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Both these teams are super well-built with solid coaching. You can see Maurice's chill in Florida's play just like you can see Laviolette's patient aggression in the Rangers.

Igor is a helluva goalie.

Yeah, I dunno but Florida played that period like they're ready for a vacay.

What you're saying is that they need MMA training. Ever tangle with a Super lightweight MMA dude? They have all of what you're describing.

Easily solved by the team adopting the Carnivore Diet. Sure, their tinkle might be super dark and pungent, but they'll have dense and robust muscle-age.

Never. He'll always be Tommy Dangles to me.

Not highlighting this to debate or reject the point, but the mention of Quinn in this context is interesting. Quinn is not someone whom I would use as an example of grit, at least not right now. I had to pause and consider why it drew my attention; ultimately I can neither accept this or reject it because I personally haven't absorbed enough of his game to argue either way. Is there consensus that Quinn is a gritty player?

I betcha most of them do; the Buffalo News is held together by duct tape and IOUs right now.

He reminds me of this:

I couldn't force myself to watch the third.

Are we trying to make the case for Mitts? I like Mitts and am happy he got onto a playoff team, but that last series against Dallas exposed him for having zero where-it-matters playoff grit. His line's shifts were short in the first round and even shorter in the second round. It will be interesting to see if he gets signed there in Colorado. Maybe the devil is in the details and they liked what he brought.

Rempe.

Yeah. There was an entire segment devoted to it during one of the intermissions in one of the prior series.

Rangers fans are nearly as annoying as Toronto fans.

Bob dropping the stick is definitely intentional.

Maybe intimidated, or maybe frustrated and flummoxed that whatever they throw at Florida doesn't seem to give them an edge.

I'm not sure if the refs are bad this game or not. In the end, I'm liking that they're letting the players play the game.

The Panthers are a surprisingly well built hockey team. I love watching their games. The East in general, really. The West games are hard to watch.

I'm not liking this trend of using a homer broadcast team for these games.

Hmmm...what are they going to do with Rempe it the line up?

Second Avs game in a row I noticed super short shifts for Mitts line. And tonight his line was pretty soft.

A just victory.

Boston goonery is back.

Are we surprised? I am not surprised.