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When you see shots are 26-12 and 38-13 in 2 straight games, there is a problem. Montreal's strength as a team is speed, but the opposite of speed is strength. In almost every sport there are tradeoffs between speed and strength and the trick is to find the ideal combination of both.

Getting outshot 26-12 is not really what you want. I don't understand why Montreal has been getting severely outshot in these playoffs and why they only put 12 shots on Freddy Anderson, who is not a great goalie. Winning opportunistically is great, but I think it has a shelf life. In Montreal...

Tortorella on Marty St. Louis:

I heard Martin St. Louis interviewed between periods and this guy speaks excellent English. His accent is 99% imperceptible. This is a guy who was born and grew up in Laval. I do understand that he went to college in Vermont and lived in my home state of Connecticut for many years (having...

The Hurricane warning has been sounded in Lenovo Center. We will see if the storm has any strength.

Although most empty net goal are easy stat gravy, this one by Slafkovsky was not, as he scored on two defenders who were trying to prevent him from scoring: https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/48840754 Unsung player of the game with 4 blocked shots and 3 hits:

No question about the player of the game- 2 goals and an amazing assist:

Here is the overaggressiveness chasing the puck that leaves Caulfield alone in front of the net to score on an amazing pass from Slafkovsky, as discussed above:

Slavin Admits He Sucked (-4 rating), "Handed Them The Game" https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48841358/slavin-shoulders-blame-hurricanes-defensive-meltdown

Impressive Goal By Slafkovsky! https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/48840634

Canes 11 Day Lay Off Longest Since 1919-will they be rusty, or well rested? https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48827480/hurricanes-11-day-stanley-cup-playoffs-layoff-most-1919

Demidov made a great defensive play to poke the puck away from the Sabres player, and start the scoring sequence. Both players are heroes. But Newhook is the game 7 hero again!!!!! https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/48811869

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has won the coin flip by Lindy Ruff!

I love coin flips having to be made by a coach in professional sports. They can make history. My favorite all time favorite coin flip move happened in another sport- baseball. In the 1968 World Series, Detroit manager Mayo Smith was faced with a critical decision. Facing the strong pitching...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7287012/2026/05/18/nhl-playoffs-game-7-sabres-canadiens-obvious-winner/?source=athletic_targeted_email&source=athletic_targeted_email&campaign=18078211&userId=15697812 "Montreal will win because: They can actually trust their goaltender We’ll start with the easy...