2013 NHL Playoff Thread

[kujay]

They won't cough this up, will they?

[kujay]

Wow.

[Guest]

implosion complete

[Banedon]

Classy Boston. Classy.

[kujay]

If I'm the Leafs I'm pissed that check from behind wasn't called. Hossa got a major for doing that against Nashville in 2010 and it almost always is a major. To call nothing is criminal.

[TruffleShuffle]

lol maple leafs

[kujay]

Can't beat Game 7 OT but damn I wanted to see the Leafs win this one.

[Banedon]

That wouldve been a hilarious ending.

[kujay]

Holy [expletive].

[Banedon]

What a gutshot.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

God ‏@TheTweetOfGod 5m

 

Sorry, Toronto. Your mayor's just too unforgivable.

[TruffleShuffle]

always fun to watch the maple leafs lose. especially fun when they completely choke.

[seanimal]

wow, crazy ending to the series no one wanted to win

[Derwood]

that's what they get for their inability to properly pluralize

[E.J.]

Just saw the replays. Jesus, Toronto. What a meltdown.

[seanimal]

i'm comfortable in saying bergeron is their best forward.

 

me too!

[biittner77]

The Maple Leafs are the Cubs of Hockey.

[jersey cubs fan]

The Maple Leafs are the Cubs of Hockey.

 

Obviously not a perfect match but I think they are more Dodgers than Cubs. Terrific success in the middle of the last century and then not much since then. Maybe a combination of Dodgers/Indians/Cubs.

[kujay]

Yeah they were definitely five outs away.

 

In other news:

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/watch-insane-youth-hockey-fight-russia-flying-players-165817182.html

[Old Style]

Saw that Russian youth hockey fight on Deadspin last night. That was awesome.

[Banedon]

Video of Maple Leafs fans watching the final goal. Ugh.

 

http://deadspin.com/this-is-how-hockey-hurts-you-505456449

[biittner77]

The Maple Leafs are the Cubs of Hockey.

 

Obviously not a perfect match but I think they are more Dodgers than Cubs. Terrific success in the middle of the last century and then not much since then. Maybe a combination of Dodgers/Indians/Cubs.

 

I could see the Indians part. Do people really hate the Dodgers? It seems like all of hockey has an inherent contempt for the Leafs.

[seanimal]

The Maple Leafs are the Cubs of Hockey.

 

Obviously not a perfect match but I think they are more Dodgers than Cubs. Terrific success in the middle of the last century and then not much since then. Maybe a combination of Dodgers/Indians/Cubs.

 

I could see the Indians part. Do people really hate the Dodgers? It seems like all of hockey has an inherent contempt for the Leafs.

 

do people hate the indians? plus, the tribe made it to the WS twice in the mid/late 90's

[biittner77]

The Maple Leafs are the Cubs of Hockey.

 

Obviously not a perfect match but I think they are more Dodgers than Cubs. Terrific success in the middle of the last century and then not much since then. Maybe a combination of Dodgers/Indians/Cubs.

 

I could see the Indians part. Do people really hate the Dodgers? It seems like all of hockey has an inherent contempt for the Leafs.

 

do people hate the indians? plus, the tribe made it to the WS twice in the mid/late 90's

 

No. I think most people really are completely unaware that the Indians exist. But the time frame of good back in the '50s and nothing since is a match.

 

Maybe the Dallas Cowboys are the best match of all:

formerly good- check

haven't won anything recently- check

hated outside their own fanbase- check

feel like they invented the sport- check

insufferable fanbase- check

[jersey cubs fan]

Maybe the Dallas Cowboys are the best match of all:

formerly good- check

haven't won anything recently- check

hated outside their own fanbase- check

feel like they invented the sport- check

insufferable fanbase- check

 

 

The 90's weren't that long ago, and they had a legit dynasty then. But they do hit pretty much all the rest.

 

Or the Knicks.