2023 NHL Playoffs Thread

[Rich]

2 hours ago, iHeart said:

wow, both sides suck (I'll be shocked if Tkachuk doesn't get suspended)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1667730220453953543

https://twitter.com/TDChrisG/status/1667744789822070784

 

there is so a tweet in the URL I don't know what this site is seeing or why we can't post tweets anymore

 

[iHeart]

I don't know what's worse seeing yet another team that has taken Winnipeg out in the playoffs go on to the Stanley cup finals and or Win, or the fact that Vegas will win before Winnipeg does

[TrueBlue4ever]

https://twitter.com/swimcharlieswim/status/1668815618404155393?s=46
 

[kelownabomberfan]

3 hours ago, iHeart said:

I don't know what's worse seeing yet another team that has taken Winnipeg out in the playoffs go on to the Stanley cup finals and or Win, or the fact that Vegas will win before Winnipeg does

I would think what's worse is that Vegas won with so many Manitoban players on their roster, most of which were not highly regarded or even drafted (hello Zach Whitecloud) but yet played such important roles in winning this cup.  I say "most of which" - not including Mark Stone who was amazing through the entire playoffs and I don't quite get why he wasn't the Con Smythe winner but whatever.  But man talk about building a team and making it a "team", unlike what we've had to endure here in Winnipeg for the past five years where they've been anything but a team.  

Edited June 14, 2023 by kelownabomberfan

[Goalie]

Most those Manitoba born Vegas players played for mccrimmon with Brandon of the whl. It's no surprise most decided to join him in Vegas 

[Mark F]

 

redditor opinion re canadian team champion chamces.

 

"Well, let's take a look at each team and how far out they might be.

Canucks -cap crunch and not enough depth. Once they get rid of myers and ekman-larsson then maybe they could afford some better defense. 5-10 years from potentially winning.

Calgary -tough to say how good this roster will be with the new coach. Reassment will be made after next season, but if huberdeau doesn't improve and the goaltending stays problematic then i dont see them making it far anytime soon.  5-10 years or longer, pending on when they want to rebuild.

Oilers -if they don't get close in the next 3 years they have to rebuild. Draisaitl will need a huge raise and with nurse's horrendeous contract it will be hard to build something competitive.

Jets -rebuild within the next 2 seasons. Window has closed, once the rebuild starts it will be reassessed. But im not looking forward to it. Winnipeg is a hard town to attract free agents to and their youth pool is mid range.

Leafs Next 3 years. After that, they might need to rebuild. All of the forward core are on expiring contracts with potentially high aav.

Canadiens Huge potential with the youth on this team. Not too many terrible contracts right now, and they have a ton of grit. They have a huge window opening in a year or two. Could make a serious run if they get solid goaltending and all the young offensive weapons continue to develop.

Ottawa Same boat as the Canadiens. If they can stay healthy and find more consistent goaltending then they could make some serious playoff runs. Their roster is filled with unique, talented and gritty players who are already meshing well. Window opens next year, could last 6-8 years depending on if they keep all of the great young talent they have."

[blue_gold_84]

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2023/06/stanley-cup-ratings-least-watched-game-five-29-years-golden-knights-panthers/

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Tuesday’s Panthers-Golden Knights NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 5 averaged a 1.4 rating and 2.72 million viewers across TNT (2.47M) and TruTV (253K), marking the smallest audience for a Game 5 of the Cup Final in 29 years — since Canucks-Rangers on ESPN in 1994 (2.41M). That was also the previous Game 5 to air on cable. Keep in mind ESPN’s coverage was blacked out in host market New York, where the games aired on MSG Network.

The Golden Knights’ Cup-clinching win fell below the previous mark of 2.79 million for Stars-Lightning in a fanless fall “bubble” three years ago. It was also the least-watched Cup clincher in at least 30 years, falling below the previous mark of 2.90 million for Senators-Ducks Game 5 in 2007. (The previous Cup clincher on cable — Stars-Sabres Game 6 on ESPN in 1999 — averaged 4.45 million.)

Viewership fell a series-high 47 percent from Lightning-Avalanche on ABC last year (5.15M). Game 5 was the first of the series to decline from the 2020 “bubble” and the second-straight to decline from 2021, which also aired out-of-season (Canadiens-Lightning: 3.56M).

The full, five-game Stanley Cup Final averaged a 1.3 rating and 2.6 million viewers on the Turner networks, down 43% in both measures from last year’s six-game Avalanche-Lightning series on ABC (2.3, 4.6M). Compared to the two out-of-season COVID-era Cup finals, viewership edged Lightning-Canadiens in 2021 (2.5M) and comfortably outpaced Lightning-Stars in the 2020 “bubble” (2.1M).

Outside of the COVID-era seasons, this year’s Cup Final was the least-watched since Ducks-Senators in 2007 (1.8M) and the second-least watched in at least 30 years — ahead of only 2007 and Rangers-Canucks on ESPN in ’94 (2.4M).

[HardCoreBlue]

13 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2023/06/stanley-cup-ratings-least-watched-game-five-29-years-golden-knights-panthers/

Shocking said no one ever who is paying attention.

[JCon]

3 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Shocking said no one ever who is paying attention.

It's incredible how little growth they've seen in viewership down south. 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

TV watching is down across the board. Kids these days.

[HardCoreBlue]

9 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

TV watching is down across the board. Kids these days.

I'd like to see the stats on this as what is included in TV watching? 

Does it include screen time on the smart phone watching everything under the sun that is videoed or is it broken into different types of programming or?

The point is it's probably a bit more complex than TV watching is down across the board.