Around the League 43: Playoff Time- Goodbye Buffalo, Goodbye Yzerplan. And Goodbye Yotes, Welcome Utah.

[ovikovy817]

If you guys don't beat the NYR in 4 or 5 you can consider this season as mediocre.
They have scored 2 goals 5 on 5 in 120 minutes against an AHL defense.

 

[CandyCanes]

If the Canes PP can connect against the Rangers, I feel real good about the series. Caps have been on the PP 15 times already in 3 games.

 

[CanesUltimate11]

If the Canes PP can connect against the Rangers, I feel real good about the series. Caps have been on the PP 15 times already in 3 games.

Based on current exchange rates that translates to about 5 PP for the Canes.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

If you guys don't beat the NYR in 4 or 5 you can consider this season as mediocre.
They have scored 2 goals 5 on 5 in 120 minutes against an AHL defense.

they absolutely suck at 5v5, we could allow no goals 5v5 in a series against them and lose with all the PPs they'll have against us. such outrageously boring and stupid hockey.

 

[Tryamw]

If you guys don't beat the NYR in 4 or 5 you can consider this season as mediocre.
They have scored 2 goals 5 on 5 in 120 minutes against an AHL defense.

But they'll get 5 PP's a game

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

If you guys don't beat the NYR in 4 or 5 you can consider this season as mediocre.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[Bub]

Panthers get one, mounting their comeback,

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Well, no sweep in Florida. To no one’s surprise, Washington might be the odd one out this year.

Though to everyone’s surprise, Dallas might join them shortly after.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I’ve rarely see one player so in the collective head of a team as Marchand is against the Leafs. He’s throwing them off their game just by being there, and putting up goals just to rub it in.

 

[3CanesInTheBox]

Is there no end to the Leaf madness?

 

[Svechhammer]

Every year the Leafs get caved in defensively, and every year they come away from it going 'damn, we just need more scoring'

This year feels different. Feels like they are primed to throw stupid money at someone like Pesce or Skjei and think that will solve all their problems.

 

[Unsustainable]

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Every year the Leafs get caved in defensively, and every year they come away from it going 'damn, we just need more scoring'

This year feels different. Feels like they are primed to throw stupid money at someone like Pesce or Skjei and think that will solve all their problems.

Nah, last year, they felt they needed to get tougher. Play with more “snot” or whathaveyou. It’s why they grabbed Reaves and Domi. And all it has accomplished is playing directly into the Bruin’s game plan. Marchand and the Bruins are happy to trade punches with a team. Especially when that team has a PP and PK as bad as Toronto’s has been this series.

 

[MinJaBen]

Little did they know that this is what all the fuss meant:

 

[Blueline Bomber]

It's unfair for a team to have Nathan MacKinnon AND Cale Makar.

 

[HisIceness]

Once again, I am very thankful the Devils and Flyers passed on Makar

 

[Unsustainable]

Jets had a good 1 game

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Having teams like Washington included in the playoffs makes a big case for playoff retraction

Absolute choke job by Nashville. Kind of love it

 

[cptjeff]

Having teams like Washington included in the playoffs makes a big case for playoff retraction

At least having teams this bad in the 1st round is an anomaly these days. I can't imagine what they were thinking back in the days where 16 out of 21 teams made the playoffs. A playoff berth *should* be meaningful, don't devalue the regular season.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Having teams like Washington included in the playoffs makes a big case for playoff retraction

Absolute choke job by Nashville. Kind of love it

I’ve always had a problem with that in the NHL/NBA. NFL had it perfect wit( 12 teams making it out of 32. 14 is ok with 32 teams, but 16 out of 30 or even 32 is a joke to me.

 

[Canes]

major heartbreak for the Preds

 

[cptjeff]

I’ve always had a problem with that in the NHL/NBA. NFL had it perfect wit( 12 teams making it out of 32. 14 is ok with 32 teams, but 16 out of 30 or even 32 is a joke to me.

Eh, I don't like byes in general, and we also see a lot of cases in hockey where the rested team is often the rusty team and gets whooped by the lower seed coming off a Game 7. From a pure competitive standpoint, I want to see every team have to play in every round, so that's either 8 teams or 16 teams, and 16 is obviously the better option there.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Fox is such a crybaby

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Can't believe that Nashville ending. Missing the empty net, then giving up 2 with the goalie pulled? Ooof.

And Washington remains useless by giving up a goal a minute into the game and another with a minute left in the period.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Fox needs to improve his spatial awareness. He’s putting his health at risk not paying attention to the oncoming defenders at the line.