Montreal / Toronto was the real finals this year

[Naslundforever]

Hi, riffing on so many cringe threads on here - The two biggest markets, generated the most emotions, even Sportsnet hosts have been quite open live all year these rivalries are the most awesome for tv ratings.

It’s nice these marginal markets get to participate obviously, but the real champions this year are the Kings of the North.

Discuss.

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[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

 

[Byrral]

Of course it was. Anything with Toronto in it automatically qualifies for greatness.

ON HF BOARDS

 

[Beantown Beatdown]

Good thread.

 

[Buff15Sabres]

Good thread.

How can it be a good thread when he doesn't even mention Tampa being over the cap or tax rates ?

 

[kladorf2005]

I propose a new rule. No more Leafs threads on the mains until the Leafs win a playoff series

 

[heysmilinstrange]

Congrats to Toronto for making the finals. Everything is fine, nothing to worry about.

 

[HabsQC]

To extend the Leafs (first round) drought is a cup in itself, yes.

 

[MartyOwns]

 

[M88K]

If the multiverse exists, it is plausible that there is an reality where Toronto and Montreal are not only good, but the best two teams.
But in our reality. No. Not even close

 

[Frank Drebin]

Winning that series felt like a cup win, maybe even greater, so in a way you're right.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

To be honnest all i wanted was to beat the Laffs

 

[Bouboumaster]

As a Habs fan, I very much like to watch my team in the real final tho.

It was still fun to beat the Laffs and watch them crumble in the first round yet again. There's something almost poetic to it.

 

[Empoleon8771]

If you want to argue that something that isn't the finals was actually the finals, why wouldn't you argue that Tampa-NYI was the actual finals?

That series went to 7, had 5 1-goal games and was just nasty in general.

 

[Beezeral]

Threads like these are a perfect example of the imposter syndrome so many fans have right now.

 

[North Cole]

Hi, riffing on so many cringe threads on here - The two biggest markets, generated the most emotions, even Sportsnet hosts have been quite open live all year these rivalries are the most awesome for tv ratings.

It’s nice these marginal markets get to participate obviously, but the real champions this year are the Kings of the North.

Discuss.

Sarcasm?

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Toronto is god awful god bless their franchise they need it

 

[daver]

Maybe not the real Stanley Cup finals but it was the real McKenzie Cup finals.

Anyone who disagrees can take off!

 

[Ignatius]

I remember a thread from years ago after the Leafs lost to Boston in 2013 that suggested that the Leafs were actually the second or third best team in hockey because they lost to the team that made it to the finals, which they almost beat in the first round. Same crap this year too apparently...

 

[Mikachu93]

This is why I keep coming back to this site

 

[AvatarAang]

Of course it was. Anything with Toronto in it automatically qualifies for greatness.

ON HF BOARDS

A controversial post created by a Habs fan yet somehow people are ripping the Leafs ok

 

[AvatarAang]

Toronto is god awful god bless their franchise they need it

Imagine needing 7 games to beat a team when you take out their star player 10 minutes into game 1. And then acting like your team is on a completely different tier.

The entire hockey world knows that Montreal had the easiest path to the finals in recent memory after taking out Tavares and Scheifele. You guys should know how it feels because of the Kreider/Price incident, unfortunately a lot of Habs fans seem to conveniently ignore it now that they are benefitting.

 

[VijayPatel11]

Florida / Tampa *
best series

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Imagine needing 7 games to beat a team when you take out their star player 10 minutes into game 1. And then acting like your team is on a completely different tier.

The entire hockey world knows that Montreal had the easiest path to the finals in recent memory after taking out Tavares and Scheifele. You guys should know how it feels because of the Kreider/Price incident, unfortunately a lot of Habs fans seem to conveniently ignore it now that they are benefitting.

Yawn our team is dog water on paper and you guys got smoked

 

[Blacephalon]

Imagine needing 7 games to beat a team when you take out their star player 10 minutes into game 1. And then acting like your team is on a completely different tier.

The entire hockey world knows that Montreal had the easiest path to the finals in recent memory after taking out Tavares and Scheifele. You guys should know how it feels because of the Kreider/Price incident, unfortunately a lot of Habs fans seem to conveniently ignore it now that they are benefitting.

If only Toronto had other star players who could step up in the playoffs in the presence of an injury