Around the League - PLAYOFFS!?

[DraftSchmaft]

Pittsburgh Penguins' Jake Guentzel to miss up to four weeks with an upper-body injury | TSN

The struggling Pittsburgh Penguins will have to claw their way back into the playoff race without star forward Jake Guentzel.

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Oh jeez. Sharks fans are going to have a fun first round during the draft this year.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Tampa keeps on winning too.

Play them on the regular season finale. Imagine if the winner gets 3rd in the division and the loser gets top wild card and a chance to cross over to the Metro.

Might have to ice a Bertuzzi Gregor Reaves top line and sit Matthews Marner Nylander lol.

 

[Jacquestrapless]

Might be as egregious as when that Lightning player grabbed onto Matthews' in the OT playoff game

 

[Nineteen67]

Panthers - Lightning would be good playoff hockey.

Bruins - Leafs gives me 'nam flashbacks.

Panthers and Lightning is one of the few rivalries where both teams are good and both teams are mean. We need that series.

 

[Nineteen67]

It's surprising that Jarmo lasted this long. At minimum should have been canned after the Babs fiasco. The Blue jackets are a very interesting opportunity for a new GM candidate

He’s right. And the product is becoming unwatchable, especially on TV. I don’t think I’ve seen an entertaining game this year and only handful of great plays.

 

[Evilhomer]

Panthers and Lightning is one of the few rivalries where both teams are good and both teams are mean. We need that series.

I think the only way it could happen is if the Lightning end up in the second wild card spot, but that doesn't seem likely.

 

[ACC1224]

He’s right. And the product is becoming unwatchable, especially on TV. I don’t think I’ve seen an entertaining game this year and only handful of great plays.

Shame.
I'd bet most think the last few Leaf games have been highly entertaining, they've been great.

 

[Nineteen67]

Shame.
I'd bet most think the last few Leaf games have been highly entertaining, they've been great.

Maybe a 4 out 10. I can’t think of the last time I’ve been forced to the edge of the seat in anticipation because the play is so intense.

The Bean Pot final was half decent but not great.

I think the only way it could happen is if the Lightning end up in the second wild card spot, but that doesn't seem likely.

The first round would be ideal, assuming everyone is healthy, but the 2nd round wouldn't be awful.

 

[Evilhomer]

The first round would be ideal, assuming everyone is healthy, but the 2nd round wouldn't be awful.

I think Tampa is pretty locked in to the first wild card spot. Hard to see Detroit or Jersey catching them at this point. in that case, doesn't the first wild card team play Metro teams in the first two rounds? If so, I'm not sure they would be able to get through both Metro teams to reach the conference final.

 

[Arzak]

No one cares about them because of recency bias, 3 straight finals and won 2 of them. Whatever they do out there they get a freepass.

yeah, the word you were looking for is merit

It's not a bias when you have the results

 

[Nineteen67]

I think Tampa is pretty locked in to the first wild card spot. Hard to see Detroit or Jersey catching them at this point. in that case, doesn't the first wild card team play Metro teams in the first two rounds? If so, I'm not sure they would be able to get through both Metro teams to reach the conference final.

It’s not too wild to think they could finish 3rd in the Atlantic.

It has the potential to be the best playoff series of the spring and maybe the only one worth watching.

 

[Evilhomer]

It’s not too wild to think they could finish 3rd in the Atlantic.

It has the potential to be the best playoff series of the spring and maybe the only one worth watching.

Anything is possible, but I think the games in hand will be very difficult for Tampa to overcome.

 

[-DeMo-]

I think Tampa is pretty locked in to the first wild card spot. Hard to see Detroit or Jersey catching them at this point. in that case, doesn't the first wild card team play Metro teams in the first two rounds? If so, I'm not sure they would be able to get through both Metro teams to reach the conference final.

NYR is one point behind FLA and Boston if they ended with more points then FLA and Boston Tampa would play the winner of the Atlantic in that case if they were the top wild card team.

 

[Evilhomer]

NYR is one point behind FLA and Boston if they ended with more points then FLA and Boston Tampa would play the winner of the Atlantic in that case if they were the top wild card team.

Good point. I actually hadn't realized that the rangers were that close to Florida and Boston. That's definitely a potential outcome. It's hard to imagine a better series than Florida and Tampa. They would kill each other.

 

[PromisedLand]

 

[BallardEra]

I didn't realize Florida has won 10 straight on the road.

 

[Fogelhund]

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[Sypher04]

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Addition by subtraction.

 

[wingman75]

Addition by subtraction.

Jets started the trend!

 

[Gabriel426]

Good point. I actually hadn't realized that the rangers were that close to Florida and Boston. That's definitely a potential outcome. It's hard to imagine a better series than Florida and Tampa. They would kill each other.

If Tampa is WC1 and Leafs finish 3rd.
It will be such a Leafy thing for the Leafs to not only beat Bruins in the 1st round, than Panthers in the 2nd and TB in the 3rd and somehow lose to Preds or some Cinderalla team in the West in the Finals.

 

[PromisedLand]

wait for it....

 

[ULF_55]

Addition by subtraction.

Didn't realize how low his cap hit is. $800k + $300k bonus for 30 games which he earned.

 

[Sypher04]

Didn't realize how low his cap hit is. $800k + $300k bonus for 30 games which he earned.

By pretty much all accounts the dude is a piece of crap, so it’s no loss imo

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Boston getting the production they are getting from JVR for 1 million meanwhile we are getting what we are from Bert for 5.5 lol really is typical to how this stuff works around here.

 

[Cleetus]

Boston getting the production they are getting from JVR for 1 million meanwhile we are getting what we are from Bert for 5.5 lol really is typical to how this stuff works around here.

I mean you could get some 10 year ECHL veteran who has never scored, Boston would sign them and he would put 10 in the net lol