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- Playoffs: clinched. Achievement unlocked. Or rather, achievement backed into.
- As you know, what we must all take from this game is that this is exactly how the playoffs are going to go. Everybody freak out.
- Birthday shoutout to EOTP regular Teenage Almond...
- ...and big congratulations to EOTP regular JonPublic.
- This game seemed pretty even, not too exciting, not too compelling, a few officiating disasters, an awful hit by Douglas Murray. So not an exciting playoff matchup, but probably the least lopsided one we'll see, I think. Andrew says he doesn't feel like there will be much of a rivalry but I think that's kind of what the NHL is going for with these new divisions. To "create" rivalries where none exist. So, uh, suck it, Stamkos.
- Speaking of Steven Stamkos, I am unabashedly obsessed with him. And look at him taking the "C" to heart, and everything.
- [Story about Rene Bourque being unhappy with his usage/ice time on the Habs.] [Rene Bourque is played the lowest minutes he has ever been played since he game to Montreal.] [I am sure those two things are unrelated.]
- What the fuck, Michel Therrien? Are you trying to win stupid ego battles or are you trying to win fucking hockey games? God, I hate this coach. I hate him I hate him I hate him I hate him I hate him I hate him.
- Great play by Mike Weaver at the blue line on that Brendan Gallagher goal.
- Tweeted this but: I have no idea what 95% of the penalties called on Lars Eller are for. "Oh, here's that Eller kid, let's give him an inexplicable penalty."
- Lucky break on that goaltender interference goal.
- Friend of the blog DBlye, on Twitter: "could you imagine if Weber, Keith or Doughty had to play major minutes with Bouillon?"
- Ryan Callahan on the Rangers was dreamy. Ryan Callahan on the Lightning is annoying.
- Carey Price is the greatest, water is wet, etc.
- Hopefully Mike Kostka is okay. Pretty much all the Habs fans agreed that was an awful hit by Murray. I wonder if we'd say the same if it were a player that wasn't such a liability. I'd like to think so. But we probably wouldn't.
- Shorthanded goals on the Habs argh.
- What cost the Habs: defensive breakdowns, too many penalties, dumb defense management. So, you know, if they somehow miraculously get deployed properly and keep their heads together, they can beat Tampa.
- Honestly we can't be too bummed about this game because the Habs are going to the playoffs.
- EOTP three stars: Carey Price, Carey Price, Carey Price. Honourable mentions to JonPublic for a strong showing in the threads, and Lats with a few zingers. Nepotism: Marc Dumont for timely gifs.
- Michel Therrien is a terrible coach and should be fired. Goodnight.
- Oh, wait, watch the highlights. Then goodnight.