The Stanley Cup Playoffs 2023: First Round GDT

[Wyldnwoody44]

Kings are cruising! 

[GoPuckYourself]

Edmonton needs a goalie also it seems.

[pastajoe]

I’m rooting for the Kings. They have a chance to knock out both McDavid and Eichel. A win-win.

[DarthEbriate]

1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said:

Careful with guarantees, but I hope you are right. 

They might not always be successful, but I've seen the fire each of them. Thompson's frame (as a target) worries me the most. I've seen fire from Joker and Mitts --- and actually I think Mitts will be sneaky mean once he learns the Power of the Cup Side. JJP and Power are the ones who might be ever-reluctant.

[inkman]

17 minutes ago, pastajoe said:

I’m rooting for the Kings. They have a chance to knock out both McDavid and Eichel. A win-win.

Why am I supposed to dislike McDavid?

[aristocrat]

Not sure I’ve seen a team just take shots from the blue line dead center on the power play. Oilers scored so must see something. 

[Randall Flagg]

9 minutes ago, inkman said:

Why am I supposed to dislike McDavid?

You're supposed to root against him so he asks out of Edmonton for maximum offseason chaos 

[pastajoe]

22 minutes ago, inkman said:

Why am I supposed to dislike McDavid?

He’s the symbol of what’s wrong with the NHL draft lottery, and Buffalo got screwed by it. Edmonton got the first overall pick in four out of six years.

[GoPuckYourself]

Kings are getting reffed.

[Second Line Center]

Wow what a goal. 
 

4-3 Kings 15 minutes left.  
 

This is the best series by a mile.  Unreal.  

[PerreaultForever]

1 hour ago, DarthEbriate said:

They might not always be successful, but I've seen the fire each of them. Thompson's frame (as a target) worries me the most. I've seen fire from Joker and Mitts --- and actually I think Mitts will be sneaky mean once he learns the Power of the Cup Side. JJP and Power are the ones who might be ever-reluctant.

Thing I have for Thompson is he's really a gentle giant. He might endure some of it, but he'd be better off to initiate more of it. Dahlin's learned that to some extent. As a constant target he's learned it's better to hit than be hit, even if it leads to a scrum. 

Power's still a kid. Let him grow into it. I'm not saying he will become a tank like McAvoy seems to be but he might become more than physical enough. Best to pair him with somebody to take on more of that. 

[French Collection]

I hope Dahlin isn’t watching this series thinking that Nurse makes over $9M so he should get $12M.

[Thorner]

16 minutes ago, Second Line Center said:

Wow what a goal. 
 

4-3 Kings 15 minutes left.  
 

This is the best series by a mile.  Unreal.  

Winner claims Gretzky

[French Collection]

Campbell is giving the Oilers a chance to tie it up.

[GoPuckYourself]

We could start an entire roster of former Sabres who are coming up clutch in the playoffs. 

[Thorner]

Fraudulent Oilers 

[PerreaultForever]

16 minutes ago, GoPuckYourself said:

We could start an entire roster of former Sabres who are coming up clutch in the playoffs. 

But not Reinhart. 🙂

 

[Buffalonill]

1 hour ago, pastajoe said:

He’s the symbol of what’s wrong with the NHL draft lottery, and Buffalo got screwed by it. Edmonton got the first overall pick in four out of six years.

Did you forget   power,  dahlin

[Wyldnwoody44]

And the series is tied... I didn't think the Kings had a chance, they're putting up a fight 

[thewookie1]

4 hours ago, Buffalonill said:

Did you forget   power,  dahlin

We haven’t moved up once. We won 2 lotteries when we had pick 1 and kept pick 1. 

[Wyldnwoody44]

What a crap goal to give up to let the Oil back in. A win there and the Kings likely move on. Not I'm not too sure they'll win 2 of 3. 

[inkman]

8 hours ago, pastajoe said:

He’s the symbol of what’s wrong with the NHL draft lottery, and Buffalo got screwed by it. Edmonton got the first overall pick in four out of six years.

Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

 

or something like that 

[sabremike]

10 hours ago, Randall Flagg said:

You're supposed to root against him so he asks out of Edmonton for maximum offseason chaos 

Do you really want that monkey's paw wish and he ends up a Leaf?

[pastajoe]

3 hours ago, sabremike said:

Do you really want that monkey's paw wish and he ends up a Leaf?

That would mean Matthews is gone because they couldn’t fit both of them under the cap.

[rickshaw]

The more I watch Horvat now that he’s not in Vancouver i see his deficiencies. Great face off man but can’t drive his own line. Good at tips for goals but a terrible playmaker. The Canucks I thought screwed up by choosing Miller over Horvat but the latter has very little heart when it comes to sticking up for mates (like Auston M) whereas Miller (albeit a *****) has heart by the bucketloads. 

There was a time I thought Bo could be a fit in Buffalo but now I realize his best quality is faceoffs. The Isles are on the hook for 8 years 8.5 million and he’s in his late 20’s. Yikes.