GDT: 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

[Paul4587]

Lucic with a 5 for running Smith. May be reviewed and changed to a 2. If Calgary wants to pay someone to take him off their hands for his last year I’m all about him coming here.

 

[duckpuck]

Lucic with a 5 for running Smith. May be reviewed and changed to a 2. If Calgary wants to pay someone to take him off their hands for his last year I’m all about him coming here.

100%

 

[duckpuck]

If I'm Edmonton, there is no way I have McDavid or Drais out there.

 

[Paul4587]

Calgary didn’t even try to mount a comeback.

 

[Mr Rogers]

Really thought the Flames would win this but I think they’re done. Oilers have found something

 

[AngelDuck]

Best player since Gretzky. I’m now putting him above Lemieux and Howe. What he’s doing right now with that supporting cast is absurd.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

I mean, he took advantage of being directed into the net by the opposing defenseman and made it count. We watched and applauded Perry for doing the exact same for years.

I might be wrong but I feel Perry's were typically nothing like that. Like he'd usually just fall on the goalie when he was standing still, nothing close to the way Kadri barreled into Binnington.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

Really thought the Flames would win this but I think they’re done. Oilers have found something

People like to shit on the franchise as a whole but they're a pretty talented group and it's really flown under the radar. Obviously McDavid does a lot of heavy lifting but it's so much more than that IMO.

 

[AngelDuck]

People like to shit on the franchise as a whole but they're a pretty talented group and it's really flown under the radar. Obviously McDavid does a lot of heavy lifting but it's so much more than that IMO.

There forwards are solid for sure and capable of winning a cup

Hyman and Kane both great pickups. We need a couple guys like that eventually

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Lucic with a 5 for running Smith. May be reviewed and changed to a 2. If Calgary wants to pay someone to take him off their hands for his last year I’m all about him coming here.

I'm on the fence about it. Need someone to fill that role, and if we are a cap floor team he offers huge savings. But he is quite terrible at hockey, outside of running Smith, I thought he was so notably bad out there. Seemed as though the puck kept following him around and he couldn't make a good play to save his life. I don't think he's anywhere close to as effective as Des for example, with the rough stuff sure, but not nearly as good of a player.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

There forwards are solid for sure and capable of winning a cup

Hyman and Kane both great pickups. We need a couple guys like that eventually

I think their D is really underrated too. Not that it's a standout group but there isn't a bad defenseman there IMO.

 

[dracom]

why are Tampa and Florida playing again? are they only series that has a back to back?

 

[bsu]

why are Tampa and Florida playing again? are they only series that has a back to back?

I noticed that too, weird. Maybe scheduling conflict? odd.

 

[dracom]

I noticed that too, weird. Maybe scheduling conflict? odd.

probably, sucks for Florida though with them being on a verge of being swept.

 

[FiveHoleTickler]

i wonder who ends up behind the panthers bench next season

highly doubt brunette is brought back. maybe Q returns?

Do coaches often get canned after being nominated for coach of the year?

 

[Quack Shot]

why are Tampa and Florida playing again? are they only series that has a back to back?

There was a scheduling conflict with the arena

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

Do coaches often get canned after being nominated for coach of the year?

It was a long time ago but Ted Nolan was fired the summer after he won it lol. I'm too lazy to look up the nominees every year so I'll guess that it's incredibly rare but a lot of winners last like just a year or two after they win so it definitely doesn't help with job security.

In Bruno's case I'm not even sure he has a contract and there's been whispers he won't be back. I think Friedge mentioned he might not even want to coach but rather be an exec somewhere although not sure that'll happen.

 

[bsu]

Apparently some of the Panthers were at the strip club until 3am the day of their game....

 

[Static]

There was a scheduling conflict with the arena

The heat?

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

The heat?

Kane Brown, although I don't know why they wouldn't just extend the series a day instead.

 

[Terry Yake]

Do coaches often get canned after being nominated for coach of the year?

i think it says a lot that they never removed his interim tag

 

[FiveHoleTickler]

i think it says a lot that they never removed his interim tag

Eh, I think it's more likely he gets brought back at this point. He's also the first coach to bring that franchise out of the first round in over a quarter century.

 

[bsu]

 

[Arthuros]

3-peats may be boring, but I enjoy meltdowns.

 

[bsu]

Barkov needs to be more impactful....