keys are we can't let toews and kane get two or three goals a game. I expect they split up kane ans toews to slow down stamkos and killorn and kane vs the triplets! should be a fun skate and gun series.
I hope i'm wrong but I can't see us beating the Hawks, I have them winning in 6. I just think the overall team depth is better than ours and the fact they have been there before and done it gives them the advantage.
I don't know Todd, take it from an old codger nothing beats youthful exuberance. The Lightning will not take no for an answer. Steven Stamkos will lead them to victory.
Well it's been a very fast game for these first two periods. Bolts have impressed with speed- but Crawford has been great. Now if we can get one past the giant beast man Bishop! (this thread needed a Blackhawks fan!)
I think we tried to sit on that one goal lead with only two shots on goal in the last period and it didn't work. ( It rarely does ). First game to Chicago 2-1.
Really disappointing, you can't sit back on a 1 goal lead. When we played the Rangers in game 7 when kept playing the way we were playing and we got the 2nd goal, that's the way you need to play. Callahan has his breakaway but I think that was the only shot we had in the 3rd before the Hawks tied it up and eventually go on to win it.
The Red Wings & Rangers also opened their series with the Bolts with wins, so we shouldn't be too disappointed. We just don't want to go down 0-2 Sat night.