NHL on OLN
Those of you who tuned in to Game 4 of the San Jose/Edmonton Western Conference Semifinal Friday night saw some great hockey; probably the best I’ve seen all season. A lightning* quick pace, pretty passes, sweet shots, super saves, hard hits, breakaways, flared tempers, fluke bounces, it had it all.
The Sharks jumped out to a 3-1 lead early in the second period on a goal by Jonathan Cheechoo, but the Oilers stormed back like Dick Cheney on an Exxon junket by scoring the next five. At 2:57 of the 3rd period Jason Smith took a pass from Sergei Samsonov in the corner, deked San Jose goaltender Vesa Toskala and deposited the puck off the post and in to give Edmonton the lead they would not relinquish. With the Oilers’ 6-3 win, the series is knotted-up at 2 games apiece as Game 5 returns to San Jose Sunday night.
In other match-ups, the Buffalo Sabres lead the Ottawa Senators 3 games to 1, the Carolina Hurricans are up on the New Jersey Devils 3 games to none, while the Anaheim Mighty Ducks — the worst named team in hockey – await the winner of the Oilers/Sharks slugfest after having swept the outmatched Colorado Avalanche.
* Speaking of lightning, is it just me or could Stallone have played a great Phil Esposito in a film adaptation of the Boston legend’s memoir Thunder and Lightning? That’s if Rocky could skate, of course . . .and act.
P.S. I’d like to thank bdaddy for extending me the offer to become Fucked Sports’ part-time hockey correspondent, and Gooseneck for talking me into it.
May 15th, 2006 at 3:43 am
The only good thing that has happened since the playoffs began was the elimination of the Ottawa Senators. Good riddence to over-hyped bums.
Go Leafs!