lordstanley

Does Kenny's mask look off to you, or is it just me?

Yeah I can see that. I do like having a Canadian team involved into the latter stages to keep national interest up, even if it’s to root against. And it means so much to the locals so that adds something that Florida doesn’t.

Intense tonight in Vancouver, but don’t expect a riot win or lose. This city waits for Game 7s of SCFs to do that. Way more pressure on Edmonton (and Kenny) tonight Skinner in net or back to Pickard? I think Skinner Losing Brock Boeser to blood clot issues is huge loss for Vancouver. He has been their best player in playoffs with several key goals. I don’t think Canada cares about whether a Canadian team wins or not. In fact Calgarians are actively rooting against., and Leafs or Habs fans won’t feel any better if the Oilers or Canucks win the Cup instead of NYR or Dallas. Canadians follow their local team and only care about Canada in international competitions. There are always plenty of Canadians on winning Cup team anyways.

The Twins can feel hot, offensive tiger breath breathing down their necks.

Stars just got robbed. Series should be over. Plays on in overtime.

Keith and Baez have combined for 7 hits and combined 7 RBIs tonight. Both now within reach of the magical .500 OPS level.

But ant only 56 pitches he might have had a legit shot at a perfecto.

Vancouver takes 3-2 series lead with goal with 30 seconds to go. Series has been amazing. Five one-goal games. Two game winners in the final minute, one in OT.

I'd pay to see Olson's next start. At some point, with no run support, he's going to snap and start beating up players in the dugout.

The Oilers-Canucks series has been gripping. Too bad so late for Eastern viewers. Going with Packard over Skinner had to be done. Canucks fans are generally pleased, as the team has outperformed expectations this season and even with a 3rd string goalie are deadlocked with the Oilers. BUT there are some growing rumblings about the relatively low production of Petersson. 1G 3A 4Pts in 10 games. Hronek is pointless in 10 playoff games. Finished the season with 48 points in 81 games. Not much different pace than the 38 points in 60 games with the Wings the season before. So he is what we thought he was. Didn't really take a big step forward this year after all, offensively.

Cripes, two years in a row. https://apnews.com/article/avalanche-valeri-nichushkin-9317327616182770193454f6a0b29ca4

Where would the Oilers be with good goaltending. Or even if Skinner were able to simply match the play of Vancouver's 3rd string, Slilovs.

At the 1/4 mark of the season, the Tigers are 20-20 with a +3 run differential. That's "mid" in teen speak, "meh" to a 30 year old, "mediocre" to a 50-something, and "gee whiz, time to pull up your socks" to a 70 year old.

Guardian have now lost 3 straight to the White Sox.

All games including this one are free on MLB.com today.

Keefe out as Leafs coach. No surprise there. Canucks looked dead at 4-1 down late in the 2nd last night, almost as dead at 4-2 down midway through the 3rd. But a 3-goal in 5 minute flurry out of nowhere gave them them the 5-4. Held Edmonton to 16 shots on net for the game.

Dan Dickerson did not expect that to go out.

I think Reese Olson must have done something to Tiger hitters in spring training to tick them off and get them to boycott him. Of course that doesn't explain the other days of the week the Tigers bats are silent as well.

So here’s the thing about Marner. He’s a good player, but even if you can get him to waive his NMC, how could you trade him without retaining salary. Let’s say the Leafs say, ok, we want to trade him as a salary dump to sign someone else in his place. But who would actually give up significant assets to acquire him? If he was a free agent with no assets required to be given up, would anyone sign up for $11mm per?

Since 1967, the Yankees have played in 11 World Series, winning 7 of them. They have 20 regular season division titles since 1967.. Since 1967, the Leafs have played in 0 Stanley Cup Finals. They have 2 regular season division titles since 1967 (even the Lions have 4).

They’re like Red Sox fans before 2004. I would hate to see them become like Red Sox fans after 2004.