Series Talk: Around the NHL - Playoff Edition

[Nineteen67]

High Stick?

 

[fahad203]

That's a good goal

 

[fahad203]

High Stick?

Looks high because Jhonson is 5'8. But the bar shows it should be a good goal

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Tampa has been the better team despite playing without three of their top six forwards. Pretty gutsy effort

Hopefully they score late again

 

[Nineteen67]

Come Isles....I don’t have time for OT tonight...I had a long day and I have to pick up some folks at the HS football game

 

[Nineteen67]

Perfect.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Ugly sequence by McDonagh. Threw a grenade to Goodrow and then couldn't take away the pass to Nelson

 

[Brobust]

Isles the better game in 2 of 3. TB gets their O-zone time but Isles defend too well.

I really hope they win the series.

 

[Superstar]

Tampa has been the better team despite playing without three of their top six forwards. Pretty gutsy effort

Hopefully they score late again

Tampa dominated the 3rd period...the Isles didn't have much of sniff...they were back on their heels...McDonagh gave the game away with that bad pass up the middle.

 

[Nineteen67]

TB has some fight in them. When they beat Boston a couple of years ago the played like this, as well.

 

[fahad203]

Tampa dominated the 3rd period...the Isles didn't have much of sniff...they were back on their heels...McDonagh gave the game away with that bad pass up the middle.

Unreal to be honest. This series would have been blown out of waters by Tempa otherwise.

 

[stickty111]

Isles getting some lucky breaks. They have been severly outplayed, and should be down 3-0.

 

[stickty111]

Isles the better game in 2 of 3. TB gets their O-zone time but Isles defend too well.

I really hope they win the series.

They have been outchanced 5 on 5 in every game. They haven't defended well at all. Fortunate it's not 3-0.

 

[Dekes For Days]

I'm not really sure how the refs didn't blow the play dead before the Islander's first goal. His pad was like fully flopping around. I've seen them call plays dead for way, way, way less.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Can't make it too easy for Tampa if you want Dallas to win the Cup

In all honesty, I expected the Islanders to luck their way into a win or two against Tampa, but they are getting outclassed by the Lightning as expected.

 

[ToneDog]

I'm not really sure how the refs didn't blow the play dead before the Islander's first goal. His pad was like fully flopping around. I've seen them call plays dead for way, way, way less.

I recall Rask playing with a broken skate blade and play not called. You only stop play for mask coming undone.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

I recall Rask playing with a broken skate blade and play not called. You only stop play for mask coming undone.

Blocker/catcher coming off does not stop play either.

However less has resulted in the play being called dead. A goalie can "accidentally" push the net off with his skate to stop play. I have a feeling they are going to start calling that delay of game within the next 5-10 years, regardless of intent.

A pad coming loose or falling off is very dangerous. Not as dangerous as the mask coming off obviously, but if it is really coming off, they should probably call it.

 

[Dekes For Days]

I recall Rask playing with a broken skate blade and play not called.

That was bad as well.

You only stop play for mask coming undone.

I've seen it happen for a lot of other reasons than just that. He couldn't play his position, and it's dangerous.

 

[Nineteen67]

Go Knights!

 

[ToneDog]

That was bad as well.

I've seen it happen for a lot of other reasons than just that. He couldn't play his position, and it's dangerous.

Apparently unless it is the mask and the opposing team does not have a scoring chance, it does not matter how dangerous it might be:

When a goalkeeper has lost his helmet and/or face mask and his team has control of the puck, the play shall be stopped immediately to allow the goalkeeper the opportunity to regain his helmet and/or face mask. When the opposing team has control of the puck, play shall only be stopped if there is no immediate and impending scoring opportunity. This stoppage of play must be made by the Referee. When play is stopped because the goalkeeper has lost his helmet and/or face mask, the ensuing face-off shall take place at one of the defending team’s end zone face-off spots.

 

[FreeBird]

They have been outchanced 5 on 5 in every game. They haven't defended well at all. Fortunate it's not 3-0.

right on right on, right on

 

[Quickdraw2828]

That was bad as well.

I've seen it happen for a lot of other reasons than just that. He couldn't play his position, and it's dangerous.

And any time a goalie has a two on one he can just rip his velcro.

 

[Dekes For Days]

And any time a goalie has a two on one he can just rip his velcro.

I believe most if not all of them are straps, not velcro.. And that would be a weird thing to do on a 2 on 1... Also, this wasn't a 2 on 1 situation. It was a situation where it could have easily been blown dead, and the goaltender was not at fault for it coming off.

 

[Gallagbi]

And any time a goalie has a two on one he can just rip his velcro.

...which you call delay of game when it's on purpose

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

And any time a goalie has a two on one he can just rip his velcro.

Any time there's a two on one a goalie could knock the net off intentionally because play blows dead for that