The OFFICIAL 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 7:47 am
It's the sixth version of The Swamp. What could possibly go wrong?
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I don't care one way or the other about the Pens/Rangers series, but with Pittsburgh being so hot, it would've been a shame for them to play the series with their third-string goalie.rass wrote:MAF is on the ice!
Pens beat reporters are currently analyzing the goal he has taken position in and who is shooting at him. Updates to follow! So exciting...
On that note, the Player's Tribune playoff preview is a conversation-style piece from Ryan Whitney and Mike Rupp, and the NYR/PIT section focuses mostly on the two (hopefully) starting goalies and their differences. Have I mentioned that I love MAF?mister d wrote:I'm not even being antagonistic when I say I'd prefer MAF. (1) He has that history and (2) goals against the Pens are like 30% less fun when the goalie doesn't skate like a lost dummy to his half-boards and back.
* This assumes we decide to score some goals in the playoffs
** I'd bet the Pens in 6 just because our defense was a mess even before McDonagh went out
*** But, as always, we have Henrik so who knows
I think you're generalizing!mister d wrote:Difference: In the playoffs, MAF doesn't stop shots whereas Lundqvist does stop shots.
rass wrote:On that note, the Player's Tribune playoff preview is a conversation-style piece from Ryan Whitney and Mike Rupp, and the NYR/PIT section focuses mostly on the two (hopefully) starting goalies and their differences. Have I mentioned that I love MAF?mister d wrote:I'm not even being antagonistic when I say I'd prefer MAF. (1) He has that history and (2) goals against the Pens are like 30% less fun when the goalie doesn't skate like a lost dummy to his half-boards and back.
* This assumes we decide to score some goals in the playoffs
** I'd bet the Pens in 6 just because our defense was a mess even before McDonagh went out
*** But, as always, we have Henrik so who knows
Yeah. I had only gotten through the Pens/Rangers preview when I posted that, but both conference preview articles were entertaining.Nonlinear FC wrote:rass wrote:On that note, the Player's Tribune playoff preview is a conversation-style piece from Ryan Whitney and Mike Rupp, and the NYR/PIT section focuses mostly on the two (hopefully) starting goalies and their differences. Have I mentioned that I love MAF?mister d wrote:I'm not even being antagonistic when I say I'd prefer MAF. (1) He has that history and (2) goals against the Pens are like 30% less fun when the goalie doesn't skate like a lost dummy to his half-boards and back.
* This assumes we decide to score some goals in the playoffs
** I'd bet the Pens in 6 just because our defense was a mess even before McDonagh went out
*** But, as always, we have Henrik so who knows
Thanks for sharing that! I just read both conference previews, the one Rupp did last year and now I'm reading Whitney's Russian excursion. Great stuff...
Happy now?mister d wrote:I'm not even being antagonistic when I say I'd prefer MAF. (1) He has that history and (2) goals against the Pens are like 30% less fun when the goalie doesn't skate like a lost dummy to his half-boards and back.
* This assumes we decide to score some goals in the playoffs
** I'd bet the Pens in 6 just because our defense was a mess even before McDonagh went out
*** But, as always, we have Henrik so who knows
Maybe just an Atlanta thing? I'm watching the game on USA.Rex wrote:I'm told it's NCIS. Anyway, enjoy the playoffs, let me know how it goes.
I couldn't hold my eyes open for the whole game, but man Chicago has to be better on the PP. I know STL penalty kill is good, but they've gotta do better.Nonlinear FC wrote:I was able to watch parts of all the games.
STL really REALLY came out with a mentality of barely playing offense. To get a win with that strategy was pretty fortunate. I don't think it's going to work out for them in the end. That said, if they keep this up, I don't see how Chicago gets deep in these playoffs. That shit was brutal last night.
I don't know if the NHL network was trying to downplay it (?), but the Tampa - Detroit game was very ugly from very early on. They had at least 2 times that I saw where all 5 of the guys on the ice were involved in wrestling - face washing match-ups. And 1v1 fights on top of that... Not to mention just general chippiness all over the ice. The recap of this game barely even mentioned the physical stuff. I dunno, I just found that odd.
Not much to add on the PIT-Gers game. Fairly comprehensive win... Pens are a buzzsaw right now. Interesting decision for next game... Keep the hot third stringer in place, even if Flower is ready to go?
I turned this on during the first big line scuffle. I thought, wow this does not happen too often in playoffs. Of course nobody risks dropping the gloves, 3 in the box for both team and they kept skating 5 v 5(for about 30 seconds before a hooking call and then another foul going the other way at the end of that power play). I actually thought the game was not very physical (i.e. clean hits and clearing the crease), but more just post whistle chippy.Nonlinear FC wrote:I was able to watch parts of all the games.
I don't know if the NHL network was trying to downplay it (?), but the Tampa - Detroit game was very ugly from very early on. They had at least 2 times that I saw where all 5 of the guys on the ice were involved in wrestling - face washing match-ups. And 1v1 fights on top of that... Not to mention just general chippiness all over the ice. The recap of this game barely even mentioned the physical stuff. I dunno, I just found that odd.
I was there, and it felt like both teams were trying to hit/intimidate a ton. Multiple mid-ice, big hit, collisions. They say that Stamkos' office is the right face off dot, Callahan is making his office the boards behind the net, in line with that dot, his office. I feel like he's checked a ton of guys there this year. He had a few there last night. The scrum that led to 3 Wings in the box, and Killorn getting 2 minutes and Coburn 4 minutes seemed from my vantage point (lower level, opposite corner) like it was terribly officiated. That sequence really felt like it was very much instigated by the Wings, and I was surprised to not see a Bolts PP there. There were a few other times in the game where I felt we should have had penalties. Most importantly, fuck Abdelkader. I really don't care for that pest.Nonlinear FC wrote:I was able to watch parts of all the games.
STL really REALLY came out with a mentality of barely playing offense. To get a win with that strategy was pretty fortunate. I don't think it's going to work out for them in the end. That said, if they keep this up, I don't see how Chicago gets deep in these playoffs. That shit was brutal last night.
I don't know if the NHL network was trying to downplay it (?), but the Tampa - Detroit game was very ugly from very early on. They had at least 2 times that I saw where all 5 of the guys on the ice were involved in wrestling - face washing match-ups. And 1v1 fights on top of that... Not to mention just general chippiness all over the ice. The recap of this game barely even mentioned the physical stuff. I dunno, I just found that odd.
Not much to add on the PIT-Gers game. Fairly comprehensive win... Pens are a buzzsaw right now. Interesting decision for next game... Keep the hot third stringer in place, even if Flower is ready to go?
I did not get good view of it but the commentators put a bunch of that scuffle on the goalie laying a slash after the play.govmentchedda wrote:I was there, and it felt like both teams were trying to hit/intimidate a ton. Multiple mid-ice, big hit, collisions. They say that Stamkos' office is the right face off dot, Callahan is making his office the boards behind the net, in line with that dot, his office. I feel like he's checked a ton of guys there this year. He had a few there last night. The scrum that led to 3 Wings in the box, and Killorn getting 2 minutes and Coburn 4 minutes seemed from my vantage point (lower level, opposite corner) like it was terribly officiated. That sequence really felt like it was very much instigated by the Wings, and I was surprised to not see a Bolts PP there. There were a few other times in the game where I felt we should have had penalties. Most importantly, fuck Abdelkader. I really don't care for that pest.Nonlinear FC wrote:I was able to watch parts of all the games.
STL really REALLY came out with a mentality of barely playing offense. To get a win with that strategy was pretty fortunate. I don't think it's going to work out for them in the end. That said, if they keep this up, I don't see how Chicago gets deep in these playoffs. That shit was brutal last night.
I don't know if the NHL network was trying to downplay it (?), but the Tampa - Detroit game was very ugly from very early on. They had at least 2 times that I saw where all 5 of the guys on the ice were involved in wrestling - face washing match-ups. And 1v1 fights on top of that... Not to mention just general chippiness all over the ice. The recap of this game barely even mentioned the physical stuff. I dunno, I just found that odd.
Not much to add on the PIT-Gers game. Fairly comprehensive win... Pens are a buzzsaw right now. Interesting decision for next game... Keep the hot third stringer in place, even if Flower is ready to go?
It looked like it started right as Killorn knocked over someone, just to Howard's right, at the same time as the whistle blew the play dead. He had a few wings come after him, couldn't tell what was really going on after that, other than Larkin and someone else both going after Coburn.wlu_lax6 wrote:I did not get good view of it but the commentators put a bunch of that scuffle on the goalie laying a slash after the play.govmentchedda wrote:I was there, and it felt like both teams were trying to hit/intimidate a ton. Multiple mid-ice, big hit, collisions. They say that Stamkos' office is the right face off dot, Callahan is making his office the boards behind the net, in line with that dot, his office. I feel like he's checked a ton of guys there this year. He had a few there last night. The scrum that led to 3 Wings in the box, and Killorn getting 2 minutes and Coburn 4 minutes seemed from my vantage point (lower level, opposite corner) like it was terribly officiated. That sequence really felt like it was very much instigated by the Wings, and I was surprised to not see a Bolts PP there. There were a few other times in the game where I felt we should have had penalties. Most importantly, fuck Abdelkader. I really don't care for that pest.Nonlinear FC wrote:I was able to watch parts of all the games.
STL really REALLY came out with a mentality of barely playing offense. To get a win with that strategy was pretty fortunate. I don't think it's going to work out for them in the end. That said, if they keep this up, I don't see how Chicago gets deep in these playoffs. That shit was brutal last night.
I don't know if the NHL network was trying to downplay it (?), but the Tampa - Detroit game was very ugly from very early on. They had at least 2 times that I saw where all 5 of the guys on the ice were involved in wrestling - face washing match-ups. And 1v1 fights on top of that... Not to mention just general chippiness all over the ice. The recap of this game barely even mentioned the physical stuff. I dunno, I just found that odd.
Not much to add on the PIT-Gers game. Fairly comprehensive win... Pens are a buzzsaw right now. Interesting decision for next game... Keep the hot third stringer in place, even if Flower is ready to go?
On the NBCSN broadcast, they pointed out that Detroit had more hits through two periods than they averaged in a full game this season.govmentchedda wrote:It looked like it started right as Killorn knocked over someone, just to Howard's right, at the same time as the whistle blew the play dead. He had a few wings come after him, couldn't tell what was really going on after that, other than Larkin and someone else both going after Coburn.wlu_lax6 wrote:I did not get good view of it but the commentators put a bunch of that scuffle on the goalie laying a slash after the play.govmentchedda wrote:I was there, and it felt like both teams were trying to hit/intimidate a ton. Multiple mid-ice, big hit, collisions. They say that Stamkos' office is the right face off dot, Callahan is making his office the boards behind the net, in line with that dot, his office. I feel like he's checked a ton of guys there this year. He had a few there last night. The scrum that led to 3 Wings in the box, and Killorn getting 2 minutes and Coburn 4 minutes seemed from my vantage point (lower level, opposite corner) like it was terribly officiated. That sequence really felt like it was very much instigated by the Wings, and I was surprised to not see a Bolts PP there. There were a few other times in the game where I felt we should have had penalties. Most importantly, fuck Abdelkader. I really don't care for that pest.Nonlinear FC wrote:I don't know if the NHL network was trying to downplay it (?), but the Tampa - Detroit game was very ugly from very early on. They had at least 2 times that I saw where all 5 of the guys on the ice were involved in wrestling - face washing match-ups. And 1v1 fights on top of that... Not to mention just general chippiness all over the ice. The recap of this game barely even mentioned the physical stuff. I dunno, I just found that odd.
The stats were interesting all game. The Bolts started out with a huge advantage on faceoffs, and eventually got 55% for the game. The wings had a big advantage on shots for a long period of the game, and then the Bolts finished only 2 behind them. Detroit finished with 35 hits, and Tampa with 37. Not sure what each team's season average was, but it had to be considerably lower than that.DSafetyGuy wrote:On the NBCSN broadcast, they pointed out that Detroit had more hits through two periods than they averaged in a full game this season.govmentchedda wrote:It looked like it started right as Killorn knocked over someone, just to Howard's right, at the same time as the whistle blew the play dead. He had a few wings come after him, couldn't tell what was really going on after that, other than Larkin and someone else both going after Coburn.wlu_lax6 wrote:I did not get good view of it but the commentators put a bunch of that scuffle on the goalie laying a slash after the play.govmentchedda wrote:I was there, and it felt like both teams were trying to hit/intimidate a ton. Multiple mid-ice, big hit, collisions. They say that Stamkos' office is the right face off dot, Callahan is making his office the boards behind the net, in line with that dot, his office. I feel like he's checked a ton of guys there this year. He had a few there last night. The scrum that led to 3 Wings in the box, and Killorn getting 2 minutes and Coburn 4 minutes seemed from my vantage point (lower level, opposite corner) like it was terribly officiated. That sequence really felt like it was very much instigated by the Wings, and I was surprised to not see a Bolts PP there. There were a few other times in the game where I felt we should have had penalties. Most importantly, fuck Abdelkader. I really don't care for that pest.Nonlinear FC wrote:I don't know if the NHL network was trying to downplay it (?), but the Tampa - Detroit game was very ugly from very early on. They had at least 2 times that I saw where all 5 of the guys on the ice were involved in wrestling - face washing match-ups. And 1v1 fights on top of that... Not to mention just general chippiness all over the ice. The recap of this game barely even mentioned the physical stuff. I dunno, I just found that odd.
That big scrap, it seemed like Killorn dumped a Red Wing into Howard and things took off from there. Larkin was late to the party and ended up pairing up with Coburn, then the second Detroit guy came in because Larkin was well out of his class in that situation.
Was just going to ask you if Drouin looked as good live as he did on TV. He was flying by people all game.govmentchedda wrote: Drouin, Johnson, and Hedman really stood out for me.
Can't believe I forgot to include Kucherov up thread. He did have two goals, and that first one was really exciting from where we were. Speaking of which, I think his first goal and the first wings goal in the second period may have hit the same net in the exact same spot.travzilla wrote:Was just going to ask you if Drouin looked as good live as he did on TV. He was flying by people all game.govmentchedda wrote: Drouin, Johnson, and Hedman really stood out for me.
I was thinking this last night, how SJS/LA is a great matchup and a damn shame that every one of those games is going to start so late that anyone with a life/job that doesn't live in PST won't see much if any of it.sancarlos wrote:You sleepyheads in the east are missing a great game in California.