2017-2018 March Towards Lord Stanley's Cup

[86T3]

Jets in 5, capitals in 6

[keister]

Tampa in 6, Vegas in 7.

Pretty sure I am out of the running at this point.

[El Camexican]

Pretty sure I am out of the running at this point.

IDK about that, but based on how your picks finished in the second round I’m thrilled to see you’ve picked Vegas in the third.

[keister]

IDK about that, but based on how your picks finished in the second round I’m thrilled to see you’ve picked Vegas in the third.

I'm a born again Fleury fan at this point. But I wish Winnipeg the best of luck. Should be a great series.
I had Nashville over Tampa in the finals and until last night's butt whipping, I felt pretty good about that.

[El Camexican]

I'm a born again Fleury fan at this point. But I wish Winnipeg the best of luck. Should be a great series.
I had Nashville over Tampa in the finals and until last night's butt whipping, I felt pretty good about that.

I ran into a couple Pens fans last night at the tables and a trio from Boston. They claimed to be jumping into the Jets bandwagon after last night.

All the Knights fans I met were saying that the buzz is that if they win the cup this year it will ruin/spoil the local fan base forever. I tend to agree, Laredo TX had CHL team called the Bucks that won right out of the box and for a few more seasons after that. As soon as they had a couple bad seasons adendance tanked and that was the end of them. I loved being able sit 20 rows up on the red line for $20 bucks and watch hungry players beat on each other hoping to make the big leagues.

[Aulbaugh]

Lightning in 6, Vegas in 6

[bkm]

Caps in 7, Jets in 6

[El Camexican]

After the second round the 3WW standings are as follow:

bkm – 18 points
86T3 – 17 points
Camexican – 15 points
Keister – 12 points
Hondatcs – 12 points
Mr. Clean – 7 points

Major points shift after a couple participants nailed the East side outcomes.

Mr. Clean was awarded 2 points for successfully picking the Bolts to win and will continue to be counted as such.

In other news I must confess that I never imagined how stressful it could be to gave one's team go this far in the playoffs. Then I think about what it must be like for these "kids" to have the hopes and dreams of an entire city, province and to a lesser extent country riding on their ability to perform at this level.

[86T3]

I'm a born again Fleury fan at this point. But I wish Winnipeg the best of luck. Should be a great series.
I had Nashville over Tampa in the finals and until last night's butt whipping, I felt pretty good about that.

This is something I've seen a lot of but haven't understood. Fleury was in the net when they won in 09, but after that was absolutely terrible in the playoffs. He played a very minor role in winning the 3rd cup by playing in round 1. With average goal tending the Pens should have made the finals at least 1 or 2 more times from 09 - 14. I just don't understand why Pittsburgh loves this guy

[bkm]

In other news I must confess that I never imagined how stressful it could be to gave one's team go this far in the playoffs.

Couldn't tell you how stressful it is, I'm a Blues fan!

[El Camexican]

Couldn't tell you how stressful it is, I'm a Blues fan!

Only now do it fully understand what you’ve been telling me. I thought being an Indians fan had prepared me for this, but I was wrong.

[bkm]

Only now do it fully understand what you’ve been telling me. I thought being an Indians fan had prepared me for this, but I was wrong.

The worst is when there is so much promise and then they shite the bed. Or win the presidents trophy only to get swept first round. Or make the playoffs 25 years straight, but only make it to the conference finals one time. Or I could go on and on, but I'm in a relatively good mood right now.

It is much easier to be a fan of a crappy franchise. This post season has been pleasant for me and I've actually enjoyed hockey for the first time in a long time.

Hopefully the Jets go on to win the Cup and you can check that off your list. I remember when the Cardinals won the world series in 06, and then laid an egg in 07, I didn't care because I just witnessed a championship. Then again in 11 they won again, and honestly, I haven't paid much attention since then. I'm no where near as big a baseball fan as I am a hockey fan, but I no longer have the anxiety I had watching baseball like I still do watching hockey. After two world series', I can view baseball as entertainment, not life or death like the NHL playoffs. My family dreads playoff time. I'm a fuggin wreck.

[ironchop]

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It is much easier to be a fan of a crappy franchise.....

Words to live by [emoji41]



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[Aulbaugh]

I remember when the Cardinals won the world series in 06, and then laid an egg in 07, I didn't care because I just witnessed a championship. Then again in 11 they won again,

That 2011 season was a bummer for me as a Ranger's fan. I'll never forget the name David Freese for as long as I live.

[bkm]

That 2011 season was a bummer for me as a Ranger's fan. I'll never forget the name David Freese for as long as I live.

Lol, the most gut wrenching sports game I've ever watched. For anyone who is a sports fan, go to YouTube and look up game 6, 2011 world series and watch from about the 8th inning on. Could you imagine being a hometown kid and doing that for the team you grew up watching. Movies are made from games like that.

David Freese will never gave to buy another drink in St. Louis for as long as he lives.