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Pregame Hubris

Time for the Stars to put a stranglehold on this series. LFG STARS!!!

I am so glad Nashville blew that last game against Arizona lol. Maybe we would have played well against Colorado, but it’s possible we would have been swept

Looking forward to another boring game, amirite?

Honestly I don't understand why people thought the Flames were gonna trample us and end up lifting the Cup. They're not a good team in the playoffs. Their best players become ghosts when it's not the regular season

The Calgary game thread is going to be fun to read through during this game. Never ever post there, but soak in their energy. Their team is doomed and I'm here for it.
Douse the Flames

Let’s just poke in the flames sub for a second to see what’s going on… andddddd they’re literally wishing death on Jamie Benn

The Secret Weapon

Y'all think we're going to see an influx of new viewers bc of our history of playoff cleavage?

I'm just curious if they will be there tonight too.

Let's remain hopeful.

I hope the Stars are knocked out this round just so I don't have to see 600,000 more posts in a GDT about fake tits again.

FFS. Touch grass, children.

No blonde tonight?!

The McDavid Effect

So basically don't touch Gaudreau cause they're gonna call everything

A penalty for a shoulder to shoulder hit on the softest player in the league? Gaudreau is a damn p***y.

I didn't see a good replay of that but all the ones I seen looked shoulder to shoulder.

Oh and of course Gaudreau is right back out there lmao

it didnt look like a bad hit to me either, but i only got a cursory sportsnet glance, and hes back on the ice for the PP after getting his 'bell rung' 'because it's the playoffs'

well, now hes back off..

Getting Suttered

Can we play hockey rather than throwing pucks away?

Crowd quiet tonight.

2 shots, quiet crowd, no energy, sitting back, not looking good.

Not a great period.. but it’s 0-0. Good period Oetter

We do not look good at all besides Oetter.

20 shots against, horrid decision making, hopefully Bones wakes these guys up at the break.

Knew Calgary was gonna come out hard. Luckily Oettinger was on his game but can't be asking that much of him throughout tonight. Needs some support

8 high danger chances for Calgary that period. Green needs to tighten up big time in the 2nd

Stars should be down by several goals at this point

Have the Stars considered scoring a goal

Probably the flames best period since the first in game 1, thank god for oetter

Playoff Whipping Boy

Stars over past 8ish years have always struggled once they lose the underdog moniker. Tonight is no exception.

Down 1-0 at home on a 5 on 3 goal and Bones response is to put Kivi on 1st line? Only use 3 lines for 3rd? Reunite 14/91? Put Rads back on pp?

I thought they were built for playoffs? Used to 1 goal games?
Guri was garbage tonight so it will be an easy post game media loss explanation from Bones.

Gurianov just needs to toss that on net or in the slot. Don't just skate aimlessly behind the net. We have two shots, just throw it on net.

It's like Gurianov is too afraid to do anything useful with the puck.

Gurianov is the dumbest player in the NHL, its mind boggling to me people on this forum like him after all these years.

Gurianov is a beaten puppy out there.

Faksa continues to look good this series.

Idk I’ve defended Guryanov for awhile now but my patience is wearing thin on his decisions with the puck

Gurianov is so bad

Gurianov and Seguin are terrible in their own end. Watching them look clueless again defending.

Gurianov is too soft for this. He needs to be scratched then regain his confidence in the off-season or get traded. 6’4 p***y

Rasmus blasts it

Yeah were screwed

jesus f***ing christ

jfc

I hate that little #### Gaudreau.

There it is.

Now gift us a 5 on 3 cowards.

Flame who can't spell went down two steps after he was touched

it feels like a switch has completely flipped in the way they're calling this series right now. i've heard so much more respect for the stars in the last ten minutes than i did in the first three games.

There’s the game

All the #### they let go for Calgary and they give them an almost full 2m 2 man advantage

Glass half-empty - no way Dallas should be in this game.

Glass half-full - only down one, goalie playing lights out.

Win this period.

Don’t think we will score this game. First line is off and no one else can score.

I don’t see it either. 2-0 Flames final is my guess

Johnny with a chance at redemption

A penalty shot? What is this bull####?

Calgary goals on a two man advantage and a penalty shot. In the playoffs. After two consecutive clear missed calls on a THREE minute offensive zone ####. There’s hardly a point in playing a game when the refs are calling it this way.

With the technology we have today why do we continue to let refs make bad calls?

are you f***ing joking

lmao of course they cal that a penalty shot.

That’s game

that penalty shot killed my vibes

I'm turning this #### off. f*** that manlet piece of ####. I'd love to see him curb-stomped on the ice.

The stick got all hands. You can't do that.

Gaudreau getting a boost of confidence from this could be a problem.

eam is scared to hit Gaudreau because it's a penalty for just looking at him. He's the softest p***y in the league. I wish someone would just run him through the boards.

A bull#### penalty on Namestnikov for hitting him and then a penalty shot against Klingberg for lifting his stick.

Boobird Home Crowd

Please start booing. This is painful to watch.

Hope this ####in hurt. Holy #### what an absolute embarrassment. We're getting MOCKED right now for being an eyesore, and we can't even score a SINGLE GOAL to prove anyone wrong and win a game for our goalie.

Not one.

Dallas don’t deserve to be in this game. Calgary are dominating. Not expecting much from this group in the 3rd.

The Shift from Heck

Flames are averaging a shot a minute so far...

It's unreal (and all Otter) that we are only down 1-0.

Let's steal this one...because we're not going to dominate and win it.

Who would’ve thought that forcing a 5 on 3 and then missing penalties on 2 crucial times during an extended possession would result in exhausting our players

Kivi-Hintz-Pavelski what the hell

Haven't played the same since the 5 minute shift

Thing that sucks is half our pp unit was on that shift

Lindholm! Living on a Prayer…

You gotta feel like a real ####### singing Bon Jovi as you go down 3-0. So sick of the stupid sing along ####.

The Stars are down two goals in the third, and the music guy is still trying to tee up a stupid fan sing-along? Read the room, dude.

The Stars deserve to get scored on when fans are doing the f***ing sing along while losing.

Singalong and getting scored on. Priceless.

Singalongs dont belong in the playoffs

Finally some REAL Dallas Stars hockey. Getting completely dominated, depend on Otter to make unreal saves, and then some how score a goal on one of the five shots we are gonna have this period.

The Get Really Drunk Friendship Tour

Big bad thcuchak####au is a real tough guy, first goes after 6'5, 130lbs Klibgberg and now Robertson. What a ######. I hope he steps on a thumb tack.

Tkachuk sucker punch, drink.

Welp, if there was ever a time to run #19 ...

I just hope tkachuk and klingberg have fun tonight.

Why is Tkachuk allowed to be an instigator and literally cause a scrum and throw punches every single stoppage?

It’s time for someone to #### up Tkachuk.

Tkachuck, Oetter is 100000x the player you are. Make him a skater and he probably scores more than you

Alright Chubbs it's time, knock Tkachuk the #### out. Idc if he's skating to the bench, drag his ass out and give him a beating

I don't even need another donnybrook, I'd just like to see Jamie knock the everliving #### outta Tkachuk

Way to make them pay Benn. You hugged him really hard.

Suter just stands there with his thumb up his ass doing nothing while Tkachuk face washes Miro.

Tkachuk is such a bitch. Imagine having to convince yourself to root for that guy. I'd feel dirty.

Tkachuck going after Robo for getting tripped. I’m so tired of that knuckle dragger.

Backlund into the EN

Brutal

Fat lady has sung.

I guess they don't really want to win this series then.

We lose the next two. I’ll put money on it. Poor Oetter

Well, I genuinely feel whoever wins this game wins the series. Obviously it's tied up but I think the Stars are gonna have a tough time winning another game in Calgary.

Calgary will eat us for dinner in the next game.

After this game its so difficult to get excited for Wednesday..

Goddamn that was ugly. Only a positive coaching change has to come from this.

edit - sorry to all the Stars fans actually at the game; I’m having a beer+++ for all.

Good Ol’ Bonesy

Bowness puts the checking line on after a goal and they proceed to take an offensive zone penalty. Classic Bones.

Bowness: "Okay guys, remember how we played in game 3? That worked really well. So for this one what I'm thinking is we just do the complete opposite of everything we did that game."

Bones defensive system and offense will take care of itself

Is 4 million saves with no goal support not a tenable hockey strategy? Huh. Is it possible Bones has misjudged?

Anytime the stars have a lead we go turtle n sit back.. we had the lead in the series and bones said hold my beer.. and we sat back and it'll be 2-2 going back to Calgary.. urgh this effing team!!!

Night all
Catch ya at the next one..

The down by two turtle is the kind of coaching deserving of an extension.

Power Buzzkill

WHAT THE #### IS THIS POWERPLAY HOLY ####

BAG SKATE THEM ALL.

It's so crazy to me that this team does not know how to enter the zone on a power play

Radulov out there on the power play? Next

I dont know if its coaching or players, but we cannot pass. When we pass it is either to no one, the other team, or the pass is so wobbly it has to be settled before a shot is attempted. We have had the same problem for 3 years straight and I don't see other teams struggling with turnovers as bad as us.

Can't even have puck control on the PP. God this is frustrating.

That was one of the worst power plays I've ever seen.

You too could be ahead Stars, if you had A ####ING COMPITENT PP

Top *abridged* Toffoli

Where girl.

Where boob

Booba

Blame Johnny

Didn't look like the head was the primary point of contact

That's a pretty weak one

"Ref immediately calls the Penalty shot" No deliberation, no discussion, no look at film. Instant penalty shot from the Flames remote control to NHL central. I mean this isn't a big play or anything. They dont' even look at it to get the call right because obviously that wasn't important and the missive is help Calgary. Gaudreas 2 bogus PP's including a 5 on 3 and a penalty shot in one game. My f***ing lord.

Just forfeit the series, Dallas. Nobody would blame you.

Honestly they look a little like the Oilers did last night. Just uninterested in going up 3-1.

Every time I check in on the Flames game they’re on a power play.

*laughs in whiney bitch Sutter*

Looks like his sulking is already working

I wonder how many games this season that the Flames have had the first power play, in particular in the first few minutes of game time as well.

Seems high

Stars getting f***ed by the refs huge. This League is a joke. Refs so incompetent if you are good at faking, you’ll fool em every time.

Calgary is the much better team. Unless Oettinger steals another game, this is probably over in 6.

Took them long enough to show up. And some real elite ways to score to boot

Just turned the game off in disgust. NHL gets their result. Seriously f*** the league. Calgary can't score a goal to save their lives so tonight they get a long 5 on 3 on the weakest of calls and then the weakest penalty shot call you'll ever see.

So Calgary basically handed their goals tonight.

Feel like this is the last OOT game I watch for a longwhile. If I want rigged results I'd follow wrestling.