The entire NHL should be VERY afraid...

I want to recap the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche / Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers series as we finish up the second round of the NHL playoffs.

[@ryanrzjr]

As a dallas fan, this year and last year have been amazing. Texas Rangers won the world series, Mavericks are in the conference finals, and the stars are looking like they've got as good a chance as ever to win it all. The cowboys... we don't talk about them.

[@user-vl9sr8zf3s]

TOLO Baby!

[@hadriangonzalez607]

Yeah we won't talk about the cowboys for at least another decade..

[@GabrielHodge]

​@@hadriangonzalez607 if we're lucky

[@johnflatt1288]

Love how we have sophisticated, competent, and mostly humble management of all our sports teams-and then there’s the Cowboys. But seriously is this what it’s like to be a Boston sports fan?! Just constantly competing for titles..

[@WhowereEpsteinsclients]

Texas has been invaded but YAY sports!

[@DarliaZombino]

Can we also acknowledge that Dallas has probably gotten one of the hardest playoff runs. The last two Stanley cup winners!

[@hannahtex6768]

A 7 game grinder with Vegas, less than 48 hours rest into the buzz saw that is CO. They have had the hardest path to the cup of any team.

[@highmedic2351]

Irrelevant.

[@chairmanofthebored6860]

​@@highmedic2351how is that irrelevant? Maybe you should lay off the weed.

[@highmedic2351]

@@chairmanofthebored6860 Teams change so much from year to year, and lots of things can happen each season. Suggesting that a team faces a previous cup winner doesn’t seem to mean much. So much luck and intangibles go into the results of a game; the past is the past. There are many great teams out there.

[@WatchCJStroud_work_gym_sleep]

@@highmedic2351 You’re pretty lame for someone who smokes.

[@peterjeffery8495]

The Dallas Stars are only a sleeper team to those who haven't been paying attention. This is a deep-deep, very deep squad with a goalie plying out of his head.

[@synen]

Quite weak compared to the East.

[@noahvillegas1653]

@@synen you don’t know much about hockey if you genuinely believe this.

[@synen]

@@noahvillegas1653Rangers or Panthers will win Stanley Cup. Posting it before the fact for your own amusement.

[@ballads-1]

Last two NHL champions were from the Western Conference

[@packers120]

So deep that in the Vegas series the fourth line held it together.

[@xJabro]

Dallas has defeated the 2 previous stanley cup winners

[@Layuth]

Edmonton has been eliminated by the two previous Stanley Cup winners...is Dallas next?

[@LEGOBrando]

@@Layuth nope haha

[@Layuth]

@@LEGOBrando As an Oilers fan I will accept this answer. 😄

[@SRTifiable]

When even the Avalanche fans (like me) are agreeing that should be a good goal, you know the refs done goofed.

[@coltondowler]

Alright eck made a Dallas vid, now I’m done shit talking

[@pieisawesome2204]

I happily stand corrected as well, go Stars

[@liamtimberlake2402]

Same lmao I literally made a comment a few days ago saying he doesn’t showcase the Dallas stuff but now I stand corrected.

[@HarrisonLovesU]

What's really awesome to see for us Dallas fans is that we just handed the best home team in the NHL 3 losses in Denver. Colorado suffered 10 total home regulation/OT losses the entire year at home. Really incredible feat, especially after how Colorado handled WPG in the first round.

[@triggertimetraining6963]

Actually 4. We won twice in game 6. Unfortunately the corrupt NHL didn’t want Dallas to win so they did their best to try and make that happen.

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

Dallas is looking strong. Pavelski and Benn both deserve a cup. Good leaders with heart!

[@lewislambert4590]

And Seggy And Dutchy And Suter

[@juniorthird7952]

​@@lewislambert4590Seguin already has a cup with boston

[@drumcatnau]

The referee said his ass was in the blue paint. WHAAAAT?

[@Soundtracks92]

Lmao blind zebras being blind

[@scowlistic]

The Tomas Holmstrom

[@356z]

It was. His skates was too before makar came over

[@TrentGermann-iq4kv]

Pasta will need a playmaking centre. He really missed Kreicji in the playoffs.

[@TheUpAndComingNobody]

@@356z His left skate's musty smell was on his blocker, NO GOAL!!

[@RIPJimmyA7X]

So many of my fellow Avs fans are acting like its embarrassing to lose to this Stars team and think we are garbage somehow. Like what? How is losing to a team that got way better after going to the Western finals embarrassing. Dallas is a juggernaut, after being asleep the first 2 games vs Vegas theyve gone 8-3 against the toughest competition any team has faced so far.

[@mortekaieve4729]

Dallas was amazing this playoffs. I don't get why Avs fans (I'm one too) are embarrassed about it. Avs has some clear issues and could have put up a better fight, but even at their best this would have been very close. Stars could definitely take it this year.

[@chobitASHL3Y]

i will cheer for the stars simply because they eliminated vegas lol

[@lilpigboy]

I'm an Oilers fan, but moved to Kamloops 6 years ago. Got to watch homeboy Stankoven light it up on the Blazers, and now at the NHL level. Would love nothing more than a Oilers Stars conference final, and if the Oilers don't make it, I'm rooting Dallas as well

[@RinnosukeETQW]

@@lilpigboy The Stars owner, Tom Gaglardi, is also one of the owners for the Blazers.

[@shinyuta]

loser mentality

[@KennyHavoc]

We’ll accept you

[@Imnotactuallyadrinker]

@@lilpigboy The Oilers and Bettman sure

[@Fish_-]

Shaking off Nate dawg in 6 games should let the entire NHL know Dallas is here to play. Im aware they have been plagued with some injuries and the whole Nichushkin thing, but Dallas still looks incredible. As an Oilers fan, the sheer depth both their forwards and defenders have is terrifying. Add in a Vezina caliber goalie with the Otter and you’ve got the scariest hockey team in the nhl right now.

[@lilpigboy]

Agreed. Dallas looks like a serious contender for the cup this year. Oilers could give them a run if they play their best hockey, though the Dallas depth and goaltending is just so solid, it would take one hell of a performance. Vancouver would get rolled 4-1. VAN is basically the same team as Dallas, but worse on every metric

[@TheGhostFart]

dallas has let off the gas at some of the most critical times enough that i don't trust them until they're lifting the cup

[@bobjeep748]

They remind me of the 2019 Blues.

[@RinnosukeETQW]

​@@bobjeep748even more when you consider how many on the stars now we're there back then as the only team to take the blues to 7.

[@Wh1tesammy]

​@@lilpigboyi don't really see how the Oilers are different from the Avs either.

[@LotsaJelloChannel]

eck complimented dallas is the world ending

[@brittnaylynn2678]

Thanks for addressing the dislike of the stars. And for all the compliments of them.

[@CalledTurnAGundam]

I'm just happy you talk about my Stars at all.

[@gianfrancodeluca9179]

The Canadian "sorry" at the beginning is hilarious!🤣

[@zach.a.fields]

Glad to see you cover the stars in a positive light and talk about the blatant blown call Even more glad to see you acknowledge the comments claiming you dislike the stars; as a stars fan myself, it definitely came off like that at times Cheers Eck, love the channel :)

[@alltoads7330]

Thank you for the stars content Eck :)

[@Archangel1994]

Marchment always feels like he gets the shaft, so him getting it again in such a huge game and then the dagger being by Duchene of all people was just absolute poetry.

[@dougr550]

Bob-Rob-ski is a force to be reckoned with

[@CallMeKody]

3 videos in one day is crazy! Keep up the content!

[@safejewel2072]

This used to be considered an off day for Eck 😔

[@lewatoaofair2522]

Stars AND Mavericks making deep runs!?

[@billhunter4595]

Ikr it’s cool for Dallas. Cowboys letting everyone down lol

[@weeatpplproductions]

Dallas is eating GOOD!!!

[@johnnyroberts3761]

@@billhunter4595 Nah, the majority of people enjoy the Cowboys downfall 😂

[@user-sm7rr2ez9z]

As an Oilers fan, my timbers indeed have been shivered

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

Oilers or Canucks vs Stars should be a great WCF!

[@eternalstormz8025]

Canuck vs Stars fr

[@danielnam9026]

It’s looking more like Oilers vs. Stars. Boeser is out for game seven with blood clot. He’s their leading scorer in the playoffs.

[@fellspoint9364]

A blood clot ? Man , that can get serious.

[@zcohen17]

As a Stars fan, don’t mind who wins just happy it went to 7 so Hintz can rest

[@lilpigboy]

Don't y'all think Canucks would get rolled by the Stars? What makes y'all think that would be a good series? Not trying to diss the 'Nucks, but it seems Dallas is a similar playstyle, only playing significantly better. They dominated the Avs who had just dominated the Jets, all of which are top tier teams.

[@deanhil3978]

Hey, I'm in Texas, and as you might imagine, a Stars fan. No matter who they face in the WCF, and no matter who wins, as long as the Western side wins from here I'll be happy!

[@ConfusedCrab-tp8gc]

My fam randomly picked Dallas before the post season began. The odds were 20:1 at the time and we put 300 on them.. makes every game exciting as hell lol

[@jonnydinordi2192]

Where was this? My stars bet before playoffs only +900

[@FCDFansChannel]

lets go a Stars video, love your work eck and lets go Stars!

[@wendywilson6480]

Finally, Eck did a positive Stars video!

[@tylerscards9767]

Florida Dallas final would be incredible.

[@iamNotHereB]

It's also a Bettman nightmare, so I love that too.

[@lukedecourville5557]

@@iamNotHereBsure bout that?

[@iamNotHereB]

@lukedecourville5557 two small market teams? Yeah that's great for revenue 🙄

[@Hockey.Zone.]

​@@iamNotHereB are you stupid? Why do you think he wouldn't want a team like to toronto to win? Bc they already get the revenue they need even without cups. But teams like Florida, Dallas, Tampa they need cups and good runs to get attention to their team

[@kodfish31]

Stars/ rangers would be sick

[@yelling3874]

I was keeping track of that last game via google and saw the game go into overtime at 1-1. About a minute after the Stars won, I checked again and saw the score at 3-1. I think they corrected that before too long but it was a pretty funny move ngl

[@LandonHockey33]

Let’s go stars baby

[@DWreck958]

Party like its 99'. 25th anniversary baby!! 🎁🎊🎉🎈

[@MarcSwan]

TIL you’re the same guy that makes fantastic Star Wars vids and now I see you praising my NHL team. Cheers man. 😊

[@andrewm.8228]

Wyatt Johnston not Johnson.

[@zcohen17]

Eck claiming he likes the Stars, but releasing a video right when the NHL has been starting the majority of their playoff games (late af) just to mock us. Seriously though, great video. Can’t wait for the next round

[@wronghand]

I had pulled up game 6 on the google scoreboard (on my pc) then I left to watch the game. When I came back after the game, the google scoreboard said 3-1 Dallas before I refreshed it. Gave me a good laugh.

[@BraveCat9927]

Just gonna say it, in my humble opinion it takes a lot of external forces to take out the avs in recent years. From chains of injuries, player assistance program, bad calls, or just bad juju from fans jinxing the hell out of their own team. I had an avs signed duchene jersey as part of my hockey shrine, and just look what happened!! 😢

[@robins5798]

What bad calls? Also, don't forget that the Stars have Hakanpää out since March and their second best scorer Hintz missing games against the Avs.

[@GabrielHodge]

The squad doesnt even feel remotely the same as in 2020 i miss the khudobin bishop era but we are in a better time now unreal seeing the level of connection they have on the ice they just need to keep making these pinball plays, fast passing ,and opportunity creation good defense and goalie play has really helped they have all of the pieces this year its up to them to put it all together into motion now

[@TheEDFLegacy]

I just realized you added a playoff beard to your doge avatar for the channel. Love it! :D

[@XTotter5505]

Stars were my pick from the start to win, it’s still looking good

[@AnnaMorgenstern]

The Stars have the best structure and team play of any team I've seen in the playoffs this year. I think that's a big difference maker for them.

[@__Tazzzo]

Dallas is my fav to take it this year. Edmonton only getting a 2 day rest is killer.

[@westoneuler4065]

Not to mention Georgiev wasn’t even attempting to move in the right direction to make the save to begin with😂😂

[@sevironside4073]

As an avs fan it’s sucks but Dallas played good… congrats y’all

[@KjempeMox]

Insane take to say that Nichuskin "screwed" them.. He is a person who suffers from an addiction. Instead of calling it just a awful situation where a person is in need of help. You say that he screwed his team. Absolutely crazy to me! Hope you never have to deal with addiction you yourself or anyone close to you. Never forget that players don't owe us (fans) anything and they are infact people with lives and problems same as everyone else.

[@jamesosteen09]

Dallas may be the slight favs, but damn a Stars / Rangers series would be fun. I'm also a Stars fan!

[@rdeh1678]

The stars are the best built team for a long playoff run and I luv the canucks

[@JakeHageman]

GO STARS!!! This is the best team we've had in a long time!

[@qp2044]

the dallas depth gets over blown when it comes to the scoring. They do have a lot of guys who can score, but they dont really have anyone who can match a superstar (there are a couple young guys that may be that dude very soon). How does nobody talk about the fact that all 4 lines are so defensively involved? I swear it looked like each one of them had a stick in each hand blocking every single lane. It is hard to guage that kind of thing when you watch them play a team like vegas, but to see how hard colorado had to work for every single pass was crazy. Not sure how you solve a team like that. I guess we will see if anyone does soon enough

[@nohaycancionessintigo2521]

This right here

[@brendangoldaber6571]

LETS GO STARS BABY WE WANT THE CUP HERE IN TEXAS

[@tischish8452]

Honestly, Dallas should've swept the Avs if they hadn't blown their 3-goal lead in Game 1

[@mortekaieve4729]

As and Avs fan I believe the interference call was very shaky, but I am pretty sure what got them was that Duchene made contact with Georgiev before Makar made contact with Duchene, but ultimately Makar caused the interference with his nudge. It is what it is, Dallas got their goal back and the outcome was the same, if the Avs turned the whole thing around and won that would have been wild after that call... imagine the outrage.

[@wendywilson6480]

Finally Eck did a positive Stars video

[@dustondoesit3913]

I’ve said it since the start of the series, the Stars are crazy good. Dallas completed just rinsed Colorado and Vegas. As a Panthers fan I think it will go to seven if we go against them.

[@michaelwiggins3663]

There is a concrete definition. It's whatever is in the best interest of the Draft Kings sportsbook at the time of the goal in question

[@werewolfeshe]

Thank you for saying that there were technically 2 goals scored in overtime. I mean, I try not to be an armchair ref and I assure you I keep my mouth shut on those things. But after seeing what happened in the Bruins game and Dallas overtime, I finally said I disagree with the “no goal” call and here is why. I totally understand that refs make these calls in seconds and it is a tough job. But there must be some agreed criteria and a little less subjective on the refs part to the crease call. I have a USA hockey book full of scenarios in games and rationales. Perhaps this needs to be addressed this summer before the next season. Still, I am happy things still worked out for the Stars. ⭐️ Time to move on.

[@coastingalong]

dallas rangers cup final would be LEGENDARY

[@jjwiggs28]

Looking forward to the conference finals. Both should be competitive. Let's go Stars 🌟

[@CasuallyRaining]

Oilers putting em to shame with game one, game 2️⃣ is next!

[@blickett]

As a dallas fan, I am surprised, with how bad the recent Stars record is, how we eliminated Vegas, the LAST STANLEY CUP WINNER, and then the Avs, the 2022 STANLEY CUP WINNER

[@isnapped4204]

dude is the biggest pessimist rangers fan ive ever seen lmao

[@tomblade]

No, he's just realistic.

[@randytessman6750]

Justin/Eck as a Canadian you have to give us a video on the four teams in the Memorial Cup

[@vinnymac5863]

Edmonton Oilers: Hold my beer. Oilers win game 1 more to come. Go Oil

[@Nick-dd2xg]

I don't understand how that could possibly be goalie interference when it was a super lite bump, when Sam Bennett literally cross-checked somebody in the back straight into his own goalie, then one second later scores a goal...

[@PlainAndSimpL]

i was about to say wtf where is the stars coverage that ot call was ridiculous

[@s.b.605]

Damn, that goalie interference was bad. Dude wasn't even in his area then got knocked into him lol

[@awcdroid]

GO STARS GO!

[@joeyanthony7831]

I like how everyone forgot about that goal that called off the other day

[@marshallwhite9982]

Stars won so it doesn’t matter, if avs won im sure they would be taking about it

[@RinnosukeETQW]

oh no, it's still the talk of Stars social media.

[@356z]

​@@RinnosukeETQWit's all they have. Let's be honest

[@RinnosukeETQW]

​@@356zwell... that and a trip to the WCF

[@356z]

@RinnosukeETQW they advance one more round but that's it lol

[@boltinabottle6307]

That sounded like how Phil Esposito pronounces Bobrovski. BobbaRovski!

[@jeffanderson3962]

Effectively having to beat that loaded Avs team twice in gm6 certainly should help next time adversity comes up. That said I still have your Rangers as the favorite but we have three awesome series plus a game 7 in front of us.

[@nathancjarrett]

I'm a Stars fan, and I picked the Jets to go to the WCF out of the big 3 in the Central. I thought Dallas was better than Colorado, but that Hellebuyk and a deep Jets team would make it too difficult for us to score. Go figure. I want to watch the Came 7 for the Pacific teams tonight. I thought Vancouver was the better team, but Brock Boeser isn't going to play in the game, and I think that may tilt it in Edmonton's direction. That ECF series coming up will be great. I don't watch the east teams as closely, so I dunno who will pull that off. Rangers had a dominant regular season, but I think the Metro was a bit weak, so Florida looks a little more dangerous to me.

[@themike97_58]

man as an avs fan this was a frustrating series to watch. gg dallas. felt like oettinger was god at times.

[@mauricerose3082]

As long as you're outside the crease there's no goalie interference. Being shuved into by the defenceman is as good as him running into his own goalie.

[@Lukeee91]

Duchene looked like he scored the Stanley Cup winning goal.

[@csharp48]

And Vegas played them to 7 with mostly 1 goal games. 1 two goal win for Dallas and 2 two goal wins for Vegas (one was an EN) Edit: all three 2 goal wins were empty netters

[@robins5798]

Every two goal win in that series was an empty netter.

[@csharp48]

@@robins5798 damn, you are right. My memory is busted.

[@JulieR73]

I used to work for the Dallas Stars

[@Sigma4Life972]

Rangers "Hold my beer"

[@NortheasternRailPhotography]

I truthfully think the cup finals will be Rangers vs Stars. Stars are looking incredible, and Rangers are doing Rangers thing

[@GBatAP]

The only reason Georgiev was impeded is because his stick was between Duchenes legs.

[@MrRichie6921]

Dallas won 3 -1 Double overtime Yes indeed!

[@coreybryant4137]

Bobrovksy better look out Krieders hobby is running goalies.

[@michaelfortunato3117]

2:10: apparently cross checking a defender on top of his goalie doesn't "impede" the goalie enough (BOS/FLA game)

[@Wallaces_Wood]

Uhhhh the rangers faced the Canes who have a pretty good offensive front too. Difference is, Florida actually has finishers. Carolina's goal scoring dries up every playoff run.

[@RoseGoldenPetal]

Yeah Dallas is no joke this year, I can clearly see them winning the Cup this year for certain, knocking out both The Avs [2022 Champs] and the Golden Knights [2023's Champs] is no small feat and they have been secretly building their roster to go on a ridiculous deep run in the dance, Dallas is the odds on favorite to win the title as of this point in time and I'm sorry whichever Canadian team ends up facing them did you see Round 2 against Colorado, absolute domination in every game they've won

[@guba33327]

As a Dallas fan, this was painful when it happened but to see the AVs fans have to go through that pain twice was sort of refreshing. Now would I of rather that happened to "Vegas Fans" yes obviously knowing the outcome that we would eventually win. I put quotations around Vegas fans because not sure if they are actual fans or come to see a show.

[@ace2585]

Always thought it would end with a Rangers Dallas Stanley Cup Finals

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

So an overtime potential series winner for Dallas which should have been allowed was waved off, yet they score later in overtime and win anyway. That makes me wonder about a certain past overtime series winner for Dallas which should have been waved off according to the (admittedly terrible) rule in effect at the time, but wasn't. Would Dallas have gone on to score another goal later in overtime anyway, and win the Stanley Cup legitimately? Unfortunately, we will never know.

[@Bfrd25]

definite bridge year for the Bruins. They were too up against the cap to start the year, weren't really able to address any needs. Was wild to me the Leafs couldn't get past them Rangers vs Panthers is going to be a blood bath

[@leechavarie4675]

Tanev ftw !

[@user-br7sb3wk4h]

Dallas should win the cup imo there’s no real weakness except maybe speed if anything

[@Aasiantuntija]

My dream SC finals Panthers - Stars

[@joeausdal1079]

Dallas defense is crazy

[@ironhorse127]

The Stars were my pick for the cup at the very beginning of the season, but as a Rangers fan, I hope im wrong.

[@Poxell91]

I always predict Dallas to a point and I get let down. Every time. But depending on who the Stars play, the Rangers could have their work cut out for them. And considering they play Florida next, that's saying something.

[@Anoid21]

Playoff Jake convinced me I should do Dallas this year as my cup pick. This is the furthest I’ve made with my pick in years😂

[@music-nr3yn]

I don't want to jinx but oi oi oi!! Go STARS!!!

[@markhughes7163]

As an Avs fan beware the Stars Oilers

[@KevinWood44]

If the Rangers can beat Florida and Dallas back to back they will have truly earned that cup

[@jordanray6459]

As an Oilers fan, I am concerned. Dallas is a much better team than Vancouver and Vancouver gave us a tough time. We’ll see how it goes! Go Oilers!

[@stormygamingyt6734]

OILERS WE COMING BABY, DALLS VS OILERS THURSDAYYYY