the games are being called a little tight but they are letting some stuff go still. lots of penalties and i think that's mostly guys getting their timing, legs, etc.

but the intensity is definitely there.

i didn't see anyone out in the qualifiers that mattered other than maybe mcdavid, draisaitl and josi as individuals. the penguins looked dead AF, haven't seen them play that bad since 2013 against boston and this may have been worse, really. they were a lot younger then, too.

the flyers have really impressed me. they don't get bummed if they get a bad bounce. they respond fast when they need to and they always respond *well*. they really slammed the door in the third tonight, other than the end where montreal was obviously pinching and pressing. they barely broke a sweat in the round robin.