The Official 2025 NHL Playoffs Thread: Do you get two Conn Smythes if you're a rookie? Asking for a Russian friend

[practice]

In the 2nd intermission Kevin Bieksa informs us that he was once removed from a game by a concussion spotter, also after a hit by Sam Bennett, and that this was a coincidence

[practice]

Yeah I dunno, if you're allowed to intentionally elbow a goalie in the side of the head your team will be tough to beat

[practice]

CBC panel types did the same thing after Bennett took out Knies, basically a game of chicken with one another to see if anyone is going to describe what actually happened

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I don’t know if a concussion spotter is necessary when a guy ks puking in a bucket on the bench

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Time to figure out which of the Canes and Caps I’m rooting for

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I think it’s gotta be the Canes. Caps beat out the Wings last year, would be nice for Burns to get a Cup, don’t care for Chychrun / Dubois / Wilson.

[Grand Moff Larkin]

The Caps have blocked seven shots in the first five minutes

This series isn’t going to be any fun, is it

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Zero crisp passes on the Canes PP

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Canes PP take a shot from closer than 25 feet challenge

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Caps have had a million blocks tonight but that happens when Carolina’s in the umbrella and there’s no clear shooting lane to the net

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Love reviewing an uncalled penalty to give Vegas a four minute PP

[Grand Moff Larkin]

The Canes did it, Slavin point shot

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I don’t understand how Hill didn’t get a delay of game penalty for knocking the net off its moorings during a McDavid wraparound attempt. Lyon got called for that this season on an innocuous play.

[Alexei Ca$hin]

Wow what a second half turnaround for thee Oil tonight

[practice]

did Connor B just like set up in front of the vegas bench to celebrate the 4th goal? seems like he stopped there and showed them all his name and number. nice. I always believed in Connor Brown.

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I went to bed before they completed the comeback, but thee Goil looked like they were on the PP for a lot of the second period (not just the time they were on the PP in the second period. Felt good that they'd pull it off.

[sutterfamily]

I don't think you should be allowed to use the phrase "Calls game" for a playoff OT goal which is basically "some guy blindly threw it at the net through five screens". Jacob Slavin did not "call game".

[Grand Moff Larkin]

70th time’s the charm on a shot from distance through traffic

[practice]

Domi goal was probably the nicest goal they have scored all season

[linseman]

i think domi's pronouns are actually he/him