WCR1: Colorado Avalanche (C3) vs Dallas Stars (C2) - STARS WIN 4-3

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by 3rd liner

Well, go Dallas (also, go Vegas, go caps, go panthers, go Winnipeg) until the oil are eliminated.

Well, Vegas has a deeper team than both Kings and Grease Pigs and Cassidy is way better coach than both Hiller and knob so he will not play 2 lines as soon as Grease Pigs double shifting the Grease Twins. Vegas's goalie might not be elite, he is better than both of Grease Pigs goalies.


BTW, this is what I keeping telling myself for my mental health.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

His hat trick one was a fluke goal and an empty net and secondary assist. Legendary indeed

A third period hat trick and 4 pointer against the team that moved on from him, in game 7?
Yeah that’s the stuff of playoff legends.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

One series win for the Avalanche since winning the cup and having to pay MacKinnon. As great as he is...seems like as soon as you have a player making more than 10 million...that cup thing becomes really hard to win.

*Checks on Barkov's salary*


Um.....oh....I see, you said more than 10 million.

[Locke]

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

When it comes to sports...never underestimate the power of Spite.

That was not a hat-trick. That was a hate-trick.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

OK good job Dallas, but are you going to become useless like you were last year? We might need you in the third round to play like a contender so if you're going to roll over then please do us a favour and bow out to the WPG/STL winner.

The team coming out of the central bracket needs to not suck this year.

[Hockey_Ninja]

You gotta give it to Rantanen. He beat the "carried by Mackinnon" allegations

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

*Checks on Barkov's salary*


Um.....oh....I see, you said more than 10 million.

Bobrovski makes a AAV of 10. Vegas had Eichel making 10 as well. Find me a player making more than 10 per year the season his team won the cup.

It will happen soon with salaries going up. But since MacKinnon graduated from that ultra sweetheart 6.38 per year salary...the Avs are not the same.

[DeluxeMoustache]

The Avs are still very good but two good teams played and only 1 could win

Quite honestly the goal off Girard’s skate was the difference, that puck was whiffed on by both guys, and I suspect the hockey gods think they are funny but they are not

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Hope Heiskanen and Robertson are back soon.

[EDMONTONisNG]

Craziest third period of hockey ever

[Manhattanboy]

Didn’t see the game but that better have been a legit penalty call with three minutes to go in a tied game 7.

I don’t trust NHL officiating one bit and I imagine Avs fans are furious.

[stemit14]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Hope Heiskanen and Robertson are back soon.

This is the other concern. Hope Dallas is 100% healthy if they are the backup plan (behind Vegas) to stop the Oilers.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

His hat trick one was a fluke goal and an empty net and secondary assist. Legendary indeed

oh god just shut up for once...you couldn't have been more wrong here just take the L and move on

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Rhett44

Why did they trade Rantanen?

$$

[sch19lks]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Didn’t see the game but that better have been a legit penalty call with three minutes to go in a tied game 7.

I don’t trust NHL officiating one bit and I imagine Avs fans are furious.

Drury legit tackled Seguin in front of the net and the puck wasn’t even close. It wasn’t a garbage call

[Itse]

That third period is going to give nightmares to every GM thinking about trading away one of their stars, and has a good chance of becoming an evergreen anecdotal example of a player sinking their old team. Oh, and it's also apparently the first ever game 7 third period hattrick in NHL history.

Rantanen had been an extremely visible force on the ice before he actually hit the back of the net, and that's how you end up with "fluke" goals

That 2nd goal is nothing compared to MacKinnons game winner in the last game after all.

Edit: here's another weird data point:
Rantanen scored a hattrick in both the first and last game of Colorados season (The first game was also a loss, against Vegas.)

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

His hat trick one was a fluke goal and an empty net and secondary assist. Legendary indeed

How about 11 points in the last 3 games?

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Yes. But Carolina will beat the Oilz in the finals.

I could care less who wins the cup and wouldn’t be surprised with any of the teams that are left.

But someone has to beat out the greasers. That’s all I really care about.

I thought the weakest first round teams were LA and NJ. So I’m hoping the grease fire’s lack of D and goaltending starts to really penalize them go forward.

[Goriders]

The Oilers have to be the oldest team in the league. I think their window is closing soon. A steady decline to the NHL hinterland should start next season. If McDavid decides to head to greener pastures they will be in big trouble.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by dino7c

oh god just shut up for once...you couldn't have been more wrong here just take the L and move on

Originally Posted by The Cobra

How about 11 points in the last 3 games?

In fairness, he admitted this take was covered in salt. His last 3 games will go down as one of the best individual performances in the playoffs ever, squared because of the trade and who he did it to.