Well we've been treated to some very interesting hockey over the last few days. The Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning series, has defiantly had almost everything. Tons of back and forth action, great goals, unbelievable comebacks... all we need is a overtime game. To me Boston has really shown that they have the ability to shut down Tampa and that Tim Thomas can out goaltend Roloson. However, you have to wonder if that game 4 loss is going to haunt the Bruins for the rest of the series. Here you have a 3-0 lead in game 4 going into the second, had all the momentum, got Roloson pulled and end up losing 5-3 in Tampa. Costly turnovers and very bad decisions ended up costing them dearly then.
Game 4: Lightning Win 5-3 - Series Currently Tied At 2
In the west you have the Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks and the Canucks have come out guns a blazing. Through out the entire playoffs I have questioned Vancouver. The series win against the Blackhawks didn't prove much, the series against the Predetors was a example of them taking care of business, but in just the first two games against the Sharks, the Canucks have proven so much more of what it means to be a Stanley Cup contender. The X Factors, the Sedin twins have finally woken up and have been a force. Kevin Bieksa as I said in the prediction has been a major contributor on the defensive line. He's been everything you want in a d-man clearing out the rebounds, hitting, battling against the wall and scoring. He's been the MVP of this series thus far. However, the Canucks can also thank the Sharks for very poor discipline. They have taken some very poor penalties which has lead to almost every one of the Canuck's goals. The only player who has shown up is Joe Thornton and if anything I can say he's looking like a playoff hockey player now. If the Sharks go down, you can't blame him. Big Joe is playing like a champion. Granted the Sharks won game 3, mainly because the Canucks took some stupid penalties. We'll see if the Sharks can tie the series in game 4.
Game 2: Canucks win 7-3 - Series Currently 2-1 Vancouver Canucks
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