its an interesting stat that since 2001 Canes made playoffs only 4 times, but each of the times they advanced to at least conference finals. Some teams have a really hard time transitioning into playoff hockey after successful regular season, while Carolina somehow cuts through first rounds pretty easily (while struggles to sustain motivation for 82 meaningless games). RN im actually not sure if Bruins/Bobrovsky can stop them.
This being said, i do like West much more this season. All 4 teams are pretty exciting to watch

JimmiC

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May 04 2019 16:35 GMT

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May 05 2019 02:02 GMT

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vult

United States9400 Posts

May 05 2019 14:57 GMT

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oh yeah it was great! nailbiter, luckily Pastranak is back on his game he could really help the Bruins go the distance. He is probably my favorite player right now, other than Ovechkin

QuanticHawk

United States32130 Posts

May 05 2019 15:36 GMT

#166

Pastranak is great. I love watching him. Torts guaranteed a game 7. This is gonna be good. I kinda want an all expansion conference finals. As long as there are no canadian clubs everything is okay.

On May 01 2019 12:18 xDaunt wrote:
It is criminal that MacKinnon didn't get a Hart nomination. That top line that he anchors is the Avs. They have garbage depth behind it and a pedestrian blue line at best.

Yeah he's fantastic. The Avs right now remind me of how Taylor Hall dragged the Devils to the playoffs last year. He's got a little more help but it's still similar. I am kinda amazed the Avs have done as well as they did (I totally picked Calgary last round)

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May 05 2019 15:39 GMT

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QuanticHawk

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May 05 2019 15:45 GMT

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On May 06 2019 00:39 JimmiC wrote:
He can flat out score, Marchant made the play on both his goals and then he is a finisher. That line has it all Bergeron to be best face off guy and best defensive forward in hockey still good offence. Marchant while being an complete jackass at times, is a super fast and shift skater really good in his end really good on offense and his transition game is great. Then Pasta is getting better at D but he is just a straight up sniper, pure goal scorer. Hearing it called the perfection line on TV over and over is annoying, but they are not wrong.

Oh yeah I think they're the best all around line in the league hands down. And they still play really pretty hockey. I basically want to see the B's move on just because I like watching them.

fLyiNgDroNe

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May 05 2019 16:07 GMT

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yeah its a shame Marchant gets his inner asshole coming out at times, but for the rest, he is a super slick handler and skater. That line has been consistently the best in the league for some time, exciting to watch. I do prefer Bruins for the conference finals, but will not mind game 7

vult

United States9400 Posts

May 07 2019 19:33 GMT

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Bruins are going to win it all I think. Their top line is finally in form and Rask is playing so well rn. Carolina is strong but they must be running out of gas.

fLyiNgDroNe

Belgium4073 Posts

May 08 2019 08:04 GMT

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what a game. So many chances and nerves taking the top of the players, exactly the game7 experience! Happy for Blues, but already looking forward for another game 7 tonight!

JimmiC

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May 08 2019 16:45 GMT

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xDaunt

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May 09 2019 01:02 GMT

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Alright, Sharks need to put the Avs away. Avs have no business taking this series.

xDaunt

United States17988 Posts

May 09 2019 01:16 GMT

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Uh oh. Looks like MacKinnon has a broken collar bone.

JimmiC

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FaCE_1

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May 09 2019 10:04 GMT

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well, at that point, I would like the Sharks to win it all. I think they waited long enough and both Joe need to win.

fLyiNgDroNe

Belgium4073 Posts

May 09 2019 12:12 GMT

#178

Yeah SJ winning the Cup would be the second best thing after Caps winning last year. Go Sharks!

QuanticHawk

United States32130 Posts

May 10 2019 00:07 GMT

#179

I can’t stand Evander Kane but I like the rest of that team

I can’t stand all the whining today about the call. That idiot Ken Campbell from thn is so obnoxious. I hope he gets shitcanned soon