Don't sleep on Montreal. There isn't a single super star on that team, and they keep finding a way.
The Islanders are the dirtiest team in the playoffs. Never seen one team commit so many penalties yet rarely get called. I get that in the playoffs, the refs put the whistles away for the most part, which to me is retarded, but some of the stuff they let go vs. what they call is beyond the pale. For example, the other night, Tampa had a PP, gained the zone and the Isles cleared. Tampa rushed back up the ice, and Johnson was coming down the LW with speed and was in the process of blowing past the defender with ease, was blatantly tripped in front of the ref and no call. I mean, it was bad. They were the only two players in the zone at the time, so no way the ref was watching anything else. It would have given TB a 5-3 PP. Tampa scored a few seconds later anyway, but that was just terrible. I hate the Bruins and Cassidy, but the guy wasn't wrong. The Isles get away with everything BUT murder. I hope they reach the final and have their hearts ripped out in overtime in every game of a four game sweep. Playoff hockey is fun, but the Isles and the straight goon **** is ruining it for me.
