re: Official NHL Playoffs Thread

Vegas with 2 lucky goals tonight. Definitely feels like they've outplayed Carolina for 3 straight games though. They deserve the series lead.

Boys, get pucks to the net and good things happen. We teach that from the time they're 8 years old. Get pucks near the net and make plays. Get pucks to the net.

That was a dirty goal and sucks it ended that way, but Vegas got the puck down low by the net and shite happens.

Just watched the replay on SC. That is a play. Shot from the point when there's too much traffic in front of the net you fire it wide of the net for a rebound off the boards that comes out front.

It's a play, it's lucky, but it was intentional.

Deeper dive on this about how rinks are constructed. I'm most youth hockey rinks the kicker board at the bottom of the boards is one piece. In upper level rinks, like a USHL rink we practice/play on, there is a thicker piece at the bottom of the boards that is there for cleaner bumps and rebounds. It's different. The puck pops off it. A flat pass or shot comes off it clean and the rebound effect is greater.

Just saying, these guys at the pro level know that. They'll test the boards in warmups for rebound effect or any other inconsistencies, like if you rim the puck is there a door there that is a bit off that makes the puck kick out. Stuff like that.

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I'm familiar with Messier. But the other guy is talking over him. Was he an all star or is he more like Biz on the TNT broadcasts?

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That’s really just his personality. Having played his position, he was one of my favorites back in the day.

End of the day, he just didn’t win a Cup.

Side note: like Tiger, he also dated Lindsay Vonn.

P.K.'s brother Malcolm Subban played goalie for the VGK during their first 3 seasons. He had something of an inconsistent reputation during regulation but if you got him into OT and especially shootouts, he was extremely effective.

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I'm literally out of words

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im not outta $$$$$$$$$$$$

vegas covers my wager +1.5


just please never ever choke a 2 goal and almost a 4 goal lead away again in b2b games. vegas should be up 3-0 in this series.

win game 4 and take a stranglehold on this damn series.

Haha thats solid. I havent bought an NHL game in 3 years. They seem to be stuck in the same gameplay loop from the EA Play trial i used this year.

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Subban was at best, a 3rd pair Defenceman

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That’s also a ridiculous statement

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they played two powder puff teams 1st 2 rounds.

montreal played two beastly teams and was worn out plus had major flaws.

most all here picked the avs to win it all.

vegas will win it all

i have zero doubt

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So you're rolling on the floor laughing because I picked a team that made the Finals and most everyone else picked the Avalanche? Ok.