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Originally posted by goose5:
Hope the Avs have a good showing. No way they make it out the the first round.

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Originally posted by sigarms229:
Wife, kiddo and I are heading to Pittsburgh tonight for game 2. Hoping for a repeat of game 1 and lets get this series done in 4 and send the Flyers to the golf course where they belong

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Originally posted by ASKSmith:

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Originally posted by sigarms229:
Wife, kiddo and I are heading to Pittsburgh tonight for game 2. Hoping for a repeat of game 1 and lets get this series done in 4 and send the Flyers to the golf course where they belong

That did not end well...

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
Bruins fan here - but really enjoyed the Caps/Blue Jackets game.

In fact, all of the series are compelling.

Should be a fun April/May.

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The Winnipeg Jets have been stopped — temporarily — by a whiteout.

Scott Brown, a spokesperson for Jets owner True North Sports & Entertainment, confirmed Saturday afternoon the Jets' plane, en route from Winnipeg to Minneapolis, was diverted to Duluth, Minn., about a 250-kilometre drive away.

The Jets are scheduled to play the Minnesota Wild in Game 3 of their first-round NHL playoffs series, which the Jets lead 2-0, on Sunday.

A blizzard is currently sweeping through the northern U.S., leading to numerous road closures and flights in and out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport being cancelled.

There was no immediate word on the Jets' next step — either to wait out the weather and fly in the evening when Minneapolis Airport may reopen, or try to bus to their destination.

Arriving at the Winnipeg airport before his flight Saturday, Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine said he hoped for a landing in Minneapolis.

"I'm not flying the plane. I don't know about the weather," he said. "I'm just going to sit on the plane and hopefully we're going to land in Minneapolis."

A couple of early afternoon and evening flights to Minneapolis from Winnipeg's Richardson International Airport were cancelled due to the weather. Two flights to Toronto were also cancelled, due to an ice storm from the same weather system pounding the U.S.

Winnipegger Melanie Lee Lockhart told CBC News she was trying to drive into Minneapolis for a show Saturday and had to turn back.

"We got to 90 miles west of Minneapolis and winds were bad, highway was slippery, blowing snow was starting. When we saw the [National Weather Service] warning we pulled the plug."

The U.S. National Weather Service calls the blizzard "historic," adding up to 10 centimetres of snow an hour could fall in and near the Twin Cities.

"Total snow accumulations of [20-38 centimetres] are expected through Sunday from southwest Minnesota to east central Minnesota and northern Wisconsin," the service said. "Totals will taper off to [10-20 centimetres] across west central Minnesota."

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
Bruins fan here - but really enjoyed the Caps/Blue Jackets game.

In fact, all of the series are compelling.

Should be a fun April/May.

I did not. Blowing a two goal lead, then blowing the lead again. They'll win home ice advantage back tonight hopefully.

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Originally posted by SgtGold:

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
Bruins fan here - but really enjoyed the Caps/Blue Jackets game.

In fact, all of the series are compelling.

Should be a fun April/May.

I did not. Blowing a two goal lead, then blowing the lead again. They'll win home ice advantage back tonight hopefully.

The Crapitals did it again last night. If they keep this up they won't get to see their most hated opponent, the second round.