2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs Talk

[Dishface]

I don't know what goalie interference is anymore.... This offside stuff is so annoying too.

 

[Canes]

Avs' 3 top players have returned to early season form. Pilbeto and the Flames may be in trouble.

 

[Brock Anton]

Gaudreau choking big time.

 

[Canes]

Gaudreau choking big time.

Lindholm scored a goal last game but otherwise him and Hanifin are nowhere to be found for the most part this series.

And Dougie has been a major player in our series.

How quickly a trade narrative can turn.

Also Cale Makar is really f***ing good.

 

[Canes]

Brodie scores with 5 seconds left in the 1st. Flames have life.

 

[CaniacSZN]

Check the Flames GDT if you wanna see Flames fans blasting Hanifin for being bad

 

[Canes]

Check the Flames GDT if you wanna see Flames fans blasting Hanifin for being bad

I've said it for awhile now, I think his ceiling is Jay Bouwmeester. And he's still not there yet. While that's a solid player, he'll always leave a lot to be desired.

But Lindholm, I've always been a stan for him and he has just been mostly invisible even after his incredible season. Probably predictable given his slowdown late in the season though.

He's not the object of Flames fan scorn now since he's new, but I imagine they'll be ripping him a new one in 2-3 seasons like they are doing with their two best forwards in Gaudreau and Monahan.

 

[FreshSeabass]

I hope the calagary hurricanes get knocked out tonight. Go avs!!!!

 

[Canes]

I hope the calagary hurricanes get knocked out tonight. Go avs!!!!

This.

Mostly because I like Bednar and MacKinnon.

But also because I just don't like Pastor Bill.

 

[Canes]

Flames are finished. Had a chance to tie it on the PP, then subsequently give up a goal to make it 3-1 not much later.

Rantanen with the nice dish. Avs top players have been badly outplaying the Flames top players.

 

[jaalru]

Bill Peter's lost a challenge. May have seen that before

 

[Joe McGrath]

Peters will never win a challenge. Even if he’s right.

 

[Canes]

I mean that looked like goaltender interference to me, and the ref called it immediately. So hard to argue with.

And now the Avs score again. This time MacKinnon dishes it to Wilson for Wilson's 2nd goal.

Calgary has just been outplayed and outcoached.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Rantanen with the nice dish. Avs top players have been badly outplaying the Flames top players.

That's a big part of it, for sure, but Mike Smith just freakin' sucks. He looks like he's playing with his hair on fire, even making a routine save. I'm not sure how he became the clear-cut No. 1, but aside from the shutout in Game 1, he's looked really shaky. And with a guy like Rittich on the bench (who was better across-the-board in the regular season), I'm not sure why Pastor Bill hasn't changed it up.

 

[Canes]

That's a big part of it, for sure, but Mike Smith just freakin' sucks. He looks like he's playing with his hair on fire, even making a routine save. I'm not sure how he became the clear-cut No. 1, but aside from the shutout in Game 1, he's looked really shaky. And with a guy like Rittich on the bench (who was better across-the-board in the regular season), I'm not sure why Pastor Bill hasn't changed it up.

Smith was actually decent to start the series though. He really has little to do with how badly they're getting lit up as far as the series goes. Rittich might have bought them an extra game but they're absolutely toast either way with how bad they're getting outplayed.

 

[My Special Purpose]

OK, I'll ask the question. We're now 20 minutes away from the two No. 1 seeds *combining* for ONE win this playoff season. Does something need to be changed? Are we giving enough of an incentive for teams to have play all-out for 82 games? If the playoffs are going to be a crapshoot from Day 1, why expend the energy to get a good seed?

IMO, there *should* be more of an upside to finishing at the top of the regular-season standings, but I have no idea what that should be.

 

[Canes]

Ok, Smith sucks for sure.

 

[Canes]

OK, I'll ask the question. We're now 20 minutes away from the two No. 1 seeds *combining* for ONE win this playoff season. Does something need to be changed? Are we giving enough of an incentive for teams to have play all-out for 82 games? If the playoffs are going to be a crapshoot from Day 1, why expend the energy to get a good seed?

IMO, there *should* be more of an upside to finishing at the top of the regular-season standings, but I have no idea what that should be.

Finishing 1st in your conference still gives you the advantage of facing the #8 seed in the 1st round though.

It's the divisional #2 vs #3 that needs to be changed.

Just go back to how it was before. There was literally nothing wrong with that.

 

[CaniacSZN]

The two teams with the most points after 82 games both lose 4 straight games and are out first round. The amount of variance and luck in the playoffs is insane but that’s make it’s so fun to watch.

 

[CaniacSZN]

OK, I'll ask the question. We're now 20 minutes away from the two No. 1 seeds *combining* for ONE win this playoff season. Does something need to be changed? Are we giving enough of an incentive for teams to have play all-out for 82 games? If the playoffs are going to be a crapshoot from Day 1, why expend the energy to get a good seed?

IMO, there *should* be more of an upside to finishing at the top of the regular-season standings, but I have no idea what that should be.

What do you mean by something needs to change? No matter what you do to the regular season or playoff format there’s going to be a lot of variance in the playoffs. In a game where so few scoring events occur you’re going to get a lot of different results. There’s nothing you can do to change it, just enjoy it.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Sure. Put 18 teams in. Have the 8-9 teams play a best of 5 round for the right to play the #1 seed.

And then watch the #1 seeds lose anyway because they're cold from not playing for a week.

Want to make the regular season meaningful? Make the President's Trophy meaningful. The playoffs will always be a crapshoot to some degree.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

And now Lindy done knocked his own self out.

This is deeply satisfying.

 

[The Faulker 27]

It's amazing to watch a team like Tampa get swept by CBJ. They added a bunch of players and caught flack for it when they barely made the playoffs. Then proceeded to throttle one of the best teams in NHL history, and legitimately look like they could go deep. In the words of H. Ford.

 

[toastmasterbone]

Guess Peters will be the first of the 3 ex-Canes coaches in the playoffs to hit the mat.

 

[Brock Anton]

I give it another year before Hanifin is on the outs in Calgary. He looks the same exact player in this series that he was here.

Some other team will fall in love with the draft hype and think they'll be able to pry it out of him, but it'll fail. Dude just doesn't care.