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[Dark Knight]

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

SJS at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Montreal

[Reb]

C'MON PITTSBURGH!

[WILD WING MX]

GO PENS GO!! GO WHITE OUT GO!!


GO SHARKS GO!! GO DEVOURERS OF DETROIT STYLE CHICKEN WINGS GO!!


Hey Montreal & Detroit!! Take this!! ... and that!!

[mR. BlUe]

Why is everyone here cheering for the Pens? I personally despise them. I hope Buttman's prized team gets knocked out. I'm sick of hearing Sidney this and Sidney that. I don't care if he is one of the better players in the league. There are more players than Sid and OV in case Buttman doesn't realize it. It's annoying as all get up.

Go Sharks and Habs!

[Dark Knight]

Why is everyone here cheering for the Pens?

Not everyone

[HillerGirl]

Not everyone

i second that

even Kunie and Bylsma can't make me cheer for Cindy...

+ Habs have my countrymen...

so like before it's DIE SHARKS DIE!
and Allez les Habitants!

[Captain-Crunch]

Go...:

! ! ! ! !

And nobody else tonight!

[Just Duckie]

It looks like Markov is out for the rest of the post season

I hope we hear lots of "Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole" coming from Montreal tonight. Go Habs!

[Shogun]

Let's Go Red Wings!!!
Let's Go Canadians!!!

[ducksfan13]

Lets Go Wings!

[Reb]

even Kunie and Bylsma can't make me cheer for Cindy...

I could care less about cindy ... and yes I'm tired of cindy this and cindy that ... it's BECAUSE of Kunitz and Bylsma that I'm rootin' for the Pens.

If only wish our Ducks were in it ... sigh

If wishes were horses we'd all ride.

[Dark Knight]

Wow... another absolutely ridiculous call on Detroit

[ducksfan13]

sharks win in OT

[Captain-Crunch]

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrkssssssssssss!!! for the win!

[rollingdux]

wth detriot?????......grrrr!!!!!!!!!

[HillerGirl]

i guess no Ducks in PO = no Sharks loss...
bumma...
are we the only ones capable of stopping them?
i though that last summer it was the worst case scenario when Detroit met Pens in SCF... i guess never say "it can't be worse"... this year it can... if it's Pens vs. Sharks.... URGH!!!!

[lvsprt]

Well doesn't look like we are getting any positive result from the Red Wings knocking the Sharks out of the playoffs. I'm going to have to reanalyze my choices...

[DropThePuck]

2 - Malkin, E. (PPG, 01:16 in 3rd), Dupuis, P. (EN, 19:45 in 3rd)
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Linesman Shane Heyer tries to break apart Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz, left, and Montreal Canadiens' Maxim Lapierre during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL Eastern Conference semifinal hockey series Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Montreal.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)


Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jaroslav Halak makes the save as defenseman PK Subban stops Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby from getting the rebound during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL Eastern Conference semifinal hockey series Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Montreal.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)


Montreal Canadiens' Hal Gill, bottom, and Brian Gionta slide into their own net past goaltender Jaroslav Halak during the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of an NHL Eastern Conference semifinal hockey series Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Montreal.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)


Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Martin and players Dominic Moore, left, Tom Pyatt, center, and Maxim Lapierre react after an empty-net goal by the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period of Game 3 of an NHL Eastern Conference hockey playoff semifinal, Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Montreal. Pittsburgh won 2-0 to take a 2-1 series lead.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)

[DropThePuck]

4 - Setoguchi, D. (19:56 in 1st), Thornton, J. (06:42 in 3rd), Couture, L. (13:17 in 3rd), Marleau, P. (07:07 in OT)
3 - Holmstrom, T. (13:33 in 1st), Cleary, D. (18:37 in 1st), Zetterberg, H. (01:42 in 2nd)


Detroit Red Wings winger Tomas Holmstrom (96) of Sweden checks San Jose Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle (22) into goalie Evgeni Nabokov (20) of Kazakhstan during the third period in a second-round NHL playoff hockey game in Detroit, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Holmstrom was called for interference.
(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)


Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard (35) deflects a shot during the second period in a second-round NHL playoff hockey game against the San Jose Sharks in Detroit, Tuesday, May 4, 2010.
(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)


San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov, of Kazakhstan, watches the puck get kicked into the net by Detroit Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg (40) of Sweden, as Dan Boyle defends in the first period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Western Conference second-round playoff series in Detroit, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The goal did not count.
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)


Detroit Red Wings winger Tomas Holmstrom (96) of Sweden watches as his shot gets past San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov (20) of Kazakhstan during the first period for a goal in a second-round NHL playoff hockey game in Detroit, Tuesday, May 4, 2010.
(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

[DropThePuck]

TSN's Ice Chips

Bruins' forward Marco Sturm will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a knee injury. - TSN

Shawn Thornton, playing in place of Sturm, skated with Steve Begin and Blake Wheeler in Game 2. - Boston Herald

Head coach Joel Quenneville made some line changes for Game 2 against the Canucks. Adam Burish and Ben Eager were dropped to the fourth line. Dustin Byfuglien started on the game on defense, but in addition saw time as a winger on the top line with Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane on the first line. - Chicago Sun Times

The team has been having trouble at the faceoff circle. The Sharks have won 19 of 28 (68%) draws in the two games of their series. The Wings won only 38% of the Game 2 face-offs and Darren Helm was the only player who was above 50% (10-for-19). - Detroit Free Press

Penalties have also take a toll on the Red Wings. They averaged only 8.8 penalty minutes per game (2nd in NHL), the Sharks averaged 14.1. In the playoffs the Wings are averaging 13.9 penalty minutes a game, while the Sharks are at 8.2 minutes. "There's no sense questioning anything except we're in charge, and we've got to look after it," Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "We can't be going to the box. We've got to look after our own sticks and our own play." - Detroit Free Press

Defenceman Andrei Markov (right knee) is out is out with a torn ACL. Markov fell awkwardly after a hit from Penguins' forward Matt Cooke in the first period of Game 1. - TEAM 990 Radio

Bill Guerin did not take part in the morning skate on Tuesday prior to Game 3 with the Canadiens in Montreal. Jordan Staal skated for a short time in his sweats. Head coach Dan Byslma says Staal is doing well and is still day-to-day and Guerin (maintenance) will be a game-time decision. The coach added Mark Letestu will play if need be. - TSN

Defenceman Evan Oberg and forwards Guillaume Desbiens, Mario Bliznak and Sergei Shirokov have been recalled from the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. - Press Release

[WILD WING MX]

YES!!! YES!!! WAY TO GO PENS!!!


YES!!! YES!!! WAY TO GO SAN JOSE!!!

Touch that dial,

Turn me on!

Start me like a motor,

Maaake meee ruuuuuun!

LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT! (neer, neer, neer, neer)

LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT! (neer, neer, neer, neer)

LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT! C'MON!" - Loverboy

[Reb]

Yeah? Well I'm wonderin' WHO paid the zebras to call games differently than they oughta.

[hillbillywingsfan]

ok....now i usally wont say much about the refs because whatever. calls are both ways usally. but come on. this series has been awful. another one last night that really boggled my mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDDKeffdrVM...layer_embedded#!



start watching around 1.25 when they circle homer. he gets a slashing pen when he skates by a sharks player. AFTER the sharks player trips him.

[Dutch Duck]

i guess no Ducks in PO = no Sharks loss...
bumma...
are we the only ones capable of stopping them?
i though that last summer it was the worst case scenario when Detroit met Pens in SCF... i guess never say "it can't be worse"... this year it can... if it's Pens vs. Sharks.... URGH!!!!

Don't give up hope yet. I see a beautifull final in the near future: Bruins vs Canucks. It will be wonderfull!

[Dark Knight]

ok....now i usally wont say much about the refs because whatever. calls are both ways usally. but come on. this series has been awful. another one last night that really boggled my mind.

That's the one I referred to here. Absolutely pathetic.