Results of …
Eastern Conference Playoffs, Round 2:
NYR in 7 vs WSH – A great back and fourth series that went
the distance.
NJD in 5 vs PHI - Devils dominated Flyers and got them off
their game.
Western Conference Playoffs, Round 2:
LAK in 4 vs STL – The Kings dominated a young and promising
Blues team in a sweep. Quick!
PHX in 5 vs NSH – Wow,
was I wrong. Smith was dominant and the
Preds couldn’t get it going.
Thoughts …..
This time, I managed a
2 for 4 on who would win and went 0 for 8 on the length of every series.
Jonathan Quick and
Mike Smith have been unreal for their respective teams. Quick stifled an explosive and red-hot St.
Louis team and Mike Smith only outlasted the great Pekka Rinne and the Pred’s
offense.
It has been a battle
of goaltending as expected. The Flyers
realized what most of us already did, Bryzgalof is a good goaltender, but not a
$5.6M a year, long term goaltender. The
Devils’ are deep and staying in the game behind Brodeur. A rematch of the 94’ finals will be another
war. The Rangers and Henrik Lundqvist
have gone winless in 3 playoff series vs the Capitals and rookie goalies before
this season.
What will happen in
the Conference Finals?
Eastern Conference Playoffs, Round 3:
NYR in 6 vs NJD -
Hurts to say, but the Rangers will solve the Devils and advance.
Western Conference Playoffs, Round 3:
LAK in 7 vs PHX – Two
of the hottest goaltenders in the league.
I think LA is better for 7 games.
IslesNotes:
Per New York Islanders, Mark Streit's SUI couldn't comeback
a second time. They fall 4-2 to France.
Denmark fell to Germany 2-1.
Canada wins 8-0 over Kazakhstan. John Tavares scored a goal for Canada.
Tom Mascioli reports the Niagara IceDogs lose OHL
Championship 4 games to 1 to London Knights. Ryan Strome recorded 2 assists in
series, both in game 2.
With Strome & Theoret out, Kirill Kabanov will now be Isles lone rep in Memorial Cup with host Shawinigan, who failed to make QMJHL finals.
Kirill Kabonov on Facebook about the rumors that he is
signing in the KHL next year, “Im getting
ready for the Memorial cup right now and thats the only goal. And can tell only
that in a month from now i will be ready to prepare myself for a big season
with Islanders/Bridgeport. But all mind is about Shawinigan Cataractes and The
MEM CUP right now. and sorry for not answering all ur messages. It is the 2
biggest weeks of my life and i dont want to screw it. Thank you”
Jacob Morris Strongin, designer of the NY Islanders logo, passed away today.
NHL Playoff Notes:
Per Tom Gulitti, “this year's Games 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 all
scheduled for same dates as corresponding games in 1994 ECF between Devils and
Rangers.”
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