Official NHL Playoffs Thread 2024

[PantherChris]

1 hour ago, Harbingers said:

Ya I did notice that too. Not a huge fan of not having our hardest grinder and playoff goal leader from last playoffs in there for game one… but such is sports. 

Fast being the goal leader just explains how few scoring options we had.... 

If you stopped Necas and Aho last year all we had was those depth pieces....

I expect our first line will be very very hard to shut down this year

 

[Harbingers]

25 minutes ago, PantherChris said:

Fast being the goal leader just explains how few scoring options we had.... 

If you stopped Necas and Aho last year all we had was those depth pieces....

I expect our first line will be very very hard to shut down this year

 

Don’t underestimate Fasty. He creates his opportunities. That’s what you need in the playoffs. 

[Harbingers]

Hype teaser #2. 

[Harbingers]

Hype Teaser #3

if I had to guess the real thing is coming Saturday morning. 

[Harbingers]

Canes practicing again at 11:00~ today. I assume the islanders are already in town and will practice today since it’s a 5:00PM start tomorrow.

[Harbingers]

Full schedules out. Looks like Tampa v. Florida is the only series with every other day in the East. Bruins/Leafs, Caps/Rags and Us all have at least one 2 day break in the first 4/whole series.  

Edited April 19 by Harbingers

[Harbingers]

Isles are practicing somewhere(I think NY). Dobson is back. Barzal is back. Engvall is back.

Looks like both teams will have relatively full healthy complements for game one. Fasty excluded most likely. 

[Harbingers]

Pageau is the only absence being reported from islanders practice. 

[Harbingers]

Fasty is still absent. 

[Harbingers]

 

[Harbingers]

Dobson tells media he’s day to day. 

[Harbingers]

23 hours ago, Anybodyhome said:

He was holding his head when he was down. On replay, his head whiplashed into the boards. Not surprised if this is concussion related.

 

Donny Wads said Fasty does not have a concussion, “more of a neck strain”…

Either him or Rod confirmed Fasty is out game 1 at least. With RBA saying “until he gets in a practice you can pretty much rule him out”.

Edited April 19 by Harbingers

[Harbingers]

Raanta and others getting called up now that cap doesn’t matter and the AHL is done for some of our guys. 

[Harbingers]

Hype Teaser #4(Jordan Martinook Serial Killer edition)