Kyrie For Three wrote:ViperGTS wrote:About mid season I thought the Bs could be something special. Tampa blowing chunks was unforeseen though now I’d like to see that series. I think the Bs could give them all they could handle.
I don't follow hockey as closely but what the hell happened to Tampa Bay to get swept in the first round?
Hockey is pretty unique in that matchups matter more and a goalie can steal games entirely by himself, and anyone can win a game or two. If you have two wildly divergent teams in term of playstyle, its anyone's guess how it'll go. Take a high-pace, blueline-to-blueline passing team and a grind it out in the corners team and maybe one wins over the other, but you don't really know until the series is over. Worst team in the league can win a 7 game series against the best. Imagine the Suns winning even 1 game against he Warriors in a playoff series. Impossible. It's pretty terrible or it's pretty great depending on your outlook. As a disinterested fan of the outcome I like it, but if I were heavily invested in the sport I'd probably hate it.
Then you have **** like last night where an obvious and blatantly illegal handpass results in the gamewinning OT goal of a **** playoff game, but by rule, the refs can't review that aspect of it, so the goal stands. NHL is basically **** as far as I can tell. People complain about the NBA, but go watch an NHL game and tell me the officiating isn't complete garbage. At least in the NBA one or even five foul shots can be negated by good play. In the NHL, one power play could be the difference.
