2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs Talk

[The Faulker 27]

Two things I notice with the Bruins tonight.
1) They are really aggressive on the PK.
2) They do a really good job at clearing out 2nd chances in front of Rask or tying up the sticks of the Jackets. The Jackets for the most part are getting 1 shot and that's it.

Rask is playing at very high level too. He's made some spectacular stops.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Yeah, pretty comfortable it'll be Boston, haha

 

[Canes]

Canes are shipping up to Boston.

 

[The Faulker 27]

Boston it is. I think we all knew it anyway.

 

[WreckingCrew]

So much for hoping for a long game 7 to exhaust our opponent

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Yeah if that’s the only way they are allowed to call a match, it’s dumb. To me there’s 4 degrees.

1) Accidental and not that bad
2) Accidental and bad
3) Intentional and not that bad
4) Intentional and bad

As written, the rule gives a minor to 1 and 2, and a match penalty to 3 and 4. They should be allowed to give a major to 2.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Rask is playing at very high level too. He's made some spectacular stops.

And he's used the posts to his full advantage.

 

[Tryamw]

Boston looks to have this game

 

[A Star is Burns]

Meh, Boston has still played more than us for whatever that's worth.

 

[HisIceness]

Someday there will be a Canes/Jackets playoff series.

It won't be this year though.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Meh, Boston has still played more than us for whatever that's worth.

And we get them without McAvoy for a game or two. Probably one.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Does the Canes/Bruins series now start sooner since the B's ended it in 6? Or do they wait for the West?

 

[The Faulker 27]

And he's used the posts to his full advantage.

True but he's also filling the net quite well.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Might be tough to follow Sara Civ this series since she seems to heart every Boston player

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Does the Canes/Bruins series now start sooner since the B's ended it in 6? Or do they wait for the West?

I think they have to wait for the West, but no longer than that. I’d expect Game 1 on Thursday.

 

[HisIceness]

Does the Canes/Bruins series now start sooner since the B's ended it in 6? Or do they wait for the West?

It was my understanding the series will start on Saturday or Sunday no matter what. Because game 7 would have been Wednesday.

Don't quote me on this though. I could be wrong

 

[Tryamw]

Might be tough to follow Sara Civ this series since she seems to heart every Boston player

I still like her at least she's honest about it

 

[A Star is Burns]

I still like her at least she's honest about it

I'm a fan, but that doesn't mean I'll enjoy that if she does. She may even tone it down, but it'll feel like it's shining through with any praise she gives them

 

[Canes]

Hopefully the Avs can force another game 7. Who doesn't love a game 7 if your team isn't it in one?

 

[HisIceness]

Hopefully the Avs can force another game 7. Who doesn't love a game 7 if your team isn't it in one?

This. Wouldn't mind an OT as well.

 

[cptjeff]

The problem is the way the NHL wrote the rule. The ONLY options for a ref is a 2 min penalty or a match penalty (no Major and no Game misconduct). And in order to give a match, the rule states:

The Referee, at his discretion, may assess a match penalty if, in his judgment, the player attempted to or deliberately injured his opponent with an illegal check to the head.

The are having to determine if the player attempted to injure the guy which is kind of ridiculous, because whether you meant to do it or not, a headshot like that has a very good chance of causing injury and you know that going in. To me, it looked like the ref initially signaled that McAvoy was gone, then changed his mind.

McAvoy jumped into the hit, directly to the head. It was definitely intent to injure. Yeah, those two options suck, but that wasn't an issue here. If the McAvoy hit doesn't qualify for a major + ejection, no hit does. That's the definition of a dirty, suspendable hit. The refs plain old got cold feet because of the outcry over the call against Vegas, and because two refs lost their job in the second round because of that outcry. From their point of view, better to call the minor and let Player Safety issue the suspension later than call a major in real time and be wrong.

The NHL really needs to do what basketball does and allow refs to look at video to decide if they want to elevate a normal penalty to a major/flagrant. Majors aren't that common and have big impacts on a game. It's worth sparing a minute for the refs to get it right, especially when they're often spending that time talking to each other anyway.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Hopefully the Avs can force another game 7. Who doesn't love a game 7 if your team isn't it in one?

I'd rather get this party started.

 

[HisIceness]

Sorry @Socks , at least we won't be enemies this year. It'll happen eventually though!

 

[The Faulker 27]

I dread playing Boston, but if there is a team that I think can beat them it's the 2019 Carolina Hurricanes.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Imma still go with Go Avs Go