Thread #18 has commenced. Now which Vasi save was better?
Choice A:
Choice B:

Both are phenomenal but I would go with B

More threads than Kakko and Lafreniere have points

Yeah same here.

Admit it: You had this day circled on your calendar while simultaneously praying for Lafreniere to stay at 17 points

Yup

I didn't have to pray for Kakko to get less than 18 because I already knew he can't score

B. Just because A had an element of "please hit me"

The element of "please hit me" is a skill all goaltenders aspire to master

Woah Jeff Skinner still hasn't played a single playoffs game.

Didn’t the canes not make the playoffs for a period of time

Oh absolutely. But the second one he's tracking it the whole way.

On another note. I've seen folks talk about saves like that second one, blaming the shooter say "he shot it straight at his glove"
Makes me rage. Goalies never get enough credit.

For the first time in Post-Game Notes history, we have a double-header post.

Bobcat’s Post Game Notes, Game 55

Jackets lose, 4-3 in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings.

-WHAT HAPPENED TO BOQVIST THIS TIME? He’s on IR for like the 4th time this year. Source says an upper body injury, but it doesn’t seem to be very bad.

-Chinakhov and Bemstrom on the same line. Sillinger can feed the puck to both of them, I guess.

-Aside from a couple of nice saves by Elvis, the first period was kinda… forgettable. It looked like one of those games where whichever goalie cracks first is the one that loses. That first goalie to crack was Elvis. Viktor Arvidsson scored of the faceoff so fast you could literally say “blink and you’ll miss it”.

-3 goals, super fast. Laine scored with a nice wrister, then Ollie scored on a one-timer, and then Danforth got lucky with a loose puck that got behind Jonathan Quick. A goal’s a goal, I guess.

-Elvis got a piece of that Dustin Brown shot, and it trickles in. If he didn’t try to grab that, it just straight up misses the net. Tough break.

-Oh god, we’re breaking down. Arvi ties the game with around 4 minutes left. We’re doing pretty well in OT situations, so maybe this is a blessing in disguise?

-JUST BARELY OFFSIDES. WE CANNOT CATCH A BREAK WITH THIS BULLSH*T.

-That ultimately cost us. Arvi completes the hat trick to send us home disappointed. At least we got a point out of it?

-On a brighter note, I love how physical this team has gotten. Justin Danforth in particular has been very comfortable with throwing the body around. That alongside his scoring touch that has been getting worked on all year could probably net him a contract over league minimum next year (think $850k cap hit).

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Bobcat’s Post Game Notes, Game 56

Jackets lose in a shootout to the Boston Bruins.

-Today’s the day! Today’s the day we officially retire the number of the best player we’ve ever had. If only our 61st game (March 16th vs. Ottawa) was a home game. That would have been the perfect time to retire #61. Thank you for everything you’ve done for this organization, Rick. We love you.

-Today’s also the first time Nick Foligno has played the Jackets since he joined the Bruins. Thank you for being our captain for so long, Nick. We love you too.

-ALL ABOARD THE GUS BUS! Brad Marchand attempting to slewfoot Dean Kukan backfires since he’s not there on the other end to defend as Gustav Nyquist scores his 14th goal on the year. I think his performance could net some good assets at the deadline (with retention, of course).

-Vladislav Gavrikov scored a goal. Not something you see too often. Always nice to see when a defensive defenseman score a goal.

-Erik Haula blatantly trips up Jake Voracek and lucks his way into a breakaway to score and tie the game. I guess the ref was too busy trying to pick up his walking stick to call the penalty.

-For a mainly offensive defenseman, Zach Werenski hasn’t scored a lot this year. At least he’s not as painfully unlucky with goal scoring as Jake has this year.

-Speaking of Jake, he’s currently on pace to finish the year 2nd in assists in a season in franchise history with 57. That’s two assists behind Artemi Panarin’s 2018-2019 season. Impressive.

-A rare defensive miscue from Gavin Bayreuther leaves Gabe alone, and he lets Clifton pass to Craig Smith and put it behind Elvis. Ugh.

-The next two points were gonna be me ranting about how it’s like Lars’s brain goes smooth whenever an offsides situation comes up, and it was what cost us the game, but Redhead Jesus scored with 2 seconds left to send us to overtime. My heart is pounding out of my chest.

-Jake hesitates too much and time expires on overtime. Dammit.

-WHAT AN INSULTING SLAP IN THE F*CKING FACE TO LOSE IN SUCH A F*CKING EMBARRASSING FASHION ON A NIGHT WHERE WE HONOR THE BEST PLAYER WE’VE EVER HAD. WHY THE BLUE HELL DID WE CALL ON THE MOST SNAKEBITTEN GUY ON THE ROSTER TO SHOOT IN A MUST-SCORE SITUATION? IS LARS LETTING THE ASSISTANT MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS, OR IS HE JUST AN IDIOT? God, I’m pissed. We got a point out of this, but who gives a f*ck, WE DECIDED TO YRUST JAKE VORACEK WITH SCORING A GOAL.

where did canucks fans get the idea that they're getting john marino

— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) March 7, 2022

capfriendly

I had A happen to me friday night in our hockey game, pass from below the goal line far side and i one timed it goalie got it with the shaft of his stick right above the blocker.

Oh look, we now have the same amount of threads as years the Maple Leafs have gone without making it past the first round.

So true, but at least when we lose we don’t destroy our city 😂

What if the Vancouver #canucks fans didn't riot and destroy their city? #nhlplayoffs #historywillbemade pic.twitter.com/fdyC90xHyG

— Matthew Schrupp (@whatschrupp) April 30, 2013

Can’t lose in the finals if you don’t make the finals

If Leafs destroyed their city after every playoff loss, Toronto wouldn't be a city lol

can we talk about how boston is 2 points back of toronto right now... (toronto does have a game in hand) crazy to think toronto might end up a wild card team.

One of my favorite Finnish players in the league was Olli Jokinen, and he played 1231 regular season games...

...but only 6 playoff games.

He was ALWAYS in the wrong place lmao.

Might not be the worst thing, I’d rather take my chances against Bobrovsky or Andersen then Vasilevskiy

NHL reveals new #StanleyCup playoffs and final logos/branding. pic.twitter.com/lGw0lpRTLt

— NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) March 7, 2022

I like the old logo better but this isn’t awful

tampa is currently in 1st in the atlantic. so right now its vasy or andersen. freddy has been unreal in carolina.

Those look great to me

Correct, I would see TBL winning the conference and play WSH, the Leafs either staying in 3rd and play FLD or 1st wild card spot and play CAR.

I’ve seen enough from Freddy in the playoffs to not be concerned. Facing Bobrovsky or Andersen is the lesser of two evils over Vas