Stars vs Wild Round 1

[Justin Kase]

Where would Boston losing this rank in pro sports upset history?

Unbelievable! Huge upset!

[LwnmwrMan222]

Wow. Cost my kid $350. Had Carolina, Knights and Bruins all moving on in a 3 team parlay. Shoulda had the easiest way with Boston.

[Hornets]

Perfect example of why although you obviously want to do your best during the regular season the only thing that realy matters is just making it to post season no matter what your seed. Chip. Chair. Chance.

[Justin Kase]

I thought for sure it was over when Boston made it 3-2.

[Justin Kase]

Bruins goalie didn’t see the puck at all, he never even moved.

[Hornets]

I thought for sure it was over when Boston made it 3-2.

Same. Give the Panthers credit...they never quit and fought back hard. Maybe our local squad could learn a few things by watching games like this! Now time for ANOTHER game 7 with the Avs & Kracken!

[Justin Kase]

Perfect example of why although you obviously want to do your best during the regular season the only thing that realy matters is just making it to post season no matter what your seed. Chip. Chair. Chance.

For sure.

Wish I could stay up and watch this one, but not gonna happen……. maybe just a little bit.

[Hornets]

Perfect example of why although you obviously want to do your best during the regular season the only thing that realy matters is just making it to post season no matter what your seed. Chip. Chair. Chance.

For sure.

Wish I could stay up and watch this one, but not gonna happen……. maybe just a little bit.

Yep...I'll watch period one and catch the highlights in the morning!

[dennis1]

President's Cup Curse.

[Justin Kase]

Perfect example of why although you obviously want to do your best during the regular season the only thing that realy matters is just making it to post season no matter what your seed. Chip. Chair. Chance.

For sure.

Wish I could stay up and watch this one, but not gonna happen……. maybe just a little bit.

Yep...I'll watch period one and catch the highlights in the morning!

Ok, maybe I can stay up until 10:00! It’s 2-0 Kraken now!

[MN Mediocrity]

President's Cup Curse.

Just seen on twitter, the last 11 president cup winners haven't won it all. It's weird, any of them haven't even been close. Only 1 of them has made it to the conference finals.

[Hornets]

DOWN GO THE AVS!

[weimy froob]

the only thing that's important in the regular season in the NHL is to get in the playoffs. it's been this way since the 80s. that's hockey.

[weimy froob]

toronto fans deserve a run. a historic hockey city that hasn't been on one since doug gilmour played for the leafs. and haven't won a stanley cup since the 60s.

[Hornets]

the only thing that's important in the regular season in the NHL is to get in the playoffs. it's been this way since the 80s. that's hockey.

I made reference to this yesterday Weimy

[weimy froob]

the only thing that's important in the regular season in the NHL is to get in the playoffs. it's been this way since the 80s. that's hockey.

I made reference to this yesterday Weimy

you're right. you can make runs from back in the pack in the NHL--but the cream rises to the top by the time they're lifting up the cup. it's just not usually the team that has the most regular season points. very different that way from the chalk winners that have happened on a regular basis in the NFL and NBA. the team with the best record in the regular season in baseball has a harder time winning the championship than those other two sports too.

[Beef Supreme]

President's Cup Curse.

Just seen on twitter, the last 11 president cup winners haven't won it all. It's weird, any of them haven't even been close. Only 1 of them has made it to the conference finals.

I would be interested in seeing a cross-sport comparison about the % of time the team with the best regular season record wins it all. It would not surprise me if hockey had the least, but I'd like to see the data.

[DMB]

the only thing that's important in the regular season in the NHL is to get in the playoffs. it's been this way since the 80s. that's hockey.

Yep. Then the teams best built for playoff hockey thrive. The Wild are not built for playoff hockey in any way.

[Slap Shot]

Brady Skjei (CAR), Phil Kessel (VG), Nick Bjugstad (EDM), Matthew Knies and Justin Holl (TOR) get to see Round 2.

Two former Gophers are fighting for 1 last spot:

Erik Haula (NJ) vs Ryan Lindgren (NYR) in game 7

Don't think I missed anyone.

[Hornets]

Erickson Ek has a fractured fibula.....would be interesting to know who gave Ek the clearance to play in game 2 assuming the broken leg diagnosis had been divulged. If it was known before the game that it was broken it seems pretty irresponsible to have had him in the lineup. Have done a little research tonight seeing what the recovery time for something like this is and everything I have read so far would suggest Ek had no business being out there.

[LwnmwrMan222]

Erickson Ek has a fractured fibula.....would be interesting to know who gave Ek the clearance to play in game 2 assuming the broken leg diagnosis had been divulged. If it was known before the game that it was broken it seems pretty irresponsible to have had him in the lineup. Have done a little research tonight seeing what the recovery time for something like this is and everything I have read so far would suggest Ek had no business being out there.

I still say they had him skate out there to get the crowd fired up, knowing he wouldn't be of any help.



Either that, I suppose it was possible it was only slightly broken, he thought he could go, and when it consistently didn't get better they rescanned it

My mom had a broken pelvis from a fall for about 4 weeks before they finally found the source of the information.

You'd think Ek would have better doctors than my mom going to the local small hospital here in the far north metro.

Says something about the medical team if, after 2-3-4 weeks, whatever it was, they still hadn't located a break, and said that he could go. And only now stated he had a break, unless he took a hit in the game that made it worse.

[Hornets]

Erickson Ek has a fractured fibula.....would be interesting to know who gave Ek the clearance to play in game 2 assuming the broken leg diagnosis had been divulged. If it was known before the game that it was broken it seems pretty irresponsible to have had him in the lineup. Have done a little research tonight seeing what the recovery time for something like this is and everything I have read so far would suggest Ek had no business being out there.

I still say they had him skate out there to get the crowd fired up, knowing he wouldn't be of any help.

That would make for a great story but someone would have lost their job were it true. Putting yourself shorthanded for virtually the entire game was NOT the plan I can assure you!