Would you characterize this as the Lightning’s game to lose? Not I.
Martin Brodeur has been challenged. He either must raise his game or get out of the way. Vincent Lecavalier getitng into Brodeur’s head may or may not be the truth. Tonights game will prove or disprove the notion if Brodeur rises or falls to the occasion.
The Lightning need another complete roster effort and that will be tltimate deciding factor. For the New Jersey fans out there — this is where I hold my doubts. The Lightning have had several situations this season where they have seemed to be on a roll and then — crashed, burned and looked nothing like they are capable. The pressure is on to put another nail in the coffin — but when the pressure has been on for the Bolts to perform, they’ve faultered.
Here’s hoping for the Lightning to beat that trend and head back to jersey with a commanding 3-1 advantage in this best-of-seven series.
last updated April 18, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Overtime coming up.
Seriously… do you think that Vinny knew it was the puck that hit him in the face?
Nope. He thought it was a stick and pulled a Cindy Crosby style dive, trying to pull the two.
He’s got my Golden Globe vote.
Vinny and Marty have racked up 52+ minutes of ice time between them. Each have more time on ice than Boyle. Cripes
Unless the Lightning score quick, the longer it draws out the more damage NJ does. At least if Vinny and Marty are depended on like they have been during OT
Thank yoiu Martin… Early PP for the Bolts
Let’s see what happens… Torts is taking the timeout.
And the Dour Play returns.
Allow me to reTorts: WTF?
nic ekill by NJ. Helped along by the Lightning demanding charging into their zone instead of holding onto the puck and getting set
Cripes, I thought we had it when Brodeur went all crazy
I know that making this comparison may be inappropriate at this point in the playoffs…
But Holmqvist is channeling the Bulin?
Crap. NJ power play
F-word! DannyBoy got called.
Gary, had the same thought. It’s the mask and the Euro facial stuff. They are similar in that.
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cancel that channeling thought, Gary
Oh, it was cancelled.
So pissed off right now.
“Pissed” isn’t a bad word I can’t use here on the ‘Mag, is it?
Gary, the difference between BM and FanHome is thus:
You can get away with saying any god damned thing on Boltsmag while on FanHome I gotta smack you with a wet noodle.
Was biting my nails between sipping my beers on this game, so sorry I was AWOL, boys. I was amazed by Holmer, Vinny & Marty, and Prospal was hanging tough at some key times in the game. Are we getting too tired? Why aren’t we seeing more of Tar”nasty” out there, eh? And can Richie take more shots, please, given the simple fact that he’s such a better shooter than his linemates? If we can reestablish the forecheck, maybe we can reignite the D-men, or at least keep ‘em from embarrassing themselves. Still, I think we have a darned good chance to win Game 5 b/c now the fire is under our asses instead of theirs. Bring it on, I say.