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I know the Rangers went up 2-0 on Tampa and Tampa came back and won. But the Rangers didn't go up 2-0 like the Avs have gone up 2-0. The Avs have freaking dominated. Go Avs!!

Yeah that was hard to watch.

AV's are showing that the goalie for Tampa ( can't and won't even try and spell his name) is human.

Game 1 was close. Game 2 was embarrassing for TB. Tampa was actually tiring out on the ice.

I guess TB came back the last series; but I'm not sure they can master this speed. Gotta figure out away to slow them down but it is a daunting task.

KC

The next game will define if they still have what it takes.

Colorado looked unstoppable.

I hope the Avs Sweep them. The Blues took 2 from the Avs and had a chance to take 3 and send it to game 7. I wish the blues had a goalie all series, but it is what it is. I still feel like the Blues played them the best out of any series they Avs have played.

Being back at home with their backs against the wall I wouldn't be surprised if TB comes out blazing, they can't afford to let the AVs get a lead right off the bat.

They didn't get this far by being pushovers.

What I want to see is some stanley cup caliber hockey which I have yet to see, although some of they earlier series conferences did display that.

Its been pretty lame hockey thus far, little hitting, no hate, even the Oilers/Flames series was disappointing...... fast skating, high scoring is what they wanted when they changed the game for the viewers they wanted to attract. The iffy penalties really bring down the compete in many of the players because they are afraid to take a penalty for basically FA.
I hope Tampa comes out tonight, I don't care who wins at this point, I just want to see playoff Hockey.

Some people, like Bettman screw up everything they are involved with.

I've been telling my HOCKEY buddy over on the coast the same thing, too many run and gun "playoff" games this postseason. I did like most of the NYR games, at least they kept scores relatively low and played some D. Rangers let that EC series get away from them. They had Vasilevsky figured out, shoot high blocker A LOT, and then seems in their last couple of losses they forgot that.

I'm surprised with TBL and their inability to play D in this series so far. They had some good games, but even with Vasilevsky, a team can't keep giving up odd man rushes and breakaway. I'm also amazed Cooper hasn't tried his top line much against the McKinnon group. I look for some changes once they get back to Tampa, but I'm no longer holding out for a 7 game series.

The weenie penalties are such a drag for this old time NHL fan. And, I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but it looked like a whole lot of missed calls last night against the Avs. Starting with the first missed call in which an Avs forechecker hooked and spun a TBL guy trying to get out of the corner which led to the McDonaugh penalty and the first goal after the Avs kept the puck in the zone.

When, probably not "if", the Avs win, look for your favorite team to try to add "skilled, offensive minded" D men through trades and draft picks, so they have 4 or so like Colorado does. The winning theory will switch to keep the puck in the O zone at all costs and we don't have to worry about defense as much.

As much as he helped the Lightning the past few years, somehow I think getting Point back might not have been the best thing for the team. He hasn't accomplished much since he came back. He better step up tonight.

Hockey sux bigly.... Only thing worse is soccer... JMHO..

I'm rooting for the Avs but I will be surprised if Tampa doesn't have a big push back at home.

I prefer it by a huge margin over the NBA. At least in hockey, when someone scores it means something.

We here are sorry the game is too fast for you to follow.

You probably like baseball and American football with a break every 20 seconds or so, that way the players don't get exhausted.

This is the general feeling of HOCKEY fans towards those who think it "sux"

Can't wait!
I love Playoff Hockey.
I'm rooting for the Avs but I expect the Lightning to bounce back tonight. If not, get the brooms!

You ever notice how the players are still breathing hard during intermission interviews, five minutes after play stopped?

Our oldest played when he was a young kid. Never ended a game or practice without being drenched in sweat. He went through a brief phase when he didn't eat meat, but once he started playing hockey that changed. After about a month on the way home from practice he just said "dad, I'd really like a hamburger." I think his body was telling him if he was going to bust ass playing hockey, veggies weren't gonna cut it.

Daughters spring league killed her if they were lucky they had 2 kids on the bench for a shift change. Very small team. Time for a change up, all 5 hauled ass to the pit but only 2 at the most were relieved.

Was actually comical. They actually kicked a$$ considering they were going up against teams with 20+players and we were playing ironman.

She ate and slept alot

Not to mention the Note lost the first game in overtime. Don’t get me wrong, hands down the Avs are the better team but St Louis can be right back there next year if owners and management make just a couple of key moves. My .02.