# NHL Playoffs 2023

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** hockey-nhl\
**Created:** [April 17, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821 "2023-04-17T22:25:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821/141 "2023-06-14T01:56:25Z")

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Should the Panthers bother coming out for the third period at all?

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821/142 "2023-06-14T12:35:38Z")

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It’s already being joked that the Panthers are the worst team to make a Finals since the Panthers. At least this time they won a game.

Good for the Knights, but it wasn’t a very compelling playoffs.

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**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:** [June 14, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821/143 "2023-06-14T12:39:19Z")

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Tkachuk had a broken sternum. It is amazing that he played as much as he did after the injury in game 3.

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821/144 "2023-06-15T11:42:06Z")

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> [@RickJay](#):
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> It’s already being joked that the Panthers are the worst team to make a Finals since the Panthers. At least this time they won a game.
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> Good for the Knights, but it wasn’t a very compelling playoffs.

I’d say Panthers beating the Bruins in 7 games in OT was pretty compelling.

But yeah, the finals were kind of a snooze

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821/145 "2023-06-15T16:19:31Z")

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Out of 15 playoff series some will be good. You need more than a few for a good playoffs though.

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**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:** [June 22, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821/146 "2023-06-22T13:49:29Z")

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Small consolation but the Calder Cup final was pretty good. Each home team won in the first six. Coachella Valley had relatively easy margins of victory. Hershey won three one-goal games, two in OT. That set up last nights game seven. CV took a two goal lead with one in each of the first two periods. Hershey scored twice in the second to tie it. Hershey won after about 16 minutes of overtime.

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