Fingers crossed that a year from now, we’ll still be watching the Buffalo Sabres.
For now, though, we’re still living in 2022 and the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs are kicking off with 16 teams – none of which are from the 716.
With four games on Monday night, it felt appropriate to give the hockey-thirsty folks of Buffalo a place to drop their thoughts over the course of the next few days!
This will be the open thread for the whole of the First Round, full schedule below.
Florida Panthers (1) beat Washington Capitals (WC2) 4-2
Gm 1 Tue, May 3 Florida 2-4 Washington
Gm 2 Thu, May 5 Florida 5-1 Washington
Gm 3 Sat, May 7 Washington 6-1 Florida
Gm 4 Mon, May 9 Washington 2-3 Florida (OT)
Gm 5 Wed, May 11 Florida 5-3 Washington
Gm 6 Fri, May 13 Washington 3-4 Florida (OT)
Tampa Bay Lightning (3) beat Toronto Maple Leafs (2) 4-3
Gm 1 Mon, May 2 Toronto 5-0 Tampa Bay
Gm 2 Wed, May 4 Toronto 3-5 Tampa Bay
Gm 3 Fri, May 6 Tampa Bay 2-5 Toronto
Gm 4 Sun, May 8 Tampa Bay 7-3 Toronto
Gm 5 Tue, May 10 Toronto 4-3 Tampa Bay
Gm 6 Thu, May 12 Tampa Bay 4-3 Toronto (OT)
Gm 7 Sat, May 14 Toronto 1-2 Tampa Bay
Carolina Hurricanes (1) beat Boston Bruins (WC1) 4-3
Gm 1 Mon, May 2 Carolina 5-1 Boston
Gm 2 Wed, May 4 Carolina 5-2 Boston
Gm 3 Fri, May 6 Boston 4-2 Carolina
Gm 4 Sun, May 8 Boston 5-2 Carolina
Gm 5 Tue, May 10 Carolina 5-1 Boston
Gm 6 Thu, May 12 Boston 5-2 Carolina
Gm 7 Sat, May 14 Carolina 3-2 Boston
New York Rangers (2) beat Pittsburgh Penguins (3) 4-3
Gm 1 Tue, May 3 NY Rangers 3-4 Pittsburgh (3OT)
Gm 2 Thu, May 5 NY Rangers 5-2 Pittsburgh
Gm 3 Sat, May 7 Pittsburgh 7-4 NY Rangers
Gm 4 Mon, May 9 Pittsburgh 7-2 NY Rangers
Gm 5 Wed, May 11 NY Rangers 5-3 Pittsburgh
Gm 6 Fri, May 13 Pittsburgh 3-5 NY Rangers
Gm 7* Sun, May 15 NY Rangers 4-3 Pittsburgh (OT)
Colorado Avalanche (1) beat Nashville Predators (WC2) 4-0
Gm 1 Tue, May 3 Colorado 7-2 Nashville
Gm 2 Thu, May 5 Colorado 2-1 Nashville (OT)
Gm 3 Sat, May 7 Nashville 3-7 Colorado
Gm 4 Mon, May 9 Nashville 3-5 Colorado
St Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild (2) (3) 4-2
Gm 1 Mon, May 2 Minnesota 0-4 St Louis
Gm 2 Wed, May 4 Minnesota 6-2 St Louis
Gm 3 Fri, May 6 St Louis 1-5 Minnesota
Gm 4 Sun, May 8 St Louis 5-2 Minnesota
Gm 5 Tue, May 10 Minnesota 2-5 St Louis
Gm 6 Thu, May 12 St Louis 5-1 Minnesota
Calgary Flames (1) beat Dallas Stars (WC1) 4-3
Gm 1 Tue, May 3 Calgary 1-0 Dallas
Gm 2 Thu, May 5 Calgary 0-2 Dallas
Gm 3 Sat, May 7 Dallas 4-2 Calgary
Gm 4 Mon, May 9 Dallas 1-4 Calgary
Gm 5 Wed, May 11 Calgary 3-1 Dallas
Gm 6 Fri, May 13 Dallas 4-2 Calgary
Gm 7 Sun, May 15 Calgary 3-2 Dallas (OT)
Edmonton Oilers (2) beat Los Angeles Kings (3) 4-3
Gm 1 Mon, May 2 Edmonton 3-4 Los Angeles
Gm 2 Wed, May 4 Edmonton 6-0 Los Angeles
Gm 3 Fri, May 6 Los Angeles 2-8 Edmonton
Gm 4 Sun, May 8 Los Angeles 4-0 Edmonton
Gm 5 Tue, May 10 Edmonton 4-5 Los Angeles (OT)
Gm 6 Thu, May 12 Los Angeles 2-4 Edmonton
Gm 7 Sat, May 14 Edmonton 2-0 Los Angeles