ECQF: Tampa Bay Lightning (A1) v Columbus Blue Jackets (WC2) — JACKETS WIN SERIES 4-0

[Le Golie]

This series is shocking to be sure, but i guess it just shows how different playoff hockey is. You get teams playing at full intensity and you can’t just win on cruise control with better talent like happens in the regular season.

I would say that the same thing happened to the Flames last night Hopefully we can right the ship quickly unlike Tampa Bay.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

Hate to nitpick but it's actually not.

They could get to 15-4 still...I suppose it wouldn't be over though.

[FiveSeven]

In a bracket with everyone from work, good 23 people.

I'm the only person who picked CBJ and NYI and everyone called me an idiot with good reason, but dang!
I ain't gonna say anything till the deal is sealed but man this will be glorious if it works out.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by dammage79

8 times the president's cup team has won the cup. Once since 12-13. Add 3 more teams that made it to the cup finals on top of that since 85-86.

The red season champs literally means nothing in the playoffs. Nothing at all. Maybe they beat CLB. Maybe they dont. Who knows how a 7 game series unfolds.

And in the parity world it would only make sense that the team that ran away with the regular season get ousted in round 1. In the interest of parity and all.

Parity yall.

[Mr.Coffee]

This is awesome. Awesome.

[Buff]

Looks like Tampa was just a flash in the pan.

[PugnaciousIntern]

No 3 game losing streaks in the regular season.

At least in Tampa's favour, there haven't been any 4 game losing streaks either. But a handful of 4 game winning streaks.

[Yamer]

2004. Lest We Forget.

No sympathy. No mercy.

[squiggs96]

It’s amazing, to me, how many people here are still confident TB can/will win this series, and yet Calgary loses one game and the sky is falling.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Welp, there goes my pool entry fee.

You wonder how different this series would have gone had they held onto the lead in gm 1.

[ForeverFlameFan]

This is why it's sometimes bad to rest your players or just cruising for the playoffs to start. The Lightning had been on cruise control for a while prior to the start of the playoffs, and the Blue Jackets have already been playing playoff hockey for the last three weeks. There's the difference there. Tortorella is also getting the most out of his players.

[JohnnyB]

Tortorella deserves some serious kudos for what he has gotten out of his team this round. Their turnaround as a team since second intermission of game one is really something.

[heep223]

TBL: ruining playoff pools everywhere.

[crapshoot]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

This is why it's sometimes bad to rest your players or just cruising for the playoffs to start. The Lightning had been on cruise control for a while prior to the start of the playoffs, and the Blue Jackets have already been playing playoff hockey for the last three weeks. There's the difference there. Tortorella is also getting the most out of his players.

I never liked resting players like that, no matter how it's explained. Sure, if someone has a nagging minor injury, by all means, rest up for the final few games to be 100% to start the playoffs, but I was certainly not a fan of what Bill Peters did, sitting the entire blueline for a couple of games for no real reason at all. It always carries a big risk to disrupt the energy of teams who are already clinched for a long time.

Of course playing meaningless recreational hockey for a month messed around with Tampa, and paired with some injuries and an opponent in dog fight-mode with a giant chip on their shoulder it looks like it might end them.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

It’s amazing, to me, how many people here are still confident TB can/will win this series, and yet Calgary loses one game and the sky is falling.

I haven’t read anyone say the sky is falling.

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by heep223

TBL: ruining playoff pools everywhere.

Not mine, the pens are ruining my chances

[Scroopy Noopers]

Columbus is weirdly underrated.

Sure, no one expected a sweep. But some are talking about them like they’re the Oilers... I had them pegged to win their division this season, and they loaded up at the deadline. They are a really good team.

They finished the season with one less W than the Caps and Islanders.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by crapshoot

I never liked resting players like that, no matter how it's explained. Sure, if someone has a nagging minor injury, by all means, rest up for the final few games to be 100% to start the playoffs, but I was certainly not a fan of what Bill Peters did, sitting the entire blueline for a couple of games for no real reason at all. It always carries a big risk to disrupt the energy of teams who are already clinched for a long time.

Of course playing meaningless recreational hockey for a month messed around with Tampa, and paired with some injuries and an opponent in dog fight-mode with a giant chip on their shoulder it looks like it might end them.

When did Bill Peters rest the entire blueline for a couple of games?

My recollection is that he gave a number of players a day off but it was a rotating basis such that there wasn’t more than 2 players missing at any given time.


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[crapshoot]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

When did Bill Peters rest the entire blueline for a couple of games?

My recollection is that he gave a number of players a day off but it was a rotating basis such that there wasn’t more than 2 players missing at any given time.

The entire top four were in the press box for the games against the Kings and the Ducks, game 80-81 of the season, and then inserted again for the Oilers game. I was not impressed by that considering the experience we had after the All Star-break for example.

[Gaudfather]

Torts certainly has his guys believing!