Lol. Stupid presidents trophy. I never want my team to win that useless trophy

Nope...

NO!

Lmao

Tampa, that’s what I call a choking situation.

Pens meh well didn’t think they would go anywhere anyway.

Tampa lmao I mean really swept? Lol ouch!

Does anyone in Tampa even realize they have a hockey team? Do they even care.

Great day for hockey.

The Lightning Twitter posted a statement to their fans:

https://twitter.com/TBLig...tatus/1118332281825968128

Great day for hockey.
- Reubenkincade

Horrible day to be a Lightning fan

And it's the spirit of this post that makes hockey the greatest sport evar:


https://twitter.com/TBLig...tatus/1118341493331251201

NO!

Lmao

Tampa, that’s what I call a choking situation.

Pens meh well didn’t think they would go anywhere anyway.

Tampa lmao I mean really swept? Lol ouch!

Does anyone in Tampa even realize they have a hockey team? Do they even care.
- bird_dog_pa

Actually their fan base does a good job supporting them

NO!

Lmao

Tampa, that’s what I call a choking situation.

Pens meh well didn’t think they would go anywhere anyway.

Tampa lmao I mean really swept? Lol ouch!

Does anyone in Tampa even realize they have a hockey team? Do they even care.
- bird_dog_pa

As an Islanders fan who goes to a lot of games in Tampa they have among the best and most loyal fan bases I’ve seen. The town is Lightning crazy. Banners and flags everywhere. A blue lightning bolt atop a city skyscraper. Great fan experience. They sellout every game although the crowds aren’t that loud for whatever reason. But they definitely have a great fan base

NO!

Lmao

Tampa, that’s what I call a choking situation.

Pens meh well didn’t think they would go anywhere anyway.

Tampa lmao I mean really swept? Lol ouch!

Does anyone in Tampa even realize they have a hockey team? Do they even care.
- bird_dog_pa

Start over.

Epic choke by Tampa Bay. Even the 95/96 Red Wings who won 62 games won 10 playoff games before losing to the Avs in 6 games in the WCF. Where does Tampa go from here? They'll likely lick their wounds and come back with pretty much the same roster next season. Cal Foote will be on the team. Maybe they take a page from that 95/96 Red Wings team and take a step back in the regular season and then save their best for the playoffs.

Both teams completely out coached.

Russ and Mike has to go! Their predictions have the worth of horse manure 💩 💩 💩

Russ and Mike has to go! Their predictions have the worth of horse manure 💩 💩 💩
- Landsbergfan

Here's the thing... Those two clowns know nothing.

Both teams completely out coached.
- MBFlyerfan

Tampa getting swept takes the heat off the Pens a bit.

Both teams completely out coached.
- MBFlyerfan

Initially, if someone told me the cbj would win against Tampa, it would in close fought games where every millimetre counts. Even as a Cbj fan , remove game 1 and 4, I was thoroughly shocked how they managed the Lightning's offence in game 2 and 3.

Here's the thing... Those two clowns know nothing.
- gergeswillems

They told us Sid was still a shiny diamond 🤮 And Isles fourth line would be crushed in pit 😆 I have never seen a more impotent penis team playing at home.

They told us Sid was still a shiny diamond 🤮 And Isles fourth line would be crushed in pit 😆 I have never seen a more impotent penis team playing at home.
- Landsbergfan

Turns out Ek was right about the Pens. Problem is he's been saying that since day 1 of Hockey Buzz. Even during their Cup runs. But he's finally right about the Pens!

Both teams completely out coached.
- MBFlyerfan

Kudo's to Trotz !

Turns out Ek was right about the Pens. Problem is he's been saying that since day 1 of Hockey Buzz. Even during their Cup runs. But he's finally right about the Pens!
- gergeswillems

He had some valid points. But Murray and Fleury was sick good during those back to back cups. And Malkin and Sid did a great 2 way job. And Kessel Letang was fiter and better! But Russ and Mike has only watched their old baseball tapes this season, and not many pen hockey games.

Everyone said the Pens couldn't come back after playoff failures 2010-2014. Back to back cups says differently. We'll see.

Kudo's to Trotz !
- Xizord

Everyone said the Pens couldn't come back after playoff failures 2010-2014. Back to back cups says differently. We'll see.
- steve_o66

Did everyone really say that

Did everyone really say that
- eichiefs9

No. But fans like seeing their teams as Rocky Balboa. Isles had the eye of the TIGER. Pens didn't.

Interesting that the key performances by NYI weren't kids, but actually the veterans.

-Goals by Eberle (age 28), Nelson (27), and Bailey (29).
-Assists by Mayfield (26), Bailey (29), Kuhnhackl (27), and Filppula (35).
-Oh and Barzal (21) had an assist so you got one.
-Penalty kill minutes led by Filppula (35), Komorov (32), Cizikas (28) and Clutterbuck (29)
-Hits were 11 by Matt Martin (29) and 6 by Komorov (32).
-Plus 2 for Leddy (28) who was 2nd on the team in ice-time
-Vezina performance by Lehner (27)

Barzal and Beauvillier are the only guys in the 21-23 age range. That's it. TWO. Pulock and Pelech are 24 so we can call that FOUR. But otherwise it's a well-constructed team full of guys in the 27-29 range, with a handful of vets in their 30's.