Going to keep this one short. Thanks to the Flyers and Rangers playing the only game tonight I actually get a bit of a rest from all the action. I watched the full San Jose - Los Angeles game last night which ended sometime around or after one. Now there are three game 7's tomorrow to look forward to as well as the five or so hours of sleep.
One thing always ramps up in the playoffs. The misconduct. There is no easier way to get players off the ice when things begin to get testy then handing out misconducts. It happens every season. This one has been no different and we aren't even into the second round. Including the Flyers game tonight which had one fight and one misconduct here are the playoff numbers so far.
16 Fighting Majors (8 Fights)
35 Misconducts
Regular Season Numbers:
1866 Fighting Majors or 933 Fights
230 Misconducts
Anaheim, Los Angeles, Minnesota and San Jose all have as many or more misconducts in the playoffs then they did in the entire regular season. Anaheim is either going to be playing San Jose or Los Angeles. Can't imagine that is going to be a friendly series.
It's not the five minute overtime rule, but it's always a given. In my mind before the playoffs started amongst the group of professionals whether it is the NHL, AHL or ECHL, I figured the leader in points would be around 30 and penalty minutes around 60. The 60 might be a little low now.
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