Official Discussion Thread - Round 1 - Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

[lambeauleap87]

GREAT START FOR THE JACKETS! WOO!

Lovin' this so far!

[walker066]

Lemieux better break up this group of losers. MAF is cooked. Neal takes cheap shots. Those would be the first two I'd dump for a bag of hockey pucks.

[centrehice]

Neal is a tremendously skilled offensive player. He sometimes gets side-tracked when he is hit cleanly. When he keeps his head, he is a very good player.

Fleury has something lacking in his makeup when the playoffs start. He might have a real case of performance anxiety, which is prevalent in many athletes, just not known to the public.

Derek Sanderson for the Bruins would throw-up so much, and be in such a state before playoff games that he could hardly stand on skates and became scarily dehydrated through many games. It's an awful thing to have happen, but certainly not uncommon.

[lambeauleap87]

The officiating tonight has been a freaking JOKE. I never really spent much time listening (or caring) about the NHL's supposed bias for the Pens, but it seems blatant tonight.

[centrehice]

Referee issues a penalty to Folgino for moderately spraying Fleury with snow from his skate blade. Amateurish refereeing.

This is the NHL not a beauty pageant. Up your game officials.

[lambeauleap87]

Man, the Jackets blew that in a hurry...

[MattDMC]

WTH Columbus? 3 straight goals for the Pens?

This is starting to get ugly quick.

[lambeauleap87]

WTH Columbus? 3 straight goals for the Pens?

This is starting to get ugly quick.

A Bob slip-up and a couple bad deflections...just like that, a two goal lead is a one goal defecit.

[centrehice]

Blue Jackets just could not maintain their intensity. They lost their structure on defense. Mind you, 6-7 Pens PowerPlays would wear anybody out.

They simply looked like they ran out of gas, and then offensive ideas.

[walker066]

Neal is a tremendously skilled offensive player. He sometimes gets side-tracked when he is hit cleanly. When he keeps his head, he is a very good player.

Fleury has something lacking in his makeup when the playoffs start. He might have a real case of performance anxiety, which is prevalent in many athletes, just not known to the public.

Derek Sanderson for the Bruins would throw-up so much, and be in such a state before playoff games that he could hardly stand on skates and became scarily dehydrated through many games. It's an awful thing to have happen, but certainly not uncommon.

I can't disagree with you on Neal. My problem is he is a repeat offender to stupid penalties time after time. He gets frustrated easily and ends up in the box.

Huge comeback by the Pens, but I've seen this type of series before and usually the Pens end up coming up short.