Who are you following in the Playoffs?

[Snuffleupagus]

I'll be cheering for and watching the Panthers and I'll check the scores and tune into the LA/EDM series if the Oilers are loosing

[kipperiggy]

My partner supports the Knights (blech) so I Will begrudgingly join their bandwagon.

[Vinny01]

As I mentioned earlier I have leaned into the NBA playoffs which are very entertaining in my opinion. With the NBA/NHL seasons running fairly parallel there are a couple of cities hoping for long runs in both:

Boston - 1st overall in the NHL, 2nd in the East and 2nd overall in the NBA
Denver- 1st in the central, 2nd in the west in the NHL, 1st in the West 4th overall in the NBA
LA has the Kings, Clippers, Lakers all in the playoffs
New York has the Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Islanders, Devils all in
Minny has the Wild and Timberwolves both in
The Miami Heat and Florida Panthers are the 8 seed in both sports

Cities with both sports and only 1 team in:

Toronto NHL the made it but lost the play-in for the NBA
Dallas made it in NHL and missed in the NBA
Phoenix made it in the NBA and missed in the NHL
Golden State made it in the NBA but the Sharks missed in the NHL
Philadelphia made it in the NBA but missed in the NHL

Teams that made it who do not have both sports:
Edmonton, Winnipeg, Las Vegas, Seattle, Carolina, Tampa in the NHL
Memphis, Sacramento, Cleveland, Atlanta in the NBA

[Samonadreau]

^Also Milwaukee, and doesnt have NHL

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

With both my teams out I'll hope for a Canadian team to win (yes, including Edmonton) -- definitely sick of seeing big American cities who are just adding it to a list of their sports championships take it home, for people to celebrate for two weeks and then move on to the next big sport starting

This is exactly what I'm talking about here:

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Boston - 1st overall in the NHL, 2nd in the East and 2nd overall in the NBA
Denver- 1st in the central, 2nd in the west in the NHL, 1st in the West 4th overall in the NBA
LA has the Kings, Clippers, Lakers all in the playoffs
New York has the Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Islanders, Devils all in
Minny has the Wild and Timberwolves both in
The Miami Heat and Florida Panthers are the 8 seed in both sports

Boston in particular can get bent. Look at the last 20 years of being a sports fan in that city:

2003: Patriots Super Bowl
2004: Red Sox World Series, Patriots Super Bowl
2007: Red Sox World Series (Patriots lose in Super Bowl)
2008: Celtics NBA Champions
2010: (Celtics lose in NBA Championship)
2011: Bruins Stanley Cup (Patriots lose in Super Bowl)
2013: Red Sox World Series (Bruins lose in Stanley Cup Final)
2014: Patriots Super Bowl
2016: Patriots Super Bowl
2017: (Patriots lose in Super Bowl)
2018: Red Sox World Series, Patriots Super Bowl
2019: (Bruins lose in Stanley Cup Final)
2022: (Celtics lose in NBA Championship)

Not exactly a long suffering fan base in any league lol.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Playoffs aren't what they were. Doesn't meet the hype like it once did. Now it's an extension of the regular season with more fan involvement.

When BoA is a huge letdown from an intensity/physicality perspective and no one seems to really hate one another you know you've got issues.

Miss when it was a war. Game is too soft and called too tightly now. It's becoming McHockey.

I think a few more Playoff battles and you'd get the hate on.