GDT: 2020 Playoffs part the second

[OrrNumber4]

Ah, Pavelski should have made him move!

Edit: What a bomb from Sergachev!

 

[Levie]

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.

How do the Sharks hold the last choke label in the NHL when Vancouver, Toronto and Oilers still exists. You could argue in their short time that Vegas also owns it. They've all managed to lose in epic fashion.

I don't care what old teams did in the 80's (in Toronto's case it's longer), Toronto and Edmonton have been absolute dumpster fires of organizations.

 

[weastern bias]

How do the Sharks hold the last choke label in the NHL. . . You could argue in their short time that Vegas also owns it

Literally 33% of all the seasons they've ever played have ended in a horrendous playoff choke, no one else can say that

 

[OrrNumber4]

How do the Sharks hold the last choke label in the NHL when Vancouver, Toronto and Oilers still exists. You could argue in their short time that Vegas also owns it. They've all managed to lose in epic fashion.

I don't care what old teams did in the 80's (in Toronto's case it's longer), Toronto and Edmonton have been absolute dumpster fires of organizations.

I think that the c-word comes down to how a team performs relative to expectations. Since the Sharks were founded, Edmonton and Toronto have only been thought of as real threats a few years (Edmonton since 2017ish, Toronto in the early 2000s and maybe the last 2-3 years). Since Joe Thornton was acquired, until perhaps 2014, the Sharks were thought of as a legit contender, and again from 2016-2020. Yet they've proved their doubters wrong...

 

[Jwec]

4th goal for Pavs in these playoffs!

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Pavelski is so great.

Come on boys.

 

[OrrNumber4]

4th goal for Pavs in these playoffs!

You mean in the final?

EDIT: I forgot about the two goals he had in game 4!

 

[Jwec]

Pavelski should be 2nd all-time in US playoff scoring!



You mean in the final?

Yeah In finals of course. I have slept two hours and I did 12h school related stuff yesterday gimme a break

 

[Levie]

Every time Pavelski scores in the finals for Dallas I get an extremely bitter taste in my mouth.

 

[OrrNumber4]

Every time Pavelski scores in the finals for Dallas I get an extremely bitter taste in my mouth.

I do wonder how much of this production is just due to the extended rest, and how much carry-over will there be?

 

[LadyStanley]

Pavelski is now the top US goal scorer in NHL playoffs, all time.

 

[Jwec]

I'm just so happy for Pavs. He had awful finals in 2016 due to injury and now he is scoring huge goals and getting his payback.

 

[ChompChomp]

How did Pavs only have a total one goal and no other points in the 2016 SCF??

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Nighthock]

OT? God dammit Tampa...

 

[weastern bias]

As much as Pavs was a letdown in our finals appearance, so were all of Couture, Burns and Thornton so I don't pin it all on him

It's a team effort, and it took every guy working together to lose that one

 

[Levie]

I'm just so happy for Pavs. He had awful finals in 2016 due to injury and now he is scoring huge goals and getting his payback.

There was never any announced injury for Pavelski in 2016 unless I missed something. every other player was injured though it seemed like. He played in a golf tournament that same week after losing and said he felt fine.

How did Pavs only have a total one goal and no other points in the 2016 SCF??

He looked awful, that's why.

As much as Pavs was a letdown in our finals appearance, so were all of Couture, Burns and Thornton so I don't pin it all on him

It's a team effort, and it took every guy working together to lose that one

Burns and Thornton looked fine in the finals from what I remember. Thornton lost his best linemate (Hertl) and his other linemate (pavelski) didn't show up at all.

Worst performers in the finals were definitely Pavelski, Polak, and Dillon (mostly due to playing with Polak)

 

[one2gamble]

He was awful

I'm glad he's not right now but I still want tampa

 

[WTFetus]

As much as Pavs was a letdown in our finals appearance, so were all of Couture, Burns and Thornton so I don't pin it all on him

It's a team effort, and it took every guy working together to lose that one

He was a PPG player in the finals.

Pavelski is now the top US goal scorer in NHL playoffs, all time.

*US-born.
Still amazing nonetheless, was shocked that he passed Modano. He'll be passed by Kane soon though unfortunately.

 

[Mafoofoo]

Damn Pavs is looking great for Dallas

 

[OrrNumber4]

Janmark seems in over his head on the 2nd line.

 

[OrrNumber4]

Garbage officiating. Garbage.

 

[Levie]

Garbage officiating. Garbage.

No clue how Radulov didn't get a penalty shot or at least a PP for tripping.

 

[Nighthock]

Damn Pavs is looking great for Dallas

That’s usually how it works for SJ... sigh

 

[weastern bias]

Burns and Thornton looked fine in the finals from what I remember. Thornton lost his best linemate (Hertl) and his other linemate (pavelski) didn't show up at all.

Worst performers in the finals were definitely Pavelski, Polak, and Dillon (mostly due to playing with Polak)

He was a PPG player in the finals.

None of the 4 players I mentioned scored a single goal until we were down 3-1 and up for elimination

Couture's PPG is skewed by the 3 points he scored in Game 5, a game I honestly wish we lost so we wouldn't have to see another team skate around with the cup on our ice