ninersdd]

DP

[dbadefense1990]

The Quack Attack cuts it to 1, maybe I spoke too soon about it being over.

You did. Tie game on Ryan's goal. Here's hoping FunkyBunky or StillMighty didn't smash their TV's in joy.

Yeah that's why I updated it. Hiller robbed Datsyuk, probably the save of the playoffs so far with 30 seconds left. The Ducks could've won had Getzlaf took that breakaway himself(earlier in the period), and not passed it off where Datsyuk stole it.

F@ck, for such a great game, why do we get to see a disgusting smoking commercial?

First hand, you could take any of the two Kings-Blues games and put them as the best single game of this postseason, but this one is up there.

As for the bolded post, it's California. C'mon. Being a high-liberal regulation state, the health commission can produce as many gruesome anti-smoking commercials as they please.

EDIT, 10:07pm PT: Nyquist gives the Ducks the NyQuil and grabs home ice advantage for Detroit.

[ninersdd]

Datsyuk like moves by Filpulla open it up for Nyquist who buries the Ducks in OT.

[GFB]

Poor Duckies. Good thing they have the leadership to comeback from this...

[Funky Bunky]

Barrett Jackass

herpa derpa doo

Poor Duckies. Good thing they have the leadership to comeback from this...

I wouldn't start bragging now... the Wings BARELY won.