# 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:** 22
**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 22, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/421 "2019-05-22T01:45:19Z")
Indeed, SJ has about 20 minutes to turn it around. They’ve certainly been trying, but it’s not coming to anything so far. ---
**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 22, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/422 "2019-05-22T02:33:23Z")
OMG this is gonna be a _fantastic_ Stanley Cup series! ---
**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 22, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/423 "2019-05-22T02:36:18Z")
YAY BLUES!!! (I’m disappointed it’s not my Pens, but since it can’t be us, I really, REALLY want to see the Blues win!) ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/424 "2019-05-22T02:37:15Z")
I have absolutely “no skin in the game” on this but maybe St. Louis is going to its first Stanley Cup Finals in 49 years because of that bogus goal that San Jose was allowed to get away with at the end of Game 3. Who knows? I still think Boston takes the Cup, though. ---
**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 22, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/425 "2019-05-22T02:42:30Z")
Poor Sad Jose. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/426 "2019-05-22T02:43:17Z")
So great for the Blues to get this at home. Such a happy crowd. And yeah, I think that game 3 loss really lit a fire under them, and made them hungrier for the wins. I like the Blues well enough, but I really really really admire Tuukka Rask. My admiration for him overcomes my dislike of the antics of Marchand. Looking forward to seeing the games. Such a long wait! ---
**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 22, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/427 "2019-05-22T02:48:31Z")
Wow. As a Chicagoan, this feels weird to say, but Go Blues!!! ---
**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 22, 2019, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/428 "2019-05-22T04:41:50Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > YAY BLUES!!! > (I’m disappointed it’s not my Pens, but since it can’t be us, I really, REALLY want to see the Blues win!) And I’m with you, sister Guin. ---
**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 22, 2019, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/429 "2019-05-22T06:08:26Z")
Darn, Sharks, heartbreak. They just came up short. Congrats to the Blues, and go get that cup! ---
**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 22, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/430 "2019-05-22T11:52:33Z")
Let’s Go Blues! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/431 "2019-05-22T12:16:03Z")
Let’s hope for a repeat of the 1970 Cup finals! Go Bruins! ---
**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 22, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/432 "2019-05-22T12:33:07Z")
If St. Louis wins the Cup they will become the 5th and last team (out of 6) from the 1967 expansion to win. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/433 "2019-05-22T13:05:26Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Let’s hope for a repeat of the 1970 Cup finals! Go Bruins! Seconded. Three championships in one year would be awesome, posted the lady from Boston. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/434 "2019-05-22T16:42:47Z")
I was at the game last night. I have NEVER heard a crowd so LOUD. It was amazing. My son and I agreed this was the biggest, best sporting event we have ever witnessed. Lets Go Blues… ---
**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 22, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/435 "2019-05-22T16:58:04Z")
> [@ThisSpaceForRent](#): > > I was at the game last night. I have NEVER heard a crowd so LOUD. It was amazing. > > My son and I agreed this was the biggest, best sporting event we have ever witnessed. > > Lets Go Blues… Being there for a win like that, it’s great — the whole place is one big party. It’s like everyone there, even if you don’t know them, are all your good friends. ---
**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 22, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/436 "2019-05-22T17:03:54Z")
> [@ThisSpaceForRent](#): > > I was at the game last night. I have NEVER heard a crowd so LOUD. It was amazing. > > My son and I agreed this was the biggest, best sporting event we have ever witnessed. > > Lets Go Blues… That is fantastic; I’m so happy for you both! Fewer than 20,000 people got to see that game with their own eyes, and y’all were a part of that group! That totally fucking rocks! ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/437 "2019-05-22T17:13:07Z")
Well, even though I’m a Sharks fan primarily, at this point I’m rooting for the Blues. They’ve never won the Cup, haven’t even been to the Final in decades. ---
**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 22, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/438 "2019-05-22T17:37:12Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Well, even though I’m a Sharks fan primarily, at this point I’m rooting for the Blues. They’ve never won the Cup, haven’t even been to the Final in decades. Same here, on both counts. Sharks fan rooting for the Blues. ---
**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 22, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/439 "2019-05-22T18:08:09Z")
Go Blues. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923/440 "2019-05-22T18:31:37Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Being there for a win like that, it’s great — the whole place is one big party. It’s like everyone there, even if you don’t know them, are all your good friends. No shit !!~ It wads kinda like ending lyrics of one of my favorite Dead songs… _The sky was yellow and the sun was blue, Strangers stoppin’ strangers just to shake their hand, Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2019-playoff-thread/831923.md?page=23)