lordstanley

Both Lightfoot and Howe by the last couple of decades of their lives had a low profile with any Canadian who is younger than I am (1967). I’d argue the death of Gord Downie (lead singer of the Tragically Hip) was bigger news here than the death of Howe. Howe and Lightfoot would be thought of more like other national icons like Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray and (maybe) Margaret Atwood. Bigger names within Canada are Don Cherry, Orr, Gretzky, Lemieux, The Rock, Chris Hadfield Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Ryan Reynolds.

https://www.si.com/betting/2023/05/01/updated-stanley-cup-odds-nhl-playoffs-second-round The second round starts on Tuesday and features some exciting matchups. The new favorites to win the Cup are the Maple Leafs, who will face off against a Panthers team that just eliminated the previous favorite. The Oilers and Golden Knights sit behind Toronto as the next two teams with the shortest odds but Las Vegas and Edmonton will go head-to-head in the second round. The Devils will play the Hurricanes and the Kraken now take on the Stars.

Two degrees of separation between Gordon Lightfoot and John Belushi. https://deadline.com/2020/08/cathy-smith-dead-obituary-john-belushi-drug-overdose-gordon-lightfoot-sundown-1203024794/#:~:text=Cathy Smith%2C the onetime girlfriend,Canada's The Globe and Mail.

Haven’t heard. I guess not yet.

So in the past 24 hours or so the two SCF finalists from 2022 and this year’s President’s Trophy winner have been eliminated.

Oops, I didn’t even know that, have only been paying attention to the Oilers series and Leafs series. Although watching the Kraken-Avs game now. I’m sure Jack Edwards handled the Bruins loss in the calm, mature, restrained manner that he is known for.

Carolina is quietly a very strong team. But fans of Edmonton and Toronto should be disappointed with anything short of a Cup final appearance now.

Wow, at least the ‘96 Wings won two rounds before getting knocked out.

Cup chase is completely wide open now

Overtime!!

Bertuzzi puts the Bruins in front. Bertuzzi has made a big contribution to this series. 5G 5A. Still 11 minutes to go in a 3-2 game

Florida 2 Boston 1 after 2. There are probably more people cheering for the Panthers in Toronto than in Miami right now.

Oilers-Kings was a helluva series. I think Edmonton is now the favourite to win the West.

Hate the Leafs and Jays, but Toronto is a very good city. Didn’t riot when the Jays won in ‘93, not when the Raptors won a few years ago, wouldn’t for the Leafs. That’s Vancouver’s domain.

Should have been automatic refunds given to all fans in attendance due to this one play alone.

Yuck. Not the end of the world UNLESS Bruins lose tomorrow. Then I start to panic a Leafs run could be starting

Willie Hernandez and Denny McLain, for two? Did Verlander get one?

Am I the only one hearing ads in Chinese between innings on the MLB app?

True. And I give Yzerman that same leeway for now. So my post didn't name Holmes or Yzerman specifically.

Good post. I think there are reasons to like or dislike the picks, but I find it funny when I hear people say "I"ll trust the GM because he is the expert who knows way more about football than you do". Well, duh, of course he knows more than I do. I'm not his peer, he's not competing against me. The question is whether he knows more than the other 31 GMs, that's what matters.