General 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Talk

[Wild11MN]

For all non-Wild related games.

The intensity is there in the first two minutes of this Caps-Bruins game.

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[Wild11MN]

Vanacek is hurt after giving up a goal. With Samsonov still out, Craig Anderson is now the Caps goalie.

 

[Val]

Vanacek is hurt after giving up a goal. With Samsonov still out, Craig Anderson is now the Caps goalie.

This is bad. My bet on Washington's victory without OT

 

[GordieGallant]

Good game

 

[GordieGallant]

55 with a cheap shot on Oshie. No call

 

[guitarhunterdude]

Lauzon's been a hothead all night. Refs letting the Bruins run around as per usual

 

[Ban Hammered]

Husky game winning goal baby! Nice tip Dowder!

 

[Prior]

This FL series starting up great.

 

[Prior]

Fiala gets the entire book thrown at him and McDonough will get a minor and a slap on the wrist fine because it’s the playoffs.

 

[Minnewildsota]

Fiala gets the entire book thrown at him and McDonough will get a minor and a slap on the wrist fine because it’s the playoffs.

And he’s a lightning

 

[Minnewildsota]

Man, the Lightning are dirty af

 

[Blue Ox]

Great game. Love seeing the crowd. I think I'll cheer on the Panthers in this series.

 

[Webster]

Betting companies have Tampa as the Cup winner, I'm not that impressed..

 

[Prior]

They’re not as deep as they were right now but when they put Kucherov, Stamkos, Point, Cirelli, and Headman out there, there’s not a whole lot you can do to contain that.

 

[MK9]

This Bolts/Panthers game is a blast. Those two teams can't stand each other, lol.

 

[2Pair]

Pretty amazing that Tampa can't keep up with Florida.

 

[Prior]

Absolute brain dead play by Bennett and now it’s a game again.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

That was one fun game to watch. Felt like a game 7 of the finals. This is going to be a great series. Loved how the refs let the boys play

 

[MuckOG]

Interesting that Kucherov got healthy just in time for the playoffs.

 

[StateofCelly]

Interesting that Kucherov got healthy just in time for the playoffs.

That loop hole drives me nuts... Adding Kuch and Stamkos back in, and the whole Kane thing a handful of years back. Seems odd there hasn't been something to mitigate this from being allowed to circumnavigate cap

 

[2Pair]

That loop hole drives me nuts... Adding Kuch and Stamkos back in, and the whole Kane thing a handful of years back. Seems odd there hasn't been something to mitigate this from being allowed to circumnavigate cap

The solution is so simple that I would think even the NHL could figure it out.

To be eligible for the playoffs a player must be on the active roster on the last day of the regular season.

 

[GuerinUp]

The solution is so simple that I would think even the NHL could figure it out.

To be eligible for the playoffs a player must be on the active roster on the last day of the regular season.

or something along the lines of: salary cap increases to this percent in the post season (to ensure the expanded roster doesnt allow ltir circumvention)

 

[StateofCelly]

The solution is so simple that I would think even the NHL could figure it out.

To be eligible for the playoffs a player must be on the active roster on the last day of the regular season.

They want their star players in the playoffs for ratings and such, so it is understandable why they willingly overlook simple things like this. There are several solutions they could look at, yours is the most clear cut.. but its just another laughable oversight at this point.

 

[57special]

That loop hole drives me nuts... Adding Kuch and Stamkos back in, and the whole Kane thing a handful of years back. Seems odd there hasn't been something to mitigate this from being allowed to circumnavigate cap

It's the rules. Most teams can't have a player like Kucherov miss the season and still make the playoffs. It's like us not having Kaprizov this year. Kudos to them for having such depth on their team.

 

[2Pair]

It's the rules. Most teams can't have a player like Kucherov miss the season and still make the playoffs. It's like us not having Kaprizov this year. Kudos to them for having such depth on their team.

It's a little easier to have depth when you're allowed to exceed the cap by $17M