Nhl playoffs

[alsant]

2nd that!

 

[Daves69]

Can't argue with Lightning's success. They stuck it to us (and Sharp) last night. Get 'em in Chi!

 

[usaroadrunner]

as japan general yamamoto said and i quote...."YOU JUST WOKE A SLEEPING GIANT" now its on.

 

[6T9RT]

A lot of action in last nights game.I'm looking forward to the next game.May the best team win.

 

[ODZKing]

Did TB think that they could sit on a one goal lead for 2 periods against the Hawks? Way too much offensive talent on the Black Hawks for that.

Now the question is: did the Hawks think that the Bolts would make the same mistake(s) twice.
I have a lot of respect for a franchise that uses their farm system (baseball or hockey) to develop bring up new players.
We are the AHL affiliate of the Lightning. Better than half of the Lighting are former Syracuse Crunch. In fact the "triplets" line as they call them are all Crunch.
Former Crunch now Bolts:
15 Mike Angelidis
23 J.T. Brown
27 Jonathan Drouin
9 Tyler Johnson
17 Alex Killorn
86 Nikita Kucherov
42 Jonathan Marchessault
90 Vladislav Namestnikov
18 Ondrej Palat
13 Cedric Paquette
8 Mark Barberio
89 Nikita Nesterov
62 Andrej Sustr
37 Kristers Gudlevskis
88 Andrei Vasilevskiy
It is SO great to see these guys grow up.

 

[Daves69]

Now the question is: did the Hawks think that the Bolts would make the same mistake(s) twice.
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They played a good 60 last game. Should be another good one tonight.

 

[usaroadrunner]

sorry i cant help it im a die hard chicago fan, ive been with them in the lows an im riding high with them now....gotta ride this train....theres nothing like being in chi-town and those stadiums....the UC is nice but nothing and i mean nothing was like the old stadium, loudest freaking games i have ever been too.

 

[ODZKing]

It's an awesome series with out question.
Crawford is a fantastic goalie.

 

[usaroadrunner]

What time is it......its game time woooo

 

[Daves69]

Ouch! Bolted again and they ramped up the hits. We look a little nonchalant on D and out of sync. We need to reset the timing or change some plugs on this engine!

 

[6T9RT]

That was a great game last night.Lightning showed how strong they are.Payed back Chicago at home.I think the Lightning are going to take the CUP.

 

[ODZKing]

As I said in a previous thread, I'm so proud of these guys watching them become NHL caliber.

Each year The Crunch have a Christmas Party and season ticket holders are invited to meet and dine with the team.
I wish I had taken more pictures.
Johnson, 6th from the right

 

[ZR9B]

One hell of a game for sure!! I was wondering if tampa could ramp it up...and they did. Nice job Tampa

 

[zyzzyx]

Hang On! Here we go again! Go Hawks!

 

[ZR9B]

Great hockey game!!!

 

[alsant]

Hawks win ! Hawks Win !!!!!

 

[YY1]

That was a great last five minutes.

I think Tampa benching their starting goalie was a good strategy.

New guy is now tested despite loss (and played quite well) and starter is fresh for critical games.

NOW it's on

 

[ODZKing]

Vasy was a great goalie for us. We were sorry to see him go up so quickly as we needed him. But Gudlevskis has come through for us and he was the back up last night.

 

[Daves69]

A nail biter in the last 5 minutes for sure! Tampa was bringing it. Even with the win were not hearing much from Hawk stars. Either their stuck in third or can't find OD it seems. Toews, Kane, and Hossa need to find another gear. Time for them to take charge!

 

[usaroadrunner]

i always said the hawks got speed an know how to work it, but holy crap tb can flat out fly too. had to break out the AED to get the heart going again. still think the hawks got it not gonna be easy. they got ice flowing thru there veins. we will see if the pressure gets to tb.