surprised the refs didn't give the caps another chance in the shootout

4/5/2006 9:51:48 PM

I missed it, Did Cullen use the shoulder drop........................OF DOOM?

4/5/2006 9:56:52 PM

what a terribly officiated game

4/5/2006 10:20:53 PM

no... nifty lil leg kick though

least i think... dont even rememebr any more

4/6/2006 1:51:41 AM

It was a modified shoulder drop with a bit of a stutter step thrown in, but not one huge fake like normal.

4/6/2006 2:06:07 AM

Quote :

"what a terribly officiated game"

Please don't jump on the John Forsland bandwagon. There were a few calls that were marginal but he blows shit way out of proportion. It was poorly officiated on both sides.

4/6/2006 2:24:44 AM

The trip on Slewey that led to the third goal was pretty horrendous, as was Fata's dive.

Meh.

4/6/2006 2:26:19 AM

^If you look at the replay the guy got the puck and glen tripped over himself. Wasn't a penalty. The Fata dive was pretty lame but he was still slashed.

Commodores unsportsmanlike was deserved and the hold looked worse than it probably was. He has to know if he takes his hand off his stick its gonna get called. Same with Kaberle's penalty.

4/6/2006 2:47:17 AM

Most of the Canes' penalties were deserved, yes, including Weight's slash. I just can't believe that they didn't call a dive when Fata hit the deck for a slash on a stick AND threw his gloves in the air on the way down.

I watched the Wesley replay a number of times, and I still think the guy got a good piece of the skate. I still can't believe that dude fanned in the SO.

On to Friday!

4/6/2006 3:08:20 AM

Yeah I agree Fata was lame but its hard to call the dive. Who is to say he didnt just get him right on the bone or something. It looked like a well placed slash. But cmon this is the nhl they can play through worse. Hopefully Fata gets the diving rep.

4/6/2006 3:12:15 AM

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"Big News! Due to the number of advance tickets that have been purchased as playoff strips by our season ticket holders, suite holders and corporate sponsors for the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs, we currently have less than 3,000 tickets available on a per-game basis as we head towards the individual game on-sale date (Saturday, April 8th at 10 a.m.)!"

4/6/2006 2:43:46 PM

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"Yeah I agree Fata was lame but its hard to call the dive. Who is to say he didnt just get him right on the bone or something. It looked like a well placed slash. But cmon this is the nhl they can play through worse. Hopefully Fata gets the diving rep."

you're a fucking idiot if you couldn't see that that "slash" was stick on stick. they showed the replay several times ffs.

4/6/2006 2:47:36 PM

^No I am pretty sure it hit his wrist. Even if he does hit his stick it can still be called a slash though. (Usually only happens when the stick gets knocked out of the hands)

4/6/2006 4:31:57 PM

obviously the refs blew...if they didnt we wouldnt be talking about it

4/6/2006 7:11:54 PM

Ottawa lost to Montreal in regulation tonight. If the Canes win tomorrow they will move into a tie for first place, and Carolina has the tiebreaker (wins). Ottawa would have a game in hand, though.

4/7/2006 12:33:42 AM

i think the canes will catch ottawa....but not detriot

its not a stretch^ that things could get tied up soon, GO SABERS

[Edited on April 7, 2006 at 5:57 AM. Reason : -]

4/7/2006 5:48:31 AM

I was looking at both Ottawa's and Carolina's schedule last night, and although ours isn't a cakewalk, I could see Ottawa dropping perhaps 3 of their last 7 games (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/schedules/2005/senators/)...if not more, seeing that they've been struggling a bit lately.

I'd be fine taking first in the conference...as long as Atlanta isn't the 8th seed

[Edited on April 7, 2006 at 8:51 AM. Reason : .]

4/7/2006 8:51:02 AM

I think ATL is out altogether....id rather not play them or Tampa Bay....Montreal would be a good first round team to play....I am pretty sure we swept the season series with them.

4/7/2006 8:55:16 AM

we did sweep MON, and hardly any of the 240 minutes of game time were competitive

4/7/2006 10:34:57 AM

MTL is a giant killer in the first rounds of the playoffs though. I'm not sure it would be fun to play them.

4/7/2006 11:35:47 AM

Montreal is definitely a favorable matchup on paper for the Canes, but at this point I definitely wouldn't want to see them. They've won 8 in a row, and Cristobal Huet is an absolute monster. He has 7 shutouts, which is second in the league. The catch is, he's only played 33 games. Atlanta's only realistic hope of getting in was beating Tampa Bay in their last two games against them to gain 4 points on them, but they lost last night in overtime, so that really hurts their chances. I would look for New Jersey to fall fast at the end, as their schedule is extremely difficult.

4/7/2006 11:53:14 AM

Washington, Part III. Tonight.

4/7/2006 6:02:38 PM

tired of washington

4/7/2006 6:08:28 PM

seems like we only play the Caps anymore these days!

4/7/2006 6:13:32 PM

Fuck the NHL schedule. We get to see SE division teams until we're sick of them, but some western conference teams we don't play for years. Balance them out.

[Edited on April 7, 2006 at 6:17 PM. Reason : but when you're the best team of the division, guess it doesn't matter]

4/7/2006 6:16:35 PM

^I get the impression that that is exactly how the NHL wants it!

4/7/2006 6:25:55 PM

Yep

4/7/2006 6:30:30 PM

4/7/2006 7:34:37 PM

that's not a jinx or anything

[Edited on April 7, 2006 at 7:37 PM. Reason : cam in goal?]

4/7/2006 7:36:41 PM

Yes, Cam tonight, Gerber tomorrow night.

4/7/2006 7:37:42 PM

ahh dammit, but they aren't touching it anyone can go to the hockey hall of fame and see it, so its not a jinx

4/7/2006 7:39:27 PM

Plus, y'know, it's not even in that fake crate.

4/7/2006 7:47:47 PM

shorthanded

TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Edited on April 7, 2006 at 8:04 PM. Reason : ]

4/7/2006 8:03:39 PM

AHHAAHAH

pwnt

4/7/2006 8:04:22 PM

very nice.. two shorthanded goals in less than a minute.

looks like breaking the record isn't enough..

4/7/2006 8:05:27 PM

lol the Verizon Center PA just announced the goal as Ray Whitney

4/7/2006 8:05:51 PM

"Fuckin' A."

- Olaf Kolzig

As an added bonus, I just got the mail and found a thank you card signed by Martin Gerber.

[Edited on April 7, 2006 at 8:13 PM. Reason : f]

4/7/2006 8:06:29 PM

BEEP BEEP Eric Staal 3-1

44 goals, 95 points

4/7/2006 8:21:16 PM

fingers crossed for staal getting to 50

6 goals in five games it do-able....

[Edited on April 7, 2006 at 8:39 PM. Reason : -]

4/7/2006 8:38:05 PM

tripple pwnt

4/7/2006 8:52:51 PM

3 shorthanded goals,

4/7/2006 8:52:52 PM

[Edited on April 7, 2006 at 9:22 PM. Reason : 2342]

4/7/2006 9:21:53 PM

4-3 now

4/7/2006 9:21:56 PM

wtf....yahoo said 4-1, i turn on the tv, and its 4-3. oh well, a win is a win

4/7/2006 9:23:42 PM

yay

4/7/2006 9:23:48 PM

First in the East w00t

4/7/2006 9:24:07 PM

yea it was 4-1 then about 45 sec later 4-3

4/7/2006 9:24:20 PM

Caps goals two and three were with Kolzig pulled, they did indeed come very fast.

4/8/2006 12:37:58 AM

4/8/2006 12:57:13 PM

2night will be a big night

a win for us and loss for ottawa will tie things up.


but for some reason ottawa will have a game in hand.

[Edited on April 8, 2006 at 1:04 PM. Reason : -]

4/8/2006 1:00:44 PM