WC SF (1) San Jose vs. (5) Detroit

[mister_mcgoo]

considering some of the chintzy stuff called on the wings this period, i'm surprised that hold on Holmstrom wasnt called

[fungchen3]

Lookie here, the Tin Man scores a big goal. Swarms of locusts must be heading for San Jose tonight.

[mister_mcgoo]

huge goal by the sharks...no chance for Howard with that rebound...looked like Rafalski made it even juicier actually

[fungchen3]

Detroit is so smooth though, the way they play hockey. No great options and they curl in the neutral zone and regroup like the old Soviets, I love it. No panic at all. Man, it will be a sad day when Lidstrom hangs up the blades.

[mister_mcgoo]

you could read McLennan's lips completely on that one -lol

[mister_mcgoo]

big win for the Sharks...is this the year they finally go deep?

[The Comish]

there's been some questionable calls but that last one is hard not to call, whenever you chop a guy and you break his stick the ref is gonna call it

Yeah I agree, lots of those calls were warranted for sure, but to me there wasn't much consistency and I'm not saying the refs were biased against Detroit.

Big win for SJ.

[fungchen3]

big win for the Sharks...is this the year they finally go deep?

Could be. If they win in 6 or less, and VAN vs. CHI have a war, they will be waiting rested. The Wings beat you with speed, instead of making you pay a nasty, physical price. If the Sharks advance, that will be key.

[Big Ev]

San Jose is the better team. Anybody who thought this would be an easy series for the Wings was out of their mind.

Sharks-Canucks WCF!

[Big Ev]

and yeah, the refs were terrible on both sides...though you'd think given their history, the Wings would get all the calls since that's how they usually win games

[WildHendy]

Refs are ****ing up this series bigtime i.m.o.....i dont really care who wins but the 1st 2 games Detroit got hooped! Bertuzzi is ****ing useless too...lol

[The Comish]

Those darn whip sticks. Lidstrom's explodes and is key in the game winner by Thornton. Wonderful hockey game where an exploding stick plays a large role in the game winning goal! Drives me insane! All for what, 5-10 mph increase on your shot, if you hit it just right?

[JagrBomb]

wings dont have a chance if bettman wants the sharks to advance.

[lockedge]

Refs are ****ing up this series bigtime i.m.o.....i dont really care who wins but the 1st 2 games Detroit got hooped! Bertuzzi is ****ing useless too...lol

I wouldn't say they got hooped. However, they've had a handful more questionable calls made on them than the Sharks have.

The refs have been terribly inconsistent throughout the series(and the first round, really), so odds are one team gets an advantage just through luck.

[lockedge]

wings dont have a chance if bettman wants the sharks to advance.

If you think San Jose is going to draw more of an audience than Detroit, you're crazy.
Original 6 team in a busted down city like Detroit that needs some good news...

What does San Jose have to compete with that? Its first SCF berth? They've got as much drawing power as Carolina.