Series Talk: Stanley Cup Playoffs 2024

[GeoRox89]

The ultimate cure for insomnia.

I literally feel asleep to this game lol

Me too. Too much adrenaline from Avs and Nuggets games stopping me from being able to fall asleep at night but that Isles game was the cure

 

[dahrougem2]

Imagine if the Isles were to win this series now...down 3-0 and had to win in 2nd OT of game 4 to stay alive.

The series really should be 2-2 instead of 3-1.

 

[BaconNater]

Isles v Preds Stanley cup final still on the table

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

That save by Vasi was unbelievable. How the hell did he pin that puck? Unreal

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Florida ain't going away.

 

[the_fan]

Carlos Verhaeghe!!!

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Kuch, what a dive.

Edit: But he evens it out with a stupid pick.

 

[the_fan]

Bob is really bad in this one. They need to pull him. Another softie now 4-1

 

[sethro109]

Vasi can't let that one in.

 

[missionAvs]

Yikes, Vasi with a 4giev like goal against.

 

[the_fan]

Goaltending in the NHL is just weird. It’s very inconsistent

 

[jabubenice]

the problem is tampa cannot maintain the pace, while panthers can as they are younger and deeper

 

[missionAvs]

Lightning falling apart. Panthers are carrying the play right now.

 

[dahrougem2]

Florida is going to win this game unless Brandon Hagel scores 4 goals

 

[missionAvs]

Wild 3rd period coming up for the Bolts-Panthers.

 

[NikB]

Looking at a list of top 10 goalies this playoffs:

Vasilevskiy- Below Replacement Level
Shesterkin - Elite
Sorokin - Benched
Hellebyuck - Below Replacement Level
Bobrovsky - Replacement Level
Saros - Below Replacement Level
Demko - Injured
Oettinger - Below Replacement Level
Ullmark - Slightly Above Replacement Level, but probably benched for Swayman.

There is basically zero justification for paying a goalie big $$$ at the cost of the rest of the team. Just a flat out mistake, glad our management sees it that way as well.

 

[Snow Arc]

These other teams should be glad Colorado isn't there, forechecking them into another dimension

Looking at a list of top 10 goalies this playoffs:

Vasilevskiy- Below Replacement Level
Shesterkin - Elite
Sorokin - Benched
Hellebyuck - Below Replacement Level
Bobrovsky - Replacement Level
Saros - Below Replacement Level
Demko - Injured
Oettinger - Below Replacement Level
Ullmark - Slightly Above Replacement Level, but probably benched for Swayman.

There is basically zero justification for paying a goalie big $$$ at the cost of the rest of the team. Just a flat out mistake, glad our management sees it that way as well.

Georgie has had his struggles but the playoff goaltending this year is making him look pretty good, by and large

 

[Garavar]

Looking at a list of top 10 goalies this playoffs:

Vasilevskiy- Below Replacement Level
Shesterkin - Elite
Sorokin - Benched
Hellebyuck - Below Replacement Level
Bobrovsky - Replacement Level
Saros - Below Replacement Level
Demko - Injured
Oettinger - Below Replacement Level
Ullmark - Slightly Above Replacement Level, but probably benched for Swayman.

There is basically zero justification for paying a goalie big $$$ at the cost of the rest of the team. Just a flat out mistake, glad our management sees it that way as well.

You forgot:

Andersen - Elite
Georgiev - Peewee

 

[LOFIN]

"Go shine that bowling ball during the intermission" lmao

 

[The Abusement Park]

"Go shine that bowling ball during the intermission" lmao

Lmaoooo "go shine that f***ing bowling ball at intermission".

 

[missionAvs]

Bolts get another. Stamkos again.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Man, that asshole continuing to scream "WHOOOO!" is pissing me off... unless it's Ric Flair

 

[JudoKoala]

Kirk McLean talking about this injury suggesting part of the problem is that goalies are too tall now is one of the strangest things in a while

Canucks vs. Predators: Kirk McLean can feel Thatcher Demko's playoff injury pain

McLean had two knee surgeries in one year. He can relate to Demko's career struggles with several injuries.

vancouversun.com

This actually might not be as totally crazy as it sounds I'm currently reading a book called The Science of Hockey, released just in 2022, and in the chapter on goaltending the writer notes how modern NHL scouts prioritize height to an almost negative extent; the average goalie height as of writing was 6'3", and it's noted that the bigger the goalie, the greater the impediment to physical movement, i.e., more power required to move laterally --> greater chance of LBI as a result.

Markstrom at 6'6" was out with a LBI a couple times this year, I think, and so was Oettinger at 6'5". While this is far from being conclusive, and using two case studies is hardly complete, there COULD be a correlation given the overall increase in 'big' goalies in the modern NHL. I'll do a bit of homework on NHL player sizes by season when I get a chance to see just how marked the increase in size has been.

Anyway, kind of neat to think about!

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Interesting, they aren't going back to Ullmark




That's a penalty? LOL.

f*** off, Ref

No sweep in Tampa

 

[the_fan]

Tampa is not done