2022 Stanley Cup playoffs thread

[misterbc]

I'm not a huge puckhead, but have watched a fair amount of the first two games of the Oilers-Flames series and I'm enthralled. This thing has been insane so far.
Flames go up 3-0 in the first six minutes of Game 1, blow a four-goal lead and still win.
Flames go up 2-0 in the first six minutes of Game 2, blow the lead and now they're down 5-3 after two quick breakaway goals in the third period (one of them short-handed). Three goals, combined, have been waved off.
Frickin' nuts.

I have half a seasons ticket package for the Flames and attended game 1 which had some amazing highs and lows for the crowd, an electric atmosphere.
Unless Oilers goaltending reverts to what it was in the opening game Flames will have to find something in the dressing room that isn't there now. The D men have to stop watching McDavid dangle the puck. It's ok for the fans to watch it but not them. Somehow they need to staple a couple of forwards to his every move not unlike when Canadiens had Claude Provost shadow Bobby Hull in the early 1960s, one reason why the Blackhawks only won the SC once.
Most everyone picked Calgary in this series but a very perceptive hockey writer in the Athletic, can't remember who, said the playoffs set up well for the Oilers with the LA series being used to ramp up their unmatched speed and fine tune some of their set plays. Any team who has to skate 4-4 or 4-5 gives CM too much room and he's unstoppable. They also are looking for Hyman on the long pass and he can turn those into breakaways.
Flames are tough playing their style and need to get back to it, but the other guys want this series, too. My 2 tickets in row 19 of the second tier in the Saddledome sell for about $365 each on the resale market and lower bowl from 800-2 or 3 thousand. You can sell a few playoff tix and pay for your seasons tickets.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Besides two guys who together have four last names, who are they?

They play both kinds of music — country and western
Hayes is the guy who gave us Fancy like date night at Applebees

 

[Regan MacNeil]

Death is too good for that guy.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

They play both kinds of music — country and western

That, sir, is a damn dirty lie.

I will see you at high noon, sir!

 

[Sam Mills 51]

I have half a seasons ticket package for the Flames and attended game 1 which had some amazing highs and lows for the crowd, an electric atmosphere.
Unless Oilers goaltending reverts to what it was in the opening game Flames will have to find something in the dressing room that isn't there now. The D men have to stop watching McDavid dangle the puck. It's ok for the fans to watch it but not them. Somehow they need to staple a couple of forwards to his every move not unlike when Canadiens had Claude Provost shadow Bobby Hull in the early 1960s, one reason why the Blackhawks only won the SC once.
Most everyone picked Calgary in this series but a very perceptive hockey writer in the Athletic, can't remember who, said the playoffs set up well for the Oilers with the LA series being used to ramp up their unmatched speed and fine tune some of their set plays. Any team who has to skate 4-4 or 4-5 gives CM too much room and he's unstoppable. They also are looking for Hyman on the long pass and he can turn those into breakaways.
Flames are tough playing their style and need to get back to it, but the other guys want this series, too. My 2 tickets in row 19 of the second tier in the Saddledome sell for about $365 each on the resale market and lower bowl from 800-2 or 3 thousand. You can sell a few playoff tix and pay for your seasons tickets.

Easily ... especially if the playoff opponent is Edmonton.

 

[Sea Bass]

I have half a seasons ticket package for the Flames and attended game 1 which had some amazing highs and lows for the crowd, an electric atmosphere.
Unless Oilers goaltending reverts to what it was in the opening game Flames will have to find something in the dressing room that isn't there now. The D men have to stop watching McDavid dangle the puck. It's ok for the fans to watch it but not them. Somehow they need to staple a couple of forwards to his every move not unlike when Canadiens had Claude Provost shadow Bobby Hull in the early 1960s, one reason why the Blackhawks only won the SC once.
Most everyone picked Calgary in this series but a very perceptive hockey writer in the Athletic, can't remember who, said the playoffs set up well for the Oilers with the LA series being used to ramp up their unmatched speed and fine tune some of their set plays. Any team who has to skate 4-4 or 4-5 gives CM too much room and he's unstoppable. They also are looking for Hyman on the long pass and he can turn those into breakaways.
Flames are tough playing their style and need to get back to it, but the other guys want this series, too. My 2 tickets in row 19 of the second tier in the Saddledome sell for about $365 each on the resale market and lower bowl from 800-2 or 3 thousand. You can sell a few playoff tix and pay for your seasons tickets.

Nice. Is that Canadian or American?

 

[misterbc]

Nice. Is that Canadian or American?

That's 365 loonies, something we have plenty of up here.

 

[mpcincal]

So, there's been a development with the Dallas Stars, and this is how the story was presented on my Facebook feed:

What was the story about again?

 

[maumann]

Double majors.

 

[UPChip]

I think Bissonnette made a crack about that on the air last week.

 

[Sea Bass]

That's 365 loonies, something we have plenty of up here.

Gotcha - I'm Canadian too, but I just thought the resale apps price them in USD.

 

[Spartan Squad]

So, there's been a development with the Dallas Stars, and this is how the story was presented on my Facebook feed:

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What was the story about again?

Same woman?