STANLEY CUP FINALS : LIGHTNING VS CANADIANS

[MBH]

Yes. Somehow in that trade...

Detroit walked away with Kyle Quincey.
Colorado walked away with Steve Downie.
Tampa walked away with Andrei f***ing Vasilevksiy.

And hell, it was a three-way trade that Tampa really had no business being a part of. They were only involved because Ken Holland didn't want to trade directly with Colorado because the rivalry was still a thing then.

Terrible trade for Detroit.
But Yzerman made that work with the Vasilevskiy pick.
I mean, there were a few other good players available. But for every good player in the next 30 taken, there were 3 or 4 dogs.
The next best player taken in the 40 picks after Vasilevsky is probably Brady Skjei, right?

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

 

[FabricDetails]

Gentleman's Sweep coming.

 

[Bench]

I'm actually kind of annoyed, I just wanted to see the win tonight.

Oh well, it will likely be a lot more fun for the Tampa fans that missed out last year.

 

[jkutswings]

I'm actually kind of annoyed, I just wanted to see the win tonight.

Oh well, it will likely be a lot more fun for the Tampa fans that missed out last year.

They were just following "orders".

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor Wants Lightning to Lose to Canadiens to Win, Celebrate in TB

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is not-so-secretly hoping for a Game 5, albeit for good reason. With Game 4 set for Montreal and the series due to return to Tampa for a potential Game 5, Castor says she wants the Lightning to get a chance to celebrate in front of the home crowd.

"What we would like is for the Lightning to take it a little bit easy, to give the Canadiens just the smallest break, allow them to win one at home, and then bring it back to the Amalie Arena for the final and the winning of the Stanley Cup," Castor said Sunday. "We don't want to get ahead of ourselves. But they are playing some amazing, amazing hockey."

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

They were just following "orders".

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor Wants Lightning to Lose to Canadiens to Win, Celebrate in TB

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is not-so-secretly hoping for a Game 5, albeit for good reason. With Game 4 set for Montreal and the series due to return to Tampa for a potential Game 5, Castor says she wants the Lightning to get a chance to celebrate in front of the home crowd.

"What we would like is for the Lightning to take it a little bit easy, to give the Canadiens just the smallest break, allow them to win one at home, and then bring it back to the Amalie Arena for the final and the winning of the Stanley Cup," Castor said Sunday. "We don't want to get ahead of ourselves. But they are playing some amazing, amazing hockey."

We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. And to accomplish that goal, we will get way ahead of ourselves!

 

[deca guard]

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

 

[19 for president]

I think Tampa wraps it up tonight. I think their motivation to win the cup in front of their fans after missing out with the bubble last year will bring about a dominant performance. Montreal is a good team, but I just don't think they measure up well vs Tampa.

I'm totally pro the 3-0 comeback, but don't think its going to happen.

 

[Bench]

I'm totally pro the 3-0 comeback, but don't think its going to happen.

If by some miracle the Habs pull it out, the city of Montreal will be reciting epic poems about this team for generations.

I'm quite indifferent to who wins, but the storyline of this underdog team pulling out the impossible would be damn compelling.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

If by some miracle the Habs pull it out, the city of Montreal will be reciting epic poems about this team for generations.

I'm quite indifferent to who wins, but the storyline of this underdog team pulling out the impossible would be damn compelling.

Yeah, but Habs fans on this board would be insufferable for the next decade+. It's already awful with a new "Player X on team Y is overrated" thread posted by them every 30 minutes as is. Imagine a win and what that does.

 

[jkutswings]

If by some miracle the Habs pull it out, the city of Montreal will be reciting epic poems about this team for generations.

I'm quite indifferent to who wins, but the storyline of this underdog team pulling out the impossible would be damn compelling.

If by some miracle the Habs come back from 3-0, it will be an epic choke job by a superior roster.

But that in no way would hinder the explosion of hubris from the self-proclaimed epicenter of all things hockey. And with fans becoming that insufferable, my ignore list would fill up fast.

Let not this plague be upon us all.
Go Tampa.

 

[Bondurant]

Yeah, but Habs fans on this board would be insufferable for the next decade+. It's already awful with a new "Player X on team Y is overrated" thread posted by them every 30 minutes as is. Imagine a win and what that does.

Sounds more like Toronto fans.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Sounds more like Toronto fans.

No, it's most definitely Habs fans. Go read the Stanley Cup playoffs forums on the main page. 2/3 of the threads are started by either a smug Habs fan bragging about a player on their team or a salty Habs fan bitching about the other team during a loss.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

No, it's most definitely Habs fans. Go read the Stanley Cup playoffs forums on the main page. 2/3 of the threads are started by either a smug Habs fan bragging about a player on their team or a salty Habs fan bitching about the other team during a loss.

They're extra "salty" from slurping up all the Escargots.

 

[Bondurant]

No, it's most definitely Habs fans. Go read the Stanley Cup playoffs forums on the main page. 2/3 of the threads are started by either a smug Habs fan bragging about a player on their team or a salty Habs fan bitching about the other team during a loss.

Not unique to Habs fans during Finals talk. Toronto trolls are 24/7/365.

 

[MBH]

Not unique to Habs fans during Finals talk. Toronto trolls are 24/7/365.

Detroit fans were pretty smug til about 4-5 years ago.

 

[Gniwder]

Detroit fans were pretty smug til about 4-5 years ago.

Lidstrom retired in 2012.

 

[StargateSG1]

Detroit fans were pretty smug til about 4-5 years ago.

Speak for yourself...

 

[TheOtherOne]

This reminds me of watching the Wings.

Because of the red, and how bad they are.

 

[MBH]

Colton looks like another Yzerman draft steal
Not good defense from Edmondson

 

[TheOtherOne]

Jeez Montreal sucks. They looked like fighters for about 3 minutes out of the 30ish I was paying attention for.

 

[MBH]

Boring hockey.
Boring series.
These playoffs were nowhere near as good as the 2020 playoffs.

 

[FabricDetails]

 

[Ricelund]

I'm happy for Tampa. Yzerman has to be feeling pretty satisfied.

The highlight of the playoffs this year was Toronto's collapse.