Tampa losing like this is bad for the sport

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

You might as well just coast through the season and only play well enough to make the playoffs.

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[PK Cronin]

Uh, everyone knows this.

 

[Dirty Dog]

You might as well just coast through the season and only play well enough to make the playoffs.

Which team that coasted is doing well?

 

[ThisIsMyAlibi]

Yep. Just like the NBA

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

Which team that coasted is doing well?

You know what I mean. Don't go balls out, don't aim to dominate, just play well enough to get at least the 8th seed.

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

Yep. Just like the NBA

Not really. You hardly ever see 8th seeds just taking it to number 1 seeds.

 

[kingsholygrail]

The regular season just determines who goes into the playoffs and in what position. It's never done anything else.

Not really. You hardly ever see 8th seeds just taking it to number 1 seeds.

This is the second time in NHL history an 8th seed has led the #1 3-0 in the opening round. Hardly common place.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Nobody’s stoppin’ you!

 

[mm11]

You know what I mean. Don't go balls out, don't aim to dominate, just play well enough to get at least the 8th seed.

vintage 80's Isles teams kind of coasted until the last 25 games or so but it's a risky way to go...

 

[SwaggySpungo]

Top team in the Atlantic faced the top team in the Metro in the Eastern Conference Final last season.

Vegas and Winnipeg were #2 and #3 in the West and both made the Conference Final.

Yes, upsets happen. But they are still upsets.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

I mean ... Columbus went all-in and got very good players. I love how people talk as if they're a shit team that should've gotten swept.

All their key players are playing for a contract. Good attack, good D, good goaltending.

 

[WingsFan95]

Was confirmed meaningless when Kings won it all as 8th seed.

 

[KingsHockey24]

This is common sense.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Playoffs are just a very different game. Being able to win lots of games against a random mixed bag of teams in low pressure situations does not necessarily translate to being able to do it against the same team over and over in a best of 7. One that is planning how to exploit your weaknesses with the intensity turned up.

 

[SwaggySpungo]

Cup winners since the last lockout:

‘18 - Washington - finished 6th.
‘17 - Penguins - finished 2nd.
‘16 - Penguins - finished 4th.
‘15 - Chicago - finished 7th.
‘14 - Kings - finished 10th.
‘13 - Chicago - finished 1st.

So, yeah. You pretty much have to be an elite team to win the Cup. 50% of Cup winners finished in the top 5 in the league. 100% finished in the top 10.

 

[Dirty Dog]

You know what I mean. Don't go balls out, don't aim to dominate, just play well enough to get at least the 8th seed.

But Columbus did go balls out to make the playoffs

 

[BlueDream]

The Presidents Trophy* is meaningless...

 

[Master Scheif]

Playoff hockey is also different.

Aint gonna score on cute little tic tac passing plays every goal

 

[mikeyp24]

The CBJ were the 3 seed a large portion of the year but had dives in very significant points that would cause a losing streak.

Murray going down really hurt the team because he was the stabalizing force that let us split Jones and Z because they werent playing well together frankly until the playoffs. They were better apart.

The TDL caused some chemistry issues. Bob was looking out it looked like and he wasnt great.

Folignos 2 times missing for his children having serious medical issues.

Once we got Foligno back I think we have lost 1 or 2 total. We arent your normal 8 seed. Our team on paper is easily 3rd or 4th best it was just a matter of getting on the same page.

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

ok guys. Just don't complain that the season is too long and there's no emotion in the game.

Oh wait...

 

[c9777666]

2010 Habs/Flyers says hi

 

[Nalens Oga]

The worse thing about Tampa losing this year will be the number of times we have to listen to this idiotic take from the media next year.

 

[Satire]

Tell this to Oilers fans

 

[Red Solo Cup]

yea but what if you just beat the teams you have to play... imagine that.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Was confirmed meaningless when Kings won it all as 8th seed.

Kings underperfomed that year though.