2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs thread

[2muchcoffeeman]

Not in this case. Most transplants are like me. I root for all the Detroit teams and don't give a **** about Tampa teams

Yeah, but they’re buying Lightning tickets to watch their old teams … and maybe they’re buying Lightning tickets to root against their teams’ old rivals.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Yeah, but they're buying Lightning tickets to watch their old teams … and maybe they're buying Lightning tickets to root against their teams' old rivals.

But some are like Shayne Gostisbehere, who grew up in Pembroke Pines and played for the Florida Junior Panthers

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

But some are like Shayne Gostisbehere, who grew up in Pembroke Pines and played for the Florida Junior Panthers

I blame jai alai.

 

[Batman]

Yeah, but they're buying Lightning tickets to watch their old teams … and maybe they're buying Lightning tickets to root against their teams' old rivals.

The Lightning have sold out almost every game for the last 10 years. That's a lot of pent-up hate.

 

[micropolitan guy]

Twin Cities station went to the regularly-scheduled emergency broadcast system update seconds before the winning goal. That's a huge uff-da.

 

[Cosmo]

Per the Athletic, Stars fire DeBoer

 

[MileHigh]

Confirmed.

 

[Liut]

Dallas probably needed a new voice in the room.
In other news, CBJ's Sean Monahan was awarded the Masterton Trophy. Meredith Gaudreau made the presentation in a surprise visit to Monahan's Toronto home.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

This firing had everything to do with pulling Ottenger in that elimination game, right?

I get the frustration of not breaking through, but 3 years in a row in the ECF is a pretty damn good run.

 

[ChrisLong]

I always liked DeBoer, but never over-react. It only gets you in trouble. The way it was handled was awkward, too. Oettinger was skating back onto the ice after the timeout when DeBoer motioned to make the change. Nobody knew until then, including the backup, Casey DeSmith.

The Ducks should have won the Cup in 2014, but part of the team being derailed was Boudreau scratching Selanne from a playoff game -- an over-reaction.

 

[da man]

Confirmed.

I follow hockey only casually, so forgive me if this is a dumb take, but this seems like insanity to me.

 

[Gutter]

I follow hockey only casually, so forgive me if this is a dumb take, but this seems like insanity to me.

NHL is notorious for knee-jerk reactions on firing coaches.

 

[Della9250]

NHL is notorious for knee-jerk reactions on firing coaches.

There are only three coaches with more than three seasons at their current stop

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[Batman]

Cool moment for the anthem singer to lay out and let the crowd sing Oh Canada.
But does he get paid less since he only sang half the song?

 

[MileHigh]

Cool moment for the anthem singer to lay out and let the crowd sing Oh Canada.
But does he get paid less since he only sang half the song?

He always does that. It's way cool.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

****, hope you bet the over tonight.

 

[MileHigh]

This game is nuts less than 13 in.

 

[HanSenSE]

Prediction: This series will not be remembered for its stellar goaltending.

 

[Batman]

There have been more penalties in this first period than a lot of full series.