2024 NHL Playoffs Around the League

[The Real JT]

Can't believe I am actively cheering for the Canes...yuck.

Don’t overthink it. It’s the Rags after all.

Let’s go Canes.

 

[BelovedIsles]

Don’t overthink it. It’s the Rags after all.

Let’s go Canes.

I'd like them both to eliminate themselves in this round.

 

[19 Straight]

Just unreal how undisciplined the Canes are with penalties (many erasing power plays) when the Rangers main advantage is their power play.

 

[doublechili]

I hate the kind of penalty call like in the 3rd period tonight where the NYR player was skating down the boards and then cut to the middle of the ice and basically tripped himself over the CAR defender's leg. And not just because it benefitted the NYR. That's just a dumb call IMO. The defender did absolutely nothing - the other guy just created a situation where he had to fall down with the move that he made. I don't think that's something that would have been called 20 years ago. And if it was, the player would have to answer for it later. But that's over now.

 

[BrockLobster]

Canes are effing useless. PK and PP suck

 

[The Wahligator]

Rags gonna PP their way to a cup

 

[islesfan186]

Canes are useless. All of a sudden their special teams suck. Weren’t they like top 3 in both categories all season long?

 

[beach]

Maybe it's because I live in Carolina and can't stand them, but I felt oddly content when the Rangers won tonight. And I've abhorred the Rangers for 50 years....

 

[PolishPrince21]

Canes fans complaining on a dive that gave the rags the pp, no sympathy for them.

 

[BelovedIsles]

Canes aren't out of it. Stay out of the box.

 

[Osakahaus]

Canes are useless. All of a sudden their special teams suck. Weren’t they like top 3 in both categories all season long?

They genuinely cannot hang against the Rangers PP at all. It is actually hilarious (to me) how the nerds rant and rave about Carolina yet outside of two good third periods in games 2 and 5, they are very meh. I actually have to admit, the Canes look worse this year than last season. Rangers are way better. Shesterkin is playing like a pissed off monster, Panarin and Trochek are producing, and Lafreniere is a legit top 6 scorer. The only issue? Trouba. Carolina is 0/10 on the power play. At the very least, the islanders scored on the power play these playoffs.

Rags gonna PP their way to a cup

Yeah thats the thing also...

terrible 5v5, amazing PP and PK

cup winner lmao

 

[YearlyLottery]

Maybe it is just me but I found the amount of PP's given to both teams late in the third and during OT downright embarrassing. The NHL playoffs have become much more of a regular season affair in recent years.

 

[Big L]

Maybe it is just me but I found the amount of PP's given to both teams late in the third and during OT downright embarrassing. The NHL playoffs have become much more of a regular season affair in recent years.

dont tell that to the leafs

Canes fans complaining on a dive that gave the rags the pp, no sympathy for them.

Live by the sword, die by the sword.

 

[Throttle]

They genuinely cannot hang against the Rangers PP at all. It is actually hilarious (to me) how the nerds rant and rave about Carolina yet outside of two good third periods in games 2 and 5, they are very meh. I actually have to admit, the Canes look worse this year than last season. Rangers are way better. Shesterkin is playing like a pissed off monster, Panarin and Trochek are producing, and Lafreniere is a legit top 6 scorer. The only issue? Trouba. Carolina is 0/10 on the power play. At the very least, the islanders scored on the power play these playoffs.


Yeah thats the thing also...

terrible 5v5, amazing PP and PK

cup winner lmao

Is Carolina a good team? Yeah. A great team? I don’t know about that.

I don’t think they looked overly special vs the Isles tbh. Are they better than the Isles? Most certainly. However, if the Isles could have put together a consistent effort, then there was solid likelihood of bumping them off.

 

[MJF]

In the Hurricanes 7 playoff games this year I have yet to see the team that stretch passed us and seam passed us to death in 2023.

 

[doublechili]

terrible 5v5, amazing PP and PK

cup winner lmao

The NYR could win the Cup, but I think they'd need Shesterkin to win the Conn Smythe in a runaway for that to happen. Unfortunately, that's possible.

Re: CAR, I agree that they don't look as good this year. It could be partly that Burns is a year older - he's been good but not as dominant as in the past.

And I said a few times during our series that the Isles needed to shoot low, along the ice, at Andersen's feet and five-hole. That seems to be his weakness.

 

[Osakahaus]

In the Hurricanes 7 playoff games this year I have yet to see the team that stretch passed us and seam passed us to death in 2023.

Jesper Fast being removed hurts them more than Svechnikov being out IMO

 

[mm11]

Think the canes controlled game 2 vrs the rags and looked pretty damn good. I do suspect they will whine their way to game 3 and 4 then it's a best of 3 series

 

[Lame Lambert]

In the Hurricanes 7 playoff games this year I have yet to see the team that stretch passed us and seam passed us to death in 2023.

No room to do that when your opponent can actually skate

 

[chico19341]

panthers are heavy, quick and somewhat young. would delight in seeing them sweep the rags

 

[chico19341]

also good to see okposo being part of something

 

[Big L]

Another blown 3 goal lead

 

[Lek]

Just watched the condensed Vancouver game....wow...rough goaltending.

Guess though Vancouver figured out after letting in the 4th Oilers goal...just do not let them have shots on net.

 

[Satan'sIsland81]

Another blown 3 goal lead

That is now two nights in a row, by two of the top teams in the league. I guess we are not the only team who does this, but it is funny that when it happens to other teams it does not seem to lead to nearly as much mockery around the league.

 

[Tres Peleches]

Another blown 3 goal lead

It’s a copycat league, after all