Around the League 44: The Three Thousand Mile Final

[AD Skinner]

Not just any black but rock black

 

[DaveG]

Not just any black but rock black

As long as it's not Blackrock

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Not just any black but rock black

Should have gone with Slightly Darker Black

 

[Unsustainable]

They seen a red door and wanted to paint it black, no colors anymore

 

[SlavinAway]

Bob doing Bob things again

 

[Unsustainable]

McLovin scored

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Is Sean McDonough sick or something? Joe Buck circa 2004 vibes. Low energy.

 

[Canes]

These goal calls are absolutely pathetic wtf

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Dallas losing killed the finals

 

[Canes]

Edmonton might be the most top heavy team of all time. Without McDrai producing they are a lottery team.

 

[HisIceness]

Edmonton might be the most top heavy team of all time. Without McDrai producing they are a lottery team.

If both of those guys walk in free agency that team is looking at one very dark future. Bottom 10 prospect pool, bad contract in Nurse, not a desirable location.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

God, Florida looks so good. It sucks that the Canes have to deal with Bob and Shesty in the same conference, but Canes look like they can go toe-to-toe with them otherwise. Edmonton seems outclassed, much more so than the Rangers. East was just really top heavy this year.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Is Sean McDonough sick or something? Joe Buck circa 2004 vibes. Low energy.

Also, he keeps on saying Forsling is the best defensive defenseman in hockey.

Sorry, Slavin says hello.

Btw: worst mistake of the Borg was letting forsling go.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Also, he keeps on saying Forsling is the best defensive defenseman in hockey.

Sorry, Slavin says hello.

Btw: worst mistake of the Borg was letting forsling go.

Yeah, probably. Admittedly, though, late-blooming players are the toughest commodities to evaluate, especially guys like Forsling who they did not draft. They seemed to correct some of those past mistakes when they made Chatfield and Noesen NHLers after the Calder Cup win. I think it's important to note that no team gets pro scouting 100% right all the time.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Welp. The 5 1 prophecy is ruined

 

[HisIceness]

This may seem hard to believe, but scoring just two goals in 3 games isn't a winning strategy.

Well now 3, but still not enough.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

It's alway hindsight with guys like Forsling. Vancouver drafted him and traded him to the Blackhawks. Blackhawks basically dumped him to Carolina. Canes waived him and he went to Florida.

He was a late bloomer that 3 NHL teams passed on. It happens.

Martin St. Louis was undrafted. Calgary had him and let him go. He was a so-so player in TB until at the age of 27, he took off.

Every team misses on players and also hits on players (Aho, Slavin, Pesce, etc..). Nobody bats 1000

 

[WreckingCrew]

So if Florida wins do they also get an asterisk by their name for beating a shitty Edmonton team?

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

It's alway hindsight with guys like Forsling. Vancouver drafted him and traded him to the Blackhawks. Blackhawks basically dumped him to Carolina. Canes waived him and he went to Florida.

He was a late bloomer that 3 NHL teams passed on. It happens.

Martin St. Louis was undrafted. Calgary had him and let him go. He was a so-so player in TB until at the age of 27, he took off.

Every team misses on players and also hits on players (Aho, Slavin, Pesce, etc..). Nobody bats 1000

Florida's entire roster is a treasure trove of late-blooming players. Only three guys on that team were drafted by them: Barkov, Ekblad, and Lundell. Verhaeghe bounced around a bit and was actually non-tendered before he found a permanent home. Sam Bennett teetered around the draft bust territory before the Cats took a chance on him. Reinhart wasn't a bust by any means but he didn't really become this ultra-valuable, must-have guy until he went to Florida. Montour was traded to them for a measly 3rd round pick.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Edmonton made it close, but no cigar. Florida can close out the sweep on Saturday.

 

[HisIceness]

The wrong Dallas team made the finals.

 

[Brock Anton]

Florida is insanely elite at killing time against the boards. That’s like 3 times this playoffs they’ve killed off 20+ seconds by just holding the puck in the corner.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

For as much as the 06 team gets shit on for how they won, I don’t think you trade the drama/stress for a Panthers-like run. This is a forgettable ending to a forgettable run.

 

[sabremike]

Let it be known that the guy ESPN/ABC has calling the SCF was not aware a team who ices the puck can't call a time out.

 

[Brock Anton]

For as much as the 06 team gets shit on for how they won, I don’t think you trade the drama/stress for a Panthers-like run. This is a forgettable ending to a forgettable run.

This Panthers team will get shit on just as much as 04 Tampa, 06 Carolina and 07 Anaheim did because they’re a southern market going to beat a Canadian team.