The Stanley Cup Playoffs 2023: First Round GDT

[KC Scouts]

Watch the replay of the goal......Tkachuk is making a pest out of himself and had Swayman so preoccupied that Swayman punched him in the back just a second before the puck entered the net.

[stinky finger]

18 minutes ago, Thorny said:

I find myself pulling for Boston b/c i think they prob have the best shot st knocking off the Leafs and Oilers of the world

ABB

 

Anbody. But. Boston.

 

Live this without fail

[Claude Balls]

Bissonette is such an ass 🤡 

[Flashsabre]

9 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

What a terrible goal! 

They just broke it down on HNIC. Tkachuk played Swayman like a fiddle. Got in his face all game. Goes to the net and Swayman punches him in the back. Loses where the puck is and next thing it is past him.

[Thorner]

Just now, Leaf Blower said:

ABB

 

Anbody. But. Boston.

 

Live this without fail

Ya I guess Bruin Blower doesn’t have quite the same ring to it..

[Claude Balls]

1 minute ago, KC Scouts said:

Watch the replay of the goal......Tkachuk is making a pest out of himself and had Swayman so preoccupied that Swayman punched him in the back just a second before the puck entered the net.

He was ass all night, he needed to do something out there.

[...]

I was so ready to post a "disgusted at the NHL and their refs" rant but I guess I'll take the circumstances. Still disgusted at not only the refs but the broadcast crew as well.

Anyway, Montour is a stud and the Panthers are not folding. Surprised the game isn't a bit more chaotic but we're getting a nice balance of grit, skill and strategy.

[stinky finger]

12 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:

The first one he let in was way worse. Montgomery is gonna have to answer a ton of questions about the goalie switch if Boston loses. 

He listened to the outcry

[Claude Balls]

3 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:

Bissonette is such an ass 🤡 

Ugh, and I just agreed with him that Tkachuk wins it for Florida.

[KC Scouts]

1 minute ago, Claude Balls said:

Ugh, and I just agreed with him that Tkachuk wins it for Florida.

The only thing worse would be the that little rat #63 scoring

[Thorner]

You could argue Montour has had a better season than any former Sabres guy. 

Lets see who wins this series first

[Claude Balls]

3 minutes ago, Leaf Blower said:

He listened to the outcry

It's Boston, if they lose they'll blame the goalie change. Just like Patriots fans were begging for Zappe to replace Jones at QB. Once Zappe came down to earth, they were chanting for Jones to come back. It's typical fan mentality. Boston fans just always seem to be more outspoken because they're so spoiled.

Edited May 1, 2023 by Claude Balls

[Flashsabre]

6 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:

Sabres didn't have the brightest coaches when he was here.

That is the biggest part of the story. Krueger neutered  so many offensive players.  

The sad part is I think we would see this Montour on Buffalo now with Granato and his system. He would be the perfect piece back there.

Montour is a guy having a career year. No playoff goals before this year.  5 in the series.

[stinky finger]

Lundell will get the winner

[SwampD]

I thinks it's funny that Hank talked about that third goal for Boston. Pretty sure his SC run again LA ended with the exact same play.

[KC Scouts]

This is gonna be fun

[Thorner]

If Florida doesn’t win tkachuk will dream about that forever 

[Pimlach]

10 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:

Years ago, I thought Craig Rivet (Instigators) stated that the Sabres already had a talented D-man in Montour, if they would only use him properly....especially on the powerplay as a quarterback.  Maybe he was right?!?!

They used him on the PP.  Offensively he was good.  

Defense and leadership, not so much.  Adam’s might have kept him but he wanted to leave. 

That team had no leadership to make them a team.  They had factions.  The kids we have now are further along as a team than the Eichel-Reinhart-Risto-Montour-Ullmark group. 

[stinky finger]

Chachuk Chachoked

[Eleven]

18 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

Wow.

BTW, Montour and Reinhart are both really good and important players for the Panthers.  Pretty disappointing how little the Sabres got out of, and for, Montour.

Don't get me started on one of my mantras here.

[KC Scouts]

That is two big saves for Swayman in OT

[Thorner]

Swayman has been unreal in OT

[Pimlach]

21 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

Did you drop the Bruins the day the Sabres debuted or did you cheer for both for a while?

I dropped the Bruins the day my Uncle told me the Bisons were ending and we were getting an NHL team called the Sabres. I was a fan before the entry draft.  

Edited May 1, 2023 by Pimlach

[Flashsabre]

2 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

They used him on the PP.  Offensively he was good.  

Defense and leadership, not so much.  Adam’s might have kept him but he wanted to leave. 

That team had no leadership to make them a team.  They had factions.  The kids we have now are further along as a team than the Eichel-Reinhart-Risto-Montour-Ullmark group. 

This is a great point. That group was not capable of being leaders. Breaking them up and putting them on teams with established leadership has allowed them to play their games and be successful. 

The young leadership here will lead to success in the near future.

[stinky finger]

2 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Swayman has been unreal in OT

Johnny on the spot