Series Talk: Around the NHL - 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Second Round

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

We get the horses at 6:30 and the horse's ass at 7:00 when the Caps take the ice.

This is my yearly “the kentucky derby and things of its ilk are inhumane and prehistoric” post

Trash event that should have been tossed aside by the 60s

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Take a picture!

Now ruin the moment and say you like Roman Reigns

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Burnt his ass

Trotz still likes Shatty better though.

 

[Irishguy42]

lol Murray

 

[LeetchisGod]

Del Zotto's better. LOL!

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Laziest penalty of the 21st century ?

 

[haohmaru]

These same commercials over and over and over is really getting old.

 

[Machinehead]

Now ruin the moment and say you like Roman Reigns

I'm not a big fan, but I did root for him against Lesnar because Lesnar is a part-timer, out of shape, and doesn't respect the business.

 

[Machinehead]

One thing I've learned in my travels: EVERYONE thinks their powerplay sucks.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

One thing I've learned in my travels: EVERYONE thinks their powerplay sucks.

And their coach's line combinations

 

[haohmaru]

I'm not a big fan, but I did root for him against Lesnar because Lesnar is a part-timer, out of shape, and doesn't respect the business.

Same for me. Kinda surprised he didn't get the belt in Saudi Arabia. Lesnar is never around for Raw unless it's to allow Heyman to flap his considerable jaws.

 

[Machinehead]

And their coach's line combinations

Oh and "we make backup goalies look good." Everyone says that.

There's only 60 goalies. They ARE good.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Oh and "we make backup goalies look good." Everyone says that.

There's only 60 goalies. They ARE good.

Oh and "Rookies always score their first career NHL goal against us"

Guess what... They mention it when it happens but for every player who scores their first against us, there are 50 who score their first against different teams. But they won't mention that on the broadcast.

 

[trilobyte]

Orpik just a few seconds too late. Shame.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Holtby needs to go to a Western conference team man, he just can't help being terrible against the Penguins in the second round

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Holtby needs to go to a Western conference team man, he just can't help being terrible against the Penguins in the second round

The best way to get into the third round is to play the Capitals in the second round.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

The best way to get into the third round is to play the Capitals in the second round.

You're not wrong. My hot take lately is that Backstrom deserves more of the blame than Ovechkin

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

You're not wrong. My hot take lately is that Backstrom deserves more of the blame than Ovechkin

The team gets tired by mid second round when they have to do all the work to feed basically a Russian slap shot machine at this point in his career.

 

[trilobyte]

Smith Pelly so lazy.

 

[JT Kreider]

I can't stand the main boards anymore with the non stop whining from Bruins fans last night and now Caps fans over the refs.

At least when we were eliminated last year by Ottawa we all manned up and pointed fingers at ourselves (or at least AV with his atrocious personnel decisions, Stepan, Kreider and Miller with their total no-shows and Lundqvist's crap performances in Games 2 and 5).

 

[mike14]

Does Smith-Pelly do anything useful?

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I can't stand the main boards anymore with the non stop whining from Bruins fans last night and now Caps fans over the refs.

At least when we were eliminated last year by Ottawa we all manned up and pointed fingers at ourselves (or at least AV with his atrocious personnel decisions, Stepan, Kreider and Miller with their total no-shows and Lundqvist's crap performances in Games 2 and 5).

Boston fans are so spoiled they literally cannot comprehend their team not being good enough. It can’t be that the team just didn’t play well, it HAS to be an outside force at play.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

If* [when] the Bruins are eliminated this round, Nash will have made his greatest overall play off based contribution to the Rangers during his entire tenure in the Blueshirt.

 

[trilobyte]

Does Smith-Pelly do anything useful?

well, I've seen him play better than this, but that wouldn't be hard.
Slew-foot earlier for a penalty. Both penalties so ridiculous. Okay by me, I don't like either team but the Capitals pretender shtick is beyond old.

 

[trilobyte]

Krug is out for at least the rest of this round. Chances of Bruins doing enough are skinny.