NHL Playoffs

**Ilias Nytrau** · May 9th, 2013, 08:00:47 PM

The 2013 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals has claimed its second victim:

The Montréal Canadiens

I fear I am watching the canadian teams drop like flies.

**Kale** · May 10th, 2013, 10:25:31 AM

To be fair, they were playing another Canadian team. One of them was going to go.

Of course, I'm hoping the Senators will be on the way out next series, as they'll be the Penguins' next opponent IF they can get over the Islanders... fingers crossed!

I'm amazed how many Penguins fans are just piling on Fleury for the Penguins' struggles in this series. The Penguins have been awful to watch through most of games 2, 3, and 4, and while Fleury certainly fell apart at the end of game 4, that was after three straight games of abuse by an aggressive Islanders team with minimal defense from his own teammates. Even when they switched to Vokoun for game 5, he had to weather the storm in the first preiod until the Pens finally got their heads on straight and started controlling the puck. It was nice to see them dictate the pace of the game for a change. Now they need to repeat the effort in New York, because I'd really rather not see this go to game 7.