Around the NHL: Panthers win. Onto the business season!

[kirby11]

Either game 7 outcome will be funny, but idk how Florida wins short of Bob standing on his head and Skinner reverting back into a pumpkin. FLA has basically gone extreme Maple Leaf playoff mode with everyone looking tight and all their top skill players being useless offensively

 

[Ace]

This is my fault. I was at the bar with friends before game 4 and we were talking about Knoblauch’s Buffalo comment and I brought up how invoking Buffalo caught them our curse. And went so far as to say that if they were swept our curse was lifted and it was all theirs now. They won 8-1. So I said fine…but when they lose the series they share the curse and we get some reprieve. And now we head to game 7. I’ll try to work out how to reverse this.

 

[kirby11]

Game 7 here we come!!!



Note: The idea that the cup will be awarded on Monday and the draft is just 4 days later.... never stop being yourself NHL... never stop.

they desperately need to start the season earlier. Having 8 preseason games is nuts

 

[valet]

Either game 7 outcome will be funny, but idk how Florida wins short of Bob standing on his head and Skinner reverting back into a pumpkin. FLA has basically gone extreme Maple Leaf playoff mode with everyone looking tight and all their top skill players being useless offensively

what did you expect with so many former sabres on that roster?

the losing culture is contagious. florida might as well have signed their own death certificate when they traded for Okposo

 

[Gabrielor]

If the Oilers pull this off, we'll be talking about this series for the rest of our lives.

Monday will be special.

 

[Ehran]

Not much celly time for the winning front office.

Well, neither Edmonton or Florida have 1st round picks. Edmonton traded theirs to Anaheim and Florida to Philly.

So their front offices get to sleep in on Friday.

 

[kirby11]

what did you expect with so many former sabres on that roster?

the losing culture is contagious. florida might as well have signed their own death certificate when they traded for Okposo

1 loss for each former Sabre acquired to blow a 3-0 lead in the finals would be hilarious

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

what did you expect with so many former sabres on that roster?

the losing culture is contagious. florida might as well have signed their own death certificate when they traded for Okposo

I don't think KO is going to be receiving that $500 G's.......

 

[MOGlLNY]

We are on the cusp of maybe the greatest moment in hockey history if McDavid closes the deal. I'd say only Miracle on Ice edges it.

 

[MOGlLNY]

Also puts Connor ahead of Sid on the all-time list

 

[Dubi Doo]

We are on the cusp of maybe the greatest moment in hockey history if McDavid closes the deal. I'd say only Miracle on Ice edges it.

The Miracle on Ice had so much substance behind it that it'll likely never be topped. The political atmosphere + the underdog story + it being played in the US makes it difficult to top.

I will say, I was rooting for Edmonton in hopes to watch McDavid dominate. It's incredibly fun to watch.

I admired Brady in the same fashion. Hell, I had multiple Bills-Pats games I went to where Brady and co. would send us to the parking lots by the 4th quarter. Over time, I grew to admire his dominance in spite of him kicking our ass.

McDavid is going to be the best player of his generation, so I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the show!

 

[MOGlLNY]

The Miracle on Ice had so much substance behind it that it'll likely never be topped. The political atmosphere + the underdog story + it being played in the US makes it difficult to top.

I will say, I was rooting for Edmonton in hopes to watch McDavid dominate. It's incredibly fun to watch.

I admired Brady in the same fashion. Hell, I had multiple Bills-Pats games I went to where Brady and co. would send us to the parking lots by the 4th quarter. Over time, I grew to admire his dominance in spite of him kicking our ass.

McDavid is going to be the best player of his generation, so I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the show!

I agree and I still give it to 1980 but McDavid pulling off an all time comeback in a game 7 on ESPN / ABC with no other sports on? Ratings are gonna be massive, it could really put a lot of new hockey fans in the the fold.

Haven't seen anything like this since Gretzky. In more ways than one.

 

[HaNotsri]

what did you expect with so many former sabres on that roster?

the losing culture is contagious. florida might as well have signed their own death certificate when they traded for Okposo

Apparently Panthers won't celebrate with the fans if they win the cup. Someone was mean on social media.

 

[joshjull]

what did you expect with so many former sabres on that roster?

the losing culture is contagious. florida might as well have signed their own death certificate when they traded for Okposo

Ah yes… the famous “losing culture” of a team in the Cup Finals.

 

[joshjull]

The Miracle on Ice had so much substance behind it that it'll likely never be topped. The political atmosphere + the underdog story + it being played in the US makes it difficult to top.

I will say, I was rooting for Edmonton in hopes to watch McDavid dominate. It's incredibly fun to watch.

I admired Brady in the same fashion. Hell, I had multiple Bills-Pats games I went to where Brady and co. would send us to the parking lots by the 4th quarter. Over time, I grew to admire his dominance in spite of him kicking our ass.

McDavid is going to be the best player of his generation, so I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the show!

It’s absolutely wild to see his playoff point production up there with Gretzky. Especially considering how much tougher goaltending is now.

 

[joshjull]

These calls are so stupid.

 

[tsujimoto74]

These calls are so stupid.

I mean, what’s truly stupid here is: (1) Reinhart not dragging his foot while (2) Verhage stick handles on the blue line before gaining zone entry. This was a very easily preventable mistake.

This play looked offside to me in real time, so I wasn’t at all surprised when the goal came back.

 

[HaNotsri]

These calls are so stupid.

They should change the rule to offside only being offside if enforced by the ref during play.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Florida is choking this away and robbing me of a chance to see Perry lose his fourth straight Cup final with his fourth different team.

 

[Willgamesh]

It's funny people saying the correct call was "wrong" because they looked at it for a minute afterwards. Sorry, challenges exist for a reason to get the call right. We have technology to do this now it isn't the 1930's.

 

[SundherDome]

I would love to be in on McGroaty or Pinto.

 

[Chainshot]

I would love to be in on McGroaty or Pinto.

Pinto for sure.

 

[Fjordy]

I would love to be in on McGroaty or Pinto.

Is Pinto even available? The problem with McGroarty is that he will be choosing his own team, no one will trade for him without the certainty that he will not sign a contract.

 

[Sabre the Win]

These calls are so stupid.

I dont feel like that picture does the offsides justice, go forward a few more frames and the puck is still on the blue line and there is clearly ice behind the skate and blue line.

 

[Dingo44]

I predict the Senators will overpay for Chris Tanev, there will be people on this board mad that the Sens made that aggressive move to put up big bucks with term for old free agents, and then he'll fall off a cliff.