Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
I predict this will be a very interesting off-season. (The rest of June at least)
Yeah, I skimmed all the dates a couple weeks ago as far as when teams need to get exclusions decided, etc; need to go back and read all the shit that's happening the next few weeks. [Reply]
Unreal. After the long playoff run last season coupled with the World Cup of Hockey and all the injuries along the way (particularly to Kris Letang), I did not expect this.
Well played series by the Predators. Any other team going up against them, I'd have rooted for them. [Reply]
...and Malkin or Guentzel should have been Conn Smythe. Hell, you could make a great argument for Murray/Fleury. Crosby was extremely important, but there were more deserving players. [Reply]
Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief:
That really sucks. The quick whistle on the disallowed goal was a joke. But congrats to the Penguins on back-to-back titles.
Yeah, it's incredibly sad that the Stanley Cup finals was won in a game with a ref who blew the whistle early for the Pens.
Just like the Patriots, I'm not a conspiracy theorist and don't think it's intentional, but it's bad for the game when shit like that ends up being a difference-maker.
Not to mention the disallowed goal due to a hardly indisputable offsides call in game one.