It's not like the Canadians suck. They did finish with a better record than the Lightning and have home ice advantage. The Lightning took two on the road and one at home. They played well but lost to the home team. Tuesday night, they are back in front of the home crowd to close it out. If they had lost the first two on the road, won the next two at home and then won last game you would have been saying they were going to win it. Fact is they only have to win 1 of 2 to advance.
Gonna be harder now with Callahan sidelined. Hell of a time for an "upper-body" injury.
Despite the fact that he doesn't have any points in this series, Callahan is phenomenal on the forecheck and, for a team that is sometimes criticized for its lack of aggression, he's often the most disruptive force out there on the ice. It'll be interesting to see how Cooper switches up the lines (yet again). It's going to be hard to replace Callahan on the first line with someone that will draw modest attention from the Canadiens.
No shit sherlock. If you look at the next sentence I said he has been absent. The guy has had an off series in my opinion and I think they will play better without him there tonight.
If the Rangers win tomorrow I will be in the Garden for game 1 with my LeCavalier jersey on.
He blatantly attacked the head, so in my opinion (and that of the studio talent) it was a dirty hit.
I initially thought his skates left the ice, but the replay seemed to show that the front tip of his right blade was still on the ice. It should've been a roughing at least.
Lundqvist is good but Price is better. If the Lightning stay consistent and that is a big if, they should handle the Rangers. Nothing worse than having to play a New York sports team, fans are arrogant and the hype from the media is out of control.
