2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Carolina's tries revolutionary new strategy: Never lose games

[Grand Moff Larkin]

There is not

[practice]

I thought that in the end I would rather see Montreal win it than Vegas but watching the highlight packages where it gets to the 3rd period and they've got 10 shots. And I just assume that every PP is unearned

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I'm not staying up for the end of this game, so maybe the Avs find some life and come back, but I've come to terms with the only potential good outcome of Vegas winning another Cup: if Marner gets the Conn Smythe, it would be immensely funny

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Oh no is Carter Hart the Conn Smythe favorite?

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Habs fans booing consecutive penalties for [consults footage] cross-checks to the face

[Grand Moff Larkin]

The Canes were terrified to shoot on that PP

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Habs are getting away with so much bullshit because the refs don’t want to call another penalty on them, Josh Anderson in particular

[Grand Moff Larkin]

He gets a penalty for coming in and throwing a punch way after the whistle

(The whistle that conveniently blew when Dobeš had let a puck leak through)

[practice]

Montreal ruined the playoffs by remaining in them

[Alexei Ca$hin]

Montreal tries revolutionary new strategy: never shoot on net

[practice]

never have the puck

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I opted to finish watching a movie instead of waiting for the third period last night, and when the movie ended and I turned the game back on (with like five minutes left), the Habs had the same shot total. They were also killing a penalty so I’m sure their fans were losing their fucking minds.

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Oh no Habs Canes is now “Who misses Claude Lemieux more?”

Hall got a goal after he was horse-collared down by Texier on a draw but now the Habs are challenging for goalie interference

Probably coming back

[Alexei Ca$hin]

Well at least the SNES played 3 decent games against the Canes. Mtl played one good period.

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I don't especially like the Carolina Hurricanes but they're not Vegas so go Canes

[practice]

Habs ruined the playoffs

[practice]

K Miller played the most of all canes in the series by over 10 mins, 75% GF 75% xG at 5v5. He cost pretty much what the Leafs paid for Carlo

[sutterfamily]

Well at least the SNES played 3 decent games against the Canes. Mtl played one good period.

Yeah it was at least sort of a weight off to see the Canes just dummy everyone? I kinda grew a slight newfound hatred of them (their fans on reddit are annoying and delusional but, really, my bad for even reading it) but I will be choosing them over Vegas 1,000,000 times out of 1,000,000

[sutterfamily]

Not gonna watch tho

[practice]

I might watch a couple periods.