2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, First Round:
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 1:
2-0 in third period, two minutes remaining.
Tampa pulled Roloson
One minute remaining
Penguins about a pull a Houdini
Kunitz (PIT) dumps the puck into a yawning net from center ice
3-0 Penguins
Mario Lemieux is pleased ^_^
Steve Yzerman...not so much -_-
SIREN o_O
Game Over
Something I don't understand, as CBC switches to the Detroit vs Phoenix game also starting tonight: If Detroit is closer to where I live than Pittsburgh, and the Detroit-Phoenix series is more compelling (Phoenix ownership squabble heats up), why am I watching the Penguins whip the Lightning?
I'm more interested in Canucks-Blackhawks III. The Vancouver Canucks are a great team, and only great teams win the President's Trophy (Phil remembers the 2000 St. Louis Blues). Well, most great teams win the regular season championship, and while the knuckle sandwich will not come in the form of the 2000 San Jose Sharks, I still believe it is on the way because the Canucks are yet to be tested this season.
Chicago is the city hosting the defending Cup champions of a year ago. Free agency and salary cap restrictions forced the team to sell off some of the playoff performers such Dustin Byfuglien and Brent Sopel. Captain Jonathan Toews, sniper Patrick Kane, coach Joel Quenneville and the rest of the Blackhawks will have their work cut out for them after just sneaking into the playoffs as the 8th seed in the Western Conference. Will Canucks-Blackhawks III end in tears for Roberto Luongo, or will we have a new Stanley Cup Champion?
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