As always they could stand to get faster overall. They had to work way too hard for everything.Next year looks promising
Come on Norm, that was too obvious of a penalty by Pasternak, he tackled the guy. That being said Ottawa will be lucky to win one game vs New York.Canada gets its win. Ottawa better bring these refs with them to New York.
Ottawa wasn't the better team. They fluked their way into the playoffs with fucking loser points, and got away with dirty bullshit and gift calls all series. Fuck 'em.I can stomach losing a series when the other team is just better but the officiating in this series has me feeling robbed.
Id assume a veteran 7th d type?This team had some balls I'll tell you. Fun unit to go into next year with fully healthy and hopefully some key moves for another D-man and another scorer.
I'm talking about the sequence before the penalty when the Bruins had a breakaway and the Senator grabbed his stick. No call. Or the Bruins having to win a two OT game 5-2. Or Ryan embellishing a penalty in game 3 in a way that a Series A player would have been proud of. Pasternak did interfere; but why not call it both ways?Come on Norm, that was too obvious of a penalty by Pasternak, he tackled the guy. That being said Ottawa will be lucky to win one game vs New York.
I agree. But looking flowers to Carlo and McAvoy on the line and excited they got this far with all the injuries and bad brakes.As always they could stand to get faster overall. They had to work way too hard for everything.
I don't think it's fair to put Vatrano in that group. He missed 3 months with a foot injury and showed flashes at times. I'm excited to see him with a full healthy offseason.The good news is a full year of McAvoy with late arrivals such as Lauzon and Zboril possible, the defence should be formidable next year.
Now, barring a huge leap by Senyshyn or DeBrusk, the forward depth could be an issue again next season. Backes, Hayes, and Beleskey are about $11 million worth of dead weight going forward, and kids like Acciari, Vatrano, and Schaller aren't the solutions to that problem.
Rangers should be them in 5.Ottawa plays shit hockey. I'll rejoice in their eventual departure.
Unlike when the OTT player broke his stick and then tackled the B's player on a partial breakaway about 5min earlier??? The announcers had even commented that the standard had been set. That standard was no whistles unless it is a delay of game or possibly too many men. I can't recall a worse officiated series.Come on Norm, that was too obvious of a penalty by Pasternak, he tackled the guy. That being said Ottawa will be lucky to win one game vs New York.
It absolutely was a penalty, but so was the post-broken stick takedown by Ceci as the puckcarrier is breaking into the zone on what would have been a prime scoring chance. Can't pocket the whistles for only one team and not expect the consistency of the officiating to be called into question.Come on Norm, that was too obvious of a penalty by Pasternak, he tackled the guy. That being said Ottawa will be lucky to win one game vs New York.
True, although they lost this series in exactly the same fashion as they played earlier this year: shitty play at home and a lack of goal-scoring.Frustrating that 3 of the 4 losses are directly attributable to miserable officiating
Wait what? I thought he played himself out of the organization this series. If I see one more stretch pass icing from him I'll have a heart attack.Silver lining: Joe Morrow may have earned himself a one way deal as D7
How many goddamn years have we been saying this? The years they had team speed they won the Cup, won the East conference and won the President's Trophy? As soon as Cam got more power that went out the window. Cam doesn't believe in speed.As always they could stand to get faster overall. They had to work way too hard for everything.
Rags are far from a juggernaut. OTT will make it at least a 6 game series.Neither team was going to do anything in the next round, but it's still frustrating to lose to that team that way.
Gah, the stretch passes. So frustrating.Wait what? I thought he played himself out of the organization this series. If I see one more stretch pass icing from him I'll have a heart attack.
Shitty ending to an incredibly frustrating series. No one to really blame either (on the team...officials be damned). I'm incredibly optimistic for the future and they are gonna have a great team next year if they don't fuck it up.
I absolutely think Marchand had a hand/wrist/arm injury. He didn't look like the same player at all.
He filled in top 4 minutes and didn't murder them. I thought he'd fall on his faceWait what? I thought he played himself out of the organization this series. If I see one more stretch pass icing from him I'll have a heart attack.
Shitty ending to an incredibly frustrating series. No one to really blame either (on the team...officials be damned). I'm incredibly optimistic for the future and they are gonna have a great team next year if they don't fuck it up.
I absolutely think Marchand had a hand/wrist/arm injury. He didn't look like the same player at all.