2024-2025 NHL Thread

[MC74]

spoiler warning winnipeg wins the cup and bettman wonders why no one is joining him for the parade in atlanta

Toronto wins the cup. Maximum chaos! o_o

 

[Fire Queen]

hey now let's keep things realistic

 

[MC74]

Is it not realistic to say Toronto winning would be the most chaotic outcome?

 

[Fire Queen]

chaotic, yes. realistic? ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh let's see them conquer the first-round curse before broaching the cup final curse

 

[canadaguy]

spoiler warning winnipeg wins the cup and bettman wonders why no one is joining him for the parade in atlanta

I can fuck with that.

 

[MC74]

chaotic, yes. realistic? ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh let's see them conquer the first-round curse before broaching the cup final curse

They'll probably beat Ottawa. They always beat Ottawa, but I honestly don't see them getting past one of the Florida teams.

 

[MC74]

Ottawa v

 

[MC74]

Tonight's the night. Complete the sweep, Buds!

 

[MC74]

Oh FFS. Shorthanded goal for Ottawa and it's 2-0 Sens.

 

[MC74]

Tie game, fuck yes!

 

[MC74]

We've got a game 6. If Toronto loses that one, changes have to be made with this team. I don't know what else to say.

 

[Fire Queen]

one of the more nuts games i've seen in a while in the canes/devils finale yesterday

devils go up 3-0 in the first period

canes tie it

devils take a 4-3 lead

canes tie it

no scoring in third period or the first overtime which historically means the canes are cooked since i think their all-time record is 1-11 or 1-12 in multi-OT games?

MAKE IT TWO WINS BABY

 

[MC74]

I got some bad news for you, @Jon. The Florida Panthers made it to the second round. I was hoping Tampa would present more of a challenge against them, but nonetheless, not surprised with the outcome. Team is as dominant as ever.

Regardless of who wins the Toronto/Ottawa series, Florida's got an easy ride to the Conference Finals.

 

[Jon]

I got some bad news for you, @Jon. The Florida Panthers made it to the second round. I was hoping Tampa would present more of a challenge against them, but nonetheless, not surprised with the outcome. Team is as dominant as ever.

Regardless of who wins the Toronto/Ottawa series, Florida's got an easy ride to the Conference Finals.

I knew it would happen, but I'm not happy about it.

I'm actually rooting for Toronto... which is something I NEVER thought I would say. Ever.

 

[MC74]

I knew it would happen, but I'm not happy about it.

I'm actually rooting for Toronto... which is something I NEVER thought I would say. Ever.

I need Toronto to beat Ottawa tonight. I don't think I can handle another game 7.

 

[Jon]

I need Toronto to beat Ottawa tonight. I don't think I can handle another game 7.

Well, they aren't playing Boston so I think there's a chance in a game 7

 

[MC74]

Well, they aren't playing Boston so I think there's a chance in a game 7

We historically don't do well in game 7. That's what worries me.

 

[Fire Queen]

meanwhile on the other side of the eastern conference bracket it's canes/caps. if rod the bod wants to finally get his team to the ECF he's gonna have to earn it

 

[MC74]

meanwhile on the other side of the eastern conference bracket it's canes/caps. if rod the bod wants to finally get his team to the ECF he's gonna have to earn it

I think they've been to the ECF before under him, but they got swept.

 

[Fire Queen]

I think they've been to the ECF before under him, but they got swept.

oh yeah, a couple of years ago when we got got by the panthers. i had memoryholed that lmao. lost the first game in 4OT, the second game in OT, and then two more one-goal losses

 

[MC74]

oh yeah, a couple of years ago when we got got by the panthers. i had memoryholed that lmao. lost the first game in 4OT, the second game in OT, and then two more one-goal losses

Might have a rematch of that in the ECF if the Canes get through the Caps.

 

[Fire Queen]

that's a big if!

 

[Fire Queen]

hell of a game 7

 

[MC74]

hell of a game 7

That was nerve-wracking. After Colorado scored the second goal, my heart sunk thinking this was it for Dallas, but holy fuck, did Rantanen come in clutch! He's a man on a mission!

 

[A Maybe Baker]

That tying goal was ridiculous.

 

[MC74]

That tying goal was ridiculous.

To be frank, all of those goals were ridiculous. Rantanen out there proving people who thought he was the product of MacKinnon dead wrong.

 

[Crystal]

MOOSE FOR THE WIN!

 

[MC74]

We need to make that moose an emote for PSL!

 

[Crystal]

We need to make that moose an emote for PSL!

It is on PSL

 

[MC74]

I wanted a Jets vs Stars second round match-up, but it looks like we're not gonna get that. Winnipeg appears to be yet another victim of the President's Trophy curse.

 

[canadaguy]

I wanted a Jets vs Stars second round match-up, but it looks like we're not gonna get that. Winnipeg appears to be yet another victim of the President's Trophy curse.

 

[MC74]

Fuck yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! JETS WIN! JETS WIN! JETS WIN!

 

[Crystal]

No fucking way that happened

 

[MC74]

No fucking way that happened

Yes fucking way! Winnipeg saw last night and was like, hold my beer.

 

[MC74]

Second round begins tonight. The real challenge for the Leafs will be put to the test when they take on the Panthers.

 

[MC74]

Stolarz got injured following an elbow to the head from Bennett.

 

[Crystal]

Stolarz got injured following an elbow to the head from Bennett.

Grr. Panthers being Panturds again.

 

[MC74]

Jarnkrok getting hit in the head too. Fuck the Panthers.

 

[MC74]

Of course there's no disciplinary action taken against Bennett for his hit on Stolarz last night. The NHL evidently favors the Panthers.

 

[Jon]

Of course there's no disciplinary action taken against Bennett for his hit on Stolarz last night. The NHL evidently favors the Panthers.

That man is one of the dirtiest in the league and NEVER gets punished... smdh

 

[MC74]

That man is one of the dirtiest in the league and NEVER gets punished... smdh

Nope, and you know Bettman would love another deep Panthers run in order to prove his point hockey can work in those markets.

 

[Jon]

Nope, and you know Bettman would love another deep Panthers run in order to prove his point hockey can work in those markets.

Anything can work when you rig it.

 

[MC74]

Anything can work when you rig it.

We'll see how the conversation goes when those teams inevitably trail off. Those teams only have fan support when they're winning. When all the success dries up, so too will the attendance. Watch.

 

[Jon]

We'll see how the conversation goes when those teams inevitably trail off. Those teams only have fan support when they're winning. When all the success dries up, so too will the attendance. Watch.

Unless they rig it so they always have success lol.

 

[Fire Queen]

canes stole game 1 from the caps last night. i thought we were cooked when we whiffed on that power play at the end of regulation but scoring three minutes into OT is a good remedy

in other news yesterday that new ECHL team in greensboro announced their NHL affiliate and big surprise, it's the canes. they went all out with it though

i Will be there for gargs opening night

 

[MC74]

canes stole game 1 from the caps last night. i thought we were cooked when we whiffed on that power play at the end of regulation but scoring three minutes into OT is a good remedy

in other news yesterday that new ECHL team in greensboro announced their NHL affiliate and big surprise, it's the canes. they went all out with it though

i Will be there for gargs opening night

Meanwhile, Utah adopts an EA style design. The Gargoyles put these to shame, and it's not even close.

Utah Mammoth unveiled as permanent brand identity after 4 rounds of surveys, fan vote | NHL.com

Name honors animal that lived in state during last Ice Age

www.nhl.com

 

[A Maybe Baker]

Could be worse I suppose.

Also need mammoth shooting puck with trunk asap

 

[MC74]

So far, Toronto's looking much different than the last time they met the Panthers 2 years ago. This is not the same team that folded up like a cheap lawn chair.

 

[MC74]

Well fuck, Marchand scores within the first minute of the second. -___-

 

[MC74]

What an effort from Willy. This team has fight in them!