darksabre Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 The Beauts were slow to start the season but upset the Connecticut Whale to make it to the Cup Finals. Game 1 is streaming right now on the NWHL YouTube account and puck drop is coming shortly. For those that want to see it on a big screen, I'm running it on the YouTube app on my xbox and it appears to be an HD feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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darksabre Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Great first period for Buffalo. They were forechecking well and will be on the power play to start the 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Score(d)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 0-0 I believe they said shots were 9-7 Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 I'm some bad luck, I flipped it on and 10 seconds later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 2-1 Boston after 2. Boston with control for most of that period. They went up 2-0, scoring first on a 3 on 1, and then later during 4 on 4 play. Buffalo managed to score with about 2 minutes left to keep themselves in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 2-1 Boston :censored: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastajoe Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Any crowd there? Dumb idea to have it at a neutral site instead of at the higher seed's city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Buffalo with a ton of pressure to start the third. Any crowd there? Dumb idea to have it at a neutral site instead of at the higher seed's city. Crowd is full and very pro Buffalo. Beauts tie it! 13:42 to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 WOOOOOOO Nice pressure and tie game!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Steadman on the PP and the Beauts are up 3-2! 7:22 to go. Three unanswered goals. Boston ties it back up on the PP. I think it was actually a Buffalo defender who put it in. Overtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 It's possible Boston tied it up as soon as I turned it on... :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 It's possible Boston tied it up as soon as I turned it on... :ph34r: Boooooo So the NWHL is using their own rules for these Finals games. One 4v4 20min OT followed by a shootout if needed. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Is it me or are these announcers biased? About the most blatant trip ever on Buffalo, not only is there no call, but the announcers were calling for a diving penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Heartbreaker for Buffalo. Buffalo player covered the puck in the crease to prevent a goal and Hillary Knight scores on the penalty shot. Heck of a game though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffano DeBoom Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 That is some slow hockey. Should be on a smaller surface - a lot of open white ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Is it me or are these announcers biased? About the most blatant trip ever on Buffalo, not only is there no call, but the announcers were calling for a diving penalty. I agreed with the announcers. I shouted 'dive' at the TV before the announcers even thought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Well, that sucked. Although Hilary Knight :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 That is some slow hockey. Should be on a smaller surface - a lot of open white ice. It's definitely not the same speed or physicality of the men's game, but I enjoy watching them play. I know some of the ladies on the Beauts so I like seeing them play after college. Well, that sucked. Although Hilary Knight :wub: She's a machine. Dreamy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 I agreed with the announcers. I shouted 'dive' at the TV before the announcers even thought it. Maybe, but that second announcer really seems like a Boston homer to me. The play-by-play guy seemed pretty neutral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffano DeBoom Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 It's definitely not the same speed or physicality of the men's game, but I enjoy watching them play. I know some of the ladies on the Beauts so I like seeing them play after college. She's a machine. Dreamy. I enjoyed the few minutes I watched it, but even the skill level looks below what one would expect for the top athletes in a given sport. And couldn't the Buffalo club come up with a better name - given the history of the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 I enjoyed the few minutes I watched it, but even the skill level looks below what one would expect for the top athletes in a given sport. Women's hockey is still growing as a sport. It's going to take time for them to really cultivate an abundance of high level talent. They've really had no reason to without a good pro league to aim for. It's college, maybe a Canadian league, and maybe Olympics. Not a ton of incentive beyond love of the game. I hope a pro league with US teams and real salaries can push the skill level up. These girls have talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffano DeBoom Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) Unless it is subsidized by the nhl ala wnba, don't see it being super successful, but I wish them luck. Edited March 12, 2016 by Buffano DeBoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Women's hockey is still growing as a sport. It's going to take time for them to really cultivate an abundance of high level talent. They've really had no reason to without a good pro league to aim for. It's college, maybe a Canadian league, and maybe Olympics. Not a ton of incentive beyond love of the game. I hope a pro league with US teams and real salaries can push the skill level up. These girls have talent. If one or both leagues have success, I forsee a merger with the CWHL in the future. Create a 8 man team, merging the two Boston teams, and move Calgary east to some where else (maybe philly or pittsburgh). That would be cool. It'd be to bad that there'd be nothing out west, but having only ONE team out west is even worse. I'm sad I didn't make it to any games this year, I'll have to rectify that next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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