The Dallas Stars 2024 Playoffs Thread

[justinjc7 153]

I played and watched just about every sport growing up but never grew up around hockey. My freshman year at Texas (2009-2010), I played a lot of NHL on XBOX with my suite mates at Jester and ever since have wanted to try to get into hockey and have been very intrigued with the game but have just never had the bandwidth to try to get into another sport. Before this current season, a friend of mine expressed the same sentiment and we vowed to be Stars fans and start getting into hockey this season but didn't follow through and didn't watch a single game this season. Never watched a full game before but I've watched the entirety of the last 3 Stars games now and I think im a hockey fan now. Idk how I'm so invested already but I'm pacing around my living room, yelling, stressing, like I've been a fan my whole life already. I still don't know shit, couldn't tell you what a forecheck is or what offsides is but I'm all in on this shit, playoff hockey is so much fun, go Stars!

[Beau Vine 55860]

14 minutes ago, Constant said:

Good win. Going to be an absolute war.

Yeah.  Edmonton is better than Colorado.  I underestimated their bottom 6.

[Beau Vine 55860]

3 minutes ago, justinjc7 said:

I played and watched just about every sport growing up but never grew up around hockey. My freshman year at Texas (2009-2010), I played a lot of NHL on XBOX with my suite mates at Jester and ever since have wanted to try to get into hockey and have been very intrigued with the game but have just never had the bandwidth to try to get into another sport. Before this current season, a friend of mine expressed the same sentiment and we vowed to be Stars fans and start getting into hockey this season but didn't follow through and didn't watch a single game this season. Never watched a full game before but I've watched the entirety of the last 3 Stars games now and I think im a hockey fan now. Idk how I'm so invested already but I'm pacing around my living room, yelling, stressing, like I've been a fan my whole life already. I still don't know shit, couldn't tell you what a forecheck is or what offsides is but I'm all in on this shit, playoff hockey is so much fun, go Stars!

And it's 100 times better in person.

[Etexhorn13 3094]

3 minutes ago, justinjc7 said:

I played and watched just about every sport growing up but never grew up around hockey. My freshman year at Texas (2009-2010), I played a lot of NHL on XBOX with my suite mates at Jester and ever since have wanted to try to get into hockey and have been very intrigued with the game but have just never had the bandwidth to try to get into another sport. Before this current season, a friend of mine expressed the same sentiment and we vowed to be Stars fans and start getting into hockey this season but didn't follow through and didn't watch a single game this season. Never watched a full game before but I've watched the entirety of the last 3 Stars games now and I think im a hockey fan now. Idk how I'm so invested already but I'm pacing around my living room, yelling, stressing, like I've been a fan my whole life already. I still don't know shit, couldn't tell you what a forecheck is or what offsides is but I'm all in on this shit, playoff hockey is so much fun, go Stars!

NHL playoffs are probably the most exciting, nail biting, everything counts sporting event in existence, IMO.

[Rex Kramer 1535]

9 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

This. Glad to get the W, but Edmonton is damn good and can’t help but feel right now like they’re the better team.

They seem to always win on the boards, pass with excellence and their penalty units are ridiculous.

Gonna take a Herculean effort to take them down. 

We are fine. We’ve played terribly and are tied. I like us in 6. 

4 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Yeah.  Edmonton is better than Colorado.  I underestimated their bottom 6.

As I was saying. 

[Constant 6885]

4 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Yeah.  Edmonton is better than Colorado.  I underestimated their bottom 6.

Same. And their top 4 defenseman. 

[Pato del Muerto 53454]

Yeah I said they were col without makar but so far they look more like Vegas with mcdavid. 

[Rex Kramer 1535]

4 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

And it's 100 times better in person.

The best experiences in person are 1) college football, 2a) NBA, 2b) NHL. If regular season game, give me hockey all day long. 

[Rex Kramer 1535]

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Yeah I said they were col without makar but so far they look more like Vegas with mcdavid. 

They’re better defensively than Vegas and have been most of season. 

[Beau Vine 55860]

That thing C-man always posts had better have Miro at the top, because he was in McDavid's grill the entire game and 97 did shit.

[Beau Vine 55860]

[justinjc7 153]

19 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

And it's 100 times better in person.

I actually have been to one NHL game before and loved it! Went to a game in Tampa a few years ago when they later won the cup, they played Montreal and if I remember correctly, I believe Tampa went down 3-0 and came back to win 5-4 and it was awesome, Amalie is a great arena.  I need to catch a Stars game next time I'm in Dallas. 

 

22 minutes ago, Etexhorn13 said:

NHL playoffs are probably the most exciting, nail biting, everything counts sporting event in existence, IMO.

I have long heard of the allure of playoff hockey and I totally get it now.  I'm hooked now and am excited for this new journey of becoming a hockey fan.  Will be following this thread now and hoping to learn the game more.  Go Stars!

[Zeus 6848]

 

[wood 11763]

I'm guessing someone called someone else a cocksucker.

[Hagbard Celine 11216]

3 hours ago, justinjc7 said:

I played and watched just about every sport growing up but never grew up around hockey. My freshman year at Texas (2009-2010), I played a lot of NHL on XBOX with my suite mates at Jester and ever since have wanted to try to get into hockey and have been very intrigued with the game but have just never had the bandwidth to try to get into another sport. Before this current season, a friend of mine expressed the same sentiment and we vowed to be Stars fans and start getting into hockey this season but didn't follow through and didn't watch a single game this season. Never watched a full game before but I've watched the entirety of the last 3 Stars games now and I think im a hockey fan now. Idk how I'm so invested already but I'm pacing around my living room, yelling, stressing, like I've been a fan my whole life already. I still don't know shit, couldn't tell you what a forecheck is or what offsides is but I'm all in on this shit, playoff hockey is so much fun, go Stars!

44 years and 3 months ago....  a lot of us on this board found hockey

abc has crystal clear tapes of every game but they are seemingly inaccessible

you can find decent highlights of the sweden & czech games, almost nothing for norway, romania and germany,, but close to complete games for cccp and the finns

this documentary is a quick recounting of those magical 2 weeks in February of 1980...

 

[C-Man 27777]

NHL playoffs are probably the most exciting, nail biting, everything counts sporting event in existence, IMO.

Without a doubt. Nothing is more nerve-jangling than playoff hockey if your team is involved.

NHL playoffs are probably the most exciting, nail biting, everything counts sporting event in existence, IMO.

Without a doubt. Nothing is more nerve-jangling than playoff hockey if your team is involved.

[C-Man 27777]

Shit’s borked this AM

Edited May 26 by C-Man

[C-Man 27777]

12 hours ago, Etexhorn13 said:

NHL playoffs are probably the most exciting, nail biting, everything counts sporting event in existence, IMO.

Nothing is more nerve-jangling than playoff hockey when your team is involved. It’s so stressful that it’s almost not enjoyable.

[Longhorn_Fan68 34102]

31 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Nothing is more nerve-jangling than playoff hockey when your team is involved. It’s so stressful that it’s almost not enjoyable.

when they lose, yes. but when they win, there are not many better feelings

Edited May 26 by Longhorn_Fan68

[Longhorn_Fan68 34102]

lol, the major storyline today from last night's game is we're not getting penalized enough. the least penalized team in the league is well, not taking penalties. shocker

[Pato del Muerto 53454]

So which penalties have been missed?

[cafe society 2903]

18 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

And it's 100 times better in person.

Baseball is my favorite sport, but hockey is absolutely the best in-person spectator sport there is.

 

[Longhorn_Fan68 34102]

When refs are calling your bullshit, you might wanna find a different talking point

 

 

[BigDHornfan 6630]

[dcar00 14947]

On 5/26/2024 at 10:35 AM, C-Man said:

Without a doubt. Nothing is more nerve-jangling than playoff hockey if your team is involved.
 

the NBA last 4 minutes can be crazy but hockey is so different because

a) there can be nothing going on and then bam some puck luck or crazy shot changes everything in an instant.  

b) the action is basically non stop(1TO, limited penalties, etc). you have stoppages for icing but those are like jump balls in NBA so you aren't guaranteed the puck.

c) there is no real way to "stall" or foul to get the puck/ball back

d) there is some diving but 99% of the time there is a code the players follow.  If hockey were the NBA there would be 8 guys laying on the ice every possession.

the biggest though, is that there is a chance for either team to score in less than 10 seconds the entire game.  there really isn't another game like it.

[Gucci_Suit 2825]

On 5/26/2024 at 1:10 AM, wood said:

I'm guessing someone called someone else a cocksucker.

No it was:

- take off, hoser

-no, you take off or I’ll tell dad you drank all his Elsinore  

and then this all ensued. 

 

[Longhorn_Fan68 34102]

e) there aren't eleventy billion timeouts

Edited May 27 by Longhorn_Fan68
I now see the buried timeout comment

[tbone_ 14438]

the NBA last 4 minutes can be crazy but hockey is so different because
a) there can be nothing going on and then bam some puck luck or crazy shot changes everything in an instant.  
b) the action is basically non stop(1TO, limited penalties, etc). you have stoppages for icing but those are like jump balls in NBA so you aren't guaranteed the puck.
c) there is no real way to "stall" or foul to get the puck/ball back
d) there is some diving but 99% of the time there is a code the players follow.  If hockey were the NBA there would be 8 guys laying on the ice every possession.
the biggest though, is that there is a chance for either team to score in less than 10 seconds the entire game.  there really isn't another game like it.

This. Especially d. The respect for the game by the players and everyone else is like no other sport imo. Love that.

Also the players are the toughest sobs on the planet.

[C-Man 27777]

Roope’s back in the lineup

[Longhorn_Fan68 34102]

Go Stars!!!!!!!!!!

[Zeus 6848]

Fuck Canada

[Zeus 6848]

Sheeit 

[shadow_operative2.0 16257]

Jesus shit. 

[C-Man 27777]

Sub-optimal start

[dcar00 14947]

so I see the whining works...

[Beau Vine 55860]

For a guy who has played forever, Suter gets caught holding his dick while his man scores a lot.

[shadow_operative2.0 16257]

Fucking shit! 

[Ghost of Shag 2730]

Edmonton is just better.

[Surly Bevo 25719]

poop

[Zeus 6848]

Welp 

[dcar00 14947]

put in wedgewood and give Jake some rest for game 4.  also send a message to our guys that they need to get their shit in gear.  especially the first 2 lines.

[C-Man 27777]

Edmonton is just better.

Distinct possibility

[Ghost of Shag 2730]

We have no puck control. Turnovers, Edmonton wins every puck off the boards and they’re just faster. 

[Surly Bevo 25719]

Somebody needs to clean McDavid's clock. I'm not talking about a dirty slash or deliberate intent to injure. Somebody just needs to run his ass hard, roughing minor be damned.  Send a fucking message

[dcar00 14947]

Just now, C-Man said:

Distinct possibility

well they do have possibly the best player in the league.  we have a bunch of try hards that do a good job.  we don't have anyone save maybe the kid that puts ANY fear in you.

[dcar00 14947]

I'm very good with trading Robertson.  he's a complete non factor even when we play well.

[Surly Bevo 25719]

The series is tied 1-1 and by my count they have 6 non-empty net goals and we have 4.  It's a little early to hit the panic button even if they get run in this one.  

[C-Man 27777]

I'm very good with trading Robertson.  he's a complete non factor even when we play well.

And never looks like he’s giving much effort at all, no urgency to any part of his game.

[BigDHornfan 6630]

And never looks like he’s giving much effort at all, no urgency to any part of his game.

He won’t shoot for shit.
Just wants to pass

[C-Man 27777]

Still zero SOG from a forward — nearly 16 mins deep