The Hockey Show: The Cup Is Back Up For Grabs
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What are the initial reactions to the Stanley Cup playoffs starting?
The playoffs are here, and the Panthers are not in it. We talked to Bill Lindsey about that. Coming up, this is the Hockey Show.
With David Drucker, the Hockey News.
Ethan is over there. Rose is still out of country. My name is Roy Bellamy. This is the Hockey Show. The playoffs start tomorrow.
What's your hat?
I forgot it. I'm not wearing a hat today because, you know, crazy morning. That's what usually happens when you have a child. I don't know.
That's like, say, walking out of the house. Have a child?
Pants on, though. I mean, I can remember pants. I mean, that would be a stiff breeze coming up there.
There's a breeze hitting your head, man. What's going on?
Yeah, my head is kind of cold. Yeah. Yeah, so the playoffs start, as I wrote the top of my head, the playoffs start tomorrow. We got our matchups. We are ready to go. We got the Sabres and the Bruins. We got the Lightning and the Canadiens, the Hurricanes, the Senators, and the Penguins, and the Flyers in the East and in the West. Avalanche Kings. Stars, wild, go to nights, mammoth. I can't believe it. You can't say that with a straight face.
We're still getting used to the mammoth. That's the NBA TV series. Yeah, yes.
And that'll be on TruTV. And all those and ducks. All right. It's prediction time, boys.
I'm excited to see the mam-zambo, whatever it's called.
The mammoth.
The zameth. The zameth.
Thank you. The zameth. Guys, I'm fired up. I mean, this is what we live for, right?
It's the Stanley Cup playoffs.
And now we get to do it from a neutral viewership. How nice is it to not have to stress?
It's like a vintage playoff match for many of the faithful Panther following down here in South Florida.
The only thing I have to stress is that those damn Tampa Bay Lightning don't win the Stanley Cup.
Why?
Who cares?
Because nobody wants to watch them win the Stanley Cup.
I don't even think Tampa fans want them to stay up.
It's another reason to bring the rivalry and get that piss and vinegar going.
Nah, let somebody else do it. Get some new blood in there. That's why I'm excited about the Flyers being in here, even though very surprising team. I'm excited to see the Mammoth Senators back for a second year. I think we have the Ducks, of course. Our Duckies are in the playoffs this year. Your Duckies. Our Duckies. Your Duckies. Everybody's Duckies, Royce. So I just think it's an exciting mix of old school. I mean, not old school, but the teams that have been around for a while. The teams that have been around for a while. You talk Colorado. You talk Tampa. You talk the Wild, the Stars, the Oilers. But, I mean, really, if you look in the East, The Panthers aren't there. The Leafs aren't there. The Rangers aren't there.
I didn't even mention the Buffalo Sabres breaking the longest playoff drought in the NHL. So, I mean, man, this is a fun bracket when you take a look at it here, man. There's a lot of exciting storylines in these playoffs.
I love how he mentions the three teams in the East that surprisingly didn't make it, just happened to be the three bottom teams in the East when the standings finished. Who would have bet that the Panthers, the Leafs, and the Rangers would have finished 3-2-1 at the bottom of the standings?
I was reading the athletic grades this morning each season, and they gave the Leafs an F, obviously. The Panthers got a D, and the Rangers got a D-. Say again? Panthers get an I. Yeah, I would say so. The Panthers get like a W. They drop the class halfway through the season. You know what I mean? But yeah, I'm really excited to watch a lot of these series. But thank God, I'm just glad we don't have Kings and Oilers again.
What predictions are made for the first-round matchups?
Yeah, we managed to avoid that, so that's – thank God. A fifth year in a row would have definitely pissed everybody off. But it's prediction time, everybody. All right, let's go. What do we got in the Buffalo-Boston series? Dave. Dave.
Buffalo in five, maybe a sweep, but I'll give them the gentlemen's sweep. I love Buffalo. They're rolling going into the playoffs. Boston, it's not the best defensive team. They got a goalie, but I just love Buffalo right now.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the initial reactions to the Stanley Cup playoffs starting?
0:00–3:40
2
What predictions are made for the first-round matchups?
3:40–7:00
3
How do the hosts feel about the absence of certain teams in the playoffs?
7:00–9:10
4
What coaching rants are discussed regarding the Blue Jackets and Red Wings?
9:10–11:59
5
What insights does Bill Lindsay provide about the Panthers' lost season?
11:59–16:27
6
How does the Panthers' culture influence their performance?
16:27–20:56
7
What are the playoff predictions for the Eastern Conference?
20:56–24:17
8
What are the predictions for the Western Conference playoffs?
24:17–50:41
Speakers
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