GDT: Stanley Cup playoffs

[Burrowsaurus]

urgh i can't hate the leafs as much when they make spezza happy lol damn it

Bro spezza can fall off the 4th tier ledge for all I care. Who the f*** is Spezz

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Hipefully it’s a physical series even if they win. Need to grind them down for Boston next round. Need more from Jeannot.

I don't know....if they get past the first round hump, they could go all the way. That psychological block was the biggest thing stopping them.

 

[Ouroboros]

Leafs are built for the playoffs.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Hipefully it’s a physical series even if they win. Need to grind them down for Boston next round. Need more from Jeannot.

Boston looks whatever. Leafs are the best team in the conference especially when refs blows the whistle when the server the opposing team about to score

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I don't know....if they get bast the first round hump, they could go all the way. That psychological block was the biggest thing stopping them.

I could definatey see it. Boston and maybe Edmonton are the only teams I can really see stopping them after this. Grinding them down would definately help.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

I could definatey see it. Boston and maybe Edmonton are the only teams I can really see stopping them after this. Grinding them down would definately help.

I hope so. If they lift a Cup, the rest of the country will be hearing about it non-stop for decades.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Leafs are built for the playoffs.

Impossible. Dubas is their GM and he is a NERD

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Boston looks whatever. Leafs are the best team in the conference especially when refs blows the whistle when the server the opposing team about to score

Do the Leafs really look that much better so far? At least Boston has the injuries to excuse themselves.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Really? Leafs looked like shit.

 

[JungleBeat]

I hope so. If they lift a Cup, the rest of the country will be hearing about it non-stop for decades.

Would make the rivalry exciting IMO

 

[Ouroboros]

Impossible. Dubas is their GM and he is a NERD

He is a nerd, and the current iteration of the Leafs is clearly built against his natural inclinations. He spent years clinging to the blogger boy orthodoxy of thinking you can overwhelm your opposition with skill by putting the likes of Nic Petan and Denis Malgin on your 4th line.

Good for him that he's grudgingly learned his lesson though. Old school eye-testers stay winning.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Do the Leafs really look that much better so far? At elast Boston has the injuries to excuse themselves.

He is a nerd, and the current iteration of the Leafs is clearly built against his natural inclinations. He spent years clinging to the blogger boy orthodoxy of thinking you can overwhelm your opposition with skill by putting the likes of Nic Petan and Denis Malgin on your 4th line.

Good for him that he's grudgingly learned his lesson though. Old school eye-testers stay winning.

Didn’t malign only ever play preseason

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Would make the rivalry exciting IMO

I don't want exciting. I want to mow over them like a freight train. That's more fun.

 

[Senscore]

Would make the rivalry exciting IMO

Roller coasters would be more exciting without safety harnesses.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Would make the rivalry exciting IMO

Exciting only leads to misery, you know this.

 

[Ouroboros]

Didn’t malign only ever play preseason

No. He played 8 games in 19-20 after Dubas traded Mason Marchment to get him. Then they brought him back this year and he played something like 20 more games before Dubas finally had to throw in the towel on him.

He wasted years of the Matthews/Marner/Nylander/Tavares/Rielly core by surrounding them with a bunch of soft as shit analytical darlings.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

No. He played 8 games in 19-20 after Dubas traded Mason Marchment to get him. Then they brought him back this year and he played something like 20 more games before Dubas finally had to throw in the towel on him.

He wasted years of the Matthews/Marner/Nylander/Tavares/Rielly core by surrounding them with a bunch of soft as shit analytical darlings.

Last year he got Clifford milheyev went out and traded for muzzin years before that. Traded for lyubushkin.

He’s not the advanced analytics nerd people make him out to be. He goes out and gets tough dudes to help lol. Just hasn’t worked out.

But it is funny the most valuable guy tonight for them was noted analytics darling Ryan o reilly lol.

Before that Guy had freaking Wayne Simmonds on his team. And Hyman. Went out and got Foligno and bogosian lol.

Everyone loses before they win.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

No matter which teams are involved, you have to love playoff OVERTIME!
Three OTs yesterday

 

[JD1]

A lot of guys out on some pretty questionable hits.

Vasilevsky better get his act together

 

[Butchy Dakkar]

That Drouin Sergachev trade keeps getting worse for Montreal

Trade aside, I watch Sergachev and think “yeah but we have Sanderson just wait” (evil laugh)

But not sure our duo will top Hedman and Sergachev. Maybe if Sandy keeps developmental pace and turns into the monster we think he will be, and TC becomes a number 2 that plays less but more intense.

 

[Butchy Dakkar]

Still don’t get why that goal wasn’t reviewed. Earlier in the season there was a fast whistle and the refs reviewed and saw it was never covered so they counted the goal

I watched that and think back to the weird goal on Soogard where they wouldn’t blow the whistle but everyone had stopped playing but then the puck was poked in in the confusion.

I don’t know how I’m the playoffs the reds can blow a play dead when they “momentarily” lose sight of a puck that might not be covered. Give me a break, that should have been a goal. The players hadn’t stopped playing and a scrum hadn’t formed.

I don't know....if they get past the first round hump, they could go all the way. That psychological block was the biggest thing stopping them.

Thank God Boston will be next. Plan B: destroy the leafs in round 2.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Trade aside, I watch Sergachev and think “yeah but we have Sanderson just wait” (evil laugh)

But not sure our duo will top Hedman and Sergachev. Maybe if Sandy keeps developmental pace and turns into the monster we think he will be, and TC becomes a number 2 that plays less but more intense.

Not really worried about that.
I've always liked Hedman. Has 1 Norris , and imo should have another. 5 time finalist.

 

[Cosmix]

Wow, refs apparently unaware of what boarding is?? That's textbook boarding...

I do not think it was egregious; it was a slight push and Point fell into the boards. I have seen far more vicious hits, many from behind (which was not the case in this hit). However, the league has been giving out penalties for many things that in the past were not considered penalties. Some of the "penalties" are given just for standing in the way of players (e.g., Gryba's hit on Eller).

 

[Cosmix]

He initiated the hit too far from the boards making it impossible for Point to protect himself, to me that's textbook boarding, that kind of play can end careers

I thought it was a classic case of 2 players battling to get to the puck. One slight push at the end and one player lost his balance falling headfirst into the boards.

Not really worried about that.
I've always liked Hedman. Has 1 Norris , and imo should have another. 5 time finalist.

Agree on Hedman for getting 2 Norris trophies. Karlsson should have 3 now and should be getting a 4th for his performance this past season .

 

[Big Muddy]

A lot of guys out on some pretty questionable hits.

Vasilevsky better get his act together

I'm surprised that Point was able to play after going in to the boards head first. That looked pretty nasty.