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incoming Keith posts in 3...2...1...

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Just glad we finally got a goal.

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Great job tonight by Tampa. Take one in Detroit and finish it off in game 5 hopefully.

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Abdelkader what a dirty piece of shit beating him while he's down on the ice

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Appears they are going to be tough to come by this series, on both ends.

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Thanks! Changing airlines. Got a pretty big promotion to come down to Dallas. Exciting, but sucks to have to leave in the middle of the playoffs.

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I hate how much I love the game of Pietrangelo.

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Is there a rink in the NHL with worse camera placement than Scottrade? Fucking heads and hands are always in the way.

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Blunder got on him first, but he just started wailing on him while he was pinned down. Really unnecessary down 5-2 in front of the opponents goal with only a few minutes left.

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I love that we have a new guy and he's basically just talking to himself.

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It is so annoying

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Uuuggggghhhhhhhhhh

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Challenging offsides by Q.

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That's onside.

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oh fuck maybe not?

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That's off. Off. Off. Off. Off. Off. Off. Off. Off. Off. Off.

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Fuck yes!!!

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Can't believe that was overturned

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Once we got the right camera angle it was obvious.

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That is true....just did not think they were going to have the angle....I guess we like their cameras now.

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Holy shit!!! What a swing!!!

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lol I'm not complaining as much that's for sure.

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Wowwww .

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Let's. Fucking. Go.

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Fuck the Blues. Love the cameras.

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Best cameras in the NHL!

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Clearly a good goal.

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lol suck it Blues

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Best night ever.

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Have to watch on gamecast, what the fuck happened?

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Tarasenko put in what appeared to be the go-ahead goal, putting Blues up 2-1. Q challenged it. Play was ruled offsides so no goal. Next shift Tarasenko took his anger out on Shaw's stick. Called for slashing. Shaw scored on the PP. Hitch challenged for goaltender interference. Goal was upheld and ruled good goal. Hawks up 2-1.

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Says up 3-1 on a 133 ft own goal. Da fuck?

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Why were the Blues trying to win?

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Unbelievable win on that challenge. I mean, technically the correct call but that was ridiculously close. No way you can get that right in real time.

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Lol wasn't own goal. Goalie pulled, Duncan Keith threw outlet pass that Panarin apparently touched.

I mean...they're supposed to be able to.

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Yeah they corrected it after I wrote it.

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Was listening to XM on the way home, was Blues broadcast. For the rest of the game all they talked about was the missed goaltender interference call and how inconsistent that rule is. It's always a coin flip when it's close. Sucks a call like that determines a game.

Also, I haven't seen the play yet.

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Those guys were THE worst. I listened to them for a while too.

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:lol yeah it was pretty awful

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Go Preds!

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I am sure that was a real rattled broadcast.

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Hawks to win out.

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I don't think Panarin touched that puck to be honest. Damn what a game, I will take a split on the road. Dumb challenge on the Shaw goal IMO but Q's challenge was smart, it was close but the refs got it right. Shaw is one pesty player, love his energy. Loved how Keith made his return and shut all those blues fans up who booed him every time he came near the puck. Kane gets a pair of assists as well. That goal the Blues scored with a second left was pretty much nothing to worry about, game was over for all intents and purposes, just made it a 3-2 final. Now back to Chicago for 2 games. Going to be a brutal series from here on. Hell yeah, nice win - go Hawks and build on that momentum!!!!!!!! :)

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lol uhhhhhhh I mean...maybe sometimes? But this was definitely not one of those times. Clear good goal.

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I really don't think I can overstate how fucking good Duncan Keith is. Holy shit that guy.

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Got tickets to games 4 and 6. Hopefully don't need 6.

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It was clearly a good goal, first the war room in Toronto called it a good goal - he put it in with his stick, then the Blues challenged it and the on ice call was upheld!

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Hope so too, Hawks could win two in Chicago to make it a 3-1 series and hopefully finish St. Louis off in game 5! :)

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That's a 50/50 call in real time. I get what you're saying but there are limits to what the brain can do in real time. Even looking at that in super slo-mo was very, very close.

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Remind you of last season when Kane was injured only to come back for the playoffs and took over, Pretty sure it is safe to say no team got a better guy back for the playoffs - just like last season. Keith is a game changer just like Kane, so good to get him back.

One gripe though, Kane had a breakaway and got slashed in the hand from behind but no penalty was called.

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Blues fan here. Blackhawks looked like a completely different team after we went up 1-0. Just found another gear that we couldn't match.

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Also, no complaints from me on either of the scoring play calls, but I think St Louis has a legitimate beef with the embellishment call that led to a 4 on 4 instead of a power play.

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Meh. Maybe. But then the Hawks also have legitimate beef with the non-slashing call on Kane's breakaway.

We could talk in circles every game about arguable calls. That's hockey, especially in the playoffs. It's a fast game and I think those guys called a pretty damn good game. Two good teams, we knew it'd be a battle.

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Wilson sure can be a pest, but most people are quick to forget he eats up major PK minutes on the leagues 2nd best PK in regular season

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I've been in and out during the regular season. Commented about Stammer's injury a few weeks ago.

I was around last year during the playoffs as well, no one else wants to talk about the Lightning and Detroit, I'll do it with myself lol.

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I want to punch Brian Hayward in his stupid little mouth

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That brawl was something else...I'll have more comments tomorrow. Going out for beers now.

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I feel like he would enjoy that.

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Watching Ducks lose is so pleasuring.

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My prediction for Stanley Cup: Dallas vs Washington

If i was voting with my heart, Chicago vs Washington.

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Finally something in hockey I can root with you! :bounce


Tomorrow night gonna be a fkn bloodbath..

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If Kings don't win tomorrow I don't know how I'll deal with this series.

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By rooting for the Rangers?

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Nah, hopefully they'll get murder-death-killed too.

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Disappointing loss but very happy with the split. Hope to come out strong at home. TAvares needs help. Can't do it alone.

Watched the end of that crazy hawks game. Lots of controversy.

Big question for today is will Henrik play and get a chance to work on that below .500 career playoff record.

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:lol :lol :lol

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Love the Preds winning. Keep that up, Nashville.

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Haha I remember you well from last year. Hard not to notice the Lightning fan when your team lost to them.

Welcome back, try to stick around for the regular season more though.

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I fucking love Tom Wilson. Only 22 years old and only going to get better and better. Dudes going to be a fixture in Washington for years to come.

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Yeah, if St. Louis does not ice that puck with 6 seconds left in the second no chance Keith ties that game up heading into period 3. You have a great team there with a goalie who plays amazing - though sometimes he doesn't seem to track the puck all that well on longer shots. Backes is as classy as they come in his post game statements. This is going to be a brutal and exciting best of 5 now! Sort of a shame it is a first round matchup because both of these teams could be battling in the conference final.

Agreed on the scoring calls but I do think he embellished that a bit, also as Lockman said the Hawks had a legit beef that there was no slashing call on Kane's breakaway. The spirit, talent and drive of the Blues is great to watch but their coach is acting like a two year old complaining that some sort of fix is in so the Blues lose. After the game he said ""When you play the defending Cup champions, you're going to have to fight through a lot of stuff," Hitchcock said. "Calls aren't going to go your way, you're not going to get the officiating you want. It's always going to seem like it's one-sided. Big deal, fight through it." Unlike the players who all took it in stride and did not gripe much Hitchcock seems to be more rattled than needed after losing one game. That attitude is not helpful to a team IMO because players often draw on the emotion and words of the coach and it could have a negative effect going foreword.

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Nice to see Larkin get his first playoff goal despite the result.

Looks like Hank will be back in net in 20 minutes and hopefully get a road win to even up that series at 1 each.

Think the Caps will again come out firing and win handily.

Kings have to be careful not to go down 2 games at home tonight and basically squander home ice advantage.

Maybe the Wild will actually show up to play tonight!

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Alright! Season is probably on the line for the Rangers if they can't get it done today! Lets Go Rangers!

Such a nice day out for a playoff game!!!

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Hahaha thanks, and yeah that was a great series.

I'm more of a lurker than a poster in most threads. Every once in a while I'll give my two cents, I'll try to be more engaged in this one for next year for sure.

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Much better pace to start this game. Fun hockey. Probably favors the Pens, but I would rather watch this pace haha.

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:lol Agreed. Enjoying this game so far!

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Good first period. Lower scoring games play more into the Rangers style. Hope that holds true here!

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Very fun watch so far.

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So glad it was Rick Nash on that breakaway. :lol

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That was just disgusting. :lol

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Fucking circus goal there. Wow.

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Game over lol


Horrible time for a penalty by Zuc.

Rangers never win when they are scored on first. Plus they have had 219031038194811241241 chances to score and just don't.

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No one less intimidating on a breakaway in the playoffs :lol

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A third string goalie is exposing how embarrassing the Rangers are on offense.

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:lol For sure!

I'm actually surprised they haven't scored more. They've had their chances, though I guess many of them haven't been high quality.

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Rangers can't get a decent shot on net.

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Potential Gaborik return tonight. :monkey

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Rangers power play is awful. Also, can we just admit that Nash is the Rangers best defense man and put him on the blue line already. He is clearly not an offensive player.

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He kind of is, just not in the way you'd like him to be.

There you go. Dammit!

Fucking hell. Though that's close to being offside.

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Yeah Yandle!!!

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WOOOOOOOOOO Yandle is our best forward!!!

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Yeah Brassard!!!

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Hells yeah!!!!! What a turn!!!!!

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Oy, that will get called back

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That might be coming back. Or not. I'm fine with that. Slowed the game down a bit.

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Wow!! So close.

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Huge moment for us! Really close. If I were a Pens fan I would probably be upset.

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This is going downhill fast! :lol

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Huge save by Hank!!

Also, if I were the Pens I would rather be on the PK. Pretty much means the game will swing in their favor.

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Yeah Zucc!!!