April 21, 2006

E.C.Q. — Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators (game 1) open thread

Author: John | (64 views) | Comments (113)
Categories: Game Threads, Playoffs

The Defense starts now.

Fans of both teams are welcome to comment, but keep it civil. Flaming, trolling or other disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.

last updated April 21, 2006 at 9:47 pm

113 Comments

• Gary says:

  4/21/2006 at 9:33 pm

  Did you just see that weak-ass shit on the blueline? Nobody on the puck but a Bolt, and still can’t clear it… breakaway.

  This is a massacre.
• John F. says:

  4/21/2006 at 9:34 pm

  Tale of the season, Gary. I don’t know what hte deal is but it’s the tale of the season with the odd man rushes.
• Gary says:

  4/21/2006 at 9:34 pm

  Hey guys, let’s call interference only after the Senators have a two-goal lead.

  Do I sound like the Chief?

  My bad.
• Gary says:

  4/21/2006 at 9:36 pm

  Richards got beat again, this time shorthanded.
• Hinch says:

  4/21/2006 at 9:38 pm

  Feh. See ya’ll Sunday!
• John F. says:

  4/21/2006 at 9:38 pm

  “Your failure is complete, Young Skywalker…”
• Gary says:

  4/21/2006 at 9:39 pm

  Hrm, they pulled Grahame… about an hour after they should have.

  What a shit game they played tonight. I’m disgusted.
• John F. says:

  4/21/2006 at 9:43 pm

  The collapse gets me, and gets me real bad. Who are they? A bunch of rookies? Is this Pittsburgh? Is this (no offense inteded, Gary) Washington? Give me a break…
• Marsha says:

  4/21/2006 at 9:47 pm

  Hi guys–glued to the set after my dinner party crew left–told em they could stay & watch da game or leave fast! I am going back and forth on this one–were we controlling periods 1 & 2, or just hanging in there? IMHO Grahame had a few terrific saves–better than most I’ve seen. Vinny L got unlucky with that crossbar. We caved in period 3 like last game against the Sens. You guys should lay off Kubina (not “Poobina”) because he stepped up his game. Glad this fan site respects Bradmaster Richards–he was the only Bolt that went with the Senators on that fatal breakaway. But I’m worried!
• John F. says:

  4/21/2006 at 9:52 pm

  Kubina did play well…

  I can’t believe one goal tanked our confidence like that.
• Gary says:

  4/21/2006 at 10:38 pm

  No offense taken, JF. The Caps regularly play with more heart than the Bolts did tonight. And Kubina played great tonight with the one exception of that hugely wide slide. No Poobina tonight… but don’t you agree that’s a pretty cool name for when he makes stupid mistakes?

  It’s not my fault his surname is fecal-friendly.
• John F. says:

  4/21/2006 at 10:59 pm

  …No comment
• Andrew says:

  4/22/2006 at 10:10 am

  “I can’t believe one goal tanked our confidence like that.”

  Sens fan here…

  For the first two period Ottawa looked tense, nervous, and ready to collapse at any second. We’ve done so poorly in the postseason in the past, and expectations are sky-high.

  When Marty scored they, and I think every Sens fan, breathed a huge sigh of relief. The players visibly loosened up, started making passes, and looked far more like the dominating team that I’ve watched all year. It wasn’t that the Bolts gave up (far from it, until 3-1)… it’s just that Ottawa started playing their game instead of worrying about expectations.

  If either of those crossbar shots had found the back of the net, I think you guys would have won, hands down.

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