Bigger choke in the first round?

[GreeningOil]

I hate this choke talk. The Jets just played like heroes, I can't put my finger on any particular mistake that the Blues made.

We just saw two of the most memorable comebacks in playoff history and some people want to turn it into a negative story.

It’s always a negative for 1/2 of the teams lol

 

[Leafidelity]

The Avalanche choke is the kind of thing cheesy sports movies are made of

 

[Crow]

The Avalanche choke is the kind of thing cheesy sports movies are made of

So is the blues choke though.

Tough to pick just one here with two amazing choke jobs.

 

[featherhawk]

kings

 

[edevils]

How is anyone voting for Blues? Yea they blew the last game but Winnipeg deserved to win and Winnipeg was the favourite at home. They gave the Jets everything they had, and by that I mean Hellebuyck had serious money on them.

I think most people thought the Blues were playing well enough to win the series.

If I'm a Blues fan, I'm happy they're getting respect, but disappointed that they did choke.

 

[67 others]

Avs choking against the Stars was some generational shit - this is easily them, an all-timer that'll always be in choke compilations

Vegas vs the sharks game 7 lol

 

[North]

Can we vote for more than one?

There should be an All of the above option.

 

[GeeoffBrown]

I voted Kings because they did it 4 times

 

[shadow1]

Colorado spent an ungodly amount of assets to upgrade their team, and couldn't even beat the shorthanded Stars.

 

[NYRfan85]

I voted for the Blues, because they were mere seconds away from completing an all time first-round upset. The Jets would have gotten the most votes by far had they lost.

All three other series were expected to be close, as the teams were pretty evenly matched. Colorado would be a close second for me though, solely because it was Rantanen who single-handedly took them down.

PS--Probably one of the best polls I've seen on this board, well done OP!

 

[All Mod Cons]

Sens

 

[CanadianHockey]

LA. Home ice advantage. Second best team defensively in the regular season and were right there with Edmonton for goals per game. Edmonton is missing Ekholm and entered the series banged up. Kings chased Skinner and somehow still couldn't figure it out.

HM to St Louis. Their second half record and series performance showed they could hang around with the best in the league. They blew a 2 goal lead with 2 mins to play.