NHL Playoff Thread

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Interesting stat, only 1 player in the salary cap era with a double-digit AAV salary ($10M+) has won a playoff series, that's Carey Price.

 

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Interesting stat, only 1 player in the salary cap era with a double-digit AAV salary ($10M+) has won a playoff series, that's Carey Price.
The hallmark of teams making a deep playoff run are that they roll four good lines.
Wall Street Journal article crediting Nathan Mackinnon's contract - 79th highest in the NHL this year - with Colorado's ability to build a deep bench around him and that's the winning recipe.

 

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The hallmark of teams making a deep playoff run are that they roll four good lines.
Wall Street Journal article crediting Nathan Mackinnon's contract - 79th highest in the NHL this year - with Colorado's ability to build a deep bench around him and that's the winning recipe.

So you would figure Mr. Analytics guy (Dubas) would look into this? As for Nate MacKinnon, he hasn't won the cup in his first 5 years, actually not many stars have today, which shows you that the playoffs are hard to win. This was Matthews's 5th year, so I think the Leafs stay the course with Matthews for a while.
 
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Dubas painted the Leafs into a corner by handing out those outlandish contracts. BTW: John Tavares made the TERB's worse NHL contract list.
(299) Worst Nhl contracts? | Toronto Escorts Review Board Forum | Terb

This article pulls no punches, nor should it. Marner is on a 17 game no goal playoff streak.
Is this the end for Mitch Marner? - Pension Plan Puppets
Did you know that Brad Marchand once went 20 playoff games without a goal? Might be hope for Marner yet!
 
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4 game suspension for Scheifele.

Update: Since it is less than 6 games, it is not appealable. Unlike the Kadri situation (8 games).
 
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Smith scored for the Bruins in the 1st Period, and 🐀 Wins it in OT at the 16:24 Mark… Bruins win 2-1

Rat’s 3rd Career OT Playoff Goal

Second Round Series Bruins up 2-1

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I like John Bartlett's play-by-play.

I think that it's better than Chris Cuthbert's.
 

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I like John Bartlett's play-by-play.

I think that it's better than Chris Cuthbert's.
cuthbert is absolute shite. 'did you see that'? gtf outta here. he rambles on about when a player was in peewee for the 'bobcaygeon bandits' [ or whatever] when he was 13, yada, yada, wtf cares. he,s terrible. they should have brought back bob cole for habs vs leafs series.
 

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cuthbert is absolute shite. 'did you see that'? gtf outta here. he rambles on about when a player was in peewee for the 'bobcaygeon bandits' [ or whatever] when he was 13, yada, yada, wtf cares. he,s terrible. they should have brought back bob cole for habs vs leafs series.
That's the complaint I have on Ron McLean...rambles on about a players parents or minor hockey hockey coach...last night he dropped the names of Scheifele's family and went on about what great people they are...like, what the fuck do they matter to any story?
 
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That's the complaint I have on Ron McLean...rambles on about a players parents or minor hockey hockey coach...last night he dropped the names of Scheifele's family and went on about what great people they are...like, what the fuck do they matter to any story?
I 100% know we will never have the same opinion of the Habs or some of their former players - but I 100% agree with you about Ron MacLean last night - I almost threw up listening to that sniveling sycophants' ramble about Scheifele's parents (and yes I know some people have been not very nice to them lately)
 

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The hallmark of teams making a deep playoff run are that they roll four good lines.
Regardless of how deep the Habs go, they have exceeded all expectations so far. Just like in the regular season, the Habs are rolling 4 forward lines. Nick Suzuki has the most TOI at 19:02, everybody else is lower. (The Leafs had 3 players over 22:00 TOI.) I'm one of those guys who believes you can't keep throwing the same players on the ice over and over because, well, because they're only human.
Montreal Canadiens @ NHL - 2021 Playoff Stats (quanthockey.com)
Toronto Maple Leafs @ NHL - 2021 Playoff Stats (quanthockey.com)
 
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That's the complaint I have on Ron McLean...rambles on about a players parents or minor hockey hockey coach...last night he dropped the names of Scheifele's family and went on about what great people they are...like, what the fuck do they matter to any story?
I agree about MacLean, no argument on the rambling and irrelevant stories, but he involved Scheifele's family last night because his parents and siblings have been receiving hate mail and threats and that sort of crap shouldn't happen.

I turned against MacLean in the 2010 Olympics when he hosted two Canadian bobsleigh gold medalists and while they were sitting there with him for an interview he rambled for a full five minutes about the Canadian hockey team and only turned to them to ask: "Would you agree?"
Absolutely no attention to them, their win, their lives or their sport.
 

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NYI Win 4-1 (2 Goals ENG)
Krejci scored Boston’s only Goal in the 2nd

Second Round Series All tied 2-2

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