Around the NHL - Part XLI - (Playoffs Edition)

[Machinehead]

Now it's gonna be Dallas vs Seattle. Already dead of boredom.

Other series in the West should be fire. Leafs vs Panthers should be fire.

 

[LeetchisGod]

The only team to win the deciding game at home was Vegas here in the first round so far.

They were playing one of the worst teams in the playoffs who lost their 1D in the series.

 

[ohbaby]

I feel like Kraken open a bottle of wine to celebrate. LOL!

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Lol eat shit Georgiev

Who are you rooting for in the Edmonton Toronto final?

 

[I Eat Crow]

Now it's gonna be Dallas vs Seattle. Already dead of boredom.

Other series in the West should be fire. Leafs vs Panthers should be fire.

I can see Seattle forechecking Dallas into submission. They will find it much tougher to score goals, however. Tough one, it's a toss up.

Can see Edmonton making quick work of Vegas. Ditto Toronto on Florida.

NYR or NJ/Carolina is going to go at least 6.

 

[will1066]

Now it's gonna be Dallas vs Seattle. Already dead of boredom.

Other series in the West should be fire. Leafs vs Panthers should be fire.

They'll have a much tougher time with Oettinger than Geo. But I think Seattle will beat Dallas.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

I can see Seattle forechecking Dallas into submission. They will find it much tougher to score goals, however. Tough one, it's a toss up.

Can see Edmonton making quick work of Vegas. Ditto Toronto on Florida.

NYR or NJ/Carolina is going to go at least 6.

I think the Rangers or Devils will have an easy 2nd round series for the most part. Canes have lost a lot of depth with their injuries and their goalie situation is okay, but nothing extraordinary.

If Rangers win tomorrow, I'd want to say in 5 against the Canes, but knowing how the Rangers never finish a series in under 6 games minimum, I'll go Rangers in 6.

 

[will1066]

I can see Seattle forechecking Dallas into submission. They will find it much tougher to score goals, however. Tough one, it's a toss up.

Can see Edmonton making quick work of Vegas. Ditto Toronto on Florida.

NYR or NJ/Carolina is going to go at least 6.

Idk seeing how Florida played Boston. Toronto is gonna have trouble with their blend of transition and forecheck

 

[Machinehead]

They'll have a much tougher time with Oettinger than Geo. But I think Seattle will beat Dallas.

Seattle seems like this year's shitty team that annoys me by advancing. There's always somebody.

I better not say who that team was in 2022 but I was less annoyed.

 

[bobbop]

Getting the Leafs and Vegas to the second round is important for hockey revenue. Hopefully the Rangers join them. Without jumping too far ahead if it gets to Rangers/Leafs in the Eastern Finals, it will really drive revenue. It could really affect the escrow conversation.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

65 wins and 135 points during the regular season only to lose in the 1st round while up 3-1 in the series? My vote goes to the Bruins for sure.

I don't know. The Bruins-Florida series at least went 7 games and Boston almost ended it in game 5. Tampa had 128 points in 2018-19 and were swept by Columbus. I think that's worse.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Who are you rooting for in the Edmonton Toronto final?

Rangers.
If hell froze over and that happened though, I would definitely be rooting for Edmonton.

 

[ohbaby]

I don't think the Rangers could have a better path to raise the Cup after tonight. They better make use of it tomorrow night.

 

[egelband]

I like Radiohead a lot, but I doubt I could pick Thom Yorke out of a lineup.

 

[Machinehead]

Getting the Leafs and Vegas to the second round is important for hockey revenue. Hopefully the Rangers join them. Without jumping too far ahead if it gets to Rangers/Leafs in the Eastern Finals, it will really drive revenue. It could really affect the escrow conversation.

The owners when the cap goes up 500k:

 

[will1066]

Seattle seems like this year's shitty team that annoys me by advancing. There's always somebody.

I better not say who that team was in 2022 but I was less annoyed.

Well, they're proving that the game isn't played on paper

 

[I Eat Crow]

Idk seeing how Florida played Boston. Toronto is gonna have trouble with their blend of transition and forecheck

Florida's best hope is to slow down Toronto's forecheck and knock their star players around a lot. Toronto will smoke them if they try to turn this into a track meet like they did against Boston. They just played at Boston and forced them into enough of mistakes and outworked them enough to get it done. Toronto is much deadlier on the transition and off the rush. They'll have to adjust.

 

[Machinehead]

Well, they're proving that the game isn't played on paper

Ok, dad.

 

[I Eat Crow]

I don't think the Rangers could have a better path to the finals after tonight. They better make use of it tomorrow night.

Which is exactly why I think they're going to beef it.

 

[ohbaby]

Which is exactly why I think they're going to beef it.

Then that means the Devils can go all the way. Oh God! What a nightmare.

 

[n8]

Geoooooooo Geooooooooo Geooooooooo

 

[I Eat Crow]

Then that means the Devils can go all the way. Oh God! What a nightmare.

They certainly can. It's why I'm not looking sideways at @Machinehead when he says the Devils have a pretty straightway path to the Finals. Hoping for the best but prepping for the worst...

 

[egelband]

Avs fans are almost as entitled as Pens fans. Team moves from QC & they win it all in year 1. Created a spoiled, whiny fanbase who doesn't live in reality.

Born on third base.

That said, I enjoy this particular roster they’ve put together.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Avs fans are almost as entitled as Pens fans. Team moves from QC & they win it all in year 1. Created a spoiled, whiny fanbase who doesn't live in reality.

If there were ever a reason to give Quebec City a team again, it's this. I can't even imagine losing my team and then seeing them win it all the next season 1700+ miles away.

And the Nordiques were mostly terrible when I was a kid.

 

[Zynbanejad]

He won't and even if he did like I said the Panthers have to play 3x as hard just because their goaltending is so inconsistent. You can not trust Bob and lets be honest Lyon even if he had a nice stretch of games is not even an average NHL goalie. So yes Boston can have 25 shots and Florida 45 and Boston can still win handily by putting up 5 goals on the Florida d/goaltending.

Lol this aged well. Been saying Ullmark is a fraud and a product of the system all season.