GDT: 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs & Bandwagon Thread

[Lightning1995]

Man I just don’t care.

 

[Sky04]

If they could knock out the winner of Toronto/Boston, that'd be great.

If Columbus could go 12-0 the rest of the playoffs that'd be great.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

Watching the Carolina game...I'll never understand why the Lightning have never done a towel promotion for playoff games. I don't care if it's "played out" because of how common it is, it's still better than the thundersticks were or those...whatever the hell noise making things are.

We can do better. Compared to most arenas you hear this time of year, Amalie is pretty awful in terms of creating an environment. Part of that is because we keep losing our home games, sure. Everyone could do better.

 

[Sky04]

Oh man if Washington, Calgary, and Winnipeg choke too..

 

[JoVel]

Oh man if Washington, Calgary, and Winnipeg choke too..

Not sure I'd necessarily call Winnipeg losing a choke though. They were a mess for some time before the playoffs and St. Louis was one of the hottest teams going into the playoffs. They were tied with Winnipeg after all.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

Oh man if Washington, Calgary, and Winnipeg choke too..

All I could care for is the Bruins getting knocked out, myself. If anything, all those teams going away would give the Bruins the best road to the Cup that they could ask for and another Boston team winning a championship is just something I don't want to think about right now.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Watching the Carolina game...I'll never understand why the Lightning have never done a towel promotion for playoff games. I don't care if it's "played out" because of how common it is, it's still better than the thundersticks were or those...whatever the hell noise making things are.

We can do better. Compared to most arenas you hear this time of year, Amalie is pretty awful in terms of creating an environment. Part of that is because we keep losing our home games, sure. Everyone could do better.

They have done towel promotions for playoff games before. People just don't seem to be that keen to wave 'em. Don't think the rally towels are marketed that well as a promotion as compared to some teams "whiteout" ideas. People like the rally hand drum things because they're noisy. The light sticks looked good, but people kept banging them together to make noise with them which would eventually shake loose the wiring in side.

 

[JoVel]

Top 2 teams in the regular season are looking to go 1-8 in the playoffs.

 

[Fabiobest]

Everyone but Toronto for me.
I don't want to spend the entire summer to see the tons of post about the Leafs, both in the social networks and an in the italian fanbase.
But of course I really agree with Killorn: "I don't care about what the people write/say".

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

Top 2 teams in the regular season are looking to go 1-8 in the playoffs.

Bruins finished #2 overall, not Calgary. Hopefully the B's season ends on Sunday.

 

[JoVel]

Bruins finished #2 overall, not Calgary. Hopefully the B's season ends on Sunday.

They both had 107 points with Calgary having more ROW.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

They both had 107 points with Calgary having more ROW.

Wow, you're kidding me.

Mea culpa. Boston was ahead of Calgary towards the end of the season and I completely assumed they had remained that way. Guess this means that, had Calgary and Boston met in the Final (which, clearly, isn't gonna happen now; Flames down 5-1 as I write this), the Flames would've had home ice. As it is, Boston truly now has it the rest of the way however long they play. I had just assumed that was the case anyway, but now it's officially official.

 

[BoltsOfAnarchy]

Now this is a true hockey fan.

Not me. The Lightning have ruined the NHL for me. Go Rays!

I used to be a baseball fan, but then I went to my first TBL game in 1994. I was hooked on hockey since. I can’t even watch baseball now. Bunch of overpaid prima donnas who sit out for 15 days with a chipped fingernail.

Fact is baseball is boring, and it’s even more awful to watch a game at the Trop.

I’m actually enjoying watching these teams like Col, Carolina, NYI playing their hearts out. Didn’t get to se that with our team these playoffs.... what a downer

 

[Sky04]

Wow, you're kidding me.

Mea culpa. Boston was ahead of Calgary towards the end of the season and I completely assumed they had remained that way. Guess this means that, had Calgary and Boston met in the Final (which, clearly, isn't gonna happen now; Flames down 5-1 as I write this), the Flames would've had home ice. As it is, Boston truly now has it the rest of the way however long they play. I had just assumed that was the case anyway, but now it's officially official.

Boston is down in their series too....

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

Both #1 seeds get upset in the first round...

 

[Maelmoor]

These playoffs are so unpredictable, really leaves you scratching your head, wondering "What the hell just happened?". Both Torts and Bednar were considered weak and to be fired after the season, four or five games later everything has changed.

 

[Hoek]

Is it really a choke if every higher seed sans the Isles is choking hard too? Sounds like it's just par for the course then.

 

[Ms Maggie]

winnipeg

 

[LightningStrikes]

Dallas is going hard

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

Dallas is going hard

Cheering for Ben Bishop and co

 

[These Are The Days]

Seeing all these higher seeds get taken to the cleaners at least makes me feel a little better about the fact we lost

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[DaBolts]

Jack Edwards sucks.
Do not believe your eyes or ears.
I mean, he really, really sucks.
Tune into NBC.
Even if your ears bleed and you die.
It's better than Jack Edwards BS.

 

[Sky04]

Marchessault is a playoff performer

 

[DFC]

Eeeeewww, that goal by Hertl looks pretty soft. OT shortie. Gross, Fleury, gross.