Official 2013-14 Stanley Cup playoff thread

[MMM]

All the teams I was rooting for lost in game 7.

Heck all the teams I rooted for in the first round except my Habs lost in the first round.

Sharks

I really want Joe Thornton to win the Cup one of these years.

[D.J.]

The Habs are Boston's kryptonite.

[BoogieWoogieMan]

First Strike.

[cos88]

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[Done_And_Done]

First Strike.

Total meltdown today.

Karma to my friends who support MTL that razzed us for the collosal 3ed period collapse last year.

[Done_And_Done]

Why havent maple leafs won since 1967.

Pretty much what Kaiteng said.

Prior to the salary cap era the Leafs should have been the Yankees of hockey but refused to ever break the bank. Rather then bringing in top notch free agents, we would perpetually surround our best players with aging former stars who were beyond there prime. For instance, Sundin was our go to guy for over a decade and the best player they ever signed to play with him was a seasoned Alex Mogilny who was still effective but nothing to lose your mind over.

Don't even get me started on the Harold Ballard era which was characterized by underspending.

[D.J.]

Pretty much what Kaiteng said.

Prior to the salary cap era the Leafs should have been the Yankees of hockey but refused to ever break the bank. Rather then bringing in top notch free agents, we would perpetually surround our best players with aging former stars who were beyond there prime. For instance, Sundin was our go to guy for over a decade and the best player they ever signed to play with him was a seasoned Alex Mogilny who was still effective but nothing to lose your mind over.

Don't even get me started on the Harold Ballard era which was characterized by underspending.

Prior to Pat Quinn taking over, they were pretty bad. For awhile, the only decent players after Sundin were Dave Andreychuk and Doug Gilmour. Hell even some of their d-men were more reliable and efficient offensively than the wingers.

Starting from 1999 on, they had decent players:


1999
Steve Thomas(28G-45A=73 P, +26)
Sergei Berezin(36G-23A=59P, +16)
Derek King(24G-28A=52P, +15)
Mike Johnson(20G-24A=44P, +13)
Steve Sullivan(20G-20A=40P, +12)


2000
Steve Thomas(26G-37A=63P, +1)
Jonas Hoglund(29G-27A=56P, -2)
Igor Korolev(20G-26A=46P, +12)
Yanic Perreault(18G-27A=45P, +3)
Sergei Berezin(26G-13A=39P, +8)


2001
Gary Roberts(29G-24A=53P, +16)
Yanic Perreault(24G-28A=52P, even)
Sergei Berezin(22G-28A=50P, +2)
Jonas Hoglund(23G-26A=49P, +1)


2002
Darcy Tucker(24G-39A=63P, +24)
Alex Mogilny(24G-33A= 57P, +1)
Mikael Renberg(14G-38A=52P, +11)
Rob Reichel(20G-31A=51P, +7)
Gary Roberts(21G-27A=48P, -4)


2003
Alex Mogilny(33G-46A=79P, +4)
8 other players with 10-16 goals


2004
Joe Nieuwendyk(22G-28A=50P, +7)
Gary Roberts(28G-20A=48P, +9)
Owen Nolan(19G-29A=48P, +4)


Mogilny probably was the best player after Sundin, but let's not act like Sundin didn't have any help once Pat Quinn stepped in. The Leafs were a very deep team and also very physical. They had a 5-6 year stretch where they could've went far and came up short every time. 1999, lost in the ECF with home ice. 2000, lost with home ice against the Devils. 2002, lost in the ECF with home ice. They were Ottawa's kryptonite for the longest time.

[Maniak]

pretty good back and forth OT. both teams had great chances.

[bballnoob1192]

my nikka kings winning on the road like usual

[Maniak]

my nikka kings winning on the road like usual

its barely the road.

[D.J.]

my nikka kings winning on the road like usual

Road? It's less than an hour away.

[Done_And_Done]

Prior to Pat Quinn taking over, they were pretty bad. For awhile, the only decent players after Sundin were Dave Andreychuk and Doug Gilmour. Hell even some of their d-men were more reliable and efficient offensively than the wingers.

Starting from 1999 on, they had decent players:


1999
Steve Thomas(28G-45A=73 P, +26)
Sergei Berezin(36G-23A=59P, +16)
Derek King(24G-28A=52P, +15)
Mike Johnson(20G-24A=44P, +13)
Steve Sullivan(20G-20A=40P, +12)


2000
Steve Thomas(26G-37A=63P, +1)
Jonas Hoglund(29G-27A=56P, -2)
Igor Korolev(20G-26A=46P, +12)
Yanic Perreault(18G-27A=45P, +3)
Sergei Berezin(26G-13A=39P, +8)


2001
Gary Roberts(29G-24A=53P, +16)
Yanic Perreault(24G-28A=52P, even)
Sergei Berezin(22G-28A=50P, +2)
Jonas Hoglund(23G-26A=49P, +1)


2002
Darcy Tucker(24G-39A=63P, +24)
Alex Mogilny(24G-33A= 57P, +1)
Mikael Renberg(14G-38A=52P, +11)
Rob Reichel(20G-31A=51P, +7)
Gary Roberts(21G-27A=48P, -4)


2003
Alex Mogilny(33G-46A=79P, +4)
8 other players with 10-16 goals


2004
Joe Nieuwendyk(22G-28A=50P, +7)
Gary Roberts(28G-20A=48P, +9)
Owen Nolan(19G-29A=48P, +4)


Mogilny probably was the best player after Sundin, but let's not act like Sundin didn't have any help once Pat Quinn stepped in. The Leafs were a very deep team and also very physical. They had a 5-6 year stretch where they could've went far and came up short every time. 1999, lost in the ECF with home ice. 2000, lost with home ice against the Devils. 2002, lost in the ECF with home ice. They were Ottawa's kryptonite for the longest time.

I agree, but during those years where we were spanking the Sens and advancing to the ECF we were a good team but by no means a great time. The fact of the matter is, Pat was never given the green light to spend freely. Sundin should have been dressed with legit snipers, not the Jonas Hoglunds of the world. There's no guarantees, but had they invested properly opposed to being frugal, then 67 could very well have been supplanted by an 02 cup win...

[D.J.]

4-2 win for Le Canadien.

[BoogieWoogieMan]

4-2 win for Les Canadiens.

Fixed that for ya.

[Derka]

B's did not come to play tonight and they still had chances. Gotta make 'em count. Good win for the Habs, even though f*ck those guys.