NHL Playoffs 2014

Can’t play the what-if game in sports. It’s why I’m not even thinking about an imaginary scenario where the Rangers won either of the first two games. Besides, Montreal and New York play nearly identical styles that would have struggled against a big Kings team that can skate.

If Montreal was playing, the Kings would win the series in 3 games without need for 4th.

@Imperious:

If Montreal was playing, the Kings would win the series in 3 games without need for 4th.

Fk you IL, you fking piece of dog s**t!!… just kidding, you’re probably right  :wink:.

I’ll be the first to admit the Rangers were lucky to win that game, especially since Stralman and Stepan made the biggest saves of the game. As hollow as a win down 3-0 is, it felt good to have some lucky breaks go the Rangers way.

It seems to me every time Dan Girardi turns the puck over it results in a Kings goal.

@General:

I’ll be the first to admit the Rangers were lucky to win that game, especially since Stralman and Stepan made the biggest saves of the game. As hollow as a win down 3-0 is, it felt good to have some lucky breaks go the Rangers way.

It seems to me every time Dan Girardi turns the puck over it results in a Kings goal.

At least they were playing hard and refusing to give up, if they played the opposite… at least one of those pucks on the goal line goes in.

For the second near goal if that same situation developed ten minutes earlier the puck probably trickles in since there would be fewer ice shavings built up. Hard to imagine the Kings losing again but I can’t imagine them playing any better than they did in the 3rd period, so if they slip just a little that could give the Rangers a shot.

People: Kings let them win that so they can win on home court and have parade on weekend, rather than Thursday.

Don’t get any hope.

@Imperious:

People: Kings let them win that so they can win on home court and have parade on weekend, rather than Thursday.

Don’t get any hope.

It’s called home ice in hockey.

The Rangers have played much better on the road all year, including the playoffs, so whatever.

Well see told you.

Congratulations to the LA Kings for their Stanley Cup Championship, and thanks to everyone here for making this such a great discussion thread.

@Imperious:

Well see told you.

Suspiciously absent from the NBA thread…

@LHoffman:

@Young:

Congratulations to the LA Kings for their Stanley Cup Championship, and thanks to everyone here for making this such a great discussion thread.

Agreed. Look forward to next year. Maybe we can do one for the reg season.

Absolutely, but you really need to consider creating a twitter account… it may not have been created for sports fans, but it might as well have been.

Suspiciously absent from the NBA thread…

But not here.

Yep, a double OT clincher in which the Rangers hit a few posts (Kings too, to be fair) is exactly how Daryl Sutter drew it up.  The Kings were the better team but winning three OT games in a series is pretty rare.

@LHoffman:

@Young:

Absolutely, but you really need to consider creating a twitter account… it may not have been created for sports fans, but it might as well have been.

I have been on and off of Facebook twice and that was plenty. Social media really doesn’t have any draw for me.

Dude, I felt the same way because facebook is crap, but when I started working with a Habs fan as passionate as I was, he kept bugging me to use twitter and I said “no thanks, I’ve got my favorite websites for the team news and I’m quite happy with them”. As time went by, it became clear that he was much more informed about the Habs than I was, on draft day, free agency, trade deadline, even GM meetings… he was telling me stuff about the team hours ahead of my favorite sports sites. When It came off the wire that Montreal traded Eric Cole for Michael Ryder, I ran straight out to the shop and said “Yo Martin… we just got Ryder for Cole”, he replied “ya I know… we also got a 3rd round pick out of it”. Of course it wasn’t until an hour later that the 2 biggest sports conglomerates in Canada finally reported the addition of the 3rd round pick, and needless to say, it was getting embarrassing. After all the answers “Twitter dude… Twitter” to my “how did you know that?” questions… I finally created an account and now I’m following top insiders like Bob MacKenzie, and Nick Kypreos who tweet their news before reporting it on their respective networks… not to mention over 1000 Habs fans following my own tweets.

Red Wing fans need your knowledge Lucas… just sayin.