OFFICIAL 2014 NHL Playoffs Thread

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue May 13, 2014 11:16 pm

Kane scores goals nobody sees.

Post by **Sabo** » Wed May 14, 2014 6:45 am

Sabo wrote:Book it.

Pens win 4-1. Crosby with two goals in the third period to get the win.

This is why I don't gamble on sports.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed May 14, 2014 9:34 am

Sabo wrote:
Sabo wrote:Book it.

Pens win 4-1. Crosby with two goals in the third period to get the win.
This is why I don't gamble on sports.

They should have. They outplayed the shit out of them, but Lundqvist took a break from acting like a 5 year old to play a beast game.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed May 14, 2014 10:29 am

had a feeling the Rangers would win yesterday.

It was Game 5 that was shocking, the Rangers couldn't score at all and were in disarray. Would have bet my house the Pens wrap it up in 5.

Did the death of St.Louis' mom rally the team? Perhaps. Sports works in funny ways.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed May 14, 2014 10:59 am

Either that or Lundqvist blocking every shot he faced.

Those Rangers, playing for Mrs. St. Louis, were able to fire 20 shots on goal last night. Clearly they were jazzed.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed May 14, 2014 11:20 am

Jerloma wrote:They should have. They outplayed the shit out of them, but Lundqvist took a break from acting like a 5 year old to play a beast game.

Sidney Crosby likes this

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed May 14, 2014 11:24 am

Gunpowder wrote:Those Rangers, playing for Mrs. St. Louis....

The guy just got drafted - can we cool it on the jokes?

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed May 14, 2014 11:49 am

Gunpowder wrote:Either that or Lundqvist blocking every shot he faced.

Those Rangers, playing for Mrs. St. Louis, were able to fire 20 shots on goal last night. Clearly they were jazzed.

Maybe it's wearing off!

They fired 35 shots in Game 5 and came out like gangbusters in Game 6. Pens losing Game 5 5-1 was ridiculous.
Game 7 was always going to be defensive.

Post by **brian** » Wed May 14, 2014 12:06 pm

Maybe St. Louis' dad will die and inspire them to beat MTL/BOS.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed May 14, 2014 12:40 pm

There is no overstating the value of a hot goalie in the playoffs. If Lundquist keeps it up - who knows?

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed May 14, 2014 12:46 pm

What chance does this Rangers team have to win the cup, or even advance to the finals? How good are they?

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed May 14, 2014 12:50 pm

howard wrote:What chance does this Rangers team have to win the cup, or even advance to the finals? How good are they?

What sancarlos said. He could Tim Thomas them all the way to the cup.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed May 14, 2014 1:04 pm

Having a shutdown pair and a 2nd pair that rivals a lot of teams top pair, atleast in their own zone, doesn't hurt either.

Regardless, I'd much much much rather face Montreal. Boston showed they can beat the hell out of us last year and I don't trust two of our well paid three forwards to not shrink against them again. Montreal is a pretty similar style and would be a fun series to watch. Plus I could stomach a Montreal loss so much easier, still love Prust, Pac is great and Subban might be the most fun player to watch right now.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed May 14, 2014 1:10 pm

Nope sorry, you're staring down the barrel of a sexy goalie showdown

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed May 14, 2014 2:34 pm

Penis + Q-tip = Tuukka Rask

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Wed May 14, 2014 7:33 pm

A Boston fan and a Philly fan and I can only sabotage one of these treadmills smh

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed May 14, 2014 8:52 pm

Man, I love when the Bruins lose.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed May 14, 2014 9:26 pm

Weise claiming some shit was said by Lucic during the line but isn't saying what.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed May 14, 2014 9:46 pm

mister d wrote:Weise claiming some shit was said by Lucic during the line but isn't saying what.

Not hard to believe, considering Lucic's recent behavior.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed May 14, 2014 9:54 pm

Just a matter of what Philadelphia offers for him, right?

TheHumanComa · Post by **TheHumanComa** » Wed May 14, 2014 10:19 pm

Go habs!

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed May 14, 2014 10:34 pm

mister d wrote:Weise claiming some shit was said by Lucic during the line but isn't saying what.

TSN just slowed it down and lipread

"I'm going to fucking kill you next year"

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu May 15, 2014 1:16 am

Well at least he's got some time off to work on the speed bag.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu May 15, 2014 7:55 am

(Checks to see if the Canucks are still alive in the Western Conference)

Go Western Conference!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:22 am

Wonder what Lucic will say when he finds out Weise does occasionally drop the gloves.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:59 am

Lucic is mad because he got outplayed by a 4th liner. What the fuck is Weise saying that he threatened him for though? Does he actually think Lucic is going to attempt to murder him? Apparent he said some shit to Emelin and Subban too.

Post by **Sabo** » Thu May 15, 2014 9:10 am

Jerloma wrote:Lucic is mad because he got outplayed by a 4th liner. What the fuck is Weise saying that he threatened him for though? Does he actually think Lucic is going to attempt to murder him? Apparent he said some shit to Emelin and Subban too.

Well, if Lucic is like many Bruins fans, he probably called Subban the n-word.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 15, 2014 9:11 am

I took it more as trying to fuck with Lucic by making him a post-game story as well. I don't think Weise is really scared for his life or anything like that.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:01 am

It was so clear that the line stopped and Lucic said somethnig to Weise so when reporters asked Weise about it, he answered that way.

Even if Weise said nothing, networks like TSN were already all over it, slowing it down to lipread.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:09 am

The backlash against Weise for not simply covering for Lucic is goofy. "How dare you, you 4th liner!"

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:35 am

Like degen said, they were going to figure out what Lucic said, anyway. Stupid for anybody to blame Weise. Lucic stopped the friggin' handshake line - the reporters did notice that.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:49 am

I don't care that Weise said anything, I just don't like the term "threatened." You're equating mindless shit-talking with a criminal offense.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:53 am

I've only read the quotes. Did Weise say it in an offhand "oh yeah, he threatened me" (which is technically what he did, threatened to fuck him up next season) or did he say it shivering in fear, like perhaps how Lucic's girlfriend would have after he beat her in the North End a couple years ago?

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu May 15, 2014 11:02 am

mister d wrote:I've only read the quotes. Did Weise say it in an offhand "oh yeah, he threatened me" (which is technically what he did, threatened to fuck him up next season) or did he say it shivering in fear, like perhaps how Lucic's girlfriend would have after he beat her in the North End a couple years ago?

You know what...I don't even know. All I saw was this tweet from Darren Dreger...

Weise says Lucic threatened him in the handshake and said something similarly threatening to Emelin. Emotional series ends with tough words.

I can't even find a direct quote from Weise saying that he was threatened.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri May 16, 2014 9:01 am

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mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri May 16, 2014 9:03 am

Pittsburgh about to cut off their noses and dump Shero and Bylsma.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri May 16, 2014 9:21 am

Sharks letting Dan Boyle go as an UFA, and buying out Martin Havlat. A San Jose columnist I respect said that he expects either Joe Thornton or Patrick Marleau to go, as well. Too much blowing up the team, and they won't have to worry about blowing a lead in the playoffs, because they won't make the playoffs.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri May 16, 2014 9:24 am

Shero should go. Bylsma, however, was the least of their problems, IMO.

The roster really isn't that great outside of the very top.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri May 16, 2014 9:29 am

sancarlos wrote:A San Jose columnist I respect said that he expects either Joe Thornton or Patrick Marleau to go, as well.

Fuck. I'll bet Sather slams the phone straight through his skull he'd call so hard.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri May 16, 2014 9:32 am

Gunpowder wrote:Shero should go. Bylsma, however, was the least of their problems, IMO.

The roster really isn't that great outside of the very top.

Eh. This is one of those "I get why they're making a change, but there's more downside than upside" moves. Basically how I thought the Torts firing was last year but we lucked out that Vancouver was cool with a trade.

Would you really feel good if Philadelphia dumped their goon tandem and hired Shero + Bylsma to run the team?