Happy Monday
Good Morning.
It was a great weekend for hockey, and there were some outstanding games on this weekend. Friday night started off with a second Buffalo win, and a Vancouver win in the second OT period (there was 1 final OT period in the first round that I never added, so let’s add 3 right now…but there were more this weekend). New Jersey won on Saturday in 2 OT periods (total 5), and Detroit overtook San Jose. Anaheim beat the Canucks on Sunday and the Rangers/tag] took out the [tag]Sabres in 2 OT (total 7). So that’s the overall picture.]
Now here’s what you need to know:
Ryan Miller was amazing on Sunday. Don’t let the loss fool you, he played amazingly. He kept the Sabres in the game and was pushed beyond anything that you can imagine. The Rangers had 46 shots on goal and with the exception of the second period, was at least even with or outshot the Sabres in EVERY period. Buffalo was not on their game — they did not play as well as they had in the first two. Now they can give up all 3 games at Madison Square Garden and still win the series if they want. But if they do that, if they can’t win one game on the road in this series, then they will be facing serious problems in the next round.
Detroit is in trouble. The series is tied 1-1 and game three is tonight at the Shark Pond. But when you watch them play, it is clear that the dominance from the first series is somewhat lost. I might have to rethink my pick for this round. If the Red Wings want to get past the Sharks, they will need to perform much better than they have thus far.
Ottawa is one of the best teams in the league and they may have figured Martin Brodeur out. If this is true, this series will be done soon. If not, then I suspect that it’s only a matter of time.
The Anaheim/Vancouver series looks like it will be the best series of this round.
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April 30th, 2007 at 11:34 am
The goalies in the Ranger/Sabre series have been awsome! Miller stood on his head to keep Buffalo in both weekend games long enough for the Sabres to tie it…hopefully this goes 7 because it is some great hockey.
April 30th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
It would be nice for it to go 7 … of course, as I said before, I would really like for the Rangers to be turned into blue-shirted piles of goo. But hey, I’m flexible.