Stanley Cup Finals Thread

[Spurtacular]

Washington up 2-0 heading into the third period at home. Series tied 1-1.

[apalisoc_9]

Cracka finals. Been nice though.

[Spurtacular]

^^^

:lmao A black guy just scored the pivotal goal in Game 3.
:lmao Today's filipino tranny.

[Spurtacular]

Extra man / Empty net at 2:40 with being down 2 goals!

[Spurtacular]

Caps up 2-1. I think this is going 7, tbh.

[Clipper Nation]

Vegas has had a nice run, but Fleury is back to being Fleury again.

[phxspurfan]

Fuck Vegas. I hope lovechicken finally gets his trophy

[Spurtacular]

Fuck Vegas. I hope lovechicken finally gets his trophy

Being ringless is probably the only thing that is stopping him from being a totally repugnant human being. But as a hockey player he's deserving.

[Thebesteva]

Hockey is the shit

[lefty]

Vegas is a great story, but I want Ovie to finally get his ring

[ambchang]

Being ringless is probably the only thing that is stopping him from being a totally repugnant human being. But as a hockey player he's deserving.

What’d he do?

[Silver&Black]

Hockey is the shit

I don't watch regular season Hockey really, but you're right. Playoff hockey is a must watch.

[snickles]

its nice to watch a sport where the announcers aren't so bad i have to turn the sound off.

[hater]

Hockey is a great sport tbqh

Idiots in Washington celebrated on the streets for their game 3 victory :lol

Talk about a bunch of life losers busting early

I hope Vegas wins tonight to simmer them down

[spurraider21]

Vegas has had a nice run, but Fleury is back to being Fleury again.
a 3-time stanley cup champion?

[phxspurfan]

its nice to watch a sport where the announcers aren't so bad i have to turn the sound off.

what, no "OH-HO! LeBron took 5 steps down the lane AND THE FOUL!"

[Clipper Nation]

a 3-time stanley cup champion?
The playoff headcase who got benched for Matt Murray.

[lefty]

a 3-time stanley cup champion?

Eh, goalies don't really win Stanley Cups in modern hockey.

[spurraider21]

Eh, goalies don't really win Stanley Cups in modern hockey.
2012 jonathan quick tbh

[lefty]

2012 jonathan quick tbh

Great forecheck and solid D, depth through 4 lines

[spurraider21]

Great forecheck and solid D, depth through 4 lines
conn smythe

[Spurtacular]

What’d he do?

General sense. He's done stuff; but I've long forgotten.

[resistanze]

its nice to watch a sport where the announcers aren't so bad i have to turn the sound off.

Really? Watching the NBA feed sounds like WWE.

[Clipper Nation]

Great forecheck and solid D, depth through 4 lines

https://i.imgur.com/zhFUlei.jpg

And Tim Thomas won it the year before, too.

[Darth_Pelican]

Vegas sports books are breathing a huge sigh of relief.

[lefty]

https://i.imgur.com/zhFUlei.jpg

And Tim Thomas won it the year before, too.

My point is that goalies aren't as prevalent as they used to be.
Quick is the odd one out, but today with a stacked roster and average goalie you can win the Cup.


Just ask Fleury.

[Spurtacular]

Vegas sports books are breathing a huge sigh of relief.

:lol Hadn't thought about that; but yea about 85 percent of those bets be on Vegas. Though, the really big betters it may still be for Washington.

[Darth_Pelican]

:lol Hadn't thought about that; but yea about 85 percent of those bets be on Vegas. Though, the really big betters it may still be for Washington.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/ct-spt-nhl-vegas-golden-knights-sportsbooks-20180530-story,amp.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.reviewjournal.com/sports/betting/bettors-overwhelmingly-back-golden-knights-over-capitals-in-game-4/amp/

[Spurtacular]

https://www.google.com/amp/www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/ct-spt-nhl-vegas-golden-knights-sportsbooks-20180530-story,amp.html




With the Golden Knights holding a one-game advantage heading into Game 2 Wednesday night, William Hill could be three Vegas wins away from losing close to $2 million. One bettor is in for $1,000 on a 50-1 ticket. Another has $200 at 200-1. And there are many smaller bets that were placed at 250-1.

Casinos all along the Strip are facing similar circumstances, and the total liability in Las Vegas has been estimated at $5 million to $7 million, which would likely mark the city's biggest loss on futures betting.



Even with those odds, I can almost guarantee they're making money. They don't tell you how much money people put on the favorites (the field), which is pretty standard. Sure, they'll make much more overall probably if Washington wins instead of Vegas though.

[Spurtacular]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.reviewjournal.com/sports/betting/bettors-overwhelmingly-back-golden-knights-over-capitals-in-game-4/amp/

And Vegas made a ton on Game 4 and these are the many days they have that help them for rainy days, tbh. The house gets there's. I never cry over their losses.

[hater]

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[phxspurfan]

Literally the only hockey game I'd watch all year is the clincher. Go white guys who have been trying really hard for a long time over white guys who just started this year!

[Spurtacular]

Totally unnecessary tripping or slashing penalty there by Vegas; don't think the beat defender realized he had a defender behind him.

[Spurtacular]

Heck of an equalizer by the black guy who had the game winning goal in Game 4, too. Smith-Pelley totally shitting on the ST white guy schtick.

:rollin

[Spurtacular]

Vegas playing like noobs in the final period; on the verge of blowing their chance for a Game 6.

[Spurtacular]

"And it pops out of play, right nearby one of fifteen Elvises."

:lol Announcer probably waiting all game to use that line.

[Spurtacular]

"jacked off the puck though" :lol

Don't think the announcer practiced that one.

[Spurtacular]

Vegas playing like noobs in the final period; on the verge of blowing their chance for a Game 6.

RD fanning twice on shots in about a thirty-second span in the final minute and a half. SMH

[Clipper Nation]

This one game was better than the entire NBA season. Happy for Ovi and the Caps.

[apalisoc_9]

Ovi wasnt even the best player in the series for the caps.

[Clipper Nation]

Also... Doc Emrick's call at the end was horrible. Almost Joe Buck-esque in how monotone it was. The Capitals are a franchise that was synonymous with choking and heartbreak for decades, and he managed to put less emotion into announcing their Stanley Cup victory than he does into announcing a second-period shot on goal in a January regular season game. Bring back Gary Thorne.

[phxspurfan]

happy for Ovie, wish Stockton and Malone had this moment in 98

[Clipper Nation]

This is pretty crazy:

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[Bill_Brasky]

Finally a cup for the great 8

[lefty]

:cry we did it

Happy for Ovie tbh

[lefty]

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[spurraider21]

meanwhile in futbol

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[phxspurfan]

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:lol

[Spurtacular]

meanwhile in futbol

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwjfyoQKgqE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0eeTplJ6zY

[lefty]

Subban almost won the Cup last year with Nashville after being traded

Smith Pelley and Lars Eller win the Cup.

Ellers with the "I'm in the right place" comment


:lmao Habs

[Clipper Nation]

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Ovechkin is better than Cindy Crysby, tbh. He doesn't need mega-stacked teams and ref help to win.

[spurraider21]

he's a better goal scorer, certainly. i dont think that's ever been a question

[lefty]

Subban almost won the Cup last year with Nashville after being traded

Smith Pelley and Lars Eller win the Cup.

Ellers with the "I'm in the right place" comment


:lmao Habs

Clipper Nation

Btw, Pelley-Smith and Eller both scored in game 5

[Spurtacular]

NBA Finals in 4, Stanley Cup Finals in 5. What should've been a good week is now trash. I don't think I can do baseball yet.

[Caltex2]

An expansion team plays for the championship. :lol

Today's French Canadian curling. :lmao

[Clipper Nation]

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[Spurtacular]

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Would've been funny if he had dropped it over the ledge.

[Bill_Brasky]

It's so funny how great the NHL playoffs were when juxtaposed against the shitty ass NBA playoffs.

In the NHL you had a historically choker team go down 0-2 in the first round then come back to win, then come back from being down to knock off a team in Pittsburgh that they have never been able to beat, then come back from being down 3-2 in the conference finals, finally winning it all after losing the first game to Vegas.

Then in the NBA you had the Warriors breezing through everyone and conveniently having the other team's best player get hurt the second there was a little adversity.

[DeadlyDynasty]

A Canadian franchise hasn't won a cup in 25 years now:lmao

[lefty]

A Canadian franchise hasn't won a cup in 25 years now:lmao

Yeah but 2 former Habs have contributed to Washington's run :D
And Subban almost won the Cup last year :D



:lmao Habs
:lmao Molson
:lmao Bergevin
:lmao racists
:lmao Old Boy's club
:lmao "muh glorious past" :cry

[Clipper Nation]

Clipper Nation (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=28500)

Btw, Pelley-Smith and Eller both scored in game 5


A Canadian franchise hasn't won a cup in 25 years now:lmao
The Curse of McSorley

[lefty]

The Curse of McSorley

:lol hey his stick was illegal tbh

[Clipper Nation]

:lol hey his stick was illegal tbh
Five years ago, with the Kings on their way to winning the 2012 Stanley Cup, McSorley revisited the illegal stick incident yet again, telling Vancouver Province sportswriter Tony Gallagher that while he full well knew he was using an illegal blade, the full story is seldom told.

"It's now been well-documented that Luc Robitaille, a member of the Kings at the time, was contacted a year later by a Montreal policeman who said his conscience was bothering him over the incident," Gallagher wrote. "Apparently, the cop was told to leave his post for a few minutes between periods while the Habs examined the Kings sticks so they'd know who was using an illegal one."

McSorley has said that Montreal's Gary Leeman has related how the Los Angeles stick rack was even in the Canadiens' dressing room.

https://www.nhl.com/news/marty-mcsorleys-illegal-stick-still-part-of-stanley-cup-final-lore/c-289749406

It's no surprise that Canada hasn't won a Cup since the Habs pulled this faggotry.

[lefty]

Good

Fuck the Habs tbh

[Spurtacular]

Five years ago, with the Kings on their way to winning the 2012 Stanley Cup, McSorley revisited the illegal stick incident yet again, telling Vancouver Province sportswriter Tony Gallagher that while he full well knew he was using an illegal blade, the full story is seldom told.

"It's now been well-documented that Luc Robitaille, a member of the Kings at the time, was contacted a year later by a Montreal policeman who said his conscience was bothering him over the incident," Gallagher wrote. "Apparently, the cop was told to leave his post for a few minutes between periods while the Habs examined the Kings sticks so they'd know who was using an illegal one."

McSorley has said that Montreal's Gary Leeman has related how the Los Angeles stick rack was even in the Canadiens' dressing room.

https://www.nhl.com/news/marty-mcsorleys-illegal-stick-still-part-of-stanley-cup-final-lore/c-289749406

It's no surprise that Canada hasn't won a Cup since the Habs pulled this faggotry.

Yup, and they sat on it 'til they needed a power play goal at the right time. I watched the game and was like 'what kind of BS is this?'