The two goal debacle: an in-depth analysis

While I unfortunately can’t grow a playoff beard (the closest I’ll get to that is buying fake facial hair or drawing on my face with a marker) or even cheer for my own team, the one thing I can do is watch the playoffs. I will openly admit that I love the playoffs, regardless of whether the Thrashers are playing or not (and, let’s face it, the answer is typically not). Cruel and unusual punishment? Maybe. But playoff hockey is the epitome of everything that is great about the NHL. Double overtime, old rivalries, bitter hatred between fan bases, comeback wins, big hits, up-tempo north-south hockey. The 13 straight hours of coverage today were like hockey’s version of the Ironman triathlon–4 games in a row, starting at noon and ending at 1 A.M., without interruption. If the playoffs were Trend Watch in one of those tabloid magazines that we all read but won’t admit to, there would be two things to talk about: blown leads and quick goals. No lead has...