Eklund: Game 5 Could Mean All..for Sharks. I Hate Afternoon Playoff Games

Im swedish and i disagree

Sharks will win. Blues win Game 6. Sharks wrap it up at home in game 7. Rested Bruins beat Sharks in 5. Go outside Ek.

Sharks will win. Blues win Game 6. Sharks wrap it up at home in game 7. Sharks beat Bruins in 7, Jumbo Joe goes downtown (Boston) cup in the car, hangs his ass out the window and rides around for the day.
- gergeswillems

Fixed

Secondly..

It is the spring. We have waited a long time to get to this weather and instead of taking a hike or working on the yard with the kids...We are sitting inside and watching TV.


This is why I lose interest in playoffs at this time of year especially when my team is not in it! If you're employed to watch hockey well then that's different, but for me, I couldn't give two poops about playoff hockey when it's nice outside!

hockey should be played in the evening. this mid day stuff is terrible. I hope the blues win the next 2 and eventually bring the cup to st louis.

If this game was on tonight, I'd be watching the final episode of Game of Thrones. At least I'd know that some referee can't help the Sharks win the Iron Throne.

If this game was on tonight, I'd be watching the final episode of Game of Thrones. At least I'd know that some referee can't help the Sharks win the Iron Throne.
- Carl317

Not even the refs can help that team. The Sharks looked utterly out classed. Blues Bruins would be a good matchup.

Classy act by Kane. Chump

Happy for your droogie. Go blues!

Classy act by Kane. Chump
- BluesDroogie

The guy's a punk and not right in the head. Seems to think he's contributing not by scoring goals, but by taking cheap shots and more penalty minutes than ice time.

Sharks will win. Blues win Game 6. Sharks wrap it up at home in game 7. Rested Bruins beat Sharks in 5. Go outside Ek.
- gergeswillems

I really nailed that one! 😂

If this game was on tonight, I'd be watching the final episode of Game of Thrones. At least I'd know that some referee can't help the Sharks win the Iron Throne.
- Carl317

Sharks only have 1 dragon left.

hockey should be played in the evening. this mid day stuff is terrible. I hope the blues win the next 2 and eventually bring the cup to st louis.
- i'mjustafan

I lived it for years during the Red Wings playoff streak. It never felt right watching afternoon playoff games when it was 30 degrees and sunshine. I still did it though. Now that my team is no longer relevant, I could care less about afternoon playoff games.

Not even the refs can help that team. The Sharks looked utterly out classed. Blues Bruins would be a good matchup.
- tincup

I'll cheer for the Blues but expect the Bruins to win. I'm wrong most of the time when making predictions though as you can see above. 😂

More head shots today and nothing called....not a peep from the league although they claim to want to eliminate them from the game. 8 of them so far and Sharks lose 2 players because of it. Officiating and league response has been pathetic this year..

That said...Kane is playing like he has a separated shoulder; Nyquist must have called Uber because he looks like a passenger; Jumbo looks tired; Sharks aren't getting to the net for rebounds. And no breaks from the posts or crossbars; they score the first one today and it's a different game. Blues wont stand a chance against Bruins

"Blues won't stand a chance against the Bruins."

They said this about the Stars and Sharks. The thing is, the team isn't listening.

More head shots today and nothing called....not a peep from the league although they claim to want to eliminate them from the game. 8 of them so far and Sharks lose 2 players because of it. Officiating and league response has been pathetic this year..

That said...Kane is playing like he has a separated shoulder; Nyquist must have called Uber because he looks like a passenger; Jumbo looks tired; Sharks aren't getting to the net for rebounds. And no breaks from the posts or crossbars; they score the first one today and it's a different game. Blues wont stand a chance against Bruins
- hockeygm

Take this game in a vacuum, and the Sharks fans complaining about officiating would be funny, because they got away with just as much as the Blues did. Add in how many games and entire series they've won on the back of favorable officiating already this post-season, and it's downright hilarious they're whining.

"Blues won't stand a chance against the Bruins."

They said this about the Stars and Sharks. The thing is, the team isn't listening.
- charlest

I get the need to have your team being portrayed as Rocky Balboa. The whole "it's us against the world" mantra. But I never heard anyone saying the Blues had no chance of beating those teams. They may have been underdogs but I heard plenty of fans and media picking the Blues to beat those teams.

Take this game in a vacuum, and the Sharks fans complaining about officiating would be funny, because they got away with just as much as the Blues did. Add in how many games and entire series they've won on the back of favorable officiating already this post-season, and it's downright hilarious they're whining.
- Antilles

It is rich. I admire the Blues ability to bounce back from losses.

I'm not aware of the league releasing ANY statement on the terrible refereeing throughout ALL of the series, or on non-calls on all the head shots.
Gary Buttman is a premium a-hole.
Doesn't he care about how the league is perceived related to the state of referees ?

I'm not aware of the league releasing ANY statement on the terrible refereeing throughout ALL of the series, or on non-calls on all the head shots.
Gary Buttman is a premium a-hole.
Doesn't he care about how the league is perceived related to the state of referees ?
- birdie03

According to Bettman the NHL is perfect. All teams make money. The refs are great. This year's playoffs are the most exciting ever. The ratings are record breaking. The game has never been better.

I get the need to have your team being portrayed as Rocky Balboa. The whole "it's us against the world" mantra. But I never heard anyone saying the Blues had no chance of beating those teams. They may have been underdogs but I heard plenty of fans and media picking the Blues to beat those teams.
- gergeswillems

I'm not talking about the media, I'm talking about fans of those teams when they were beat. Hockeys future boards were full of complainers saying they didn't stand a chance in the next round. Saw multiple people predicting they would be swept.

Hockeybuzz boards have been much friendlier.

I'm not talking about the media, I'm talking about fans of those teams when they were beat. Hockeys future boards were full of complainers saying they didn't stand a chance in the next round. Saw multiple people predicting they would be swept.

Hockeybuzz boards have been much friendlier.
- charlest

That's just fan ignorance. Anyone paying attention knows the Blues have been one of the best teams in hockey in 2019.