2020/2021 Around the League Thread | Part 5

[Get North]

Ovie doesn't care to score goals anymore since these goals don't count towards beating Gretz

He just bangin bodies nowadays

And he scores!!

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Kind of amazed there wasn’t more of a response to Lauzon (sp?) cross checking Ovechkin repeatedly down to the ice, including a shot or two to the face.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Watching this...Defense wins championships. Toronto and Edmonton are pretty damn lucky to be in the North division.

 

[M2Beezy]

Watching this...Defense wins championships. Toronto and Edmonton are pretty damn lucky to be in the North division.

Until round three when the winner gets steamrolled

 

[canuckking1]

Reffing in this Caps-Bruins game has been a joke. Caps getting shafted hard

 

[supercanuck]

Chris I didn't realize that Nashville was heading into the playoffs with Gudbranson AND Sbisa on their blueline. Godspeed Saros.

Wow! Nashville used to churn out high quality NHL defenseman left and right. That's kinda sad.

 

[StreetHawk]

Wow! Nashville used to churn out high quality NHL defenseman left and right. That's kinda sad.

Their core 4 is strong. It’s the depth positions they go fishing to fill out.

 

[Dab]

Bruins playoff hockey officiating

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Man TJ Oshie is a helluva player. He just scores so many big goals.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Man TJ Oshie is a helluva player. He just scores so many big goals.

Looked like it was tipped by Dowd, but nonetheless - Oshie is a big game player.

Nice to see the Caps pull that one out. Hopefully they can build on it.

 

[Kryten]

I love Rask but f*** Boston. Go Caps

 

[arttk]

Nic Dowd!!!!!

 

[Peen]

Dowd.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

Didn't realize Washington had moved Oshie to the middle to center the 3rd line - now that's depth! (And that's with Kuznetsov out)

 

[Get North]

Didn't realize Washington had moved Oshie to the middle to center the 3rd line - now that's depth! (And that's with Kuznetsov out)

Lars Eller is their 2C. I don't think they are getting by with skill, it's a complete team game out there. All their forwards finish their checks, cross-check, play dirty, and play a two-way game. Their forwards are so gritty, they just pounded Boston at every opportunity. A bunch of elite grinders after the 1st line

Starting with the defence, all 6 defencemen could play top 4 minutes, but Chara-Jensen is a great bottom pairing. Perfectly balanced. Boston on the other hand is young and inexperienced. I like MacAvoy, Carlo, but after that it begins to fall off in terms of experience and strength. Krug is gone. Chara is on the opponents, so this series is WSH's to lose.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I giggled.

 

[Fedz]

Man TJ Oshie is a helluva player. He just scores so many big goals.

Give it five months and he will be driving a dagger into Canucks fans as a Kraken legend.