The Stanley Cup Playoffs 2023: First Round GDT

[Eleven]

Another SabreSpace tradition.  Here's your home for all the series, all the games, all the talk.

[Wyldnwoody44]

Flu hitting Boston tonight. No Bergeron 

[Eleven]

Everyone's favorite, the Hurricanes, are up against everyone's other favorite, the Death of All Offense, 1-0, in the first.

[Taro T]

Just now, Eleven said:

Everyone's favorite, the Hurricanes, are up against everyone's other favorite, the Death of All Offense, 1-0, in the first.

It'll blow up my bracket.  But the NHL deserves to have the Aisles win this in 4 games.  Knock a team that plays entertaining hockey out of the tourney and leave in one that the late '90's Devils look at and say 'holy ####, that is some dull hockey; never seen anything so brutally dull."

[Eleven]

And wow, ESPN has hired expert announcers that bored you to death at the last Olympics for this one.  I think they covered water polo.

[CallawaySabres]

I am so tired of missing the playoffs, JFC

[Eleven]

It's now 1-0 in favor of Boston in that series.  Pastrnak.

[Buffalonill]

Eat ***** boston 

[Marvin]

2003?

[Slack_in_MA]

Early observation watching Bruins - Cats: 1. Both teams are shoot/crash first, perfect pass second. 2. Bodies are flying. Trying to picture how we would respond/react.

[Thorner]

Bruins. No Bergeron, no problem. Too much depth. 

[Pimlach]

Bruins: Marchand got his 50th playoff goal.  Ullmark looks really good.  

[Randall Flagg]

Sorokin deserves every single game check handed out to an islander this year. Garbage team 

[CallawaySabres]

Bruins are freaking relentless 

[Huckleberry]

***** , I should not have picked panthers 😄

[Pimlach]

Edmonton coach is a goofball. 

[Pimlach]

Edmonton has a big team. Maybe it’s their Uni’s but they look real big, fast, skilled and tough.  
 

A good match for Boston.  

[French Collection]

Just now, Pimlach said:

Edmonton has a big team. Maybe it’s their Uni’s but they look real big, fast, skilled and tough.  
 

A good match for Boston.  

Ekholm is a big dude and has been a big addition to their D corps. A guy like that but younger is Ryan Graves, UFA.

[FrenchConnection44]

McDavid is amazing. So aggressive and quick. What a beast. 
 

Love the Oilers team. 

[French Collection]

Watched most of the Bruins game.

Reinhart still has good hands and makes smart plays. I’m not sure playoff hockey is his thing though, intense and tight checking. Bing saddled with Eric Staal as your C doesn’t help.

[Randall Flagg]

Draisaitl is the worst superstar I've ever seen

[Andrew Amerk]

McJesus looks like he’s playing a video game.

I don’t get to see the Western teams much. They might be the Cup winners. 

[French Collection]

1 minute ago, Randall Flagg said:

Draisaitl is the worst superstar I've ever seen

I don’t like him, ugly  stride and he looks like Frankenstein on skates.

He benefits from playing with McJesus to pad his stats but he can score on his own.

[Huckleberry]

Just now, Andrew Amerk said:

McJesus looks like he’s playing a video game.

I don’t get to see the Western teams much. They might be the Cup winners. 

Colorado 🙂

[French Collection]

I don’t like the Wild’s chances, Ericsson Ek is out and they have Marcus Johasson on PP1.