McFlyingV
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Game tying goal was honestly probably more embarrassing than the empty net miss. Not a Nashville defender in sight on that play.
The Forwards tried to compensate for Nyqvist putting himself out of the play, so it became a 6 on 4 basically. More room for the Canucks to move the puck.Yeah, watching the last seconds, the Preds gave the Canucks enormous time and space up high to move the puck around without pressure, and somehow also coupled that with having no one down low near Boeser as he took two cracks at the open cage.
That's where the collapse happened. You don't need an empty netter to win.
Well I’m definitely glad they didn’t get Kane. The Oilers have been gifted enough superstars over the years.
In my mind nothing will top this.
Same here. This is exactly what I thought about when reading the title of this thread. Nothing will ever top this.
I think Stepan was the worst empty net miss ever, but I think Sissons may be the worst when combined with the consequential nature of it. It took me 24hrs to even be able to look at a sports new site/forum.
I appreciate you explaining this story. As a Blues fan I hate it, would never read again lolt had consequences for Edmonton and Chicago. If Stefan scores Edmonton doesn't get the extra point for the OT loss which bumps Edmonton behind Chicago in the standings. Chicago doesn't win the draft lottery which means no Kane and maybe no Cups. Edmonton drafts Kane which probably makes them competitive enough to not draft all their 1st overalls as well as Nurse and Draisaitl.
So technically it could be the most consequential empty net miss.
Seriously I don't think that many people here would have scored that goal with the 2 defenders there and on the backhand what a hot take.Yeah, absolutely terrible. Backhand from so close by, no interference or anything, and the guy can't hit the empty net. Embarrassing. Even I would have hit that. Hundred times out of a hundred.
Again, that’s definitely the most viral, and was the worst actual attempt along with this one:
But it was a regular season game and didn’t affect that season much. In a weird, backwards way it had a huge impact on the draft, but that’s not what people think of when they see that clip.
I’m saying Sissons’ miss is potentially more impactful for his team and these playoffs. They could be tied 2-2 against injured goalies, and Saros could get ‘em on a MTL+ sorta run. Instead it’s 3-1, and Vancouver might be able to get a healthy DeSmith back in net at a more opportune time. That makes them a tougher matchup in the next round- I’m obviously projecting ahead a bit here, but it’ll be interesting to think of how things could have been different had that shot been half an inch to the left.
As a Sabres and Bills fan, you have my earnest sympathy. Can relate to the heartbreak, you learn to accept your own shadenfreude after awhile.