2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Hockey • Page 146

can't believe people actually think that Vegas hasn't been in the league long enough to earn a chance at the cup.

 

oh yeah this is a thing. mostly said by fans of teams without a cup

 

when in reality they should be mad at their own GM's becuase most GM's are bad

 

Yzerman is God.

 

imagine saying that mcphee could be a top 10 gm when he did a erat for forsberg trade

IMAGINE

 

Maybe he learned. People can learn.

 

Very few people at the top ever learn so I'll rather it be a surprise, always

 

i was going to make a joke about the reaves trade but he scored the GWG so what can I even say now

 

Coburn is probably gone tho

 

okay well the 26 teams you root for are all currently eliminated so

 

Should McPhee win GM of the year? Gallant should far and away win the Jack Adams.

 

Yes

 

yeah I think he has to at this point

he literally didn't have a roster 11 months ago

 

jack adams for gallant
gm of the year for mcphee
conn smythe for fleury

it is like everyone predicted

 

To win a cup you have to be great but you also have to be "lucky" (lack of better term) in a lot of areas. Vegas is playing their best hockey at the best time and the stars are aligning for them, but all that said it's built on a foundation of them being a great hockey team.

 

That's my two cents anyways, which I think considering some of the takes I've posed in the past doesn't make it worth that much haha.

 

He had a couple rough years in a row there if I'm recalling correctly. Pens/PGH fans are notoriously hard on players and look for anyone to blame, but nevertheless he got a reputation for not being a post-season guy. Most of which not his fault but he did get chased from the net in '13, but that's about it. PGH doesn't have their second cup without him and he is having a hell of a resurgence. I love the guy, but the takes that the pens should have kept him over Murray are a bit disingenuous for the most part.

 

wouldn't consider fleury a 1st ballot HOF tbh.

 

I guess I would have to see him stacked up against his competitors to really make that call, but I kinda agree.

 

Personally I think the Erat for Forsberg trade was one of the greatest trades of all time haha

 

I heard a stat that said the Caps are 1-8 in any series in which they started 2-0 in the series.

Is that stat true? Haha

 

Sounds surprisingly accurate, actually.

 

NBC showing the Blackhawks Gatorade commercial side by side with a playoff game is absolutely rich