Around The NHL XVIII: Scoreboard Watching Edition

[goplayer]

Any one old enough to remember the game in the early 70s where NY played Detroit on Sunday afternoon the day after Detroit clinched a playoff berth? NY and Montreal were chasing the playoffs, final day of the season and the tiebreaker was goals scored. Detroit had partied the night before, as confessed by a player during intermission, and the Rangers hammered the Canadiens.

That night in the Montreal/Chicago game Montreal pulled their goalie when losing 5-2 midway through the game. They needed five goals to make the playoffs. Lost 10-2.


My exact details might be sketchy but I recall the interview with the Detroit player admitting they were bagged.

 

[Slow Hands]

I'm not old enough but I get the idea of what you're saying and man it just makes me even madder at the Rangers.

 

[Golden]

Can't worry about what Boston's doing. They were never just going to lay down and die. We've always been in a position where we need to keep winning to secure ourselves a playoff spot. Nothing has changed.

 

[Engineer]

comeback time

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Am I the only one who is fine with the Lucic goal to make it 1-0?

It's pretty much the exact same kind of goal that Zibanejad scored on Price in the 2013 playoffs

 

[BigBush*]

Am I the only one who is fine with the Lucic goal to make it 1-0?

It's pretty much the exact same kind of goal that Zibanejad scored on Price in the 2013 playoffs

Nope. I said the exact same thing in the last thread

 

[HavlatMach9]

he angled his foot, and his forward momentum punched the puck in, no kicking motion

 

[BigBush*]

Washington loses. Very nice

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Washington losing in regulation is definitely good

Nope. I said the exact same thing in the last thread

A bunch of Habs fan seem to believe the rules for redirecting the puck off your skate have been modified for this season

I just went over the changes and could find no such modification. Did I miss something or are they still bitter?

 

[StefanW]

The Rangers are getting smoked. Need a W tonight to hang onto that last wild card spot for another day.

 

[Super Cake]

With the Lightning getting shutout for the 1st time this season, the Sens are now the only team in the NHL who hasn't been shutout yet this season.

 

[MusicTeacher]

I think it would be best if both Boston and us overtake the Capitals for the wild cards. Let the B's take the Rangers in the playoffs and we get Montreal.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I think it would be best if both Boston and us overtake the Capitals for the wild cards. Let the B's take the Rangers in the playoffs and we get Montreal.

It's still going to be very difficult to catch the Caps: 5 point difference and we have two games in hand, one is against them

The game against them will be huge: if we win tonight and against them we're still not caught up to them. We're going to need them to lose some more games.

Then there's Florida who's hot on our trail

 

[StoicSensFan]

With the Lightning getting shutout for the 1st time this season, the Sens are now the only team in the NHL who hasn't been shutout yet this season.

Hey, did you happen to read my reddit thread? Haha

 

[Super Cake]

Hey, did you happen to read my reddit thread? Haha

No. I didn't know you had a reddit thread.

 

[Six Assets]

With the Lightning getting shutout for the 1st time this season, the Sens are now the only team in the NHL who hasn't been shutout yet this season.

jinx

 

[Ice-Tray]

It's still going to be very difficult to catch the Caps: 5 point difference and we have two games in hand, one is against them

The game against them will be huge: if we win tonight and against them we're still not caught up to them. We're going to need them to lose some more games.

Then there's Florida who's hot on our trail

I haven't looked at the numbers, but if we have two games in hand on them as you say, one is not burned when we play them.

If we win our two games in hand, and beat them head to head, we would then be ahead of them as long as our record was the same otherwise.

 

[Ouroboros]

BU won again. O'Connor heading to the Frozen Four on April 9th.

 

[SENSational Sens Fan]

Thank you Montreal!

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I haven't looked at the numbers, but if we have two games in hand on them as you say, one is not burned when we play them.

If we win our two games in hand, and beat them head to head, we would then be ahead of them as long as our record was the same otherwise.

Two games in hand is 4 points

There's a 5 point gap

4 points does not cover a 5 point gap

Anyway, we lost to Toronto in OT so now we have one game in hand, and are 4 point behind them

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

So, where are those arrogant Rangers fans who said they'd "take care" of Boston, eh?

 

[Senscore]

So, where are those arrogant Rangers fans who said they'd "take care" of Boston, eh?

Probably pretty happy they're only 1 point out of first place.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

So, where are those arrogant Rangers fans who said they'd "take care" of Boston, eh?

Losing their **** in that thread about the Lucic goal on the main board

They stuff some of them posted is hilarious

 

[starling]

Eaves from Spezza and Hemsky ties the game.

 

[Icelevel]

BU won again. O'Connor heading to the Frozen Four on April 9th.

We're not getting O'connor if that's what you're hoping.