GDT: 2022-23 NHL Playoffs

[tycoonheart]

Bobs been ridiculously good.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I had Bob in fantasy all year and he was mostly trash lol go figure

 

[usiel]

Fun first period. Two teams playing hard though felt the ice as tilted in favor of Florida.

 

[HTFN]

Man, Jordan Staal is a moose. On the Ovechkin scale of "people who sometimes don't move when he hits them" Jordan Staal's way up there with Doug Murray and, like... Anton Volchenkov? Chara I guess?

 

[twabby]

Carolina just isn’t built for the playoffs. Too much hitting, too much offense off the forecheck and too little in transition, pucks shot from everywhere, very little star power, etc.

 

[usiel]

Carolina just isn’t built for the playoffs. Too much hitting, too much offense off the forecheck and too little in transition, pucks shot from everywhere, very little star power, etc.

They go for a few stretches keeping the puck in the zone but seems they lack a bit of skill. Not having Svechnikov hurting a bit.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

If the Penguins would have beat the Hawks in the last game of the season would the Panthers have missed the playoffs? Hockey is crazy

 

[Raikkonen]

What's up with Barkov?

 

[usiel]

What's up with Barkov?

I remember I saw a replay him getting slightly rubbed out on the boards as the play went up the ice which didn't look like much but see a few injuries like that in the last couple of years invariably knee ones.

Wonder how much turtle mode the Panthers will do into here for the 3rd.

 

[HTFN]

What's up with Barkov?

looked like knee contact

 

[usiel]

Florida wins again. Carolina cooked?

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Sweep Rod….

 

[Calicaps]

Florida wins again. Carolina cooked?

definitely. and the Panthers have had a goal called back in all 3 games. that's nuts

 

[Nice]

That being Bob's first playoff shutout is surprising. What a game by him

 

[Fred22406Capsfan]

C'mon, Florida. Get out the brooms on Wednesday.

 

[Raikkonen]

Last thing I expected is Florida being up 3-0

 

[Calicaps]

if FLA hoists it, am I right that they'd be only the second 8th seed to do so...LA being the other?

 

[TRASHCAT]

LOL

 

[Hivemind]

Certainly looks like the Panthers will be coming out of the East. I think they can beat Pavelski, but not sure if they would be able to beat Vegas.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Bob is like Halak on steroids right now

 

[kicksavedave]

if FLA hoists it, am I right that they'd be only the second 8th seed to do so...LA being the other?

And you think WE were jinxing the draft lottery?

 

[Calicaps]

And you think WE were jinxing the draft lottery?

I said IF....

 

[kicksavedave]

I said IF....

Announcer: If Joe Schmuckatelli can get through the next inning, he'll have a perfect game.
Next batter: Hits a double off the wall
Announcer: Well I didn't see that coming.

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

If the Penguins would have beat the Hawks in the last game of the season would the Panthers have missed the playoffs? Hockey is crazy

It really could go down as one of the more impactful regular season games in NHL history. If the Penguins win that game…

- Florida doesn’t go on this magical run and it’s likely either Boston or Toronto are playing right now. If it’s Toronto there’s a good chance Dubas is still the GM.
- Does Paul Maurice get fired after taking a team who won the PT last season and then misses the playoffs this season? Would that be a landing spot for Lavi since he lives in Florida?
- Pittsburgh probably doesn’t fire Hextall if they make the playoffs. Now they’re rumored to be between Dubas and Tulsky, either of which are huge upgrades over Hextall.
- The Blackhawks would finish with the worst record in hockey so they wouldn’t be lottery team #3 — Columbus would — so the Bluejackets would have won the Bedard lottery.
- Bob might get traded this summer after he was benched for Alex Lyon and the narrative that he’s a playoff choker gets even louder. Now this run may solidly his place in the Hall of Fame and who knows, maybe Florida trades Knight now?

Just a massive butterfly effect from that one game.

 

[StrikingDistance]

LOL

Probably the only thing he has done well this whole series. What a baby.