2024 NHL Playoffs - ROUND TWO

[PerreaultForever]

Miles Wood. Another guy I wish we'd have signed. (sigh)

 

[French Collection]

  On 5/8/2024 at 2:02 AM, PerreaultForever said:

Don't people around here think this is what Quinn will become?

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He has that in him.

[Wyldnwoody44]

3-0 and the Stars choke that lead away. 

Also, I have less than zero care about what team wins out of Canes-Rags. It's really good hockey and Carolina looks to actually be the better team. Shesterkin in a monster. But, I cannot get over that call in OT that ended it that way. Let the boys Duke it out and only call what's necessary. 

Also Carolina had a PP that looked like the Sabres, all perimeter passing and no shots 

[French Collection]

  On 5/8/2024 at 3:51 AM, SwampD said:

Colorado looks great. 

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4 straight goals after falling behind 3-0.

I am pulling for them, not because of Mitts, MacKinnon is my favourite non Sabres player. The way he gallops around like a fire hydrant on skates just gets me out of my seat.

Nichushkin is a beast. He has become what his draft potential claimed he could be.

It’s been quiet on the Landeskog front, there was a chance he could come back. Drouin would help a bit too.

[French Collection]

  On 5/8/2024 at 11:53 AM, Wyldnwoody44 said:

3-0 and the Stars choke that lead away. 

Also, I have less than zero care about what team wins out of Canes-Rags. It's really good hockey and Carolina looks to actually be the better team. Shesterkin in a monster. But, I cannot get over that call in OT that ended it that way. Let the boys Duke it out and only call what's necessary. 

Also Carolina had a PP that looked like the Sabres, all perimeter passing and no shots 

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I was surprised by the penalties in OT.

Sabres killer Aho wasn’t asserting himself on the PP.

Shesterkin is what Levi can still become.

[Doohicksie]

  On 5/8/2024 at 11:57 AM, French Collection said:

4 straight goals after falling behind 3-0.

I am pulling for them, not because of Mitts, MacKinnon is my favourite non Sabres player. The way he gallops around like a fire hydrant on skates just gets me out of my seat.

Nichushkin is a beast. He has become what his draft potential claimed he could be.

It’s been quiet on the Landeskog front, there was a chance he could come back. Drouin would help a bit too.

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Huh.  I thought that game was over.  Didn't even switch over to watch after the OT goal in the other game; last I saw it was 3-0 and figured it was a laugher for the Stars.  The Avs got the last laugh I guess.

[Wyldnwoody44]

  On 5/8/2024 at 12:09 PM, Doohickie said:

Huh.  I thought that game was over.  Didn't even switch over to watch after the OT goal in the other game; last I saw it was 3-0 and figured it was a laugher for the Stars.  The Avs got the last laugh I guess.

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The only reason I saw was that they kept the score in the upper left of my screen for the Avs game, during the rags OT game. 

After they scored I switched it over to see McKinnon tie it up. 

Him and Mcdavid have the craziest burst I've ever seen with a puck. 

[MISabresFan]

The Dallas / Colorado game seemed different than most of the other playoff games.  Appeared to have more open ice, less physicality, or was I drinking too much?

 

[inkman]

Just pure comedy 

 

[SwampD]

  On 5/8/2024 at 1:03 PM, MISabresFan said:

The Dallas / Colorado game seemed different than most of the other playoff games.  Appeared to have more open ice, less physicality, or was I drinking too much?

 

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I can’t answer the drinking part, but I agree about the open ice part.

[Jorcus]

  On 5/8/2024 at 11:57 AM, French Collection said:

4 straight goals after falling behind 3-0.

I am pulling for them, not because of Mitts, MacKinnon is my favourite non Sabres player. The way he gallops around like a fire hydrant on skates just gets me out of my seat.

Nichushkin is a beast. He has become what his draft potential claimed he could be.

It’s been quiet on the Landeskog front, there was a chance he could come back. Drouin would help a bit too.

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If there was an NHL reshuffle draft and I was allowed to take any player in the NHL MacKinnon is number one without a doubt. 

After so much time off the ice I don't think Landeskog could be effective even if he did get back.

[Jorcus]

  On 5/8/2024 at 1:24 PM, inkman said:

Just pure comedy 

 

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They don't seem to call charging like they used to. Ducking a check on the wall (if it was a duck) is bad form but anything to stop the Truba's goon moves are welcome. 

[inkman]

  On 5/8/2024 at 1:30 PM, Jorcus said:

They don't seem to call charging like they used to. Ducking a check on the wall (if it was a duck) is bad form but anything to stop the Truba's goon moves are welcome. 

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Bad form?  He saved himself from getting taken off the ice on a stretcher.  

[Wyldnwoody44]

Trouba for some unknown reason, gets away with more than almost any player I can remember in recent memory. 

[That Aud Smell]

  On 5/8/2024 at 1:30 PM, Jorcus said:

Ducking a check on the wall (if it was a duck) is bad form but anything to stop the Truba's goon moves are welcome. 

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Ducking a body check may be bad form, but ducking a match penalty for elbowing seems fine by me.

  On 5/8/2024 at 1:43 PM, inkman said:

Bad form?  He saved himself from getting taken off the ice on a stretcher.  

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I mean, holy hell.

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Then he nearly had his head cleaved off at the neck from the skate coming down. Super dangerous all the way around.

[triumph_communes]

Rags are diving all over while doing the be so dirty the refs won’t call it all technique. Disgusting favoritism. Make examples 

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  On 5/8/2024 at 1:24 PM, inkman said:

Just pure comedy 

 

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I'd never wish injury upon any athlete

 

However, sometimes it's nice when garbage takes itself out. Truba almost gooned himself, and I wouldn't feel the least bit bad for him. Had it coming, comes to mind...

[Buffalonill]

Let's go Florida

[Thorner]

New York Boston

McDavid MacKinnon

sounds pretty good for the league 

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The thing is the Panthers PP was better than Boston's in the regular season. 

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[Pimlach]

Ekblad is a beast out there. 

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Of course the refs have to interfere.