His name is Eric Staal. You’re going to get sick of hearing that name for the next 10 days or so. He’s going to be a thorn in the Boston Bruins’ sides in the second round of the playoffs.
Just when it seemed safe to plan for an Eastern Conference semifinal match-up with Pittsburgh, Staal and his Carolina Hurricanes pulled a miracle in Newark. Jussi Jokinen tied the score with 1:20 left and Staal shocked the Garden State with a goal with just 31.7 seconds left in Game 7 to raise Carolina over New Jersey, 4-3, at Prudential Center.
The Bruins will now square off with the sixth-seeded Hurricanes in a best-of-seven series starting at a date to be determined. Boston swept the four-game season series from Carolina in 2008-09. The other conference semifinal will pit Washington against Pittsburgh. I will post the schedule as soon as it becomes available.
this will be a good series. i would love to say that the 4-0 record matters, but as we saw last year with montreal, its how your playing now. even that being said, no one is playing better than the Bruins, and I dont think carolinas Defense will be good enough to handle our offensive depth. especially with a fully rested, as healthy as your gonna be at this time fo year, team. i look for the Bruins to win in 5 games, but all five games will be close, lots of one goal victories.
4-0 regular season record for the B’s vs Canes, but the Canes looked a little scary tonight….time for the B’s to get the video running and figure out why they were so successful in this series. Bonus: We don’t have to deal with Malkin/Crosby…yet. Looking forward to a good one. B’s in 6