Jesus that was quick, wonder what he did to piss Ovi off, he never drops the gloves I don’t even remember the last time he fought. There’s a better view at the end of this video
Having lived and worked in Columbus, this is a pleasant surprise for me. I actually attended games their third year. In one game a girl got hit by the puck and died:( I still have that program and the next days newspaper.
Penguins sweep wasn’t so surprising, they looked disjointed and uninspired. But wow, Tampa is…Tampa. Sure no Stralman and Hedman played at 50% for 2 games, but no excuse there, Stammer and Kuch did their disappearing act again.
As for Vegas and Sharks, I guess Jones never bounced back. I know without Vlasic their actual D is much worse (EK65 and Burns aren’t the BEST in their own end) but Jones has been ECHL level. Props to Vegas and my boy Schmidt, but not much of a test this round if Jones keeps playing sub .850.
Jones had his worst season this year ever in the NHL, by a good bit. His playoff numbers on average are almost 10% higher than right now as well, so I would have assumed the D would have tightened up and his numbers would look a little better (hence why I said did not BOUNCE back). But lets be real here, Vegas “2nd” line is doing wonders, but playing a goalie who is literally cheese is inflating the score.
Losers, as well as prognosticators, always have excuses. The bottom line is, this is playoff hockey where you have to step up and the intangibles are coming into play. Vegas’s second line are simply stepping up the way you have to do at this time of year.