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

[Darkstone42]

That was a bad one. I thought it was a hold in real time, but on the second look, Maatta just lost his balance independent of Anisimov.

 

[pixburgher66]

What is happening right now? What are these whistles?

 

[Darkstone42]

Offsetting slash and dive.

I thought Kunitz lost his edge because he lost the puck and that there was no penalty either way.

 

[pixburgher66]

Wait, they called embellishment on Kunitz? His hand got slashed! That hurts last time I checked!

 

[thedddd]

Dumb Penalty by Neal.

 

[pixburgher66]

Just...just...PUT THE WHISTLES AWAY! The first two were alright, but every call since has been at the very least unnecessary.


Uh oh! Glass stopped in front of Bob and snow hit him! Watch out!

 

[pixburgher66]

Let them play 5 on 5 refs. Please. Let them play.

 

[Darkstone42]

We're doomed.

 

[thedddd]

Just...just...PUT THE WHISTLES AWAY! The first two were alright, but every call since has been at the very least unnecessary.


Uh oh! Glass stopped in front of Bob and snow hit him! Watch out!

That wasn't smart by Glass to do that after the other call.
But no thanks to Mcguire to feed the conspriracy theorists on the Penguins penalties in the playoffs.

 

[beantownmaniac]

How's the game going? Just stopped by to report NY Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda ejected from Sox/Yankees game for having a substance on his neck, lol. Sawx winning 2-0 in bottom of 2nd

 

[pixburgher66]

How's the game going? Just stopped by to report NY Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda ejected from Sox/Yankees game for having a substance on his neck, lol. Sawx winning 2-0 in bottom of 2nd

Never seen a guy try LESS to hide it.

 

[forty_three]

So far I'm okay with both penalties called...so there's that.

I thought the same thing at that point.

Yeah we get it Pierre the Penguins are God's gift to the world. *mute*

Sorry, I know the Penguins are good, but geez his fawning over the Penguins is extremely off putting.

Things looking really good for the Pens. Carry on.

Looks like Bylsma has adjusted (!) and realized the Jackets were going to come out tight. The Pens were just flying and moving the puck at super speed. Jackets looked young and flat footed. The Pens swarmed like they did in the third in the last game and the Jackets again failed to respond.

Didn't help that one went in off the D again.

Plus Malkin has realized that when he comes down the board, they are not going to hit him.

Wait, they called embellishment on Kunitz? His hand got slashed! That hurts last time I checked!

Probably had to do with the fact that he was going down before the slash came. But that's just a guess on my part.

Let them play 5 on 5 refs. Please. Let them play.

I've given up hope on this. Even when there is an actual penalty (like a check from behind resulting in a face full of blood) I want them to just not call it. Don't call anything. STOP



Realistically, this was over before it started. Murray is a HUGE reason why the Jackets got the Penguins backing up.

 

[thedddd]

How's the game going? Just stopped by to report NY Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda ejected from Sox/Yankees game for having a substance on his neck, lol. Sawx winning 2-0 in bottom of 2nd

LOL next time he should put it on his but then maybe they would actually believe him it is needed.

As for the game pretty much like the others, the Pens had a 3-0 lead but the Jackets started to bring it on late and got a PP goal. Have a feeling this will be either 3-2 or 3-3 going in the third.

 

[thedddd]

I thought the same thing at that point.

Looks like Bylsma has adjusted (!) and realized the Jackets were going to come out tight. The Pens were just flying and moving the puck at super speed. Jackets looked young and flat footed. The Pens swarmed like they did in the third in the last game and the Jackets again failed to respond.

Didn't help that one went in off the D again.



Probably had to do with the fact that he was going down before the slash came. But that's just a guess on my part.



I've given up hope on this. Even when there is an actual penalty (like a check from behind resulting in a face full of blood) I want them to just not call it. Don't call anything. STOP

Was the blood from that hit or on his hit to Kunitz? It looked like he got hurt on that one.

 

[forty_three]

That wasn't smart by Glass to do that after the other call.
But no thanks to Mcguire to feed the conspriracy theorists on the Penguins penalties in the playoffs.

What did he say? I am watching the local feed.

 

[Jims_Doors]

 

[forty_three]

Was the blood from that hit or on his hit to Kunitz? It looked like he got hurt on that one.

Local feed showed him on the bench telling the trainer his stick hit him in the mouth (blood on the shaft of the stick too) then they went to replay and as he was trying to lift to not hit his face after Neal hit him from behind, his own stick hit the boards and caught him in the mouth.

 

[thedddd]

Local feed showed him on the bench telling the trainer his stick hit him in the mouth (blood on the shaft of the stick too) then they went to replay and as he was trying to lift to not hit his face after Neal hit him from behind, his own stick hit the boards and caught him in the mouth.

Oh ok they didn't really show much on the NBC feed go I couldn't tell but they had the close up of his face.

 

[beantownmaniac]

LOL. Andre was the balls.

 

[thedddd]

What did he say? I am watching the local feed.

He just kept going on and on how dumb it was for Glass to do that after the call on Foligno. Nothing about how could the refs call it one game and not the other but more on that Glass better watch it or he will get called.



Anyway I think it was very stupid by Glass to do that and it is just typical Ref's in the playoffs never consistent. I don't care about the number of calls I just wish they would all be consistent.