4 Pittsburgh Penguins v. 5 Tampa Bay Lightning Series Thread

[Dacks]

Shouldn't the blindside be the blindside, no matter what the situation? This wasn't in the "hitting zone," and the player came from horizontal-to-behind the player he hit. If that were a hit in the neutral zone, it would be a 5 and a game, but since it was just above the goal line, it's a legal check.

It doesn't make sense.

EDIT: This may be a product of my scientific obsession with symmetry...

No. If you drive your car into a tree while looking the other way you can't claim the tree was "in your blindside". Blindside is relative to the expected direction of play. Rule 48 was put in place to eliminate the backchecking headshot on unsuspecting players, not plays of this type.

If all headshots are to be eliminated, that's a different debate, but the league has made it clear that that's not the case.

 

[Dacks]

Penguins - Neal
Tampa - Roloson

 

[Jimmy_the_Tongue]

Kennedy

 

[pixburgher66]

St. Louis falling like a delicate flower.

 

[joe_baran]

Pens - Tangradi
Bolts - St Louis

 

[Jimmy_the_Tongue]

I can't believe this game is in OT after the way the Pens were playing for 3/4 of the game....

 

[Jimmy_the_Tongue]

Tampa pretty much in charge of this OT period....

 

[joe_baran]

Tampa pretty much in charge of this OT period....

I still have to like the Pens' chances given the reputation of the Bolts as being a team that wilts the longer a game goes.

 

[joe_baran]

darnit Staal... would've loved to see a shot there.

 

[pixburgher66]

It was a good play by Staal. Hedman just got back

 

[Jimmy_the_Tongue]

Double OT anyone?

 

[pixburgher66]

They were fighting for the puck...and both went down.

 

[joe_baran]

I wouldn't bet against TB on the PP in OT. As much as I'm praying otherwise.

 

[Jimmy_the_Tongue]

PP in OT.... Oh boy....

 

[pixburgher66]

If this ends with a PPG, I'm going to take that ref out.

 

[dare2be]

SH OT winner?

 

[BlueandWhiteForever]

They were fighting for the puck...and both went down.

Come on now, Adams couldn't have hogtied him any better if he had a cattle rope.

 

[Jimmy_the_Tongue]

TB in position to steal this game.....

 

[joe_baran]

The bad ice is the one boon working for us on the PK.

 

[Jimmy_the_Tongue]

I'm too old for this shit......