OT: Around the NHL | PLAYOFF TIME!!!

[Honour Over Glory]

Pens definitely lack the pace these teams are playing at now.

And a certain someone will blame shitty players (JR and Sully) rather than the shitty system the teams was attempting to trot out against teams that came prepared.

 

[Icarium]

I knew the Canes were good enough to win some games against the Caps, they just needed a bit of luck and that amazing crowd. And of course Caps fans are gonna whine and not bother to mention that the refs stop calling anything after the boarding call, and this almost led to a tying goal. Kuznetsov seems slower than last year and Vrana is a ghost, the way things are going the Canes might pull of an upset. If not, well at least one of the isles and Caps will be out in the next round.

The Jets are so bad at keeping leads at home that they make the Pens look unflappable. Comical stuff.

Martin Jones finally outplayed the opposition goalie, Hertl is a beast and the Sharks defence looks much better with Vlasic.

 

[heysmilinstrange]

I'm trying to squeeze out a teeny tiny tear for Caps fans who defended Wilson and are outraged about this hit, but for some reason it's just not coming.

 

[Joejosh999]

So Oshie broke something? Forearm? Collar bone? He was so far from the boards I thought it wasn’t that bad.

 

[Allie Kitsune]

I said literally the day he quit, he was going to be Detroit's gm.

I demand you hail me as your new prophet.

Peace Be Upon Him.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I guess he wrecked up his wrist.

Just a "bang bang" play, ya know? The game just moves way too fast to avoid these kinds of things. And he just put himself in a bad spot there, anyway. Plus Foegele is, as already pointed out, just a big strong man. Oshie should have just been taller.

etc etc etc.

f*** the Capitals.

 

[Gurglesons]

I knew the Canes were good enough to win some games against the Caps, they just needed a bit of luck and that amazing crowd. And of course Caps fans are gonna whine and not bother to mention that the refs stop calling anything after the boarding call, and this almost led to a tying goal. Kuznetsov seems slower than last year and Vrana is a ghost, the way things are going the Canes might pull of an upset. If not, well at least one of the isles and Caps will be out in the next round.

The Jets are so bad at keeping leads at home that they make the Pens look unflappable. Comical stuff.

Martin Jones finally outplayed the opposition goalie, Hertl is a beast and the Sharks defence looks much better with Vlasic.

There is a good portion of fans on here that absolutely pine for Trouba and that turn over to seal the game was Maatta on Bobby Ryan all over again.

 

[Turin]

There is a good portion of fans on here that absolutely pine for Trouba and that turn over to seal the game was Maatta on Bobby Ryan all over again.

It’s so funny cuz Letang is a “moron” but Trouba is no-name Letang at best.

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

James Neal a healthy scratch tonight

Couldn't happen to a more douchebaggy player

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

James Neal a healthy scratch tonight

Couldn't happen to a more *****ebaggy player

I still think about that whole saga/trade sometimes. Like... Malkin has never had a better complimentary linemate before or since that I can think of. But nobody was wrong that he was bad for the team, either. And clearly everyone was also correct that he's almost entirely the product of his linemates.

If anyone needs an object lesson on how important fit an chemistry is... right there.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I know 2 wrongs don't make a right, but I find it hilarious how much outrage there is in the Caps fanbase about that "shove" on Oshie when their team employs Tom Wilson who does much worse every game

Are you surprised? It's the same fanbase who will defend anything Wilson does, but get outraged any time one of their players gets hit by a marginally questionable play.

 

[Icarium]

I thought that after winning the Cup Caps fans would stop playing the victim card... boy, was I wrong!