I do believe all of tonight's games will be on my tube .
Game of choice will be the Pitt/Sens matchup.
SJ/Nash has potential
Minny/Ana could be fun(Boogaard is expected to be dressed)
Dal/Van will be a low scoring affair but it also has potential to be a good series(I am hoping Turco doesn't have another playoff implosion).


ps
must not forget that the WHL giants in seattle is also on my tube tonight .
giants up 2 games to 1


ps 2
If I am not mistakened the 2nd game in the Ott series will not be til Sat AFTERNOON !
Can NHL drag out the playoffs any longer ?

The 06/07 NHL PLayoffs start in a few and I must admit that I do not have that "playoff" feeling.
Been kinda cold here for a few but today it is sunny and warm.
Hard to have a playoff feel when the ladies are walking by wearing tiny skirts.

They have some guy singing the anthems
SAD !


Looks like Gratty ain't dressed by the Sens
SAD !

Pens need to pull Fleury NOW
1-0 Sens
awful play by the Pens

This could be a quick series unless the Pens suck it up .

2-0 now
Kelly


Pens need to start playing playoff hockey
HIT SOMEONE !

Sens now get a pp
If they score here this game is done !


great a 2 minute BETTY

this game is done

26 tics to go in the Betty and Ott has done dick on it.


How you do not score on a 2 minny Betty is a mystery to me !

Betty killed


Ott doesn't deserve to go past this round .

Pens get a pp after the Betty and do not get a sog on the pp
neither of these teams deserve to move on

SHOOT THE PUCK !

Sens get a 2nd Betty and still do not score on it .
2-0 after one

as of now , I am dumping the ott/Pitts game for the SJ/Nash game.

If Pitts actually makes an effort I might go back to the Sens/Pens game.

I'll give the Pens about 7:00 more to get over their nerves, then they're going to have to pick up the pace.

Ott started out like a ball of fire, but put the fire out themselves. That was a great defensive play by Eaton on the first Betty.

I'll keep you posted on Sens-Pens.

I am now watching the Nash/SJ game
first pp came just 57 tics into it
Nash had the pp and did not score

I am old school when it comes to betties
any team that gets an extended Betty should score on them .

Ott doesn't deserve to win tonight !

the nash crowd is noisy

SJ now have a pp

as the SJ pp ends ...........goal
Carle gets it(puck went in off Suter's skate)
1-0 Sharks

SJ is going on the pp
Big joe was takened down .

1-0 Sharks after 1

Sens went up 3-0, then the Pens broke the ice and made it 3-1. Killed off another PK at the end of the 2nd, and I think the Pens will be ok now.

edit: Oops- still on the PK to start the 3rd.

Here's a new one
Brent Sopel is out of the Nucks lineup tonight because he hurt his back picking up a Cracker !

Crosby and Malkin have 1 SOG between them (SC)... Alfredsson, Fisher, and Meszaros have more SOGs (17) combined than the entire Pens' team (12). Ott was crushing in faceoffs after 1 period, but now only leads 56%-44%....

Steve Sullivan isn't in the Preds lineup
he is their best player
They miss him bigtime

Radulov ties it at 1

shortside goal on Nabby
(shortside goals will kill a team)

SOFT d-play by SJ = 2-1 Nash
Dumont gets the tally

:09 into the 3rd Heatley makes it 4-1, but :14 later, Crosby makes it 4-2 (maybe).

Under review....... no goal.

Still 4-1.

Grier scores a bad one on Nash
2-2


4-1 in Ott ?
Time for the pens to get serious.
and I ain't talking about scoring 3 to tie it .

Hartnell knee on knee hit on Cheechoo = 5 min major
Cheechoo is helped off the ice

Ott has picked up the physical play........... and Neil ices it with a breakaway goal.

5-1 Sens with over 14:00 left in regulation.

Gutcheck time for the Pens.

Preds take another pen and the Sharks(rivet) score on the Betty
3-2 Sharks

No guts- Comrie makes it 6-1.

SJ makes it 4-2
nash goalie should have saved this one

Terrien pulls Fleury and put Thibeault in, then Whitney catches a high stick in the face, and the scrums start. Too late for tonight, but still time to send a message for Saturday.

Out of all of that a Pens' PP, and now a Betty for 1:02.

Gonchar scores on the Betty, and the Pens still have over 1:00 of PP coming.

Nash gets a late 2nd per pp
only their 2nd pp of the game

4-2 after 2

Back to ES, but Meszaros gives the Pens the man again with another high stick.

Another Sens' penalty- if Pens had a PP tonight, they'd be ahead.

3:45 to go, and the Pens pull the goalie to get a two man advantage on the 4:00 penalty.

Nothing on the first 2:00, and they put the goalie back in.... Pens might end the game on the PP.... Crosby finally scores with :49 left to make it 6-3.

More scrums, not quite fights now.... Ruutu.... Fisher.... Comrie.... Talbot.... lots of guys heading for the box or the locker rooms now.

 

Joe B says Ruutu "excused" as he heads for the room.... another stoppage, another scrum in front of Emery.... :26 left....

Laraque on the ice, Neil goes off.... no takers for GL.

6-3 final.

3rd about to start in Nash

barry trotz looks like a guy I would not want to fight .


Nucks and Stars atart in a few

5 mins into the 3rd and it is still 4-2 Sharks

Sopel is playing for the Nucks

1-0 Daniel Sedin has the gaol
1-1 Morrow ties it

Weber ties it in the final minute(must admit that I missed the 3rd Preds gaol)4-4.
OT time

Tics me off cause I want to watch the Ducks game and it will not come on till this game is over !

double OT in Nash

rissmiller scores late in the 2nd OT
SJ wins 5-4

I started to watch the Stars-Nucks game, but it started at 10:00 here on the east coast so I went to bed.... right at 3:00 AM, I woke up and decided to check the scores from last night on NHL.com, and saw "4-4 end Overtime 3", so I turned the tube back on and watched the 4th overtime.

Outstanding!