Most boring 1st round series so far?

[Porkleaker]

Dallas vs. Nashville has been a snoozefest. Boston and Toronto has lacked lacked a lot of intensity since game 2. Avs vs. Flames is one of the more exciting series to watch, just the sheer number of shots Colorado is putting up is insane and Smith playing out of this world but Flames just falling apart lmao, enjoyable.

 

[tony d]

Pens/Islanders

 

[topshelf15]

Pens/Islanders

The Islanders played the game they needed to play to win,its not pretty but it sure as hell is effective

 

[ZJuice]

<Snip> So many shots and good scoring chances, speed, and good goaltending.

I agree with the above.
This series has been great to watch as a semi-neutral fan.

I still don’t like MacKinnon and Landeskog (great players but giant assholes) but my team is not playing them so it’s okay

The goaltending and pace of play has been incredible.

Lots of poopy goals in the Knights/Sharks series in comparison

 

[Fugazy]

Hasn’t been much excitement in the Dallas/Nashville series so far.

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

Dallas / Nashville. 2 of the most boring teams out there. No star power. No history.

 

[IceManCat]

It's got to be the series's that start at 10 PM. Im dead asleep after the first

 

[Dynamite Time]

NYI and Pit; no fault of the Islanders.

Once the Islanders went up 2-0 if the Penguins didn’t win a convincing game 3 at home, which they didn’t, series was over.

Kudos to NYI.

 

[antiqueslivers]

never found playoffs to be boring

 

[tucker3434]

The TBL-CBJ series was boring for the exact opposite reason I expected. NYI-PIT was a bit of the same. There was so little drama because nothing was ever close.

 

[El Travo]

Rude reply. All he said was it isnt what it was. I agree with him, im not gonna stop watching hockey thought. I think the playoffs have become soft. I remember when I was 13 or 14 the series the Flyers and Leafs had.... oh my that was playoff hockey. Hits hits and more hits. The toughest survived lol.

Nah, it wasn't rude at all. Stop watching if you're bored with it because if Playoff hockey doesn't entertain you then nothing from the sport will.

Or you know, just go on internet forums to act like the cool kid from the golden days of hockey.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

None are boring. I did think Leafs/Bruins was going to blow everyone away but it's been more middle of the pack.

 

[The Big Giant Head]

Dallas/Nashville and Calgary/Colorado. I just have no investment at all in any of these teams and dont find the brand of hockey being played entertaining. Although, i did watch the Colorado last night and it was more exciting than past games so...i dunno.

 

[RMimagery]

Pens/Islanders

Maybe because the Pens didn't put up a fight.

 

[Butch 19]

You're a moron of you think that lmao. So many shots and good scoring chances, speed, and good goaltending.

you're just in the wrong time zone....

 

[End on a Hinote]

Toss up between Pitt vs. NYI simply because I expected the Penguins to lose and sweeps are always boring, and NSH vs. DAL because it's just the series I'm the least interested in.

 

[Hunn]

I find Winnipeg series the most boring – simply because every game they play happened right after CBJ and NYI.

 

[Drakkar]

NYI/PIT has been the worse for me, followed by CAR/WAS and NAS/DAL

The most exciting has been COL/CGY (crazy pace & Smith has been unbelievable) and WPG/STL

 

[BroadwayBlues]

Canes and Caps

 

[Drakkar]

After thinking about it a little more... from most entertaining to least (Keep in mind, they are all good, so it's tough!)

Top tier
Calgary vs Colorado: Pace has been amazing, goaltenders too. Late-period comebacks & OT
San Jose - Vegas: Lots of goals & animosity

Middle tier
Winnipeg - St. Louis
Boston - Toronto
Tampa Bay - Columbus
Nashville-Dallas

Lower tier
Washington - Carolina
NY Islanders - Pittsburgh - Still a good series, the Islanders played hard, but the Pens couldn't bring it this year

 

[MarAlain MongYeo]

People find the Blues-Jets boring????? Seriously????

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

People find the Blues-Jets boring????? Seriously????

yes? Just because the games are close doesn't make them exciting. Slow pace to those games, greasy goals, no history/rivalry between the two teams. Even tonight's comeback was not very exciting.

 

[koyvoo]

People find the Blues-Jets boring????? Seriously????

Boring? I wouldn’t necessarily say that but it’s definitely being played at a slower, more plodding and methodical pace.

After watching the entire CAR-WSH game tonight and then switching to the blues-jets game in their second period, the game seemed to be in slow motion in comparison.

 

[Butchie91]

The Islanders style is trap/stifling defence so compared to the rest of the series it is indeed the least entertaining to watch. Goals come in very shot spurts and a majority of the game is in the neutral zone and outside the scoring areas.

No other series has a team playing that style so that would explain why it is the least exciting by a fair margin.

Boston and Toronto have also been boring for stretches so I'd put them 3rd behind the Dallas / Nashville series in 2nd.

They are not TRAPPING, they FORECHECKING. And they do it with speed and tenacity. Trapping (See Devils 1995) slows down the game. Islanders-Pens games were fast paced.

 

[Duffman955]

I didnt even know Dallas was in the playoffs