game 1 went to Canes in a nice comeback, 5-4
still think Edmonton will take the cup, plus i hate Carolina

got tired of the old New Jersey/Carolina thread, started a new one

thoughts/comments

come on Brent!

Game 2: June 7 @ CAR, 8 p.m. ET on OLN

 

You think the Oilers are still gonna win it all with Roloson out? That rookie goalie sure didn't make a good case for them winning with that idiot mistake that let the game winner go in.

 

The game last night was freaking amazing!

For now, that is all I have to say.

 

i got ____ed off and stopped paying attention after the final goal
but is out for sure, or whats the deal? i haven't checked up on that yet

 

Yep, Roloson is out for the rest of the series. That's gonna make life difficult for them, especially with the depth the Canes have

 

in that case, its over
wasn't it Rolosons' defenseman who ran into him too?

 

No, I think the defenseman pushed a Carolina player into him. Almost as bad.

 

but still........

 

I was hoping Edmonton would have a shot at the cup, but with Roloson out I think their chances are much slimmer now. Especially since Cane's goalie Ward has been absolutely on fire. He made some saves in game 1 he had absolutely no business making. One of the goalies for Edmonton is going to have to step up and be a hero in the remaining games or otherwise it'll be a walk in the park for Carolina. Game 2 tonite should be interesting.

 

yes indeed, we shall see
thats why they play more than one game....its still up in the air
who knows, maybe hes got some magic goalie skills we dont know about

 

soooo, umm......yeeeaaaaa


what a complete WASTE of a game

 

I didn't get to see the game at all (or the highlights yet). Was the obviously disgusting final score Markannen's fault or was it a total team meltdown for Edmonton? I get the feeling that Edmonton has no fire left in their game from having no confidence in either Conklin or Markannen and it is affecting their game.

 

it was totally not Markannen's fault
poor defense, too many penalties on Oilers part

Carolina had 3 power play goals, had 7 power plays (i think)

the 3rd period is when Edmonton brought out the nasty
but Carolina was just taking advantage of just about every oppurtunity

 

The mental game is killing Edmonton then........this stinks. This could've been a really good series

I'll definitely be watching game 3 to see if Edmonton pulls off some sort of miracle.

 

oops, i already posted in the old thread b4 i noticed this one. but yea, loosing roloson will hurt them, but one of thier other goalies (not sure if it was markkanan or conklin) was the #1 goalie in the russian leauge durring the lock out. the canes team play picked up a lot in the third period of game one, and carried all through game 3..... sorry dave, GO CANES!!!!

 

it was Mankannen, not conklin
he had some killer saves last night

its the damn crowd in Carolina thats killin Edmonton
we'll see how game 3 at home goes for them

FYI, OLN is no longer showing the playoffs
its NBC for the rest of the series

 

The only reason I'd like to see Carolina win the Cup is for Ward. He's had a phenomenal rookie year and winning the Cup would be the perfect finish.

 

im lovin me some ward too, that kid is great!

yea that arena is a loud'n... imm deff goin to some games next year. i am hoping that games 3 n 4 are a lil closer, i hate blow-outs
wonder why that is about oln, hmm, oh well but thanks for the heads up.

 

not sure why after 2nd game they switched away from OLN
i like the announcers, we'll see what NBC has got

only guy i miss that isn't announcing is Melrose, guy cracks me up
cuz he talks mad ish

 

They pretty much switch networks after the first couple of games of the Stanley Cup final every year. The networks know there'll be a bigger crowd watching then and that's when the bigger networks pay bigger bucks for the TV rites. Even my NHL Center Ice package doesn't carry anything after the 1st two rounds of the playoffs. I'm just glad OLN picked up this season since ESPN flaked out on it.

And yeah, Melrose is funnier than hell but I like JD too so it works for me.