The Stanley Cup Playoffs 2023: First Round GDT

[Zamboni]

 

so delicious to see the scumbag in pain 

Edited May 1, 2023 by Zamboni

[CallawaySabres]

The worst part about Buffalo missing the playoffs is we still have to wait at least one more year to figure out what they  even look like in the playoffs. It would’ve been nice to have that out-of-the-way this year and make the proper adjustments this summer.

[nfreeman]

17 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

• As a rookie he was third on the team in points behind ROR and Eich
• In 2016-17:  3rd in points
• 2017-18:  3rd
• 2018-19:  2nd
• 2019-20:  2nd
• 2020-21:  1st

The only Sabres to score more points than Reino in his Sabres tenure in any given season were ROR and Eichel.  He wasn't "great"?  What's your definition of great?  He was a solid hockey player, rarely injured, very dependable.

A tall dwarf isn't tall.

[GoPuckYourself]

I'm a definite jinx, I turn on the Boston game when they're up 2-0 and Boston scores not 2 minutes after I start watching. I see the kraken are up 2-0, started watching and not 2 minutes after the Avalanche get a PP and score.

[SwampD]

36 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:

IDK, I feel Toronto could have beaten Boston based on how the Bruins have been looking more vulnerable.  OTH, Florida is healthier now, younger and have multiple guys who can match-up well against the Leafs.  All I know is that I am now rooting hard for the Panthers!

I agree.

I felt like Boston was a 1/1.5 line team. A really f'n good one, mind. That can work in the regular season, but it was going to catch up with them in the playoffs.

[French Collection]

It’s a huge upset but Florida finished strong and one year ago they were the best team in the regular season, winning the President’s Trophy.

[GoPuckYourself]

Awesome! There will be a new Stanley Cup Champion this year.

[SABRES 0311]

Kraken getting it done.

[Billznut]

2 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Ullmark had a bad series 

I think he just regressed to his career “normal” play. Picked a bad time to do it though. Oh well. Happy they’re gone. 

[PerreaultForever]

I love the way the Kraken play. What a gutsy effort. Bjorkstrand was super human tonight. 

I said it before and I will say it again, that team is being built the right way. 

[Billznut]

Third time in the last 10 seasons the Bruins were the President’s trophy winners. And NO Stanley Cups to show for their efforts. Gotta love that.  

[PerreaultForever]

14 minutes ago, Billznut said:

Third time in the last 10 seasons the Bruins were the President’s trophy winners. And NO Stanley Cups to show for their efforts. Gotta love that.  

Yup, that kind of sucks. 

Still, got more than the Sabres. 

[Nitro60]

Boston out was not a surprise.  In the past, those teams with 100 plus points failed to make it to the cup.  

[Night Train]

Boston had a 3-1 series lead. There's no " Yeah, but " narratives. 

 

 They choked. Deal with it. 

[Eleven]

33 minutes ago, Nitro60 said:

Boston out was not a surprise.  In the past, those teams with 100 plus points failed to make it to the cup.  

It has happened, sure, but it is not normal in today's age.  Non-COVID and post-lockout seasons:

2022 COL 119

2019 STL 99

2018 WAS 105

2017 PIT 118

2016 PIT 104

2015 CHI 102

2014 LA 100

etc., and I think if you look at the runners-up, you'll see a similar pattern.  Of course, this means that many other teams with 100 points did not win, because the majority of playoff teams have 100 points of more, every year.

[SDS]

14 minutes ago, Night Train said:

Boston had a 3-1 series lead. There's no " Yeah, but " narratives. 

 

 They choked. Deal with it. 

Lol. What are we dealing with?

[SDS]

6 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Yup, that kind of sucks. 

Still, got more than the Sabres. 

This is the kind of on-brand thing that a douchy Boston fan would say in a Sabres community.

[Flashsabre]

Who had Colorado,Boston and TB all out in the first round?

[Night Train]

17 minutes ago, SDS said:

Lol. What are we dealing with?

Not  "we".   

garden/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/30/sports/stunned-silence-settles-over-disappointed-bruins-td-garden/

[Flashsabre]

12 minutes ago, Night Train said:

Not  "we".   

garden/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/30/sports/stunned-silence-settles-over-disappointed-bruins-td-garden/

Boston fans are fine because they know the NFL will be back and Brady, Gronk And Belicheck will lead them to another..........oh wait

[Claude Balls]

10 hours ago, Pimlach said:

Hysterical.   Best to let that idea go.  

Yeah, I figured she wouldn't answer anyways. I did text my youngest daughter, who loves all Boston teams like her mom. I said, "how bout them Bruins, lol?". She texted back "you suck". 

[LabattBlue]

I am okay with anyone but Vegas or Toronto.  If it was these two teams in the finals, I don’t think I would watch a single minute. 

[Pimlach]

40 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:

Yeah, I figured she wouldn't answer anyways. I did text my youngest daughter, who loves all Boston teams like her mom. I said, "how bout them Bruins, lol?". She texted back "you suck". 

Not good Claude.  Don't drag her in to it.  

I was counting on the Bruins to beat Toronto.   

[PromoTheRobot]

10 hours ago, Zamboni said:

 

so delicious to see the scumbag in pain 

Salty tears flavor

 

 

[Pimlach]

10 hours ago, SwampD said:

I agree.

I felt like Boston was a 1/1.5 line team. A really f'n good one, mind. That can work in the regular season, but it was going to catch up with them in the playoffs.

Yes, there is something about their lineup that screams big and tough but mediocre skills after you get passed Bergeron, Toucan, Pasta and McAvoy.   I asked the question at the start of the playoffs - Is Boston really this good and how much of their success is culture and expectations versus talent?  

Playoff hockey brought playoff pressure and Linus was not up to the task and neither was his defense.  

Edited May 1, 2023 by Pimlach