NHL 2024 - 25 Stanley Cup Playoffs

[Goalie]

On 2025-05-23 at 4:32 AM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Don't care about the NHL.  Only the hard cores here will watch & discuss. 

Tsn.ca 

Top headline. How can the leafs fix the powerplay in playoffs. 
 

way down. Edmonton 6. Dallas 1. 
 

 

[SpeedFlex27]

20 hours ago, Goalie said:

Tsn.ca 

Top headline. How can the leafs fix the powerplay in playoffs. 
 

way down. Edmonton 6. Dallas 1. 
 

 

Typical. 

[bigg jay]

So Florida and Edmonton look set for a Finals rematch.  Hopefully a different outcome this time around.

[bigg jay]

Oilers’ Zach Hyman done for the season, requires surgery

They can still get it done, but that's a big loss for Edmonton.

[Noeller]

11 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Oilers’ Zach Hyman done for the season, requires surgery

They can still get it done, but that's a big loss for Edmonton.

Massive loss... Figuring Skinner comes back in now eh? Kane likely still best served in a lesser, checking role.... Human has been so deadly as a garbage picker in front. Especially on the PP. Tough to replace that offense. 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

 

[Noeller]

He's become such a rat in recent years that people forget Perry was an elite hockey player 15 years ago...

[Super Duper Negatron]

31 minutes ago, Noeller said:

He's become such a rat in recent years that people forget Perry was an elite hockey player 15 years ago...

My wife "followed" (virtually) Selanne to Anaheim and we filled the Jets void by watching a lot of Ducks games. Can confirm that Perry was elite, but also that he has always been a rat. One of those players you love to have on your team but hate to play against.

I mean, look where he ranks in goals for active players. That is some elite company.

https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/records/nhl-active-players-all-time-goals-leaders.html

[HardCoreBlue]

14 hours ago, bigg jay said:

So Florida and Edmonton look set for a Finals rematch.  Hopefully a different outcome this time around.

If this match happens, hope they both lose.

I know I know, cheer for a Canadian team blah blah blah.

Edmonton has been gifted with not one, not two, but maybe three generational type players over the years.

Yes I'm jealous and a petty sore loser.

Go Bombers?

[Noeller]

29 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

If this match happens, hope they both lose.

I know I know, cheer for a Canadian team blah blah blah.

Edmonton has been gifted with not one, not two, but maybe three generational type players over the years.

Yes I'm jealous and a petty sore loser.

Go Bombers?

I get your point for sure... But really only 1 generational player. What they were gifted was a lot of #1s, which they managed very poorly. 

[HardCoreBlue]

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

I get your point for sure... But really only 1 generational player. What they were gifted was a lot of #1s, which they managed very poorly. 

Wayne Gretzky - hid him from 1979 draft year because of personal contract service with PP.

Leon Draisaitl  - Third Overall pick in 2014 entry draft rewarded for losing.

Connor McDavid - First Overall pick in 2015 entry draft rewarded for losing.

Again, my jealousy and petty exaggerations has no bounds. 

[iHeart]

18 hours ago, bigg jay said:

So Florida and Edmonton look set for a Finals rematch.  Hopefully a different outcome this time around.

regardless of who advances in the East it's going to be a rematch (vs Carolina in 2006)

 

[bigg jay]

1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Wayne Gretzky - hid him from 1979 draft year because of personal contract service with PP.

Leon Draisaitl  - Third Overall pick in 2014 entry draft rewarded for losing.

Connor McDavid - First Overall pick in 2015 entry draft rewarded for losing.

Again, my jealousy and petty exaggerations has no bounds. 

Leon is great but I don't consider him a generational talen and I don't think anyone expected him to be as good as he's been. 

McDavid has been the promised one since he was a kid while some "experts" (like Button or McKenzie) had Leon rated 4th or lower in his draft year.   We're splitting hairs though - A++ vs A+ is still exceptional.