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Wouldnt be playoffs without an interference high stick.

Ya. That play goes wrong a lot.

Simpson makes me sick. Cant stand him.

How does Caufield miss that?

Atrocious!

How the eff do we come out with extra 2? Unbelievable. Should be the other way!

HERO

Boys are playing well. One mistake. One goal against. Hopefully they get one here.

Robinson, Roy, or Carbo. Gotta win 2 in a row to win the series. Lets get it out of the way sunday.

The good news is the bys are finding wins without 13, 20, and 93 putting up points.

OMG Caufield.

Yep. Make the play thats there.

Intermission love fest for buffalo big hits. All 3 habs goals have been after a Sabre big hit took himself out of the play.

Xhekaj. Dummy.

3 goals after a sabre takes himself out of the play for a hit.

Yes. I guess i should have elaborated. Thats the most i saw Cirelli play, and it was textbook defensive forward. If thats how he played all season, i will inderstand. Ive always thought the selke should go to the best defensive forward like gainey carbo Bergeron. Now and then voters focus a bit too much on points i think.

This is the question. What is more important to the coach in that 6 to 8 minutes? Periodic scoring ability and dogged puck pirsuit, or speed, mobility, and defensive ability. I think Gallagher should get the spot, but I understand if Veleno gets it. Maybe MSL values his size, faceoff ability in this matchup. Buffalo 3rd line is darn good.

Jealous. I have to work for 7 more years. After that, I will have the freedom to do stuff like this. Cant do it on my days off because I work out of town. Wife would kill me. Or want to come.

I thought Veleno found a role in his last 10 games, and played it very well. He looked great defensively, and was doing way more than going for a skate.

3 finalists so far. Not bad. After that 1st round, if Cirelli wins, I won't even be mad. I thought it was Suzuki's trophy, but Cirelli was exceptional in the 1st round.

Unbelievable. Like they never have to go through adversity. One bad year, boom. 1st overall. Media field day incoming.

I think he is the better player as well. Wins more puck battles. Doesn’t give it up as often when forechecked hard. I just like 72 violent hits. They look like they hurt.

Who do you sit? Arber or Jaden? I think Arber played his minutes fairly well. He lost a lot of puck battles in his own zone, but so did struble. As long as they arent together, thats a big bonus. I loved Arver's physicality and self control in round one. I would sit Jaden.

For me its not the physicality. Just who has the size. The defense is massive and mobile and protect the middle of the ice very well. Its more about breaking through and generating chances. Im not overly worried. Just see it as an obstacle.

I want to see him eating pizza again. Price got most of the credit for 21, but Danault was my favorite player of that playoff. Eye test only. He was Carbonneau good. I hope he can find a match up in this buffalo series. Buffalo takes away middle ice. They are huge and fast and skilled and well coached. Hopefully Anderson is fired up early. His tempo and violence are remarkable in playoffs. We need Slaf and Dach making intelligent, big man, skill plays in middle ice and removing that factor. Detroit and Buffalo both shut down montreal in the regular season, by taking middle ice. My guess is that middle ice is going to be a topic of this series.