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[Dark Knight]

Please post your thoughts, pictures and comments on tonight's games in this thread.

Philadelphia at Montreal
Colorado at Detroit

[lvsprt]

At this point its whoever can take down the Sharks if they get past the Stars that is. I'd like to say Detroit but they seem so beatable in my Ducks fan mind (we've shown that plenty in the last few playoff runs) but are they physical enough? It's a toss up since I haven't really been watching the Avs to get a fix on them.

In the east, Montreal just because I love to see the Canadian fans go crazy!

[GLOVESAVE35]

I just want to see Detroit and Colorado beat each other up. A few nasty fights would be nice.

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips:

Brian Burke will stay with the Ducks for the final year of his contract, while he and the team work on an extension: "I signed a four-year deal. I intend to honor that deal, and I intend to work in good faith toward a contract extension." - Orange County Register

GM Peter Chiarelli believes D Zdeno Chara will require surgery on his injured left shoulder, but Chara says he is hoping to avoid it. - Boston Globe

GM Jim Rutherford says he hasn't made a decision on the future of coach Peter Laviolette. "Everything's the same as it's been." - Raleigh News Observer

Injured defencemen Sergei Zubov is listed as day-to-day. - Star-Telegram

Detroit likely will be without forward Kirk Maltby and defenceman Brad Stuart for Game 1. Maltby is nursing a hamstring injury, and Stuart is in San Jose with his pregnant wife. - Denver Post

Former coach Doug MacLean is interested in returning to coach the Panthers, the same team he coached for four years. MacLean has said he will talk to GM Jacques Martin. - Plam Beach Post

Forward Alex Kovalev took a therapy day on Wednesday while the rest of the team held practice. As it was during the regular season, this is not unusual for Kovalev. - TSN

GM David Poile plans to meet shortly with injured forward Steve Sullivan regarding Sullivan's status with the team. Sullivan (back) hasn't played since February 2007. - Tennessean

Rangers coach Tom Renney said he was "contemplating" dressing enforcer Colton Orr and skating the Ryan Hollweg-Blair Betts-Orr line against Sidney Crosby, as he did with some success during the regular season. - New York Daily News

Mike Knuble isn't ruling out playing in the series with Montreal: "I haven't had any setback. Can I put a date on it? No. I think there will be some point where you have to let it heal up enough where it's not just one easy tweak and you're down again. I keep taking therapy sessions a couple of times a day. I'm just doing everything I can to get healthy." - Philadelphia Daily News

Forward Gary Roberts (groin) is still isn't sure if he will dress for tomorrow's matchup with New York: "At this point, we'll see how it goes [today] before making any decisions about whether I'll be playing or not." - Post Gazette
Forward Jordan Staal will see a familiar face when he takes on the Rangers. Brother Marc plays defence for New York. - Bergen Record

Coach John Tortorella offered to step aside from the team at his postseason meeting with GM Jay Feaster, a move he now regrets: "I want to stay here and fight and try to make this team better with the new ownership group and Jay Feaster." - Tampa Tribune

Olaf Kolzig cleaned out his locker and skipped the final mandatory meeting. He did not speak to reporters and stripped his name tag off his locker stall. - Washington Post

[Barmy Army]

It's not very often that I cheer on the Habs, but I'll make an exception in this series

[Barmy Army]

Boooooo 1-0 to the Flyers 6 minutes left in the first period.

[Barmy Army]

Now it's 2-0 maybe I've put the kiss of death on the Habs.

[DropThePuck]

maybe I've put the kiss of death on the Habs.

Perhaps we can convince you to instead cheer for the team we'd prefer to lose???

[Barmy Army]

Perhaps we can convince you to instead cheer for the team we'd prefer to lose???

Well the Habs just had a goal waved off as time had expired so maybe I am a jinx. But I just can't bring myself to cheer for the Flyers *shudders* It'll all work out in the end, err maybe.

[Dark Knight]

Colorado 1 - Detroit 1...

[DropThePuck]

Well the Habs just had a goal waved off as time had expired so maybe I am a jinx. But I just can't bring myself to cheer for the Flyers *shudders* It'll all work out in the end, err maybe.

Can you at least find it in your heart to cheer for Loops? Maybe your jinx will filter into the Flyers that way.

[DropThePuck]

Whoa! OT in their first game. And Loops scores a PPG early in the 3rd to give them the lead til Kovalev ties it up with a half minute left. And then Montreal wins in the opening minute of OT. That must've been some game with the flukey goals reported in the recap!

3 - Umberger, R. (13:15 in 1st), Dowd, J. (16:49 in 1st), Lupul, J. (PPG, 00:19 in 3rd)
4 - Kostitsyn, A. (09:44 in 2nd), Kovalev, A. (SHG, 16:03 in 2nd), Kovalev, A. (PPG, 19:31 in 3rd), Kostopoulos, T. (00:48 in 1st OT)

Lupul, who scored Philadelphia's series-winning goal in overtime Tuesday night in Washington, got his second of the playoffs - after a brief video review - when the puck came out of Price's glove and hit Lupul's hand before going into the net off the Flyers forward's skate.

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Montreal Canadiens fans gather around Youppi during the Fan Jam before Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs between Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens on April 24, 2008 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
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A fan of the Montreal Canadiens waits intently for a decision of a goal under review against the Philadelphia Flyers during Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 24, 2008 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The Philadelphia Flyers are tied with the Montreal Canadiens 2-2 after two periods.
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Martin Biron #43 of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a sliding two pad save off a partial breakaway by Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens during Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 24, 2008 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The Philadelphia Flyers are tied with the Montreal Canadiens 2-2 after two periods.
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Michael Komisarek #8 of the Montreal Canadiens throws a few punches on James Dowd #34 of the Philadelphia Flyers after the whistle with a scrum of players pairing off in front Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens during Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 24, 2008 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The Philadelphia Flyers lead the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 after the first period.
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[Dark Knight]

Whoa! OT in their first game. And Loops scores a PPG early in the 3rd to give them the lead til Kovalev ties it up with a half minute left. And then Montreal wins in the opening minute of OT. That must've been some game with the flukey goals reported in the recap!

Richards took a needless penalty to put Montreal up 6-4 in the final minute leading to the Kovalev goal. Philadelphia had the game won hadn't it been for Richards.

[Still MIGHTY]

Richards took a needless penalty to put Montreal up 6-4 in the final minute leading to the Kovalev goal. Philadelphia had the game won hadn't it been for Richards.

I think you meant Knee-dless
But yes that was Philly's game until then.

[DropThePuck]

3 - Stastny, P. (08:53 in 1st), Liles, J. (05:17 in 2nd), Hejduk, M. (16:29 in 2nd)
4 - Zetterberg, H. (09:46 in 1st), Cleary, D. (13:48 in 1st), Franzen, J. (PPG, 17:23 in 1st), Franzen, J. (01:13 in 2nd)

The Avs pulled Jose Theodore after he gave up four goals on 16 shots, then sent him to the team hotel because he was sick. Peter Budaj gave the Avs a chance to come back by stopping all 20 shots he faced.
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Star center Peter Forsberg was out of the lineup after pulling his groin in the morning skate and forward Wojtek Wolski was sidelined with an upper body injury.

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Al the Octopus is put in to position prior to the Colorado Avalanche playing the Detroit Red Wings in game one of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 24, 2008 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 4-3.
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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja of Sweden, left, holds back Colorado Avalanche winger Cody McCormick (11) as McCormick swings at Red Wings winger Darren McCarty (25) during the first period of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal hockey playoffs in Detroit, Thursday, April 24, 2008.
(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)


Tyler Arnason #39 of the Colorado Avalanche has his shot blocked by Chris Osgood #30 and Darren McCarty #25 of the Detroit Red Wings during game one of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 24, 2008 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
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Henrik Zetterberg #40 of the Detroit Red Wings scores a first period goal past Jose Theodore #60 and Kurt Sauer #34 of the Colorado Avalanche during game one of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 24, 2008 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 4-3.
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)