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2025-26 NHL Miscellaneous Thread

Pretty amazing turnaround for Vegas. They went from battling to make the playoffs to the Stanley Cup finals.

Vegas looked like the Canes out there defensively, smothering every shot attempt, clogging up every passing lane, making it difficult to skate the puck in the zone and beating the Avs to every dump in. And then they have Carter Hart looking unbeatable in net.
 
cmaleski2 said:
Pretty amazing turnaround for Vegas. They went from battling to make the playoffs to the Stanley Cup finals.

Vegas looked like the Canes out there defensively, smothering every shot attempt, clogging up every passing lane, making it difficult to skate the puck in the zone and beating the Avs to every dump in. And then they have Carter Hart looking unbeatable in net.
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And the fewest wins for a Stanley Cup finalist in a full season since the 2002 Hurricanes, who had 35 wins.

The President’s Trophy curse continues. The last team to win it and the Cup was the 2013 Blackhawks and that was a lockout-shortened season.
 
andyt said:
And the fewest wins for a Stanley Cup finalist in a full season since the 2002 Hurricanes, who had 35 wins.

The President’s Trophy curse continues. The last team to win it and the Cup was the 2013 Blackhawks and that was a lockout-shortened season.
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So, WHEN ;) we win we will have home ice [/unjinx]
 
TheBigKahuna said:
Vegas just won the cup according to every talking head on TV and radio. Let's see how well they handle a week off.
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Which is amazing given they are coming out of the Pillow Fight division and would not have even made the playoffs in the Eastern Conference.

EVERY TEAM IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS FINISHED BETTER THAN VEGAS IN THE STANDINGS!!!!!!

You know who won't have Vegas as the Cup favorites? Vegas. If it's the Canes, we will be the favorite (as Vegas' betting darlings). If its Montreal, it will be EVEN money.

I do understand that Vegas has been rolling, and they sure made Colorado look ordinary. But yeah, let's pause a second before we hand them the Cup.
 
Narratives are taking a freaking beating this post season … kind of. We still hold on to several, like the President’s Trophy “curse."
 
Home. Ice. Advantage.

Just win.

I love the blatant hypocrisy. "Ottawa should wipe the floor with Carolina". Gets swept. "Ottawa wasn't even supposed to be in the playoffs, not a valid competitor". "Philly will destroy the Canes, I got Philly in 5 or 6". Canes sweep. "Philly wasn't really a playoff team, they didn't deserve to bet there, not a serious contender."
 
But instead of burning it down, they're gonna throw a rager of a party and have a blast. Do Canadians really call those parties, "bush parties"? Heh, "bush".
 
perfectstormhits said:
Between Marner and Montreal, Leaf fans are now pulling for the Canes to win.
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Toronto fans go into hibernation every year after the first couple of rounds of the playoffs. Hibernating since 1967 and preparing for the 2026/27 version of winning the offseason, only to fail again. Apparently they already have contracts agreed upon with the top 6 upcoming free agents ;)
 
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