EC Playoffs Round 1: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens (Canadiens win 4-0).

[Wolfman]

I pick Weise for the winner from Gorges and Briere

[Regorium]

I miss playoff hockey. This game was awesome.

[Philly06Cup]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Some rather terrible defense on the game winner, but great play by Briere. Pretty consistent playoff performer.

Guess who's in my playoff pool?

Spoiler!

Giroux

[habernac]

Originally Posted by transplant99

PK Subban leaves a LOT to be desired on the defensive side of things at times...yikes. Hard to believe he was the Norris winner.....usually those guys are good offensively and in their own end....he just isnt one of tose guys.

he was a lot better last year, he's been abysmal since just before the Olympic break. He's in his own head or something, even his offense has suffered.

Montreal's defensive zone coverage was awful by the entire team for this game, they're lucky the offense was so good.

[EVERLAST]

boy that was some crazy game of no defense.

I still think the Habs take this series now that Bishop is out and only because.

[Voodooman]

It won't matter who wins this series, if they continue to play like last night. While entertaining to watch, that game was hot garbage from the perspective of successful playoff hockey. Horrible defence, worse goaltending (at both ends). Boston would roll over either of them in 4.

Having said all that, my personal belief is that all things Hab related should die in a fire, so Go Bolts Go!

[neo45]

How weak is the Eastern conference that this is the quality of playoff hockey? Watching Chicago St Louis is going to feel like Im watching a different league

[19Yzerman19]

Hard to lay that at the feet of Anders Lindback, when your team gives up 44 shots like that, including multiple major scoring chances in overtime, it's the skaters' fault.

That went exactly the opposite of how I thought that game would go.

[_Q_]

Originally Posted by neo45

How weak is the Eastern conferencetalent his is the quality of playoff hockey? Watching Chicago St Louis is going to feel like Im watching a different league

Yeah I'm surprised at all the "that was a great game!" comments around here. That was beer league quality. Terrible defending on both sides, no offensive talent outside of a few ringers (Stamkos, Plecanec) and a few costly mistakes by the goalies. That game was embarrassingly bad. Switching to the Ducks vs. Stars game was like night and day.

[t0rrent98]

[Resolute 14]

Fox Sports Florida has completely effed up. Supposed to be showing this game, but their signal is carrying the Marlins game instead. Lightning fans are flipping out on Twitter.

[hwy19man]

Oilfan, the Habs lead the series 1-0.

[FireGilbert]

1-0 Montreal! Subban with an amazing slap pass to Desharnais on the PP.

[powderjunkie]

Not sure what Healy saw as far as Prust bumping Bishop there...I miss Prust though

[Machiavelli]

Emelin and Markov is a really slow pairing.

[taco.vidal]

Bourque!

[RedCoffee]

Bork? Wow

[Machiavelli]

That was really slick.

[nik-]

That wasn't Bourque.

That was Borwue

[Resolute 14]

Tampa is toast if they don't find a way to come back here.