NHL: Around the League 52

[deytookerjaabs]

It was cool that it went to game 7 ot, but both teams were pretty meh, more of a battle of the losers than a high intensity matchup between wannabee contenders.

 

[Pez68]

Marner sees Pasta wheeling and just watches him skate right by him. Bruuuuutal.

 

[Callidusblackhawk]

It was cool that it went to game 7 ot, but both teams were pretty meh, more of a battle of the losers than a high intensity matchup between wannabee contenders.

It feels like there are a lot of meh teams this year. Thankfully 3/4 matchups look good on paper at least for the next round.

 

[JaegerDice]

It feels like there are a lot of meh teams this year. Thankfully 3/4 matchups look good on paper at least for the next round.

Agreed. I feel like there are 5 legit contenders and 11 teams with zero chance.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Ya love to see it

 

[Wally1112pac]

Boston better practice those off the glass and out drills cause Florida's forecheck is about to eat them alive.

 

[Taze em]

I don’t know what you do now if you’re the Leafs, besides hiring Q obviously.

 

[clydesdale line]

Boston is Toronto's daddy. Ain't no way around it.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Never in doubt.

 

[Sarava]

It was cool that it went to game 7 ot, but both teams were pretty meh, more of a battle of the losers than a high intensity matchup between wannabee contenders.

Yep. It felt like we were watching who would win the right to get smashed by Florida.

 

[CanadianHawks]

Anyone who said Toronto or Boston were legit contenders coming into that series were not paying attention

The East has had 3 contenders all year. Cats, Rangers, Canes. East had a big drop off from last year to this year

I think we have 7 contenders left in the playoffs. The same amount we started the playoffs with. Will lose one tonight. Boston and Nucks are not contenders and never were

 

[Mrfenn92]

 

[Larmer83]

 

[Drumman44]

I don’t know what you do now if you’re the Leafs, besides hiring Q obviously.

That is simultaneously the worst thing and best thing they could do

 

[BobbyJet]

Anyone who said Toronto or Boston were legit contenders coming into that series were not paying attention

The East has had 3 contenders all year. Cats, Rangers, Canes. East had a big drop off from last year to this year

I think we have 7 contenders left in the playoffs. The same amount we started the playoffs with. Will lose one tonight. Boston and Nucks are not contenders and never were

I'm in 3 bracket pools
I picked Florida, Carolina and Bruins to take it all. The teams going in as the favorites in that order in my mind. Bruins will need to regain their first-half form and are up against it vs a well rested Florida team. They should be the significant underdog but if they somehow emerge from that series they could go all the way.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Never forget

"IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF WHEN. AND HOW MANY"

LOL

Also LOL at Mittelstadt and the Samsonov vs Hart part

 

[Putt Pirate]

 

[CanadianHawks]

I'm in 3 bracket pools
I picked Florida, Carolina and Bruins to take it all. The teams going in as the favorites in that order in my mind. Bruins will need to regain their first-half form and are up against it vs a well rested Florida team. They should be the significant underdog but if they somehow emerge from that series they could go all the way.

Bs don’t have the top line C or the skill on the wing to make up for it

The Leafs are a mediocre defensive team and looked competent in that phase of the game

I’d be generally stunned to see them come out of the East this year. Watched them down the stretch a lot and they had two players capable of creating their own offence. Marchand and Pasta

 

[Sarava]

Never forget

"IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF WHEN. AND HOW MANY"

LOL

Also LOL at Mittelstadt and the Samsonov vs Hart part

As a White Sox fan, this feels too eerily similar for me to laugh at it. Well, not too much at least

 

[Mrfenn92]

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Never forget

"IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF WHEN. AND HOW MANY"

LOL

Also LOL at Mittelstadt and the Samsonov vs Hart part

Hey now, they are technically right. The Leafs will eventually win a few for sure, just time to tell if the wait is decades or centuries. They thankfully weren’t foolish enough to predict a specific year. That would’ve been real dumb.

 

[BobbyJet]

Bs don’t have the top line C or the skill on the wing to make up for it

The Leafs are a mediocre defensive team and looked competent in that phase of the game

I’d be generally stunned to see them come out of the East this year. Watched them down the stretch a lot and they had two players capable of creating their own offence. Marchand and Pasta

They're not the same team without Bergeron and Kreiji but they have a few kids with size that I'm impressed with in Lohrei and Brazeau both of whom seemed to get better as the TO series progressed. And Swayman has been outstanding in nets. It remains to be seen whether their lack of offense will be their undoing but you could be right. However, I don't see them beating Florida .... though stranger things have occurred in the POs.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Rangers three goals on seven shots through one.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Carolina is such an odd team. For all the talent they have, they seem to struggle to score at times. It looked that way last series, against Florida last year. They like making games close I guess.

 

[CanadianHawks]

They're not the same team without Bergeron and Kreiji but they have a few kids with size that I'm impressed with in Lohrei and Brazeau both of whom seemed to get better as the TO series progressed. And Swayman has been outstanding in nets. It remains to be seen whether their lack of offense will be their undoing but you could be right. However, I don't see them beating Florida .... though stranger things have occurred in the POs.

I do like both those players. Thought Brazzeu might be the one who would do the Leafs in.

Carolina is such an odd team. For all the talent they have, they seem to struggle to score at times. It looked that way last series, against Florida last year. They like making games close I guess.

I don’t think they have another gear. Kind of like how Torts teams always go balls to the wall but seems to wear them down.