Chase For The Stanley Cup 2017

Getting ready to watch game 6 and rooting for the Bruins.
It amazes me that coach Cassidy put Sean Koraly in for Ryan Spooner. What a coach. What vision.

Oh, well. Go Celtics!

Too many guys out of the lineup. They tried.
My Capitals prevailed but I don't expect them to beat the Pens.

The Rangers have now wasted 12 years with Henrik Lundqvist as their goalie. He's 10th in career wins and will probably retire in the top 5 but without a Cup.

I feel ya. I'm in the same boat with Ovechkin.
Last night was the absolute low point for this fan.

Monday May 29, Pittsburgh Penguins start the final series for Lord Stanley's Cup as they take the ice against the Nashville Predators.

What a game. The Pens are the most dogged champions in any team sport.
I hate em for crushing my Caps but I'm in awe of their team mantra. Despite losing so many man-games to injury they managed to make the finals. Hats off.

On another subject. Is there a bigger duffus in hockey analysis than Mike Millbury? All you have to do is watch Hockey Night In Canada to see good analysts. Even Don Cherry is better. at least he doesn't take himself so seriously.

Two years running the Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley!

Second consecutive year, Sidney Crosby takes the MVP Conn Smythe trophy!

Good game, great season!

Malkin-Crosby. a duo for the ages.
A great series.
See y'all next season.

What better way to celebrate 5o years of Pen's history

Anywho...
The win:

The celebration by the fans over in Southside after:

The NHL's latest "return to play" plan skips finishing the regular reason and moves directly to a 24-team expanded playoff held in 2 hub cities (1 for each conference). This means the 7 teams with no chance of making the playoffs under normal circumstances wouldn't be forced to isolate for a few months for meaningless games. Las Vegas looks like a top candidate with an arena adjacent to multiple empty resorts.

Yes, that’s the consensus .

listening to a CBC radio call-in on this right this moment

some hockey guy just said they'll need to isolate a batch of spare players in case of diagnosis or injury

It looks like the NHL's Return to Play "hub cities" will be Toronto and Edmonton. The NHL really likes the favorable exchange rate with the weaker Canadian dollar. Las Vegas was seen as a frontrunner with an arena right next to multiple empty resorts but then they reopened the casinos and virus cases spiked up. Chicago was also in the running since the city and state are way ahead of the country in reducing infections. Training camp opens in 10 days... hopefully. The preliminary round would start 2 weeks after that. Any player who wishes to opt out can do so without punishment.