2024-25 PO Thread

[PuckinUgly57]

Wild finish in the Caps Canes series, GW goal basically scored with 2:00 left. I think the Caps overachieved all season riding the Ovechkin goals chase full of emotions, the Canes just come at you wave after wave. Ex Kings Roy, Dowd and PLD out of the bracket, Canes just the better team. Second ECF appearance in three years.

Hellebuyck pulling his Jeckyl and Hyde scam, he played lights out to keep the Jets alive for a G6. I think Dallas takes it though and if Hellebuyck has a rough game his image will get tarnished yet again for not winning the big game. But who knows, that didn't seem to hurt Lundqvist and his reputation and he landed a good analyst gig so there's that too.

Need Dallas to win stat so the Oilers can't heal up too much.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

I actually never really thought Matthews played bad, and though he doesn't score goals, he's still putting up a point per game. But watching Game 5, he was also a nightmare. Blind behind the back passes to noone. Sloppy. And Tkatchuk was just jawing and hounding him. I feel like Nylander only one with any fight. Even Tavares, who used to make plays in the playoffs, makes me forget he's even there.

Leafs have the most put up or shut up chance in Game 6 still. Reminds me of Kings heading back to Edmonton. Like as unlikely as it might be, it's a 3-2 series and maybe they can get a big win. I need to send this video of Steve Dangle losing his mind after Leafs loss. Dude wolfing down Cheetos as he goes player by player he doesn't want back from the Leafs. Comments are so much like LA. "How do you win the first two, then go and lose the next four?!?!".

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Spittin' Chiclets on Instagram: "“We need them to know they’ve in a damn dogfight” Chuck told the boys the keys to success for the Leafs, is playing with the Mamba and Jordan mentality Watch the full episode on @spittinchiclets YouTube. Link in

1,335 likes, 28 comments - spittinchiclets on May 16, 2025: "“We need them to know they’ve in a damn dogfight” Chuck told the boys the keys to success for the Leafs, is playing with the Mamba and Jordan mentality Watch the full episode on @spittinchiclets YouTube. Link in bio and story.".

www.instagram.com

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Man, I only saw the post game one, but this one is gold too. Dude was losing his mind in real time.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Here's the postgame. Both videos are 15 minutes.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Spittin' Chiclets on Instagram: "“We need them to know they’ve in a damn dogfight” Chuck told the boys the keys to success for the Leafs, is playing with the Mamba and Jordan mentality Watch the full episode on @spittinchiclets YouTube. Link in

1,335 likes, 28 comments - spittinchiclets on May 16, 2025: "“We need them to know they’ve in a damn dogfight” Chuck told the boys the keys to success for the Leafs, is playing with the Mamba and Jordan mentality Watch the full episode on @spittinchiclets YouTube. Link in bio and story.".

www.instagram.com

Spot on. Exactly why I say the Kings play Nice Guy Hockey.

Just watching various games through both rounds so far, there have been so many after whistle scrums, shoving matches, punches, cheap shots, goalies getting barreled over, etc. but that didn't happen during the Kings Oilers.

The Kings just sat there and took it, the Oilers did all of the above. Dumbo once said something to the effect of every army needs a few criminals and it couldn't be more true with this group the Kings have assembled.

Even Arvidsson was out there sticking and jabbing, cross checked Gavrikov in the face with no call or retaliation or defense of a teammate. I don't recall him doing that when he was here so I'm going to say its definitely a Kings philosophy thing which just doesn't work in the POs.