2016 First Round of Playoffs Thread

[That Aud Smell]

So much for sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me.

Seriously.

[Randall Flagg]

I saw Shaw mouth that in real time last night, I wonder how often that word is used on the ice. 

[Randall Flagg]

I didn't catch the play, but Laughton was carried off on a stretcher. Really hope he's alright, sounds like it was an ugly collision with the boards.

[SwampD]

I didn't catch the play, but Laughton was carried off on a stretcher. Really hope he's alright, sounds like it was an ugly collision with the boards.

It was pretty awkward. Hit the back of his head pretty hard. I would guess concussion.

[WildCard]

Shaw gets a one game suspension for using a homophobic slur.

so feelings > health. Got it

[WildCard]

Huberdeau just left the ice real gingerly after scoring a collision goal with Griess

 

God this league just sucks so much

Edited April 21, 2016 by WildCard

[Randall Flagg]

I don't hate that no goal call.

[darksabre]

If you don't crash into the goalie skate-first your goal might be allowed and you won't get hurt. Huberdeau waited way too long to try to stop with a defender all over him. What did he think was going to happen?

[WildCard]

I've seen that goal called a dozen times

 

Yay, more challenges!

[darksabre]

I don't understand what they're looking at. They already decided it was no goal. Are coaches allowed to challenge everything now?

I'm pretty sure the refs just humored Florida by letting them waste their challenge on something they couldn't even challenge. Wtf.

[WildCard]

And another review. At this pace I'll see the next pitch by 11pm.

 

Oh wait, we're supposed to be watching a fast, flowing sport? Huh, my mistake

[Stoner]

Wouldn't it be nice if the ref would communicate clearly with the fans?

What. The. . Does. The. Bolded. Mean?

 

(viii) The video review process shall be permitted to assist the Referees in
determining the legitimacy of all potential goals (e.g. to ensure they
are “good hockey goals”). For example (but not limited to), pucks that
enter the net by going through the net meshing, pucks that enter the
net from underneath the net frame, pucks that hit the spectator
netting prior to being directed immediately into the goal, pucks that
enter the net undetected by the Referee, etc. This would also include
situations whereby the Referee stops play or is in the process of
stopping the play because he has lost sight of the puck and it is
subsequently determined by video review that the puck crosses (or
has crossed) the goal line and enters the net as the culmination of a
continuous play where the result was unaffected by the whistle (i.e.,
the timing of the whistle was irrelevant to the puck entering the net at
the end of a continuous play).

[LGR4GM]

 

 

What. The. ######. Does. The. Bolded. Mean?

 

 

I think it means the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.

Edited April 21, 2016 by LGR4GM

[JJFIVEOH]

I don't understand what they're looking at. They already decided it was no goal. Are coaches allowed to challenge everything now?

I'm pretty sure the refs just humored Florida by letting them waste their challenge on something they couldn't even challenge. Wtf.

 

The refs didn't know themselves. They're making a mockery of this game. They kept their timeout. 

so feelings > health. Got it

 

In the meantime, Abdelkader still never got a suspension. 

[Taro T]

Wouldn't it be nice if the ref would communicate clearly with the fans?

What. The. ######. Does. The. Bolded. Mean?

 

(viii) The video review process shall be permitted to assist the Referees in

determining the legitimacy of all potential goals (e.g. to ensure they

are “good hockey goals”). For example (but not limited to), pucks that

enter the net by going through the net meshing, pucks that enter the

net from underneath the net frame, pucks that hit the spectator

netting prior to being directed immediately into the goal, pucks that

enter the net undetected by the Referee, etc. This would also include

situations whereby the Referee stops play or is in the process of

stopping the play because he has lost sight of the puck and it is

subsequently determined by video review that the puck crosses (or

has crossed) the goal line and enters the net as the culmination of a

continuous play where the result was unaffected by the whistle (i.e.,

the timing of the whistle was irrelevant to the puck entering the net at

the end of a continuous play).

Best guess is that on a play that the ref loses sight of the puck AFTER the last contact of the puck w/ a force (or perhaps any "thing"?) and the puck subsequently ends up in the net it "could" be a good goal. :unsure:

[JJFIVEOH]

It's quite apparent which team Napoleon wants to win in this Panthers game tonight.

[Randall Flagg]

What a goal by Coyle.

[TrueBlueGED]

What a goal by Coyle.

 

First thing I saw when I turned on the game was a replay of it. Holy, that was somethin else.

[TrueBlueGED]

I'm fighting a supreme inner conflict. I hate Dallas, I still haven't gotten over '99, and the thought of them getting another championship makes me somewhat ill. However, I really want the closest approximation of fire wagon hockey we have to be a huge success so maybe, just maybe, teams realize offense, speed, and aggressiveness can win too and we get some better hockey as a result.

[JJFIVEOH]

Average goals per game in the regular season: 5.42

Average goals in the postseason up to this point: 4.82

[Wyldnwoody44]

Man the sharks looking good

[Thorner]

Shaw gets a one game suspension for using a homophobic slur.

He deserved it.

 

Is anyone else tired of this "just the one guy" system being employed by the league/refs this postseason? I get why they do it, but it's such an extremely arbitrary way to potentially decide games, especially ones this important. LA and SJ were playing a great, tightly contested game, regular scrum ensues, Carter does absolutely nothing out of the ordinary in the scrum, and the ref does his "just the one" thing and awards SJ a PP. They score of course, grab the lead and all the momentum, and now it's 2-0.

 

I know, "LA should stop them from scoring on the PP." No. They shouldn't have been put in that position by an arbitrary, undeserved call. The referee basically flipping a coin in his head probably decides the outcome in this game. Bleh.

Edited April 21, 2016 by Thorny

[WildCard]

 

Average goals per game in the regular season: 5.42

Average goals in the postseason up to this point: 4.82

Know what will drive up viewers and fans on a boring product? Ads, ticket pricing increases, challenges, and, wait for it....lockouts!!

[Norcal]

Getting interesting in SJ

[Norcal]

Looked like Jones tripped Brown there