Wednesday NHL Recap: Two More Game 7 Thrillers

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Here's the Pitsburgh-Tampa highlights where the third line came up huge again for the Lightning in a 1-0 win...

Who had Sean Bergenheim in the pool...???



The Bolts become the 24th team in league history to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the series...

And the other one went overtime with a key trade deadline acquisition coming up huge in a 3-2 overtime win...

Who had Nathan Horton in the pool...???


Horton and Bergenheim are what this season is all about as we head to the CSF's...

Tuesday NHL Recap: Game Sevens Ahoy...

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Here's the game where the fix was in to get another Game 7 tomorrow...
At least, that's the prevailing opinion up in the northeast...


One issue to the floor will be whether or not Milan Lucic will be allowed to play in Game 7 after this shot on Jaroslav Spacek...
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The HQ thinks not...

The other early final was with Philadephia taking out Buffalo, who simply did NOT have it in a 5-2 loss at the FU Center...


Kate Smith is now 89-25-4 in her appearances where she and Lauren Hart sing "God Bless America..."

Vancouver-Chicago highlights available after the game is done...

Andrew Ference: Open Your Wallet

Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference said he didn't mean to do it...
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And Glenn Healy, the color analyst you heard, was right...

After the Bruins beat the Canadiens 5-4 in overtime to even the best-of-seven at two games a piece, Ference addressed his fickled middle finger of fate...

"It looks awful; I just saw it. I can assure you that's not part of my repertoire. I think my glove got caught up. I can assure you that's not part of who I am or what I ever have been. It looks awful. I admit it and I completely apologize to how it looks. I was putting my fist in the air. I'm sorry. It does look awful. I don't know what else to say."

As a result, the NHL announced Ference was fined $2,500 "for an obscene gesture" during Game 4.

Why, yes he was...

Wonder what happens when he returns for Game 6...???

Jack Edwards Continues His Reign Of Awesomeness

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The HQ has shown Boston Bruins' play-by-play dude Jack Edwards and his homerlicious behavior before...

It showed up again in the Bruins-Habs series yesterday... and it is awesome...


Get up, son... lest ye feel the wrath of Jack...
The four-letter's lack of hockey makes us have to look for things like this...
And we're better for it...

Don't Mess With A Boston Live Shot...

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Especially, if you in enemy territory as a Montreal fan...
CSN Northeast's Joe Haggerty has an answer...

Subban Game Winner Puts Habs In Playoffs

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The Chicago Blackhawks were trying to make a point ((actually, two points)) in the Montreal season home finale last night, but PK Subban would have none of it...

And after the goal, neither would Carey Price who beat Subban in a game of butt-buck...

Montreal Police Investigating Chara Hit

Police in Quebce province say they are acting on a request by Quebec's director of criminal and penal prosecutions, Louis Dionne. After evidence is collected, it will be determined if there are grounds for prosecution, they said.

The HQ really doesn't know just how much more evidence is required than this...
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But Pacioretty said he doesn't want Chara prosecuted.

"I sincerely appreciate all of the support that I have received since my injury," he said in a statement. "I was disappointed that the NHL did not suspend Zdeno Chara. However, I have no desire for him to be prosecuted legally. I feel that the incident, as ugly as it was, was part of a hockey game.

"I understand that this is not my decision. I have respect and admiration for the authorities in Quebec. I simply wanted to make my opinion clear."

What Pacioretty is saying is the nature of the sport, but the HQ is still stunned that Chara got no suspension out of the deal...

And the Canadiens ownership is still pissed...

Chara Called To Principal's Office...???

This might be the reason why...
His hit last night on the Canadiens' Max Pacioretty
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Yep... pole, out instantly, and Scott Gomez wanted to go right then and there...???

The conference call should come at any time...

More when we know more...

Bruins-Habs Was Old Time Hockey... Including An Almost Goalie Fight...

It may have been carry-overs from games past, but the general chippiness of the Boston-Montreal game was SO chippy that the game itself took almost three full hours...

Something the league tried to rectify since, these days, most games go 2:35 or so...

But the game had Boston up 2-0 only to have the game tied at 3... only to have a 5-3 lead wiped away before winning 8-5...

And, no, that's not a misprint...

The game had three separate brawls break out... including a wrestlefest between goalies Tim Thomas and Carey Price...
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We'll have more highlights as they go...
We're efforting...