Around the League - Stanley Cup Edition

[lottster14]

Choking leafs never folded in 5gms to the Bruins.

That's great!... but the Caps aren't the Leafs. We have to compare ourselves to eliminated teams now? Nah, stooping that low is unnecessary. Better to just worry about our own team.

 

[Gabriel426]

The winner of the Leafs and Habs series, as I don’t think Oilers can come back, will be the first ever team with a 10plus mil player to advance to the second round.

 

[Superstar]

How many more years does he have in Edmonton anyway?

5 more years after this season.

 

[Superstar]

Just keeps getting better for Edmonton.

That was a dangerous hit...not a hockey play at all...could really hurt someone badly.

 

[7even]

It's worse in a game 7, but is the 4-1 curse broken? Did Edmonton take the torch?

On one hand, it was game 7, on the other hand, we actually made it to game 7.

 

[Jmo89]

On one hand, it was game 7, on the other hand, we actually made it to game 7.

Two of the goals were also EN with Chara parked in front... Winnipeg tied it with a few minutes to spare.

 

[Daisy Jane]

5 more years after this season.

Goodness. i don't know why i thought it was shorter.
thanks

 

[Menzinger]

they won the cup without stamkos hardly playing in the playoffs.....

they are not mentally fragile

They may not be mentally fragile, but losing Kucherov is a bigger deal than Stamkos

 

[Daisy Jane]

They may not be mentally fragile, but losing Kucherov is a bigger deal than Stamkos

Kuch is out?

 

[Menzinger]

but at the same time. i think any leaf fan (even the extremely dumbo ones who ragged on him for complete crap) - would acknowledge that Phil was a PPG in the playoffs. whatever his faults were - (and he had a tonne) that was never my issue with him. Phil always came to play come playoff time.

The Big 3 here got crapped on during the Washington Series (Matthews specifically) and since then. Matthews has stepped it up in the playoffs. Marner is still doing his points thing, and Will is clicking on all cylinders.

we can blame the Oilers for not being super deep or super good in net - but McDavid needs to step it up. Throw hits, score some goals, put the team on your back or something - that way if/when they get eliminated they can all go "yeah mcdavid did all he could do and the team let HIM down" as of right now. he's a big part of the problem too.

I'd agree with this - though I'd suggest Oilers management has let him down more so than his teammates.

 

[Menzinger]

Kuch is out?

I'm not sure how severe but left the last game early with an undisclosed injury

 

[Daisy Jane]

I'd agree with this - though I'd suggest Oilers management has let him down more so than his teammates.

yeah.
but McDavid isn't an innocent little lamb in this that's all i'm saying

 

[3blizzard4]

Note to the Oilers: tanking in the playoffs doesn’t get you the top pick. That only works in the regular season.

 

[7even]

but at the same time. i think any leaf fan (even the extremely dumbo ones who ragged on him for complete crap) - would acknowledge that Phil was a PPG in the playoffs. whatever his faults were - (and he had a tonne) that was never my issue with him. Phil always came to play come playoff time.

The Big 3 here got crapped on during the Washington Series (Matthews specifically) and since then. Matthews has stepped it up in the playoffs. Marner is still doing his points thing, and Will is clicking on all cylinders.

we can blame the Oilers for not being super deep or super good in net - but McDavid needs to step it up. Throw hits, score some goals, put the team on your back or something - that way if/when they get eliminated they can all go "yeah mcdavid did all he could do and the team let HIM down" as of right now. he's a big part of the problem too.

You're not wrong. After watching Sid's entire career, I've noticed a small but what I think is an important difference between them: Crosby always makes his linemates better. McDavid succeeds in spite of them.

 

[Daisy Jane]

You're not wrong. After watching Sid's entire career, I've noticed a small but what I think is an important difference between them: Crosby always makes his linemates better. McDavid succeeds in spite of them.

mhm.
Like i've said. I give lumps to everyone. Hockey isn't basketball and stuff obviously, and I am not saying that McDavid has to do everything himself. But when you are scoreless (Pointless?) in 3 games, your defensive play isn't alll there, that's not on Holland, that's not on Goaltending, that's not on the defense. That's on McDavid. Great that he scored 100 points and will probably win the Hart (because apparently Hart = Scoring)

But tomorrow, will McDavid go super sayian mode and score like 3-4 goals, and drive plays and at least offensively get the oilers into it? I dunno. Will he throw hits and be engaged? I dunno. If it were Phil, or Sid, or McKinnon or Matthews, i could say yeah for sure i know what would happen - but I dunno what would McDavid would do

I said it ages ago. and people gave me flack. If we had to choose one - McDavid or Matthews, I would choose Matthews. It's not a Leaf-y thing. it's just how Matthews plays. And outside of his first playoff series (where i'd still argue half his issue was that he was still suffering from injuries), Matthews picks up his play in the playoffs. He's benefitting from having a better rounded support system. but i don't get the feeling if it were reverse Matthews would be pointless in 3 games facing elimination either.

Honestly, I hope for Edmonton's sake I hope McDavid can pick it up and they can force a game seven but...

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

On one hand, it was game 7, on the other hand, we actually made it to game 7.

...and there were two other greater collapses since ours, including another one by Edmonton versus Anaheim which was 3 goals surrendered in I think like the final 4 minutes? Basically it happens on average about every 2 1/2 years in the playoffs. You only hear about ours because.....Leafs.

 

[Stigma]

Underrated quote.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

It's worse in a game 7, but is the 4-1 curse broken? Did Edmonton take the torch?

Yes, game 7 is worse, but Edmonton was also the big favorite going into this series, while the Leafs were massive underdogs.

One of the Edmonton mods tried to tell me how deep the Edmonton defense is/was this year. They had Ethan Bear on there 1st pair last night, lol

 

[Stigma]

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[Peasy]

yikes...

 

[supermann_98]

It was 4-1 Edmonton! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

Lol, with like 8 minutes left to go

 

[supermann_98]

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Wow I woke up to the news because I fell asleep on the couch and dragged myself to bed when I woke up.

I like Mcdavid because he's going to be a Leaf as soon as he does his bid in the armpit of Canada ... but the rest of the Oilers and their clown fans? They can get bent

 

[Pi]

You're not wrong. After watching Sid's entire career, I've noticed a small but what I think is an important difference between them: Crosby always makes his linemates better. McDavid succeeds in spite of them.

That’s the main thing. He’s made top six players out of some very random players and elevated top six players to look like all stars.

You don’t see that from McDavid. He’s a one man wrecking crew. Crosby made the players around him better no matter who he’s playing with.

 

[ToneDog]

...and there were two other greater collapses since ours, including another one by Edmonton versus Anaheim which was 3 goals surrendered in I think like the final 4 minutes? Basically it happens on average about every 2 1/2 years in the playoffs. You only hear about ours because.....Leafs.

The CBJ collapse last year was epic (if you count the play-ins as playoffs). Unfortunately they were able to bounce back in game #5.

 

[supermann_98]

so when McDavid demands a trade out of EDM this summer should we offer no show playoff Marner for him lol

I'd even add Engvall since EDM needs some bottom 6 depth