Around the NHL: Playoff Edition

[Leonardo87]

Eastern Conference Round 1
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Western Conference Round 1​

 

[Ducks DVM]

Drysdale from Zegras, we lost the trades?



Also, who put the quaaludes in Dallas’ water bottles?

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Drysdale from Zegras, we lost the trades?



Also, who put the quaaludes in Dallas’ water bottles?

The announcer who walked in with two margaritas?

 

[Leonardo87]

Drysdale from Zegras, we lost the trades?

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

EK65 still has some wheels? Wow.

 

[JAHV]

Porter Martone is going to be very good.

 

[Ducks DVM]

The announcer who walked in with two margaritas?

… @Leonardo87 ?

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Wallstedt is really good. If only there was time travel you go back to 2021 and trade down from #3 to select Wallstedt + Wyatt Johnston.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Pretty good game.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Crazy how Tortorella (apple autocorrected this to “torture llama”) ran Philly into the ground, then right Vegas when they looked like they’d miss the playoffs, while Tocchet ran Vancouver into the AHL, the turned Philly into a successful team.

 

[Mr Rogers]

Pens did not look good. Flyers might take it, much younger team

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Pens did not look good. Flyers might take it, much younger team

This years Pens are like last years Capitals, this is likely their last playoff run.
I think Kindle had a good rookie season but possibly had a very favorable situation because he's sheltered by having Crosby and Malkin on the team which either allows him to get easier matchups if he's centering his own line or boosted playing on a line with Crosby.
On other teams Kindle probably wouldn't have had as much success but the talent is there but its clear they wanted to rush him to get back into the playoffs.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Crazy how Tortorella (apple autocorrected this to “torture llama”) ran Philly into the ground, then right Vegas when they looked like they’d miss the playoffs, while Tocchet ran Vancouver into the AHL, the turned Philly into a successful team.

I sure hope Q ups his game in the playoffs. He didn't "play" any better down the stretch than the players did. Any slim chance we have against the Oil will require mixing up the lines as game situations and player performance dictates. Something we could have used down the stretch when we just repeated failure after failure.

 

[mighty Stanley Duck]

Nasty game for the Stars, but they usually lose the 1st game.

Canes Sens don't see Sens turning it around.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Pens did not look good. Flyers might take it, much younger team

Martone sure gave the Flyers a huge boost at the end of season (10 pts in 9 games) and it carried into the playoffs. He gave the Flyers a 2-goal lead at the end of the game and that cushion helped secure the win.

 

[Leonardo87]

Today’s schedule…

Sorry for the EDT’s lol

 

[anezthes]

Friend replied, "You're allowed to dream."

EDIT: Picks were made before last night's games. DAL/MIN was the toughest call. DAL looked... not great.

 

[HE Pennypacker]

Even though I want the Avs to lose, I just can’t root for The Kings.

 

[Sartos]

Avs aren't letting the Kings play hockey

 

[mighty Stanley Duck]

So far, yesterday, today, the slashing penalties were all weak.

 

[Dryish]

Avs aren't looking like the juggernaut everyone had them penciled in as.

 

[HanSolo]

Avs aren't looking like the juggernaut everyone had them penciled in as.

They weren't as dominant down the stretch. Could be they're burned out from the compressed schedule

 

[AngelDuck]

Kings look solid

 

[Mr Rogers]

Kings are winning if not for a few big saves from wedgewood

 

[mighty Stanley Duck]

Both Kings penalties were weak...