Imagine if the other major professional sports leagues let their historic and storied franchise go on a 28 year drought.
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I think this hurts so much because I know the Habs aren't even making the playoffs next year. I might be waiting 30 years or more again to experience this, or never.
This is the fucking worst, so devastating even if it was a fools hope to think Montreal could ever win.
This is the fucking worst, so devastating even if it was a fools hope to think Montreal could ever win.
Oh well,grats to Tampa on winning a second cup.Habs have some good youngsters for the next season,should be interesting.
I want to say it'll get better with time. But it won't. Atleast you got a once in a lifetime experience out of it.
... :'( Yeah man, this one really stings because it didn't feel like they could even get this far. Now we'll go into the offseason, with that expectation despite all signs pointing to this being a one-off. Like honestly, I don't think any Habs fan thought a Marc Bergevin built team would make the Stanley Cup finals, yet they did! That being said, I don't see this as the end of the line. The young kids all look like keepers, that's definitely a positive step. There are quite a few areas to iron out, but they showed they can go far (something they haven't done for a long time).
It is adorable that with Bettman's preamble in front of the Conn Smythe he mentions Ken Dryden and there's no reaction but the moment he mentions goaltender they finally realize who's getting it and start cheering 😆
You know Tampa has arrived as a sports city when people at bars are saying that they're tired of seeing Tampa winning. This is coming from a guy that grew up with so many bad teams in Tampa Bay sports.
Congrats Lightning.
How long until they get dismantled from salaries?
Price wasn't bad, had moments of greatness. But his team simply couldn't beat Vasilevskiy.
How long until they get dismantled from salaries?
Price wasn't bad, had moments of greatness. But his team simply couldn't beat Vasilevskiy.
Nah he'll just sit out the next season then magically recover once the playoffs start. Jk.
Congrats Tampa! Correctly called them in 5.
Tampa worked within the rules tbf. If any team wants to have their best player go through surgery and miss the entire regular season in order to circumvent the cap.... they do have that option.
And yeah their drafting and development is insane. This is exactly how you build a team that can contend sustainably over many years, not just a flash in the pan relying on a confluence of factors (not talking about anyone in particular here). And funny enough Yzerman was arguably responsible for it all, but wasn't present for either Cup.
It isn't his team in that he isn't their best player, but he still led the team in scoring (p/gp) in the regular season and still finished with 18 points in the playoffs. I figure it's harder for his broken body to maintain over 4 rounds.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. If there's anything these playoffs should have shown, it's that you have to actually play the games.
You got an experience of a lifetime out of it :)
Congrats Tampa. Hard to go back-to-back. Can't say shit about the cap, Leafs do the same shit 🤣
Maaaaannnnn I just kind of feel....nothing right now? These past 7 weeks have been glorious, an improbable and memorable run that has sparked a passion for this team that I haven't felt in years, and you just want the story to keep going on forever. And then it just ends abruptly. There is no more. There is no prize. It's just over. There's a weird addition of devastation and relief that equates to a big void. It's like I can kind of buy into the "its not the destination, it's the journey" mentality and remember the highs and lows fondly, but then there is the crushing disappointment of no Cup at the end of the road :(
I guess I should just try to go to sleep. Fuck, this really hurts.
I guess I should just try to go to sleep. Fuck, this really hurts.
Yeah I actually teared up. Not a Lightning fan but to see someone so in the moment(lol with a phone I know) and taking it all in is so special to me as a sports fan and former athlete.
Softball and Street hockey champion 2000!
How often does a player win the playoff scoring race twice consecutively and not get the Conn Smythe either time?
Not saying Hedman or Vasi didn't deserve it, but that can't be common.
Not saying Hedman or Vasi didn't deserve it, but that can't be common.
