Scientists need to study the time space continuum in hockey games. I swear each second takes 10 seconds in real time to tick off of the clock.

Crazy last 8 seconds to go from defense to scoring a goal 2 on 4 or whatever.

My current theory is there is hardly any difference in the goalies. The goalies inspire different levels of confidence in the team and the defence plays differently depending on which goalie is in net, or how they perceive he is playing on any given day.

Sometimes this is helpful, they are careful, or they are more cavalier, but sometimes those changes don't help.

It's all about defence, or how the defence plays with the goalie. A good defensive team will make any goalie look pretty good.

One of the first things I noticed after having been away from the game for 15 years was how much better the defences were, always sticks in the lanes, always sticks knocking pucks off sticks in the slot, much better at squeezing players out along the boards.

Also, clearing the zone is done so much quicker and puck control is sometimes done much more reliably. The former Thrashers were very good at those things. Byfuglien and Enstrom would play pitch and catch and drive the forecheckers to swearing.

I'll disagree. A goalie who can handle the puck and move it like Binnington is insanely valuable. Thompson has actually done a great job for the Caps but could significantly help their stagnant offense if he could play the puck.

Cmon Skinner has GAA over 5 and a save % of .816 . You’re not winning a cup with that . It amazes me the goalies the Oilers have dumped to see them perform elsewhere . The Oilers have had the same goalie coach for over 12 years .
Draisaital had a bad game that didn’t help
Oilers still up 2-1

Let’s hope Calvin can play Monday

And while we will never know, it's hard not to say that the Oilers would've won if Pickard played. A better goalie doesn't let in the first goal, might save the second goal, and also not give up the last goal. Hell, you could argue even the third goal.

They are probably up 3-0 with Pickard, and they are probably down 3-0 if Skinner was the goalie for every game.

Pickard will not play Game 4. Knoblauch considering going with a Shooter Tutor.

I hate to say it, but this is a must-win game tonight.

Wow a smart 100% bang on post from Gus, miracles do happen this year.

Woll vs Skinner cup finals

1993.

It’s been that long since a Canadian team has won the cup.

If a Can team does make the cup and loses then I support a mild riot. Not a full on one like the Vancouver riot but a few cars burned and the cops chasing people would fit nicely.

that is essentially what the vancouver "riot" was


anyway, no one will riot because the only fanbases with #thepassion are in vancouver and montreal

Nice little marathon OT game shaping up between Ottawa and Montreal in the PWHL. Heading to 3rd OT with both teams having blown a 5v3 opportunity already. Lots of good chances both ways though. I thought I'd just start off Jets-Stars on the second screen but now it might stay there for the duration

Every Canadian team but Toronto (and Winnipeg but they were gone 15 of those years) has made the Finals since then.

Jesus. Record for longest review?

madness. thanks for the heads up
headed to 4ot now


though i gotta say, forcing these ladies to do so much unpaid labour on today or all days? smdh

Best line I've heard in the post game show was they could have played "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd and still had dead air before decision was made. Album version was 9 min and 8 seconds.

rigged!

Still a winnable game for the Leafs if they stopped cheating so much

now the refs are cheating for them, good times

Yeah this is a clinic in evening it out(tm)

shoutout to whoever the commentator is for admitting the bs on that one tripping call. matthews was diving for a loose puck and someone touched the back of his leg with their stick lol. usually these guys just go along with the bad calls, especially when it benefits the canadian teams (and especially tml)


anyway, if anyone's looking for even more overtime action, game 2 of this quebec league final between moncton and rimouski is headed to 2ot on one of the tsn channels

gjge oel


now watch the refs bail him out

edit: lol i was joking, but they actually did. incredible