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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 10:04 am
by Grand Moff Larkin
nick wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 9:35 am
practice wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 6:18 am 2nd goal on Helleybuck last night was one of the worst I have ever seen
3.96 GAA, .822% through 5 games. I legitimately have no idea what changes in his (otherwise best goalie on the planet) head once the playoffs start.
On The Athletic hockey podcast earlier this week, Jesse Spector talked about how Hellebuyck stays farther back in his net than most goalies, and how like 40% of the goals he’s allowed the last two playoffs have been tips or through traffic. Essentially that the focus on “traffic to the net” works against his style specifically.

I don’t watch him enough to know if that checks out, though.

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 10:07 am
by Grand Moff Larkin
sutterfamily wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 9:28 am On the panthers, I also wasn't sure about their health (esp Tkachuck and Barkov) but I guess that's doing a-ok.
Yeah I didn’t think Tkachuk would be ready. Ekblad had been out due to suspension, Jones hadn’t been great since getting there, they stumbled a lot in the last couple weeks (while sitting guys like Reinhart a lot to the detriment of Whale Emoji Fart Emoji).

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 7:27 pm
by linseman
omg if the leafs can't score there...

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 7:42 pm
by linseman
well i guess that made up for it

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:05 pm
by linseman
jimmy stu trying to do it all himself

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:08 pm
by Grand Moff Larkin
Will the SNES be put to bed before sutterfamily’s kids?

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:10 pm
by Grand Moff Larkin
This Leaves team is generally more endearing than past squads (Ryan Reaves being confined to the press box sure helps) but Max Domi just looks like such an asshole

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:15 pm
by sutterfamily
Kids are asleep, I'm caught up to live. Best game of the series so far, huge PP coming up for les SNES here.

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:16 pm
by sutterfamily
PERRONNNNN

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:17 pm
by Grand Moff Larkin
Laughton wiping out untouched when he tried a wraparound shorthanded was pretty funny

Aaaand now it’s tied thanks to former Wing David Perron

A less than beastly clearing attempt by Knies

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:18 pm
by sutterfamily
I was just about to post how good that kill was by the Leaves.

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:18 pm
by Grand Moff Larkin
:matthew:

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:20 pm
by Grand Moff Larkin
sutterfamily wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 9:18 pm I was just about to post how good that kill was by the Leaves.
Marner in particular was great on it

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:23 pm
by linseman
wild for domi to shoot it there but i guess it worked out

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:23 pm
by Grand Moff Larkin
User practice would never question Patches’ spot in the lineup

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:24 pm
by sutterfamily
That was pretty bad

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:24 pm
by Grand Moff Larkin
Laughton should’ve made it 4-2

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:25 pm
by sutterfamily
Pacioretti was SO Bad in games 3-5. Genuinely insane he was even in the lineup today but you gotta give Berube credit I guess.

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:27 pm
by linseman
where's a stanchion when you need one eh sutterfam

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

Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:31 pm
by Grand Moff Larkin
Willy Nilly’s not making it onto the cruise ship shuffleboard team if they end up losing