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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 9:30:02 GMT -5
If the Jets make it to the final, Byfuglien has to be in Conn Smythe consideration. He's having himself an incredible playoffs.
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Post by seventeen on May 6, 2018 13:12:55 GMT -5
Nice. I wonder if he's loyal? |
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Post by blny on May 6, 2018 17:03:11 GMT -5
Waiting for Boston to announce that "Hannibal Lickter" was playing with a head injury. Bolts finish the job today. They await winner of Washington v Pittsburgh.
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Post by CentreHice on May 6, 2018 17:12:07 GMT -5
Good nickname. Glad the Bruins are gone. Ironic to read Boston fan-consensus blaming the officiating throughout the series..... Except for Game 1, I presume...  |
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Post by jkr on May 6, 2018 20:42:14 GMT -5
From what I saw he didn't have much of a game. He was a minus one & took a dumb embellishment penalty.
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Post by seventeen on May 7, 2018 0:47:09 GMT -5
Marchand can spend some time now licking his wounds.  |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on May 7, 2018 11:25:07 GMT -5
Ironic to read Boston fan-consensus blaming the officiating throughout the series... Oh yes, CH, the Bruins are victims ... just like 2011 ... Cheers. |
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Post by seventeen on May 7, 2018 13:45:01 GMT -5
Nice article here on the childhood connections between PK and the Tanev family, from NHL.com
Tanev, Subban get reacquainted in Jets-Predators second-round series
Winnipeg forward, impressed by defenseman in youth hockey, can help eliminate him in Game 6
by Mike Zeisberger @zeisberger / NHL.com Staff Writer
WINNIPEG -- Brandon Tanev shakes his head in astonishment at the velocity a hockey puck can have when smacked by the stick of P.K. Subban.
It's a trait that has impressed the Winnipeg Jets forward for two decades.
When Brandon was 7 years old, he would attend games in the Toronto area involving his brother Christopher's 1998-99 North York Canadiens novice AAA team. With his face pressed against the glass, Brandon was wowed by the skills of two particular players.
One was Steven Stamkos, 8.
The other? Nine-year-old Subban.
"He was a great skater," Brandon said the other day. "He had a phenomenal shot. He could shoot from anywhere really. At such a young age, he could shoot the puck from the blue line and it would go bar-down.
"He was a great player even back then."
Twenty years later, he still is, having forged an NHL career, just like youth teammates Stamkos, the Tampa Bay Lightning center, and Christopher, the Vancouver Canucks defenseman.
"It's crazy to think Steven, P.K. and Christopher all played together at such a young age and went on to play in the National Hockey League and play against each other," Brandon said. "They've all become great players."
What's just as crazy for Brandon, 26: He's also an NHL player, going head-to-head against Subban's Predators in the Western Conference Second Round. Winnipeg can eliminate Nashville with a win in Game 6 of the best-of-7 series at Bell MTS Place on Monday (9:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVAS).
Two decades ago, Brandon was just Christopher's little brother, watching Subban do his thing. All these years later, Brendan is on the ice against the defenseman, who flattened the younger Tanev with a bone-crunching check in Game 4.
"Funny how that works," Subban said with a wry grin. "Not only are you playing against guys you played with as kids, you're now playing against their little brothers.
"What I really remember from back then is Brandon's dad. He's the guy who taught our team the KISS rule: Keep It Simple, Stupid."
Brandon's father, Mike, recruited Subban to join North York.
"PK's always been a talent," Mike Tanev said. "In terms of him being able to shoot the puck, he would cross center and with his momentum going forward could hit the net crossbar-high back then.
"As someone who recruited him and coached him, I'm happy for [his] success. As Brandon's father, I'm happy for him too.
"Two kids, totally different paths."
Subban was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round (No. 43) of the 2007 NHL Draft. Brandon's road to the League was far more convoluted.
He took four years off from hockey as a teenager because he was so small, 4-foot-9 in ninth grade at East York Collegiate. He hung out with friends and stocked shelves at the local grocery store, a job that earned him the nickname The Grocer from his Jets teammates.
By 19, Brandon had finally sprouted to about 6 feet and resumed his hockey career; he joined Markham of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in the 2010-11 season. He played the next season in the British Columbia Hockey League with Surrey before landing a four-year scholarship to Providence College.
Undrafted, Brandon eventually signed a free-agent contract with the Jets on March 30, 2016. Known for his speed and penalty-killing, he has 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) in 115 NHL regular-season games over three seasons.
He has broken out in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs with four goals in 10 games, giving the Jets unexpected offensive depth.
Mike Tanev said he is not surprised Subban became a high-level player, but he had different expectations for Brandon.
"Brandon, in my mind, even though he's my son, I saw Brandon as a player that could be very successful providing he could understand what the word 'role' was," Mike said. "Brandon wasn't going to be one of the Mark Scheifeles of the world. I had to teach him to understand he was going to be a third- or fourth-line guy. Backcheck, forecheck, kill penalties, put the fear of God into defensemen out on the ice. If you get that you will play 10 years in the NHL.
"Seeing that come to fruition, I'm elated."
Subban, for one, is impressed at the strides Christopher's little brother has made.
"For Brandon to come in and be an energy guy and score big goals for their team is awesome," Subban said. "He's come a long way from that little guy who was hanging around the rink all the time."
For his part, Brandon is having a blast going up against Subban and helping Winnipeg to within one win of advancing to the conference final for the first time in Jets/Atlanta Thrashers history.
"It's neat," Brandon said. "You grew up knowing a guy and it's always nice playing against him. He's a great player. He does very well out there. He's fast, he's physical and it's definitely fun to be out there against him."
It will be even more fun if he can defeat him.
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Post by jkr on May 7, 2018 21:03:37 GMT -5
Washington finally slays the beast. Kuznetzov is sent in alone by Ovechkin & scores. Caps win 2-1 in OT to win the series.
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Post by CentreHice on May 7, 2018 21:03:57 GMT -5
No three-peat....
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Post by Willie Dog on May 7, 2018 21:06:06 GMT -5
Caps Win!!!
The Pens are out...
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Post by franko on May 7, 2018 21:14:19 GMT -5
but hey, Cups back to back is a dynasty. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on May 7, 2018 21:23:12 GMT -5
Caps beat their Kryptonite.
The HNIC Pens love-in comes to and end too.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2018 21:31:16 GMT -5
From out of the frying pan and into the fire for Washington. Not sure if they can slow down Tampa's high octane offense.
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Post by seventeen on May 7, 2018 23:44:46 GMT -5
Might be Washington's year...to get to the SC finals anyway. That's going to be a tough call....I'll have rent that Crystal ball again. I'm really pleased for Washington though. It's been a tough year for Trotz and his job may still be at stake, even if they win the Cup. To win without both Backstrom and Wilson is impressive. Lars was a rock for them. I guess he's not the guy who gets you to the playoffs, but a guy who's valuable once you're there. An ideal 3rd centre. 18-20-38 this year. Almost identical ppg as Danault, but Philip is 4 years younger. Danault was injured more this year, but would have played 2nd line centre when he was healthy. The value of that trade will be determined by Timmins. Ikonen was the first pick from Washington and we'll have to see who we get this year. Because Danault was there, I think the trade made sense. It's only a problem because we don't have a 1st or 2nd line centre.
Sure wish we still had PK. He guarantees a win and the Preds come through. It's not that he himself wills them to a win, but somehow, he publicly expresses the way the team feels and it seems to energize them. That's twice now and the guarantee has come through. I prefer that to 'stoic'. And I prefer the 4 years of youth.
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Post by blny on May 8, 2018 5:35:04 GMT -5
Caps are definitely getting production from their bottom six and Holtby, after starting the playoffs on the bench, is winning games for them. Backstrom being out is a huge loss long term, but congrats to them for getting over the hump.
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Post by blny on May 8, 2018 7:05:31 GMT -5
Sure wish we still had PK. He guarantees a win and the Preds come through. It's not that he himself wills them to a win, but somehow, he publicly expresses the way the team feels and it seems to energize them. That's twice now and the guarantee has come through. I prefer that to 'stoic'. And I prefer the 4 years of youth. I think Laviolette made a mistake after game 4. He had put Hartnell in the lineup and his physical play helped to offset the Jets size and in part Buff. In game 5, Hartnell was a scratch. They lost. Game 6, Hartnell is back in and he made an impact. It didn't appear on the score sheet, but he was banging bodies and laid out a couple of Jets players with very hard, clean, hits. Guys like Sissons and Watson can hit too, but Hartnell is fresher and targets guys better imo. He was stirring the drink that was the Preds fore check and physical game. |
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Post by CentreHice on May 8, 2018 9:20:58 GMT -5
I think Laviolette made a mistake after game 4. He had put Hartnell in the lineup and his physical play helped to offset the Jets size and in part Buff. In game 5, Hartnell was a scratch. They lost. Game 6, Hartnell is back in and he made an impact. It didn't appear on the score sheet, but he was banging bodies and laid out a couple of Jets players with very hard, clean, hits. Guys like Sissons and Watson can hit too, but Hartnell is fresher and targets guys better imo. He was stirring the drink that was the Preds fore check and physical game. Cherry made that point last night. I'm in agreement with that observation...and I hope Hartnell's in the lineup for Game 7. As for the rest of the bunch..... HNIC/SN/TSN might as well be wearing Jets' uniforms. I'll have the volume on MUTE for Game 7. Hughson and Simpson were darn near caressing/soothing Jets' fans near the end of last night's game. The "only Canadian team remaining" is a huge double-standard from our English broadcasters. I recall that they couldn't give a flying fig about the Habs making it to the Conference Final in 2010. I have no affinity for any Canadian-based team based on that designation alone. |
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Post by blny on May 8, 2018 9:29:49 GMT -5
I think Laviolette made a mistake after game 4. He had put Hartnell in the lineup and his physical play helped to offset the Jets size and in part Buff. In game 5, Hartnell was a scratch. They lost. Game 6, Hartnell is back in and he made an impact. It didn't appear on the score sheet, but he was banging bodies and laid out a couple of Jets players with very hard, clean, hits. Guys like Sissons and Watson can hit too, but Hartnell is fresher and targets guys better imo. He was stirring the drink that was the Preds fore check and physical game. Cherry made that point last night. I'm in agreement with that observation...and I hope Hartnell's in the lineup for Game 7. As for the rest of the bunch..... HNIC/SN/TSN might as well be wearing Jets' uniforms. I'll have the volume on MUTE for Game 7. Hughson and Simpson were darn near caressing/soothing Jets' fans near the end of last night's game. The "only Canadian team remaining" is a huge double-standard from our English broadcasters. I recall that they couldn't give a flying fig about the Habs making it to the Conference Final in 2010. I have no affinity for any Canadian-based team based on that designation alone. Dittos ... Winnipeg has, I believe, 10 guys on the roster born in Canada. However, Stastny considers himself largely American and has played for the USA internationally. Nashville has 7 or 8. Jingoism at its best. |
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Post by Skilly on May 8, 2018 10:37:05 GMT -5
Ovechkin makes two heads up passes on the game winning goals in game 5 and game 6, and I haven't heard a peep ... if Crosby did that I wonder how long they would talk about it
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Post by blny on May 8, 2018 11:00:01 GMT -5
Ovechkin makes two heads up passes on the game winning goals in game 5 and game 6, and I haven't heard a peep ... if Crosby did that I wonder how long they would talk about it He's been quietly conscientious. He doesn't look as fast as he has in years passed, but he is 32. He's done a lot of the little things right. I have to say Burke gave him a good plug during one of the intermissions. He spoke about the fact that head-to-head Ovi had more points going into this series. He talked about how he felt he knew Ovi pretty well and in his opinion there was no doubt Ovi had a fair amount of weight on his shoulders regarding the Pens - and undeservedly so. It will be interesting to see if Ovi plays a bit looser against Tampa. Maybe he'll feel freed after finally beating the Pens. |
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Post by Boston_Habs on May 8, 2018 12:12:34 GMT -5
Guess which Caps forward had the second most ice time after Ovechkin?
Answer: Lars Eller.
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Post by Willie Dog on May 8, 2018 14:04:59 GMT -5
Good nickname. Glad the Bruins are gone. Ironic to read Boston fan-consensus blaming the officiating throughout the series..... Except for Game 1, I presume... They didn't complain about the reffing when the Bruins and the NHL conspired to brutalize the Canucks out of a Stanley Cup |
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Post by Cranky on May 8, 2018 14:46:23 GMT -5
Guess which Caps forward had the second most ice time after Ovechkin? Answer: Lars Eller. But...but...but....he doesn't have enough CHARACTER! Every post I read about BergyFool re-ignites my ire. This is WAY worse then the Foule era because we get to see his idiotic moves on someone else's team. I don't know what I'm going to break when Subban raises the cup...... |
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Post by seventeen on May 8, 2018 15:52:29 GMT -5
I don't know what I'm going to break when Subban raises the cup...... if you're in the Montreal area, there's a certain neck I can point out to you.  |
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Post by jkr on May 8, 2018 16:44:41 GMT -5
Ovechkin makes two heads up passes on the game winning goals in game 5 and game 6, and I haven't heard a peep ... if Crosby did that I wonder how long they would talk about it Burke defended him after the game. Praised the setup on the GW goal & said he didn't deserve the grief for the Caps playoff failures. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on May 8, 2018 18:12:15 GMT -5
Guess which Caps forward had the second most ice time after Ovechkin? Answer: Lars Eller. He played really well last night in Backstrom’s absence. He kept the play in the right end more often than not. Nice cycling down low on that line. Wearing down the D. Good puck possession guys are quite valuable (to other teams). |
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Post by Boston_Habs on May 8, 2018 18:32:30 GMT -5
We’ve talked about Eller a lot. Bottom line is he’s an extremely important piece on a contending team. He was +3 for the series, which is impressive considering he draws the toughest defensive assignments. He’s good on draws, skates well, good puck pursuit, ideal size, and handles the puck well in traffic. An excellent transition and possession player and I’m not shocked at all he’s found a great role for the Caps.
The knock on Lars is below average offensive instincts. He’s great until he gets inside the offensive blue line but that’s ok in the right role.
People say we came out ahead in the trade by getting picks and replacing Eller with Danault. Maybe but it’s notable that both Eller and Subban have experienced great success away from MTL.
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Post by Willie Dog on May 8, 2018 18:35:52 GMT -5
People say we came out ahead in the trade by getting picks and replacing Eller with Danault. Maybe but it’s notable that both Eller and Subban have experienced great success away from MTL. I think being away from MT is why they are experiencing success... |
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Post by Skilly on May 8, 2018 18:45:54 GMT -5
Ovechkin makes two heads up passes on the game winning goals in game 5 and game 6, and I haven't heard a peep ... if Crosby did that I wonder how long they would talk about it Burke defended him after the game. Praised the setup on the GW goal & said he didn't deserve the grief for the Caps playoff failures. I'm talking more about the media pundits ... You know, the ones that rave about Crosby every chance they get |
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