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Good lord the Toronto media culture is toxic. Leafs lose badly, is it because they went fishing 2 days ago? At least Mirtle considers the possibility that it isn't literally sunshine that makes the Leafs bad. It could be a "scarier proposition": maybe the Leafs aren't that good yet.
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glynnenstein posted:Good lord the Toronto media culture is toxic. Leafs lose badly, is it because they went fishing 2 days ago? Lol this same poo poo happened to an NFL team in the recent playoffs. Was it the Giants?
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glynnenstein posted:Good lord the Toronto media culture is toxic. Leafs lose badly, is it because they went fishing 2 days ago? It's toxic, but is it toxic enough to chase a guy off of twitter just for liking a few bigoted tweets and being away so the team could start winning again? quote:http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bobby-ryan-deletes-twitter-taking-controversial-tweets-with-him-210516089.html
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Mar 15, 2017 13:31
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I sure am glad we traded away Silfverberg so we could pay this guy 7 million per.
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Mar 15, 2017 13:34
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Weber SMASH https://streamable.com/c96ie
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Mar 15, 2017 14:32
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What's Hjalmarsson so upset about?
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Mar 15, 2017 14:39
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Useless tidbit time:quote:Slap shots That's both impressive given how bad the CBJ have been through the bulk of their history and the fact it's almost certain to change this year. I would've thought Detroit would've been on the list but if I remember right, the Wings were WC2 the year the CBJ took on the Pens as WC1.
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Mar 15, 2017 14:43
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flakeloaf posted:What's Hjalmarsson so upset about? Probably mad at Crawford for going down like a sack of flour. When toftbo eats a puck he finishes the shift and probably blocks four more shots on his way to the bench.
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Mar 15, 2017 14:46
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Cartoon Man posted:Lol this same poo poo happened to an NFL team in the recent playoffs. Was it the Giants? Yep. OBJ and some receivers went to Miami and took a cruise with Trey Songz on a day off. They then lost the ensuing playoff game. Hot taeks abounded. E: jesus that Weber shot 
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Mar 15, 2017 14:52
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CBJSprague24 posted:Useless tidbit time: The real question, who will win a playoff series first? Columbus, Winnipeg, or Las Vegas? (The Devils franchise didn't win a playoff series until their 14th season). Winnipeg is going to hit 17. Columbus is on 16. That's incredible.
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Mar 15, 2017 14:59
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T-Bone posted:The real question, who will win a playoff series first? Columbus, Winnipeg, or Las Vegas? Barring some tomfoolery, Columbus should get home ice and a pretty favorable opponent for round 1 so I'd be surprised if they didn't finally break through this year.
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Mar 15, 2017 15:02
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DJExile posted:Barring some tomfoolery, Columbus should get home ice and a pretty favorable opponent for round 1 so I'd be surprised if they didn't finally break through this year. What exactly is favorable about playing Pittsburgh or Washington?
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Mar 15, 2017 15:05
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Ginette Reno posted:What exactly is favorable about playing Pittsburgh or Washington? Oh goddamnit I'm still thinking of the old system 
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Mar 15, 2017 15:15
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It's not exactly set in stone that any of Pittsburgh, Washington, or Columbus will be able to count on having home ice either given how close they all are in the standings. E: yeah under the old system that post would have made a lot more sense
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DJExile posted:Oh goddamnit I'm still thinking of the old system They could theoretically play Toronto. Also if they get home ice and play the Pens they'd probably win that series anyways.
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Yeah that crowd is going to be losing their drat minds if they get the pens again. They were white hot for that series a couple years ago.
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Mar 15, 2017 15:19
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It's funny to make jokes about the Capitals winning another Presidents Trophy, but this year seems like a really nice year to win the Presidents Trophy. A home series against like the Islanders or Leafs seems a whole lot better than the Penguins or Jackets in the first round. Though I'd be terrified if the Lightning get the WC2 spot, even though it would be nice for me since I live near Tampa and could go to all of the games.
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Mar 15, 2017 15:29
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Mind_Taker posted:It's funny to make jokes about the Capitals winning another Presidents Trophy, but this year seems like a really nice year to win the Presidents Trophy. A home series against like the Islanders or Leafs seems a whole lot better than the Penguins or Jackets in the first round. Though I'd be terrified if the Lightning get the WC2 spot, even though it would be nice for me since I live near Tampa and could go to all of the games. I wish it wasn't too late to be smart like the Rangers and tank our way into the first WC spot.
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flakeloaf posted:What's Hjalmarsson so upset about? 
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Mar 15, 2017 15:57
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Tampa, if they make the playoffs, doesn't have the depth to get past the first round.
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Mar 15, 2017 16:00
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Tampa as the 8 seed with the miracle Stamkos return will be brutal.
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I wanna take credit to be the first one that ever called him Super Nintendo Hjalmarson 6 years ago but I probably didn't.
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Wonderllama posted:Tampa, if they make the playoffs, doesn't have the depth to get past the first round. This is true even with a healthy Stamkos. Only way I see them getting out of the first round is if Boston falls off and they sneak their way to the 3 spot in the Atlantic and face Ottawa. Or if Washington goes full Washington in the first round.
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glynnenstein posted:Good lord the Toronto media culture is toxic. Leafs lose badly, is it because they went fishing 2 days ago? Actually, I think you'll find it was a good thing they lost 7-2 https://twitter.com/CoachsCornerDC/status/842000258532032512
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Mar 15, 2017 16:30
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Schremp Howard posted:Budaj got a new mask and it owns This didn't get nearly enough love. This owns hard.
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yeah Thor Flanders owns hard
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Blashill said that starting tonight, Larkin should be playing center all but permanently which is nice. Hopefully he can close out strong and we can get a nice look at the future of his wasted youth on this poo poo sandwich of a team that's going to lose to the loving Avs and it won't cost Ken Holland his job
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T-Bone posted:The real question, who will win a playoff series first? Columbus, Winnipeg, or Las Vegas? As long as they don't completely forget how to play as they have all season between now and Don't get me wrong, there is no good draw if they wind up 2 or 3 as Washington and even banged up Pittsburgh are scary (Metro 2/3 matchup is a gauntlet no matter who's in it), but I feel much better about their chances this year than I did in 2013-14, when even the optimist in me went "Well...maybe? Probably not, but...I...guess there's a shot?". DJExile posted:Yeah that crowd is going to be losing their drat minds if they get the pens again. They were white hot for that series a couple years ago. It would be ungoddamnbelievable. e- I'm not sure the CBJ would get a "favorable" game under the old system depending on where they land either. Assuming 1 and 2 are the Division winners, if it started today, it'd look like this: WSH/NYI MTL/BOS PIT/OTT CBJ/NYR ...and they'd get either NYR (prone to third period comebacks vs. CBJ), OTT (given them trouble this year), BOS (REALLY have given them trouble this year), or NYI (eh)/TBL (surging Bolts+return of Stamkos makes this interesting)/TOR (eh). CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Mar 15, 2017 |
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kris draper on The Hit
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I'm sorry his face got hurt etc but there's still never been more entertaining hockey or sports in general than Red Wings Avs late 90s.
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that is a super pro click
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So the Leafs have to be using their cap space on defencemen, yes?
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Kale posted:gently caress Emelin man. If he's not playing maybe we make it to OT even against a very good team. Three goals were entirely his fault. He either decided to take the body rather than go for the puck or completely blow his coverage because he dumb.
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An elite goalie makes at least one of them regardless.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:So the Leafs have to be using their cap space on defencemen, yes? Ideally yeah, as much as opinions are divided a guy like Shattenkirk would be a big boon. Ultimately the biggest strides on the roster are going to come from the development and graduation of all the young guys though, imo. What I'd hate to see is the team lose out on the marquee FA signings and settle for giving medium contracts to middle pairing guys. The bottom pair can be improved for basically no money and it's diminishing returns otherwise.
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Koopa Kid posted:Ideally yeah, as much as opinions are divided a guy like Shattenkirk would be a big boon. Ultimately the biggest strides on the roster are going to come from the development and graduation of all the young guys though, imo. Wouldn't Alzner make a somewhat significant difference?
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Wouldn't Alzner make a somewhat significant difference? Aren't caps fans saying he's bad now? Or was that another defender
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Whatever Alzner gets this offseason is going to be way too much. He can play okay defense and block some shots but he very much was propped up by playing alongside Matt Niskanen for a few years (and Holtby being very good), and now that he isn't partners with Niskanen, surprise he stinks! He's also coming off major groin surgery last year and his mobility is much worse. He's going to get $5M+ and whoever gives it to him will immediately regret it IMO. I mean this with all honesty: I'm not sure Alzner is better than Brooks Orpik. And he certainly shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as good defensive D like Hjalmarsson, Vlasic, Braun, Tanev, etc. He doesn't make catastrophic blunders but he has a dramatic negative impact on the Capitals offense. Mind_Taker fucked around with this message at 18:10 on Mar 15, 2017 |
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Mind_Taker posted:Whatever Alzner gets this offseason is going to be way too much. He can play okay defense and block some shots but he very much was propped up by playing alongside Matt Niskanen for a few years (and Holtby being very good), and now that he isn't partners with Niskanen, surprise he stinks! He's also coming off major groin surgery last year and his mobility is much worse. He's going to get $5M+ and whoever gives it to him will immediately regret it IMO. Ha! Well, shows what I know. I guess the underlying point I was making is that wouldn't most of the UFA defencemen be better than Hunwick or Polak?
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I don't think Alzner is as terrible as a lot of Caps fans do, but he definitely compares unfavorably to almost everyone else on the Caps defense. Hard to say if he'd do better somewhere else. He's kind of slow and he doesn't score for poo poo, but he's not necessarily a liability either. Overall he's probably a perfectly fine second pairing guy, especially if you can pair him with someone to make up for his deficiencies like the Caps did with Carlson and Niskanen . Either way, my guess is that someone will give him way too much money this offseason - especially if the Caps actually go on a decent run this year. Some of the things he's actually good at is stuff people hype in the playoffs like blocking shots, killing penalties, etc.
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