GDT: 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs (General Talk)

[Colorado Avalanche]

The D certainly isn't helping on the last two but that's still an awful rebound by Rask and the one prior probably counts as his turnover along the boards.

Bruins are done.

At least we are not the only ones choking. Everyone thought Bruins would be the top competition this year.

 

[The Moops]

Preemptively happy for Varly

 

[the_fan]

One team is grinding defensive minded team who rolls out 4 lines and suffocates you all over the ice. The other relies mostly on top line to carry them. The series is 3-2 about to be over. Reminds me of another series

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Isles winning this is good for the Avs. Statistically more likely that there is at least one Game 7 from a 3-2 series. So it will be the Avs.

I know there’s no relation between the two series, but as a superstitious ex-goaler I subscribe to this thinking as well.

Hope the Isles close, even though I prefer the B’s.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

One team is grinding defensive minded team who rolls out 4 lines and suffocates you all over the ice. The other relies mostly on top line to carry them. The series is 3-2 about to be over. Reminds me of another series

It's interesting. These teams shutdown the big guys and the series over basically.

 

[Balthazar]

Tampa would chew Vegas up.

Vegas is a better version of the Islanders and Montreal. They are all the same tight defensive team waiting to capitalize on opportunities.

 

[henchman21]

It's interesting. These teams shutdown the big guys and the series over basically.

I’m a broken record… center depth. Boston is weak at 3/4 and Isles are at least good at 1-4 and arguably elite 3/4

 

[Metallo]

Marchand is such a good player late in his career. I would never have expected him to become a PPG++ player.

 

[the_fan]

It's interesting. These teams shutdown the big guys and the series over basically.

Teams like Isles and Knights are just a pain in the ass to play against, and they're a nightmare for offensive minded teams like the Avs

 

[henchman21]

Vegas is a better version of the Islanders and Montreal. They are all the same tight defensive team waiting to capitalize on opportunities.

No…. These three teams are built wildly differently and different styles. Montreal is goalie out with great center depth, great defensive top 4, elite goalie. NYI are suffocating defense with good depth, okay defense (great team commitment and structure), great goaltending. Not overly physical outside of their 4th line. Vegas is a beat you to death built around high end wings defense and goaltending with minimal depth.

 

[Balthazar]

No…. These three teams are built wildly differently and different styles. Montreal is goalie out with great center depth. NYI are suffocating defense with good depth, okay defense (great team commitment and structure), great goaltending. Not overly physical outside of their 4th line. Vegas is a beat you to death built around high end wings defense and goaltending with minimal depth.

On paper perhaps but on the ice it doesn't show. Their first 3 lines are basically all the same.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

No…. These three teams are built wildly differently and different styles. Montreal is goalie out with great center depth, great defensive top 4, elite goalie. NYI are suffocating defense with good depth, okay defense (great team commitment and structure), great goaltending. Not overly physical outside of their 4th line. Vegas is a beat you to death built around high end wings defense and goaltending with minimal depth.

I don’t know, I think Vegas is a pretty deep team.

They have Janmark and Tuch playing on their 3rd line and Whitecloud on their 3rd pair.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Islanders put on a clinic the final 5 minutes of this game. Elite teams do that. The Avs choke.

 

[Foppa2118]

Islanders put on a clinic the final 5 minutes of this game. Elite teams do that. The Avs choke.

It's not over yet Kingslayer.

Those old Avalanche teams choked their fair share too. As do many other teams before they end up winning.

 

[The Kingslayer]

What a series this was. The Islanders vs Tampa series is going to be one for the ages. Winner of that series will win the cup.

 

[The Kingslayer]

It's not over yet Kingslayer.

Game 5 is over. Remember it was 2-0. Islanders wouldnt have blown that lead.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

What a series this was. The Islanders vs Tampa series is going to be one for the ages. Winner of that series will win the cup.

I can’t see the Isles getting by Tampa, Vegas, or Colorado.

 

[Foppa2118]

Game 5 is over. Remember it was 2-0. Islanders wouldnt have blown that lead.

They're not playing the same team though.

Vegas was tied with the Avs for the best team during the regular season for a reason. The Bruins finished 10th.

 

[henchman21]

I don’t know, I think Vegas is a pretty deep team.

They have Janmark and Tuch playing on their 3rd line and Whitecloud on their 3rd pair.

Their centers are bad, good wing depth. I like whitecloud… but 3-6 is pretty meh.

 

[henchman21]

I can’t see the Isles getting by Tampa, Vegas, or Colorado.

I don’t think they’ll beat Tampa, but they’ll push them to the edge.

 

[The Kingslayer]

They're not playing the same team though.

Vegas was tied with the Avs for the best team during the regular season for a reason. The Bruins finished 10th.

If the Islanders were playing the Knights last night they wouldnt have blown a 2 goal lead in the third period.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I can’t see the Isles getting by Tampa, Vegas, or Colorado.

That series goes to Tampa in 6-7. The Islanders would beat the Avs easily. The Islanders would take Vegas to 6-7 and probably lose.

 

[Foppa2118]

If the Islanders were playing the Knights last night they wouldnt have blown a 2 goal lead in the third period.

Maybe but that's a purely hypothetical scenario. If the Isles were playing the Knights last night, they may never have led the game at all.

 

[Balthazar]

Poor Taylor Hall.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Casey Cizikas would be at the very top of my list of UFA targets this summer.