Was there anything better than staying at a hotel during a hockey tournament. The fucking fun we used to have was always the best.
Mini sticks in the hallway. Man hunt at night. I remember we were 16 in Atlanta for a tournament. We all went to Andrettis Go Karts and we used every game ticket we had to buy as many little bouncy balls as possible. The wars we had with those bouncy balls.
The knee hockey tournaments against other teams at the hotel would be just as competitive as the games on the ice.
it's a little sad to see Tyler not being able to break through checks now, he still has the speed but no apparent escapability or way to rise above his size anymore. Killorn has contributed a lot on the defensive end too.
Carlson isn’t a top 5 D in the league. He’s an amazing PP QB but he’s the poster boy for fans and media judging Defensemen’s overall game off of points. Spoiler *ducks
1.Josi 2. Hedman 3. Slavin 4. Ekblad 5. Theodore Imo 5th was really hard for me. Theodore’s numbers show he tilts the ice to an absurd degree but for whatever reason he’s still not playing top pair matchups. Could also put McAvoy, Heiskanen, or Jones there.
He was incredible in ‘15 and it wasn’t just because of Kucherov and Palat. He’s still had some solid seasons since then but it just doesn’t seem like he’s been the same since he hurt his wrist in the final. Maybe he doesn’t have the same drive after getting a few nice contracts. He’s just a shadow of his former self out there. His effort on the Isles second goal was brutal.
Also led in ES points Had horrible partners Think what you want but he was a monster most the year, absolutely atrocious in the bubble That’s all from me
Ekblad gets better every day, but he’s not top 5. Can get there if he keeps improving like he did this year.
That guy took a weekend advanced stats course 5-6 years ago and judges everything on that, sorry that I don’t take him for gospel
This really highlights how shit his D partners have been. Cant think of another 1D with a worse 2D than Carlson has.
when Québec gets on that list it will be so tragic but for florida that is so fucking embarassing, my god.
No right being tied in this game. That dumb icing before the goal by the islanders was a killer. Lighting going to play a lot of this game with 10 forwards.
If point and stamkos are out this lightning team looks a lot different. edit: looks like he got hit into the boards earlier in the game possibly
Tampa looks gassed. They’re going to have to junk one in from the point that bounces off some bum like maroon or something
This looks like when Hedman scored in OT. Boston was all over them and were wondering where is Tampa going to get any offense
I basically only watch hockey during the playoffs and holy fuck is it so intense. It's insane watching these goalies make saves
Islanders standing around watching the puck with 10 seconds to go. Bold strategy, didn't pay dividends. Thats probably it for them. No way they come back down 2 games against TBL.
The Islanders shit power play all season really came back to bite them in this game. Totally deflating game and I’d be surprised if they get more than a game in this series after that one. Obviously wouldn’t be surprised if they get swept now, either.