NHL 2026 Playoff Thread

[TLGPanthersFan]

8 hours ago, hepcat said:

The Flyers are going to be a tough out for the Canes. They look like they are ending the Penguins once and for all. 

The Flyers are not that good. Canes should have no trouble against them. 

[hepcat]

13 hours ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

The Flyers are not that good. Canes should have no trouble against them. 

You haven’t watched a single second of the flyers penguins series have you 

[Panthers Fan 69]

15 hours ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

The Flyers are not that good. Canes should have no trouble against them. 

Flyers somehow are good. All 4 games vs us have gone to OT. 

[Panthers Fan 69]

Sabres bruins is getting tight again. Bruins up 4-0 with 6 left allowed two quick goals

[Anybodyhome]

Tampa Bay: We don't have the talent to play with Montreal, so we'll just start a scrum every whistle to catch our breath.

[WelshPanther]

The ref in Utah Vegas game with a great hot mic lol

[TLGPanthersFan]

3 hours ago, hepcat said:

You haven’t watched a single second of the flyers penguins series have you 

Why would I? I only care about the Canes. I am not one of those people who can watch other games of teams I could give a poo about. The Flyers don’t scare me. Pittsburgh is overrated. The Flyers are a mid team who will be swept by whoever they play in the second round if they make it. They are not a threat to the Canes. 

Edited yesterday at 03:31 AM by TLGPanthersFan

[TLGPanthersFan]

2 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Flyers somehow are good. All 4 games vs us have gone to OT. 

And we won every single one except the last one which was lost on a shootout. They struggled against a team of mostly AHL players that last game. 
Flyers are not a threat. Only team I see as a threat are the Canadians. 

Edited yesterday at 03:30 AM by TLGPanthersFan

[Panthers Fan 69]

10 hours ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

And we won every single one except the last one which was lost on a shootout. They struggled against a team of mostly AHL players that last game. 
Flyers are not a threat. Only team I see as a threat are the Canadians. 

The Sens are still a threat. Other than depth, we are pretty equal.  Canes MUST get 1 of these two game in Ottawa.  

[Anybodyhome]

9 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

The Sens are still a threat. Other than depth, we are pretty equal.  Canes MUST get 1 of these two game in Ottawa.  

Steal 1 in Ottawa and it's over.

[Panthers Fan 69]

37 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

Steal 1 in Ottawa and it's over.

That is the goal. 1-1. 

[hepcat]

22 hours ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

Why would I? I only care about the Canes. I am not one of those people who can watch other games of teams I could give a poo about. The Flyers don’t scare me. Pittsburgh is overrated. The Flyers are a mid team who will be swept by whoever they play in the second round if they make it. They are not a threat to the Canes. 

The Flyers got a lot better over the course of the season. It’s not going to be an easy series. Canes should still handle them but what should be an easy series might go to 7 games 

[Stumpy]

Some national praise for Stankonia this fine morning...

NHL playoff breakouts: 6 players opening eyes with their postseason performance

Stankoven had an absolutely dominant Game 1 against Ottawa. At five-on-five, the team went up 19-5 in shot attempts, 2-0 in scoring, and earned a 93 percent xG rate in his minutes. Stankoven’s seven shot attempts and overall efforts helped contribute to 2.17 of the Canes’ 3.16 expected goals at five-on-five.

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After earning two primary points on the Canes’ goals on Saturday, he saved a goal in Game 2 that almost slipped over the line (and likely would have changed the tone of the game early), and added another of his own.

15 early takes from Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs

5. Stankoven’s a dawg

The Hurricanes have a lot of dawgs — Martinook is one too — but Logan Stankoven deserves the title in his own way. Three goals through two games, not afraid of the moment, and his line with Taylor Hall and Jackson Blake is relentless. They’ve got an expected goal rate around 75 per cent at 5-on-5 so far.

***Bonus Round***

4. Tkachuk has to settle into the moment

Last Ottawa thought is that they’ve got lots of guys going. Tim Stutzle is all over it, Drake Batherson, Ridly Greig, these guys should’ve scored more than they have, but it’s like there’s a forcefield at the net. However, Brady Tkachuk hasn’t been on the ice for a goal for yet, and to me, it’s because he’s just so damn over-eager. He looks like he’s in a fist-fight with the puck out there and it’s blowing up on his stick way too often. He needs the opposite of smelling salts pre-game. He needs a chai tea and a fiction novel in the dressing room. He’s one of the rare guys you’d like to see calm down, rather than rev up.