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As a goalie, Lu’s not all that upset or surprised, that this goal was called back.

Can’t get enough of that KB3 stantion goal…LOL…what a memory!

This on loop.

FLA could be a 1st-time SCup winner, this year, should they succeed. Vancouver Canucks as the league’s President’s trophy winners in 2012, also bowed-out in the 1st round to the the eventual champions, the LA Kings, winning their 1st SCup. Was there foreshadowing & karma to the Bruins, when Chara continued to taunt the ‘Nucks leadership group & ‘Nucks Nation this season - even tho’ they had been victorious in that epic series of 2011? No class in that. Maybe, the hockey-gods do appreciate a little irony in their message sending. LOL. Cheers!

Boy, these guys are so evenly matched! This is the real S-Cup Final, right here. Winner of this series takes it all, no matter who comes out of the West!

It’s only a NMC should OEL decline to consider any proposal to go elsewhere. Now that he can see the lay of the land here, he might agree to be moved. OEL could still raise his game, but unless his cap hit is moved along or even shared between the ‘Nucks & another club…it is what it is, I suppose.

Good grief! Publicly flipping-over an organized deck of cards.. is not a very transparent draft procedure. It’s theatre! The worst team in the standings - should draft 1st. Draft in reverse order of the league standings, afterwards. What’s wrong with that? Transparent & un-riggable. Tanking, should it happen, has its’ own price & consequences in marketplaces. If it happens, there are locker-room & off-ice losses as well - even if they get to select a top/generational player high & early.

Character matters. Bring back those BC affiliated-players who want to put down roots & sacrifice to be here. Every dollar saved in a flat -cap era, matters too. Find all the diamonds in the rough and polish them up to be better than they were… elsewhere. ^My hopes rest in these things,.. or I see our young-stars fleeing for greener, more hospitable or more rewarding pastures as FA’s….if we cannot established more continuity & develop more winning ways, ASAP!

Pulling off a true rebuild.

If any team has enough sway to come up with a way to bribe the league’s staunchest power-brokers…the O-6 CHI Blackhawks do! The O-6 NYR a miraculous boost previously, & I had the same feeling, then. We need MORE transparency. Watching a dude flip a bunch of pre-arranged cards over is not very transparent. It’s now a mean-nothin’ staged event. Worst team should get 1st draft pick, & reverse the order of selection from there by the season-ending finishers & be done! Conspiracy theorists unite to make this so!!!

Oh, say it isn’t so…..sigh.

Conspiracy theorists - activate!! Toews & Kane leaving, & viola,..they have Bedard! This league’s insiders & power-brokers always seem to reward their own…don’t they? NYR, the last time. O-6 CHI are generously-gifted, just as they need it the most. Most non-transparent drafting procedures, EVER! Oh, believe us, when we turn over these cards…that everything has been legit! Sorry, no! The ever-altering rule changes are just another placating snow-screen of bull-crap! Return to the worst team getting the #1 pick & reverse draft order of the league standings. Nothing difficult, complicated or non-transparent about that! Tankers will always have their own sacrificial prices to pay.

Each case rests upon the precipice of a new controversey &/or disaster for this team….that’s why. Ultimately we hope for the best, for these players, in both of their situations,…yet, dreading the worst. Prayers all around!

Miller needs more of the tutoring that Tocchet has to offer, on how to dial it in. But, JT is already a natural leader & the go-to spokesperson for this current group. He’s one of the highest-paid players, with a no-trade clause for a period of time. Once his new contract kicks in…(if/when he makes it past that date) - then, he’s the guy. The press gravitate towards him, as he’s a totally forthright public speaker, super-chatty, open, & confident in himself. He’s been a proper & ready quote-machine! Bringing Luke Schenn back for his leadership & mentoring skills, is something the players clearly want to see happen, again. I expect management will quite possibly pursue that. But, Schenn’s allure or longevity in this roll may not rival or be as stable as JT’s. Petey would be the type of leader that this club has used on their top teams of the past, & these teams fell short. And, I’m not saying that the leadership styles of Markus Naslund or Henrik Sedin went totally unappreciated. Their high-bar of quality character, work ethic, cool & level-headedness is unrivalled, but their teams did not bring home the ultimate prize,.. so I’m now okay with trying something more “fiery” & new. Regardless, full-on cheers to this leadership group, whomever, they are determined or selected to be!

Oh man, love the former Chilliwack Chief Vincent Deharnais, but he probably is playing a little bit out of himself with heightened emotion. Kopitar was totally Mr. Clutch tonight!! Oil-can fans are stunned.

Deharnais just put an elbow into the face of his check.

Bleeds oil he does & for the guys playing versus his old team, the LA Kings, too.

Lovin’ it! Game still on!

Benching Edler… cursed it. Hold the party, hold the party…..

Edler hasn’t been put on the ice in OT yet.

Bieksa selects Edler for the OT winner. Now I REALLY want the hockey-gods to make it so!

Not going to be a track meet, 3 on 3 either. LA may be able to lock it up & down, like the Oilers haven’t been able to in years past. Make it sooooo!

YASSSSSS!!!

OT pleazzzze.

This game has ended up being much closer than y’all thought. fingers crossed.