OT: Around the NHL: Go Cats Go

[Tom Hanks]

Would be awesome to get so close to the comeback just to lose in OT game 7, like Vancouver and Chicago in 2011.

Yup. Can’t see it though although it only takes 1 game.

When the series was 3-0 at least Edmonton were competitive. Florida isn’t competitive now. They’re the Blue Jackets.

 

[ThosePuckingPenguins]

Remember when the Pens went up 3-1 in 2016 and despite the frustrating game 5 there was not really any doubt they would lose? Good times...

I wasn’t concerned for a second after game five that they’d lose that series. That team was so awesome.

 

[SomeDude]

The shoulder injury he suffered as a rookie would have never healed properly.

Likely due to them forcing him to jump through a table before another crushing Bills playoff loss.

 

[Rossi Rat]

How much does having a supposedly top 5 or so level goalie really even matter? Aside from Vasi most of the cup winning goalies (including Muzz really) the past two-ish decades are pretty mid.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Wow, sick goal by Barkov. Wonder what this does to the ESPN Bet have a gambling problem? line.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

How much does having a supposedly top 5 or so level goalie really even matter? Aside from Vasi most of the cup winning goalies (including Muzz really) the past two-ish decades are pretty mid.

It's why I can't wait to see the Rangers pay Shesterkin $12 million a season.

 

[SomeDude]

Yup. Can’t see it though although it only takes 1 game.

When the series was 3-0 at least Edmonton were competitive. Florida isn’t competitive now. They’re the Blue Jackets.

They look like us the week after Jake was traded. Like they want to be anywhere else in the world except at the rink. It’s so bad it’s impressive with these stakes.

 

[Trade]

Panthers need to play dirtier like they have all season.

Bennett too nice to McDavid on the ice.

Kinda like Sid and Marchand, Marchand plays like he doesn’t know Sid when they play us.

 

[MrBurghundy]

I just don't see how Florida is winning this game let alone the series at this point.

Bob shitting the bed is just classic Bob.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Looked like a dive to me

 

[Turin]

I wasn’t concerned for a second after game five that they’d lose that series. That team was so awesome.

I knew they won the moment Sheary scored that OT winner

 

[MeinerEiner]

What a dive by Leon and what a bad call from the refs

 

[Tom Hanks]

What a dive by Leon and what a bad call from the refs

NHL refs gotta keep the series &/or games as close as possible.

 

[Turin]

What a dive by Leon and what a bad call from the refs

I've lost a lot of respect for Draisaitl. McDavid, yea he's a gamer. Leon is a loser.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Post game thread …..

+ Use of Bon Jovi

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I mean, I got zero faith this Panthers team can sort their shit out. The Oilers still have to win one more, in Florida, but still. Yikes. A collapse for the ages.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Zito watch

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804346601323864364

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804346641278996894

 

[Turin]

What a game 7 it's going to be. Hoping for Panthers OT win but.. that will require them playing with some balls for the first 30 minutes of the game which they aren't capable of doing.


So weird, if they win its like.. the closest you can get to taking the joy out of winning for a fanbase. Like more relief than joy.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Taylor Swift has already started writing a song about Florida’s heartbreak

 

[Darren McCord]

At this point f*** Florida. It’s a garbage state and a crap team

Im jumping ship

 

[Tom Hanks]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804347216934425064

The Skinner assist

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804347907451064399

 

[Allie Kitsune]

I like this one. I mean why not? I haven’t really read much discourse on the main board or anything nationally but it seems like McDavid has already well transcended Crosby so while he’s getting praised above Lemieux, that’ll leave his second hand to be praised above Sid.

The other selfish thing as a Pens fan is that I’d rather not see another non-original 6 team pass us in cups. We let the euphoria settle off our last cup and since then it’s like Crosby got surpassed, another team went back to back, and now we may get passed in cups too.

3 cups, 4 SCF appearances and 5 ECF appearances is great for this core but it goes to show greedy we can be, still left wondering if we could’ve had even more had we not reverted into total potato mode in the playoffs from 2010-2015.

It's honestly kind of insane that McDavid is about to singlehandedly torch this franchise's entire legacy in one fell swoop (at least, in the eyes of most fans on the HFBoards).

 

[Darren McCord]

It's honestly kind of insane that McDavid is about to singlehandedly torch this franchise's entire legacy in one fell swoop (at least, in the eyes of most fans on the HFBoards).

lol what?

Hfboard is peak recency bias.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I don't buy into the emphasis on momentum from game to game, especially when you're traveling like 3k miles and have multiple days between games, but man--no idea how Florida gets up for game 7. Just a totally deflating reversal of fortunes.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

The Panthers are like my love life; just can't close the deal.