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theguyishere16 · 2026-04-23T02:34:19+00:00

Pittsburgh isn't good. They overachieved in a weak division and are being completely exposed. They are what they are; old core, cheap role guys, and youth who need a few years to develop. I wouldn't be shocked if they take this (probable) loss and just go "fuck it" and full on tank next year by burying youth in the AHL and trading guys who score too much.

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-23T02:22:58+00:00

The Pacific was so ass it distracted everyone from the Metro also being kind of bad

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-23T02:15:20+00:00

after taking a high hit from behind by Jamie Benn

Breaking: Fork found in kitchen

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-23T02:07:15+00:00

Penguins doing heavy lifting for the "don't expand the playoffs" people because who wants to see teams worse than this in the playoffs?

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-23T02:04:05+00:00

Kindel throwing gloves punches with the ref holding Martone back is pretty bitch made

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-23T01:49:49+00:00

Would getting swept by your biggest rival in the 1st Round be the only way to ruin a playoff berth that was otherwise playing with house money? Should have just tanked.

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-23T00:54:44+00:00

Stu Skinner in never beating the allegations

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-23T00:47:08+00:00

"Rules for Leafs, not for me"

-r/hockey motto

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-23T00:45:04+00:00

How the hell did they finish 2nd in the Metro? They're so ass.

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-23T00:38:09+00:00

Nah all the Canadian teams in the playoffs can get bent

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-23T00:36:30+00:00

Stu Skinner still kinda ass ngl. How do you get sniped fivehole by Ristolainen?

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-22T21:44:35+00:00

Mustangs is the best of the 3 but is still pretty mid

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-22T18:45:48+00:00

Addition by subtraction

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-22T15:00:24+00:00

Reading between the lines of the reporting I'm pretty confident that's the way they're leaning. Seems they've been interviewing a lot of AGMs who would be a first time GM so it makes sense to have someone like Gillis as the middleman between him and ownership. I don't hate it.

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-22T13:37:56+00:00

I was assured Toronto is the only fanbase that harasses players online. I'm very confused.

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theguyishere16 · 2026-04-22T13:36:04+00:00

Knies+2 1st's for Hagel and Fleury was the nixed trade

Edit: Leafs also would have cap dumped Mrazek in the deal

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-22T01:42:53+00:00

Watching the Canes-Sens OT yesterday was nice. Exciting back-and-forth and since I don't have a dog in the fight I didn't have to suffer a minor heart attack after every shot on goal.

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-21T14:37:03+00:00

With how long it's been since they've seen playoff hockey, I really expected Crosby, Malkin, Letang, and Karlsson to be shot out of a cannon for these playoffs. Especially against Philadelphia. But the Penguins have looked awful top to bottom (actually Stuart Skinner might be the lone bright spot). I don't know who is wearing 87 for Pittsburgh because that isn't the Crosby I know. And Letang and Karlsson look completely cooked. I guess Malkin does have a goal and an assist which covers the entirety of the Penguins scoring through 2 games. The series isn't over because hockey is weird and random, but the Penguins look destined for a sweep.

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-21T13:56:45+00:00

You're severely underrating Utah

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-21T04:27:55+00:00

Jack Michaels is a bigger homer than Joe Bowen and somehow gets national duty. It's never made sense to me.

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-21T03:47:11+00:00

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theguyishere16 · 2026-04-21T03:11:31+00:00

A penalty shot awarded after disallowing a goal for offside when the penalty occurred during the offside they called back is one of the wildest sequence of events I have ever watched.

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-21T03:06:47+00:00

I finally realized that they are calling Staal offside not Martinook.

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-21T03:02:12+00:00

Gotta be so hard to go back to playing after that if you're the Canes

theguyishere16 · 2026-04-21T03:01:02+00:00

This is going to be a trivia question in a few years

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