2023 NHL Playoffs Around the League

[The Winter Soldier]

I had a great night.

 

[The Real JT]

Toews. Woof!

 

[beach]

While watching the Leafs do things like this is funny, I’m kind of over caring about them losing in the first round. Would much rather see the results of the two games tonight reversed.

I enjoyed every minute of the Leafs debacle.

 

[Tres Peleches]

Tolvanen could have been an Islander

 

[MJF]

BTW, for the posters who bemoan the Isles' lack of skill, NJ and TOR have loads of skill.

If the Rags and TB lost you’d be saying the same thing.

 

[Big L]

Why does Bunting have a meeting with DPS, but trouba didn’t last year?

 

[Quickdraw2828]

While watching the Leafs do things like this is funny, I’m kind of over caring about them losing in the first round.

Are you Kidding? Tavares running up a 55 million dollar tab over five years and not winning a single playoff series? That would be funny for a lifetime.

 

[beach]

Why does Bunting have a meeting with DPS, but trouba didn’t last year?

Good question, but just enjoy it!

 

[Lame Lambert]

Why does Bunting have a meeting with DPS, but trouba didn’t last year?

Because this league is incredibly biased towards the Rangers and they don’t even attempt to hide it

 

[The Real JT]

Why does Bunting have a meeting with DPS, but trouba didn’t last year?

It’s ironic that Bunting has a meeting with
DPS over something not particularly egregious yet he embellishes all the time and doesn’t get called for it.

Trouba, on the other hand has been throwing elbows for years. If they’re not going to throw the book at him for injuring Crosby, then there’s no hope for any punishment. I had plenty of video to choose from regarding cheap shots from Trouba, but this one really stands out for me. Interestingly, he didn’t even connect on it, but it was dirty as f***.

 

[19 Straight]

Are you Kidding? Tavares running up a 55 million dollar tab over five years and not winning a single playoff series? That would be funny for a lifetime.

Agree, but Toronto won game 1 vs TB last year, 5-0, and lost the series. It's only one game. TB needs to win 4 and is now down 2 defensemen. It's way too early for victory laps. In fact, 6 of 8 higher seeds/home teams lost game 1.

 

[leeroggy]

 

[Tres Peleches]

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He thinks the league favors TB over Toronto? Deluded. Simply deluded

 

[SI90]

lol

 

[thegoldenyear]

It’s a particular pleasure of mine, living in Toronto on disastrous nights for the Leafs.

 

[JKP]

Agree, but Toronto won game 1 vs TB last year, 5-0, and lost the series. It's only one game. TB needs to win 4 and is now down 2 defensemen. It's way too early for victory laps. In fact, 6 of 8 higher seeds/home teams lost game 1.

Personally, I think it’s worse for TML because the pressure of being 0-13 in series clinching games has to be in this core’s fragile heads.

They lose tomorrow and i can’t imagine that group being able to mentally come back from it, they’re just too soft and have a culture of PO losing In their souls… they’ll be all “here we go again…”

 

[Big L]

lol

Comments are gold

 

[PK Cronin]

Personally, I think it’s worse for TML because the pressure of being 0-13 in series clinching games has to be in this core’s fragile heads.

They lose tomorrow and i can’t imagine that group being able to mentally come back from it, they’re just too soft and have a culture of PO losing In their souls… they’ll be all “here we go again…”

If they can't rally and get back in this series they are going to have to blow it up. I still think they will make it.

 

[doublechili]

If the Rags and TB lost you’d be saying the same thing.

By 4 goals as well? Maybe. If it helped me prove the point that it's too early to be making pronouncements based on one game. (Except, I picked NYR and TBL to win the series)

The way I see it, the Isles lost one game. For now I'll enjoy the playoffs and save the post-mortems for the offseason.

 

[MJF]

By 4 goals as well? Maybe. If it helped me prove the point that it's too early to be making pronouncements based on one game.

The way I see it, the Isles lost one game. For now I'll enjoy the playoffs and save the post-mortems for the offseason.

When two high-skill teams meet in the playoffs, one of them is going to lose.

 

[PK Cronin]

By 4 goals as well? Maybe. If it helped me prove the point that it's too early to be making pronouncements based on one game. (Except, I picked NYR and TBL to win the series)

The way I see it, the Isles lost one game. For now I'll enjoy the playoffs and save the post-mortems for the offseason.

That's how it should be done. Even if we think we know, wait until it's all over.

 

[doublechili]

When two high-skill teams meet in the playoffs, one of them is going to lose.

Right, but I wouldn't be one of the posters trying to make a single game result fit a narrative. That was the point of my post.

 

[MJF]

Right, but I wouldn't be one of the posters trying to make a single game result fit a narrative. That was the point of my post.

But it would be right to point out that the things that stymied a team in the regular season carried over into Game 1 of the playoffs.

 

[doublechili]

But it would be right to point out that the things that stymied a team in the regular season carried over into Game 1 of the playoffs.

Have they won series against more "skilled" teams in the past? [I know... Trotz... but that's coaching, not skill] If they win tonight, did they get more skilled? Holiday Inn Express?

 

[MJF]

Have they won series against more "skilled" teams in the past? [I know... Trotz... but that's coaching, not skill] If they win tonight, did they get more skilled? Holiday Inn Express?

Yes and frankly those were miraculous. So start praying for Tristan Jarry and Matt Murray to become the Hurricanes goalies.