GDT: Around the NHL - Playoff Edition

[plaidchuck]

If he plays as long as Sid and wins a couple cups I’ll take McDavid.

Take him for what? Oh for being best overall? I mean sure if he adds more cups and conn smythe on top of same point totals.

 

[Al Smith]

It may be a bit much to hope for a Canes win. Would be nice for the game to be close for at least a period.

 

[canadianguy77]

If I’m Rod I tell the team to ease up on the forecheck. They’re never going to beat them that way. Be patient, wait for Fla mistakes and go the other way. Use your speed effectively instead of expending crazy energy and hardly ever getting a decent chance.

 

[eXile3]

ERod has turned into a decent player.

 

[PamBallam]

Any team employing Mark Jankowski deserves to lose. Dude is butt

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Take him for what? Oh for being best overall? I mean sure if he adds more cups and conn smythe on top of same point totals.

I consider them even in Conn Smythes, since Couture should have won in 2016.
He had 30 points. Sid only had 19.

Just a case of biased voting for the winning team and face of the league.
There's no way he was more valuable.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Luostarinen might have given the Canes the life they needed.

Might.

 

[PamBallam]

I consider them even in Conn Smythes, since Couture should have won in 2016.
He had 30 points. Sid only had 19.

Just a case of biased voting for the winning team and face of the league.
There's no way he was more valuable.

There was no bias for Crosby over Coutoure. You gotta basically have a GOAT playoff performance to win the Smythe as a skater on the losing team. Which is why McDavid was only the 2nd skater EVER to do it. Now, Sid over Kessel? That you could argue was bias

 

[Al Smith]

Any team employing Mark Jankowski deserves to lose. Dude is butt

One of these years, he's going to justify his first round selection.

Announcing team bravely blathering why the Canes have a chance. They still don't look much different than the crap they looked like in the first two games.

 

[PamBallam]

One of these years, he's going to justify his first round selection.

Announcing team bravely blathering why the Canes have a chance. They still don't look much different than the crap they looked like in the first two games.

Dude has carved out a career by being 6'4" and 220 lbs.

 

[Andy99]

Well, that looks like it for the Canes…can’t believe I picked them to win this series lol

 

[Al Smith]

Well, that looks like it for the Canes…can’t believe I picked them to win this series lol

Me too. Gave the Caps and Devils too much credit.

 

[Turin]

Lmao yea Canes in 7 looking like a bad pick.

How do you lose 15 straight CF games

 

[Al Smith]

6-1. RB calling timeout so he can get his pads on, play and be an improvement.

 

[BrookswasHere44]

RIP Rod. Embarrassing

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Remember when this game was 1-1 after two periods?

 

[Turin]

Not signing Rodrigues was so stupid

 

[plaidchuck]

Yep Panthers back to back and it's not even going to be close. The Oilers are in for a rude awakening after their sleep walk through the west.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Yep Panthers back to back and it's not even going to be close. The Oilers are in for a rude awakening after their sleep walk through the west.

Honestly depends on how much gas the Panthers have left in the tank, plus their health.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Yep Panthers back to back and it's not even going to be close. The Oilers are in for a rude awakening after their sleep walk through the west.

That will be the strong consensus.

That was also the consensus when the Pens played the Sharks in the finals. Defense wins championships.

How did that go?

 

[Turin]

That will be the strong consensus.

That was also the consensus when the Pens played the Sharks in the finals. Defense wins championships.

How did that go?

The Panthers are way better than the 2016 Sharks. If anything the team playing like the Pens that year is the Panthers. Pens were also better defensively than the Sharks, people just hadn’t caught on

 

[plaidchuck]

Yeah I never bought that the Sharks were a better team in any way. Thought the series was never even close despite taking six games. Nashville sure, they were the better team. Unfortunately for them Rinne had meltdowns in one too many games.

 

[Malkinstheman]

What do you ever do if you're the Canes. Consistently getting far in the playoffs but younger curb stomped in the conference finals. Require the biggest player on the market two years in a row and both don't wanna be there. Rough

 

[AuroraBorealis]

There was no bias for Crosby over Coutoure. You gotta basically have a GOAT playoff performance to win the Smythe as a skater on the losing team. Which is why McDavid was only the 2nd skater EVER to do it. Now, Sid over Kessel? That you could argue was bias

And that in itself is what's ridiculous. It's so clear who was the better player that playoffs.
Just give the award to the best player of the playoffs, win or lose. Stop giving out individual awards based on team results lol.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Lmao yea Canes in 7 looking like a bad pick.

How do you lose 15 straight CF games

It's remarkable. Looking like 4 straight sweeps.