Copenhagen 3, Edinburgh 2 – Copenhagen leads series 2-1 Fearsome Shea Weber took a slapshot while his Copenhagen Tridents were on the powerplay late in a 2-2 game and the result was a lead in the game and an eruption of home fans. The Weber goal held up and the Tridents now have a 2-1 series…
The 16 teams in the EURO playoffs have all played two games and in 7 of the 8 series, the higher-seeded teams are enjoying 2-0 leads. All the series will shift locations today. Zurich 2, Bern 1 – Zurich leads series 2-0 In a very close series, the Lions have a razor-thin edge in statistics but a…
Copenhagen 7, Edinburgh 4 – Series tied 1-1 The Copenhagen Tridents produced the only win by a visiting team through 12 games of the EURO Playoffs, after they poured it on in the second and third periods in Scotland Friday. The Tridents trailed 3-1 before Russian star Alexander Ovechkin scored twice in the second period…
Athens 3, Bratislava 2 – Athens leads series 1-0 Knowing his team would beat Bratislava in the first round of the playoffs, Athens coach John Tortorella did a curious thing. He benched veteran right wing T.J. Oshie and inserted Czech Tomas Vincour in his place. After the game, he called the move unintentional, blaming his office staff.…
Minsk 3, Gothenburg 2 (OT) – Minsk leads series 1-0 Thomas Powell scored in overtime to give the Minsk Hussars a 1-game lead in what observers expect to be the tightest series of the EURO playoffs. Looking at the shots on goal total, Minsk deserved the win, as they outshot the Devils 42-16. Each team…
The Commissioner and Rose took a look at the Northern Conference playoffs after they had a long conversation about the movie “Unbroken” and Rose seemed to know way more about WWII Japanese submarines than she could possibly know. Her resume doesn’t say anything about her working during the mid-1940s. Hmmm. As we said last year, please…
The unpredictable playoff results have been predicted by the Commissioner and Rose again this season. Last season, the commish out-guessed the accountant by a single series. Paris (No. 1 seed) vs. Madrid (No. 8) Commissioner: Paris should take this one with ease. Madrid kind of backed into the playoffs, having lost 9 of its last…
Desperate battles for the final playoff spots in the EURO League’s two conferences has Geneva outside looking in, with London in the same position … at the moment. Helsinki slipped past London thanks to the Dons losing four straight games to playoff-bound teams in games number 78 through 81. London’s regular season is over, but they have…
