The first round in 2019 was pretty much Choke Central, as FIVE teams all choked out. Four of them were the four division winners, including reigning Stanley Cup champions the Washington Capitals (fell to Carolina in 7) and the President's Trophy winners the Tampa Bay Lightning (the first team ever to lose a playoff series to Columbus, who pulled it off in a sweep); the fifth team was the Vegas Golden Knights, the previous year's runner-up, who blew a 3-1 series lead (and a 3-0 scoring lead in Game 7) against San Jose. The five simultaneous chokejobs in the first round actually led to a playoff-bracket competition running a "second-chance" edition because pretty much _every_ original bracket went bust.
@@Nolan36478 they atleast won 3 playoff games. Lost in game 7. 2019 Lightning team won ZERO playoff games. Had the best regular season of all time and got swept by the 8 seed 💀
@@TicTacTone2 the bruins literally had the most points and wins in nhl history and blowing a 3-1 lead to an 8 seed is worse than getting swept by an 8 seed
aint no way montreal vs nyr was a choke. if you lose to a 100 point wild card team in the first round, that is not a choke. thats why i thought colorado didnt joke against seattle. hell i picked seattle to win in 7 over colorado in my bracket.
Montreal and Colorado do not even come close to making this list. The Rangers were a point behind them and the Avalanche were missing half of the roster last season.
Great video! Only bit of advice I might give (I may have missed it if you did do this I apologize) but for this type of video maybe when you show each matchup for the first time, below the names of the teams, include why it is a choke. For example “NYR vs MTL - Montreal did xyz in the regular season” just so we understand why it is a choke
The first round in 2019 was pretty much Choke Central, as FIVE teams all choked out. Four of them were the four division winners, including reigning Stanley Cup champions the Washington Capitals (fell to Carolina in 7) and the President's Trophy winners the Tampa Bay Lightning (the first team ever to lose a playoff series to Columbus, who pulled it off in a sweep); the fifth team was the Vegas Golden Knights, the previous year's runner-up, who blew a 3-1 series lead (and a 3-0 scoring lead in Game 7) against San Jose. The five simultaneous chokejobs in the first round actually led to a playoff-bracket competition running a "second-chance" edition because pretty much _every_ original bracket went bust.
I think many will disagree but I genuinely think the 2019 Bolts is the biggest chokejob in the history of sports
Naw that’s the 2023 bruins
@@Nolan36478 they atleast won 3 playoff games. Lost in game 7. 2019 Lightning team won ZERO playoff games. Had the best regular season of all time and got swept by the 8 seed 💀
@@TicTacTone2 the bruins literally had the most points and wins in nhl history and blowing a 3-1 lead to an 8 seed is worse than getting swept by an 8 seed
@@Nolan36478 no it’s fucking not 😂😂
2014 sharks reverse sweep is imo, the worst playoff choke of all time. Just brutal the way they went out against LA.
Montreal vs NYR wasn’t really a choke. NYR was only 1 fewer point
They should have won that series, it was a choke
@@strykesss9460if that’s what classifies as a choke the there are at least 5-6 a year LOL
@@strykesss9460no. It was close but n9
@@RighteousWarrior777 When you have Carey Price in net, alot is going to be considered a choke. They had a series lead aswell after game 3
@@basicmeme1040 They had a series lead after game 3. Choked in game 5 aswell
How was 2017 a choke for the habs. The Rangers only had one fewer point and every game was close
aint no way montreal vs nyr was a choke. if you lose to a 100 point wild card team in the first round, that is not a choke. thats why i thought colorado didnt joke against seattle. hell i picked seattle to win in 7 over colorado in my bracket.
As a Lightning fan the 2019 choke will probably ALWAYS be the worst choke ever 😂 At least we responded with back-to-back Cups, though
Multiple.
Montreal and Colorado do not even come close to making this list. The Rangers were a point behind them and the Avalanche were missing half of the roster last season.
must be a leafs fan didn't even put one leafs choke on here and they have so many to choose from.
Look at a couple videos ago
@5thLiner That was a embarrassment joke for Toronto Maple Leafs, should've been looked at
the leafs deserved their own video
Leafs have a 15min video
NHL did everything to make sure the Kraken beat the Avs
Great video! Only bit of advice I might give (I may have missed it if you did do this I apologize) but for this type of video maybe when you show each matchup for the first time, below the names of the teams, include why it is a choke. For example “NYR vs MTL - Montreal did xyz in the regular season” just so we understand why it is a choke
Tampa the worst. To not even get a game after having the best regular season of all time is a disgrace.
Then they went god mode lol.
@@NeonCookie meh
Do you think this or the 23 Bruins is worse?
The Panthers vs Boston series last year made my anxiety go like 📈
Cbj had a such a good team that year wow.
Yeah we did
Bob Wischusen is elite
2017 nyr was only playing montreal because pittsburgh and washington led the league in pts. 2017 metro was insanely good
Lightning: and I took that personally
The Lightning did not choke, they were strangled.
(Stolen from another comments section I don't remember)
2017 chicago was such a fraud. Poor defense and a slightly above average offense. I still thought theyd lose to the blues in rd 2.
2021 Leafs?
Meh
2017 wasnt a choke. Rangers were better but it was close. That was the last great rangers team with hank on it
2022 Penguins was bad also...
Nr. Rangers just played sloppy early on. Rangers had more points and similar statd