End of the Regular Season
The regular season ended last night, and the Islanders made sure it was an interesting end. To recap the game, the Isles (who needed a win to make the playoffs) took a 2-0 lead. They held it until the last 5 minutes when they gave up 1 goal and then with less than 1 second left, they gave up the game-tying goal. That bit of sloppiness was what Islanders fans have seen most of the season. They never seemed able to put what they needed together in order to maintain a lead. They won in a shootout but they should never have let it get that far. It was a disgrace and the way they finished the game is pathetic. Here’s my observation on the Devils though. Without Brodeur in goal, they don’t perform. The team is very one-dimensional this year and that could lead to problems after the first round.
How did I do to finish off the regular season? 10-4 on Saturday, and 1-4 on Sunday to end at 18-16.
I was wrong about the NCAA Frozen Four as MSU beat BC 3-1. I had wondered if goaltending would beat out offense and it clearly did. Congratulations to the Spartans.
First round of the playoffs start on Wednesday, so tomorrow, I will break down the Eastern Division match-ups and on Wednesday, I will go through the West.
April 27th, 2007 at 6:42 am
[...] Ottawa and the Devils played an interesting little game, with Brodeur’s magic fading. Giving up 4 goals in the first period — that’s very un-Marty-like. But I’ll be honest, let’s call this game an anomaly and see what happens in game 2. I would be very surprised if they don’t rebound. Ottawa may have led 4-1 after the first 20 minutes (and at no point did they trail), but they won’t be able to keep it up. New Jersey (whom I have called a one-dimensional team in the past) will manage to put together a few more wins and the Marty Magic will come back. This will be a series to watch though. [...]