Around the NHL - Part XLV (Playoffs edition)

[bleedblue94]

That is equally pathetic and smart by staal. Jesus he had a soft grip on his stick there.

 

[will1066]

That is equally pathetic and smart by staal. Jesus he had a soft grip on his stick there.

Wouldn't be right if the league didn't give Carolina one last chance

 

[Boris Zubov]

Later Canes. Suck it.

 

[Kane One]

That EN call was f***ing horrendous

 

[LeetchisGod]

Svech can't miss the net from there. Brutal.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Happens every year, and every year people act surprised. If they called everything these games would be 45 mins of 3 on 3. It's what playoff hockey is and will always be...

I'm not a newbie & I'm aware that they let things go, but at some point it becomes WWF-esque.

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

Who sucked more vs Panthers, 2023 Rangers or 2024 Canes?

 

[bleedblue94]

Wonder if Carolina looks to make a couple moves. Maybe move a core player like svechnikov. He had a great relationship with don waddle. Wonder if they feel they need a shake.

 

[Boris Zubov]

3 Finals in a row is impressive.

 

[will1066]

None of the Rangers could score an empty net goal Bennett did

 

[Boris Zubov]

None of the Rangers could score an empty net goal Bennett did

I feel like the Flubber could. He's a monster down low.

 

[bleedblue94]

I'm not a newbie & I'm aware that they let things go, but at some point it becomes WWF-esque.

So we start playing 3 on 3?

It's the nature of the sport.

Its much more of a gladiator sport than anything else when it comes to the playoffs. That will never change unless it turns into the IIHF world.

 

[Row I Goon]

Who sucked more vs Panthers, 2023 Rangers or 2024 Canes?

 

[Boris Zubov]

So we start playing 3 on 3?

It's the nature of the sport.

Its much more of a gladiator sport than anything else when it comes to the playoffs. That will never change unless it turns into the IIHF world.

I remember a game in the 80s when the Rangers & Wings played 3 on 3 for the entire 3rd period.

I'm not saying there's an answer or a solution, it just takes away from my enjoyment of the game when the rules go out the window. YMMV...

 

[haohmaru]

That it's too much?

Just like Bobrovsky’s? Going to his 3rd Final in a row. His contract as a % of team cap is likely higher that Igor’s will be as time moves along.

But, hey, can’t win with a goalie contract like that right?

 

[NYRnine94]

3 cup appearances in a row for Florida? Just once in my life time, i'd like to experience a run like that from the Rangers. I wouldn't care if we sucked for a decade after that.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Just like Bobrovsky’s? Going to his 3rd Final in a row. His contract as a % of team cap is likely higher that Igor’s will be as time moves along.

But, hey, can’t win with a goalie contract like that right?

All we need is a Barkov, Tkachuck & a Reinhart.

 

[will1066]

I like that Tkachuk wasn't particularly emotional or affectionate at the handshake line

 

[NYRnine94]

Just like Bobrovsky’s? Going to his 3rd Final in a row. His contract as a % of team cap is likely higher that Igor’s will be as time moves along.

But, hey, can’t win with a goalie contract like that right?

Of course you can win with a goalie contract like that. You need to put a team around him though and not the garbage we put out there.

 

[Boris Zubov]

I like that Tkachuk wasn't particularly emotional or affectionate at the handshake line

Not many smiles from either side. They clearly don't like one another.

 

[will1066]

Not many smiles from either side. They clearly don't like one another.

True. I thought the same.

 

[NYR94]

The eastern conference team in the SCF is from Florida for the sixth season in a row.

 

[mike14]

So we start playing 3 on 3?

It's the nature of the sport.

Its much more of a gladiator sport than anything else when it comes to the playoffs. That will never change unless it turns into the IIHF world.

This is an interesting point because it seems to make the assumption that after the 45 hour game where everything is called, the players won't start adjusting how they play the game to match the changed criteria of officiating.
For every other sport I'd say that's weird. For hockey, where we still see a tonne of 'puck over glass' penalties 20 years after the the rule was introduced, it does make sense...

 

[NCRanger]

Wonder if Carolina looks to make a couple moves. Maybe move a core player like svechnikov. He had a great relationship with don waddle. Wonder if they feel they need a shake.

They're not as good as they think they are.

 

[Cmox]

A reply said its about Maurice not shaking hands with the players. He does appear to say "It's not about me", but I'm not a lip reader.