TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING ARE THE CHAMPS 2020-2022 THE NHL 2020-2021 SEASON THREAD (INCLUDING LIGHTNING HANGOVER AND OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

toffoli was good in the canucks. we lost so many good players this season, it's frustrating. we'll see how that blue line does next season

the habs get some time off and the knights-avs series is intense, so hopefully they go into the semifinals with a bit of an edge

honestly very very curious about how the MTL-COL/LV series will play out

COL/LV will be beat up
MTL is confident and will be rested

COL/LV seem like the better teams - but so did the Jets and Leafs

more importantly, the Habs this year are - in the words of their GM - "enigmatic." Not clear to me that the opposing coaches will have an easy time cracking the code of how to beat them since they themselves have only been playing this way for like a week!

Islanders <3 <3 <3

Bruins kind of disappeared tonight.

:( RIP MTL-BOS final

so in the semis we've got two four-seeds, a three-seed, and whoever wins the west

not sorry to see the bruins get fucked but . . . i don't think the habs or isles are really worthy. tampa is good but i am against them. so i guess i'm for the west winner (even though montreal is my second choice)

btw that was quite a shot by mark stone last night eh?

bit of advice for goalies: before you join the nhl, have a name that's long and multisyllabic, like vasilevskiy or hellebuyck, not an easily chantable, two-syllable name like TUUUU-KKKKAAAA or JAAAA-RRRRYYYY.

this is some game

never win the president’s trophy

it does seem cursed

three conference finals appearances in four years. that's almost an appearance every year since it was founded in 2017.

bettman must be grinning from ear to ear

sad that we (presumably) won’t have trophies for the third-round winners to touch/not touch

go Habs imo

never mind!

forget the Cup; i’m pretty sure the habs have never won the campbell bowl

The #StanleyCup Semifinals are set.

In addition to a spot in the Stanley Cup Final, the winner of the @GoldenKnights vs. @CanadiensMTL series will claim the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, while the @NYIslanders and @TBLightning will battle for the Prince of Wales Trophy. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/l8tMHf1yaz

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 11, 2021

isles, man

Great defensive game by them, capitalized on the surprising amount of Tampa giveaways/turnovers.

i caught the last period and i was pretty impressed by the isles

come on, habs. you're our country's only hope

In support of the @CanadiensMTL's pursuit of the Stanley Cup, as Canada’s last remaining team in the 2021 @NHL playoffs, the Canadian Horseshoe Falls will be illuminated tonight in Red, White and Blue from 9:30 to 10:00pm., the night before the team begins its next series. pic.twitter.com/BzwmRgbCoc

— Niagara Parks (@NiagaraParks) June 13, 2021

the game is pretty physical so far. i feel like it's on the edge of turning nasty

Hold on nowpic.twitter.com/T2mYhwJCzP

— Hockey Night in Canada (@hockeynight) June 15, 2021

three goals from defencemen tonight

It's 115 degrees in Las Vegas tonight -- the hottest game-time temperature in @NHL history, per an announcement inside @TMobileArena. @GoldenKnights @NHLNetwork

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) June 17, 2021

hottest gametime temperature SO FAR

i was posting on another hockey forum because i think posting here last time was bad juju.

price was on fire, the puck dropped perfectly most of the time for the habs, and they seemed in control for a good portion of the game.

the pietrangelo goal was a fluke. it went right through three players. the knights have killer momentum, though, but the habs d kept up.

also, happy birthday to juice. i love listening to his analyses.

nhlpa player poll: https://www.nhlpa.com/player-poll/2020-21

oops

TIE GAME! #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/zRtUJs6swv

— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) June 19, 2021

That's the playoff Fleury I know.

indeed

habs magic

c'est incroyable

Haiti goalkeeper Josué Duverger with possibly the best/worst own goal in history against Canada 🙃

(via @onesoccer)pic.twitter.com/JW0Z2IC7HI

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 16, 2021

Here’s the @Sportsnet replay pic.twitter.com/ocw0JYMWEc https://t.co/lbhpTUsRZD

— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) June 19, 2021

Live by the sword, die by the sword.

i don’t at all mind cory perry bleeding per se, but it’s the NHL in a fucking nutshell that all four officials ‘miss’ that but god forbid the puck goes over the glass

Pesky Isles. Pelech & Pulock are lifesavers.

Chris Lee with a front row seat to Brayden McNabb punching Nick Suzuki in the face. Nothing.

I don't see how the NHL can continue trotting these two guys out. IT IS THE THIRD ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS.

— Arpon Basu (@ArponBasu) June 21, 2021

What is even happening with the islanders right now

Sure seems like the worst game they’ve played under Trotz.

it's one game; shake it off

while giving braden point the conn smythe tho

Point is on a incredible run.

Céline Dion, a traitor, poses in Vegas Golden Knights attire https://t.co/zJNdBD5qZy pic.twitter.com/Ag30mMi9j1

— Montreal Gazette (@mtlgazette) June 23, 2021

wow

Rude

photoshop

lol

ffs braden point

OMG

that photoshopped image is in bad taste. there's a certain type of team that would do that. the la kings are one of those teams, as well.

i don't particularly care who celine dion supports, but there's something kind of evil for wanting to give the appearance of your own people turning against you, for lack of a better phrase. yes, i know dion wore a knights sweater when performing in vegas, but that's what entertainers do for fun, so that's different.

the kings did the same thing when they said "you're welcome" to the "rest of canada" for beating the canucks.

sorry, this is probably just a pet peeve of mine.

also, stoked the isles won this one. both series have been so intense and fun to watch.