Miscellaneous NHL Discussion CXII: 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Which Were In

[Amorgus]

I hope someone remembers to piss on the clothes Torts left in Carolina. Well, I say "clothes," but it's probably just a suitcase full of rubber dildos.

With jars of mama's sauce for lube.

 

[Magua]

Could be a tough night for the xCup% chucklehead brigade.

The thing about the Canes possibly winning is it’s not imitable. So, other GMs will memory hole it or misunderstand.

 

[Curufinwe]

5’11 185lbs, relax, deadhead!

Deadhead/Gargamel hated those pesky smurfs

 

[Magua]

Deadhead/Gargamel hated those pesky smurfs

The convenient thing about roadkill like Stankoven is that you can fit him inside the Cup like a hotel heiress with a purse chihuahua.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Marner winning the Smythe for a losing team is the funniest possible outcome for narratives, so I’m hoping for that one.

The other thing I want is an offseason puff piece about how instrumental Deslauriers was to the Finals run. They iced him only once, when they were up 3-0 in the first round. Even then, he played exactly 3 Minutes and 9 Seconds. I have faith in the hockey media.

 

[BigToe]

Stank, Blake, and Ghost about to get a cup. You love to see it.

 

[MayonnaiseOreo]

I don't remember who it was and I'm not trying to call anyone out, but I distinctly remember someone here saying that Carolina couldn't continue to rely on the Stank-Hall-Blake line throughout the playoffs and win and it appears that was not correct. Obviously Staal has been huge in this series and Svech and Aho were important last game (or was it game 4?) but that line really has just been that "it" factor for the Canes.

 

[BiggE]

Hope all of you facing severe weather are ok.

As to the game, don’t let em sit back Rod, keep the pedal floored!

 

[BiggE]

I don't remember who it was and I'm not trying to call anyone out, but I distinctly remember someone here saying that Carolina couldn't continue to rely on the Stank-Hall-Blake line throughout the playoffs and win and it appears that was not correct. Obviously Staal has been huge in this series and Svech and Aho were important last game (or was it game 4?) but that line really has just been that "it" factor for the Canes.

Well that and getting Andersen out and Bussi in.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

@Surrounded By Ahos Could you please limit Walker's minutes a smidge? Thank you.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I’m also going to say something nice about Tortorella. He’s a tremendous Pinch Hitter.

Bring him into a vet team so late in the season that he doesn’t have time to get weird and then hit the eject button the second the season is done. That’s how he can be an asset.

 

[GKJ]

Deserve to win meter is apparently pointing to Vegas?

 

[Magua]

Stank, Blake, and Ghost about to get a cup. You love to see it.

Imagine they took Lane over Gleb? Your heart couldn’t take it.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I’m also going to say something nice about Tortorella. He’s a tremendous Pinch Hitter.

Bring him into a vet team so late in the season that he doesn’t have time to get weird and then hit the eject button the second the season is done. That’s how he can be an asset.

I strongly agree with you that he is a "tremendous asshole." Great post

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Deserve to win meter is apparently pointing to Vegas?

Oh yeah, clearly. But the gap is entirely in a short stretch at the end of the 1st. Vegas put up almost a full xG in ~2 Minutes.

 

[Magua]

How many times am I going to have to hear, “We lost to the Cup champs. We’re close,” over the next 5 months?

 

[ponder719]

I just need Vegas to win this one. If the season lasts until Wednesday, we get three more days of blissful ignorance of the mistakes we'll make this off-season.

 

[GKJ]

Jarvis just turnstiled Theodore

 

[GKJ]

Miller with a yikes turnover

 

[GKJ]

Oh yeah, clearly. But the gap is entirely in a short stretch at the end of the 1st. Vegas put up almost a full xG in ~2 Minutes.

Feel like Canes have had more icings.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Jarvis just turnstiled Theodore

That moustache should win the Conn Smythe. And the Nobel Prize. And "The Bachelor."

 

[MayonnaiseOreo]

Well that and getting Andersen out and Bussi in.

I actually don't think Andersen was playing poorly. His defense was leaving him out to dry on a lot of the goals but he also wasn't making big saves. They tightened up a lot since Bussi's been in net but Bussi has been better so I won't argue against your point. I think Freddy was scapgoated a little too much but pulling him was definitely the right move.

 

[Beef Invictus]

The Flyers attempt a heavy style of grinding and dump and chase hoping to wear out teams. They got waxed by Carolina. The Caps a few years ago tried to run that style against the Canes, chased hits to wear them out. By the last two games of that series the Caps were on fumes instead. Vegas is looking that way now too.

This isn't the way to beat Carolina, clearly. And this is a horseshit call after they ignored a blatant interference, wow

 

[MayonnaiseOreo]

How many times am I going to have to hear, “We lost to the Cup champs. We’re close,” over the next 5 months?

The Twitter authentics will say nothing but that all summer. And talk about how we already have our 1/2C in Luchanko.

 

[BigToe]

Imagine they took Lane over Gleb? Your heart couldn’t take it.

Idk, the Canadiens have even more guys I like (including prospects).