Around the NHL XXXIII - looking forward to 2018 offseason edition

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Nice game in Edmonton. Classy sendoff by the Oilers and their fans.

 

[Sun God Nika]

damn im gonna miss the Sedins. the 2010-11 playoffs were one of my favourite hockey moments haven't cheered so hard for a team that wasn't ottawa ever in my life.

Wish Alfredsson had a send off like that but Melnyk....

 

[Beville]

Nice game in Edmonton. Classy sendoff by the Oilers and their fans.

I assume sarcasm? What happened?

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

I assume sarcasm? What happened?

No sarcasm. Nice farewell, lots of cheering and signage from the fans...entire Oilers team stayed out to say goodbye and wish them well. Good stuff.

 

[HavlatMach9]

I assume sarcasm? What happened?

the Sedin twins last game

 

[Langdon Alger]

No sarcasm. Nice farewell, lots of cheering and signage from the fans...entire Oilers team stayed out to say goodbye and wish them well. Good stuff.

Yep, good job by all involved. Sedins deserved it.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Colorado gets Hammond and a 3rd round pick to take him off our hands. Could have been conditional. A lower pick perhaps if he plays... Maybe even something coming back our way

 

[TheBradyBunch]

McKinnon for Hart?

Two horse race im0 - Mackinnon v Hall. Both incredibly deserving.

 

[2XPRO31]

Two horse race im0 - Mackinnon v Hall. Both incredibly deserving.

Giroux??

 

[TheBradyBunch]

Giroux??

Giroux had an incredible season but when I watch the Flyers vs when I watch the Avs or Devils, I see a team that does it much more by committee. All of them are deserving but Mackinnon and especially Hall carried their teams to an insane degree this year, at least when I was watching.

 

[Beville]

the Sedin twins last game

Oh no, it was only after I posted it that I realised it was their last game. I thought by his post the oilers had done some dick move or something.

 

[HavlatMach9]

Oh no, it was only after I posted it that I realised it was their last game. I thought by his post the oilers had done some dick move or something.

still good to be suspicious about things coming from Edmonton

 

[Punchbowl]

This is the most excited I've been for a Sens-less (heh) post-season in a LONG time.

PIT-PHI, the TBL, NSH, and WPG juggernauts, potentially a BOS-TOR match-up...

On paper, these are some of the best post-lockout teams we've seen.

Too bad we can't be a part of it, but damn it's good to have the playoffs back!

 

[tony d]

Going to be a fun playoffs I think. Completely wide open too.

As to the Sedins the league is less without them now, all the best to them in their retirement.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I'd love to see PIT do a threepeat but at the same time we need their pick to be as low as possible.

Here's to hoping they get bounced in the second round (so we need Washington to lose in round 1 haha)

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

I'd love to see PIT do a threepeat but at the same time we need their pick to be as low as possible.

Here's to hoping they get bounced in the second round (so we need Washington to lose in round 1 haha)

Curious but why would you want them to threepeat

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I'd love to see PIT do a threepeat but at the same time we need their pick to be as low as possible.

Here's to hoping they get bounced in the second round (so we need Washington to lose in round 1 haha)

Wut m8

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Seeing a team threepeat would be epic.

Pretty straightforward stuff

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Seeing a team threepeat would be epic.

Pretty straightforward stuff

Would you be saying the same if it were Toronto?

 

[The Lewler]

Would you be saying the same if it were Toronto?

There are exceptions to every rule... In this case... It's Toronto. And Montreal.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

People from Toronto tend to make it real easy to hate everything about Toronto.

 

[Knave]

I think it would be cool to see the Penguins win again because it would shut up a lot of the History of Hockey people who worship days gone by when competition sucked and the stars could easily exploit it.

Now guys like Crosby, Ovechkin compare rather poorly to past greats because they have played with tougher competition their entire careers.

The league has expanded by 1 team in their careers. Compare that to any other great who saw muli team expansions.
The bottom half of any NHL roster is magnitudes better than it was even in the 90s leading up to the first lockout.
Coaching is more systematic than ever and all about playing as groups rather than letting individuals dominate a less organized opposition.
Combine that with increased sports science and training... and everyone has closed the gap on natural talent like Crosby and Ovechkin (and others).

So that's why to me a three peat would be more impressive. Another Conn Smythe for Crosby would be impressive. I don't really like Crosby much but I dislike this concept that's just taken for granted and never challenged on the main boards of "oh suddenly there just stopped being great players like Lemieux, Gretzky, Orr around the time of the lockout".

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Another cup win and Penguin bandwagon fans will be even more obnoxious

 

[Deku]

I couldn't care less about it being impressive, I f***ing hate that team.