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Teams are starting to get their hate on. Apparently Saturday night is alright for fighting, the Capitals, Senators, Blues and Blackhawks all get even in Game Two. BOILING OVERThe Ottawa Senators opened Game Two against the New York Rangers with a mission and that was to make Rangers C Brian Boyle pay for taking liberties with Senators D Erik Karlsson in Game One. Better late than never and Senators tough guy D Matt Carkner attacked Boyle early in the first period, raining punches down on the 6-foot-7 Ranger, even after he had gone to the ice after a couple on the button from Carkner. This resulted in every skater on the ice piling into the boards, trying to get Carkner off. Bizarrely, officials decided to throw Rangers C Brandon Dubinsky out of the game, as the "third man in", though considering Boyle a participant in an altercation because he was getting punched (he didnt get any penalty on the play) is hardly a fair application of the rule. No self-respecting hockey player would allow a fallen teammate to keep taking punches, particularly when linesmen werent in position to pull Carkner off of Boyle, so its no surprise that Rangers coach John Tortorella appreciated Dubinskys decision to get involved, even if the punishment cost the Rangers a solid two-way forward for the night. That incident merely set the tone for the game, as both teams were playing the body at every opportunity and Boyle remained in the middle of it. Six minutes after he was attacked by Carkner, Boyle was challenged by Senators RW Chris Neil and Boyle didnt shy away from the fisticuffs, throwing his gloves to the ice with authority before tangling with Neil. Its worth noting that Boyle also scored a goal in the third period. It was Boyles second goal of the playoffs and seventh in the last 11 games, counting the last nine games of the regular season -- a veritable offensive explosion from a checker who posted 11 goals in 82 games this season. Neil was the overtime hero, falling into Rangers G Henrik Lundqvist and then banging a loose puck past Lundqvist, who had lost his stick. The nastiness continued when Rangers rookie LW Carl Hagelin took a major penalty for elbowing Senators RW Daniel Alfredsson. Hagelin had 24 penalty minutes in 64 regular season games for the Rangers, so its not like hes a thug, but he did finish the hit high and is slated to have a hearing with NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan. If Alfredsson is sidelined by a concussion, it is easy to see how Hagelin could get suspended as a result. Senators D Erik Karlsson, fired 10 shots on goal and scored once, banking a pass in off the skate of Rangers D Michael Del Zotto, while leading the Senators with five hits. The Rangers first goal was scored by D Anton Stralman who led the Blueshirts with five shots in just 13:55 of ice time. Also worth noting that Rangers RW Marian Gaborik had no shots and was minus-1 in 20:14. While Game Two may have been an ugly affair, the Senators get to head home with a split in the series, though its possible that they may not have Daniel Alfredsson in the lineup. RIVALRY BUILDINGAnimosity picked up in the Sharks-Blues series as well, with a number of contentious plays marking a strong bounceback game from the Blues. While St. Louis first goal was put into the net by Sharks D Marc-Edouard Vlasic, a whole lot of luck, Blues RW T.J. Oshie led the way, who had a terrific individual effort, beating three Sharks, before he set up David Backes for St. Louis second goal and played a part in the third goal of the night. But, as much as what happened on the scoreboard, there were several incidents that indicated this series is generating a certain amount of hate for the opposition. Sharks D Brent Burns sent a blatant elbow at the back of the head of Blues C Scott Nichol; Sharks LW T.J. Galiardi left his feet to crunch Blues LW Andy McDonald against the boards; McDonald followed up by slew-footing Sharks C Logan Couture; Blues C Vladimir Sobotka and Sharks C Dominic Moore battled all night, punctuated by and end-of-game scrap in which Sobotka took an extra swing once he had Moore down on the ice. That list doesnt even cover everything that happened in the game to raise the temperature, but that list alone indicates that there will be more scores to be settled before all is said and done. That list of transgressions doesnt even cover the Blues losing G Jaroslav Halak to injury early in the second period. That injury occurred when Blues D Barret Jackman collided with Halak after an aggressive backchecking sequence. Fortunately, the Blues could turn to Brian Elliott and he finished off the shutout effort for St. Louis. As I noted on Twitter, what stood out to me from the end-of-game pugilism was that Blues D Roman Polak looked like he was as strong as an ox and a little scary in his destruction of Sharks D Justin Braun. To be fair, its not like Braun is going to be confused with a heavyweight, but Polak was in beast mode. Heading to San Jose for Game Three, this series has become more interesting because of the heat being generated between these clubs. CAPITALS GRIND OUT A WINGoaltending has been at the forefront of this series and while its not surprising with Tim Thomas manning the cage for Boston, Braden Holtby is really rising to the occasion for the Capitals, stopping 43 of 44 Boston shots to give Washington a chance to win, and win they did, 2-1 in Double-OT. Through two games, Holtby has stopped 72 of 74 (97.3%) Bruins shots on goal. Washingtons winning goal Saturday was scored by Nicklas Backstrom, off a nice feed from Marcus Johansson following a face-off in the Boston zone. Backstrom led all Capitals forwards with 30:03 in ice time in his sixth game back in the lineup after missing nearly half the season with a concussion. Checking C Jay Beagle led the Capitals with six shots on goal, the most hes ever recorded in an NHL game. Mind-the-store D Karl Alzner had five blocked shots and five hits for the Capitals, spending most of his time matched up against the line of David Krejci, Milan Lucic and Rich Peverley, a trio that recorded eight shots on goal in Game Two. Alzner wasnt the only one blocking shots for the Capitals, though, as Washington blocked 27 Bruins shots, compared to the Bruins blocking just eight Capitals shots -- and indication that the Capitals are paying the price, but also that they dont have the puck in the offensive zone as much as the Bruins and that should be a matter of some concern. Bostons leader in shots on goal in Game Two was enforcer Shawn Thornton, who had five shots on goal in a mere 8:02 of ice time. Since the 40th game of the season this year, Thornton had recorded five shots on goal once. RW Troy Brouwer scored Washingtons first goal and led the Capitals with six hits. The battle for the Bruins is just beginning. If they cant make life more difficult for Holtby and get more production from their top lines, they run the risk of being upset because the Capitals are even in the series and heading home, even though Alexander Ovechkin has managed one assist through two games. DOWN TO THE WIREChicago held a decided territorial advantage, outshooting the Coyotes 48-33, yet they needed to score with the goaltender pulled for the second time in two games, allowing LW Bryan Bickell to play the role of overtime hero as the Blackhawks evened the series. Bickell had a modest 24 points during the regular season, but hes returned to a more significant role in the second half of the year and he put up a pair of goals, including the OT winner, in Game Two. It was no secret that, coming into the series, Phoenixs best chance to win was to have G Mike Smith perform at a higher level than Blackhawks G Corey Crawford, as he had generally throughout the 2011-2012 season. Blackhawks rookie RW Andrew Shaw took a five-minute major for charging Smith, who remained down for quite some time after taking Shaws shoulder to the head as he played the puck behind the Phoenix net, but Smith remained in the game and Phoenix took advantage, with Antoine Vermette scoring on the ensuing power play to take a 3-2 lead. Vermette scored a pair of power play goals for the Coyotes, giving him three goals in two games in the series, a sudden playoff contributor after he scored three goals in the first 42 playoff games of his career. Just as it appeared Chicagos hopes were fading once again, Brent Seabrook fired a shot from the point that was deflected in by Patrick Sharp with six seconds remaining in the third period. Seabrook continued his stellar play, registering five shots on goal in 31:32 of ice time. The margin of victory has been awfully thin through the first two games, but the Blackhawks have been getting a lot of shots on the Phoenix goal, an advantage that would figure to work in their favour over the long run. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Bradley Roby Jersey . Barcelona says Pique tore a muscle in his right leg. The Spain international will miss Spanish league games against Almeria and Valladolid, but should be back for the Champions league match against Manchester City on March 12. Danny Trevathan Jersey . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. http://www.shopbroncosus.com/women-demaryius-thomas-broncos- jersey-sale/ . -- The basic role that Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito shared as offensive linemen for the Miami Dolphins was protecting quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Aqib Talib Jersey . Wright sat out games on Tuesday and Wednesday after learning he broke his finger diving back to a base Monday night. He was examined by a hand specialist for the second straight day Thursday. Denver Broncos Jersey . "There are a lot of kids out there in my situation, probably far worse situations," he said in a phone interview with The Associated Press.In a shocking upset that stunned the planet and parts of the galaxy, Mercer beat Duke 78-71. After the loss, White refused to make good on the bet, instead offering Hoyt tickets to a Bears game. Cue the social backlash. So heres the question: did White and Hoyt have a binding contract that requires White to pay up? In order to have a binding contract, you need to have a three things: an offer, an acceptance and something called consideration. Its not crazy to say that the first 2 elements are met here. White made an offer, and Hoyt accepted the offer when he can excitedly tweeted "Ill take that offer!". So far so good for Hoyt. On to the third element of consideration. Consideration is an essential element for the formation of a contract. In order to have it, each side has to promise or provide something of value to the other. You give me something and I give you something. Without this exchange, there is no contract. For example, if you express an interest in my banjo and I agree to sell it to you for $50,000, we have the consideration we need to say we have a contract. Im getting $50K and youre getting an awesome instrument that brings people together. This is where things fall apart for Hoyt. This deal didnt have the requisite consideration. The valuee only flowed in one direction – to Hoyt.dddddddddddd. There was no value going the other way to White. The deal was one-sided. That means we dont have a binding contract. You might be able to argue consideration if White had tweeted out that if you follow him and Duke loses, he will give away season tickets. In this case, it could be said that White is getting value because when people follow him, his brand becomes more valuable which in turn can translate into sponsor dollars and marketing opportunities. Theres also another problem for Hoyt. Before you can say there is a legally binding contract, you have to show that both sides intended on entering into the contract in the first place. That would be tough to show here. Ultimately, White would say he was just joking. He doesnt know Hoyt and the tickets he offered arent even available. This all went down in the informal environment that is Twitter. A contract was never contemplated. So all this means that there is no binding contract between White and Hoyt, and as a result, Hoyt cant force White to cough up the season tickets. That being said, the next question to answer is whether White should provide Hoyt with season tickets. And thats something I suspect everyone has an opinion on including my banjo teacher. ' ' '
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