Yumcha

So, Canes/Bruins...I'm still sticking to my initial pick of the Whalers taking out Boston.

Leafs/Bolts...yeah, I'm surprised Toronto actually took Tampa to 7 games but ultimately, it's the Leaves and well, I don't see them getting past Tampa.

Oilers/Kings...I picked the Oilers in 5 games and am stunned they are being taken to task by LA...and so, I guess I have to go with who I went with initially but if Edmonton falls in this game, should anyone be shocked? I'm rooting for the Oil because of Duncan Keith though.

And then, the Pens/Rangers...sorry, cabby, if Crosby were playing, I think your team would've been finished for Game 6 but hey, here we are and we already debated the Trouba hit on Sid. If Sid can be back for Game 7...I take the Pens...they are just more grizzled and know how it's done.

Yumcha

Go Panthers! Hold the lead!

e30cabrio

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Panthers move on!

Yumcha

No President's Trophy curse for them!

e30cabrio

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Yet.....

Joneill44

Bruins in 9

e30cabrio

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I guess you were not there?

:P

Yumcha

Canes just a bit deeper and faster. They are a fun team to watch.

Up there with the Panthers, Avs for most entertaining squads.

Yumcha

@ Bolts/Leaves...



And moar for Kings/Oilers...

Yumcha

@ Leaves...

Yet again.

Yumcha

Edmonton Maple Leafs or the Toronto Oilers?

Which is more appropriate for choke of a stacked team?

e30cabrio

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TB stays alive.

CCColtsicehockey

Laffs again

Yumcha

What is terrible for them is they had the lead in Game 6...let Tampa tie it and then, yeah...OT loss. So, Shanny needs to figure out what to do with the Leafs roster cuz it's not working.

Joneill44

Theyre lucky it wasnt in Boston. You would've heard me screaming Lets Go Bruins! from NY
Go Avs

Yumcha

Can Oilers hold this lead?

Yumcha

Holy jeebus is McJesus a cheat code...

e30cabrio

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Must....contain........anxiety...........

e30cabrio

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The jersey is 1000%!!!!!

Adios Penguins!

Yumcha

Wow, what a game 7 between the Rangers and Pens......

NY advances but have we ever had a Round 1 with this many game 7s and this closely fought? Wow!

Yumcha

Onto the next 7er...Stars/Flames.

e30cabrio

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I'm not aware of so many game 7s.

I have friends in Dallas, hope they win.

97BlackAckCL

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Tough loss but not surprising, the Pens blew a 3-1 series lead and were leading in all 3 elimination games that they lost. Frustrating, but it is what it is. Congrats Cabby, what a series

Yumcha

Fearless picks for the next round:

Bolts/Panthers: Tampa in 7
Canes/Rangers: Raleigh in 6
Oilers/Flames: Calgary in 6
Avs/Blues: Denver in 5

Yumcha

Hell of a game. Of course it had to go to OT...the Pens PK unfortunately, was just not airtight the last couple of games and when they called that PP for NY, I was like, uh oh.

I wonder what will happen to the Pens this off-season? Rust, Letang, Malkin, and a few others are all UFAs?

Yumcha

Stars/Flames game was fun to watch too...more to see Oettinger stand on his head and do backflips. Holy momma was he the goalie of the 1st round.

97BlackAckCL

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Yeah our PK was our strength all season but not great in the tail end of this series, I also cringed when they called that penalty.

Team will definitely look a lot different next year that's for sure. I feel like this was their last best chance to make a deep run, yet they just couldn't get out of their own way.

e30cabrio

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I knew when it went to OT that we needed to score fast or lose. Thanks

I hope you are wrong on the Rangers.

I was anxious all day.

I could not believe the number of quality chances Oettinger stopped. Sucks for him seeing as he made so many saves, same as with the Rangers, I knew Dallas had to score fast or lose.

Yumcha

There often is no rhyme-reason in the playoffs. Sometimes, if a team is dominating offensively for most of the game, it's the squad that was scraping by that wins it because their goalie was invincible (Oettinger). It sorta just sucks the will out of the opposition who can't get anything into the net.

I was hoping for a long game in one of the 2 Game 7s -- like at least double OT...but, in a way, it's good too because I got a bit more sleep in.

e30cabrio

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Glad we start Wednesday, extra day of rest can't hurt.

Yumcha

I am not hating on the Rangers but the Canes are a very very deep and fast team. We'll see but I don't know if NYR's depth is enough to take out Carolina.

e30cabrio

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I'm painfully aware of how good the Canes are. Hopefully, we can persevere.

Yumcha

Anything can happen, I guess. FWIW, I didn't pick your Rangers to get past the Pens...the one series I'm wrong about.

e30cabrio

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I'm aware and know the conventional wisdom is they won't make it in any future matchup. I hope they pull a 2014 Kings on everyone!

Yumcha

For sure...I mean, let's be real here, the Rangers were left for dead and Pens looked poised to take the series in 5 games...then, it flipped on its head because of Sid's injury I think...not rehashing the validity of the hit -- just the causality as that's when NYR came back in that game and then, here we are. I'm sure you remember Pittsburgh pasted the Rangers 7-2 in Game 4...Game 5 looked like they were poised to wrap up the series...and then yeah...

So, to the other point we had talked about just above, series can ALSO turn on its head on one play. It's what makes the NHL playoffs the best in all pro-sports.

Yumcha

Like, no skin in the game though, from a pure track-meet blazing speed perspective, I'd love a Panthers (or Canes)/Avs Cup Final.

If Edmonton does not get any secondary scoring from McDavid...oi...not sure how they can eke out 4 wins against the Flames. Sutter is going to set up a wall on Connor. And Draisaitl...looks like he has 1 leg left. Blues, no chance...unless um...they give the entire Avs team COVID.

Panthers...well, I picked the Bolts because they are still scary good and know how to get it done. Panthers could win it but I'm going with experience and see Tampa's window still wide open.

Rangers and Canes...it's if Gallant et al have a way to stifle the Carolina speed...Boston nearly did it but needed home-ice which was when they nerfed the Canes attack from my observations. Where NY is stronger is in net...but, on a team like the Canes, do you really need a namebrand goaler?

e30cabrio

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The only real blowout was game 4. Game 3 had 2 empty netters at the end making it look like a blowout. Just saying.

Joneill44

Twitter

e30cabrio

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Sad

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2022...e-goodrow.html

Rangers forward Barclay Goodrow won’t be available for Games 1 and 2 of their Second Round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, but he still has a chance to return from injury during the series according to head coach Gerard Gallant. Goodrow was injured in Game 1 against the Penguins and hasn’t played since. He remains week-to-week with an undisclosed injury.

CCColtsicehockey

I don't remember a first round ever with that many game 7s. That was nuts.