Around the NHL - Part XLV (Playoffs edition)

[will1066]

Reilly Smith. Legend.

 

[LokiDog]

Reilly Smith at the buzzer lmao

 

[Cmox]

I swear the pan to fans being upset is the best part. Probably because they voted us most annoying, haha.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

That is a bananas way to make history.

 

[will1066]

What the f*** is wrong with our team when Reilly Smith looks like shit in Manhattan but as a Vegan dekes two Oiler defenders to next month, circumvents their goalie like a early 1900s subway turnstile, and gets generational Draisaitl to put it in the net on his behalf?

 

[WhereO Is Kakko]

That is a bananas way to make history.

What do you mean “make history” ? Don’t tell me there’s never been a last second goal in the playoffs before - i wouldn’t believe it!

 

[Boris Zubov]

What the f*** is wrong with our team when Reilly Smith looks like shit in Manhattan but as a Vegan dekes two Oiler defenders to next month, circumvents their goalie like a early 1900s subway turnstile, and gets generational Draisaitl to put it in the net on his behalf?

I stayed quiet when a bunch of posters were shitting on him. It's hard to come into a situation like we had & excel, but even so he still played pretty well while he was here. Not sure what anyone was expecting, but he's an ideal middle 6 guy who can slot on your 1st line if there's an injury on either wing. Great PKer, plays solid D & is all about the team. Still has an above avg wrist shot & scores timely goals.

 

[n8]

I stayed quiet when a bunch of posters were shitting on him. It's hard to come into a situation like we had & excel, but even so he still played pretty well while he was here. Not sure what anyone was expecting, but he's an ideal middle 6 guy who can slot on your 1st line if there's an injury on either wing. Great PKer, plays solid D & is all about the team. Still has an above avg wrist shot & scores timely goals.

He was fine. I just wish we were able to get more for him in the trade. Brisson's pretty much a career AHLer. Especially with this franchise. Would have preferred a draft pick.

 

[Guyute]

Watching that from the Canuck with a bunch of Oilers fans was an experience

 

[Guyute]

I stayed quiet when a bunch of posters were shitting on him. It's hard to come into a situation like we had & excel, but even so he still played pretty well while he was here. Not sure what anyone was expecting, but he's an ideal middle 6 guy who can slot on your 1st line if there's an injury on either wing. Great PKer, plays solid D & is all about the team. Still has an above avg wrist shot & scores timely goals.

He came to the Rangers who play way too fancy then felt like he had to be a FancyBoy too. Amazing what playing on a real team does for Howden and Smith.

 

[CasusBelli]

Edmonton goal song is pretty annoying.

You must be excited for the Florida game tonight.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

If you thought Smith was trash with the Rangers, thats pretty much a you problem.

He was mostly good here save for November when everyone was bad. He didn't flip a magic switch with Vegas, this is who he is and who he was in NY for 80% if his short sting here.

 

[NickyFotiu]

I stayed quiet when a bunch of posters were shitting on him. It's hard to come into a situation like we had & excel, but even so he still played pretty well while he was here. Not sure what anyone was expecting, but he's an ideal middle 6 guy who can slot on your 1st line if there's an injury on either wing. Great PKer, plays solid D & is all about the team. Still has an above avg wrist shot & scores timely goals.

I never understood why some people were so down on him. I thought he played at or above expectations for when we traded for him. Not every guy is an all-star.

 

[Boris Zubov]

He was fine. I just wish we were able to get more for him in the trade. Brisson's pretty much a career AHLer. Especially with this franchise. Would have preferred a draft pick.

They also got a 3rd that they swapped for Soucy.

 

[Roo Returns]

They also got a 3rd that they swapped for Soucy.

Smith was fine here. He's a 35-39 point player who can PK and also be on the PP (if needed) at this point in his career. He wasn't going to be the one "to fix" Mika and Kreider. No one can.

 

[will1066]

If you thought Smith was trash with the Rangers, thats pretty much a you problem.

He was mostly good here save for November when everyone was bad. He didn't flip a magic switch with Vegas, this is who he is and who he was in NY for 80% if his short sting here.

His short stint here stung like a bee.

 

[effen]

I never understood why some people were so down on him. I thought he played at or above expectations for when we traded for him. Not every guy is an all-star.

He's not 23. That's it. Make him 23 and you're gonna get a lot of flowers about intelligence, little plays, sneaky skill, etc.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

He's not 23. That's it. Make him 23 and you're gonna get a lot of flowers about intelligence, little plays, sneaky skill, etc.

Or because he was not the solution and it was pointless to trade for him, as fine of a middle 6 guy he may be

 

[effen]

Or because he was not the solution and it was pointless to trade for him, as fine of a middle 6 guy he may be

You're agreeing with me with different words.

Him being 23, 33, 103, doesn't change what he did on the ice which is what matters. Esteem for someone today shouldn't be dependent on them being part of a 5 year plan.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

His short stint here stung like a bee.

You best bee careful because if you keep buzzing around I will fight you x4.

 

[Filip Chytil]

His short stint here stung like a bee.

Dryden Hunt once said "fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee"

 

[LokiDog]

His short stint here stung like a bee.

If he’d floated like a butterfly he’d have been the greatest.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

If he’d floated like a butterfly he’d have been the greatest.

There’s a Zibanejad joke in here somewhere.

 

[Tob]

Mika is playing against Latvia, the republic of Congo, and the independent indigenous Geisha nation of Japan. Let’s wait till he plays a team with backbone and against players were taller than 5 foot nine.

 

[LOFIN]