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Old 12-08-2017, 04:13 PM   #7
Libertine States
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2018-19 Season: Playoffs

"Well, at least we're not the only one choking in the first round and having to speak 'broken English' this time..." - Evgeni Malkin



Yep. That's right. The unthinkable just happened in this savegame. Not only did the absolute pipedream of the Arizona Coyotes making the playoffs in this session come true, after they beat the Chicago Blackhawks out for the last West playoff spot on goal difference, they won a series coming back from a 3-0 series deficit on an overtime goal Nashville fans, you have some explaining to do and some towels to wet. The defending Cup champion Anaheim Ducks also made a big comeback of their own, beating the San Jose Sharks after being down 3-1 in the series. Another interesting fact was that 6 of the 8 series in the first round went to 7 games.



This time, every single series in the 2nd round went to 7 games. I don't know what this playoff's infatuation with 7-game series is, but it's starting to become quite memeable at this point. Carolina almost blew a 2-0 series lead over New York, but came back from a deficit themselves later in the series, down 3-2. Also, Arizona, somehow, someway unlocked the code to advance past the team with the most NSFW nickname in the NHL, the Minnesota Wild. Boston narrowly eked out another victory against a team they should've dominated, winning 4-3 in the series over the Ottawa Senators.

Also came across this interesting last name...




So much for 'Unlocking The Code'...


As you can see, the dream has come to an end for the Coyotes. In the 5th and final game of the series, they were demolished 11-1 by the Edmonton Oilers. In the other semifinal, Carolina made another 3-2 series comeback, this time against the 1st-place Boston Bruins, avenging a semifinal exit from the previous savegame, and with that, we are down to a rematch of the 2006 Stanley Cup Final, Edmonton vs. Carolina.



Nice going, Connor McDavid. Just when your team was on the verge of becoming the first Canadian team in 26 years to win the Stanley Cup, you couldn't resist the temptation to hyperextend your elbow. The Oilers managed to choke away a 3-0 series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes. Memorable moments in the series included a 2-1 OT win for Carolina in game 6 and the clinching 6-0 game 7 win to bring back Lord Stanley to Raleigh Carolina has won their second-ever Stanley Cup title.




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