The Official NHL 2023-2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kobalt

Yeah, no way Marner is a Leaf next year

Marners future is so tough.

He has a NMC so he can and probably will veto any trade (no way his dad wants him anywhere but Toronto, except maybe Ottawa but only if Sens were already a good team).

But then in free agency he's demanding the world and then some which will cripple the team even more.

But you also can't just let him walk in free agency....

[Majingir]

Fine, Bruins in 5 then.

[bhurst99]

I thought the Leafs were the better team tonight and deserved the win.

Not often you see the winning team from Game 1 change goalies and the losing team stick with their goalie. (I realize Boston has rotated goalies all year but a bit odd in the playoffs).

And the streak of home teams winning in the playoffs ends at six.

[Kobalt]

Very inspiring performance from Mark Stone scoring in his first game back

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by bhurst99

I thought the Leafs were the better team tonight and deserved the win. Not often you see the winning team from Game 1 change goalies and the losing team stick with their goalie. (I realize Boston has rotated goalies all year but a bit odd in the playoffs). And the streak of home teams winning in the playoffs ends at six.

Swayman definitely starts game 3, even if Ullmark had a shutout.

Question for the Leafs, does Nylander return in game 3?

Quote: Originally Posted by Kobalt

Very inspiring performance from Mark Stone scoring in his first game back

You love to see a guy coming back from a long gruelling injury and making a statement. Must have sucked for Vegas having him out for so long and having to suffer without him or his cap hit...

[Majingir]

Gotta love the NHL personalities...

Geno: Connor, lets start with the hard hitting question. Game 1 of the playoffs, how do you decide what suit to wear?

McDavid: Just gotta treat it like any other game.....


He lobs one in for you to just give a funny ice breaking answer and that's all you give.




In other games....
Islanders up 3-1 after 2. Canes had 17 shots in the 3rd and scored 4 times. Islanders had 12 shots all game!


And Marchand is getting fined for diving.......right?
https://x.com/TakesByJ/status/1782596613027819960

The audio is the Bruins radio guys and even they felt it was ridiculous. If you look closer, Marchand grabs the leg that WASN'T "slashed". So he dove and also sold the wrong leg.

[tarheelguy4736]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

In other games.... Islanders up 3-1 after 2. Canes had 17 shots in the 3rd and scored 4 times. Islanders had 12 shots all game!

The Canes virtually dominated the whole game. The Islanders had some opportunities towards the end of the 1st and start of the 2nd, but then the Canes just poured it on.

This Canes team is a lot different than previous years. They have more fire and grit. The addition of Guentzel and Kuznetsov has been tremendous and some of the guys have more toughness than previous years.

Really hope they can keep this up throughout the playoffs.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by tarheelguy4736

The Canes virtually dominated the whole game. The Islanders had some opportunities towards the end of the 1st and start of the 2nd, but then the Canes just poured it on. This Canes team is a lot different than previous years. They have more fire and grit. The addition of Guentzel and Kuznetsov has been tremendous and some of the guys have more toughness than previous years. Really hope they can keep this up throughout the playoffs.

I definitely see Canes in the finals. It's Bettmans NHL, he'd love a finals of Canes vs Vegas or Dallas.

With Coyotes done, Canes are one of the bottom 5 teams in valuation so Bettman for sure would want their value jumping. Not much you can do to Buffalo or Columbus right now. Winnipeg hopefully picks it up. Then it's just Florida and Carolina rounding out bottom 5.