ODT: 2019 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

[FrostKing]

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[Spurtacular]

Calgary, SJ, NSH, STL

(STL V Winnepeg could be a hell of a series)

TB, BOS, WSH, NYI

[FrostKing]

LIGHTENING DOWN 0-2 in the series

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[Spurtacular]

:lol I forgotted about this thread.

[FrostKing]

Damn Avalanche with biggest victory so far IMO

[FrostKing]

Penguins DONE

Inspirational turn around by th Islanders

[FrostKing]

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[FrostKing]

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[MultiTroll]

I don't think Vegas was even taking 4-0 sweep by Columbus. But if they were please tell us what the pay off would be if they hold this 4-3 lead.

[resistanze]

:lmao Lightning

[midnightpulp]

I have to get into the NHL. Missed the Tampa debacle :lol
Too many sports and entertainment options today to keep with everything

[lefty]

I have to get into the NHL. Missed the Tampa debacle :lol
Too many sports and entertainment options today to keep with everything

Just remove beisbol from the equation

[midnightpulp]

Just remove beisbol from the equation

Why remove the best of the big 4? :lol Today's NBA might have to go, unfortunately if it comes down to that.

[Spurtacular]

Blues, Flames, Lightning or Bruins will win the cup, tbh.

[ambchang]

Bruins are terrible. No chance. Chara is too old and Marchand lost a step.

Shocked lightening lost in the first round let alone swept.

NHL is highly unpredictable and I have to say a much better product than :lol today’s nba.

Given lightening is gone, I would say the leafs have a good chance. Maybe shockingly even the islanders.

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't think Vegas was even taking 4-0 sweep by Columbus. But if they were please tell us what the pay off would be if they hold this 4-3 lead.

45-1

[Spurtacular]

45-1

I'd take that. What sports book offering it? TB can definitely win four straight.

[HarlemHeat37]

I'd take that. What sports book offering it? TB can definitely win four straight.

It was 45-1 on Columbus to sweep prior to the series, I meant..

I usually never even consider betting on hockey(it's essentially flipping a coin), but I took a shot on Columbus in regulation at +185 both games 3 and 4, hit it:lol

[Spurtacular]

It was 45-1 on Columbus to sweep prior to the series, I meant..

Those odds were low, tbh. Lightning just coming off record wins season.

[HarlemHeat37]

Those odds were low, tbh. Lightning just coming off record wins season.

Hockey upsets don't pay nearly as much as other sports since it's mostly random..

[Spurtacular]

Hockey upsets don't pay nearly as much as other sports since it's mostly random..

True; and Columbus has a tendency to play a bit tough against big dogs. Still seems low to me. I don't like to reward Vegas with their greedy lines though, tbh.

[Spurtacular]

Blues not aggressive enough after being in the driver's seat. Lost Spurs Gm 2 style.

[FrostKing]

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[FrostKing]

Blues, Flames, Lightning or Bruins will win the cup, tbh.
VGK signed the best player from Russia a few days ago for the playoffs. He'll play Game 4

They have easy path to Conference Finals

[midnightpulp]

https://i.ibb.co/bsNjZN6/348a4b8.jpg

:lol Pretty funny.

[Canyonero]

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[Clipper Nation]

How Jon Cooper hasn't been fired yet is beyond me. And Stamkos is too soft right now to be a Stanley Cup-caliber captain. If I were him, I'd be calling up Ovechkin and Dirk this offseason to ask them how they turned it around.

On the flipside, the sweep is a nice accomplishment for Torts. He's an underrated coach who gets too much hate.

[lefty]

Can the Preds win the Cup?

They came so close during Subban’s 1st year there, I wanted Nashville to win so we could all laugh at that antiquated racist Montreal franchise :lol

Oh well at least Lars Eller, a good pro the Habs FO shat on , won the Cup last year

[Spurtacular]

:lol Pretty funny.

The funny thing is they were all legit favorites.

[Spurtacular]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4UZmU2WkAUNLyu.jpg:large

:lmao

[Spurtacular]

VGK signed the best player from Russia a few days ago for the playoffs. He'll play Game 4

They have easy path to Conference Finals

I haven't been impressed with Vegas all year. They shouldve got the job done last year. But Ovekkin wasnt gonna blow yet another chance.

[Reck]

The insufferable Pittsburg Penguins eliminated in 4 by the Islanders of all teams. :lol

[ElNono]

Can we move this to the 'General Sports' forum, plz? Thanks.

[FrostKing]

Can we move this to the 'General Sports' forum, plz? Thanks.
I haven't watched a single minute of the NBA playoffs :fro

[lefty]

The insufferable Pittsburg Penguins eliminated in 4 by the Islanders of all teams. :lol

Excellent news

[FrostKing]

Hurricanes score 17 seconds into a Must Win game 4

[FrostKing]

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Capitals' T.J. Oshie 'won't be playing anytime soon' after being shoved into boards vs. Hurricanes

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[Spurtacular]

Big night in goal reviews.

[FrostKing]

Both #1 seeds OUT

[ElNono]

I haven't watched a single minute of the NBA playoffs :fro

Post-Jordan Bullsfan per par

[FrostKing]

Post-Jordan Bullsfan per par
Boring 1st Round. God awful regular season.

Why do you watch inferior sports?

[ElNono]

Boring 1st Round. God awful regular season.

Why do you watch inferior sports?

Better than beisbol

[Spurtacular]

Mapleleafs gonna blow their chance?

[Reck]

Game 7.

[Reck]

Yet another game 7 coming up.

:lmao Las Vegas letting the Sharks score while having a 5-4 man advantage.

They won’t recover from this choke job.

[lefty]

NHL playoffs ftw

[LeGiannis]

The Sharks are the guests of the NHL. Cute regular season team every year that never does shit in the playoffs. They have been doing this for the last 20 years. I don't know how their fans tolerate it tbh. I would have run Thornton out of town years ago...

[Reck]

3 game 7s. Nice

Ovechkin had a complete meltdown. :lol

[FrostKing]

GAME 7

[lefty]

:lol Maple Laffs

:lol Babcuck
:lol Turdvares

[FrostKing]

INSTANT CLASSIC in progress

[Reck]

INSTANT CLASSIC in progress

Got that right.

Las Vegas is in full panic mode right now. The Sharks are relentless.

[Reck]

The Sharks are the guests of the NHL. Cute regular season team every year that never does shit in the playoffs. They have been doing this for the last 20 years. I don't know how their fans tolerate it tbh. I would have run Thornton out of town years ago...

Yikes.

How and why did you come up with this shit take?

Not only the the Sharks came from a 3-1 series hole but they forced a game 7 and actually won it. :lol

I would reccomend retiring this alt but going by your post count, I think you already did. :lmao

[lefty]

Damb what a game

[lefty]

I was like « don’t go to OT 2 I’m tired pls

[FrostKing]

Damn that VGK/Sharks game7 still has me shooketh

[Jodelo]

Fuck Vegas and all the calls they got last season and in this series just to complete a total choke.

[Spurtacular]

Best thing for Washington would be for them to lose in first or second round and get some rest. They're not repeating, tbh.

They'd have a chance at what the Kings did; win two in three years.

[FrostKing]

GAME7 OVERTIME again

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[Spurtacular]

Worst two on one Game 7 breakaway ever.

[Spurtacular]

Aho or Uho?

[Spurtacular]

Stupid icing; possibly giving Carolina a chance to win in OT.

[FrostKing]

Canes controlled the first OT

[Spurtacular]

Gonna go pick up dinner. Hope game is still going when I get back.

[FrostKing]

Caps struggling to clear the puck

[Spurtacular]

Called it all thread; Caps don't have the legs.

[FrostKing]

No division winner advanced :reading

[FrostKing]

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[Reck]

Round 2 has been pretty shitty.

[Spurtacular]

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Best sh** ever.

:lol at the timing of eunuch's post right after.

[Spurtacular]

"No handshakes tonight, just high fives!"

Game 7 in SJ. I'd drop a hundred on the Sharks except that the the ML will be -210 or something garbage like that.

[Spurtacular]

Hard to believe Dallas in Game 7 against the Blues. They were pretty unspectacular in the reg season.

[lefty]

Hard to believe Dallas in Game 7 against the Blues. They were pretty unspectacular in the reg season.

That’s the beauty of the NHL playoffs

[Spurtacular]

That’s the beauty of the NHL playoffs

Yea, it's easy to believe. Just saying that for effect. :lol

[Reck]

Derp gets excited by fake bimbo tits.

:lol Best shit ever, said the most obvious virgin ever. :lmao

[Spurtacular]

Derp gets excited by fake bimbo tits.

:lol Best shit ever, said the most obvious virgin ever. :lmao

You would get it if you didn't just "happen to like females".

:lmao Today's eunuch

[Spurtacular]

Heavy artillery fire by the Blues all third period; but this is feeling like it could end on one sniper attack by Dallas.

[FrostKing]

:ihit

[Spurtacular]

I admit I haven't caught all the big games. In fact, this is really my first Game 7 of the postseason IIRC. But this is the best hockey game I've seen this year.

[FrostKing]

I admit I haven't caught all the big games. In fact, this is really my first Game 7 of the postseason IIRC. But this is the best hockey game I've seen this year.
VGK vs SJ was best I've seen in years

[Spurtacular]

If Dallas wrapped that right around the pole, the opening was there.

[Spurtacular]

St. Louis just taking any shot while Dallas is looking for the cross hairs.

[Socialist Boogeyman]

Can’t get behind a sport where “pray for some fluky ass bullshit” is like 50% of the action.

[Spurtacular]

Ending on a squibber instead of a dart.

[Capitalist Boogeyman]

Can’t get behind a sport where “pray for some fluky ass bullshit” is like 50% of the action.

Put a sock in it, pussy.

[Reck]

The Bruins are raping Carolina. They're going all the way, imo.

[FrostKing]

The Bruins are raping Carolina. They're going all the way, imo.
We deserve Boston vs San Jose

[midnightpulp]

Rooting for Boston. Be interesting to see them win 3 out 4 major league titles.

[FrostKing]

Sharks heading back to the Cup

[Reck]

Bruins will sweep these chumps. They're getting whatever they want.

:lol Scoring left and right with 4 men on ice.

[Reck]

Bruins will sweep these chumps.

:lol

[FrostKing]

CONTROVERSY IN ST LOUIS

Sharks team of ref destiny

[Spurtacular]

Just missed catching the end of OT.

[LeGiannis]

CONTROVERSY IN ST LOUIS

Sharks team of ref destiny

Sharks are Bettman's chosen team this season. San Jose already got the All-Star game this year. It would make a nice story for the sharks to finally win the chip and hockey will become more popular among the fair weather Laker/Warrior fans of Northern California. Make it happen, Gary!

[Reck]

How to piss off and motivate your oponent:

Cheat.

Sharks are getting that ass tapped.

[lefty]

:lol Sharts

[lefty]

1131026218847952896

[Spurtacular]

Sharks looked like the most garbage team I've ever seen in a conference finals in Game 5. I made money on the Blues in Game 6. Frankly, I should've put down a lot more on the -400 for the Blues to win the series too.

[Jodelo]

Sharks looked like the most garbage team I've ever seen in a conference finals in Game 5. I made money on the Blues in Game 6. Frankly, I should've put down a lot more on the -400 for the Blues to win the series too.

No surprise with all the injuries the Sharks had.

[Spurtacular]

No surprise with all the injuries the Sharks had.

They couldn't even get to the net. The sharks would contract a trio of players any time they even came close. Give that to the Blues (and that they were clearly athletically superior). But there was no excuse for professional hockey players to consistently not complete the simplest of passes. I doubt they connected on three clean passes but a few times all game.

[FrostKing]

BOSTON

GAME 1

[FrostKing]

Game 2

Attending a Stanley Cup party with Blues & Bruin fans

[Spurtacular]

St. Louis we have a series.

[FrostKing]

Zdeno Chara reportedly suffers broken jaw after taking puck to the face

[FrostKing]

Pivotal Game 5. Boston heavy favorites at Home to reclaim control of the series

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuDd9ublD3I

[Spurtacular]

Bruins gonna lose on a non-called flop.

AWESOME

[lefty]

Refs swallow their whistles and gift the bruins a cup in 2011: Sedins need to man up, Vancouver fans shouldn't be angry.

Refs swallow their whistles and bruins are being impacted negatively: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Delicious.

[FrostKing]

G A M E

7

[FrostKing]

Starting now you sheltered ESPN heads

[lefty]

:lol Boston with 250 opportunities and then Blues score

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFV6mBxpafk

[lefty]

:lol Cardinals fans more interested in the hockey game than the Cards game
:lol beisbol

midnightpulp 140 Clipper Nation Jodelo

[Spurtacular]

Boston's season almost over on that puck off the crossbar, tbh.

[GAustex]

Go Blues

[Spurtacular]

Too bad the Blues couldn't have won this in St. Louis for the fans in Game 6; but the best team definitely gonna win. As a better, they became my most reliable team besides maybe TB in the regular season.

[lefty]

:lol Ruins

[Spurtacular]

Only a matter of if the Blues gonna win this in shutout style.

[lefty]

Too bad the Blues couldn't have won this in St. Louis for the fans in Game 6; but the best team definitely gonna win. As a better, they became my most reliable team besides maybe TB in the regular season.

Yeah but seeing Boston lose game 7 of the SCF at home is awesome

[GAustex]

Playoff hockey is pretty good

[lefty]

Det Pad save before the 3rd goal :wow

[apalisoc_9]

Hockey is meh. But im watching game 7 just cause i hate boston.

[lefty]

:lol another

[lefty]

Hockey is meh. But im watching game 7 just cause i hate boston.

NHL playoffs are awesome tbh

[GAustex]

NHL playoffs are awesome tbh

Playoff hockey rocks
Good for the Blues

[GAustex]

Bennington like that walrus

[Spurtacular]

Important goal for the over 5.5 crowd. Blues gonna get an empty netter to make this 5-1 I'd think.

[FkLA]

lol hockey

[GAustex]

Game 7
Guts on the line
The effort was fantastic
Great theater

[midnightpulp]

lol hockey

hockey>>>>>>>>>>>>>soccer, and it's not much of a fight to who gets to claim King of sports that have guys on a rectangle trying to put something into a goal. The active Line Change and Powerplay elements are brilliant design features.

[midnightpulp]

:lol Cardinals fans more interested in the hockey game than the Cards game
:lol beisbol

midnightpulp 140 Clipper Nation Jodelo

The Cardinals lost 9-0 in Miami. I think they would be. Anyhow, the loudest pop Staples has gotten in the past 6 years is when Jansen closed out the Brewers in game 7 last year.

[JoeTait75]

I don't get hockey. The most dominant regular-season team in years gets swept in the first round of the playoffs. A team that was dead last in the conference at the beginning of the year winds up winning the Stanley Cup. Home-ice means next to nothing. People are still talking about the Nuggets taking down the 63-win Sonics in 1994, but that kind of upset happens on a fairly regular basis in the NHL.

It's a great game and I'd be into it if Cleveland had a team (there are times I think Cleveland would be a better NHL town than NBA town) but I'll be damned if I can understand why things shake out the way they do in that sport.

[lefty]

I don't get hockey. The most dominant regular-season team in years gets swept in the first round of the playoffs. A team that was dead last in the conference at the beginning of the year winds up winning the Stanley Cup. Home-ice means next to nothing. People are still talking about the Nuggets taking down the 63-win Sonics in 1994, but that kind of upset happens on a fairly regular basis in the NHL.

It's a great game and I'd be into it if Cleveland had a team (there are times I think Cleveland would be a better NHL town than NBA town) but I'll be damned if I can understand why things shake out the way they do in that sport.

Parity

Also, hockey is is a game of momentum and mistakes, and some lower seeded teams use their physicality ain their favor.
Another factor is a goalie getting hot, giving a psychological edge to his team and demoralizing the other team

[ambchang]

There’s quite a bit of luck involved as well. A pick off by a mm or a goalie being blocked out means a goal or not. And a goal means a hell lot.

[FrostKing]

I don't get hockey. The most dominant regular-season team in years gets swept in the first round of the playoffs. A team that was dead last in the conference at the beginning of the year winds up winning the Stanley Cup. Home-ice means next to nothing. People are still talking about the Nuggets taking down the 63-win Sonics in 1994, but that kind of upset happens on a fairly regular basis in the NHL.

It's a great game and I'd be into it if Cleveland had a team (there are times I think Cleveland would be a better NHL town than NBA town) but I'll be damned if I can understand why things shake out the way they do in that sport.
NBA refs openly benefit home teams. It is understood as the benefit of playing at home. That is a major reason why there are so few playoff upsets in comparison to the other major sports

Hockey is extremely physical. And I'm not talking hit someone and then huddle up for 1 minute. Guys are constantly playing with injuries and serious ones like busted jaw. So health is a big factor.

Lightening/Jackets aside. Lets focus on another upset: Hurricanes over Capitals. There was still only 3 regular season loses separating the two teams.

[FrostKing]

Let's goooo
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Should have made thread from the beginning

Recap: alot of big market usual suspects didn't qualify - Penguins, Capitals, Flyers, Canadians, Red Wings, Calgary, Vancouver, St.Louis & Chicago

Seattle Kraken in 2nd franchise season reached the Quarters bouncing the defending Champ Avalanche

Lightening long running recent power eliminated by long time loser Toronto Maple Leafs

And ofcourse. Boston Bruins set the record for Points in the regular season and followed in the foot steps of the previous 2 record holders by NOT winning the Cup


Today: Florida in their 1st Conference Finals since 1996 with Vanbiesbrouck

The other 3 teams have been consistent winners recently especially VGK & Canes

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Florida & Vegas lead 1-0