HF Habs: Out of Town Thread: 2025 Playoff edition

[Redux91]

Jesus christ lol

Panthers are worthless

And I'm disgusted they pulled it off and kept away the enormous choke vs Oilers last year

Would of muuuuch prefer to see the 3-0 comeback for the Cup

 

[Kairi Zaide]

LET'S GAWWWHHHRR.

 

[TheBuriedHab]

Leafs Sweep

 

[Reimannsum1988]

And a broken-down, aged Pacioretty continues his strong play. Another player whom we disparaged constantly for no reason whatsoever - the reason we can't have good things (he said, likely hypocritically given how I speak of Slafkovksy).

 

[le_sean]

Yeah it’s the Leafs year. We won’t hear the end of it.

 

[Adam Michaels]

This Leafs team is different from the one we've known all these years of 1st round bow outs.

Treliving/Berube in one year make the Dubas/Keefe tandem look terrible.

 

[le_sean]

And a broken-down, aged Pacioretty continues his strong play. Another player whom we disparaged constantly for no reason whatsoever - the reason we can't have good things (he said, likely hypocritically given how I speak of Slafkovksy).

We had good reason. He always played like a bitch in the playoffs for us.

 

[CaptainKirk]

I hate myself but, for this year only, Go Leafs Go.

 

[Miller Time]

I hate myself but, for this year only, Go Leafs Go.

 

[Wats]

Imagine Pacioretty actually had help here instead of being the only good forward.

 

[LV426]

Wtf Panthers.

 

[CaptainKirk]

After all this political garbage this year, I want an all Canadian final.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Serge Boobstitsky strikes again

 

[Reimannsum1988]

We had good reason. He always played like a bitch in the playoffs for us.

Nah. He was always a strong performer. It was irrational bias and narrative that obfuscated his solid play.

 

[Reimannsum1988]

Imagine Pacioretty actually had help here instead of being the only good forward.

Exactly it. The man was stappled to "first line center" Desharnais for most of his career here. How is anyone going to perform in the playoffs carrying him?

... well, Erik Karlsson could do it.

 

[Miller Time]

After all this political garbage this year, I want an all Canadian final.

From that logic, why even watch the NHL? It's far more of an American product than a Canadian one.

If that's the concern, might as well stick to the CFL, CBL and other made in Canada sports leagues, no?

 

[le_sean]

Nah. He was always a strong performer. It was irrational bias and narrative that obfuscated his solid play.

No it really wasn’t. He was always soft

 

[TheBuriedHab]

Benoit murdered Forsling wow

 

[Adam Michaels]

Good god, I wish that we had drafted Knies. Everything that we could dream of Slafkovsky becoming in terms of style of play that allows him to elevate his game in the playoffs. Stud.

Edit: Autocorrect does not like Knies.

Knies is a stud.

But Slaf will eventually get there. This is Knies' third playoffs and it's his coming out party. Slaf just played in his first career playoff series. It's not like Knies was like this right from his first playoff series.

 

[CaptainKirk]

From that logic, why even watch the NHL?

Why would I watch an inferior sport?

 

[Erika]

Good god, I wish that we had drafted Knies. Everything that we could dream of Slafkovsky becoming in terms of style of play that allows him to elevate his game in the playoffs. Stud.

Edit: Autocorrect does not like Knies.

What are you talking about, Slafkovsky will be as good if not better than Knies. Why always trying to put him down.

They have different playstyles, but in 3-4 years Slafkovsky will reach his potential which I believe will be higher than Knies. Just give him some time. Knies will be 23 years old this October, while Slafkosky just turned 21.

 

[Reimannsum1988]

Knies is a stud.

But Slaf will eventually get there. This is Knies' third playoffs and it's his coming out party. Slaf just played in his first career playoff series. It's not like Knies was like this right from his first playoff series.

And given that it was his first playoffs, Slafkovksy did play what I would deem the best hockey of his career.

 

[hvac412]

I hate Marchand and Bennett more than all the Leafs combined. The little rat has done more damage to the Habs in the last ten years than Toronto has in my lifetime.

One team is a miserable failure that hasn't been relevant save in the minds of its media members and fans for around fifty years.

The other is a collection of terrible human beings that won the cup last year.

 

[hvac412]

 

[the valiant effort]

Are the Panthers showing any energy?