It's a shame that the buttfuckers over at KOMO4 decided that they'd rather be the 2nd station broadcasting the Storm tonight instead of a truly fantastic Stanley Cup playoff game
Don't let the 2-1 score fool you as there were chances throughout the night and both goaltenders made some miraculous saves
One thing I always say about hockey is that more goals doesn't necessarily mean that there's more excitement and that low scoring games mean that a game is boring. Tonight was a great example of that.
Tonight's game would have slotted in very well as a Game 6 or Game 7 game in the Stanley Cup Finals … it was that caliber of compete and desperation from both sides
On the balance #MyStars were the better team tonight and throughout the series and Oettinger outplayed Hellebuyck by just a smidge throughout the series … will be interesting to see what happens between now and Game 1 of the Olympics next year to see which of them starts in net for the USA
You'd think that all the pressure is gone for Toronto after having won Game 6 in Florida but it's not … it's doubled down now having to back that up playing Game 7 at home with all of Canada expecting a victory to win the series.
In contrast, you have the defending Champs sitting there in a "been there, done that" mode after having to rebound from blowing a 3-0 lead last year in the Finals to win a Game 7 … there's no more pressure than that. I expect Florida to rip the heart out of Toronto tomorrow night … wouldn't shock me at all if it's an OT game.
The Lightning and the Panthers probably combine for something like 4 cups at this point and it has to just absolutely torture Toronto and Montreal fans.
Yep - 4 total (Tampa in 2004, 2020, and 2021; Florida last year)
On top of that there's the Finals trips for both that they lost in:
Tampa: 2015 and 2022
Florida: 1996 and 2023
A Florida team has represented the East for 5 straight Cup appearances … if Florida wins the next series that's 6 in a row
Regardless of who wins between Carolina and Florida it'll be 6 straight appearances for a team in the Southeast and Carolina's history is also bound to make Toronto mad
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Panthers Leafs game 7 starting to feel like round 3 of the Four Nations tournament.
The Throbber knows jack shit about hockey.
Except the Throbber knows Toronto hasn't done shit in almost 60 years.
It's a shame that the buttfuckers over at KOMO4 decided that they'd rather be the 2nd station broadcasting the Storm tonight instead of a truly fantastic Stanley Cup playoff game
Don't let the 2-1 score fool you as there were chances throughout the night and both goaltenders made some miraculous saves
One thing I always say about hockey is that more goals doesn't necessarily mean that there's more excitement and that low scoring games mean that a game is boring. Tonight was a great example of that.
Tonight's game would have slotted in very well as a Game 6 or Game 7 game in the Stanley Cup Finals … it was that caliber of compete and desperation from both sides
On the balance #MyStars were the better team tonight and throughout the series and Oettinger outplayed Hellebuyck by just a smidge throughout the series … will be interesting to see what happens between now and Game 1 of the Olympics next year to see which of them starts in net for the USA
You'd think that all the pressure is gone for Toronto after having won Game 6 in Florida but it's not … it's doubled down now having to back that up playing Game 7 at home with all of Canada expecting a victory to win the series.
In contrast, you have the defending Champs sitting there in a "been there, done that" mode after having to rebound from blowing a 3-0 lead last year in the Finals to win a Game 7 … there's no more pressure than that. I expect Florida to rip the heart out of Toronto tomorrow night … wouldn't shock me at all if it's an OT game.
It's even crazier than that …
Toronto's last title came in the last year of the Original Six era …
Since then, Toronto has not only not won a title but they haven't even made it to the Finals
In fact, the Leafs have only played in the Semifinals 4x since then:
1993: Lost at home in Game 7 to Los Angeles (Gretzky had an infamous hat trick in Game 7)
1994: Lost to Vancouver in 5 games as a favorite
1999: Lost to Buffalo in 5 games
2002: Lost to Carolina in 6 games
It's truly an ugly history
Well, that was an ass kicking.
Fuck Toronto in general. Pompous cheesehead fucks. Worst attorneys in North America.
Toronto doesn't just lose … but they always seem to find the most crash and burn scenario way to lose
In recent years it's been by getting their hearts ripped out
This time around it was by basically no showing the last 2 home games of the series
Brutal
The Lightning and the Panthers probably combine for something like 4 cups at this point and it has to just absolutely torture Toronto and Montreal fans.
Yep - 4 total (Tampa in 2004, 2020, and 2021; Florida last year)
On top of that there's the Finals trips for both that they lost in:
Tampa: 2015 and 2022
Florida: 1996 and 2023
A Florida team has represented the East for 5 straight Cup appearances … if Florida wins the next series that's 6 in a row
Regardless of who wins between Carolina and Florida it'll be 6 straight appearances for a team in the Southeast and Carolina's history is also bound to make Toronto mad
Won the Cup in 2006
Lost in the Finals in 2002