Miscellaneous NHL Discussion CXI: The Last One Went So Long Because I Didn't Know What The Next Number Was

[FLYguy3911]

You were probably cheering for them to lose so you could be proven right with all your negativity.

I touched the trophy. Haven't won a thing since. Coincidence?

 

[BernieParent]

Florida is really leaning into being unlikable.

All this nonsense up 6-1/6-2.

"really leaning"???

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

"really leaning"???

AKA "embracing"... in case my meaning was unclear.

 

[The Last Red]

Brindy isn't happy that all his stars failed to show up against the Panthers, who are smearing them like bugs on a windscreen.

Brindy slags his no shows

They don’t really have stars, that’s their problem. Should have kept Rantanen and gone for it.

 

[renberg]

They don’t really have stars, that’s their problem. Should have kept Rantanen and gone for it.

He didn’t want to play there. What do you do when a star wants out? The best thing for Carolina was not to have traded for him to begin with. Then again, all that they gave up was Necas who wanted out of Carolina himself. It sure looks like the Carolina is not a destination spot for good players.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Edmonton gets away with a delay of game penalty and scores right afterwards.

And scores 30 seconds later.

Ouch. Two goals during what should have been a Dallas powerplay.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Wild to me that Skinner's either posted a shutout or a sub-.835 save percentage with no in-between in these playoffs.

 

[Magua]

Stankoven is outproducing every Dallas forward not named Hintz and Rantanen. He’s still on his ELC. And they added two 1sts+. I’d say they did fine trading for and trading Rantanen.

There’s no larger statement to make from Guentzel and Rantanen. Guentzel actually wanted to re-sign with Carolina, but they had contract negotiating issues. Right there, that halves things.

It’s hard to take the argument seriously that Carolina doesn’t have “stars.” Like they’re the Stepan era Rangers. Forgetting their D group, Aho is one of the best centers in the league, and if Jarvis isn’t a star, I have news about Konecny. And what happened to the “cap space talks” arguments?

You know what doesn’t happen in Carolina either? Their homegrown players don’t want to leave.

 

[TCTC]

A repeat of last year's final would be boring. But looks like that's what we're heading towards.

 

[Adam Warlock]

If EDM offered Bouchard for Risto wed turn it down bc "Bouchard is soft, Risto is the kinda player you win with in the playoffs"

Daily reminder that running a franchise based on player stereotypes is f***ing stupid.

 

[The Last Red]

He didn’t want to play there. What do you do when a star wants out? The best thing for Carolina was not to have traded for him to begin with. Then again, all that they gave up was Necas who wanted out of Carolina himself. It sure looks like the Carolina is not a destination spot for good players.

I know that he didn’t want to play there but he’d be playing for his UFA contract so I would have just rode him out if I was Tulsky.

 

[TCTC]

Bichsel almost went for a slide tackle there on Nugent-Hopkins.

 

[ajgoal]

Awesome. Dallas putting a cherry on the weekend shit sandwich.

 

[BernieParent]

AKA "embracing"... in case my meaning was unclear.

I got you now. Thought you meant they were warming to it, but yeah the supervillain look certainly seems to be intended.

 

[DancingPanther]

Cmon fellers do it to em on this pp

 

[Magua]

Can you imagine spending $1MM x 3 on Knoblauch when you can get a coach like Tocchet for $5.25MM x 5 on an actual contender? About as easy to imagine as choosing to develop Lappy over Knoblauch.

 

[DancingPanther]

Skinner still sucks, and so does everybody on this team not named McDavid. Someone, anyone, rescue this guy. He can sign with the penguins and I'll root for him, idgaf

 

[Strawberry Fields]

It's gonna be up to the Cats to end these ****ers again

 

[GKJ]

Oilers go up 3-1

Skinner still sucks, and so does everybody on this team not named McDavid. Someone, anyone, rescue this guy. He can sign with the penguins and I'll root for him, idgaf

They're better in this postseason than last year.

 

[DancingPanther]

GOAT

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

That was a backbreaker for Dallas after a great period.

Rantanen chose a high danger option instead of staying between McDavid and the net with 20 seconds left. The little things that kill you.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

We'll see how resilient Dallas is. This has to be one of the most frustrating games of the season for them.

 

[BernieParent]

Great pressure and chances for Dallas, then a keep-in that leads to a stretch pass for a breakaway Edmonton goal. Ouch.

 

[GKJ]

Oilers have a lot of guys with numbers in the 90's

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[DancingPanther]

Oilers have a lot of guys with numbers in the 90's

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