# NHL April 2019/ Playoff Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 2, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923 "2019-04-02T15:04:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/241 "2019-04-28T21:16:18Z")
Dang! Carolina storms back just like that. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/242 "2019-04-29T01:56:28Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Then you likely saw Jumbo basically coddle him and hold him up, holding the blood-stained towel against his head, as they skated carefully off the ice. > > Cool. Did you go to Hall High in W Hartford? No; during that time I lived in Enfield. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/243 "2019-04-29T02:55:54Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Dang! Carolina storms back just like that. Yeah, but at this rate, the headline is going to be “Avs sweep 2 remaining Carolina players in Cup Final”. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/244 "2019-04-29T11:06:26Z")
The Islanders need to get smaller posts. How many times did they ring those? Anyway, I think it’s time to panic, so I’m on that. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/245 "2019-04-29T11:09:47Z")
I hadn’t even seen this article before I posted that: [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/28/sports/islanders-hurricanes-nhl-playoffs.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/28/sports/islanders-hurricanes-nhl-playoffs.html) Headline: Clanging Metal May Haunt Islanders After Another Home Loss to Hurricanes The answer to my question is four times in the third period. Grrr. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/246 "2019-04-29T13:55:20Z")
Caps have a few more weeks as lame-duck Stanley Cup Champions. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/247 "2019-04-29T20:45:01Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > NP! I’m still a bit bewildered at that whole thread of the conversation. > > Great job, Carolina! I didn’t know you had it in you. > > And, wow, this has kind of been my dream first round. More than 50% of the low seeds win, and we get 3 game 7s. Two of those go into OT. Awesome. I can only hope the second round is nearly this good. The whole thread of my conversation boils down to the fact that sometimes I post before I think…I was in error about Benn…and the link is NOT what I thought I posted. I do stand by Subban being “goonish”…a good player but he diminishes it by playing dirty and disregarding the whistle a lot. Again, I can be an idiot sometimes…sorry. Lets Go Blues !! On a side note…St Louis does NOT restrict tickets by zip code or geographical location. Why does Dallas? ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/248 "2019-04-30T03:21:22Z")
> [@ThisSpaceForRent](#): > > The whole thread of my conversation boils down to the fact that sometimes I post before I think…I was in error about Benn…and the link is NOT what I thought I posted. > > I do stand by Subban being “goonish”…a good player but he diminishes it by playing dirty and disregarding the whistle a lot. > > Again, I can be an idiot sometimes…sorry. > > Lets Go Blues !! Okeydoke! I do the same myself sometimes. 😃 Hmm, Subban being “goonish”. I wouldn’t want to be hit by him, god knows, and he does seem to take joy in taunting the other side. But I’d classify him as a “pest” for that behavior. I admire him, but not when we play him. Yeah, he’d be easier to respect without the pest behavior, it’s pretty much replaced the actual goon today. It still requires you to be able to play, but it’s not exactly sportsmanlike. And hey, I can’t root for the Blues right now, but if they beat us, I will. No shame in losing to the cup champ if they become that, after all. Tonight was a great game, maybe the best non-OT game I’ve seen this playoffs, but I wish the Stars had won. > [@ThisSpaceForRent](#): > > On a side note…St Louis does NOT restrict tickets by zip code or geographical location. Why does Dallas? Wow, they do? If so? Yeah, that’s a pretty jackass behavior. Move away from TX (say to OKC), and still want to catch a playoff game? Tough! ---
**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:** [April 30, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/249 "2019-04-30T05:43:27Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > No; during that time I lived in Enfield. Yeah, it was a wild shot in the dark. Tomorrow night: Go Sharks!! ---
**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 1, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/250 "2019-05-01T04:53:15Z")
Nice win tonight by the Sharks. Hat trick for Couture! ---
**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 1, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/251 "2019-05-01T05:39:52Z")
Martin Jones played great tonight. Big win for the Sharks. ---
**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 1, 2019, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/252 "2019-05-01T06:24:31Z")
Interesting - Canes go up 2-1 on the Bruins. At the start of the series I called the Canes in 6 - shoulda actually posted it here. ---
**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 1, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/253 "2019-05-01T07:23:07Z")
> [@ThisSpaceForRent](#): > > T > On a side note…St Louis does NOT restrict tickets by zip code or geographical location. Why does Dallas? Who knows? Do they do it for everyone, or just certain areas? I can understand if Dallas residents get first pick, but at one point (I don’t know if they still do it), Washington wouldn’t sell to anyone from Western PA. When he got called out, Ted Leonsis basically said, “fuck off, I’ll do it anyways.” (Well, not quite) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/254 "2019-05-01T11:30:30Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Interesting - Canes go up 2-1 on the Bruins. > > At the start of the series I called the Canes in 6 - shoulda actually posted it here. I think you mean Blue Jackets. Though the Canes are up 2-0 on the Islanders. ---
**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 1, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/255 "2019-05-01T13:28:40Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I think you mean Blue Jackets. Though the Canes are up 2-0 on the Islanders. :smack::p:smack: indeed. heh. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/256 "2019-05-02T03:56:54Z")
Canes win 5-2. go up 3-0 on the Islanders.😃 ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/257 "2019-05-02T04:27:01Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Canes win 5-2. go up 3-0 on the Islanders.😃 Yeah, wow. That’s the surprise of the second round so far. I would have figured that series to be a slog that goes to at least six. Shows what I know, at least so far. At this point, I’d be surprised if it goes to five. And wow, pretty convincing win by the Stars tonight. Montgomery looks something like a genius for shaking up the front lines. I don’t know where his instincts come from, and I’m surprised by them often, but they appear to be correct. ---
**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 2, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/258 "2019-05-02T04:59:50Z")
Can Carolina keep it up with all the injuries they’ve been seeing, tho? And yeah, Dallas looked great tonight! ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/259 "2019-05-02T09:48:36Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Can Carolina keep it up with all the injuries they’ve been seeing, tho? We got Svetchnikov and Martinook back last night, and Mrazek and Ferland might play Friday. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/260 "2019-05-02T11:30:21Z")
I wondered about all the injuries, but they did all right. I think I have a little crush on Justin Williams. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923.md?page=14)