Official NHL 2015-2016 Thread

[King Postwhore]

Still Chad,  the B's shouldn't be in this position.   They choked down the stretch.

[King Postwhore]

Dear Bruins.  How can you be so flat when the playoffs is on the lin . You deserve to miss the playoffs.   Disgusting.

[Jarlaxle]

Not a Bruins fan (Go Pens), but that is actually embarrassing. Your season is on the line and you are getting blown out by Ottawa? Bye bye Claude.

[King Postwhore]

All season it's been like this but I the last game of the year, the playoffs on the line and you play like this?!

[jingle.boy]

All season it's been like this but I the last game of the year, the playoffs on the line and you play like this?!

I'll never forget the worst final game played by a team I've ever seen - 2000 Playoffs; game 6 Tor vs NJ.  Tor registered 6 shots on goal - THE WHOLE GAME ... 3/2/1 by period.

[SystematicThought]

Not a Bruins fan (Go Pens), but that is actually embarrassing. Your season is on the line and you are getting blown out by Ottawa? Bye bye Claude.

And the Sens may be hiring Claude 

But as bad as the Sens, they are 8th in the league in goals for. If our defense was way way better, we would be in the playoffs. We're fourth in the league in goals against. That being said, I'm looking forward to a summer of change. I hope Murray steps aside. It's for the best.

[zerogravityfat]

All season it's been like this but I the last game of the year, the playoffs on the line and you play like this?!

I'll never forget the worst final game played by a team I've ever seen - 2000 Playoffs; game 6 Tor vs NJ.  Tor registered 6 shots on goal - THE WHOLE GAME ... 3/2/1 by period.

it's called good defense

[King Postwhore]

ZGF!!!! How the hell are you?!!

[zerogravityfat]

ZGF!!!! How the hell are you?!!

i'm doing well, just came back from a long hiatus, not great hockeywise i guess but happy to see old faces.

[Hyperplex]

Hey, Gil.

[millahh]

Playoffs... We're taking about playoffs!!!

[millahh]

I'd like to add...in week 7, the Flyers had a ~3.7% chance of making the playoffs, and the odds were still below 18% as late as week 20...and here we are at week 27, and they're in!

EDIT:, Yeah, after the way Boston shat on the ice today with the playoffs on the line, Claude is toast.

[SystematicThought]

St Louis vs Chicago, first round. Gonna be an interesting one!

[zerogravityfat]

Just realized I started this thread and came back on the last day of season, that was epic symmetry

[jingle.boy]

A little late but ...

Still, I predict I will be making the following post by Saturday afternoon:

Welcome to Chokesville; population - Bruins.

[jingle.boy]

Just realized I started this thread and came back on the last day of season, that was epic symmetry

And I guess that's the reason I totally lapsed out that you haven't been around... I always saw your handle when coming into the NHL thread.

Nice to have see old names coming back to teh forumz.

[Accelerando]

Fuck Habs, injuring one of our best players right on the doorsteps of the playoffs. Looks like we're going to be playing Detroit without Tyler Johnson now. Stamkos definitely won't return with his blood clot surgery. Doesn't look good for my Bolts.

[King Postwhore]

A little late but ...

Still, I predict I will be making the following post by Saturday afternoon:

Welcome to Chokesville; population - Bruins.

Well duh.

[TheCountOfNYC]

Part of me wants the Islanders to lose today so the Rangers can finish ahead of them. The other part of me wants them to win so that the Rangers play Florida instead of Pittsburgh.

[DragonAttack]

Thank you, Ottawa.  Now we get to go up against Yzerman and the Bolts again (ugh)

[millahh]

Part of me wants the Islanders to lose today so the Rangers can finish ahead of them. The other part of me wants them to win so that the Rangers play Florida instead of Pittsburgh.

I think the Rangers might win for losing today.  I've got a feeling that Pittsburgh is making a run this year.

[KevShmev]

If recent history has shown us anything, it's that it doesn't really matter how hot or cold a team is down the stretch before the playoffs.  Once the playoffs begin, it's a whole new ball game.

[gmillerdrake]

St Louis vs Chicago, first round. Gonna be an interesting one!

Law of Averages say we (StL) will beat Chicago...eventually...Right?    I have a bunch of buddies who are "scared" and worried about Chicago. The way I look at it, we've played them tough the past few years and have a pretty good team this year. You''re probably gonna have to go through Chicago to get to the Cup anyway so might as well get it out of the way right off the bat. If we lose well....we lose, what's new? But when we beat them in 6 games that'll be a huge boost not only getting the first round and done monkey off their back but it'll be beating a great team.

[KevShmev]

Gary, you're more optimistic than I am. I am expecting another first round gag job, so hey, if they somehow pull it off, I'll be happily surprised.  Dip shit Hitchcock was mixing the lines up last night again, too.  Yeah, the lines they had been using were working too well, so let's change it and make guys play with others they normally don't play with, right before the playoffs. Brilliant.

[gmillerdrake]

Gary, you're more optimistic than I am. I am expecting another first round gag job, so hey, if they somehow pull it off, I'll be happily surprised.  Dip shit Hitchcock was mixing the lines up last night again, too.  Yeah, the lines they had been using were working too well, so let's change it and make guys play with others they normally don't play with, right before the playoffs. Brilliant.

Like I said, I'd rather just either get it over with or use a series win against Chicago as a major moral and confidence boost. Don't get me wrong....Chicago is a friggin' awesome team. And they are an even better playoff team because year after year their star players show up in the playoffs and produce. That has been the Blues issue...our star players vanish. Other than Tarasenko (who performs in the playoffs) our best players are usually third and fourth line guys. I don't think that'll be the case this time and we can beat Chicago with our star players performing. I think they'll do it.

[TAC]

Wow the Bruins suck. What a waste of a season. The goal was develop young players and make the playoffs. The did neither. 

[fadetoblackdude7]

St Louis vs Chicago, first round. Gonna be an interesting one!

Bring it on!

[KevShmev]

The last game of the season ended nearly an hour ago and the NHL still hasn't announced the entire first round playoff schedule. God, the NHL sucks. 

[Dark Castle]

Sharks vs Kings, I'm feeling good about this rematch. We've had their number for the most part this season, and we have the depth to handle injuries, unlike last time when we lost Pickles 

[TheCountOfNYC]

Wow. What a spineless showing from the Islanders. It's clear they were losing on purpose so they can get Florida instead of Pittsburgh. And the fans were happy about it too. Now the Rangers have to play Pittsburgh and either Washington or Philly to get to the conference finals while the Islanders have the easier sequence of Florida and either Detroit or an injured Lightning squad to play in order to get to the conference finals.

[TheCountOfNYC]

Rest in peace Ed Snider.

[SchecterShredder]

Wow. What a spineless showing from the Islanders. It's clear they were losing on purpose so they can get Florida instead of Pittsburgh. And the fans were happy about it too. Now the Rangers have to play Pittsburgh and either Washington or Philly to get to the conference finals while the Islanders have the easier sequence of Florida and either Detroit or an injured Lightning squad to play in order to get to the conference finals.

Not sure if going through Florida is going to be easier than Pitt. Granted the Pens have been playing solid down the stretch, but they were a train wreck for a while. And their goaltending is beyond suspect going in to the playoffs. Definitely a good idea to avoid having to face Washington in the conference final, but knowing the Caps, they'll be gone in the 1st round anyway lol.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Go Caps and such!

[mikeyd23]

Wow. What a spineless showing from the Islanders. It's clear they were losing on purpose so they can get Florida instead of Pittsburgh. And the fans were happy about it too. Now the Rangers have to play Pittsburgh and either Washington or Philly to get to the conference finals while the Islanders have the easier sequence of Florida and either Detroit or an injured Lightning squad to play in order to get to the conference finals.

Not sure if going through Florida is going to be easier than Pitt. Granted the Pens have been playing solid down the stretch, but they were a train wreck for a while. And their goaltending is beyond suspect going in to the playoffs. Definitely a good idea to avoid having to face Washington in the conference final, but knowing the Caps, they'll be gone in the 1st round anyway lol.

It's the Stanley Cup playoffs, I really don't think there is such a thing as "easy" match up, my Pens have arguably been the best team in the league for the last month or so though, so I think they will be a tough team to play against. Goal tending is definitely the big question mark right now though, we have to wait and see if Fleury and/or Murray can play...

[cramx3]

Not happy at all about the Rangers match up against the Pens.     Then again, the Ranger's aren't a real contender this season, but I was hoping they'd make it out of the first round, not feeling it at all against the Pens.