GDT: Around the NHL - Playoff Edition

[plaidchuck]

Lol should've specified consistently good. Just funny how we wax nostalgically over the Pens goalie struggles of the last few years and now you have Vezina winners that can't stop beach balls

 

[PamBallam]

If the Stars win the Cup and Rantanen puts up a 35+ point Conn Smythe performance, then Colorado should just fold as a franchise. My lord lmao

 

[End of Line]

5 on 3 too…and they finally scored Lol

Main board thread is hysterical to read right now

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

If the Stars win the Cup and Rantanen puts up a 35+ point Conn Smythe performance, then Colorado should just fold as a franchise. My lord lmao

It's funny, they traded him to Carolina figuring he would not be a thorn in their side, lol.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

It's funny, they traded him to Carolina figuring he would not be a thorn in their side, lol.

Then he forced his way to Dallas to make sure he would inflict maximum pain to the Avs by playing them multiple times a season and potentially playoffs.

Kinda reminds me of how Kessel took his game to another level after being traded here because of the mountain-sized chip on his shoulder.

-edit- It's funny because reportedly Rantanen and the Avs players have nothing but love for one another and still consider each other brothers, but holy f*** does Rantanen f***ing hate MacFarland.

 

[Al Smith]

Cats looked like they had one foot on the golf course in Toronto. They've definitely caught their second wind.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

As a Bills fan, I imagine being a Leafs fan is a very similar experience. One shot away from going up 3-0 in the series, now it's gonna be tied 2-2.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

It's probably way too dramatic to say it but Tavares missing that wide open net could've been the series. I hope it was, f*** Toronto.

 

[BHD]

Matthews is a no-show once again. It's too bad, because Woll did his part.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Lol Leafs choke a 2-0 series lead…

Shocking!!!!

 

[Turin]

Dallas scored the GWG on a kick and one of their players got away with abuse of officials, which nobody ever gets away with. If that was the Pens back in the day this boards servers would be cooked.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Matthews is a no-show once again. It's too bad, because Woll did his part.

Matthews is a regular season hero that never seems to shine when the playoffs begin. All you have to do is look at his career playoff numbers compared to the guys he's compared to (McDavid, Draisaitl, MacKinnon, Kucherov, etc.). Even worse, his goal scoring all but dries up. And that's supposed to be his bread and butter.

 

[End of Line]

Matthews is a no-show once again. It's too bad, because Woll did his part.

He’s injured according to TML fans… just happens to be every f***ing playoffs . He did the same thing in the 4 Nations. Just completely disappeared.

 

[eXile3]

Yeah I don’t know if he gets inside his head or there is something about his play style that’s not conducive to playoff hockey. Just odd to see player of his talents basically disappear.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

He’s injured according to TML fans… just happens to be every f***ing playoffs . He did the same thing in the 4 Nations. Just completely disappeared.

His heart fell out again.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Still don't understand how this was ruled a good goal

From ESPN
With the referee announcing that Petrovic kicked the puck, the fact that it deflected off Hellebuyck's stick into the net made the review complicated because of a carveout for goalies in the kicked-puck rule. Rule 49 states that "a kicked puck that deflects off the stick of any player (excluding the goalkeeper's stick) shall be ruled a good goal."

 

[plaidchuck]

Matthews is a regular season hero that never seems to shine when the playoffs begin. All you have to do is look at his career playoff numbers compared to the guys he's compared to (McDavid, Draisaitl, MacKinnon, Kucherov, etc.). Even worse, his goal scoring all but dries up. And that's supposed to be his bread and butter.

Stamkos 2.0

 

[BHD]

I get what happened in Game 3. No way the Panthers were going to go down 3-0. The Leafs, though, blew it last night. Hard to recover from taking four(!) dumb penalties in the opening period.

 

[Turin]

So that goal, and now no discipline for abuse of officials for Marchment and nothing for Domi. Great day NHL.

 

[wheelz87]

That was a BS hit by Domi. G5 will be fun

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

Still don't understand how this was ruled a good goal

From ESPN
With the referee announcing that Petrovic kicked the puck, the fact that it deflected off Hellebuyck's stick into the net made the review complicated because of a carveout for goalies in the kicked-puck rule. Rule 49 states that "a kicked puck that deflects off the stick of any player (excluding the goalkeeper's stick) shall be ruled a good goal."

They ruled that it wasn't deflected, Helly propelled it into his own net.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

So that goal, and now no discipline for abuse of officials for Marchment and nothing for Domi. Great day NHL.

Leafs' Domi fined $5K for hit to Panthers' Barkov

Maple Leafs forward Max Domi was fined $5,000 -- the maximum amount allowed by the league's CBA -- for boarding Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov in Game 4.

www.espn.com

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

It was up to the official's discretion whether or not to pursue disciplinary action for abuse of officials and the official said it was nothing.

Domi just put a bullseye on Nylander and Marner though.

 

[eXile3]

Stamkos 2.0

Yeah he’s pretty much turning into just a shot. He was a great two way player but the speed of the playoffs he seems to struggle to have the same impact.

 

[Turin]

Leafs' Domi fined $5K for hit to Panthers' Barkov

Maple Leafs forward Max Domi was fined $5,000 -- the maximum amount allowed by the league's CBA -- for boarding Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov in Game 4.

www.espn.com

That is essentially nothing. It’s like if my job fined me 10 dollars.