(Spoilers) The thread where CALIFORNIA LOOOOVE~!

[apsham]

Cooke is a fucking goon, always has been always will be.

[RPS]

I'm Colorado/Montreal. I was leaning towards Colorado/Pittsburgh, but hey... I think something may be in the water in Montreal.

Just going to requote this for when my prediction comes true.

[PatDaMan]

Damn...the Rangers deserved to win that one...28 Blocked shots is insane, and they got a little lucky on the save Lundquist had on Hartnell where he got the butt of his stick on the puck. If we don't win on Friday, we're toast.

[Plubby]

I dunno, it kinda seems like the Flyers just got some bad goaltending in that one.

[Hewey]

Did not see LA being down 0-3 in this series. I know playoffs are unpredictable, but wow.

Rangers/Flyers can still go either way imo, I'd rather Pittsburgh get NY than Philly, but I can still see this one going either way.

[PatDaMan]

The Flyers aren't out of it by any means. They get Mason back Friday, too.

Plubby, the goaltending wasn't good, but it should've been a closer game. This whole series, the Flyers have been killing themselves. They finally got a respectable amount of shots off last night, but the Rangers defense was just too good blocking shots, and Lundqvist was just on.

[RPS]

So it is going to be over in 5 games. Columbus is playing terrible.

[Hewey]

This is getting ugly for Columnbus and I don't see Pittsburgh blowing a 3-0 lead tonight. You never know, but I think Pittsburgh wins it tonight and wraps it up on Saturday.

Also, fun fact, but in the Crosby/Malkin era Pittsburgh are 5-1 when they lead a series 3-1. The only time they lost a series after leading 3-1 was in 2011 when both Crosby and Malkin were out.

[RPS]

Oh Pittsburgh.

[Hewey]

Penguins need to respond ASAP.

[Plubby]

Buckle up, here comes the LUMBUS~!

[Hewey]

Fucking penalties, that 5 on 3 cost Pittsburgh big time. If Columbus ties this up, Pittsburgh better respond like they did on Monday. Columbus has been owning them this period.

[Plubby]

Lumbus has been owning them this whole game. The only thing between them and the win here was a bad start from Bob.

[Hewey]

FUCK! And Fleury was playing so well.

[Plubby]

LUMBUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Hewey]

Totally on Fleury there, WTF was he thinking? If Columbus wins this one, I'll start getting worried. It's fucking ridiculous to blow a 3-0 lead like this.

[Plubby]

It really isn't, again - Columbus are dominating this game. Fleury is the only reason it's *in* overtime.

[Hewey]

I wouldn't say Columbus dominated the entire game. Pittsburgh was the better team in the first, Columbus picked it up in the second and third. Yeah, Fleury has been fantastic, he's made huge saves, but he fucked up big time at the end. That one's on him. Not his fault they sat back with a 3-0 lead, but he fucked up on the last goal.

[Plubby]

Yeah, having just seen the last goal "Fleury is the only reason it's in Overtime" is true in every possible meaning of the phrase.

Also, Hewey: You don't get it. Just because you guys scored the first three goals, doesn't mean that Columbus wasn't outplaying you.

You're too results-oriented. If I take two shots on goal, in a period and they both go in, but the other team takes twenty shots and my goalie saves them all, can I go into the room at intermission up 2-0 and thinking "Yeah we're dominating them!" Of course not, that's absurd. Now, the edge wasn't *that* slanted in the first, but it was in Columbus's favour. WHOOPS MY BAD IT WAS TIED.

[Hewey]

Yeah, having just seen the last goal "Fleury is the only reason it's in Overtime" is true in every possible meaning of the phrase.

If they lose this game, and somehow, the series, this is what's going to be remembered. Forget sitting back with a 3-0 lead, all anyone will talk about is how they were seconds away from winning and taking a 3-1 series lead and how Fleury fucked it up. I really hope someone for Pittsburgh steps up big time in OT.