Yeah Domingue blows. I was shocked he hung on to win game 1.
DeSmith is no prize either. We have paint problems.
The Official 2022 Stanley Cup Playoff Thread
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Yeah Domingue blows. I was shocked he hung on to win game 1.
DeSmith is no prize either. We have paint problems.
I feel the need to cleanse my eyes of the filth they have just witnessed. Does anyone have a good recipe for a sulfuric acid tincture? ?
Well, they say you can't lose the Cup until you lose on home ice. So, the Bruins survive with a strong home game win. Marchand, everyone hates him, but everyone would love to have him on their team.
If the wild keep injuring one of our defensemen per game, they're going to be in a Stanley cup playoff series with the AHL affiliate soon.
Let's go thunderbirds!
Let's go thunderbirds!
Haha, you certainly can if, like the Bruins, you only get 3 of the 7 games at home ?
Marchand and/or Tom Wilson would not be welcome on any hockey team if it were up to me. Two dirtiest players in the league.
I think the key word is "until". To lose a series, you definitely have to lose at least one home game.
And everyone says that about Wilson. I said it about Brooks Orpik, a hated Penguin, because to me, as a Pen, he was dirty. As a Caps fan, we loved him and he was a big reason we won our Cup. I hate Marchand, but would take him in a minute, he wins, witness last night.
No man. You don’t, haha. When you are the lower seed, as the bruins are, you only get 3 home games in a series. You can win all 3 of those, but if you lose your 4 road games, you lose the series.
If you were talking about the Hurricanes in this instance, you would be correct, since they, as the higher seed, get 4 home games in the series.
Orpik was nothing compared to Matt Cooke. He was a disgrace and I hated having him on the team.
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Nope, you can't lose a series until you lose at least one home game. So the sentiment is, even if you are down two games, you still have to lose at home (at least once) to lose the series. No series was ever lost without losing at least one home game.
Answer these two questions for me.
1. How many games do you have to win to win a seven game series?
2. How many home games does the lower seeded team play in a seven game series?
Both irrelevant on my statement. You can't lose a series until you lose at home. What's complicated about that? Even in a sweep, you still have to lose at least one game.
I stand by my comment - no series has ever been lost, where a team doesn't lose a home game, it's impossible.
I think the sentiment is, yeah, even if you are down 2-0, at the opponents arena, you are still in it until you start losing home games. (there used to be an edge to home games, not sure that holds.
For now, I'll focus on our big and unlikely win. I don't think we can get four, but fun today.(and come from behind win, as the Panthers scored first)
It is simple arithmetic. I think what you are missing here is the Bruins are the LOWER SEEDED TEAM! What you are saying ONLY APPLIES TO THE HIGHER SEEDED TEAM. Let’s do an example schedule for the Bruins, maybe that will help. It’s a perfect example because they are following this scenario perfectly through game 3.
Game 1 (away): Loss
Game 2 (away): Loss
Game 3 (home): Win
Game 4 (home): Win
Game 5 (away): Loss
Game 6 (home): Win
Game 7 (away): Loss
In this scenario, the Bruins lose the series 3 games to 4 having won all of their home games.
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It's got nothing to do with that math.
No team ever has four in a row home games to start a series. So, to lose a series, you have to lose at least one away game, and one home game.
if the higher seeded team had four straight home games, then your math would work.
Ok, you are clearly misunderstanding what I am explaining and I’ve run out of ways to make it simple. Either that, or I’m misunderstanding what you mean by “losing a series”. A you referring only to losing in a sweep? I just don’t know…..I feel like I’m being gaslighted here, hahaha.
The bottom line is, the lower seeded team does not have to lose at home in order to lose a 7 game series.
And, not to start another argument, but this is even more incorrect:
The higher seeded team can lose a series without losing an away game (by losing all four of their home games) The exact inverse of the lower seeded team. See how that works?
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GO PENS! Was nervous there for a minute. Thought they were gonna cough it up after that lead disintegrated ?
Perhaps it is too early to get myself psyched up for an Edmonton - Calgary second round matchup?
Haha the whole world is psyched up for an Edmonton - Calgary second round Matchup.
As long as the Kings exit in the first round all will be well with the Playoffs and order will be restored.