GDT: ECQF: Game 5 - New York Islanders @ Carolina Hurricanes | April 30th | 7:30 PM | F/TBD

[MattMartin]

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He was a warrior. Time to Bob Hope him and say "Thanks for the memories"

Please forgive me--new toy?

Yeah, next year will be a new guy in line 4 like Chimera or Johnston everyone will be giddy about for a few weeks and then you will be calling for their head a few more weeks later. I have seen this rodeo a few million times.

 

[IronCladCane]

Let's... Go.... Islanders

Just for one more.

Let's go CANES JUST 13 MORE WINS PLZ

Fun fact: Islanders have the best record in NHL history when facing elimination. Meaningless but interesting.

I'm guessing it's just because they have faced elimination the most

 

[ecemleafs]

And FWIW, it’s been a lot more common to pull this off in the cap era (2 times out of 36 series) than before the cap era (2 times out of 67 years).

It could be that this is just easier in the cap era, or it could be that having it happen twice in 4 years (2010 and 2014) was a total fluke and we’re not due for another for a very long time.

i feel like back in the day it would be like the 1977 montreal canadiens against a team that had a losing record lol. that series wasnt going past 4.

 

[MikeFolignosHelmet]

Jordan Martinook will make a great TV guy once he retires

 

[Tryamw]

TT !!!!

 

[ecemleafs]

good stuff from varlamov.

 

[tarheelhockey]

i feel like back in the day it would be like the 1977 montreal canadiens against a team that had a losing record lol. that series wasnt going past 4.

I think that had a lot to do with it. The league was both smaller and also less balanced in the pre-cap era(s).

 

[IronCladCane]

Turbo TIME

This ends tonight

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

I think that had a lot to do with it. The league was both smaller and also less balanced in the pre-cap era(s).

Yeah, smaller has a lot to do with it. 3 series per year vs. 15. A lot more opportunities to do it since they expanded the playoffs to 16 teams.

 

[MikeyMike01]

for a change of pace, an atrocious call in the Hurricane’s favor

 

[WreckingCrew]

for a change of pace, an atrocious call in the Hurricane’s favor

Clear cross-check is atrocious? Now i understand...

 

[IronCladCane]

for a change of pace, an atrocious call in the Hurricane’s favor

How so? It was definitely a cross check

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

for a change of pace, an atrocious call in the Hurricane’s favor

For a change of pace, a complainypants Isles fan

I swear, according to y’all the Isles have taken one legitimate penalty the entire series lmao.

 

[Tryamw]

AHO!!!

\Make that SVECH!

 

[ecemleafs]

well i cant see the isles winning this now.

 

[IronCladCane]

FISHY MAKES IT 2-0

well i cant see the isles winning this now.

Don't worry we are coming for you...

 

[MikeyMike01]

Clear cross-check is atrocious? Now i understand...

Funny way to spell ‘flagrant drive’

Looking forward to this series being over so I don’t have to deal with Hurricane’s fans anymore

 

[Tryamw]

Kotkaniemi to the Box.

 

[ecemleafs]

absolutely disastrous start for varlamov. beaten 3 times. got lucky that last shot hit the post.

 

[Tryamw]

2-1

 

[IronCladCane]

Wow

 

[Saitama]

I didn't even realize the game had started and it's 2-0 already? Did the Isles realize the game has started?

Oh, apparently they just figured it out!

 

[ecemleafs]

FISHY MAKES IT 2-0


Don't worry we are coming for you...

take ur time. u want to play more games against the isles to work on things....

 

[Mike C]

Yeah, next year will be a new guy in line 4 like Chimera or Johnston everyone will be giddy about for a few weeks and then you will be calling for their head a few more weeks later. I have seen this rodeo a few million times.

I'm not a guy who does such the accused. In fact I haven't posted on Isles board in over a year

My philosophy is simple. I don't get giddy or sad over guys making millions when I'm making thousands AND I got my 4 cups

I do like injecting some tongue in cheek humor and probably called for Martin's resignation a couple of years ago

I'll go on record as saying I'd like to see Cal back. He's still good at what he does and his hits cause turnovers

I'd also like to see Wahlstrom on a 4th line. He likes to hit, sticks up for his mates and in a limited bottom 6 role with an equitable price tag might be effective

Aside from all that, if the guy replacing Martin sucks, that doesn't make Martin suck any less at this point in the trek

 

[Nyr88nyg]

Well that was a start