GDT: 2020 Playoffs part the second

[Crazy Joe Divola]

That last penalty tho

2 minutes for winning puck battle

 

[Pavelski2112]

That last penalty tho

I'll say it again - I can't wait until refs are replaced by robots

 

[Coily]

I'll say it again - I can't wait until refs are replaced by robots

I'll stop watching sports at that point.

Might as well just play video games.

 

[Levie]

Sure would be nice if this Pavelski showed up for us in the Finals in 2016. Yes I'm bitter. Go Bolts.

 

[ChompChomp]

I was at a high school football game in Dallas metro tonight. Was sickening to see how many fake fans that never watched a hockey game had the game on their phones. (Never seen anyone have a hockey game on their phone during HS football game, except me with the Sharks. And frankly I wouldn't go to a HS football game if my team was playing in a Cup Finals game.)

Even heard a guy behind me say "Dallas is in the Finals? Who are they facing?"

Felt good when Shatty scored that PP goal, not gonna lie.

 

[Pavelski2112]

I'll stop watching sports at that point.

Might as well just play video games.

I just like consistency. I'd rather refs call everything to a loose or tight standard all the time than wishy washy bullshit like stuff that killed tonight's game, and many other games like it.

 

[DG93]

I was at a high school football game in Dallas metro tonight. Was sickening to see how many fake fans that never watched a hockey game had the game on their phones. (Never seen anyone have a hockey game on their phone during HS football game, except me with the Sharks. And frankly I wouldn't go to a HS football game if my team was playing in a Cup Finals game.)

Even heard a guy behind me say "Dallas is in the Finals? Who are they facing?"

Felt good when Shatty scored that PP goal, not gonna lie.

I hope they finish it off for your sake.

 

[Negatively Positive]

Caps and Bolts shake off the choker label. The Sharks stand alone in futility. There's no more Sharks East. The Thornton Sharks will go down as the biggest losers of the first 2 decades of the 2000's.

 

[Pavelski2112]

Caps and Bolts shake off the choker label. The Sharks stand alone in futility. There's no more Sharks East. The Thornton Sharks will go down as the biggest losers of the first 2 decades of the 2000's.

Meh, the Bolts have won a Cup already, and not even that long ago.

 

[Negatively Positive]

Meh, the Bolts have won a Cup already, and not even that long ago.

That was a different core. The Stamkos/Kucherov/Hedman core has failed repeatedly with talented rosters. Now they get the monkey off the back although I don't know how much credit Stamkos is gonna get.

 

[Lebanezer]

That was a different core. The Stamkos/Kucherov/Hedman core has failed repeatedly with talented rosters. Now they get the monkey off the back although I don't know how much credit Stamkos is gonna get.

We could all see how much talent Kucherov, Hedman, Point etc. had. It just seemed like a matter of time with how well the Bolts are/were run and drafted. We'll see if they maintain it without Yzerman.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Caps and Bolts shake off the choker label. The Sharks stand alone in futility. There's no more Sharks East. The Thornton Sharks will go down as the biggest losers of the first 2 decades of the 2000's.

Bolts choked last year, but they never really had the choker label. They made the Finals not long ago, and they’re current core hasn’t been together that long.

Bolts have a likable team, plus they will (hopefully) keep Dallas from fluking their way to a Cup.

 

[Nighthock]

Alright let’s wrap this shit up in 5 and move the hell on...

 

[Doctor Soraluce]

I feel bad for Pavs but if this pushes the Stars to offer up something great for Burns I'm fine with it.

 

[weastern bias]

Bolts choked last year, but they never really had the choker label. They made the Finals not long ago, and they’re current core hasn’t been together that long.

Bolts have a likable team, plus they will (hopefully) keep Dallas from fluking their way to a Cup.

TBL choked in 2018 as well

They went up 3-2 in the ECF and then got shutout in games 6 and 7 by a lesser WSH team when they had home ice advantage

TBL should honestly be gunning for a 3peat right now, they just needed a way to f*** the Sharks over to actually win, Barclay Goodrow for Conn Smythe

 

[The Ice Hockey Dude]

Not looking good for Pavs and the Stars right now. The bolts
look like a team of destiny right now.

The worst part is when its over no more NHL games for what could be 2-3+ months.

 

[Erep]

The worst part is when its over no more NHL games for what could be 2-3+ months.

I give it about 12 hours...


(Still can watch some bootleg EU hockey streams, Ibragimov has been a lot of fun to watch.)

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

TBL choked in 2018 as well

They went up 3-2 in the ECF and then got shutout in games 6 and 7 by a lesser WSH team when they had home ice advantage

TBL should honestly be gunning for a 3peat right now, they just needed a way to f*** the Sharks over to actually win, Barclay Goodrow for Conn Smythe

Eh. Not to best way to go out, but losing to that Caps team isn’t that shameful. Plus, again, their core hasn’t been together that long.

 

[FunkyPhin]

Dallas is getting picked apart as expected, this Lightning team might be the best team I've seen in the last decade, they've completely rolled over teams this playoffs without much trouble.

 

[Doctor Soraluce]

TBL choked in 2018 as well

They went up 3-2 in the ECF and then got shutout in games 6 and 7 by a lesser WSH team when they had home ice advantage

TBL should honestly be gunning for a 3peat right now, they just needed a way to f*** the Sharks over to actually win, Barclay Goodrow for Conn Smythe

That's not a choke job though. Both those teams were incredibly talented. That's just getting beat by a more committed team. It's debatable that the Caps were a "lesser team". A bunch of good to great forwards including the best goal scorer in a few decades, good defense with a legit #1 and one of the best goalies in the NHL that season. The margin between the two was very slim if there really was one.

 

[weastern bias]

Getting shutout in two straight playoff games as the top seed in the conference when a win in either means a berth in the finals is choking

Maybe you don't agree, but I can't have sympathy for a 113 point team not being able to score a single goal in 120 minutes of play

I'm not even arguing that Washington wasn't good, but Tampa even was better and choked, not as bad as they choked the next year, but they choked

 

[FunkyPhin]

The biggest choke job was still Vancouver in 2011. Far and away the best team in the league, up 2-0 in the finals, choke that away, up 3-2, choke that away.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

The biggest choke job was still Vancouver in 2011. Far and away the best team in the league, up 2-0 in the finals, choke that away, up 3-2, choke that away.

Vancouver was ravaged by injuries that series. If they were anywhere near 100% they roll Boston.

 

[Levie]

Rather DW tries to copy Tampa than Dallas. So go Tampa. DW get to drafting.

 

[NorCalhockey]

Caps and Bolts shake off the choker label. The Sharks stand alone in futility. There's no more Sharks East. The Thornton Sharks will go down as the biggest losers of the first 2 decades of the 2000's.

As someone who’s watched the Sharks since they entered the league, it sux that Sharks hold the last choke label in the NHL. I still have residual goodwill for the Sharks. Still remember Zyuzin OT goal, Jumbo slide when Sharks won playoff game in LA, Nolan scoring from the blue line, etc.