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Posted on 5/27/26 at 8:42 am to poncho villa
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Best team in the nhl gets bounced
"Man dumbstruck that same thing happens every year in NHL"
In the last 25ish years, only 2 Presidents' Trophy teams have won a Stanley Cup. The "best team" rarely wins a Championship, in any sport with an expanded playoff.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 9:09 am to EastBankTiger
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The VGK have now had 4 head coaches in their history. Torts becomes the 3rd to make the SCFs immediately after taking control of the team.
Only Pete DeBoer failed to do so, as well as being the only VGK coach to miss the playoffs.
unbelievable success for that expansion franchise in such a short time. ya'll are now the favs to win the cup
This post was edited on 5/27/26 at 9:12 am
Posted on 5/27/26 at 9:16 am to hashtag
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The "best team" rarely wins a Championship, in any sport with an expanded playoff.
brother, they were the best team by a larger margin and got swept with home ice advantage
That rarely happens.
This post was edited on 5/27/26 at 9:17 am
Posted on 5/27/26 at 9:34 am to poncho villa
ECF winner will have home ice advantage in the final.
Still a little shocked the Avalanche got swept.
Still a little shocked the Avalanche got swept.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 9:36 am to metallica81788
This is not like those game seven defeats during Avs 1.0 that almost killed me, but this one is a real shocker. They just had no clue-and for a team that absolutely dominated statistically all year long-to suddenly go completely limp in the playoffs-is beyond disappointing. Of course, -ALL credit goes to the better team-VGK.
2025-2026 was a great ride. I think the window is closing though. Sure, the core is still at PEAK but a sweep like that can really crush a team's confidence and sense of destiny. Had it been a seven-game series I'd be more optimistic about their future-but this just feels like an ending to me in some way. I hope I'm wrong.
2025-2026 was a great ride. I think the window is closing though. Sure, the core is still at PEAK but a sweep like that can really crush a team's confidence and sense of destiny. Had it been a seven-game series I'd be more optimistic about their future-but this just feels like an ending to me in some way. I hope I'm wrong.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:05 am to Lsupimp
I only watch playoff hockey, but I knew that the Avs were "supposed" to be the best team.
Early in the game Last night they struggled to get the puck into the offensive zone. It looked comical. 2 or 3 offsides in a row....
and Then the power play from game 3? Disorganized. Lethargic.
Early in the game Last night they struggled to get the puck into the offensive zone. It looked comical. 2 or 3 offsides in a row....
and Then the power play from game 3? Disorganized. Lethargic.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:09 am to Jmcc64
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:37 am to Fat Bastard
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unbelievable success for that expansion franchise in such a short time.
It's complete fricking bullshite is what it is.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:53 am to KosmoCramer
Yep frick Vegas and George McPhee..but
I also went back the last 20 seasons before the playoffs to try and find any patterns of cup winners and noticed no team has won the cup with less than 36 regulation wins (may need to double check but 99% sure), so I based my cup futures on that. And now Vegas comes along basically left for dead firing their coach before the playoffs for Torts and is going to end that streak. Absolutely unreal. I don’t see Montreal or Carolina taking them down. They’re on a mission and made the Avs their bitch.
I also went back the last 20 seasons before the playoffs to try and find any patterns of cup winners and noticed no team has won the cup with less than 36 regulation wins (may need to double check but 99% sure), so I based my cup futures on that. And now Vegas comes along basically left for dead firing their coach before the playoffs for Torts and is going to end that streak. Absolutely unreal. I don’t see Montreal or Carolina taking them down. They’re on a mission and made the Avs their bitch.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:59 am to UnluckyTiger
Vegas/Carolina odds would be interesting. I would probably bet Carolina as I feel like Vegas caught the Avs dinged up at just the right time. But, Vegas could sweep them, I don't know. Marner is kind of a dork, but I'll be happy for him if he raises the Cup and just laugh at Toronto.
This post was edited on 5/27/26 at 11:00 am
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:03 am to Jmcc64
Nothing about this series has ANYTHING to do with the first 91 games they played. Having watched hockey for 30 years-I'm never surprised at playoff hockey in general. But a sweep was unthinkable because not only were they statistically dominant-and by a huge margin all season-but this was not even competitive. At no point were the LVGK ever really challenged.
Anyhow-props to them-they are tough and skilled and gritty and look they are on the way to a Cup. No crying in hockey.
*maybe a little whining though
Anyhow-props to them-they are tough and skilled and gritty and look they are on the way to a Cup. No crying in hockey.
*maybe a little whining though
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:12 am to Lsupimp
bednar either needs to figure out how to handle the neutral zone trap or yall have to move on. the book is out on how to beat colo in the playoffs.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:16 am to jefforize
The thing is-Torts always does that-it's not like Bednar and all the players didn't know exactly what was coming.
I suspect Bednar has coached his last game with the Avs.
I suspect Bednar has coached his last game with the Avs.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:18 am to KosmoCramer
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It's complete fricking bullshite is what it is.
i was trying to not venture there. i fully understand how they were setup for success from the get go. I won't argue that.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:19 am to Fat Bastard
What is funny though is how toxic Toronto is. Their scapegoat Marner is about to be playing in the Stanley Cup finals Maybe they can trade away Nylander too annd watch the same thing happen and continue to pin their hopes around Auston.
Maybe they can trade away Nylander too annd watch the same thing happen and continue to pin their hopes around Auston. This post was edited on 5/27/26 at 11:21 am
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:21 am to jefforize
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the neutral zone trap
those great devils teams were so good at that. then they had marty behind them. dude would face like 20 something shots a game. he would sit back there eating his lunch like he was at a picnic.
Did not have to worry about some 40 or 50 plus saves needed like with so many other goaltenders.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:25 am to UnluckyTiger
i'd gladly take mathews in montreal if it did not mortgage our future (yeah i know)
he'd be a great addition to the youngsters we have now.
leafs would be left with tavares and nylander.
marner and mathews gone!
yeah toronto fans were some mad at "bitch" marner after the 2021 collapse against us.
he'd be a great addition to the youngsters we have now.
leafs would be left with tavares and nylander.
marner and mathews gone!
yeah toronto fans were some mad at "bitch" marner after the 2021 collapse against us.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 12:17 pm to UnluckyTiger
The Marner situation is pretty hilarious
Toronto literally ran their hometown star out of town and IMMEDIATELY he has playoff success
He seems like a good guy and is a great player, I've been impressed by him the entire playoffs
Toronto literally ran their hometown star out of town and IMMEDIATELY he has playoff success
He seems like a good guy and is a great player, I've been impressed by him the entire playoffs
Posted on 5/27/26 at 2:03 pm to metallica81788
I don't like VGK either but the salt is ridiculous over Hart. Especially from Leafs fans who still took Doug Gilmour after he raped a 13 year old babysitter.
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