2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread: Buffalo Sabres excited about opportunity for new way to crush their fans

[sutterfamily]

My extremely good predictions:

SNES in 7 (they have to win a game 7 some year don't they?)
Buffalo in 7 (I hate most of their players, their fans, and coach but LOVE Josh Norris, so good for him)
Habs in 6
Flyers in 6

Avs in 4
Wild in 6
Goil in 5
Mammoth in 7 (seems unlikely but fuck the Golden Knights)

[nick]

Canes in 7
Buffalo in 6
Habs in 6
Penguins in 7

Avs in 5
Dallas in 7
Goil in 6
Vegas in 6

[sutterfamily]

you bastard

[nick]

Believe me, I don't WANT a Canes win, but one of these years they have to break through you'd think...

[sutterfamily]

Counterpoint: one of these years they have to not make the conference finals

[practice]

UK-friendly start time for SNES Canes game 1

[practice]

And raps game 1

[practice]

SNES
PNES
BLOTS
BUF

Oil
VGK
Avs
Stars

[Cacophony]

[media] [/media]

Canes in 4

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Wow The Acorn reunited

[practice]

Everyone is always talking about how pesky the sens are

[sutterfamily]

These personal attacks are unwarranted.

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I’m just glad you’ve found the time to play again

[Alexei Ca$hin]

SNES in 4 let's go

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I thought about picking the series but I cannot bring myself to choose either the PNES or the Flyers to move onto the second round. Heat death of the universe, please.

[sutterfamily]

Sportsnet is so bad, blurgh.

[sutterfamily]

1st period thoughts: surprised Carolina only registered 8 shots, thought they had a lot of o-zone time. SNES did a good job bending/not breaking but overall looked disjointed with a few decent stretches. Ullmark made a couple good saves.

The Canes penalty was SO aggresive - SNES couldn't deal with it.

[sutterfamily]

Nice to gift the canes a 5-on-3 there

[sutterfamily]

Two hugs clears and big save by Ullmark, back to just regular uh-oh-pp

[sutterfamily]

Zub crushed Jarvis but hurt himself, down to 5 D (again)