Around the League 34 - 1 round down, 3 to go

[Canes]

As much as I have disliked Corey Perry over the years, especially in Anaheim, he's the kind of versatile scoring agitator you want on your team. We'll see if he can avoid being on the losing team in the Cup final 3 years in a row....

Canes: best we can do is Martinook.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Avs haven't faced anyone close to Vasy. They won't be seeing Mike Smith in net.

I still think they get it done though.

They’ve faced one goalie close to Vasi — Binnington. And they struggled against him before Kadri took him out. I think the Blues would’ve won that series if not for that dirty play.

If Point comes back (seems likely) and Kadri doesn’t (seems unlikely) I can’t see the Avs winning this series.

 

[Lempo]

Well... at least it wasn't the Stanley Cup Finals from where they healthy scratched a high-OA picked Finn forward right before his going into restricted free agency.

We're not too far away from that one procedure becoming renamed offre finlandaise.

 

[Derailed75]

Only bad part of Tampa winning the East is the Leafs fans will go all off season and all next season with the whole "We almost beat the best team in the league" mantra.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Only bad part of Tampa winning the East is the Leafs fans will go all off season and all next season with the whole "We almost beat the best team in the league" mantra.

Eh no biggie. Their team hasn’t done much since 1968 so we can let the have this small victory.

 

[Lempo]

Eh no biggie. Their team hasn’t done much since 1968 so we can let the have this small victory.

TML has been longer out of that spirit than Hotel California.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

TML has been longer out of that spirit than Hotel California.

Hotel California was 76.

 

[Lempo]

Hotel California was 76.

Yes but they haven't had that spirit there since 1969.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Yes but they haven't had that spirit there since 1969.

Touche

I think my dyslexia took over for a minute. Somehow I thought Hotel California being released in 76, not 67, that hotel California had been around longer.

What if Hotel California is about leaf fandom?

 

[AD Skinner]

These finals will be fun but I don't think the avs will be able to overcome the cheat code that is vasilevsky

 

[Lempo]

What if Hotel California is about leaf fandom?

Checks out.

Never Leafs.

 

[MinJaBen]

Checks out.

Never Leafs.

 

[Derailed75]

Hotel California was 76.

But they hadn't had that spirt since 1969

 

[surfzone365]

If the Leafs fans only jubilation is almost beating a championship team, who are we to piss on their parade? They need all the spirit they can get.

 

[To Be Determined]

normally i'd lean avs, though i don't mind tampa. but, i need jack johnson to retire without a cup so go bolts.

 

[surfzone365]

Thundersnow doesnt occur everyday, so lets all just enjoy the weather!

 

[Svechhammer]

normally i'd lean avs, though i don't mind tampa. but, i need jack johnson to retire without a cup so go bolts.

Meh

Jack Johnson's dad took care of any animosity I had for the guy long ago. At this point he's going to be retiring relatively poor in pro hockey player standards, so if he wins, it's whatever.

 

[Identity404]

normally i'd lean avs, though i don't mind tampa. but, i need jack johnson to retire without a cup so go bolts.

Why hate on JJ? Because he didn't want to sign with us as a teenager? Most likely because his family advised him not to so he could get more exposure and money in a larger market, and then proceeded to scam him?

 

[Daeavorn]

I want the Lightning to win this year, and theyll probably win next year too. Then maybe the league will address the bullshit they use to avoid the cap rules if people get bored of watching them win.

I haven't really watched much of the playoffs just because I knew they were gonna win.

 

[To Be Determined]

Meh

Jack Johnson's dad took care of any animosity I had for the guy long ago. At this point he's going to be retiring relatively poor in pro hockey player standards, so if he wins, it's whatever.

Why hate on JJ? Because he didn't want to sign with us as a teenager? Most likely because his family advised him not to so he could get more exposure and money in a larger market, and then proceeded to scam him?

i've come around on my "hate" for jack johnson, and use him as shorthand for his parents, mostly. so i should have said i hope he loses so his parents don't get the joy of feeling they had anyting to do with a cup winner. f*** them.

 

[Canes]

It has been a long time since I hated Jack Johnson. Him refusing to sign ultimately meant nothing. And the guy was betrayed by the people who should have loved him and helped him the most, probably a big reason why he didn't sign here to begin with.

 

[HisIceness]

Didnt JJs dad say something about how he thought Carolina wasn't "good enough" (referring to team and market) for his son?

On the other hand, I thought he'd sign after the Cup win and he didn't.

To me it's whatever. I actually forgot he was still in the league