OT: Around the NHL - Now for Some Actual Hockey

[flaneur]

my guess for ot hero? oleksiak.

 

[TNT87]

What a fun OT this has been.

 

[Griffin6612]

Blake Comeau my oh my. Hes all over.

 

[TNT87]

Dallas advances.

 

[flaneur]

aside from the Pens and Tampa - my bracket is actually doing pretty well

 

[K Fleur]

Nashville can raise their "Took Dallas to 6 games" banner next season.

 

[BrookswasHere44]

This was the easiest 1st round pick imo.

Well done Dallas

 

[Jaded-Fan]

So with the Dallas win the Pens move up a draft slot, right?

 

[WayneSid9987]

So with the Dallas win the Pens move up a draft slot, right?

Believe so yea...

Just checking here, that DAL win just secured us the #22 pick(up one from #23) in the 1st rd of this years draft since either STL(99 pts in the RS) or DAL(93 pts in the RS), meeting in Rd2 and one goes to the Western Conference Final 100% now means the team that does move on to the CF goes from picking above us to below us.
PIT got 100pts in the RS so these teams that got less just have to reach the Conference Finals for us to move ahead of them in the draft order.

If Vegas moves on to meet COL, we secure #21...

 

[Turin]

At least Pens won Cups. Nash’s window looks done for now already.

 

[WayneSid9987]

At least Pens won Cups. Nash’s window looks done for now already.

That team always needed a game breaker and a big reason they reached the final that year was James Neal.
They shoulda ponied up for Phil when Neal'er left. Heh.

 

[Gurglesons]

So if the Sharks and Canes win.

Boston / Toronto vs. Columbus
Isles vs Canes

Dallas vs St. Louis
Sharks vs Colorado

SO MUCH FRESH BLOOD FOR A CUP. WOOOOO

 

[Malkinstheman]

Theres a very legit chance that all 4 division winners get knocked in the first round. That is so crazy. Hopefully a new team wins the cup.

 

[PensandCaps]

At least Pens won Cups. Nash’s window looks done for now already.

Same with TOR. cap hell this summer.

 

[canadianguy77]

Just goes to show that you don't really need an all-star defensive corps to win in the playoffs. Defensively you just need guys who can beat out the dump-ins and make a good first pass under pressure. Clearing out the front of the net isnt that big of a deal anymore because everyone collapses so you have help with the loose pucks and most shots dont even make it through.

I think your money is probably better spent on forwards if the entire team buys in to playing a patient, structured game.

 

[Turin]

Just goes to show that you don't really need an all-star defensive corps to win in the playoffs. Defensively you just need guys who can beat out the dump-ins and make a good first pass under pressure. Clearing out the front of the net isnt that big of a deal anymore because everyone collapses so you have help with the loose pucks and most shots dont even make it through.

I think your money is probably better spent on forwards if the entire team buys in to playing a patient, structured game.

Uh, what exactly is proof of that? All these teams have a better transition D than Pittsburgh.

 

[ncm7772]

Just saw Nashville lost. Totally, completely, absolutely, positively 100% ok with that.

Same goes for the Caps losing .

 

[Icarium]

Ovechkin and being a big baby, name a more iconic duo. Too bad the Canes suck on the road but you never know. Staal seems fired up and Williams has his Game 7 reputation to protect.

Nashville's stars were all no show in their series, I don't know how it even got to game 6 OT because the Stars were clearly the better team.

 

[Rossi Rat]

Williams has his Game 7 reputation to protect.

Too bad his Game 7 reputation didn't prevent his team from getting shutout at home in 2017.

 

[Icarium]

Well, the Caps choking powers were too strong, fingers crossed they are strong tomorrow too.

 

[Rossi Rat]

Well, the Caps choking powers were too strong, fingers crossed they are strong tomorrow too.

3-8 in Game 7's played at home. But things can change. I don't think the Pens' home Game 7 rep was too strong til they beat Tampa then the Senators in '16 & '17.

Well, I think it's every team that scored first in this series won the game until last night, when the Canes came back from 1-0 and 2-1. But it's hard for me to see the Canes keeping up if the Caps set the tone early tomorrow.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

This classic video popped up again on my youtube recommended Every trade should be documented this way. Release the tapes 10 years after it’s done if you have to, this is great content.

Where is the Hall tape?

 

[heysmilinstrange]

Even if the Caps win their series, it's probably not a promising sign that it's taking them 7 games to put away a first-round opponent.

 

[Shrimper]

Ideally;

Toronto, Vegas and Carolina.

Expectation;

Boston, San Jose and Washington

 

[vikingGoalie]

Just goes to show that you don't really need an all-star defensive corps to win in the playoffs. Defensively you just need guys who can beat out the dump-ins and make a good first pass under pressure. Clearing out the front of the net isnt that big of a deal anymore because everyone collapses so you have help with the loose pucks and most shots dont even make it through.

I think your money is probably better spent on forwards if the entire team buys in to playing a patient, structured game.

Which is precisely the problem we have. We did this when Letang/Dumo/Malkin were out and looked like world beaters. We get more healthy and we decide we are going to skate through 5 guys looking at us at the blue line instead of chipping it behind (among other issues).