A Bitter Bandwagoner Habs Fan's TSM: Wild, Wild West

The Habs are gone, so that means the Bitter Bandwaggoner Habs fan has returned. That means I’ll be writing TSMs for whichever games I happen to watch. Get ready for a lot of Anaheim and Pittsburgh/Washington.

Anaheim vs Edmonton

First Period

• McDavid vs Kesler, that’s 90% of what we’ve heard going into this series, and early on, we sure have seen a lot of that match-up.
• Kassian and Desharnais on the same team...this is very weird for me as a Habs fan...
• It’s going to make me pretty unpopular, probably, but I’m rooting for the Ducks, mostly because of the whole Ducks-are-the-Utah-Grizzlies-NHL-Affiliate thing, but at the same time, rooting against McJesus, Draisaitl, Nurse, and some of these other guys is definitely tough.
• Oh Drai, that’s not the sort of penalty you want to take...
• “Scrum dog millionaires” haha amazing.
• Possibly unpopular opinion, I love the Ducks’ jerseys.
• I don’t love the Oilers going on the power play quite so much.../

Second Period

• Oh boy that was a gorgeous goal from Getzlaf.
• GIBBY.
• Oh no, a 5-on-3 situation
• Oh great. Getzlaf breaks his stick, and it’s basically 5-on-2.
• Aaaaand Edmonton goal.
• Please do not run over Gibby...
• Haven’t seen Bieksa in a while.
• I dunno if it’s because I got distracted by other things, but the second period has been much more boring than the first since the goals were scored.
• That was a bit of a scary situation for Nurse, sans helmet!/

Third Period

• No Bieksa on the bench.
• This game has been pretty even overall, but the Ducks sure did come out hot to start the third!
• Carlyle shuffling lines a little, it looks like.
• Not Kesler vs. McDavid though. That’s still very, very much a thing.
• Uh oh. I have a bad feeling about this penalty kill.
• Yeeeahhhh. That’s about what I meant. Letes2.
• Well. Um. Ducks not looking so hot anymore. What a disaster from the Ducks, and a nice shot from Larsson.
• MAJOR EAVES. The Ducks’ goal horn is awesome.
• Kay. Now get another one.
• Uh oh... be ok Getzlaf...be ok...
• REDEMPTION FOR SILFVERBERG, AND WE’RE ALL TIED UP.
• Ah bah. Edmonton challenges.
• GOOD GOAL. The comeback kings strike again!
• That was good. Now get another, Anaheim.
• Oh my. Drai has points on every Edmonton goal!
• Well that was...horribly unlucky. Come on Anaheim. You know what you gotta do.
• No more McDavid vs Kesler.
• Boy this series is FUN.
• Draisaitl scores into the empty net! What a game he’s had. That’s his fourth point of the night.
• Kesler and Kassian end their nights in the box after a scrum gathers with 3.7 left in the game!
• This series really, really is going to be a lot of fun.
• Oilers win 5-3!/