2024 SCF Stanley Cup Play-Offs Thread.

[RGM81]

What a finish that was in Nashville - living here in BC obviously there's a lot of Canucks fans in my orbit and they are all pretty happy. Colorado also looking really good. Ovechkin no-showed entirely and the Caps are the first team eliminated.

[30ranfordfan]

Not sure if I posted in this thread or not (and I don't want to scroll and find out), but before I ramble.... I'll mention which teams I picked to win their respective series:

NYR, CAR, BOS, FLA
DAL, WPG, NSH, EDM

What's really surprising to me this far in, is how few "2 game winners" we have. Rangers finished a sweep that came as no surprise.... VEG and DAL are only three games in, and every other series is 3-1.

I expected Winnipeg to be better than this, and that the goaltending would win them the series (and quite possibly lose it for Colorado). I don't think it's going to go past 5 games.
I had a feeling that Demko wasn't going to play much, that's why I picked Nashville..... Canucks really proving that they are a good team: Winning with the 3rd goalie.

I'm fulling expecting CAR, BOS, FLA, COL, and EDM to win their game fives. Maybe Nashville will get to the third stringer, but I wouldn't count on it.

[mooneyes]

Well so much for the Jets.
They had a streak of 34 games of allowing 3 goals or less this season so things "looked" very promising.

So, uh...go Leafs! Wait no...I'm a Bruins fan! lol Would be nice to see a Canadian team do something for once though...

[RGM81]

Could the Leafs actually do it? Can they exorcise the demons?

[sleepn0t]

Could the Leafs actually do it? Can they exorcise the demons?

Frankly, I don't believe they will. But with the standing of Woll in the net, who knows?! One thing's sure though, in the six last playoffs games of the Bruins, when they have the opportunity to eliminate their opponent, their record is 0 - 6. So in the end, are the demons now more on the side of the B's, or they're rather still with the Leafs?!

Although I must admit that having seen the two last games of this series, I'm more confident now that the Leafs are actually gonna make a comeback (than I was towards the beginning of the playoffs)..! That said, is Montgomery's job at stake if Boston doesn't make it through the first round? Also, Matthews did not play the 2 last games for Toronto, obviously if he's ready to go & play in game 7, they will assuredly make him play, but still...

Since lately the Leafs are winning w/o him, and lose when he's in the line-up, should they really make him play in game seven (if he's available)? I guess it's a no brainer, the answer is yes, but to me he's more of a regular season guy than he is a playoffs player. I mean, if they make him play in the last game, they might well lose the series as well... Just my opinion...