Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins(1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets(WC 1)| ECQF

[Ties5o11]

Wow really lame effort by #38 (edit: maybe 36- Jokinen) on that goal. Falls, gets up, and just watches the play 5 feet away from Calvert as he takes two shots to win the game.

Also, 22 just stopped playing. And you have Letang wandering aimlessly across the crease.

Cradts to Columbus! Definitely the team I'm rooting for in the East.

 

[sherbert1421]

That was just god awful defending on that last goal. 2 penguins players closet to the puck did nothing after the first fleury save. They just froze

 

[IPostedWhat]

That is prime for a beach ball insertion.

You're right.

 

[elocomotive]

I think I learned how to make one. Probably terrible, but it's loading now.

 

[elocomotive]

 

[elocomotive]

^Clearly have a lot to learn, but it was fun to make it. Didn't take as long as I'd thought. An actual photo shop program might help instead of using "Preview." haha.

 

[dare2be]

BJs win and go home with momentum while the Pens have doubts from the last couple seasons creep in.

It was already there. Now it's just confirmed.

^Clearly have a lot to learn, but it was fun to make it. Didn't take as long as I'd thought. An actual photo shop program might help instead of using "Preview." haha.

If only Bylsma could learn to adjust half as much.

 

[thedddd]

I seriously wonder if Letang's head is all there right now?

 

[Cobiemonster]

I seriously wonder if Letang's head is all there right now?

He was off and on in this game, he was better than last game but still made some mental errors - Pierre was all over him in the game

 

[Comeds]

It was a great game to watch just as a fan with no rooting interest. I figured I would watch a few minutes and watched the whole thing.

 

[scoutyjones2]

It was a great game to watch just as a fan with no rooting interest. I figured I would watch a few minutes and watched the whole thing.

I did the same with the Blues/Hawks and the Det/Bruins games...Playoff hockey is the shiznit!

 

[Cobiemonster]

It was already there. Now it's just confirmed.


If only Bylsma could learn to adjust half as much.

There was a point in the game where Todd Richards sneaked Dubinsky off the ice when Malkin came on and the refs didn't notice it, you think Bylsma would have ever done that? Probably not

 

[Cobiemonster]

It was a great game to watch just as a fan with no rooting interest. I figured I would watch a few minutes and watched the whole thing.

Early on you think you're not going to be invested in it totally but as the game goes on it just gets more and more interesting

 

[juliansteed]

Jo offence Pens fans! There are a lot of great Pens fans on this board and I kinda like the Pens but I love BJs and I love seeing them finally when a playoff game.

 

[scoutyjones2]

Jo offence Pens fans! There are a lot of great Pens fans on this board and I kinda like the Pens but I love BJs and I love seeing them finally when a playoff game.

LOL...Jo offence taken!

 

[forty_three]

Well, that was certainly enjoyable!

My son had a pond hockey game yesterday afternoon and his team is the "Coaches' kid" team. So after the game me and a bunch of my coaching buddies went down to the R Bar in the arena district with approximately 47,000 other Jackets fans. I have never hugged so many random strangers in my life.

Pretty fun sitting in a really packed bar with 11 coaches (one who actually made it to the NHL, and one who has a family member there now) analyzing the hell out of everything. We came to realize around halfway through the second that the Jackets were going to win it. They just had their game together. Richards was stealthily making changes, and everyone stepped up. They just grabbed the Pens by their baby Pens and drove them around. By the time Calvert had the game on his stick, they'd just given up.

Probably the most fun part of the night was watching the post game conferences with Richards and Abysmal Nad. Richards was all confidence, fast answers and not too much patting on backs. Nad was like "I, ummmmm, welp, uhhhhh" and blank stares.

There was also quite a bit of consternation when watching the NHL network and Tits McGhee talked for like two minutes about the first playoff win in team history and the first points for so many players and so on. Then she said "And now let's go to the Captain of the Penguins, Sidney Crosby, for his reaction".

I am pretty sure a few TVs were met with Beer Mugs.

 

[RangersReds03]

Jo offence Pens fans! There are a lot of great Pens fans on this board and I kinda like the Pens but I love BJs and I love seeing them finally when a playoff game.

I think most on this board would agree with that sentiment.

 

[forty_three]

For those about to rock...

 

[dare2be]

^ I call bull. These Pens are too lazy to climb such a steep ramp.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

i know its an oldie but it made me chuckle this morn