Well written fdevny

If MAF plays well again next year, we can just junk the variance idea right? You don't get lucky for 2 years in the NHL as a starting goalie.

As is he's going to the HOF if he gets a ring here...

I was lol'ing about Fleury hof. Think he 100% goes with a ring this year.

Oh no doubt he does.

The hottest take becomes what happens if he double rings with Vegas over the next 4-5 years. Like if they toss money at Tavares and their prospects turn out. Lol you start to have to put him alongside some elite goalie names. I don't even know how I'm typing that. Because it's not like a Kunitz thing. You can't Kunitz yourself as a goalie. A few really bad games and you don't get to keep Kunitz'ing. Osgood wasn't a Kunitz, even if some tried to say that. He played well when he needed to.

Fleury has been on some winning teams, but he has never been consistently good or great. As we all know, for most of his career he could make the great save, but also let in far too many weak goals.

On one of the talk shows Corey Hirsch was explaining that Fleury's new goaltending coach has worked with him to be more fundamentally sound and less active in the net. I guess Fleury was a bit impatient in the net and would often react (or overreact) before the shooter (and the other teams knew that). His new coach has worked lots on positioning, angles, etc and waiting out the shooter.

Sorry if that was awkward, but I think I know what he was getting at. Even in my beer league hockey I know the goalies that are going to maintain their positions/angles and the closer you get to them the less net you have to see. They are not going to make the first move. There are other goalies that like to move lots and challenge you, but at the NHL level that just creates an opportunity for the shooters, and they don't miss much.

So, perhaps what we are seeing in Fleury now is a technically better goalie, but one who is still very quick and athletic with good instincts when things go crazy around the net. Maybe that is why he is giving up less very soft goals, and still making great saves.

It is hilarious when the announcers constantly give Fleury credit for 3 cups when in reality it's only one and then just completely omit the lolfleury days like they never happened. HOF seems completely ridiculous to me. Probably cost the Pens at least 1 cup by himself. That being said I'm really happy for the guy. Seems like a great dude and I'll be cheering hard for LVK.

I think the Pens got him his first real coach for 2013-2014 and a sports psychologist. Before then it was Gilles Meloche who was more of a buddy. I think the new guy helped him, but who knows.

I agree that if he wins he will get into the HOF. The Conn Smythe will replace the Vezina he never sniffed.

It's two. Last year he stole the Caps series.

really drives me bananas when they say he's in his 3rd straight Cup Final like wtf, he didnt play in either of the last 2 finals

On site getting ready for tomorrow's game.

Friend just told that his buddy has coming 57k if Vegas wins. Some accumulator with correct champions in bunch a soccer leagues, then two teams in nhl. A big sharks fan so all season been saying that "This is their year!" so trusted them on the bet and then took Vegas as bit of a laugh. Now pretty nice sweat hah.

still bizarre how the Caps just like decided to play well come playoff time

if i had to guess, their runhot will prevail over Flower's

MSM have the Caps
bookies have the Knights (can't believe it closed at 59/41)
bloggers have it as a ~flip

should be interesting

91 degrees, hockey time!

Vegas intros GOAT

Why are we subjected to watching this pre-show?

Omg GOAT

Go CAPS

good god michael buffer gets hired for everything

They got Michael Buffer for this? Jebus.

That anthem was very well done.

To be fair, he's on pace to finish top 3 in total wins all time if he keeps a similar pace for the next few years. He's only 80 short of 3rd place. Every goalie with 450 wins save Cujo is in the hall, and Fleury will hit that in the next two seasons.

GO KNIGHTS GO

Michael Buffer? In 2018? Good lord.

head CAPS
heart FLOWER