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Does Florida Make It to the Cup Final for the 3rd Straight Year

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The last time an nhl team went to 3 consecutive finals with a 80 game + regular season schedule were the NY Islanders over 40 years ago. Gretzky dynasty oilers, Lemieux dynasty penguins, the Chicago Blackhawks of the 2010’s didn’t even reach 3 consecutive finals. Tampa has recently but 2 shortened covid seasons plus a bubble playoffs months after the reg season ended doesn’t count.

No. Florida doesn’t 3 peat, I promise.

Some people think the panthers do it where they had the most nhlers (8) at the 4 nations where it was injury filled because of the intensity, smh.
 
Tampa is the only team I can see making it interesting. The Lightning and Panthers have exchanged decisive wins over the regular season. So I can totally see a series going seven between them.

The rest of the conference, though, looks weaker compared to previous years. So I'm going to say yes, they make to the SCF for the third straight year.
 
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BHD said:
Tampa is the only team I can see making it interesting. The Lightning and Panthers have exchanged decisive wins over the regular season. So I can totally see a series going seven between them.

The rest of the conference, though, looks weaker compared to previous years. So I'm going to say yes, they make to the SCF for the third straight year.
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Anything can happen in the playoffs. Best teams on paper do not win always. All it takes is hot goaltending on one side and shaky goaltending on the other.
 
HockeyVirus said:
Anything can happen in the playoffs. Best teams on paper do not win always. All it takes is hot goaltending on one side and shaky goaltending on the other.
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Okay, but the OP asked whether people thought the Panthers will to the SCF. I elaborated on that specific scenario.
 
BHD said:
Okay, but the OP asked whether people thought the Panthers will to the SCF. I elaborated on that specific scenario.
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I'm disagreeing Tampa is the only team that can make it interesting. Playoffs are not played on paper. Worse teams win all the time. Leafs have had better goaltending than the Panthers all year, it's possible they get goalied.
 
Can they? Of ourse,

But the field is always the safer bet. All it takes is one goalie to get hot and anyone can be eliminated.
 
The odds are against any salary cap era team to make it that far.

Not saying they can’t - just talking pure odds here.

Moneypuck has their likelihood of making it to the finals as 29%. That actually seems a bit generous.
 
centipede2233 said:
The last time an nhl team went to 3 consecutive finals with a 80 game + regular season schedule were the NY Islanders over 40 years ago. Gretzky dynasty oilers, Lemieux dynasty penguins, the Chicago Blackhawks of the 2010’s didn’t even reach 3 consecutive finals. Tampa has recently but 2 shortened covid seasons plus a bubble playoffs months after the reg season ended doesn’t count.

No. Florida doesn’t 3 peat, I promise.

Some people think the panthers do it where they had the most nhlers (8) at the 4 nations where it was injury filled because of the intensity, smh.
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I don't remember the Penguins going to 3 cup finals?
 
HockeyVirus said:
I'm disagreeing Tampa is the only team that can make it interesting. Playoffs are not played on paper. Worse teams win all the time. Leafs have had better goaltending than the Panthers all year, it's possible they get goalied.
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Stolarz 1 career playoff game
Woll 7 career playoff games
 
pb1300 said:
You realize they need to win 3 rounds just to make it to the SCF? Still saw no bark from their top dogs the other night against the Panthers, who I doubt can beat in a seven game series if they were to meet.
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Just wait and see. My bet is on them. They're due.
 
I've said this in a other thread I think they have played like they are in their rocking chair all season. Ticking along winning without going overly hard.

Feel like they will be fresh and ready to elevate to the next level once playoffs commence.

Hopefully Tkachuk is ready for the playoffs. If it's Florida vs Ottawa round 1 would be great viewing against Brady.
 
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