The Official NHL 2024-2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

[DrJones]

With the Bruins finally dead and the Canucks back to their normal state of existential crisis, I'm feeling a mite uninvested this year. Hopefully bad blood and chaos will draw me back in.

[DrJones]

Maple Leafs over Senators in 7
Lightning over Panthers in 6
Canadiens over Capitals in 7
Hurricanes over Devils in 5
Blues over Jets in 7
Avalanche over Stars in 6
Golden Knights over Wild in 5
Kings over Oilers in 7

Lightning over Maple Leafs in 5
Hurricanes over Canadiens in 4
Avalanche over Blues in 7
Golden Knights over Kings in 6

Lightning over Hurricanes in 6
Golden Knights over Avalanche in 6

Lightning over Golden Knights in 6

[Majingir]

RD1
Sens over Leafs in 7
Panthers over Lightning in 7
Caps over Habs in 4
Canes over Devils in 6

Jets over Blues in 5
Stars over Avs in 7
Vegas over Wild in 4
Kings over Oilers in 5

RD2
Panthers over Sens in 5
Caps over Canes in 6

Jets over Stars in 6
Kings over Vegas in 7

RD3
Caps over Panthers in 6
Kings over Jets in 5

Finals
Caps over Kings in 6

[Psyblast]

Connor Hellebuyck in the regular season:



Connor Hellebuyck in the playoffs:

[DrJones]

My favourite counter to those arguing for Chris Osgood's HOF case has always been, "Yeah, but he's the only goalie to ever lose a playoff series to Dan Cloutier."

[Kobalt]

As much as I love him, there isn't a reason for Erik Johnson to play over Sam Malinski.

With the way Nichushkin has been playing lately, it might not be a major loss if he gets in trouble off the ice.

[Majingir]

Greig cross checks Tavares in the jaw. Refs give him a 5 minute penalty.

They review and change it to 2?

What's there to review? He didn't cross check Tavares jaw hard enough or something? A cross check to the head is a cross check to the head.


Leafs now up 4-1 in a playoff game, time to get worried.

[Psyblast]

I just had a very intense "oh my god I'm old" moment.

Leafs and Sens scrumming after the whistle late in Game 1. Max Domi involved, helmet off, swinging at guys as the refs try to hold them apart.

I pretty much instantly said to myself: "He looks just like his dad."