Around the League: You Like Mammoth?

[Attack Vector]

The funniest thing about the Rantanen trade is they went with the HFBoards GM strategy of getting assets back for an expiring contract and the only thing it did was hand Colorado a first round loss.

Colorado is a cup contender, it would have made more sense to hold on to Rananten for these playoffs than trade him.

 

[tantalum]

Be interesting to see how Hellebuyck does tonight. He had a good game 5 but the other games he never had a sv% above 0.842. Will he get out of his head? Will he shrivel even more under the pressure?

 

[EpochLink]

Hellebuyck

 

[tantalum]

I mean it was a two on one but wow he just guessing at everything.

 

[wavaxa2]

And another stinker... yikes.

 

[tantalum]

They need to put Comrie in.

You don’t wait for another one. Yet they are.

 

[Bures Elbow]

Jets are going to blow it up like we would have done if we lost game 7 vs Chicago in 2011.

 

[Ace of Hades]

Hellebuyck is so anti clutch.

 

[tantalum]

This is year one of his big deal…you don’t want that money tied up in a guy that can’t perform in the playoffs

 

[wonton15]

Hellebuyck for Lankinen, the trade is 1 for 1.

 

[Breakers]

Should have started Conrie

There was a huge contingent that said it was best

 

[Canucks LB]

Honestly, missing the playoffs or losing in the first round over and over, I don’t know what’s worse

 

[tantalum]

Should have started Conrie

There was a huge contingent that said it was best

Yep. And after that 2nd goal you definitely need to go with Comrie.

 

[EpochLink]

Should have started Conrie

There was a huge contingent that said it was best

You don't sit your franchise goaltender for a game 7.
We rode Luongo for game 7, you just can't.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Holy shit ahahahaha

 

[tantalum]

You don't sit your franchise goaltender for a game 7.
We rode Luongo for game 7, you just can't.

Lou was the reason there was a game 7 (for both teams). This isn’t the same. This is year 4 of this and this is by far the worst year.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Pretty thin Team Canada going to the WHC. But I did a double take at Ty Ronning - he had a bonkers, ridiculous season in Germany. Dwarfed his totals from last season.

TY RONNING

2024-25 | Berlin Polar Bears | DEL (championship)
47 GP | 37 G | 36 A | 73 PTS (RS)
14 GP | 11 G | 14 A | 25 PTS (PO)


CLIFF RONNING
1989-90 | Asiago HC | Italy-A (finals)
42 GP | 74 G | 61 A | 135 PTS (RS)
6 GP | 7 G | 12 A | 19 PTS (PO)


time to bring the little guy home


(for reference, ty led the DEL in scoring while cliffy was only 11th in the italian league, although eyeballing the math he probably was top five in pts/game)

 

[EpochLink]

Lou was the reason there was a game 7 (for both teams). This isn’t the same. This is year 4 of this and this is by far the worst year.

I don't f***ing get it, Hellebuyck is no doubt a great regular season goaltender.
He has probably the worst playoffs I've seen, even Luongo on his worst days wasn't this bad.
Just terrible.

 

[tantalum]

You can tell the Jets are completely deflated and scared to do anything. Terrified of giving up shots.

 

[EpochLink]

You can tell the Jets are completely deflated and scared to do anything. Terrified of giving up shots.

They know the next Blues goal is the backbreaker.

 

[thecupismine]

Swimming like a fish for no reason on the first goal, and the second one was just beat completely clean.

I think starting Helly was fine - you aren’t going to go anywhere anywheres if your MVP candidate turns into a pumpkin, and with a guy this fragile benching him might’ve made a hypothetical second round even worse.

No clue if they can do anything about it in the offseason either, just feel bad for Jets fans.

 

[tantalum]

I don't f***ing get it, Hellebuyck is no doubt a great regular season goaltender.
He has probably the worst playoffs I've seen, even Luongo on his worst days wasn't this bad.
Just terrible.

No idea. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a player this far in his head. It’s bizarre.

 

[EpochLink]

Swimming like a fish for no reason on the first goal, and the second one was just beat completely clean.

I think starting Helly was fine - you aren’t going to go anywhere anywheres if your MVP candidate turns into a pumpkin, and with a guy this fragile benching him might’ve made a hypothetical second round even worse.

No clue if they can do anything about it in the offseason either, just feel bad for Jets fans.

You ride your franchise goaltender til the end, I don't fault the Jets for starting him.
He got you to this point, ride him til you can't.

 

[tantalum]

They know the next Blues goal is the backbreaker.

No doubt. Impossible to win a game playing like that though.

Can’t believe Kyrou tried to make the move…just shoot it.

 

[EpochLink]

No doubt. Impossible to win a game playing like that though.

Can’t believe Kyrou tried to make the move…just shoot it.

It's still early so the Jets can comeback in this.
But those goals really sting.