GDT: SCF Game #6 ★ Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars , 7:00 PM CT ★ NBC, CBC, SN ★ Tampa leads 3-2

[Kalamazoo Wings]

Well guys I take the blame. The only 2 games I watched the Stars won. I wasn't able to tune into the 4 losses. My appologies for not watching tonight.

Great run though, lots to be proud of. Hope we can do this again soon!

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Started cheering for the Stars against the Flames after my Pens were embarrassed and bounced early. I thought the Stars could take the Flames, so I wasn't surprised when they did. But they were clear underdogs against the Avalanche and Golden Knights. Your core is young and you have plenty of time to make several more runs at it. Congratulations on a great year.

 

[LT]

Started cheering for the Stars against the Flames after my Pens were embarrassed and bounced early. I thought the Stars could take the Flames, so I wasn't surprised when they did. But they were clear underdogs against the Avalanche and Golden Knights. Your core is young and you have plenty of time to make several more runs at it. Congratulations on a great year.

Appreciate the sentiments.

Our core up front is definitely not young though

 

[Kcb12345]

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Appreciate the sentiments.

Our core up front is definitely not young though

Some of them, but it depends on how you define it. Hintz, Gurianov, Faksa, and Dickinson are all pieces to build around. They all showed that they have what it takes to win in the Finals. It's your top three defensemen who are going to keep you in contention. They're the envy of the entire league.

 

[ugrakarma]

It was a nice run while it lasted.

 

[Henderson33]

Yep, that Benn interview finally made me cave, tears were flowing. This does suck.

 

[DieselPig]

1 assist last 5 games. Doesn’t show up in games and looks like doesn’t show up for press conferences either. Great “leader”

 

[Henderson33]

1 assist last 5 games. Doesn’t show up in games and looks like doesn’t show up for press conferences either. Great “leader”

He was in the same tier as Miro and Khudobin this playoffs. Nobody showed up in the finals and that's why we lost in 6.

What an absolutely horrible take after everything this team put into the postseason.

 

[serp]

He was in the same tier as Miro and Khudobin this playoffs. Nobody showed up in the finals and that's why we lost in 6.

What an absolutely horrible take after everything this team put into the postseason.

The old guys showed up and Klingberg and Seguin played well in the finals . Sadly Benn , Radulov and the younger forwards did not. Maybe they ran out of steam ? I don't know. Gurianov was completely invisble in the finals series. Hintz was really good until he got hurt . That part sucks imho.

 

[WhoahNow]

I'm curious to see the laundry list of injuries the players had now that the games are over

 

[LightningStorm]

Good series guys. You are my favorite west team and I'm glad to see you guys making a run as deep as this. Heiskanen may very well replace Hedman as the best d-man in the league someday. Best of luck to you guys in the future and hope to see your success continue.

 

[Henderson33]

The old guys showed up and Klingberg and Seguin played well in the finals . Sadly Benn , Radulov and the younger forwards did not. Maybe they ran out of steam ? I don't know. Gurianov was completely invisble in the finals series. Hintz was really good until he got hurt . That part sucks imho.

I won't argue about Benn being "meh" in the finals, but he was still a key component to even get us there in the first place. Miro looked bad other than game 5 as well, Lindell is clearly banged up. Seguin gets a pass because of all the injuries, Radulov should be moved, Gurianov was horrible, no doubt. The big positive for me is JFK and Caamano, they looked like legit players.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Yep, that Benn interview finally made me cave, tears were flowing. This does suck.

As a Canucks fan I think I can empathize with a lot of you tonight. That interview said a lot to me about how much Jamie cares about winning & crushed by the loss. Yes, he can be a dirty prick at times, but I'd have him on my team any day.

Best of luck in the offseason, your Boys deserved to be in the Final and gave Tampa a scare even after losing a few of your key role players.

Finally, just a hat tip to some of you that I noticed Posting regularly on the GDT's through the Return and were classy in defending your team as well as being objective about their shortcomings:

@serp
@Kcb12345
@trinitymorris
@Henderson33
There are others but the names fail me atm.

Cheers

 

[WhoahNow]

I won't argue about Benn being "meh" in the finals, but he was still a key component to even get us there in the first place. Miro looked bad other than game 5 as well, Lindell is clearly banged up. Seguin gets a pass because of all the injuries, Radulov should be moved, Gurianov was horrible, no doubt. The big positive for me is JFK and Caamano, they looked like legit players.

JFK and Caamano worked themselves onto the roster for next year for sure.

 

[Henderson33]

As a Canucks fan I think I can empathize with a lot of you tonight. That interview said a lot to me about how much Jamie cares about winning & crushed by the loss. Yes, he can be a dirty prick at times, but I'd have him on my team any day.

Best of luck in the offseason, your Boys deserved to be in the Final and gave Tampa a scare even after losing a few of your key role players.

Finally, just a hat tip to some of you that I noticed Posting regularly on the GDT's through the Return and were classy in defending your team as well as being objective about their shortcomings:

@serp
@Kcb12345
@trinitymorris

There are others but the names fail me atm.

Cheers
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Appreciate that, we're a small group but most of us are reasonable when talking about the team on the main or our own boards, the ones you mentioned are definitely in the top tier. Of course, like every team, we get caught up in the heat of the moment some times. I know I am very guilty of it.

 

[Troy McClure]

JFK and Caamano worked themselves onto the roster for next year for sure.

Caamano? I doubt it. He had more jump than most other guys because he was rested and not beat up, but he was still just a warm body out there.

JFK though certainly showed he deserves to play every night. He can make things happen.

 

[RVACapsFan]

1 assist last 5 games. Doesn’t show up in games and looks like doesn’t show up for press conferences either. Great “leader”

You need depth players to step up during a Cup run and the Stars’ depth guys did that in spades.

Their two highest-paid players, on the other hand? Yikes.

 

[Satan]

Not scoring in this one really sucks. Brutal way to end the season. Green didn’t show up to the game until there were 5 mins left to the third.

 

[WhoahNow]

Caamano? I doubt it. He had more jump than most other guys because he was rested and not beat up, but he was still just a warm body out there.

JFK though certainly showed he deserves to play every night. He can make things happen.

I guess not a guaranteed roster spot, but he should play ahead of Cogliano. I'm excited to see a full year of JFK in the top 9

 

[Henderson33]

You need depth players to step up during a Cup run and the Stars’ depth guys did that in spades.

Their two highest-paid players, on the other hand? Yikes.

To be fair to Seguin, he didn't have a lower body based on what we currently know. Benn was beast mode the entire playoffs until the finals, which is unfortunate.

 

[Bruinaura]

I was rooting for you guys, to be honest mostly because of Dobby.

I know how you feel, since we just went through this last year with the Bruins. And yes, it's awful. Sorry.

 

[Nikki Potnick]

As a Canucks fan I think I can empathize with a lot of you tonight. That interview said a lot to me about how much Jamie cares about winning & crushed by the loss. Yes, he can be a dirty prick at times, but I'd have him on my team any day.

Best of luck in the offseason, your Boys deserved to be in the Final and gave Tampa a scare even after losing a few of your key role players.

Finally, just a hat tip to some of you that I noticed Posting regularly on the GDT's through the Return and were classy in defending your team as well as being objective about their shortcomings:

@serp
@Kcb12345
@trinitymorris
@Henderson33
There are others but the names fail me atm.

Cheers
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Enjoyed your gifs!

 

[PackShark]

San Jose fan here. Congrats on a great season, was really hoping you guys would pull through for Pavs. The future is bright for you guys, but feels for Pavs now.

 

[innitfam]

Hell of a run for your team. Big tip of the hat for taking out Vegas.