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[SuperSonic1305]

Remember all those Caps fans complaining about Leafs scoring shitty goals? lol what now.

 

[nubcake]

Got all my first round series picks right except Edmonton so you can take these to the bank (or much more likely, my luck is about to run out):

Rags in 7
Pens in 6
PERDS in 6
Ducks in 5

 

[yyzjohn]

I'm kind of bummed that the time traveler dude from 2017 lied to us.

 

[KernelPanic]

Did Scott Oake really ask Johansson "If the Capitals go all the way to Cup Final will you ever play an opponent as good as the Leafs?"

Wow

 

[Marvie_3]

I think the leafs need a few more pieces, like on defence and they might be scary.

Brent Seabrook is their man.

 

[Quick]

 

[yyzjohn]

Did Scott Oake really ask Johansson "If the Capitals go all the way to Cup Final will you ever play an opponent as good as the Leafs?"

Wow

It's a fair question if the Caps go 12-0 the rest of the way.

 

[calder]

Did Scott Oake really ask Johansson "If the Capitals go all the way to Cup Final will you ever play an opponent as good as the Leafs?"

Wow

No, he said if they go all the way can you imagine a series as tight and close. A weirdly phrased question that Johansson answered oddly because he probably didn't know what he meant.

 

[Zombie James]

They made the playoffs when no one expected them to.
They made a fight out of a series no one said they had a chance in.
They outlasted Calgary, Chicago, Minnesota, and Columbus.

It was a good season.

 

[Holiday]

Remember all those Caps fans complaining about Leafs scoring shitty goals? lol what now.

"What now" is the Caps advance? And Matthews dreams of goals where the puck doesn't have to bounce off a guy's face or a partition first?

 

[Gunstar Ikari]

Word is that Blues-Preds starts on Wednesday. Expect schedule fuckery since both Scottrade and Bridgestone have events going on over the next couple of weeks.

 

[Cake Boss]

I was hoping for Laffs to push it to Game 7 that way our injured players get more rest.

 

[Marvie_3]

Word is that Blues-Preds starts on Wednesday. Expect schedule fuckery since both Scottrade and Bridgestone have events going on over the next couple of weeks.

Day/night doubleheader!

 

[OriginofHysteria]

I was hoping for Laffs to push it to Game 7 that way our injured players get more rest.

I don't think it would matter since the Leafs were going to play the Pens had they advanced anyway. Your matchup was already set.

 

[Heretic]

Sens over Rangers
Capitals over Penguins

Oilers over Ducks
Predators over Blues

Capitals over Sens
Oilers over Predators

Capitals then win the Cup in 7 games over Edmonton.

I thought we were buds ;_;

 

[ElephantShell]

I don't think it would matter since the Leafs were going to play the Pens had they advanced anyway. Your matchup was already set.

7th game would have made the 2nd round start later regardless of who advanced

 

[Parch]

Close games, lots of OTs, so Leafs played alright. A few more lucky bounces and they could have stole that series.

Such a different tone from the Hab and Leaf losses.
Montreal loses - they're pissed and want heads to roll. Grumpy cats.
Toronto loses - remain optimistic and proud of the season. Happy puppies.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

7th game would have made the 2nd round start later regardless of who advanced

Ahh.

 

[Zombie James]

Sens over Rangers
Capitals over Penguins

Oilers over Ducks
Predators over Blues

Capitals over Sens
Oilers over Predators

Capitals then win the Cup in 7 games over Edmonton.

I'm looking forward to Pittsburgh/Nashville more than anything right now. That could be a classic final.

 

[Socreges]

you motherfucker lol

It's all rooted in a deep affection.

"What now" is the Caps advance? And Matthews dreams of goals where the puck doesn't have to bounce off a guy's face or a partition first?

Matthews is the king of clinical finishing inches from the net. And that isn't a knock. Makes him very productive.

 

[Holiday]

It's all rooted in a deep affection.

Matthews is the king of clinical finishing inches from the net. And that isn't a knock. Makes him very productive.

I know, that small toe drag was brilliant. Just spreading some salt is all.

 

[Heretic]

It's all rooted in a deep affection.

Matthews is the king of clinical finishing inches from the net. And that isn't a knock. Makes him very productive.

reminds me of chicharito... can't stand chicharito. I like Matthews though.

 

[Gunstar Ikari]

Nvm, schedule is released and is fairly mundane outside of the dreaded 8:30pm start on Game 4 and an extended break between Games 4 and 5.

Day/night doubleheader!

That sounds like a great way to get somebody killed lol

 

[Montresor]

I thought we were buds ;_;

We are Heretic. Bro-fist.

 

[Montresor]

Well on the bright side Leafs being eliminated from the playoffs will give me a lot more time to play games I guess.

Man what a rollercoaster this season has been. The Leafs need a really good #1D. That's not going to be easy to get.

 

[Cake Boss]

I know, that small toe drag was brilliant. Just spreading some salt is all.

I appreciate your salt.

That poster is very obnoxious.

 

[MetatronM]

So both Eastern Conference series start on Thursday.

WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?

 

[MPW]

Close games, lots of OTs, so Leafs played alright. A few more lucky bounces and they could have stole that series.

Such a different tone from the Hab and Leaf losses.
Montreal loses - they're pissed and want heads to roll. Grumpy cats.
Toronto loses - remain optimistic and proud of the season. Happy puppies.

that's because habs window of winning the cup is closing after next year when price's contract is up and he will be asking for a huge raise (I can see it now, price signed for 5 years at 50m, bascially ending any chance of wnning the cup for the forseeable future)

 

[ShinRPGamer]

Close games, lots of OTs, so Leafs played alright. A few more lucky bounces and they could have stole that series.

Such a different tone from the Hab and Leaf losses.
Montreal loses - they're pissed and want heads to roll. Grumpy cats.
Toronto loses - remain optimistic and proud of the season. Happy puppies.

Context is important. Habs went into this season with expectations and flopped in R1. Leafs went into this season with 0 expectations and managed to push the best

Spoiler

choke artists

in the league to 6 games. By all accounts, this is a very successful season for the Leafs and a major letdown for the Habs.

 

[MetatronM]

Also, the rest of RangersGAF is gonna have to pick up the slack for me a little bit in this round. I'm gonna be in Iceland for games 4 and 5 because why not, so we'll have to see how I manage to follow those.

 

[Socreges]

I know, that small toe drag was brilliant. Just spreading some salt is all.

I meant my comment wasn't meant as a knock.

I appreciate your salt.

That poster is very obnoxious.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

I thought we were buds ;_;

I'm rooting for Ducks and Predators!

 

[Holiday]

I am ready for the second round.

I meant my comment wasn't meant as a knock.

Ah, I follow.

 

[The Internet]

Now that I ran out of Kermit gifs to spam...

Hell of a series, and the Leafs held on for a lot longer than what people expected. In the end, the Caps outmatched them. It's a learning experience that I hope the team can learn from for next season.

It's almost funny that the Leafs just sucked at OT during the regular season, only to match up against the Caps for 5 games that went to OT in this round.

ONE MORE AROOOOOOOOOO! I NEED YOU!

MATTHEWS! AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

MARNER! AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

NYLANDER! AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

FREDDY! AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

YOFFS! AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Damn look at all these Leaf fans out of the woodwork, gatdamn.

 

[Heretic]

We are Heretic. Bro-fist.

I'm rooting for Ducks and Predators!

<3333333

 

[ShinRPGamer]

Damn look at all these Leaf fans out of the woodwork, gatdamn.

I don't know how to tell you this but the Leafs are around all year even when they sucked. Quick especially is one of NHLGAF's most frequent posters.

If anything, the one that applies to the "coming out of the woodwork" camp is yourself given that you only post here when something good happens to the Oilers.

 

[iLLmAtlc]

Word is that Blues-Preds starts on Wednesday. Expect schedule fuckery since both Scottrade and Bridgestone have events going on over the next couple of weeks.

Both were smart enough not to expect games past round 1, I dig it

 

[NetMapel]

The only thing I want to say is that I wished we had drafted Nylander like I wanted back then.

 

[Socreges]

I don't know how to tell you this but the Leafs are around all year even when they sucked. Quick especially is one of NHLGAF's most frequent posters.

If anything, the one that applies to the "coming out of the woodwork" camp is yourself given that you only post here when something good happens to the Oilers.

Ironically, if you were more familiar with The Internet you'd realize he was kidding.

 

[Gunstar Ikari]

Both were smart enough not to expect games past round 1, I dig it

heh

Luckily, all Bridgestone Arena had to do was bump a Chris Brown tour date to free up Sunday and thus have a (mostly) normal schedule.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Also, the rest of RangersGAF is gonna have to pick up the slack for me a little bit in this round. I'm gonna be in Iceland for games 4 and 5 because why not, so we'll have to see how I manage to follow those.

Post obscure Iceland stats please.

 

[mo60]

Penguins in 6 - I'd love to be wrong, but the Pens' depth seems endless. If the Leafs pushed them to the limit, the Pens may threaten to blow them away. Another year out after 2 for the Caps.
Rangers in 7 - Ottawa's neutral zone play has given the Rangers fits in their previous meetings this season, and Hank is due for a little regression. Experience and road play barely puts the Rangers through. Look for some first round duds like Kreider and Miller to wake up in round 2.
Predators in 5 - Two upstart teams, the Preds seem more believable than the Blues to me, though.
Ducks in 7 - Super wishy washy on this one. This could be a ton of fun. Ducks have been to the dance before and aren't quite at the end of their rope like the Sharks were, though. Think they can squeak by.

The ducks winning against the oilers is questionable at the moment. They did not really crush calgary in their 4 games against them. If the oilers play at the level they were playing at against the sharks in the end I think they will beat the ducks.

 

[Coldnoodle]

David Johnson&#8207; @hockeyanalysis 5h5 hours ago
Replying to @hockeyanalysis
Only 2 of the top 14 CF% teams remain. Interestingly this also happened in 2014-15. Those two teams, CHI and TB were the cup finalists.

David Johnson&#8207; @hockeyanalysis 5h5 hours ago
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If that happens again we are looking at a Washington-Nashville Stanley Cup finals.

 

[Cake Boss]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/is-karlsson-the-modern-day-bobby-orr~1106445


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[sirronoh]

For the second round, I'm going with:

Nashville beats St. Louis in 6.
Edmonton beats Anaheim in 7.

New York beats Ottawa in 6.
Pittsburgh beats Washington in 7.

 

[lupinko]

Ovi gonna bring that jungle love in round 2!

 

[bigJP]

Just let oilers and pens lose. I don't care about the rest

 

[Buba Big Guns]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/is-karlsson-the-modern-day-bobby-orr~1106445


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[Futureman]

Pens 6
Sens 7

Preds 5
Ducks 6

Come on Pens. Embarrass the Caps organization.

 

[Solo]

ECSF: Pens
ECSF: Rags

WCSF: Preds
WCSF: Ducks

ECF: Pens

WCF: Ducks

SCF: Ducks