Game 5 boggles the mind. 86 total shots between both teams, with one goal scored.
There were at least two people in a dorm in Potsdam, NY watching that MSG broadcast, and shouting at each other down the hall during the game. For that matter, we were doing that for pretty much the entire series. Others were watching I'm sure, because playoff hockey and it was very much a hockey school, but only one Devils diehard and only one Canes diehard around.
Devils will forever be baffled how he didn't get a penalty for goalie interference, while the rest of the hockey world simply laughs a their's and Brodeur's stupidity! It warms my heart!
I'm convinced that if the league got to see that version of Staal more than twice in his career before the Edler hit he'd be a no questions asked HoF player. He still might get there on the strength of career totals but he'd be a stronger case than Nieuwendyk was when he got in if we had managed to make it on the reg.
In their defense they had to listen to Chico go on about Jokinen running Marty over inside the crease, when in reality they actually just sort of bumped into each other a few feet outside the crease.
They didn't even "bump into each other" though...Brodeur literally came about 3-4 feet OUT of the crease right into the line of the path Jokinen was slowly moving along (no sudden change in speed or direction, nor was he looking). Brodeur was just a grade-A flopper always trying to draw the call...He legit trolled himself!! The only time I cheered for Sean Avery was when he harassed the **** out of Brodeur standing in front of him, it was kind of a karma moment
