Around the League - PLAYOFFS!?

[Da Mash]

No silver medals in hockey.

Congrats to Florida for winning Lord Stanley.

Too long of a season IMHO

Free Agency will start soon and NFL training camps will start soon enough too

Enjoy the summer

 

[Nineteen67]

This is every Canadian market.

Like, Sens fans have declared themselves off-season champions like 5 years running.

Last year the Leafs lost to Ottawa in the OSC final, but other that they’ve won every title since Matthews was a rookie.

 

[MCR74]

Last year the Leafs lost to Ottawa in the OSC final, but other that they’ve won every title since Matthews was a rookie.

We can thank Morgan's suspension for that.

Oilers fans are losing it. Their forum is a goldmine. One of them said something like - "Florida, you have to be humble when you win a Cup, and not disrespect McDavid's accomplishments". Oh yes. I'm sure humility plays a big part in an Edmonton cup win. You can't make this shit up. The opposing team doesn't and shouldn't give a rat's ass about McDavid.

 

[Nineteen67]

As long as we don't have Perry, the FIVE times Cup loser, I think we win in the playoffs and probably the Cup, lol.

Perry = Buffalo Bill

 

[Legion34]

At least we don’t have to see bizzare posts about Hymans regular season plus playoff stats again.

The oiler are the western leafs.
Their big guns got shut out in deciding games.
Go down, fight back just to come up short and can’t score in the decider in the Atlantic.

McDavid had his chance at glory and they choked

 

[Fogelhund]

 

[ACC1224]

NHL should probably rethink the Conn Smythe. The player from the losing team wants nothing to do with it. From a marketing perspective, it takes away from the league promoting the winning team.

He was far and away the best player in the Playoffs, they had to give it to him.

 

[Nineteen67]

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He should probably try to learn something from this, he was terrible.

He couldn’t shoot and was probably hurting bad.

 

[Nineteen67]

At least we don’t have to see bizzare posts about Hymans regular season plus playoff stats again.

The oiler are the western leafs.
Their big guns got shut out in deciding games.
Go down, fight back just to come up short and can’t score in the decider in the Atlantic.

McDavid had his chance at glory and they choked

I’m sure they feel just like Matthews et al did that night they missed the playoffs against Columbus.

 

[TheDoldrums]

McDavid invisible in the biggest game of his life. Will fit in nicely here!

 

[OddyOh]

btw... Perry 5 consecutive SCFs; and 5 consecutive times on the losing side

thats gotta be tough....

People on here wanted to sign him!

 

[Legion34]

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Does this mean they still have to wait the 5 years? Or can they expand back

 

[MCR74]

At least we don’t have to see bizzare posts about Hymans regular season plus playoff stats again.

The oiler are the western leafs.
Their big guns got shut out in deciding games.
Go down, fight back just to come up short and can’t score in the decider in the Atlantic.

McDavid had his chance at glory and they choked

McDavid was nowhere to be seen. He'll be the greatest player of all time, my ass...

 

[Warden of the North]

The easy solution to the Conn Smythe discussion is for the media to select a player from each team and just give it to the player who's team won.

I can't imagine any of the Conn Smythe Cup losers give a crap about it at any point in their lives. Like is Giguere sitting there reminiscing about losing the Cup but winning the Smythe? I doubt it.

 

[ACC1224]

The easy solution to the Conn Smythe discussion is for the media to select a player from each team and just give it to the player who's team won.

I can't imagine any of the Conn Smythe Cup losers give a crap about it at any point in their lives. Like is Giguere sitting there reminiscing about losing the Cup but winning the Smythe? I doubt it.

True enough.

It is part of the players legacy though.
I'm sure most don't remember players on winning teams that won it but everyone remembers that Giguere won it.

 

[ToneDog]

The easy solution to the Conn Smythe discussion is for the media to select a player from each team and just give it to the player who's team won.

I can't imagine any of the Conn Smythe Cup losers give a crap about it at any point in their lives. Like is Giguere sitting there reminiscing about losing the Cup but winning the Smythe? I doubt it.

They should award another trophy to the MVP of the SCF. Call it the Wayne Gretzky trophy.

 

[Jojalu]

McDavid was nowhere to be seen. He'll be the greatest player of all time, my ass...

This is kind of ridiculous. Thwy are nowhere near game 7 of the finals without him.

Hyman doesn't miss the empty net, Drai's not injured and missing the net everytime McDavid set him up and they win

 

[ToneDog]

This is kind of ridiculous. Thwy are nowhere near game 7 of the finals without him.

Hyman doesn't miss the empty net, Drai's not injured and missing the net everytime McDavid set him up and they win

Could have fooled me. McDavid did everything but score. Some people must have watched a different game or maybe were wearing their Blue and White glasses.

This guy played his heart and ass off and some are calling him invisible. Wow.

 

[Nineteen67]

The easy solution to the Conn Smythe discussion is for the media to select a player from each team and just give it to the player who's team won.

I can't imagine any of the Conn Smythe Cup losers give a crap about it at any point in their lives. Like is Giguere sitting there reminiscing about losing the Cup but winning the Smythe? I doubt it.

No need for a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. The best player in the playoffs won the award for the best player in the playoffs.

 

[thewave]

People on here wanted to sign him!

Maybe we would have went on the trip. I would take a SCF loss.

 

[Trapper]

Does this mean they still have to wait the 5 years? Or can they expand back

I believe this means the Arizona franchise folds. The owner is done.

Arizona could petition in the future for an expansion team under new ownership.

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Could have fooled me. McDavid did everything but score. Some people must have watched a different game or maybe were wearing their Blue and White glasses.

This guy played his heart and ass off and some are calling him invisible. Wow.

26 minutes on the ice, 3 falls of his own accord, 2 shots, and 30% on the draw. Best player in the world folks. Keep saying it and one day it might mean something.

 

[thewave]

This is kind of ridiculous. Thwy are nowhere near game 7 of the finals without him.

Hyman doesn't miss the empty net, Drai's not injured and missing the net everytime McDavid set him up and they win

I don't know how Hyman didn't bury that last open net. It was like some supernatural stoppage of brain or something. He just needed to whack at it.

 

[notbias]

Seeing people make excuses for another team is comical on this board when they preach that all that matters is results.

If Draisaitl was hurt, who cares, he didn't perform.

McDavid didn't perform when the games got the "toughest", he got empty points that series, right?

Could have fooled me. McDavid did everything but score. Some people must have watched a different game or maybe were wearing their Blue and White glasses.

This guy played his heart and ass off and some are calling him invisible. Wow.

Results are all that matters, no?

 

[MCR74]

I don't know how Hyman didn't bury that last open net. It was like some supernatural stoppage of brain or something. He just needed to whack at it.

It's almost like he was still playing for the Leafs or something...