Around The NHL Part XXVI

[NYSPORTS]

Happy the Avs goalies are playing so well. Keep holding those cards Joe

 

[Tob]

@Thirty One is one DAL win away from going on a rant about how they couldn't have done this last year

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Wish they'd get the Canucks game on an hour earlier. I rarely make it to the 3rd.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Myers has been exposed big time in this series.

 

[turcotte8]

Lightning vs Isles?

 

[Barnaby]

Like who the hell decided that goalies should be evaluated by wins. Definitely must have started before curved stick blades or earlier.

GOALIES CANT SCORE GOALS

Its just part of the picture like anything else but is probably weighed too heavily. It’s like wins for a SP in baseball. Does it tell the whole story? No, DeGroms win total would be higher on the Yanks or Dodgers, but obviously if he rattled off 22 wins then it would show you that he pitches deep into games and keeps his team it when he might not have his best stuff.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Figured the Flyers would smoke this Isles team.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Figured the Flyers would smoke this Isles team.

Hayes has been their best forward in the playoffs. That tells you all that you need to know.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

2 of the Isles D pairings really arent that good.

Fantastic period for Philly.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Hayes has been their best forward in the playoffs. That tells you all that you need to know.

good effort by the Isles yet i don’t think they’re that good. Certainly playing as a team and that time off helped them.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Think Sakic could have used Kreider in this series?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Think Sakic could have used Kreider in this series?

Scoring goals hasn't really been their issue.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Scoring goals hasn't really been their issue.

the boards have been a huge issue. They’re getting crushed

 

[Barnaby]

Claude Giroux seems very pedestrian ... guy used to be a beast. He’s only 32.

 

[Thirty One]

31 Thoughts: Players make unified anti-racism statement from bubble - Sportsnet.ca

21. Most annoyed by the trade: the teams still playing, not really able to bid on a) Kapanen or b) the Penguins’ pick.

Yeah, I thought that was really strange,

 

[Barnaby]

Think Sakic could have used Kreider in this series?

That was the smart move for Colorado and NY.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

 

[egelband]

Think Sakic could have used Kreider in this series?

Being risk-averse (aka ‘scared to take a chance’) always *appears* smart and is great for a GM’s job security, but it also leaves big holes. Same thing with the Leafs. I’d bet there’s a much higher percentage of Cup winners that took a big swing or two at the deadline. It might lead to some longterm pain but even when it fails, I respect the effort. Like with Columbus last year. Sure they didn’t win, but I bet most of their fans appreciated it.
I’m not saying mortgage the future but being completely risk-averse and unwilling to pay market value to fill holes is just blockheaded self-preservation.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Being risk-averse (aka ‘scared to take a chance’) always *appears* smart and is great for a GM’s job security, but it also leaves big holes. Same thing with the Leafs. I’d bet there’s a much higher percentage of Cup winners that took a big swing or two at the deadline. It might lead to some longterm pain but even when it fails, I respect the effort. Like with Columbus last year. Sure they didn’t win, but I bet most of their fans appreciated it.
I’m not saying mortgage the future but being completely risk-averse and unwilling to pay market value to fill holes is just blockheaded self-preservation.

Rutherford definitely started swinging as soon as the Penguins hired him and he got back to back cups right off the bat for it

 

[NYSPORTS]

Being risk-averse (aka ‘scared to take a chance’) always *appears* smart and is great for a GM’s job security, but it also leaves big holes. Same thing with the Leafs. I’d bet there’s a much higher percentage of Cup winners that took a big swing or two at the deadline. It might lead to some longterm pain but even when it fails, I respect the effort. Like with Columbus last year. Sure they didn’t win, but I bet most of their fans appreciated it.
I’m not saying mortgage the future but being completely risk-averse and unwilling to pay market value to fill holes is just blockheaded self-preservation.

2018- lost Round 1
2019 - won Round 1 lost in 7 to an OLD Sharks team
2020 - won against a team which was not a playoff team and now getting destroyed on the boards. They could have easily been swept.

they are young and developing. So long as losing this year is part of maturing i get it but they need to win a few Rounds next year. They’re likely looking for a Kreider type now.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

2018- lost Round 1
2019 - won Round 1 lost in 7 to an OLD Sharks team
2020 - won against a team which was not a playoff team and now getting destroyed on the boards. They could have easily been swept.

they are young and developing. So long as losing this year is part of maturing i get it but they need to win a few Rounds next year. They’re likely looking for a Kreider type now.

I mean, they went out and got Kadri instead of Kreider

 

[bobbop]

Think Sakic could have used Kreider in this series?

Definitely. The thing that struck me about the Avs is that they don’t have great depth. Their roster is sort of like a third world nation.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Unreal - AV has a few no-shows for this round.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Thank god they had the foresight to put this game and the Western game on different channels, I can't wait to turn this game off

 

[Thirty One]

Provorov somehow allows two passes through him on a 2-on-1