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[higgyfan4]

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Some pretty damn good company for Ovie, there! Sure he'll have at least 2-3 more in him.

 

[forty_three]

No comparison with all those other guys' +/- stats?

 

[hokiehi21]

With this pathetic defense the Caps have, who can blame Jaroslav Halak for not wanting to play against his former team? This has blowout written all over it

 

[mattola]

With this pathetic defense the Caps have, who can blame Jaroslav Halak for not wanting to play against his former team? This has blowout written all over it

Protecting his stats for ufa

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Theyre gonna need a bigger curtain

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[jstewismybastardson]

Mario Lemieux was on Jeopardy last night

 

[dash]

You're poutine me on...

 

[evolver115]

Bruce Bennett Celebrates his 5000th Hockey Game! | InFocus

 

[forty_three]

Mattola'ing myself.

https://soundcloud.com/97-1-the-fan/cbj-crowd

 

[mattola]

Mattola'ing myself.

https://soundcloud.com/97-1-the-fan/cbj-crowd

not going to lie. that gave me some chills. nice 43. hopefully they can do some damage in the playoffs this time and not 4 and out. get some traction for the fans. Im going to miss it this year but at least I can watch it all stress free lol. though I would rather by stressed

 

[KennyBanyeah]

The Maple Leafs' Collapse Is A Victory For Rationality

Yup.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

the maple leafs collapse is a victory

personally i would have just stopped there

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

not going to lie. that gave me some chills. nice 43. hopefully they can do some damage in the playoffs this time and not 4 and out. get some traction for the fans. Im going to miss it this year but at least I can watch it all stress free lol. though I would rather by stressed

I'd take the stress of my team in the playoffs over the relaxation of them not anyday of the week! lol and as a Rangers fan, it's plenty of stress in the playoffs.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

personally i would have just stopped there

LOL. Agreed. Although various endings also work.

Maple Leafs Collapse is a victory for humanity.

Maple Leafs Collapse is a victory against fan douchebaggery.

 

[forty_three]

not going to lie. that gave me some chills. nice 43. hopefully they can do some damage in the playoffs this time and not 4 and out. get some traction for the fans. Im going to miss it this year but at least I can watch it all stress free lol. though I would rather by stressed

I have absolutely no expectations going into the playoffs. I mean, we likely draw the Bruins in round one, and that team has zero weakness. Well, at least their fans are respectful and courteous and react to adversity well.

But I got two things out of last night and the last few games, actually. First, that crowd last night. That was not a CBJ crowd interspersed with people who used to be Pens, Wings or Hawks fans conflicted on who to cheer for, or wearing the old team's jersey for that game when they wear Jackets colors for the rest. There were only Jackets fans there. 17,000 of them. And that moment was them being paid up to even for all the shit they've been through.

And second, they faced a team that was in elimination game mode. And a pretty good, heavy team at that. The Jackets lost a winger in the second, and they still rolled four lines. The centers stayed constant, but the rest of the wingers slotted in. Next two. Go. Johansen was out with Skille and Atkinson at one point. The refs "let them play" and there were some pretty nasty shots missed. They just kept at it and returned the favor. And then they got gut punched with 15 seconds left, their achilles heel this year - late goals, they faced it, rallied around each other and delivered. Kids stepped up. Role players stepped up. Everyone fucking stepped up.

Based on where the year started and what it looked like early... This season is a success already. Anything from here on out is just extra icing. If they get a few wins in round one, great. If they take it to 7, I will need oxygen. If, god forbid, they advance...

 

[forty_three]

LOL. Agreed. Although various endings also work.

Maple Leafs Collapse is a victory for humanity.

Maple Leafs Collapse is a victory against fan douchebaggery.

Maple Leafs collapse is a victory for "non hockey markets"

 

[dash]

The Leafs need more fans like blindbaby and DragonfromTO.

 

[Cobiemonster]

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Knew it was going to be sometime today that he would go back on his comment, if he even made it at all.