Lord Stanley’s Cup, 2019 edition
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The 8-seed Blue Jackets swept No. 1 seed Lightning in the East;
And now the No. 8 seed in the West Colorado Avalanche have dispatched No. 1 Calgary in 5 games.
That’s two first round series where No. 8 went 8-1 against the No. 1.
I don’t think I’ve seen anything like that ever, in any sport.
Great regular seasons guys, but you’re hitting the golf tees early.
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Leafs are now up 3 games to 2 against the Bruins after beating them 2-1 in Boston last night. All the scoring came late.
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Looking like one of those once in a generation post-seasons where all the teams which were meant to be cannon fodder for the title contenders end up winning. Could very well see a Columbus/Colorado Stanley Cup final!
Winnipeg Jets are eliminated by the St Louis Blues in the first round and now have an interesting off-season coming up with a bunch of young guys becoming RFAs and not much salary cap space left. Might be a blessing in disguise they were eliminated early in the playoffs because now the GM can ship out a bunch of veterans (Little, Perreault, Myers, Chariot) without much resistance.
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The Leafs took a 3-2 lead home to Toronto, lost Game 6 and are now trailing in Game 7 by a score of 4-1 with a minute in the game remaining. I’m going to step up and make a call: Leafs have choked again. Boston owns them.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in Lord Stanley’s Cup, 2019 edition:
The Leafs took a 3-2 lead home To Toronto, lost Game 6 and are now trailing in Game 7 by a score of 4-1 with a minute in the game remaining. I’m going to step up and make a call: Leafs have choked again. Boston owns them.
Jesus... as a Leafs fan after going through France vs ABs I didn't think I would support a team with a bigger hoodoo.
I think they dominated the first two and a half periods it as well. Frustrating.
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I was hoping the Leafs would lose. Not because I hate the team, because I love the over-reaction especially on the Steve Dangle Podcast. Plus I'm a Jets fan and it takes heat off my team's disappointing exit.
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The Leafs might just be the saddest team in world sports. For half a century, anyway.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in Lord Stanley’s Cup, 2019 edition:
The Leafs might just be the saddest team in world sports. For half a century, anyway.
I'm a Warriors fan. Don't think you can just waltz on in here and take my crown.
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What a crazy ending to the Sharks-Vegas Game 7.
Vegas seemingly cruising along at 3-0 up in the 3rd period and Sharks facing another playoff failure then all of a sudden a controversial 5 minute powerplay penalty and Sharks score 4 goals in 4 minutes! Vegas then somehow manage to tie it with 47 seconds left to send it to overtime.
Plenty of chances at both ends and then Sharks finally nab the series winning goal deep into thr first overtime.
Vegas season over. Wow.
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There’s blood, certainly, but looks accidental in my opinion, no intent, bs call.
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Need some work on the penalty kill, omg! Going to be a tough summer. Devastating loss.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in Lord Stanley’s Cup, 2019 edition:
There’s blood, certainly, but looks accidental in my opinion, no intent, bs call.
I'm ok with the call. It was a cross check. Yeah Palavski fell awkwardly but because of the cross check (and shove from Stastny) he got severely injured.
Saw one of the Vegas players shitty about the call but he should be more shitty about their PK team letting in 4 goals.
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A bunch of jerks called the Carolina Hurricanes just knocked out the defending champions Washington Capitals 4-3 in double overtime. All the top teams have been eliminated in the first round (Tampa Bay, Washington, Nashville, Calgary).
Think Carolina is everyone's team going forward unless you're Don Cherry.
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@Sneakdefreak said in Lord Stanley’s Cup, 2019 edition:
A bunch of jerks called the Carolina Hurricanes just knocked out the defending champions Washington Capitals 4-3 in double overtime. All the top teams have been eliminated in the first round (Tampa Bay, Washington, Nashville, Calgary).
Think Carolina is everyone's team going forward unless you're Don Cherry.
And Justin "mr game 7" Williams with the assist on the winner. Now totals 7+8 in 9 career game sevens.
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Blues wuz robbed last night.
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@Salacious-Crumb Sharks have certainly got the rub of the green with the refs in this playoff run.
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Bruins swept their Eastern Conference 4-0 and been waiting....
Last night St Louis Blues overcame the refs and will be in their first Stanley Cup Final since 1970, when they lost to those same Bruins.
I don’t think the Blues will win it, but at the start of the year (Jan 02) they were in dead-last place in the NHL, and now they’re in the final. Great turnaround.
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I live in STL, and everyone is freaking out today like they've already won the Cup. First time in my life people in this town are talking more about hockey than baseball! My head says the Blues won't win, but they really do seem like the team of destiny at the moment.
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I don’t know anything about the Blues, except that the city has supported that team through some very lean times for a very long time, and for that reason alone I have always liked them. Excellent fan base, I hope they win it, but I fear they probably won’t, simply because those Bruin vets have won it before and have had a long rest. I understand that the Bruins scheduled an inter-squad game this week with real NHL refs to stay fresh and prepare for the Cup final, and have sold a lot of tickets.
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I wouldn't call myself a "fan" as such, as i have less than a passing interest in it. But, back at uni, when Sky Sports just showed ESPN during the day, we used to watch hockey, and i sort of adopted the Blues as my side (fucked if i can recall why)
So, yay team?
