HockeyBuzz Hotstove: Hotstove: Biggest Surprise From The 1st Round Of The NHL Playoffs?

Expected the Rangers to have more fight. Offence was mediocre. D was just awful. Goaltending was pretty bad.

Pens are good but NYR let it be too easy.

The amount of no knowledge hockey fans claiming the Rangers did nothing in the series and let the Pens win, rather than the Penguins having a good team.

The amount of no knowledge hockey fans claiming the Rangers did nothing in the series and let the Pens win, rather than the Penguins having a good team.
- Guile

I'm not sure which is worse, fans suggesting the rangers handed the pens the series or the panthers fans claiming the officials handed us ours.

I didn't think the Kings would win the cup, but I didn't expect to go out the way we did.

Cannot believe this time around that Sutter thought Suckderi would help!!!!!!!!!

Cannot believe this time around that Sutter thought Suckderi would help!!!!!!!!!
- holeinone

It was a bandaid. We needed help on D, no one was out there. It would have been nice to get Schultz from EDM, but Prohorkin messed that up for us. I guess since you guys got him thats not so bad.

Neuvirth making a series of it, Flyers had no business taking the caps to 6 games

I've been saying that the Kings are not ready for the playoffs for awhile now. All year long they took too many penalties per game, blew leads and showed they couldnt score. Their last 16 games including the playoffs they went 5-11 (3 wins over the Oilers and Flames). This Kings team isnt the 2012/2013/2014 team they are the 2015/2016 Kings team and they have too many holes right now

I've been saying that the Kings are not ready for the playoffs for awhile now. All year long they took too many penalties per game, blew leads and showed they couldnt score. Their last 16 games including the playoffs they went 5-11 (3 wins over the Oilers and Flames). This Kings team isnt the 2012/2013/2014 team they are the 2015/2016 Kings team and they have too many holes right now
- kidninja

The last game against the Jets was very telling. I expect DL to make major moves, the window is still open.

The last game against the Jets was very telling. I expect DL to make major moves, the window is still open.
- Deadmau55

It's going to be really tough this summer. Lucic cap was 3.25, he'll demand 6-7, Brown has that ntc , no 1st round pick,

DL will have to work his magic and pull a elephant out of his hat this summer to make us better. Voynov screwed us over big time... I'm still bitter about that

It's going to be really tough this summer. Lucic cap was 3.25, he'll demand 6-7, Brown has that ntc , no 1st round pick,

DL will have to work his magic and pull a elephant out of his hat this summer to make us better. Voynov screwed us over big time... I'm still bitter about that
- kidninja

Me too. But ive been trying to look at the bright side. We still have Kopi, Quick, Doughty, Toffoli, Carter. And we have players coming up like Dowd, Mersch ,Gravel, Kempe, Amadio. I think we've drafted well enough.


The future looks bright

Neuvirth making a series of it, Flyers had no business taking the caps to 6 games
- Dirty_Irbe_Pads

Yeah, it was kind of like watching a cat play with a half dead parakeet

My biggest surprise was that Rick Nash actually scored in the playoffs

Blackhawks and Kings being eliminated.

Me too. But ive been trying to look at the bright side. We still have Kopi, Quick, Doughty, Toffoli, Carter. And we have players coming up like Dowd, Mersch ,Gravel, Kempe, Amadio. I think we've drafted well enough.


The future looks bright

- Deadmau55

Yeah I have high hopes for Dowd (from what I saw), havent seen too much of Mersch and Gravel to give an opinion yet. Cant wait to see Kempe next year.

I'm not sure which is worse, fans suggesting the rangers handed the pens the series or the panthers fans claiming the officials handed us ours.
- Isles_since_6

Officials sucked ass in every series this year

Quotes not working....to the King's posters

I'm amazed at how quickly Brown's productivity has dropped at such a young age. In your opinion, has it been his actual play declining that much, or has it been due to usage?

Quotes not working....to the King's posters

I'm amazed at how quickly Brown's productivity has dropped at such a young age. In your opinion, has it been his actual play declining that much, or has it been due to usage?
- cranktheradio

Well he is 31, not exactly young. He was on the third line most of the year, so its not usage. The answer to your question is... who the (frank) knows at this point. The guy is an enigma.

So with Jose finally winning with Peter what's that say about Todd?

Well he is 31, not exactly young. He was on the third line most of the year, so its not usage. The answer to your question is... who the (frank) knows at this point. The guy is an enigma.

- Deadmau55

Yeah, it just seems that he dropped off around 28/29. And it was almost cliff like.