I had to retire early last night, so missed all the “excitement.” It seemed reminiscent of what happened TO the Rangers five years ago in Buffalo when Drury scored the very late in Game 5 for the Sabres to tie, then BUF won it in OT on an early power play goal. The numbed Rangers then lost the series in the sixth game at home. It should be interesting to see how the Caps respond tomorrow night.
I noted too that Phoenix clinched their series at home in 5 vs Nashville. Sorry to see the Preds out so soon — I’m not enamored with a “Southwest” final series... I was pulling for Paul Gaustad to go far in the playoffs this year, but I guess that’s what happens to a team when you deal with the Sabres ;-)
yes it is exactly like what happened to the Rangers themselves in that series. maybe the Caps will have more grit, i don’t know. no one expected them to get this far, that’s for darn sure. least of all me. believe me, seeing OV et al. diving to block shots has Caps fans sitting back on their heels.
We have a bunch of FAs coming up this summer too. We’ll see how loyal Suter is to the organization that did its part to bring a championship home. At this point, I’m just grateful we didn’t get shut out in the last game. They did their best and no one could have asked for more.