NHL Playoff Monday -- White Out In Winnipeg

Written by

Janet Eagleson

Published on April 20, 2015

Just a few things that caught my eye:

Katy Perry. Katy Perry. Best taunt of the postseason so far.
Hey Geno -- it's only 33 minutes up the I-5 to get from Anaheim to L.A. At what mile marker did you decide to check out? You left Anaheim after the game March 6 with a seven-game, 14-point streak (seven goals) in tow. You hit L.A. the next day uninspired and out to lunch, and haven't scored a goal since (three assists, though). That's 13 freaking games! Stop pouting and prove you're a man.

Dan Girardi and Keith Yandle -- the Rangers' top scorers so far. Seriously?
The magic continues. Devin Dubnyk put on his best push-up bra for his first home playoff date and finished with a shutout. Could the Blues be headed toward the golf course early again? Gulp.
White out and white knuckler. The Winnipeg White Out started in 1987 and was stolen -- OK, appropriated -- by Arizona when the Jets headed south. It's now back in a big way. Wow. The atmosphere inside the MTS Centre is a bucket list moment.
I used to think Aaron Peirsol and Ryan Lochte were among the best backstrokers I'd ever seen. But Jake Allen has to be right up there. Dude -- you're not in a pool. Your water is frozen. Tip -- you skate on it; you don't flounder.
Sixty minutes and 99 hits. Yes, 99. The MTS Centre really was rocking -- on the ice and in the stands.
The Penguins are going to lose this series, but it has nothing -- and I repeat, NOTHING to do with the performance of Marc-Andre Fleury. He's the only reason the games are even close.
The Todd McLellan courtship now begins. He'll have his choice of up to eight, maybe more landing spots. Smart man getting out of northern California -- he no longer has to like teal. And he can watch Sharknado and not have to visualize Doug Wilson in Ian Ziering's role of hero.
What the heck is Dustin Byfuglien thinking? That crosscheck to the back of Corey Perry's head was reminiscent of his stupidity on the Rangers' J.T. Miller. And that netted a four-game suspension. Some guys never learn. He could break a guy's neck that way.