TomasHertlsRooster
Don’t say eye test when you mean points
Seriously, that Penguins team and now this Lightning team.
That Penguins team was better than this Lightning team.
Seriously, that Penguins team and now this Lightning team.
that lightning team we have already proven we can beat. i am to lazy to go look but i am guessing the season and playoff series looked disgustingly bad vs the pens that year.
I'm not worried about the East until we see the Finals but I would not be shocked to see Tampa out in the second round. They're going to have a tough time against Boston who will beat the Leafs in the first round. A week or so ago when Pittsburgh was hanging by a thread to a playoff spot, I would have said that Pittsburgh would beat Tampa in a potential first round matchup. I think the Lightning will avoid that nightmare but I can see any of Boston, Pittsburgh, or Washington taking them out in the playoffs...and the Sharks can obviously lose to any of them in a potential Finals matchup too but since they're not a direct competitor to the Sharks getting there, I don't worry about 'em.
But now that it's pretty much either Montreal, Columbus, or Carolina, the Bolts will steamroll the first two. They'll probably have a little fight against Carolina but beat them.
A few months ago I said I would take Toronto over Boston in a playoff series but with Toronto’s struggles and Boston’s surge, I tend to share your line of thinking on that series. I still don’t think a Boston win is inevitable like people are making it out to be, but we’ll see.
I agree with your general sentiment on Tampa but I don’t see them getting beat by Pittsburgh if that series happens. I think Tampa’s going to get beat by whatever team has the defense, goaltending, and discipline to keep Kucherov quiet in 4 games out of 7 and that team isn’t going to be Pittsburgh. I think it could be Boston or the New York Islanders but I also think there’s an outside chance that Carolina could beat them.
You can never ever count out a team with Crosby and Malkin and the championship pedigree that organization has. You can say they can be like the warriors where they’re just wishing it was the playoffs already.Pittsburgh with Crosby, Malkin, and Kessel can score right along with Tampa in a seven game series if they're on but that depends on how Malkin is feeling at the time mostly. lol
Pittsburgh with Crosby, Malkin, and Kessel can score right along with Tampa in a seven game series if they're on but that depends on how Malkin is feeling at the time mostly. lol
You guys do not sound like sharks fans right now.....
One game at a time guys
Honestly, if everyone gets back healthy, I feel like the only real threat out there is Tampa, and I think we can beat them (we just match up well).
All things aside, if Burns + Karlsson alone have good playoffs (and I can't imagine they won't) that's pretty much a one-two punch no team can counter. If Jones plays like he has in the past in the playoffs, we'll win the cup this year.
You guys do not sound like sharks fans right now.....
One game at a time guys
I'm very much looking forward to playoff EK65. Even if he is not 100%, we saw what he did in 2017 at not 100%, and if he can replicate even 80% of that output......
I think if he were capable of that, he would be playing right now. IIRC, he said in an interview that this injury is something different that he can’t just play through.
I think if he were capable of that, he would be playing right now. IIRC, he said in an interview that this injury is something different that he can’t just play through.
The boys should know what the result of the Wild game is prior to hitting the ice for the game. May not be such a trap game if they have a chance to clinch a spot tonight.
Still need to win no matter what. I just don't feel like the sharks have been very good in the past 15 years of thornton teams to clinch on the 1st chance.
If Calgary wins tomorrow will they clinch before us?
Calgary won Friday, regained division lead, and became first team to clinch playoff berth in west.