2023 NHL Playoffs (Thread)

[Knives Out]

The Oilers are literally a two person team LOL. This isn't basketball or soccer, and I take solace in their elimination each year knowing that real championship hockey requires depth and cap management and guts.

Literally?

What about Ted Nugent-Hopkins?

He was always a ghost until this (regular) season, and then scored ONE goal these playoffs ...

[ToddM]

I had to laugh watching that series and remembering that Nurse is getting Heiskanen money.

[Troy McClure]

I had to laugh watching that series and remembering that Nurse is getting Heiskanen money.

The Nurse contract is a nightmare. Sure, they have something like $2.25 million in dead money coming off the books, but they don't have any actual big dollar UFAs they can let walk to create space. All of their UFAs are guys making $1.25 million or less. So they're going to fill those roster holes paying young guys or journeymen the same money. They've already traded away three of their next four first rounders, so they're low on ammo to use to get someone to take away a bad contract.

They also have to give Bouchard a new contract this summer. He went nuts in the playoffs and is going to want a nice deal.

Then in goal they're giving a decent raise to Skinner next year, meaning they're going to be paying $7.6 million for one goalie who is a mental wreck they can't trust at all and for a younger guy who might top out as a nice average goalie at best with some experience.

[ToddM]

Final four teams are all technically from 'the south'.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

Dallas is the team with the highest regular season scorer left in the playoffs.

Unfortunately that guy is Jason Robertson.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

Final four teams are all technically from 'the south'.

Unless you know what "The South" actually is and that Carolina is really the only Southern team.

[Math]

And before 1993 there were no teams in Carolina, Dallas, Sunrise/Miami and Vegas.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

And before 1993 there were no teams in Carolina, Dallas, Sunrise/Miami and Vegas.

I know die harders are gonna be pissed but I love watching all those teams except Vegas.

[Troy McClure]

Final four teams are all technically from 'the south'.

Unless you know what "The South" actually is and that Carolina is really the only Southern team.

Three of these states left the union and fought to protect slavery, and one was a territory designated to be a home for future slavery. In that sense, he's right.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

Final four teams are all technically from 'the south'.

Unless you know what "The South" actually is and that Carolina is really the only Southern team.

Three of these states left the union and fought to protect slavery, and one was a territory designated to be a home for future slavery. In that sense, he's right.

The South regional designation almost never includes South Florida , Texas or Nevada but I know what he meant and was just teasing.

[ToddM]

By 'south' obviously I mean south of Yellowknife.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

There's something I really love about irritating original six fans too.

[Knives Out]

All of your teams are the south to me.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

All of your teams are the south to me.

I know

[Math]

And Knives is south to me.

[B Kat]

Technically I live north of Canada.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

Stars-Kraken game 7 on ESPN peaked at nearly 4 million viewers and was the third rated second round nhl game of all time on cable.

For those theorizing that non-traditional markets would kill viewership.

[SaintAngerBH]

Stars-Kraken game 7 on ESPN peaked at nearly 4 million viewers and was the third rated second round nhl game of all time on cable.

For those theorizing that non-traditional markets would kill viewership.

Wow. That's impressive. And I love that it pisses off all the crusty traditional market people.

[ToddM]

Stars-Kraken game 7 on ESPN peaked at nearly 4 million viewers and was the third rated second round nhl game of all time on cable.

For those theorizing that non-traditional markets would kill viewership.

Glendening will, at long last, be a household name.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

The people in the know already respect the awesomeness that is Glenn Danzig.

[slaps]

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[mookie1010]

I like it.

[ToddM]

I too like drowning cats.

[Troy McClure]

I too like drowning cats.

I only drown endangered cats.

[ScubaSteve]

Natural enemies joke

[The Frugal Gourmet]

If Dexter can survive a hurricane off the coast of Miami so can that Panther.

[ToddM]

I'm rooting for Florida because that one article thinks Slavin is slightly better than Hintz.

[ToddM]

Wait, why aren't any of the stadiums singing the Canadian national anthem anymore? Did they forget?

[B Kat]

Idk, but that was horrible.

[SaintAngerBH]

I really enjoy the other conference final games when we are in the conference finals. It's like I can watch and enjoy the hockey without being anxious the whole time. Low stress.