General NHL Talk 2021-2022

[gotbeer]

Tampa is done.  Josh Manson just beat Vasilevsky.  

[deepdrive]

Announcer quotes:

”and Josh Manson with a surprisingly beautiful shot”

“... when Josh Manson scores on a two on one.”

Insulting, but sadly true.

[deepdrive]

And, they continue to make fun of Manson’s shooting abilities.

[gotbeer]

28 minutes ago, deepdrive said:

And, they continue to make fun of Manson’s shooting abilities.

 

Somewhere, a bunch of stupid Ducks fans are clamoring for Beeker to sign Manson as an UFA.  

[arch stanton]

And Perry being Perry

[gotbeer]

Damn, @arch stanton.  Your Lanche are just high flying.  Making a mockery of what I thought would be a pretty good finals.

[arch stanton]

34 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Damn, @arch stanton.  Your Lanche are just high flying.  Making a mockery of what I thought would be a pretty good finals.

This team as we're seeing it never played together until the playoffs started. That's when they finally got everyone they wanted on the ice together. Tampa hasn't come across a forecheck like this and they're not dealing with it. And maybe it changes a little when Cooper gets last change but the Avs top 6 is destroying the Lightning top 6 and Maroon and Perry can't stay up with Helm, O'Connor, and Cogs or Sturm. Call it a mismatch in goal if you want but Darcy can play and apparently his eyes are ok now

[arch stanton]

Here's a fun little stat. Tampa 7 shots on goal at even strength. In an entire game in which the Avs had 7 goals. Asses thoroughly kicked

[deepdrive]

We'll see. I think game 3 is going to be the biggest game of the series. Back in TB, they're down 2-0. So, I think they will get the calls on the ice. They've already come back in these playoffs. They're not going to be down on themselves. They'll probably be up. It's a must win game and, if they do win, they'll be back in their game.

Tampa Bay is a lot better than what we've seen. If they win on Monday, they will knock some of the swagger out of Colorado. If they lose, it's when, not if, they get eliminated.

[deepdrive]

16 hours ago, gotbeer said:

 

Somewhere, a bunch of stupid Ducks fans are clamoring for Beeker to sign Manson as an UFA.  

The best part of that is the good feeling of knowing Verbeek won't do it.

[deepdrive]

Wow! Did that broadcast take a turn up when Barkley sat at the desk. They need to get a big personality to liven up their duds.

[gotbeer]

Lol.  Manson doing what Manson does best.  Blocking the sun on his own goalie.

[gotbeer]

3 Ducks, go into a corner........

[gotbeer]

Damn, the Ducks are all gooning it up.

[gotbeer]

Lol, announcers pointing out that Manson is a dumbshit on the intermission report.

[gotbeer]

Well, the Champs aren't going to go away quietly.  They still need to win on Thursday.  But it's a series.

[arch stanton]

I get the feeling that Manson and Cogs are not big fans of Perry and now Maroon gets sucked in to defend his goon teammate. I've become a big fan of Cogs. He's the fearless leader of the bottom 6 right now.

The Avs let it get away early but they still had plenty of shifts where they dominated. With a better start in game 4 they'll go back to Denver up 3-1 and ready to hoist the Cup

[deepdrive]

I would think it's more likely that we continue to see home team victories through game 5. Colorado up 3-2 after 5 and then it's wide open game 6 (and if needed game7).

Just my guess. Which hasn't meant a lot in these playoffs so far.

Of course, if Kucherov becomes ineffective because of his injury tonight, that changes a lot.

[arch stanton]

I’m 90% sure we’ll see Kadri in game 4 and Burakovski maybe 50/50

[gotbeer]

Kadri in for the game.

[gotbeer]

Damn.  Wonder why the whistle isn't blown for the mask coming off?

[gotbeer]

Hey they read my mind.  Because there was an immediate scoring chance.

[gotbeer]

Man, 9-1 scoring chances for the Lightning.  But it seems like Colorado is in the Tampa Zone more.

[gotbeer]

And here comes the Lanche PP.  Big test.

[gotbeer]

New game.  All tied up.