2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs Talk

[DaveG]

I seriously wonder what the bigger choke job is: Tampa clown pounding their way to the President's Trophy and then losing 4 straight in the first round, or Greg Norman's choke of a 6 shot lead at Augusta in 96?

 

[HisIceness]

I wouldn't be shocked if the Lightning pull a UVA and win it all next season. This kind of reminds me of when Boston blew that 3-0 lead to Philadelphia in 2010.

 

[The Faulker 27]

So not only is Carolina still in the playoffs, but they've won 1 game. 2 things the Lightning and Penguins did not accomplish. What a time to be alive.

 

[Tryamw]

OT in St Louis

 

[SaskCanesFan]

Columbus winning this series means future trade deadlines will be more exciting and action packed.

No one flopped like the Lightning in the regular season. Their flopping ways just don't work for playoff hockey. I'm obviously still surprised they lost, though.

I was cheering for Columbus exactly because of your first point. GMs are already so conservative and afraid of making moves, if going all-in blew up in the Jackets face you might not see a big deadline for a decade. Hopefully this result loosens things up a bit. Good on Jarmo for going for it

 

[sabremike]

Did you know the Sabres won as many playoff games this year as Tampa and the Pens COMBINED??

 

[Tryamw]

Jets win

 

[Canes]

I wouldn't be shocked if the Lightning pull a UVA and win it all next season. This kind of reminds me of when Boston blew that 3-0 lead to Philadelphia in 2010.

Sharks also blew a 3-0 lead though. They semi-recovered by making it to a Cup final a few years later but they still haven't won anything,

 

[Brock Anton]

Just took at peek at the Sharks' capfriendly page and .... lmao

Evander Kane: $7M AAV until 2025 with a M-NTC
Logan Couture: $8M AAV until 2026 with a M-NTC
Brent Burns: $8M AAV until 2025 with a M-NTC
M-E Vlasic: $7M AAV until 2026 with a NMC
Martin Jones: $5.75M AAV until 2024 with a M-NTC

Oh, and Pavelski, Karlsson, Meier, Labanc and Donskoi need new deals this summer.

 

[DougieSmash]

Blues missed golden opportunity tonight, f***...

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

 

[Lempo]

" ... and by 'the entire way', we mean..."

 

[zman77]

 

[WreckingCrew]

I seriously wonder what the bigger choke job is: Tampa clown pounding their way to the President's Trophy and then losing 4 straight in the first round, or Greg Norman's choke of a 6 shot lead at Augusta in 96?

Don't forget an Atlanta 28-3 lead over the Patriots halfway through the SuperBowl with literally the entire US (outside New England) behind them...

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I’m enjoying seeing pens fans posts about Rutherford now that they’ve been swept.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

So many upsets happen over the course of a couple of hours. Not to take anything away from them, but things happen when players get caught up in the moment of one special game.

This one is different because it took a week. Tampa had plenty of time to figure out how to avoid it, and didn't.

 

[zman77]

Not that it matters to 'Cane-NHL Fans.
But, up here in London we were ahead 3 Games to o vs Guelph.
Guess what?
We lost the next 4 games including the 7th game last night.
Oucccccchhhhhhh!!
As Yogi said, "It's never over 'til it's over!"

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Not that it matters to 'Cane-NHL Fans.
But, up here in London we were ahead 3 Games to o vs Guelph.
Guess what?
We lost the next 4 games including the 7th game last night.
Oucccccchhhhhhh!!
As Yogi said, "It's never over 'til it's over!"

Epic collapse in game 7, too. Up 3-1 and then gave up 5 unanswered goals for anyone who doesn’t know.

 

[zman77]

Epic collapse in game 7, too. Up 3-1 and then gave up 5 unanswered goals for anyone who doesn’t know.

Cardiac Jerks you are absolutely correct!!
I can't remember such a massive break down with the Knights in many years.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Don't forget an Atlanta 28-3 lead over the Patriots halfway through the SuperBowl with literally the entire US (outside New England) behind them...

Or the Houston Oilers with 28-3 lead against Buffalo, who had a back-up QB (Frank Reich). It's one thing to lose a lead to Tom Brady, but Frank Reich?

 

[DaveG]

Wasn't that game 35-3 at one point?