Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Kings win 2nd Cup in 3 seasons (5 Viewers)

[Raider Nation]

I want these "AWESOME SAUCE!" sisters to get hit by a train.

 

[Bill Brasky]

I want these "AWESOME SAUCE!" sisters to get hit by a train.

yes

 

[rockaction]

Jeez. And Face to Face. This is like a bad punk rock 90's show.

 

[Raider Nation]

Bloodbath.

 

[Insein]

Ducks rolling now.

 

[Northern Voice]

Maroon has great hands for a big guy.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

I'm changing my pick. Anaheim in 3.

 

[rockaction]

Bloodbath.

Seguin got robbed. This game was over from then.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Ducks look good.

 

[Thorn]

Dallas, wait

 

[Northern Voice]

Ducks are so much more physical than Dallas, this could be a quick series.

 

[Northern Voice]

Classic nickname interview there... "Winny got the puck up ice and Bones made a decent feed..."

 

[rockaction]

GB NBC giving us the CBC coverage for this game. Need more of it on this side of the border.

Jim Hughson is so good on play by play.

If those guys were the Lightning/Canadiens call, they were really good.

Still disagree with the Pacioretty call. That puck skipped pretty obviously in real time.

'Murica. Love it.

 

[Northern Voice]

Marc Bergevin reacting to winning goal in MTL

 

[Northern Voice]

Also, on TSN's first intermission, Martin Biron references Corsi and Bob McKenzie quotes extraskater.com... advanced stats are going mainstream in hockey.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Also, on TSN's first intermission, Martin Biron references Corsi and Bob McKenzie quotes extraskater.com... advanced stats are going mainstream in hockey.

It's been growing slowly but surely for awhile.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

 

[Raider Nation]

A stupid, LAZY change directly results in 2 goals.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Nothing like a 5-on-3 to make things more interesting.

 

[AcerFC]

Uh oh. Bro Hymn in Anaheim.

lol. Was coming in to ask if that is what I heard

 

[rockaction]

Uh oh. Bro Hymn in Anaheim.

lol. Was coming in to ask if that is what I heard

It's been going on for a while. Do NOT talk about Rancid and Ruby Soho in Boston in these threads; you'll get killed.

happened to me last year.

eta* But did you catch the Face To Face?

eta2* They also do Bro Hymn at Springfield Falcons (AHL) games. We all used to get a kick out of it, ironically at first, then almost genuinely. Swear I went from absolutely hating Pennywise to otherwise liking that damn song.

 

[Raider Nation]

What exactly do these idiots in the first row gain by banging on the glass, other than sore hands?

 

[Dickie Dunn]

What exactly do these idiots in the first row gain by banging on the glass, other than sore hands?

An "oldie" (well, from about a month ago) but a very goodie.

 

[Raider Nation]

What exactly do these idiots in the first row gain by banging on the glass, other than sore hands?

An "oldie" (well, from about a month ago) but a very goodie.

 

[rockaction]

What exactly do these idiots in the first row gain by banging on the glass, other than sore hands?

An "oldie" (well, from about a month ago) but a very goodie.

Yes. Remember that. ####### awesome.

 

[Raider Nation]

I just find the act itself sort of puzzling. As if the players are going to suddenly stop scrapping and say "Oh, hello person banging on the glass.... how is your day going?"

 

[Dickie Dunn]

I just find the act itself sort of puzzling. As if the players are going to suddenly stop scrapping and say "Oh, hello person banging on the glass.... how is your day going?"

Well, it sort of did happen that one time.

 

[Raider Nation]

 

[rockaction]

I just find the act itself sort of puzzling. As if the players are going to suddenly stop scrapping and say "Oh, hello person banging on the glass.... how is your day going?"

Well, it sort of did happen that one time.

Love that.

And we've got a game here!

 

[Raider Nation]

I just find the act itself sort of puzzling. As if the players are going to suddenly stop scrapping and say "Oh, hello person banging on the glass.... how is your day going?"

Well, it sort of did happen that one time.

Cute.

 

[rockaction]

Bruins clearly couldn't use Kessel or Seguin.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Bruins clearly couldn't use Kessel or Seguin.

1 P - BOSTON A 82 54 19 9 117 51 261 177 +84 31-7-3 23-12-6 3-6 5-2-3 LOST 1
2 Z - ANAHEIM P 82 54 20 8 116 51 266 209 +57 29-8-4 25-12-4 3-6 7-2-1 WON 4
3 Y - COLORADO C 82 52 22 8 112 47 250 220 +30 26-11-4 26-11-4 5-4 7-1-2 OT 1
4 X - ST. LOUIS C 82 52 23 7 111 43 248 191 +57 28-9-4 24-14-3 9-3 3-7-0 LOST 6
5 X - SAN JOSE P 82 51 22 9 111 41 249 200 +49 29-7-5 22-15-4 10-7 5-4-1 WON 2
6 Y - PITTSBURGH M 82 51 24 7 109 44 249 207 +42 28-9-4 23-15-3 7-3 5-3-2 OT 2
7 X - CHICAGO C 82 46 21 15 107 40 267 220 +47 27-7-7 19-14-8 6-8 5-5-0 LOST 2
8 X - TAMPA BAY A 82 46 27 9 101 38 240 215 +25 25-10-6 21-17-3 8-6 7-3-0 WON 4
9 X - MONTRÉAL A 82 46 28 8 100 40 215 204 +11 23-13-5 23-15-3 6-3 7-2-1 WON 1
10 X - LOS ANGELES P 82 46 28 8 100 38 206 174 +32 23-14-4 23-14-4 8-6 5-3-2 OT 1
11 X - MINNESOTA C 82 43 27 12 98 35 207 206 +1 26-10-5 17-17-7 8-8 6-3-1 LOST 1
12 X - NY RANGERS M 82 45 31 6 96 41 218 193 +25 20-17-4 25-14-2 4-3 6-2-2 OT 1
13 X - PHILADELPHIA M 82 42 30 10 94 39 236 235 +1 24-14-3 18-16-7 3-8 4-3-3 OT 1
14 X - COLUMBUS M 82 43 32 7 93 38 231 216 +15 22-15-4 21-17-3 5-2 6-3-1 WON 1
15 X - DETROIT A 82 39 28 15 93 34 222 230 -8 18-13-10 21-15-5 5-9 6-3-1 WON 1
16 X - DALLAS C 82 40 31 11 91 36 235 228 +7 23-11-7 17-20-4 4-5 6-4-0 LOST 1
17 WASHINGTON M 82 38 30 14 90 28 235 240 -5 21-13-7 17-17-7 10-11 4-3-3 OT 1
18 PHOENIX P 82 37 30 15 89 31 216 231 -15 22-14-5 15-16-10 6-7 3-4-3 WON 1
19 NASHVILLE C 82 38 32 12 88 36 216 242 -26 19-17-5 19-15-7 2-9 7-1-2 WON 3
20 NEW JERSEY M 82 35 29 18 88 35 197 208 -11 21-11-9 14-18-9 0-13 4-1-5 WON 1
21 OTTAWA A 82 37 31 14 88 30 236 265 -29 18-17-6 19-14-8 7-7 8-2-0 WON 5
22 WINNIPEG C 82 37 35 10 84 29 227 237 -10 18-17-6 19-18-4 8-6 5-4-1 WON 2
23 TORONTO A 82 38 36 8 84 29 231 256 -25 24-16-1 14-20-7 9-4 2-8-0 LOST 4
24 CAROLINA M 82 36 35 11 83 34 207 230 -23 18-17-6 18-18-5 2-4 5-3-2 WON 2
25 VANCOUVER P 82 36 35 11 83 31 196 223 -27 20-15-6 16-20-5 5-7 4-5-1 WON 1
26 NY ISLANDERS M 82 34 37 11 79 25 225 267 -42 13-19-9 21-18-2 9-6 6-2-2 WON 3
27 CALGARY P 82 35 40 7 77 28 209 241 -32 19-19-3 16-21-4 7-3 5-5-0 LOST 2
28 EDMONTON P 82 29 44 9 67 25 203 270 -67 16-22-3 13-22-6 4-3 4-6-0 WON 1
29 FLORIDA A 82 29 45 8 66 21 196 268 -72 16-20-5 13-25-3 8-6 3-7-0 LOST 1
30 BUFFALO A 82 21 51 10 52 14 157 248 -91 13-21-7 8-30-3 7-5 1-7-2 OT 1

 

[rockaction]

Bruins clearly couldn't use Kessel or Seguin.

1 P - BOSTON A 82 54 19 9 117 51 261 177 +84 31-7-3 23-12-6 3-6 5-2-3 LOST 1
2 Z - ANAHEIM P 82 54 20 8 116 51 266 209 +57 29-8-4 25-12-4 3-6 7-2-1 WON 4
3 Y - COLORADO C 82 52 22 8 112 47 250 220 +30 26-11-4 26-11-4 5-4 7-1-2 OT 1
4 X - ST. LOUIS C 82 52 23 7 111 43 248 191 +57 28-9-4 24-14-3 9-3 3-7-0 LOST 6
5 X - SAN JOSE P 82 51 22 9 111 41 249 200 +49 29-7-5 22-15-4 10-7 5-4-1 WON 2
6 Y - PITTSBURGH M 82 51 24 7 109 44 249 207 +42 28-9-4 23-15-3 7-3 5-3-2 OT 2
7 X - CHICAGO C 82 46 21 15 107 40 267 220 +47 27-7-7 19-14-8 6-8 5-5-0 LOST 2
8 X - TAMPA BAY A 82 46 27 9 101 38 240 215 +25 25-10-6 21-17-3 8-6 7-3-0 WON 4
9 X - MONTRÉAL A 82 46 28 8 100 40 215 204 +11 23-13-5 23-15-3 6-3 7-2-1 WON 1
10 X - LOS ANGELES P 82 46 28 8 100 38 206 174 +32 23-14-4 23-14-4 8-6 5-3-2 OT 1
11 X - MINNESOTA C 82 43 27 12 98 35 207 206 +1 26-10-5 17-17-7 8-8 6-3-1 LOST 1
12 X - NY RANGERS M 82 45 31 6 96 41 218 193 +25 20-17-4 25-14-2 4-3 6-2-2 OT 1
13 X - PHILADELPHIA M 82 42 30 10 94 39 236 235 +1 24-14-3 18-16-7 3-8 4-3-3 OT 1
14 X - COLUMBUS M 82 43 32 7 93 38 231 216 +15 22-15-4 21-17-3 5-2 6-3-1 WON 1
15 X - DETROIT A 82 39 28 15 93 34 222 230 -8 18-13-10 21-15-5 5-9 6-3-1 WON 1
16 X - DALLAS C 82 40 31 11 91 36 235 228 +7 23-11-7 17-20-4 4-5 6-4-0 LOST 1
17 WASHINGTON M 82 38 30 14 90 28 235 240 -5 21-13-7 17-17-7 10-11 4-3-3 OT 1
18 PHOENIX P 82 37 30 15 89 31 216 231 -15 22-14-5 15-16-10 6-7 3-4-3 WON 1
19 NASHVILLE C 82 38 32 12 88 36 216 242 -26 19-17-5 19-15-7 2-9 7-1-2 WON 3
20 NEW JERSEY M 82 35 29 18 88 35 197 208 -11 21-11-9 14-18-9 0-13 4-1-5 WON 1
21 OTTAWA A 82 37 31 14 88 30 236 265 -29 18-17-6 19-14-8 7-7 8-2-0 WON 5
22 WINNIPEG C 82 37 35 10 84 29 227 237 -10 18-17-6 19-18-4 8-6 5-4-1 WON 2
23 TORONTO A 82 38 36 8 84 29 231 256 -25 24-16-1 14-20-7 9-4 2-8-0 LOST 4
24 CAROLINA M 82 36 35 11 83 34 207 230 -23 18-17-6 18-18-5 2-4 5-3-2 WON 2
25 VANCOUVER P 82 36 35 11 83 31 196 223 -27 20-15-6 16-20-5 5-7 4-5-1 WON 1
26 NY ISLANDERS M 82 34 37 11 79 25 225 267 -42 13-19-9 21-18-2 9-6 6-2-2 WON 3
27 CALGARY P 82 35 40 7 77 28 209 241 -32 19-19-3 16-21-4 7-3 5-5-0 LOST 2
28 EDMONTON P 82 29 44 9 67 25 203 270 -67 16-22-3 13-22-6 4-3 4-6-0 WON 1
29 FLORIDA A 82 29 45 8 66 21 196 268 -72 16-20-5 13-25-3 8-6 3-7-0 LOST 1
30 BUFFALO A 82 21 51 10 52 14 157 248 -91 13-21-7 8-30-3 7-5 1-7-2 OT 1

We're both homers (well, me sort of), but do you want Loui Eriksson or Seguin on your third line? And wasn't the Kessel flip for Seguin?

It might not be; I'm not the best hockey GM guy. I can watch and pick up in a minute or five, but don't follow it like some of you guys do.

 

[rockaction]

Oh, Getzlaf. Jeez.

 

[Zegras11]

I'm in pain.

And I can finally breathe

 

[Raider Nation]

Oh, Getzlaf. Jeez.

He's a hockey player.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Kessel and Seguin are great goal-scorers, no question about that. There's also no question that Julien's system puts just as much emphasis on play at the other end of the ice and doing the little things all over, including off the ice.

Here's a good read on Zdeno Chara from earlier this year, which addressed the situation with both.

And funny that whenever the Seguin trade is brought up, it's always in comparison with Eriksson. People forget that there were other players in that deal, and that Reilly Smith had a great season (20-31-51, +28) skating alongside Bergeron and Marchand.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Would like to go to a Rangers game, but rather wait until a later round... Anyone see them making the finals?

 

[rockaction]

Kessel and Seguin are great goal-scorers, no question about that. There's also no question that Julien's system puts just as much emphasis on play at the other end of the ice and doing the little things all over, including off the ice.

Here's a good read on Zdeno Chara from earlier this year, which addressed the situation with both.

And funny that whenever the Seguin trade is brought up, it's always in comparison with Eriksson. People forget that there were other players in that deal, and that Reilly Smith had a great season (20-31-51, +28) skating alongside Bergeron and Marchand.

WEEI seems to remind us of that every day, and I still forget. And I watch all the time, so...

YMMV, if I'm being critical. Great point, if I'm being generous.

I'm going with YMMV.

Let's beat the damn Wings before msudaisy and Dr. D. show up to give us crap.

 

[rockaction]

Milbury just blasted Price. That means Aaron should have won his bet in the Olympics, clearly.

No sarc. Mibury's an...well, he's special.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Kessel and Seguin are great goal-scorers, no question about that. There's also no question that Julien's system puts just as much emphasis on play at the other end of the ice and doing the little things all over, including off the ice.

Here's a good read on Zdeno Chara from earlier this year, which addressed the situation with both.

And funny that whenever the Seguin trade is brought up, it's always in comparison with Eriksson. People forget that there were other players in that deal, and that Reilly Smith had a great season (20-31-51, +28) skating alongside Bergeron and Marchand.

WEEI seems to remind us of that every day, and I still forget. And I watch all the time, so...

YMMV, if I'm being critical. Great point, if I'm being generous.

I'm going with YMMV.

Let's beat the damn Wings before msudaisy and Dr. D. show up to give us crap.

It's all good. Just human nature that everyone loves players once they are gone, no matter what team or sport. My only point is that the Bruins still seem to be doing pretty well without them.

 

[rockaction]

Kessel and Seguin are great goal-scorers, no question about that. There's also no question that Julien's system puts just as much emphasis on play at the other end of the ice and doing the little things all over, including off the ice.

Here's a good read on Zdeno Chara from earlier this year, which addressed the situation with both.

And funny that whenever the Seguin trade is brought up, it's always in comparison with Eriksson. People forget that there were other players in that deal, and that Reilly Smith had a great season (20-31-51, +28) skating alongside Bergeron and Marchand.

WEEI seems to remind us of that every day, and I still forget. And I watch all the time, so...

YMMV, if I'm being critical. Great point, if I'm being generous.

I'm going with YMMV.

Let's beat the damn Wings before msudaisy and Dr. D. show up to give us crap.

It's all good. Just human nature that everyone loves players once they are gone, no matter what team or sport. My only point is that the Bruins still seem to be doing pretty well without them.

That's quite a good article link, BTW. I can't help but think that Julien had a ton to do with the Canadian nationals and their system.

I'm still stuck on Olympic hockey. Dang. That loss hurts.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Obviously the Bruins are still a very very good team, but let's not pretend Seguin isn't an absolute stud who's far superior to Eriksson+Reilly Smith.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Obviously the Bruins are still a very very good team, but let's not pretend Seguin isn't an absolute stud who's far superior to Eriksson+Reilly Smith.

He is, but I'm not sure it ever was going to work for him in Boston. As strange as that sounds for a guy who is so young and was in town for only three seasons. Obviously he's in a much better system to play his style of game in Dallas.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Obviously the Bruins are still a very very good team, but let's not pretend Seguin isn't an absolute stud who's far superior to Eriksson+Reilly Smith.

He is, but I'm not sure it ever was going to work for him in Boston. As strange as that sounds for a guy who is so young and was in town for only three seasons. Obviously he's in a much better system to play his style of game in Dallas.

A puck possession goal scoring game is pretty universal, his stats in Dallas are quite likely better than they'd be in Boston, but I think he'd be just fine no matter what team in the league he played for. Still think trading a 21 year old stud because he likes to party is beyond idiotic; and although Boston is still succeeding brilliantly without him at the moment, I think they're gonna regret that trade for the next decade +.

 

[rockaction]

Apparently Hasek wins consensus top goalie of all time. Brodeur fifth, Roy third.

Most stunning personnel grievance I've ever seen in sports was this. Patrick Roy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gxlO243ztE

This is when I really followed hockey. Unreal.

 

[chet]

NHL Playoffs are best according to ESPN poll?

Very surprising.

 

[Tom Servo]

Would like to go to a Rangers game, but rather wait until a later round... Anyone see them making the finals?

Not that I'm aware of.

 

[Billy Bats]

Would like to go to a Rangers game, but rather wait until a later round... Anyone see them making the finals?

There's a 50/50 chance they don't leave the first round. Go while you can.

 

[Franknbeans]

Kessel and Seguin are great goal-scorers, no question about that. There's also no question that Julien's system puts just as much emphasis on play at the other end of the ice and doing the little things all over, including off the ice.

Here's a good read on Zdeno Chara from earlier this year, which addressed the situation with both.

And funny that whenever the Seguin trade is brought up, it's always in comparison with Eriksson. People forget that there were other players in that deal, and that Reilly Smith had a great season (20-31-51, +28) skating alongside Bergeron and Marchand.

WEEI seems to remind us of that every day, and I still forget. And I watch all the time, so...

YMMV, if I'm being critical. Great point, if I'm being generous.

I'm going with YMMV.

Let's beat the damn Wings before msudaisy and Dr. D. show up to give us crap.

It's all good. Just human nature that everyone loves players once they are gone, no matter what team or sport. My only point is that the Bruins still seem to be doing pretty well without them.

Seguin 37-47 84 pts

Smith 20-31 51 pts

Eriksson 10-27 37 pts

total 30-58 88 pts

Obviously, it would have been great if Seguin got his head out his ### and was a better teammate when he was here but sometimes (and this goes in any sport) players need to be traded to reach their full potential. It sucks that the B's couldn;t have realized that but they don't seem to be any worse for wear.