Game was over when Blake scored PP goal for Carolina and after the puck was in the net Ekblad winds up and crushes him with an elbow - no call of course for a repeat offender. We'll see what the NHL does but that was worse than anything Rempe was suspended for.
Still think the WCF will be a long coin flip series, but you do feel that at some point the Oilers goaltending questions will catchup with them. They didn't last postseason, and haven't this postseason so far, but it is always lurking with them. Plus, maybe the Stars are due to finally make the SCF, this being their 3rd straight WCF, 0-2 in the previous two trips.
Through 2 games the ECF has gone as expected. The Canes are a cut below the Panthers, and it's very clear. It's unfortunate if you want to see a long close series. If they lose game 3, the Canes could be swept by the Panthers again. Florida looks really strong to win their 2nd straight Cup. I do think the West winner will have a shot and make it a close series though, the Oilers and Stars are both good teams with a lot of talent.
Aho with another cheap knee. These things happen because Parros is an incompetent, dumb fuck that doesn’t punish players the first time.
Looks like the hockey WCF will be the only series out of the 4 that will be a close long series. The WCF has 6 or 7 written all over it, I just hope Hintz is okay for Dallas.
The gritless Hurricanes are more like a gentle breeze, very unimpressive so far. Even when the game is out of hand the Panthers continue to bully them.
The Canes had no business making the eastern conference finals. Their team does not have anywhere near the talent to go that far. Their defenseman core blows.
They made the ECF because the Met division was terrible this season, and they took advantage of the weak half of the bracket, that's the only reason I thought the Canes would make the ECF to start with. I believe the Lightning, Leafs, and obviously the Panthers are all better than the Canes. This Canes team is nowhere near as good as they have been the past few seasons, they have lost a lot of good players over that period of time, and they've always been questionable in goal. While I still believe the WCF is a coin toss series that either team can win, it seems like we are destined for a Panthers/Oilers rematch (both West teams would have home ice over the Panthers).
That's interesting when I literally wrote the WCF is a coin toss series either team can win, I also said the same thing before game 1, and said I was rooting for Dallas. You just making stuff up with the voices in your head doesn't make it reality.
We should hope McDavid wins the cup this year because I guarantee he’s gonna be a Ranger and that’s what I’m hearing.
I'd bet if you asked Conor McDavid 1000 times who he would rather play for...Edmonton or the NY Rangers he would answer Edmonton. Every. Time. I would argue there are few players outside of the current Rangers roster who give a fuck about the Rangers winning another cup.
Yeah, whoever is willing to pay more. But thanks to a salary cap neither team really has leverage over the other.
McDavid is a UFA '26-'27, Draisaitl is making $14 mil, where does that put McDavid, $20? Can Edmonton afford those 2 contracts? I don't think a trade is that far fetched and with the Rangers losing Panarin's salary next year they're one of the teams that can step up with McDavid money. Definitely good board fodder.
