Around the NHL - Part XLII - (Playoffs Edition)

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Kirk MacLean with a greasy one

Typical Piles goal

 

[RangersFan1994]

Maclean ties it 1-1

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Islanders are ugly but Canes might have them beat in terms of punchability

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Have never wish injury to a player but I wouldn’t be upset if MacLean goes into a corner against us and skates out with a broken arm.
The sins of the father…

 

[ArPanet]

Gotta respect if not love Rod Brind'Amour. He has a chance to both Captain his team and Coach his team to a Stanley Cup. Only other guy I can think of who basically did that was Der Kaiser, Franz Beckenbauer. Maybe there's others., idk.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Gotta respect if not love Rod Brind'Amour. He has a chance to both Captain his team and Coach his team to a Stanley Cup. Only other guy I can think of who basically did that was Der Kaiser, Franz Beckenbauer. Maybe there's others., idk.

im sure its happened in the early days of the NHL.

Someone named Flip Gumpley probably did it for the Saskatoon Moose Tigers

 

[Brutananadilewski]

Hopefully, this series goes 8-9 games.

 

[ArPanet]

im sure its happened in the early days of the NHL.

Someone named Flip Gumpley probably did it for the Saskatoon Moose Tigers

Probably also owned the team.

 

[Captain Lindy]

I wouldn't blame the Islanders for getting dirty and throwing flying elbows in response to that dive and PPG. I wouldn't blame the Canes either if they decided to get ahead of it and just threw some chin shots preemptively.

Also they can take Necas out for the mock flying after he scored. I'd like to punch his lights out.

Gotta respect if not love Rod Brind'Amour. He has a chance to both Captain his team and Coach his team to a Stanley Cup. Only other guy I can think of who basically did that was Der Kaiser, Franz Beckenbauer. Maybe there's others., idk.

f*** him.

 

[BleedBlueNYR]

I’m at a sportsbook and with about 10 to go in the first tied at 1 I placed a bet on Carolina +320 to win the first period. I’m an idiot. Also placed a little MSG parlay on the Rangers and Knicks game ones. They’re both f***ed now.

 

[Tob]

any career ending injuries? I missed the first 5 minutes of the 2nd period

 

[KennyWu]

Sorokin getting 8x8 and benched for game 1 is wild

 

[Captain Lindy]

If Jarvis got hit with the puck it would have made him even uglier, if that's possible.

 

[jniklast]

Man what a boring game so far. I tuned in and it said 11 vs 10 SOG. Now it's 10 vs 9. And feels just like that.

 

[Captain Lindy]

Carolina doesn't look as good as I thought.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

Carolina doesn't look as good as I thought.

Guentzel isn't used to April without Crosby.

 

[Daves a mess]

Carolina looks like a moderators ass after the trade deadline right now.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Both these teams look mediocre AF.

 

[Harbour Dog]

The playoffs are a different beast. I'm surprised how many people are just writing off the Islanders and Capitals given our history of having close series' against everybody these past 20 years.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

The playoffs are a different beast. I'm surprised how many people are just writing off the Islanders and Capitals given our history of having close series' against everybody these past 20 years.

The Rangers haven't played the capitals in 9 years.

There is one Ranger on the current roster who was on that one and what, 2 Capitals?

Anyway, at this point this game is kind of a must win for the Islanders. I don't think they have it in them to bounce back from a deflating loss after playing a team that should be smoking them in a close game.

 

[Nickmo82]

Boooooooring.

Andersen will gift the Isles a game or two.

 

[jniklast]

Both these teams look mediocre AF.

Seriously, reading the main boards the Canes are supposed to be juggernauts and we are completely undeserving of 1st in the division. But I don't really see that much game breaking talent. And this game they are just mediocre to bad so far.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

Boooooooring.

Andersen will gift the Isles a game or two.

You underestimate the ineptitude of the Islanders in 3rd periods.

 

[Harbour Dog]

The Rangers haven't played the capitals in 9 years.

There is one Ranger on the current roster who was on that one and what, 2 Capitals?

Anyway, at this point this game is kind of a must win for the Islanders. I don't think they have it in them to bounce back from a deflating loss after playing a team that should be smoking them in a close game.

Nothing to do with the roster construction. I just mean that we've seen time and time again that playoff series' get stretched out to 6 and 7 games very easily, regardless of who the opponent is. Assuming the Canes will dominate the Isles or we'll dominate Washington is more wishful thinking than how playoff hockey actually works most of the time.

 

[failure]

Damn, that eye shadow behind the islanders bench though.