Hockey

[ET21]

Tough loss by the Bruins yesterday, hope they can bounce back in game 3.

I don't. Let's go Islanders!

Not a Devils fans?

Devils are in the pit of misery, he chose the correct NY team to root for

[Roadgeekteen]

Tough loss by the Bruins yesterday, hope they can bounce back in game 3.

I don't. Let's go Islanders!

Not a Devils fans?

Devils are in the pit of misery, he chose the correct NY team to root for

The Devils have won 3 Stanley cups since the Islanders have won their last one.

[Stephane Dumas]

The Devils have won 3 Stanley cups since the Islanders have won their last one.

Their last one with the big stars like Trottier, Bossy, Potvin, Gillis, Nystrom, Billy Smith...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qda-WoUULt4

[Alps]

Tough loss by the Bruins yesterday, hope they can bounce back in game 3.

I don't. Let's go Islanders!

Not a Devils fans?

Devils are in the pit of misery, he chose the correct NY team to root for

Yup, the Rangers

[Roadgeekteen]

Tough loss by the Bruins yesterday, hope they can bounce back in game 3.

I don't. Let's go Islanders!

Not a Devils fans?

Devils are in the pit of misery, he chose the correct NY team to root for

Yup, the Rangers

Thank goodness for 1994 without it the Rangers would be a poverty franchise.

[Alps]

Tough loss by the Bruins yesterday, hope they can bounce back in game 3.

I don't. Let's go Islanders!

Not a Devils fans?

Devils are in the pit of misery, he chose the correct NY team to root for

Yup, the Rangers

Thank goodness for 1994 without it the Rangers would be a poverty franchise.

Lundqvist deserved a Cup. There was a damn good team for a few years and I feel like we're on the verge of another.

[Stephane Dumas]

With Jake Evans out of the picture by being charged by Mark Scheifele. Will the Habs menage to outdone Winnipeg? https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/scheifele-suspended-four-games-for-charging-evans~2214973

[ET21]

Canadians on the verge of sweeping the Jets

[Stephane Dumas]

The Jets had been sweeped!

[Roadgeekteen]

Watch out COL/VGK Montreal is coming for you! (Also god dammit Bruins down 3-2).

[ET21]

Bolts move on, NYI gets the chance to finish off Boston tonight

[Roadgeekteen]

Bolts move on, NYI gets the chance to finish off Boston tonight

pls no

[Alps]

Bolts move on, NYI gets the chance to finish off Boston tonight

pls yes

[Roadgeekteen]

Bruins eliminated

[Alps]

Bruins eliminated

[ET21]

All we need now is either Las Vegas or Colorado

[Roadgeekteen]

ECF rematch this year with Tampa vs NYI.

[Henry]

Montreal and Vegas already started, with the Golden Knights winning the first game.

[Roadgeekteen]

Montreal and Vegas already started, with the Golden Knights winning the first game.

Bizzare how it's the Hab's first game against any NHL team other than the other 6 Canadian teams this year.

[jp the roadgeek]

Montreal and Vegas already started, with the Golden Knights winning the first game.

Bizzare how it's the Hab's first game against any NHL team other than the other 6 Canadian teams this year.

Both Game 1's were the first game for all teams outside their divisions all year.  Islanders and Lightning usually would have played 3 or 4 times in the regular season. 

[Roadgeekteen]

Montreal and Vegas already started, with the Golden Knights winning the first game.

Bizzare how it's the Hab's first game against any NHL team other than the other 6 Canadian teams this year.

Both Game 1's were the first game for all teams outside their divisions all year.  Islanders and Lightning usually would have played 3 or 4 times in the regular season.

Yeah it's bizarre. Reminds me of pre interleague play mlb.

[Stephane Dumas]

I saw this blog post mentionning one "conspiracy theorist" who talk of referee Chris Lee who have a bias against the Habs.
https://montrealsportsblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/21/chris-lee-officiating-montreal-canadiens-game-august-19-2020/

Imagine knowing in advance exactly how a game is going to go based on the Referee selected.

Conspiracy theories aside, it seems to us almost every game that NHL (National Hockey League) referee Chris Lee works is a game the Montreal Canadiens lose more than they win. On the flip side, when Lee does referee a Philadelphia Flyers game (until yesterday) they have lost a grand total of zero games in the past two seasons. Thats extremely suspicious and biased, especially considering that a referee in any sport has to be neutral.

Now lets exam two incidents that happened on August 19th. Jesperi Kotkaniemi received a five minute major penalty for boarding which calls for an automatic game misconduct in the NHL. The play itself wasn't worth more than a two minute penalty for boarding. What happened next was the kicker: Philadelphia Flyer's head coach Alain Vigneault called the referees to the bench to tell them that his player was injured. Calling the ref over we feel played a hand in the penalty being a major instead of a standard two or four minute penalty for boarding, neither of which would have resulted in a game misconduct. As a result, for the majority of the game, the HABS where playing one man short thus players had to be double shifted, To add insult to injury, in the five minute major the Flyer's scored not one but two goals.

[Stephane Dumas]

Mtl-Vegas series tied.  I wished then the Habs would take the lead.

[Stephane Dumas]

Mtl take the lead 3-2 and the Islanders force the Lightning to get a 7th game.

[JayhawkCO]

Mtl take the lead 3-2 and the Islanders force the Lightning to get a 7th game.

Les Habs trying to be like the 1991 North Stars in being the least likely team to get out of their conference to the finals.

Chris