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Those 2 late games were mirror images. Both coaches changed goalies in the 1st after their teams fell behind. Each rallied around the replacement. Each won late in regulation. Keith with the ridiculous skating clinic and brilliant shot on poor Rinne with 3:48 left. Stajan on a rebound with 4:17 left to beat Miller. It really is uncanny. What the Flames did is more impressive because they're a younger group. They rallied from 3-0 down and 4-3 in the third winning in regulation. Very impressive.

 

Gaudreau is such a heady player. Instead of trying to clear the puck, he skates it out using his speed and instead of icing it, dishes for Monahan creating a 2-on-1 for Hudler's empty netter. Johnny Hockey is brilliant. He's the next big American star. 

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at this rate do the lightning even stand a chance against the rags

 

The most disappointing aspect is the play of Stamkos. Not one goal and he takes a bad penalty that finished them off. Datsyuk beat Bishop thru the wickets. Speaking of underachieving. That's supposed to be Tampa's best 2 players. Full credit to Detroit. Babcock is a genius. He selects Mrazek and he has 2 shutouts. If not for Johnson's heroics, that one is over. 

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The most disappointing aspect is the play of Stamkos. Not one goal and he takes a bad penalty that finished them off. Datsyuk beat Bishop thru the wickets. Speaking of underachieving. That's supposed to be Tampa's best 2 players. Full credit to Detroit. Babcock is a genius. He selects Mrazek and he has 2 shutouts. If not for Johnson's heroics, that one is over.

Completely agree Steven has been invisible, Johnson is carrying the team.
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A lot of the real fans sold their tickets. We did. We got 200 apiece. For fans, it's a choice between going and getting money back on your investment. Most knew they were winning this series. We went to 1 game. With so much demand because some people "have to be there," you can get 2-3 times worth the price. I spoke to a guy last night at a bar and he said he made big money last year on Stanley Cup tickets and was able to basically pay for this season. The secondary market has become a big factor due to the new arenas. Especially if there's high demand. The Rangers are a hot ticket. Same for the Islanders if they find their way past the Capitals. That will be an expensive ticket.

Spoken like a true Rangers fan. All the "real" fans decided to turn a profit instead of going to see the team play.
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3-1 Minnesota. When Hitchcock is fired after this, Lou will hopefully be reaching out.

With the roster that St. Louis has, I really think Hitchcock will be on his way out. He'd really need to work some magic with the Devils if he got a job here.

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Give a Hitchcock team Schneider as tendy and we might break the shutout record. While losing 20 games 1-0 in the shoutout

The days of giving up 35 shots a game will be over, that's for sure. And Schneider would be the best goaltender Hitchcock will have had since Belfour.
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