Wed 18 Apr 2007
Live-capping Game 4
Posted by Patricia Greuter under In-Game Musings , RAD BRAD LUKOWICH , Zee Playoffs10:09 PM ET: Oh my goodness. Scott Gomez won the game for the Devils. I’m in awe right now. Series tied 2-2.
10:06 PM ET: SERGEI MOTHERFRIGGEN BRYLIN YOU WERE WIDE-FRIGGEN-OPEN IN FRONT OF THE NET WITH NOT A SINGLE SOUL AROUND YOU AND YOU SHOT IT WIDE???? COME ON!!
10:04 PM ET: Pardon the lack of updates. I’m nervous as all hell now. Devils power play. Oh boy x2.
9:53 PM ET: Tampa Bay power play in overtime, Martin takes a delay of game penalty. Oh boy.
9:40 PM ET: Who is going to be a hero for us tonight?
9:35 PM ET: To overtime we go. I be nervous. Can we get Grant Marshall back for overtime? That would be sweet as all hell.
9:19 PM ET: Okay, I’m a bit more composed now, and I’d like to thank the Vicodin I popped for my ailing knee for my current state of relaxation. I’m still mad at Patrik Elias and Scott Gomez, though. Elias should be stripped of the C and Gomez should be sent on the next boat out to Alaska. For(e) real.
9:04 PM ET: I’m pretty sure that the EGG is spoiled.
8:43 PM ET: I give up. Too many men on a friggen power play? What a joke. This team is garbage.
8:41 PM ET: Most important point of the game right here for the boys. 2 Man Advantage for the Devils. Gotta convert.
8:35 PM ET: 3-3. Lecavalier with his four millionth goal. Marty will not be winning any MVP trophies this postseason. Granted, I wouldn’t put the blame on him for that goal, but, uh…I dunno.
8:32 PM ET: Mattie is having a GAME. See, I knew Matvichuk would be beneficial to this lineup.
8:28 PM ET: Poop. 3-2.
8:23 PM ET: Marty!
8:21 PM ET: Zach Parise for MVP. Seriously. It’s a powerplay goal, 3-1 New Jersey…F You Sam Rosen! (please don’t hate.)
8:16 PM ET: Wow. Marty got absolutely schooled by Lecavalier. Thank goodness nothing came of that wraparound play. Makes me nervous, though.
8:04 PM ET: Big second period right here. Tampa Bay needs to capitalize to have a shot and the Devils need to calm down in the defensive zone to hold the lead. Let’s hope the good guys triumph…interpret that as you will — depending on which team you’re a fan of, that is.
7:46 PM ET: One period in the books. I’ll take it. I’m going to pretend that lapse in the middle of the period didn’t happen. Keep it up boys. Keep it up.
7:45 PM ET: Hey, Patrik Elias has life! GREAT physical play from the Captain — lead by example, Mr. Elias. I really don’t mind the Tampa Bay power play that resulted, because no matter how you slice it, this Devils team NEEDS to start playing physical. I like.
7:34 PM ET: And the Devils proceed to completely fall apart. All Tampa Bay now…and as I type that…
GOAL! PARISE! 2-1 DEVILS! OH YES. FIVE GOALS IN FOUR GAMES. THERE’S YOUR STANLEY CUP GOAL-SCORING LEADER RIGHT THERE.
…whew. Travis Zajac made a beauty of a pass to Martin, who got a nice feed over to Parise for his five-millionth goal of the postseson. Tic-tac-mother f’n-toe. So, uh, bi-polar much?
7:32 PM ET: Well that lasted long…tie game. Poo-mez flubbed on that play right there. Me thinks the defense looks like garbage tonight, by the way.
7:26 PM ET: Wow…did I actually see Marty make a couple good saves? Let’s get the defense going now.
7:19 PM ET: BRIAN GIONTA! THANK YOU JEEBUS! 1-0 DEVILS! Woo. Egg-zactly what the Devils needed. Get the puck to the net and drive for the rebounds. Keep it up. Looking good so far.
7:15 PM ET: Atta boy Rafalski, way to draw the penalty. Huge power play coming up here.
7:13 PM ET: Good start for men in red and black. Devils fans have been begging for the boys to be more physical, and it looks like Mattie got the message loud and clear. This is gonna be one physical game, ladies and gents.
7:04 PM ET: Well, here we are. Game 4. If Game 3 was a must-win, this is a gotta-win. Whitey is still out, and neither Cam Janssen nor David Clarkson will make their ‘07 postseason debuts, so it looks like we gots the same lineup skating tonight. I’m not too sure I feel comfortable with THAT, but I do feel comfortable overall about the game tonight. Have a good feeling about this one. Don’t mess it up for me boys.
At least Rad Brad is in the lineup tonight. Congrats to Rad Brad on the birth of his baby! Yays! Proud Papa, make us proud too!
April 18th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
All in all a pretty strong period. Devils still need to play a little more soundly in their own end. Like the physical play, like the intensity, love the fact that they actually started jumping on those rebounds!!
Let’s Go Devils!
April 18th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
I have a question for “Rad” Brad Lukowich, vis a vis the third TB goal:
WHY IN THE HELL DIDN’T YOU COVER VINCENT LECAVALIER, HE COULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE WIDE OPEN. HE SCORED 52 THIS YEAR, DID YOU THINK HE WAS GOING TO SHANK THAT; DID YOU THINK YOU DIDN’T NEED TO COVER THE TOP SCORER IN THIS SERIES!!?!??!
I’m a little incensed about this, sorry.
April 18th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
Start the offseason now. I can’t deal with watching this garbage anymore.
Okay, not really, but I’m livid right now.
April 18th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
Lecavalier stepped into that “high-stick” I tell you!! The refs are biased.
April 18th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
if the devils lose i think it goes on Matvichuk shoulders. The first time in my life i want White back. Matvichuk go hurt ur back again and take the body or not take the road less travled.
April 18th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Yay!
That must’ve given you a few gray hairs.
April 18th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
A few? I think I think I have at least ten more gray hairs. Hooray for Gomez (he just scored some brownie points on me), but the player of the game is still Parise.
April 18th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Its about time hes done it! Finally SOMEONE from the EGG line scores and who woulda thought Gomer?! Woohooo Gomez is our savior for the 07 playoffs..
April 18th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
That was an awsome game. Yes, I almost peed myself, and the refs were, as usual, horrible, but at least all the bad calls were on them. With the exception of one. The whole game was pretty sweet tho. I’d like to see that again on Friday. Only all in regualtion, and all from the Devils.
April 18th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
I’m so happy Gomez elected to shoot and shoot high (that worked incredibly well in Game 1, Devs, continue to do that!) rather than pass the puck.
Brylin missed a sitter for sure, but his was the third or fourth one that game. I’m glad the Devils scored, they earned it late in the third period and in OT.
Matvichuk continues to impress me. Lukowich…he is not rad in my eyes, sorry. But that can be discussed later. BRING ON GAME FIVE
April 18th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Why wasn’t this on national TV? Oh yeah, they rarely put the Devs on national TV these days.
AWSOME game. Sat on the edge of the seat almost the entire game. Devs finally put it into playoff gear.