OOT Scoreboard 2021-22 Stanley Cup playoffs

[Mr Bojanglez]

The Colorado hate is weird. Like I get that the whole Bourque thing was incredibly lame and stupid, and they denied the devils back to back cups…but that was 21 friggin years ago. If I was making a list of most hated teams/players, they wouldn’t even crack my top 10.

For me - its just frustration. That 2001 team was, in my opinion, the Best Devils team on paper. They represent frustration of what could have happened.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I Don't really hate the Avs at all. I also like a bunch of their current players.

now Ray Bourque? Thats a different story.

 

[My3Sons]

I’m hoping we get a fun seven game series. I don’t really care who wins. With any luck there is some indirect benefit for NJ.

 

[JK3]

Not really sure who I want. I’m kinda sick of Tampa but three in a row would be an amazing achievement.

I didn’t like the Avs for the longest time, I was at game 6 in 2001 when we had the chance to clinch, ugh. Couldn’t stand Bourque either. It’s been quite a while since then and I respect what they’ve got going on over there. It’ll be interesting to see if they can get over that final hump.

 

[Cheddabombs]

I kinda hope Tampa wins just for the history. But next year someone has to beat them, four in a row is too many and they'd just be greedy at that point

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Tampa Bay in 7

 

[Capt Nico Poo]

Similar vibes here as well. Did i want Tampa to win at the start of the playoffs? No. Did they drop Laffs and Rags, two teams i dislike the most? Yes. Three cups in a row, that consitutes a dynasty and I thought few years ago we would never see that again. So, I dont mind Tampa winning. Kinda used to it anyways.

Avs.. dont really have too many feelings about them. I do follow as a Finn Rantanen's career and of course want all the best for him (no Finns in Tampa). So, wouldnt mind an Avs win either, there really arent too many Finnish born players who've won a cup. Other than that, that team is such a powerhouse and not sure if Makar is from this planet to begin with. I usually root for the underdog, so probs at gun point i'd pick Tampa over Avs. Make it interesting, g7 OT.. thats what we want.


Now here's trivia for you guys: Who was the Finn who won the cup with 2001 Avs ( @FinnishDevil doesn't get to reply )?

 

[Cheddabombs]

I was thinking that the Avs are similar to Tampa from a few years ago in that I could see them continually having this type of run so losing this one wouldn't be too bad. But then again, they lack one of the biggest things Tampa had in a top goalie.

It really is crazy how well built Tampa is/was. Having top players in literally every position, strong role players, good coaching.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I don't really care, I think I prefer to see some history though.

Honestly I am ready for the post season to be over and the offseason proper to begin

 

[NjDevsRR]

I’m all in for the Maroon four-peat.

 

[Hollywood Nosebleed]

Bourque was one of the stupidest and most questionable jersey retirements ever (from the Avalanche, not from the Bruins), but I'm way over that.

If we were mature enough to root for the Kings in the 2014 finals, just two years after we lost to them, I think we can get over Colorado 21 years later. Now, if it weren't the Rangers, Devils fans probably wouldn't have been rooting for the Kings in the 2014 SCF, but my point still stands.

Yeah, the Bourque number retirement was really dumb, but I don't have any kind of disliking for them anymore.

They were actually kind of my second favorite team in the late 90's, only because of Claude Lemieux. When Claude Lemieux left, I didn't really root for them anymore and of course it was here that he came back to. I then adopted the Sharks as my second favorite team in 99-00, who I've always been a much bigger fan of than I ever was of Colorado.

I picked Colorado because Claude Lemieux was there and we missed the playoffs in 96, so that was my bandwagon team and I would root for them in the playoffs the next 4 years when we were out. They luckily won the cup the year after us and that was their first year in Colorado. My step brother is from Denver and I went to visit back in 96 and got to see the Devils play the Avalanche (1-0 win where Steve Thomas scored the only goal with about a minute left in regulation) at the old arena a few years before the Pepsi/Ball Arena/whatever was built. That was their first year in Denver and maybe a month after Patrick Roy was traded there.

I loved watching Roy's meltdown in the last 2 games of the 02 WCF, when they were up 3 games to 2 and looked like they were going back to the SCF, but they got Hasek'd in the last two games of the series. Roy had the AWFUL ''Look what I got'' in game 6 where he dropped the puck out of his glove and it was a Red Wings goal after he was showing off. And then he got destroyed in game 7.

It also felt good to see that, it also felt a little good to see them lose to Minnesota in 2003, after having what I think was a 3-1 lead in that series in the first round. After that they didn't really have much success in the playoffs for a VERRRYYYYYYY long time. And Roy retired after that series.

Their best non-goalie player and captain from that team is now their GM (and holy shit he looks so f***in old and decrepit already in his early 50's), but other than that, there's not too many people left that had anything to do with 2001 still left there.

Patrick Roy - I don't know where the hell he is since his brief head coaching stint there not too many years ago. He's probably still a juniors coach in Quebec

Bourque - Probably went back to wherever the hell he was before his very brief stay there

Forsberg - Probably somewhere over in Sweden. He didn't play a game that finals and he may even been out that entire playoffs. I forget?

Hejduk - Probably somewhere over in the Czech

Rob Blake - Current GM for the Kings

Chris Drury - Current GM for the Rags lol

Adam Foote - Apparently he does work there in some kind of role. They were interviewing him on TNT during one of the games in the WCF. His son plays for Tampa, for what it's worth.

I don't hate either team. I'm pissed at Hedman and Kuch for being little bitches in 2018, but I respect their talent and we weren't ready so it wouldn't have made a difference. Just thought it was pathetic of them. I actually like a lot of the players on the Avs, while still hating their 2001 team. It didn't help that my school had the band Dispatch play live for us, and one of the members was wearing a Rob Blake jersey, and talking shit to all of us as the Finals were going on.

 

[Hisch13r]

I’m all in for the Maroon four-peat.

On the other hand Perry losing to Tampa twice and deciding “f*** it I’m going there” only to lose in the finals with them is a hilarious outcome

 

[Goptor]

I don't know why anyone would hate the Avalanche after their 15 year re-re-rebuild.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I don't know why anyone would hate the Avalanche after their 15 year re-re-rebuild.

Yeah. I'm completely indifferent to both of these teams. 100% ok with either winning the Cup. Marron getting 4 in a row would be pretty awesome.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Didn't see this hit, but you almost never see players suspended for stuff that happens in an elimination game.



I'll never understand this mentality. You see it across sports and it makes no sense. Healthy players are generally better than injured ones. It doesn't take much of a loss of ability for an injured player to be worse than his otherwise healthy counterpart. I grant that teams at this juncture of the playoffs have lots of injured players playing, but I think they have to recognize when a guy just can't go at anything close to 100%.

There was talk on the Rangers board that Kakko was benched for something that happened off the ice. No telling if there’s anything to it, but it was thrown out there by a few of their fans. Hmmm ??

 

[MadDevil]

It should be a fun series, but then we thought that about the Battle of Florida too, so who knows. I don't trust Colorado's goaltending and the long break could make them a bit rusty out of the gate. Given Vasilevski's insane numbers in elimination games I wouldn't want to give Tampa a series lead.

 

[Hisch13r]

There was talk on the Rangers board that Kakko was benched for something that happened off the ice. No telling if there’s anything to it, but it was thrown out there by a few of their fans. Hmmm ??

The guy who initially brought it up retracted that. He said his buddy sent him a text saying it was something off the ice but his buddy misinterpreted a tweet. Then the poster went and looked at the tweet himself and realized he was wrong

 

[Emperoreddy]

The guy who initially brought it up retracted that. He said his buddy sent him a text saying it was something off the ice but his buddy misinterpreted a tweet. Then the poster went and looked at the tweet himself and realized he was wrong

This type of speculation happens when you got Gallant saying he won't talk about it.

 

[njdevils1982]

This type of speculation happens when you got Gallant saying he won't talk about it.

 

[Hisch13r]

lol Imagine your skater group being THIS bad that you waste a performance like this. Igor is in fact "better"

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Avs in 6.

 

[My3Sons]

I’ll be curious which injured players return and if they can contribute or they are playing so hurt they aren’t helping.

 

[Hisch13r]

I’ll be curious which injured players return and if they can contribute or they are playing so hurt they aren’t helping.

Point's definitely coming back. It'll be interesting to see if those goes 7 if Kadri can come back

 

[Beastdog75]

Now here's trivia for you guys: Who was the Finn who won the cup with 2001 Avs ( @FinnishDevil doesn't get to reply )?

I'm gonna say Ville Nieminen?

 

[Camille the Eel]

The guy who initially brought it up retracted that. He said his buddy sent him a text saying it was something off the ice but his buddy misinterpreted a tweet. Then the poster went and looked at the tweet himself and realized he was wrong

That’s how rumors start now isn’t it. And in internet land the potential for broadcasting them is virtually limitless.