Habs vs Sens

[leftygolfguy]

I have tickets for game 3, which should be fun... the atmosphere will be cool in Montreawa.

Not sure who will be the "home team" though. Guess it beats having playoff games in Toronawa though....

I keed. I keed.

In all seriousness though, I don't think golfisforfun is making an excuse- it seems like a logical argument. The second place team is a small but skilled team, and the 7th place team plays on the edge most of the time.

If the Habs lose its highly likely it will be related to the officiating. If the Sens lose, same thing.

In most series the officiating plays a big role, and this series seems more likely than most to be impacted by the strictness of officiating, no?

While I disagree with the concept that its even remotely possible to say how a game "should be officiated" in today's NHL, if you allow your preference to define the type of refereeing then the statement is valid.

Kinda like, if Matt Cooke could write better, he would be a better journalist than Brennan. That's a fair statement if in your interpretation of the term "better" you mean "at all."

My prediction: neither team makes the conference final.