The Stanley Cup Playoffs 2023: Second Round GDT.

[Randall Flagg]

Why have I seen about 5 skate blades fall off in the last couple weeks? I had previously seen this happen twice in a decade

[GoPuckYourself]

15 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

Why have I seen about 5 skate blades fall off in the last couple weeks? I had previously seen this happen twice in a decade

They don't make em like they used to? 

[Doohicksie]

10 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

Why have I seen about 5 skate blades fall off in the last couple weeks? I had previously seen this happen twice in a decade

New tech.  Just like more sticks break than ever before. 

It's not just hockey.  I have bicycles with 30-year-old cogs and chains.  Newer bikes a chain doesn't last a season of riding; to make a 10+ rear gear cluster work you need very thin chain links and there's not enough bearing surface on them so the bearings deform the links producing chain stretch.  But it's a compromise you make to get 3-4 extra gears in the back and save some weight.

Especially in the highest echelon of sports, equipment durability gives way to performance.

[Claude Balls]

42 minutes ago, Thorny said:

If two Canadian teams made the final, the Canadian team finally winning would end up anti climatic after all these years lol

And the year of the blown lead 

30 years since the Cup was last won by a Canadien team. Kind of shocking.

[Thorner]

20 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:

30 years since the Cup was last won by a Canadien team. Kind of shocking.

An American team has won the Grey Cup more recently 

[Pimlach]

Montour having a fantastic playoff.  

[GoPuckYourself]

Montour continues to dominate.

[CallawaySabres]

I never want to hear the name, Montour for the rest of my life! Fu Krueger, burn in hell

[GoPuckYourself]

Just now, CallawaySabres said:

I never want to hear the name, Montour for the rest of my life! Fu Krueger, burn in hell

Krueger sure was ruining so many careers.

[Claude Balls]

I honestly thought Florida didn't have a chance tonight. A tough 7 game series that ended 2 days ago against a team that's rested and at home. I love every minute of it. 

[Thorner]

Florida Vegas ice hockey final would be peak 

Hockey definitely the first thing that comes to mind with those two cities 

[Thorner]

Jeepers Bob

What a save

[Pimlach]

Bobrovsky with a huge save, then the Leaves hit iron, go Cats. 

[Pimlach]

I never knew the refs can review for a penalty?   I guess I don’t know the rules.  

[GoPuckYourself]

What a bone headed penalty to take

 

[Zamboni]

That was a delicious loss. Nice job Panthers.

[GoPuckYourself]

[French Collection]

Good win, glad I don’t have to listen to Craig Simpson anymore tonight.

[Zamboni]

Stars drawing first blood

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Toronto barely showed up for that game. I don't see either of NJ or the Canes giving in so easily. The conference finals will be a brawl if this is how this series is going to go.

[pastajoe]

1 hour ago, Randall Flagg said:

Why have I seen about 5 skate blades fall off in the last couple weeks? I had previously seen this happen twice in a decade

The new tech allows for quick change without screws, so sometimes they come loose if they take a hard shot.

24 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

I never knew the refs can review for a penalty?   I guess I don’t know the rules.  

There’s a special allowance for Canadian teams.

[Pimlach]

Dallas and Seattle.  Does not interest me that much, but I’m sure we will see good hockey.  

[Thorner]

2 nice little quick passes from eberle and Geekie

These series in general look pretty meh they’ll have to win me over. What happens sometimes when there are big early upsets 

[Thorner]

On 3/14/2023 at 4:19 PM, Zamboni said:

Haha now I see it. Yea that’s delicious. Yummy.

 

On 4/18/2023 at 11:38 PM, Zamboni said:

So glad the Leafs lost tonight. It was delicious.

 

On 4/28/2023 at 7:12 PM, Zamboni said:

And it’s delicious he didn’t 

 

On 4/30/2023 at 10:00 PM, Zamboni said:

 

so delicious to see the scumbag in pain 

 

31 minutes ago, Zamboni said:

That was a delicious loss. Nice job Panthers.

Eating extremely well lately I see 

[French Collection]

4 minutes ago, Thorny said:

These series in general look pretty meh they’ll have to win me over. What happens sometimes when there are big early upsets 

As the series goes on they start to hate each other and the intensity ratchets up, provided they are pretty evenly matched. 
That can draw me into it.