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It was a super weak call on him getting a clean hit getting roughed 2 on 1 and then getting him for the really weak retaliation shove.

Smith clean hit rangers rouging weak second call on Smith.

Lol Rooney doesn't want any part of that... First good thing I've heard on ESPN

Aho usually scores more but Turbo goes into full defer mode....

Espn has Alex Nedeljkovic officially out tonight lol.

This ESPN INJURY REPORT IS ON POINT

Very lucky indeed my wife acts like she's doing me a favor by cheering when my teams get scored on because she's pretending to watch while she's checking reality tv show "stars" Twitter accounts and trying to tell me it isn't scripted.

Lord don't get me started I have tried a million times with mine shes drives me crazy with it complains about watching the hockey games on TV too (because she wants to watch the real housewives) *shoots self in face.

Win the day one game at a time, as a fan though I have to be excited about the prospect of having home ice every round, Florida will likely be knocked out and the Blues although it's a 1-1 series are showing the Avalanche were probably over rated during the regular season and the first round sweeping Nashville minus Saros is sweeping a bottom 5 team. I want The Lightning in round 3..... This seasons Canes are much better (and healthier than last years) The Lightning knocking down the two biggest playoff chokers of the 2000s in rounds one and two shouldn't come as a surprise, I promise you we will come with the grit.

It's possible to play 28 post season games and win a Stanley Cup, with a record of 16-12, the great thing about series tournaments is that if you advance your slate is wiped clean and no previous losses matter.

Don't forget to add line ups and hype photos

2-1 will be a popular score going deeper in the playoffs.

This statement is quite literally the proof of concept for why I was telling people we don't need 50 goal guys or 3 3 40 goal guys... Great teams will neutralize your top line..... there are 18 skaters balance is much harder to beat in the playoffs.

That's literally what we do intentionally.... to everyone.

If the Hurricanes can break through the Lighting this year I think they may be able to get a two Stanley Cups over the next five years.... Learning to win in the NHL playoffs is no joke.

Below average... They also don't play a great system IMO.

FL should be called the "Paper Tigers" I hate calling them the Panthers.

Light Practice.... Raanta has played well but I think our defense plays tighter for Raanta.. less risk taking. Good Going forward.

To anyone complaining about our game last night go back and watch the Lightnings games during the past two years they won two cups playing 2-1, 3-2 and 1-0 games that's the reality of the NHL playoffs.... Teams that have lots of guys with tons of points and goals are rush based offensive teams.... They almost never succeed in the playoffs.

This is why I love our Canes, Calgary has gone completely outside their system to score and this is what you get..... Edmonton an score but have holes all over their roster. It's funny that all of the Canadian teams who made the playoffs were always all offense or one that stopped playing system hockey to run up a score.

We had four shutout losses this season Washington, Columbus, Detroit and to NY. That's pretty good tied for 3rd least... Florida and Colorado tied for the best at 2.

The Cup winner this season will be one of the following guarenteed, St. Louis, Carolina or Tampa. The rest haven't really show any true playoff tenacity against quality competition.

Second one both to us actually, funny how they didn't mention the one they had was to the Hurricanes.

A combination of fair weather hockey fandom and being conditioned by the Carolina Panthers to expect the worst.

Only possible to play one of these two.... Colorado is a perfect example of looking flashy and splashy but not being very impressive Nashville without Saros is a lottery team.... Calgary is stiff defensively and can score probably my biggest wory about coming out flat.... Tampa well because of last season you know they will be fired up for Tampa.