GDT: Non-Wild Playoff Game Discussion Thread

[Spurgeon]

Happy for Timonen. After a long career, the guy finally gets his cup.

The literal only bright spot of Chicago winning. It's a very ****ing small candle though.

 

[Arturia Pendragon]

Congrats to the Hawks!
Hopefully we can beat them some year (ha).

 

[Arturia Pendragon]

No we didn't. We ****ing choked when it mattered. They didn't beat us, we ****ing shot ourselves in the foot.

It's time to look past that "well at least we got beaten by the best". That's the consolation prize from two years ago. It doesn't work now. Not with the team we had this year, and now how we played all the way through the Blues series.

Hmmm, while I agree with the general gist of your comment, I really can't believe anyone could think that our Blues series was an indication of predictable success against the Hawks. If anyone choked, it was the Blues. Bigtime.

 

[gphr513]

"Minnesota wasn't an easy series" -Crawford

 

[Spurgeon]

"Minnesota wasn't an easy series" -Crawford

At least he's being nice.

 

[Wild11MN]

So what was the cap loophole you guys mentioned?

 

[Wild11MN]

Also, just sitting here watching the celebration, and can't help but think we'll never see this..

 

[Arturia Pendragon]

Also, just sitting here watching the celebration, and can't help but think we'll never see this..

Funny thing is, Hawks fans were probably saying the same thing 10 years ago

 

[StealthClobber]

So apparently Bishop was playing with a torn groin.

Shows how much confidence they had in Vasilevsky. Ridiculous.

 

[BurnsyMN]

So what was the cap loophole you guys mentioned?

Salary cap rules don't apply in the playoffs.
If it was the regular season, that Blackhawks roster would be over the cap.

 

[gphr513]

Also, just sitting here watching the celebration, and can't help but think we'll never see this..

Heh. I had the same feeling.

Would be incredible. But man, is it a mountain to get there.

 

[gphr513]

Huh. That was a pretty cool commercial.

The "name" one.

 

[gphr513]

Hahahahaha. That shot from outside. Everyone freaking out, except for one guy, wearing a Bulls shirt. He's just standing there.

 

[NHL1674]

Salary cap rules don't apply in the playoffs.
If it was the regular season, that Blackhawks roster would be over the cap.

Pretty much. Kane got hurt and was out long term. Because of that, they brought in Vermette. ....a guy they couldn't afford with Kane playing. Word was Kane was ready to go the last game or two of the season, but they would have had to adjust the roster to bring him back. So they wait....regular season officially ends, and they immediately clear him. No cap rules in the postseason meant they could keep Vermette playing while bringing back Kane.

 

[BurnsyMN]

Also, just sitting here watching the celebration, and can't help but think we'll never see this..

My friends and I were saying the same thing tonight. We're all too young to remember or care about the Twins in 87 & 91. Just one time before I die please.

 

[Wild11MN]

Tyler Johnson had a broken wrist since early in the series. Not surprised, literally heard his name once all night.

 

[Engebretson]

Pretty much my reaction to another Chicago Stanley Cup...

If they end up signing Reilly too, I might go full out Team America Vomiting Gif

 

[Nharris31]

Well this is pretty interesting http://www.mangameslost.com/the-most-injured-nhl-teams-since-the-2009-2010-season/

 

[Bruce Granville]

Well this is pretty interesting http://www.mangameslost.com/the-most-injured-nhl-teams-since-the-2009-2010-season/

Interesting.
I always thought the Avs are the most but*hurt team.
Q.e.d.

 

[Minnesota]

Well this is pretty interesting http://www.mangameslost.com/the-most-injured-nhl-teams-since-the-2009-2010-season/

Guessing Pittsburgh is so high in "quality" injuries due to Crosby's glass noggin.

 

[Generic User]

Guessing Pittsburgh is so high in "quality" injuries due to Crosby's glass noggin.

Yup. And the season Malkin lost from his torn ACL.. and the many ankle injuries that nagged him after that. Think he had a prolonged shoulder thing too. Then Kris Letang. He has only averaged 48 games per season since 2010-2011, albeit one of those seasons was the lockout shortened year. Regardless, he's only ever played more than 74 games once.

 

[gphr513]