The 2019 Stanley Cup Final. St Louis vs Boston

[That Aud Smell]

ROR was apparently the first player ever to score in (sequential) games 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the SCF. 

Seeing him win the Conn Smythe ... well, like some song lyrics: “Hurts so bad. More than I expected that it would. Worse than that: It seems to be taking a little longer than it should.”

Edited June 13, 2019 by That Aud Smell

[Pimlach]

Now I can go to New England with a Blues win.

St Louis lost two recent World Series and a Spygate Super Bowl to Boston.  Way to go Blues!!! 

[North Buffalo]

Yeh after the first they tightened up a bit, also didnt seem to jam they net much after the first. Blues blocked a lot of shots especially in the third.  

[TrueBlueGED]

Regardless of how we feel about O'Reilly lifting the Cup, I'd like to think we can all unite with pure joy at seeing Marchand cry in sadness, right? 

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7 minutes ago, TrueBlueGED said:

Regardless of how we feel about O'Reilly lifting the Cup, I'd like to think we can all unite with pure joy at seeing Marchand cry in sadness, right? 

Clearly not, because ROR won the Cup and JBot is still here.  What are you thinking?

[That Aud Smell]

23 minutes ago, TrueBlueGED said:

Regardless of how we feel about O'Reilly lifting the Cup, I'd like to think we can all unite with pure joy at seeing Marchand cry in sadness, right? 

Let the church say “amen.”

Also: I’m legitimately happy for O’Reilly.

And I fear for the Sabres. Hamilton reported that Jack had no issues with ROR, but that ROR had issues with Jack. I’m starting to wonder anew over what that might have been about.

[SwampD]

20 minutes ago, TrueBlueGED said:

Regardless of how we feel about O'Reilly lifting the Cup, I'd like to think we can all unite with pure joy at seeing Marchand cry in sadness, right? 

I actually like a lot of the players on Boston (Marchand included). For me, the joy came in seeing the fans’ pain.

 

The lack of whistles in that game was impressive. And it’s not like they just weren’t calling stuff. It was a super-cleanly played game. There were really only two borderline hits (penalty called on St Louis, the other probably should have been called for boarding, but instead was praised by the knuckleheads as a clean shoulder to shoulder hit.) Other than that there was nothing. Wish all the games were played like that.

[WildCard]

Haven't read this whole thing, but am I the only one that noticed how weird the Blues' Cup celebration on the ice was? The first 4-5 guys immediately handed it off instead of skating around with it or anything

[Sabres Fan in NS]

6 minutes ago, WildCard said:

Haven't read this whole thing, but am I the only one that noticed how weird the Blues' Cup celebration on the ice was? The first 4-5 guys immediately handed it off instead of skating around with it or anything

That is becoming more of a think since RB77 in Colorado.

The Blues have a number of grizzled old vets (Jay B. being one) that just wanted to touch that thing and they have been through so much this year.

[shrader]

Why wife thought I was crazy because I got upset when they cut to commercial in the middle of the cup celebration.  *****, I need to see every single scrub carry that cup.  I didn't have the remote close and with the rate they were handing that thing off, I probably missed a bunch of players in the time it took me to switch over to the cable network.

 

Edit: And I get a kick out of how much they played up the worst to first angle.  I can think of another team that started out on one extreme end of the league and also did a complete 180 right around the same time of the year.

Edited June 13, 2019 by shrader

[Zamboni]

25 minutes ago, shrader said:

Why wife thought I was crazy because I got upset when they cut to commercial in the middle of the cup celebration.  *****, I need to see every single scrub carry that cup.  I didn't have the remote close and with the rate they were handing that thing off, I probably missed a bunch of players in the time it took me to switch over to the cable network.

 

Edit: And I get a kick out of how much they played up the worst to first angle.  I can think of another team that started out on one extreme end of the league and also did a complete 180 right around the same time of the year.

 I noticed that too! I switched over to CBC when that commercial came on. Poor timing.

[SwampD]

I wonder if Berglund is already on a plane headed for St. Louis.

I also wonder if he finally found his smile.

 

I also wonder if we will ever keep or get of players because of hockey reasons. (Actually, I think we finally started with Skinner. I'm just glad we didn't let him walk "because he's quirky." Hopefully, "the room" can handle it.)

 

Yes, I'm angry,... as I usually am on this day every year.

[SwampD]

I also wonder if Jason slammed a door last night.

[sodbuster]

4 hours ago, TrueBlueGED said:

Regardless of how we feel about O'Reilly lifting the Cup, I'd like to think we can all unite with pure joy at seeing Marchand cry in sadness, right? 

If nothing else, I have a new favorite gif.

 

[apuszczalowski]

3 hours ago, shrader said:

Why wife thought I was crazy because I got upset when they cut to commercial in the middle of the cup celebration.  *****, I need to see every single scrub carry that cup.  I didn't have the remote close and with the rate they were handing that thing off, I probably missed a bunch of players in the time it took me to switch over to the cable network.

 

Edit: And I get a kick out of how much they played up the worst to first angle.  I can think of another team that started out on one extreme end of the league and also did a complete 180 right around the same time of the year.

Has there ever been a season where 2 teams have done 180s in opposite directions at the same time? One of the first teams to ever lead the league in November to missing the playoffs and one of the first teams to ever be in last place around that time to winning a cup.

[PerreaultForever]

13 hours ago, Thorny said:

It arguably matters, but only until we start winning. 

Then it doesn't matter anymore. Not to potential suitors.

But how is that going to start if no one wants to come here? It's a catch-22.

[WildCard]

 

[Wyldnwoody44]

????

[Pimlach]

I think I am going to the parade on Saturday.  I have a friend that’s been a fan since 1967. He was at The Enterprise Center for game 7.  He wants to go and my wife is working.  Why not go?  

This is not like a Sabres win, but for me it’s a second best.  

Edited June 14, 2019 by Pimlach

[spndnchz]

Ryan shares the Cup with his 99 yr old gramma. “She’s bought me a lot of gear over the years”

 

[SwampD]

2 hours ago, spndnchz said:

Ryan shares the Cup with his 99 yr old gramma. “She’s bought me a lot of gear over the years”

 

Cancer. He had to go.

[#freejame]

6 hours ago, SwampD said:

Cancer. He had to go.

Probably where he got his alcoholism from 

[North Buffalo]

Nice, still think he is a schmuck... one photo op doesnt make him human...

[Drunkard]

58 minutes ago, North Buffalo said:

Nice, still think he is a schmuck... one photo op doesnt make him human...

He's more human and a better hockey player than those garbage players Patrik Berglund, Vladimir Sobotka, and Tage Thompson will ever hope to be though.

[North Buffalo]

Hockey player yes, human being meh...