Posted on Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 10:33:23 AM EST in NHL
More on: Rangers, Sabres, Ducks, Canucks, NHL Playoffs (all tags)
Rangers 2, Sabres 1
The Blueshirts hadn't beaten the - uh, Blueshirts from the other part of the state, I guess - in 7 tries this season, and for a while, it seemed like it would be eight. See, this puppy went into one overtime, and then, as is the proper style for these NHL playoffs, it went into a second overtime, and that went close to 17 minutes - we were approaching the dastardly THIRD OVERTIME - before someone (specifically, Michal Rozsival) scored on a screened off Ryan Miller. It's 2-1 Sabres series-wise, which is the mathematical inverse of the score of this game. That's absolutely trippy.
Ducks 3, Canucks 2
Corey Perry, who was eligible for selection in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft yet was not selected at all (feel better, Brady Quinn? You should), scored the game-winner on Roberto Luongo, who once went No. 1 in the same Draft. Here's the lesson Quinn should take away from this: someday in the future, the Browns will play the Raiders. Now, CBS will send their G-Level team to this game, because even though both fan bases are rabid, no one gives a crap. So, with Dan Bonner somehow on play by play ("But guys, I do college basketball color..."), Quinn will oppose Russell, and with :03 left, Quinn will absolutely bomb it out - showing Russell arm strength in the process - and hit Braylon Edwards in stride for a 77 yard TD. Edwards will then break his leg celebrating. Anyway, the point is, don't pass on Corey Perry. He can do some damage. So can the Ducks.
[Ted Bauer will be covering the NHL playoffs for us this year. You can find more of Ted's work at A Price Above Bip Roberts.]
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