HF Habs: Out of Town Thread: 2024 Playoff Edition

[The Real Timo]

Oilers fans down bad

https://x.com/i/web/status/1801758332555833773

That lady is confused.

 

[sampollock]

Nurse is dumb as bricks. Pisses me off.

Skinner, I'm not sure if he's 30lbs overweight but he sure plays like it.

Ceci I hate the least

And yet Kent got him that contract

 

[Toene]

That lady is confused.

Peculiar way to spell "drunk off her tits".

 

[Rapala]

The same guys are killing Edmonton over and over: Skinner, Ceci and Nurse. That 2nd goal error by Skinner was just But, what the hell was Ceci doing on that play? Nurse on the 3rd goal giving the puck away with a soft pass to nobody. Just brutal.

It's not helping that Hyman, RNH and Drai are doing nothing.

If Skinner and Ceci/Nurse weren't such a shitshow, this series is tied 2-2. Oilers were better than Florida in the 1st game, but then Skinner/Ceci/Nurse screw job, and Oilers couldn't score on Bob. I thought Oilers played well enough to win last night. They dominated the 2nd period, and yet gave up 3 goals because Skinner/Ceci/Nurse screw job. It's just unbelievable how much I hate these 3 players, and I'm not even an Edmonton fan. lol

They are so, so bad, but more than that they're dumbasses. Zero hockey IQ. Actually, -100 hockey IQ.

That 2nd goal killed them and yes goaltenders can and do mishandle pucks that are ringed but at a very early age you are taught to get between the forechecker and the puck. The reason Ceci sat in the first place was because he couldn't handle the forecheck and was unable tie anyone up.
That play took it to a whole other level.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

And yet Kent got him that contract

Just shows you have good of a negotiator he is. Must have read Art of the Deal lol

 

[Rapala]

And yet Kent got him that contract

It's a huge advantage for us to have a GM who played that side of the game. He knows valuation and over valuation evidently.
What exactly was in Nurse's game to warrant that contract?

 

[Skip Bayless]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1801267815850160628

Love that line from Maurice "Be careful what you tell them to do..."

It's beautiful to see a coach come to full maturity as well. Managing a team and building a winning culture is all about convincing a group of players they're playing for something bigger than themselves and the results depend on them.

Winning teams pretty much coach themselves.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

It's beautiful to see a coach come to full maturity as well. Managing a team and building a winning culture is all about convincing a group of players they're playing for something bigger than themselves and the results depend on them.

Winning teams pretty much coach themselves.

It means nothing. Ducharme got to a SC final.

 

[Miller Time]

It means nothing. Ducharme got to a SC final.

Didn't win now, did they.

And a few months later the team was so bad he was fired...

Getting it right vs getting lucky means everything.

 

[River Meadow]

That lady is confused.

She's like Habs fans who root for the team to lose to get a better draft pick.

 

[salbutera]

Goaltending matters in the playoffs, many whine about Price having “carried the team” but so have Bobrovsky last two playoffs for Fla, Vasilevsky for TBay - all making about same AAV

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Atlantic teams played have played 7 times in the last 6 Stanley Cup Finals. Record so far is 3-3, although only 2 Stanley Cups won.

2019: Boston (lost)
2020: Tampa Bay (won)
2021: Montreal vs TB (TB won, Mon lost)
2022: Tampa Bay (lost)
2023: Florida (lost)
2024: Florida

A Florida team in the last 5 finals.

 

[morhilane]

Atlantic teams played have played 7 times in the last 6 Stanley Cup Finals. Record so far is 3-3, although only 2 Stanley Cups won.

2019: Boston (lost)
2020: Tampa Bay (won)
2021: Montreal vs TB (TB won, Mon lost)
2022: Tampa Bay (lost)
2023: Florida (lost)
2024: Florida

A Florida team in the last 5 finals.

2021 will forever look weird.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

That lady is confused.

I'm pretty sure she might have had a few drinks, FWIW She was going to cheer anything that made noise.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

She's like Habs fans who root for the team to lose to get a better draft pick.

Ah, so she is very smart.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Didn't win now, did they.

And a few months later the team was so bad he was fired...

Getting it right vs getting lucky means everything.

That is the point. The players ignored Ducharme and got to the final. Panthers could be doing the same thing. And the only difference between the 2 is one goal. If the Islanders had gotten to the final Habs very likely win. Luck wins the majority of Cups. Oilers only advantage was at forward and all their top players are hurt.

 

[Gustave]

2021 will forever look weird.

Habs winning the Western conference trophy in the only shot they’ve ever had (and likely the only time they’ll have that chance) is a pretty underrated moment

 

[Miller Time]

That is the point. The players ignored Ducharme and got to the final. Panthers could be doing the same thing. And the only difference between the 2 is one goal. If the Islanders had gotten to the final Habs very likely win. Luck wins the majority of Cups. Oilers only advantage was at forward and all their top players are hurt.

Then the owners in all major pro sports are idiots...

Might as well pay a minimum wage staffer to run things. It's just luck anyways, right?

 

[The Real Timo]

Then the owners in all major pro sports are idiots...

Might as well pay a minimum wage staffer to run things. It's just luck anyways, right?

I guarantee I’d do a better job than Bergevin.

 

[The Real Timo]

I was close with my prediction last game. 5-0 Oil tonight.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Hope Florida embarrass them 8-0

 

[Miller Time]

I guarantee I’d do a better job than Bergevin.

Not a high bar lol

 

[salbutera]

That is the point. The players ignored Ducharme and got to the final. Panthers could be doing the same thing. And the only difference between the 2 is one goal. If the Islanders had gotten to the final Habs very likely win. Luck wins the majority of Cups. Oilers only advantage was at forward and all their top players are hurt.

I prefer “favorable matchups” enable playoff success in current NHL - every team matches up poorly against a minimum handful of teams

 

[Scintillating10]

I guarantee I’d do a better job than Bergevin.

Right, every fan thinks that. He got them to finals. Vast majority professional NHL GMs been unable to accomplish

 

[vokiel]

I want to believe: Oilers need to come back like a Mad Max come back... That would save this final from boredom.