Around the League Thread | The one where the NHL once again is the worst.

[PG Canuck]

I had a buddy travel to Florida for the game. Hope he can pay off his credit card by the end of the year

#Ouch

 

[Aphid Attraction]

wouldn’t be surprised if oilers miss playoffs next season with the cup run hangover and the fact they aren’t actually that good.

 

[Hit the post]

I had a buddy travel to Florida for the game. Hope he can pay off his credit card by the end of the year

#Ouch

If he was your buddy, he would've paid you to come along with him.

 

[arttk]

Man the Oilers had like 4-5 INCREDIBLE scoring chances in the third period.

Like at least four times I was like "f*** the game is tied" and somehow the puck didn't go in the net.

Fate or karma, more karma

 

[PG Canuck]

If he was your buddy, he would've paid you to come along with him.

He did offer. I should’ve went just to party in the clubs on this inevitable outcome.


I’m an idiot

 

[Jack Burton]

Thank you Hockey Gods

 

[God]

Oilers board is a fantastic read now. They are taking this harder than 2006.

 

[DimitriL07]

Wonder how Mkatch or whatever is handling this. Probably digging up all the cons in Guentzal’s game & pasting them onto word doc to be ready to go in Oct if we sign him.

 

[God]

a bunch of them are lamenting the fact that it was "prison rules" but they literally got the most gifted call in stanley cup finals history with the tkachuk penalty

 

[DFAC]

Cant remember the last time I was this happy over a non Canuck win in any sport. Aside from their smug fans who think they are owed something, I wanted the hockey gods to make up for them being gifted so many first overalls , and Drycryer at third overall as a consolation prize. I also wanted the national media who have been circle jerking over them to have some egg on their face. Watching the ESPN feed tonight was so refreshing compared to the tripe we are force fed in this country year after year.

Same - so glad I can finally stop hearing the media circle jerking the Oilers.

Happy Florida won

 

[David71]

leon draistial was a ghost in the finals. probbaly hurt. mcdavid almost tieed the game with 4mins left. congrats to florida and luongo/oel getting the cup. now on to the fun stuff Let the offseason games begin!

 

[valkynax]

leon draistial was a ghost in the finals. probbaly hurt. mcdavid almost tieed the game with 4mins left. congrats to florida and luongo/oel getting the cup. now on to the fun stuff Let the offseason games begin!

Offseason is fun when the ship is not captained by a fat imbecile who can't even see his own dick.

 

[Hammer79]

wouldn’t be surprised if oilers miss playoffs next season with the cup run hangover and the fact they aren’t actually that good.

They are in cap trouble and really only have one year left on their window. Draisaitl has 1 year left, Conner 2 years. They have to buy out Jack Campbell and Nurse is an absolute albatross. This may be as close as this core gets, but let's be real, Conner McDavid wins a cup *somewhere* in his career, right?

 

[HockeyWooot]

Justice. Everything is right in the universe.

Hockey is ultimately a team sport and the best are part of a well run organisation. Florida has been that.

Of course it was entertaining to see the Oilers come back from 3-0 down, a gusty effort for sure.

Oilers will be right up there again next year.

 

[Red]

Hahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahah

f*** the Oilers

 

[lawrence]

Cry cry

 

[VanillaCoke]

Lfg offseason I can't wait for acti9n this week thank you for mercy panthers idk if I'm going to make into work all week

 

[lawrence]

How the hell did Brad Treveling lose this guy. My gosh.

 

[lawrence]

We are truly the masters of shit posting. NO wonder oiler fans openly cry about us being classless.

 

[God]

did someone post this already? i don't care, i'm posting it again

 

[AwesomeInTheory]

a bunch of them are lamenting the fact that it was "prison rules" but they literally got the most gifted call in stanley cup finals history with the tkachuk penalty

Really the entire playoffs they got away with a ton. This isn't sour grapes over having lost the series, just a general commentary over how officiating went for the Oilers throughout the playoffs.

It's insane to think that the refs were out to get them or whatever. Especially after that Draisaitl elbow went unsuspended.

It's the bad driver paradox. Everyone notices the guy who almost causes an accident but no one notices everyone around them actually driving perfectly fine.

 

[thecupismine]

Had to go old school and listen to the call on the radio during a 12 hour moving drive, gave me childhood flashbacks of listening to Canucks games on the radio with my parents & brothers while driving to family functions.

Probably the best possible outcome Canucks fans could've hoped for - a long, hard fought series that maximizes the chance of a stanley cup hangover, while also maximizing the amount of heartbreak on Edmonton's side. Panthers go up 3-0 to crush Edmonton's hopes, Edmonton empties all its reserves and pushes it to 7 turning everyone into believers again, then still end up losing.

Absolutely glorious. Seeing Lu lift the trophy on Youtube this morning was the cherry on top.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

Thank f***ing god... I could not have stood a renewed surge in that City of Champions bullshit.
I enjoyed these playoffs though, for the first time in years. And if the Canucks couldn't win it all, at least the villain was killed off in the final act.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

How the hell did Brad Treveling lose this guy. My gosh.

It’s amazing how Tkachuk basically detonated Calgary’s contention window and roster.

 

[StickShift]

It’s amazing how Tkachuk basically detonated Calgary’s contention window and roster.

I admire it. No one stamps on a burning bag of shit anymore. He knew the vibes were off. Peters, Sutter, Dube, and a crusty mold-infested Saddledome were more than enough nudges to leave.

It ultimately forced Calgary into the right decisions once Conroy was hired (rather than doubling-down on competing like Vancouver did after the Kesler trade). I don't think Flames fans will stay upset with him over time.