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[StylesClash]

There's a reason I wanted to play Nashville.

 

[Marty Chinn]

There's a reason I wanted to play Nashville.

With our history of choking, I would think playing against the Sharks isn't the worse outcome. We still can blow this.

 

[megachao24]

Goalie on the bench with five and a half minutes to go?

Ballsy as fuck there Hitchcock.

 

[Calamari41]

Sharks/Peens Final

 

[Socreges]

Hmm.

I think the Sharks might win this one.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

These series are over

 

[zroid]

Sharks/Peens Final

Kessel and Reimer in a SCF, what a time to be alive

 

[Marvie_3]

Goon it up, Bluesers

 

[megachao24]

Pietrangelo going to the box this late in the game is rather fitting.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

I love this San Jose Team

 

[megachao24]

Jones with back to back shutouts, damn.

A franchise first no less.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Wow, Sharks history has been made tonight!!!

 

[zroid]

Hertl is so happy :')

 

[Acid08]

The Sharks are a nice team of lovely lads.

 

[SmackCrackleNPop]

Are the Blues even an NHL team anymore?

 

[Holiday]

This is familiar

Sharks are too dominant. Hertl's line look like they're playing in an all-star game.

Tarasenko please wake up

 

[geeko]

This team feels different. They feel solid throughout the whole game. What is this feeling I'm having. I... I think I have confidence in the sharks. My god I haven't felt this feeling in a long time.

 

[zroid]

Can Jones just shit the bed once in these damn playoffs? Give Reimer a period at least, ffs.

 

[SmackCrackleNPop]

Martin Jones setting up the table for Reimer to win it all

 

[Pikma]

Hey look, the Blues faced an actual NHL goalie and shat the bed, who could have seen that coming

 

[zroid]

Legend

 

[SmackCrackleNPop]

Hey look, the Blues faced an actual NHL goalie and shat the bed, who could have seen that coming

Crawford is pretty good though. But I get your point about Lehtonen and Niemi.

Who's the best Stars goalie of all time? Turco? Belfour?

 

[Socreges]

Crawford is pretty good though. But I get your point about Lehtonen and Niemi.

Who's the best Stars goalie of all time? Turco? Belfour?

Would be interesting to see what long-standing Stars fans would say. Belfour for me. He won the Cup. Two finals appearances. But Turco had better numbers (in the prime dead puck era). And he was amazing at handling the puck. I actually thought Turco was a knob but hey so was Belfour.

Why are we talking about this

I remember whatshisface Stars fan fucking railing on Modano when he signed with Detroit. Great times. Then he left and birthed Cake Boss who proceeded to rail on Traitorsson

 

[Alucard]

Legend

I love it.

The Sharks are pretty scary. I was trying to imagine them playing the Pens during the game last night, and it was uncomfortable. They're very tightly-woven as a unit, and they have a pinpoint focus on where they want to go. Then again, the Lightning felt similar in game one.

 

[imBask]

why are you people rooting for the Sharks this is the darkest timeline

 

[hydragonwarrior]

why are you people rooting for the Sharks this is the darkest timeline

Reimer's presence has turned it into the brightest day timeline.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

why are you people rooting for the Sharks this is the darkest timeline

 

[Line_HTX]

Curse your even year, Bay Area!!

XP

 

[Futureman]

That pass was SICK. Really great play.

Go go Guinos tonight! Anyone hear anything about Hornqvist? Pens 6-0 tonight, all Kessel goals.

 

[MultiJhonny]

Curse your even year, Bay Area!!

XP

It's the Sharks they are gonna blow it.

I am preparing myself for the Pens to win the Cup.

I am ready to commit sudoku

 

[zroid]

10/10

 

[Line_HTX]

It's the Sharks they are gonna blow it.

I am preparing myself for the Pens to win the Cup.

I am ready to commit sudoku

OK, show me evidence in these playoffs where they actually choked.

Seriously. I'm getting a little tired of the whole "they're gonna choke" when there have been NO signs of it for an extended period of time.

Everyone in here is just conveniently hiding behind their playoff history.

 

[dr.rocktopus]

10/10

Phil :')

 

[XiaNaphryz]

when there have been NO signs of it for an extended period of time.

Sounds like a lot of the other postseason runs they've had - they looked fine, even dominant, until they didn't!

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

This Sharks team has looked different than past years' though.

Burns back on defence. I remember when they had to decide between offensive chemistry with Thornton or stabilizing their blueline.

Martin and Ward are looking like great signings. Marleau seems to have settled into a supporting role while Thornton is looking ageless. Donskoi and Hertl are coming along nicely. And Jones is worth more than the first-rounder they gave up.

 

[MultiJhonny]

All I am saying about the Shorks is that I won't believe it until I see it. I hope they beat the Pens if it comes to it though for sure.

 

[Cat Party]

All I am saying about the Shorks is that I won't believe it until I see it. I hope they beat the Pens if it comes to it though for sure.

You won't believe they'll win the cup until they do? Bold statement.

 

[imBask]

You won't believe they'll win the cup until they do? Bold statement.

if they win the cup at least i'll have the option to say they didn't face any challenge, Kongs, Trashville and Blah's? cmon.

 

[MezzoForte]

the Sharks are in a must-win-2-games-to-advance situation.

 

[Ryu]

Sounds like a lot of the other postseason runs they've had - they looked fine, even dominant, until they didn't!

Yup, long time Sharks fan here. Sharks fans saying this series is over and trying to decide who they want to face in the Stanley Cup finals in a series that's only 2-1 fucking baffle me. There's at least 2 more games left and this is playoff hockey where ANYTHING can happen. Odd bounce, strange puck luck, or God forbid an injury and everything changes. Everyone had the same thoughts about SJ over LA in 2014 up 3-0 and that went REAL FUCKING BAD when Vlasic got injured.

As a Sharks fan, it's good to be hopeful, but never ever EVER count your chickens before they've hatched. We all should know better.

Seriously. I'm getting a little tired of the whole "they're gonna choke" when there have been NO signs of it for an extended period of time.

Everyone in here is just conveniently hiding behind their playoff history.

Like I said, we have been snake bitten so many times in the past that counting out any team in a 4-game series against SJ is just bad news. It's better to be optimistic and cautious until the moment the team has won 12 games in the playoffs. This right here, this moment, up 2-1, is the furthest this team has EVER gotten in its 25 year history.

 

[MultiJhonny]

You won't believe they'll win the cup until they do? Bold statement.

I thought so. But taking risks is something I like to do.

 

[Marty Chinn]

OK, show me evidence in these playoffs where they actually choked.

Seriously. I'm getting a little tired of the whole "they're gonna choke" when there have been NO signs of it for an extended period of time.

Everyone in here is just conveniently hiding behind their playoff history.

But that's how they've been before. They've looked amazing only to blow it later on and never recover. I'm under no misguided assumption that this is the year knowing what their history is like. I've been burned too many times by that.

Yup, long time Sharks fan here. Sharks fans saying this series is over and trying to decide who they want to face in the Stanley Cup finals in a series that's only 2-1 fucking baffle me. There's at least 2 more games left and this is playoff hockey where ANYTHING can happen. Odd bounce, strange puck luck, or God forbid an injury and everything changes. Everyone had the same thoughts about SJ over LA in 2014 up 3-0 and that went REAL FUCKING BAD when Vlasic got injured.

As a Sharks fan, it's good to be hopeful, but never ever EVER count your chickens before they've hatched. We all should know better.

Like I said, we have been snake bitten so many times in the past that counting out any team in a 4-game series against SJ is just bad news. It's better to be optimistic and cautious until the moment the team has won 12 games in the playoffs. This right here, this moment, up 2-1, is the furthest this team has EVER gotten in its 25 year history.

Are any Sharks fans here assuming we're in the next round yet though? I feel like all the Sharks fans here are holding back knowing how we get burned every post season.

 

[Foggy]

DeBoer took the Devils to the Cup finals in his first year. The Pens won the cup the last time they fired their coach mid-season. Plus the Sharks choke. Pens-Shorks finals, Pens win. What a terrible time to be alive.

 

[MultiJhonny]

DeBoer took the Devils to the Cup finals in his first year. The Pens won the cop the last time they fired their coach mid-season. Plus the Sharks choke. Pens-Shorks finals, Pens win. What a terrible time to be alive.

Seriously. I am just preparing myself for the utter disappointment of the Pens winning the cup

 

[Ryu]

Are any Sharks fans here assuming we're in the next round yet though? I feel like all the Sharks fans here are holding back knowing how we get burned every post season.

I'm just speaking generally really. People are saying this series is over, some are saying it's a Sharks - Pens SCF, etc etc. I can't say if it's Sharks fans on here doing that or bandwagoners or whatever since I'm not willing to check out post histories to see where everyone stands, but hearing the talk in general just baffles me.

 

[MultiJhonny]

I'm just speaking generally really. People are saying this series is over, some are saying it's a Sharks - Pens SCF, etc etc. I can't say if it's Sharks fans on here doing that or bandwagoners or whatever since I'm not willing to check out post histories to see where everyone stands, but hearing the talk in general just baffles me.

There aren't too many Shorks fans here but most of us like them to a certain degree. Marvie just wants the Bloos to die.

 

[Calamari41]

I'm just speaking generally really. People are saying this series is over, some are saying it's a Sharks - Pens SCF, etc etc. I can't say if it's Sharks fans on here doing that or bandwagoners or whatever since I'm not willing to check out post histories to see where everyone stands, but hearing the talk in general just baffles me.

I don't like the Sharks at all and I don't see how they miss the SCF. The Blues are going to have to get a fresh delivery of senzu beans or something to change that.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

If the Penguins win the Cup, best player in the world Sidney Crosby will have 2 Cups, only one behind best player in the world Jonathan Toews.

 

[MultiJhonny]

I don't like the Sharks at all and I don't see how they miss the SCF. The Blues are going to have to get a fresh delivery of senzu beans or something to change that.

Or get some Secret Stuff

 

[Futureman]

HORNQVIST is playing tonight.