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Rangers vs Canes best of 5...bring it on Bingo

Rangers vs Canes best of 5...bring it on Bingo
- Slimtj100

Gauthier gets his first NHL goal against his former team and we get to see Skjei make bad turnovers leading to our goals.

Of course any hot goalie can be the difference in a playoff series. However, if anyone is afraid of 32 year old Carey Price, they don't belong in the NHL. Like Hank, his numbers are coming down with age. Price was a bad example to use...

Gauthier gets his first NHL goal against his former team and we get to see Skjei make bad turnovers leading to our goals.

Of course any hot goalie can be the difference in a playoff series. However, if anyone is afraid of 32 year old Carey Price, they don't belong in the NHL. Like Hank, his numbers are coming down with age. Price was a bad example to use...
- TommyGTrain

The best example would be Gibson.. Yeah I know Ducks aren't making the playoffs.
But he'd be the kind to take a poor team and run a superior team out on a rail esp in a short series.

I NEED Ranger playoff hockey again!!!

Mid June?

The best example would be Gibson.. Yeah I know Ducks aren't making the playoffs.
But he'd be the kind to take a poor team and run a superior team out on a rail esp in a short series.
- dozerD10

What about Shesty 😉?

What about Shesty 😉?
- rrentz

Well done.

The playoff format should be determine based on what’s fair and not because it includes certain teams or not. My opinion is the best way to do this is simply add 4 more wild card teams per conference to get from 8 to 12 per conference.

The format proposed here seems like the most fair and not because I'm being a homer. Take the 12 best teams from each conference and find a winner. Seems straightforward and fair.

People are ALWAYS going to pull the "big markets get preferential treatment" card. Must suck living/rooting for a second tier city (said while wiping my ass with $100 bill)

The format proposed here seems like the most fair and not because I'm being a homer. Take the 12 best teams from each conference and find a winner. Seems straightforward and fair.

People are ALWAYS going to pull the "big markets get preferential treatment" card. Must suck living/rooting for a second tier city (said while wiping my ass with $100 bill)
- Bean_Dip

Commoner.
You have to wipe your own ass?

Commoner.
You have to wipe your own ass?
- TommyGTrain

primitive being, you don't use the 3 seashells?

we gonna roll through Carolina

No way in hell it ever happens, but if it does, I’m going to laugh, and laugh, and laugh some more if the Habs win the Cup and Carey Price wins the Conn Smythe.


And then I’ll buy a lottery ticket and win 20 million dollars.

No way in hell it ever happens, but if it does, I’m going to laugh, and laugh, and laugh some more if the Habs win the Cup and Carey Price wins the Conn Smythe.


And then I’ll buy a lottery ticket and win 20 million dollars.


- Ovation

he's gonna have to stop Kreider to do it

we gonna roll through Carolina
- jimbo83

The bye teams complaining can suck it...they only have to win 16 games as opposed to 19 for everyone else.

I love the Rangers chances to make a long run Caps in rd 1 is a good matchup too

he's gonna have to get out of the way of Kreider to do it
- jimbo83

FIFY

The format proposed here seems like the most fair and not because I'm being a homer. Take the 12 best teams from each conference and find a winner. Seems straightforward and fair.

People are ALWAYS going to pull the "big markets get preferential treatment" card. Must suck living/rooting for a second tier city (said while wiping my ass with $100 bill)
- Bean_Dip

Your first paragraph sounds vaguely familiar

Commoner.
You have to wipe your own ass?
- TommyGTrain

Just to dab the water from my bidet

This would be great. Toronto would be playing Columbus who will be getting back Seth Jones, Cam Atkinson, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Alexander Texier, and likely Josh Anderson from injury. Bye bye, Toronto!

Best part about these upcoming playoffs is because it will be the most unpredictable ever.

Honestly, anyone can win. All teams will start with healthy rosters

Best part about these upcoming playoffs is because it will be the most unpredictable ever.

Honestly, anyone can win. All teams will start with healthy rosters
- rrentz

I cant wait, I think this could be amazing

hockey all day long in the opening round, like the Olympics

I cant wait, I think this could be amazing

hockey all day long in the opening round, like the Olympics
- jimbo83

It's going to be turnover central to start

It's going to be turnover central to start
- rrentz

I could see some really soft goals too. As we know, goalies are a creature of habit. If hockey starts in July/August it's been basically a whole offseason without a camp and preseason to get yourself back in shape.

I cant wait, I think this could be amazing

hockey all day long in the opening round, like the Olympics
- jimbo83

I just hope I can still work from home when hockey comes back. Will have games on all day as I work

The playoff format is ridiculous. why not just put all the big market teams in a hat and draw the seeding's and just call it for what it is.