When was the last time you cried because of a playoff loss?

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

When Brad May scored that backbreaking OT goal in Gm 4 of the 1993 playoffs to sweep the Bruins, some 12 year old boy in the hockey universe, Bedford Massachusetts to be exact, was on his sofa crying in frustration. That boy was me.

We had, I believe, the second most points in the NHL that year and I thought we were going to smack Buffalo around for a little bit before we advanced to the next round but that was not to be as it was Buffalo that completely outplayed us all four games and of all people it was Brad May to plunge the dagger in for the killer blow.

Hockey was like life and death for me back then. We had quite a bit of crippling losses back then but that was the last time I cried as an NHL fan.

Anybody else have a similar time of despair as kid? If you were a stoic child then major kudos to you.

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[Aashir Mallik]

I feel you on the hockey being life or death. For the he first few years of watching, if the leafs lost the entire rest of the night I felt so sad and sometimes cried lol

Somewhat of a new fan to hockey, becoming a leaf fan in 2018-19 playoffs

Last time was probably game 7 vs Montreal. Having a 3-1 series lead vs a historic rival. Having to watch them clawback in both game 5 and 6 and still lose them…and then the game itself was a horror show.

Ever since then, I’ve been massively disappointed from losses, but nothing has ever hit like that game 7 loss

 

[ViD]

Never cried, but I remember I was sure as heck disappointed when Columbus had an insane run at the end of the season to make play offs in 2013 just to be eliminated by the Wild winning their last season game and advancing on the tie breaker

 

[EdJovanovski]

Hockey can only bring out that level of positive emotion in me, not negative. I’ve never cried sad tears over a hockey game. I would definitely cry tears of joy if my team won the cup. Last time I teared up watching hockey was seeing Ovi lift the cup

 

[ViD]

Hockey can only bring out that level of positive emotion in me, not negative. I’ve never cried sad tears over a hockey game. I would definitely cry tears of joy if my team won the cup. Last time I teared up watching hockey was seeing Ovi lift the cup

Pretty sure you shed a tear when Kravtsov was hand brushing his flow on the bench after scoring his first NHL goal

 

[EdJovanovski]

Pretty sure you shed a tear when Kravtsov was hand brushing his flow on the bench after scoring his first NHL goal

LOL

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

Wow what a loser

Yes but that was before we won a stanley cup!

 

[zombie kopitar]

Vegas is yet again ruining a Cup chance for my dear sweet Pavelski, 'I hate them'- Anakin Skywalker

This is me

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

I feel you on the hockey being life or death. For the he first few years of watching, if the leafs lost the entire rest of the night I felt so sad and sometimes cried lol

Somewhat of a new fan to hockey, becoming a leaf fan in 2018-19 playoffs

Last time was probably game 7 vs Montreal. Having a 3-1 series lead vs a historic rival. Having to watch them clawback in both game 5 and 6 and still lose them…and then the game itself was a horror show.

Ever since then, I’ve been massively disappointed from losses, but nothing has ever hit like that game 7 loss

You become numb to it eventually. But you guys will get one. I saw the Rangers break their curse and the Red Sox break their curse in 2004. It'll turn for you when you least expect it.

 

[nuxnux1]

8 year old me watching 1994 Canucks rangers

 

[Hank Plank]

Had a small tear of joy watching Edmonton lose in OT.

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

8 year old me watching 1994 Canucks rangers

Yeah that was an epic finals. I was gripped by that series and i obviously wasn't a fan of either team. Both teams put on a show.

 

[BB79]

When Brad May scored that backbreaking OT goal in Gm 4 of the 1993 playoffs to sweep the Bruins, some 12 year old boy in the hockey universe, Bedford Massachusetts to be exact, was on his sofa crying in frustration. That boy was me.

We had, I believe, the second most points in the NHL that year and I thought we were going to smack Buffalo around for a little bit before we advanced to the next round but that was not to be as it was Buffalo that completely outplayed us all four games and of all people it was Brad May to plunge the dagger in for the killer blow.

Hockey was like life and death for me back then. We had quite a bit of crippling losses back then but that was the last time I cried as an NHL fan.

Anybody else have a similar time of despair as kid? If you were a stoic child then major kudos to you.

Are you posting this because May Day was 31 years ago yesterday? I'm a fan of both teams. It was a confusing series for me

I can recall being pissed off plenty of times. Disappointed plenty of times. Never cried. I've reached the age that I still get into it but I'm able to laugh off stupid plays and goals against.The players on the ice determine the outcome, we're all just spectators. Meh

Yeah that was an epic finals. I was gripped by that series and i obviously wasn't a fan of either team. Both teams put on a show.

I remember watching every game of that one, hugely entertaining series. One of the best ever

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

Are you posting this because May Day was 31 years ago yesterday? I'm a fan of both teams. It was a confusing series for me

I can't recall being pissed off plenty of times. Disappointed plenty of times. Never cried. I've reached the age that I still get into it but I'm able to laugh off stupid plays and goals against.The players on the ice determine the outcome, we're all just spectators. Meh


I remember watching every game of that one, hugely entertaining series. One of the best ever

I reminisce once in a while about my fandom during that era. Just how much sports meant everything at that age. I'd day dream about the Bruins or Celtics on game day during school especially during the playoffs. I laugh about it now and I don't get emotionally involved like I was as a kid but that was one of a handful of times I got totally frustrated watching sports. Bruins had a great team that year.

 

[Fenway]

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

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Yeah you go way back before me. i'm glad I missed that. i'm also glad i missed the 86 Red Sox debacle. Both black eyes on Boston sports.

 

[Fenway]

Yeah you go way back before me. i'm glad I missed that. i'm also glad i missed the 86 Red Sox debacle. Both black eyes on Boston sports.

The Brad May goal never bothered me because they were already down 0-3 in the series

17 seconds in the 2013 SCF I felt like I was shot.

Game 7 in the 2019 SCF was painful.

But there is ONE Game that changed hockey history back in 1971 - It was only Game 2 but



Ken Dryden looked overmatched and if the B's hadn't let up he almost certainly would have just gone to law school. Bobby Orr says it was the worst game of his career.

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

The Brad May goal never bothered me because they were already down 0-3 in the series

17 seconds in the 2013 SCF I felt like I was shot.

Game 7 in the 2019 SCF was painful.

But there is ONE Game that changed hockey history back in 1971 - It was only Game 2 but



Ken Dryden looked overmatched and if the B's hadn't let up he almost certainly would have just gone to law school. Bobby Orr says it was the worst game of his career.

Wow what a gut punch. I would have ripped the antenna off my t.v. I had no idea about that choke job. That's why I love this forum. Fans go way back.

 

[HanSolo]

03 when the Ducks dropped game 7 against the Devils. I was like 11 and that cup run was the first time I really got emotionally invested in hockey and the loss was devastating.

Past that I teared up in 2014 when the Ducks lost to the Kings but not because of the result, but because it was Selanne's last game. He was my favorite player and hero growing up and a big part of why I'm so obsessed with the sport. Wasn't ready to say goodbye.

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

03 when the Ducks dropped game 7 against the Devils. I was like 11 and that cup run was the first time I really got emotionally invested in hockey and the loss was devastating.

Past that I teared up in 2014 when the Ducks lost to the Kings but not because of the result, but because it was Selanne's last game. He was my favorite player and hero growing up and a big part of why I'm so obsessed with the sport. Wasn't ready to say goodbye.

That ducks team was very likeable. Was rooting for them cause of Kariya. Was following him since his college days at Maine. I remember reading the Boston Globe article comparing him to Wayne Gretzky! Then he got Selanne and it was truly a dynamic duo. Miss those guys.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

There are more important things to worry about. It´s just a game of dudes chasing a rubber puck. Fun for sure, but still just entertainment.

 

[HanSolo]

That ducks team was very likeable. Was rooting for them cause of Kariya. Was following him since his college days at Maine. I remember reading the Boston Globe article comparing him to Wayne Gretzky! Then he got Selanne and it was truly a dynamic duo. Miss those guys.

The Kariya-Selanne duo was the biggest draw for me to the game of hockey. Where I was growing up in Southern California, the Lakers were like a religion and the Kobe-Shaq duo drove the craze. Kariya and Selanne felt like a Kobe-Shaq I could latch onto as I got into a new sport. When the Ducks traded Selanne I damn near gave up on the sport entirely out of anger, but that 03 run pulled me back in and made me a die hard.

 

[MikeyMike01]

I have never cried in response to a sporting event and very much doubt that I will in the future.

 

[BB79]

Yeah you go way back before me. i'm glad I missed that. i'm also glad i missed the 86 Red Sox debacle. Both black eyes on Boston sports.

The Buckner bungle was the most disappointing. You had one job, block the damn ball and we win. Nope.

86 was a crap year overall. We had the Challenger disaster in January, then the Pats got destroyed by the Bears in the Super Bowl, the Bruins got swept by Montreal, then in summer the one bright spot was the Celtics winning it all, and then Red Sox...we know the rest of that story.

 

[Rorschach]

1993. LA had the perfect team and did the IR trick that year (even though the cap didn't exixt then).

We had multiple 40+ goal scorers, three great defense pairs, two reasonable goaltenders and a 100% fresh and rested Wayne Gretzky.