NHL Playoffs: Blues eliminate Stars, fans react on Twitter
The St. Louis Blues defeated the Dallas Stars in Game 7 and fans took to Twitter to express themselves.
The Dallas Stars deserve credit for getting this far through the series without center Tyler Seguin and with major difficulties in goal. However, the top-seeded Central Division team failed to live up to expectations, crumbling before the Blues on home ice.
Though St. Louis fans were thrilled to see their team reach the Western Conference final for the first time since 2001, most of the postgame attention went to the Stars, specifically the team’s deficiencies.
No doubt the Dallas offseason will involve major focus the blue line and the man in the crease. Kari Lehtonen, who started for Dallas in the first period, allowed three goals in eight shots and finished with a save percentage of .625. Antti Niemi, meanwhile, let in two goals in 10 shots on goal and had a .800 save percentage.
@davelozo pic.twitter.com/GhUo4JfwGG
— Sean (@SeanMcIntyre403) May 12, 2016
Now in goal for the Stars. pic.twitter.com/tjLlBBhJvu
— Ted Starkey (@TedStarkey) May 12, 2016
Dearest Annabelle, Morale is low. Our lines are broken. The casualties are many. I fear all is lost, but we fight on pic.twitter.com/AyD8TKkO4k
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) May 12, 2016
Schwartz with a point. St. Louis the third team through to Round 3. pic.twitter.com/1nx1tb4qSO
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) May 12, 2016
This is a team on the rise and this embarrassment is bad, but probably a good thing for them to stew on all summer.
— . (@ObsceneAlex) May 12, 2016
How about the crowd in Dallas giving the #stars a strong ovation after a 6-1 loss in Game 7?
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 12, 2016
That franchise is on the right track.
Nah man, "down there" is a dirty place pic.twitter.com/9xmTVbllfI
— Hooked on Chronics (@Blaze_Weedman) May 12, 2016
Dallas has done most things right but the two moves insta-questioned did not break their way. Goaltending, Russell deal both p bad.
— Travis Yost (@travisyost) May 12, 2016
Lot of money on the books for two good goalies. Good, not great, with no defensive structure in front of them. https://t.co/Wtgb22Ljm3
— Abbey Mastracco (@AbbeyMastracco) May 12, 2016
Think about how sick the Blackhawks had to have been to win a Stanley Cup with Antti Niemi in net.
— Adam Herman (@AdamZHerman) May 12, 2016
The Blues, who are in the playoffs for the 40th time this year but have yet to win a Stanley Cup, will have home-ice advantage in the first game of the Western Conference finals. They will face either the Nashville Predators or the San Jose Sharks, who play in their own Game 7 Thursday, May 12 at 9:00 PM ET.
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