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kucherov didnt have the heart for the all star skills competition, and therefore he will not get the hart this year.
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Apr 9, 2024 17:25
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Wonderllama posted:kucherov didnt have the heart for the all star skills competition, and therefore he will not get the hart this year. I missed the skills part, didn't he just gently caress around and half-rear end it? because  if so
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Apr 9, 2024 17:36
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Oh no, he way less than half-assed it. Two- or three-percent-assed it at best.
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Apr 9, 2024 17:42
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tinstaach posted:Oh no, he way less than half-assed it. Two- or three-percent-assed it at best. The correct amount of arsed
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Apr 9, 2024 17:49
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It was impressive how little he tried and it was also funny how some people were genuinely upset that he didn't care
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Apr 9, 2024 17:50
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Jamwad Hilder posted:The more I think about it, the more I think it should be Kucherov. Not only is he leading the NHL in points, but Kucherov also has 51 more points than the next best Lightning player (Brayden Point at 85) which is crazy. MacKinnon and McDavid have pretty large gaps between them and #2 on their teams but not by as much. Rantanen and Draisaitl both have 102 points. Yeah, even as a huge MacKinnon fan boy, Kucherov is having a season that makes it hard to justify not giving him the Hart However, I think the presence of Makar and Rantanen kinda blot out how much the Avs rely on MacKinnon, because once you get past the top 3 the next two dudes have ~50 points before the rest of the team falls off a cliff (tbf this is where TB falls off a cliff too, but they've at least got 5 players who'll be north of 70pts. What makes Kucherov so impressive is that he's not particularly physically gifted. He doesn't skate like McDavid or move like MacKinnon or shoot like Matthews etc... But he's cerebral af, can pick apart anyone's game (including his own), and works like a maniac to be better. He puts me in mind of a modern day Igor Larionov. Nothing about him or what he does looks particularly impressive, but he just knows how to surprise you, unbalance you, and make you uncomfortable, and I'm just sad I haven't been able to see much of him play over the years. But anyway MacKinnon should totally get it. HOLY gently caress posted:I missed the skills part, didn't he just gently caress around and half-rear end it? because tinstaach posted:Oh no, he way less than half-assed it. Two- or three-percent-assed it at best. He straight up left his rear end at home.
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Apr 9, 2024 17:55
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tinstaach posted:Oh no, he way less than half-assed it. Two- or three-percent-assed it at best. that rules. I love hockey so much
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Apr 9, 2024 17:55
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HOLY gently caress posted:that rules. I love hockey so much it was the first interesting skills competition in......ever?
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Apr 9, 2024 18:01
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https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1777456288600838603 Jfresh fancies on the Hart race. He says in the thread Matthews is a little high by his model since he weights shot generation and finishing super high and those are the categories he dominates. Kuch should be fine since no one cares about forward defence other than a generic C vs W adjustment or if someone is notoriously good/bad. Everything else is just in the "these guys are all really drat good, it's not going to be an upset/bad decision no matter what happens" range. I think it's close enough that Ross winner gets it as I don't think there's enough of a case for the runners up to jump him. I also think there's a case for voters to slot Matthews/Hughes in at 2/3 though since they are getting votes on a different case (goals/defence) vs. just being worse than winner at their primary argument. But voting's probably going to just wind up boring Ross 1-3.
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Apr 9, 2024 18:09
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People seemed to care about the skills comp back in the 90s. Every broadcast Al MacInnis was on always lauded his being the Hardest Shooter In The NHL based on his 100+ MPH skills comp shots, and broadcasters would always remind me that Sami Kapanen was the Fastest Skater In The NHL based on same.
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Apr 9, 2024 18:14
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Man I still can't believe Sullivan started Lars fuckin Eller with basically his season on the line last night. Apparently Crosby's skates were hosed up and for some reason he doesn't play with the trigger release holders that can easily replace broken steel so that's why he didn't start OT. Which is pretty lol ityool 2024 to not be using trigger release holders wtf Sid what kind of archaic setup are you using? But that aside, Evgeni Malkin's skates were not, in fact, broken, and he was ready and able to go. It's such a cowardly decision to go with Eller to try and not lose the game instead of going with Malkin to try and win it. Ah, well. The point was still pretty huge though I think the Pens no longer control their fate now. I guess I should count my blessings that I'm getting to give a poo poo about hockey for at least a few more games.
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Apr 9, 2024 18:39
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There are at least 2 other forward combinations that should be on the ice before Eller/DoC. Absolutely huge galaxy brained coaching from Sullivan.
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Apr 9, 2024 18:59
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Ginette Reno posted:Man I still can't believe Sullivan started Lars fuckin Eller with basically his season on the line last night. Apparently Crosby's skates were hosed up and for some reason he doesn't play with the trigger release holders that can easily replace broken steel so that's why he didn't start OT. Which is pretty lol ityool 2024 to not be using trigger release holders wtf Sid what kind of archaic setup are you using? McDavid doesn't use them either. But he also wears his socks from like Jr so
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:McDavid doesn't use them either. But he also wears his socks from like Jr so Crazy as hell. They aren't new either they've been around Crosby's whole career and probably have been around from the very first time McDavid put on skates. Crosby having such a hosed up skate situation might have cost the Pens their season with how close the race is
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 Yeah, Crosby's skate cost the Pens their season, not, like, management addressing the team being old and slow by making it older and slower, or Sullivan playing Jeff Carter's desiccated corpse all year, or deciding the solution to almost every forward on the team being terrible at finishing is Jesse Pulijarvi, or
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Apr 9, 2024 19:32
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Eric the Mauve posted:
Well yes that too
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Apr 9, 2024 19:37
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Its still pretty funny that even with all that considered, the other 4 teams in the mix with the Pens appear to be trying just as hard to miss the playoffs.
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Apr 9, 2024 20:05
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rex rabidorum vires posted:There are at least 2 other forward combinations that should be on the ice before Eller/DoC. Absolutely huge galaxy brained coaching from Sullivan. He studied Keefe's amazing "start Kampf and Brodie in OT ahead of Matthews and (anyone else)" strategy, which even Keefe was forced to abandon for obvious reasons.
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Apr 9, 2024 20:18
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Furnaceface posted:Its still pretty funny that even with all that considered, the other 4 teams in the mix with the Pens appear to be trying just as hard to miss the playoffs. Yes, Penguins fans must be reminded that they still play the Red Wings and Islanders, and Washington plays the Red Wings and Flyers. There is still room for a hilarious amount of chaos and this could all come down to how many times someone loses to Montreal
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Apr 9, 2024 20:45
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BRAKE FOR MOOSE posted:Yes, Penguins fans must be reminded that they still play the Red Wings and Islanders, and Washington plays the Red Wings and Flyers. There is still room for a hilarious amount of chaos and this could all come down to how many times someone loses to Montreal Pens also play the Bruins and Preds. It's a pretty brutal schedule tbh and they probably need to go 3-1 to get in.
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BRAKE FOR MOOSE posted:Yes, Penguins fans must be reminded that they still play the Red Wings and Islanders, and Washington plays the Red Wings and Flyers. There is still room for a hilarious amount of chaos and this could all come down to how many times someone loses to Montreal Habs are beating the Flyers 5-1 tonight.
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Apr 9, 2024 21:07
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Looking over the standings, the few playoff series' that seem set in stone are Toronto vs. Florida Colorado vs. Winnipeg My guess is that it will probably be Boston vs. Tampa, but all the other ones are still too close to call. Jamwad is correct, the Atlantic is going to be a bloodbath.
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Apr 9, 2024 21:08
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It's going to be funny when Carolina finishes below Boston and ends up playing the Islanders. This playoff system is great!
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The system is fine. The problem, as always, is that every team in the metro and all their fans are ugly and bad.
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Are you calling Mika Zibanejad and K'Andre Miller ugly?
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Apr 9, 2024 22:12
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https://x.com/NHLFlyers/status/1777810601206575537 Marc Staal is in tonight 
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Apr 9, 2024 22:57
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Yanking out Atkinson is also quite a decision.
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pseudodragon posted:https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1777456288600838603 i like JFresh but any model that says Matthews has been worth nearly 2x as much as Kucherov should probably be trashed outright. And also saying Mackinnon and Matthews are worth 1.5 Connors. That's absolutely insane. I think any of the top 3 guys would be fine choices, and Matthews + Panarin should get some nice golf claps at 4/5.
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DildenAnders posted:Are you calling Mika Zibanejad and K'Andre Miller ugly? I have sworn a blood oath of eternal hatred against the New York R*ng*rs but even I must admit that Mika is the most handsome man in the league
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Yanking out Atkinson is also quite a decision.
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https://twitter.com/PuckReportNHL/status/1777807963316498907 The kid played for 3 months with a hosed shoulder. Wasn't the same guy since he missed that time in January.
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Apr 9, 2024 23:27
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man that's a drat shame I hope he gets out from under the constant injuries because he's so fun to watch when he's healthy
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Apr 9, 2024 23:37
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Biggest game in the history of Little Caesars Arena tonight. Go Wings.
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Apr 9, 2024 23:57
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:man that's a drat shame He needs to hit the gym! But yeah its starting to feel like 10 years from now we're going to be doing "imagine if he had been healthy" takes about him. Dude is in his 4th season and he's only played the full season (almost) once.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:He needs to hit the gym! He does need to hit the gym and learn how to take a check. Imagine how good he might be if he learns how to play the rest of the game of hockey and not just the flashy bit.
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Apr 10, 2024 00:03
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Well we all suspected it given his poo poo 5v5 numbers and not taking a draw for months. This is gonna be a pretty crazy offseason
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shyduck posted:Marc Staal is in tonight What the gently caress, he's still in the league? I honestly thought he retired after the Rangers finally dumped him a few years ago.
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T-Bone posted:Well we all suspected it given his poo poo 5v5 numbers and not taking a draw for months. This is gonna be a pretty crazy offseason I don't think they are going to make major changes other than obviously a coach and a goalie and they will expect to get a healthy Jack and Dougie back.
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I believe this is further proof that the hockey gods had to step in to humble Devils fans after all the "this is the best and most exciting team in the NHL" talk they had going on at the end of last season/the beginning of this one.
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