# NHL April 2018 & post-season **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 2, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611 "2018-04-02T00:27:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/81 "2018-05-04T00:14:44Z")
Well, HOPEFULLY, if all goes well, it will be the rest of the season. (3ELIEVE!!!) šŸ˜‰ Anyone else think Primantis needs to make a sandwich for Jake Guentzel? They did it for [Crosby](http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/blog-n-gold/2017/02/16/Primantis-The-Captain-sandwich-commemorate-Sidney-Crosby-s-milestone-1000-career-points/stories/201702160216), they did it for the [HBK Line](https://www.nhl.com/news/sandwich-named-for-penguins-hbk-line/c-280759016), Iā€™d say itā€™s time for the Jake & Bake. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/82 "2018-05-04T00:53:19Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Iā€™m picking the Knights in 5 over San Jose, btw. :mad: No more predictions; I just want the win. Go Knights! ETA: At work today, everyone I met said ā€œgood morningā€ and immediately followed it with ā€œthat game suckedā€. I agreed with every single person. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/83 "2018-05-04T01:13:19Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > :mad: > > No more predictions; I just want the win. Go Knights! > > ETA: At work today, everyone I met said ā€œgood morningā€ and immediately followed it with ā€œthat game suckedā€. I agreed with every single person. Hey, I thought it was the best game of the series! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/84 "2018-05-04T02:34:27Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Hey, I thought it was the best game of the series! šŸ˜ƒ Letā€™s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there! I bet! Must have felt like sweet revenge after Game 1, eh. Now yā€™all have to come back to Las Vegas tho. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/85 "2018-05-04T04:44:30Z")
Really hoping Jets would go up 3-1, but Nashville played a solid road game, with Rinne making some big stops. Not the most exciting play-off game Iā€™ve watched. Speculated earlier about a Knights/Pens final, but this Canadian - as Canadians are often wont to do - will default to whatever Canadian teams are remaining in the play-offs, so Iā€™m hoping for the Jets in the final, against anyone. Surprised if Jets/Preds doesnā€™t go 7. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/86 "2018-05-04T04:52:00Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > :mad: > > No more predictions; I just want the win. Go Knights! > > ETA: At work today, everyone I met said ā€œgood morningā€ and immediately followed it with ā€œthat game suckedā€. I agreed with every single person. It was a great game! ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/87 "2018-05-04T05:32:55Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Hey, I thought it was the best game of the series! šŸ˜ƒ > [@Bullitt](#): > > It was a great game! It was a fantastic game! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/88 "2018-05-04T14:05:22Z")
Rest in peace, [Bill Torrey](http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/23395081/bill-torrey-gm-new-york-islanders-4-stanley-cups-dies-83). He was only 83. I would have sworn he was in his 60s or 70s back in the day with the Islanders. Still, he built a hell of a team. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/89 "2018-05-05T03:01:46Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > It was a fantastic game! GO SHARKS!! Iā€™m leaving work now and have it taped, so will catch up to the game soon. _ **GO SHARKS!!** _ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/90 "2018-05-05T03:16:51Z")
So Bruins lose on their third game in a row, playing 5 on 8. Seriously, is this just random chance of eight or ten bad calls in a row against the Bruins, or has Marchand pissed off the refs that much? Tonight, even the neutral announcers were shaking their head in amazement at the softness of a tripping call for the Lightning, then later when Tampa Bay scored after tripping/pulling down a Bā€™s defenseman with no call, as the announcers called it the most obvious penalty theyā€™ve ever seen. Weā€™ve all seen the game 2 Marchand earning a penalty shot for getting slashed on a breakaway with no call; Chara got a stick in the face in game 3 (with a 5-1 power play advantage to Tampa Bay!) with no call. I mean, itā€™s like watching the NBA, now. I didnā€™t think the NHL had moved that way. Have I missed something? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/91 "2018-05-05T04:17:42Z")
Are you kidding? The refs have had their heads stuffed up their asses for decades. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/92 "2018-05-05T04:39:46Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > _ **GO SHARKS!!** _ > šŸ˜ƒ Holding my breathā€¦3-4, we could do it. Go Sharks!!! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/93 "2018-05-05T04:44:09Z")
Goaaaaal! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/94 "2018-05-05T04:54:13Z")
damn ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/95 "2018-05-05T06:42:28Z")
Got to be a nail-biter near the end of Knights/Sharks game, and I donā€™t even have an Abe Vigoda in the race. Crazy three-goal burst in just over six minutes in the third! Definitely the fiestiest, most spirited game of the series.šŸ™‚ In other news, Marchand needs to lick a little less. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/96 "2018-05-05T10:42:35Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > In other news, Marchand needs to lick a little less. He needs a 15 game suspension. Starting today. Either that or I would upper cut him under the chin the next time he tries that shit. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/97 "2018-05-06T01:19:53Z")
[url=]Marchand has been warned! > [@](#): > > The NHL has told Brad Marchand to stop licking opponents or the Boston Bruins forward will face punishment. > > Senior vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell spoke to Marchand and Bruins general manager Don Sweeney on Saturday about Marchandā€™s actions against Tampa Bay a night earlier. Marchand licked Lightning forward Ryan Callahan on the face during Game 4 of their second-round series after appearing to do the same to Torontoā€™s Leo Komarov earlier in the playoffs. > > The league says Marchand has been put on notice that his actions are unacceptable and that similar behavior in the future will be dealt with through supplemental discipline. He could be fined or suspended by the NHL if he continues to lick players. But he doesnā€™t really appear to take it seriously: > [@](#): > > Told that Callahan compared licking to spitting and said it should be penalized accordingly, Marchand said: ā€œThatā€™s cute. Good for him.ā€ I hope his NHL career is coming to a close. Soon. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/98 "2018-05-06T01:51:59Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Are you kidding? The refs have had their heads stuffed up their asses for decades. I disagree. Hockey is a very difficult game to officiate: itā€™s fast and allows full body contact. Thereā€™s not another sport in which itā€™s so difficult to consistently get things right. Overall things seem to even out. Thereā€™s no collision or conspiracies; itā€™s just a fast and fluid game. The refs do a pretty damned fine job. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/99 "2018-05-06T02:13:34Z")
Wow; go Caps! That was an incredible 3d period after a seriously lackluster 2nd, eh. Early, the Penguins were their dynamic, relentless selves but they sure seemed to run out of gas halfway thru the 3rd period. Somehow they slowed down just enough to allow the Capsā€™ offensive strategy of ā€œget it over the blue line and then take a one-timerā€ to prevail. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611/100 "2018-05-06T04:14:03Z")
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