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Please change thread title to “Only Three Rounds of the Condor”
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lmao giroux didn't go to Colorado
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Jun 7, 2022 17:45
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I was out of town on vacation and didn't get a chance to poo poo talk Edmonton, but I knew they were frauds and Calgary should be deeply embarrassed they couldn't get past that team. The bottom half of that roster and goaltending is nowhere near good enough and Ken Holland's job should not be safe. Looking forward Francouz is a bit of a problem, hopefully Kuemper can come back. I think they can win without Kadri and Girard, but they are pretty much at the limit of their depth right now.
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Jun 7, 2022 18:08
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if the Rangers hold on, I think Colorado is still the favorite. They're so fast, they can score with us, and they'll have home-ice. And they have Makar, who is the only defenseman in the world that is playing better than Fox at the moment IMO, which is crazy considering how good Fox has been. I bring it up a lot, but Jacob would have to do his One Cool Trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ88DqtWoAE Even with Kadri out, I think it would take an insane series by Shesterkin, and I think Colorado has the passing talent and speed of play to do similar things to the Rangers that Pittsburgh did. if the Lightning win, I think it's more of a tossup, but I think the Lightning would be favored, especially considering Point might return for that series. Tampa's top stars don't rely on speed and 1-on-1 play to the same extent as McDavid/Draisaitl, so I think Makar/Toews/Byram are not as much of a good matchup for them. And they're dirty as gently caress, and I think Colorado struggles with that and won't have an easy counter unless Kadri somehow comes back. If Kadri doesn't run Binnington, I think St. Louis comes back and probably wins that series due to physicality. I don't know that the Rangers can be as consistently physical as Tampa outside of Trouba, but they did kind of bully the Canes at times, so maybe there's hope, if we get that far!
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Jun 7, 2022 19:35
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https://twitter.com/Nathan__Rudolph/status/1534080406710018048 here's everyone trying to figure out whether to touch the trophy https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/1534042300497600512 MacKinnon telling everyone not to smile https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1534021341648666624 and the picture with only like 4 guys smiling Duckman2008 posted:Please change thread title to “Only Three Rounds of the Condor”
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Jun 7, 2022 20:04
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This is cool.THE MACHO MAN posted:this was probably one of the scariest ones I've seen live, you realized it was bad the second they showed the replay and the base of his skull smashed into the dasher Blake Geoffrion dented his skull in a similar incident.
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Jun 7, 2022 20:20
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After recovering emotionally from the disappointment of losing Kadri to a dirty hit, I'm starting to feel more optimistic about the Avs chances in the finals. Especially if the ECF goes to 7 games and especially if the Rangers win. Has a team ever won the Stanley Cup when they had to play 7 games in the first 3 rounds? I bet they would be exhausted. And knowing that Kadri's injury is a broken thumb, even if he's not healthy enough to play in the Finals, we can still put him on the ice for one shift and launch him like a missile to take out Igor or Vasilevskiy and put the goaltending matchup on even terms.
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Jun 7, 2022 20:21
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DrunkPanda posted:After recovering emotionally from the disappointment of losing Kadri to a dirty hit, I'm starting to feel more optimistic about the Avs chances in the finals. Especially if the ECF goes to 7 games and especially if the Rangers win. Has a team ever won the Stanley Cup when they had to play 7 games in the first 3 rounds? I bet they would be exhausted. Careful what you wish for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ88DqtWoAE
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Jun 7, 2022 20:26
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fermun posted:technically, erik johnson is nicknamed the condor, i don't know why though. https://milehighsticking.com/2017/07/29/colorado-avalanche-defenseman-erik-johnson-the-condor/ Mile High Sticking posted:Apparently at some point during the period McNabb observed on TV that Erik Johnson skating looked like a condor. It may have ended there except Altitude Sports announcer Kyle Keefe interviewed Johnson during the second intermission.
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Jun 7, 2022 20:53
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DrunkPanda posted:Has a team ever won the Stanley Cup when they had to play 7 games in the first 3 rounds? I bet they would be exhausted. The 13-14 Kings
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Jun 7, 2022 21:45
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fast cars loose anus posted:The 13-14 Kings Kings went 7-7-7 Rangers went 7-7-6 Right?
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Jun 7, 2022 23:28
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the new finals patch looks pretty awful on a jersey imo
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Jun 7, 2022 23:45
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Gonna look crowded and even worse on the Rangers jerseys if they advance. In 94 it was on their shoulder and looked good imo.
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Jun 8, 2022 00:17
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Douchebag posted:Kings went 7-7-7 Yeah
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Jun 8, 2022 01:29
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deoju posted:Gonna look crowded and even worse on the Rangers jerseys if they advance. In 94 it was on their shoulder and looked good imo. It was on their shoulder in 2014 too. Presumably, if they make it, it’d be on the right shoulder.
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Jun 8, 2022 01:32
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Wrong thread
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Jun 8, 2022 01:33
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Son of a bitch... apparently Cogliano might have broken his hand trying to block a shot at the end of the last game. Doesn't sound like he'll be able to play in the Finals either 
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Jun 8, 2022 05:05
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T-Bone posted:hockey loving rules
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Jun 8, 2022 11:50
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drat, not having Cogliano in is really going to hurt Colorado's chances
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Jun 8, 2022 12:46
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https://twitter.com/MollieeWalkerr/status/1534529255417204737 Welp, it's been a good run. This is pretty bad!
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Jun 8, 2022 14:47
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At this rate, the Stanley Cup winner is going to wind up being whoever can ice an NHL roster.
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Jun 8, 2022 14:55
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This feels like another one of those series that is gonna go 7 because both teams have sucked poo poo on the road this series.
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Jun 8, 2022 15:07
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Chad Sexington posted:At this rate, the Stanley Cup winner is going to wind up being whoever can ice an NHL roster. Lightning are completely healthy, besides Point, right? And he's expected back next round
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Jun 8, 2022 15:44
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Matt Zerella posted:https://twitter.com/MollieeWalkerr/status/1534529255417204737 Yeah this is going to be a big issue.
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Jun 8, 2022 16:23
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To make the playoffs fair, for every player one team has to sit the other team should have to sit someone with the closest WAR stat.
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Jun 8, 2022 16:29
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Chad Sexington posted:At this rate, the Stanley Cup winner is going to wind up being whoever can ice an NHL roster. I feel like this is true in a lot of years, it’s just hard to notice when injured guys would rather shuffle around ineffectually than actually sit out.
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Jun 8, 2022 16:48
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Aphrodite posted:To make the playoffs fair, for every player one team has to sit the other team should have to sit someone with the closest WAR stat. Alternatively use WAR as a multiplier on suspensions. Injure a scrub with a 0.1 WAR? Knock that ten game suspension down to one. Concuss McDavid with a borderline hit? Suddenly that two game suspension is gonna last a couple months.
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Jun 8, 2022 16:48
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ThinkTank posted:Alternatively use WAR as a multiplier on suspensions. Injure a scrub with a 0.1 WAR? Knock that ten game suspension down to one. Concuss McDavid with a borderline hit? Suddenly that two game suspension is gonna last a couple months. Yeah, because you know what hockey needs? It's social castes.
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Jun 8, 2022 16:50
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Jhet posted:Yeah, because you know what hockey needs? It's social castes. Won't make a difference because it already does! So might as well codify it.
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Jun 8, 2022 16:51
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Jhet posted:Yeah, because you know what hockey needs? It's social castes. It's not social castes, it's skill castes. Hand Knit, please put Jhet down in Group E for this ignorance.
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Jun 8, 2022 17:02
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Perreausha, the cosmic skater.
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Jun 8, 2022 17:12
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DrunkPanda posted:Lightning are completely healthy, besides Point, right? And he's expected back next round I guess it is really a backhanded way of saying the Bolts are going to win, yes.
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Jun 8, 2022 17:19
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Jhet posted:Yeah, because you know what hockey needs? It's social castes.
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Jun 8, 2022 17:46
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clean ayers act posted:the new finals patch looks pretty awful on a jersey imo Are they not gonna color coordinate the background like they do with the helmet stickers? The playoff helmet stickers each have a differently colored shield depending on the team's main color. Anyway even if the jersey patch is black it doesn't look too bad imho, at least not in that pic.
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Jun 8, 2022 17:54
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It would be a real shame if the Bolts and Rags ground themselves into dust and let the Avs waltz to a 5-game Cup win.
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Jun 8, 2022 18:25
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https://twitter.com/spittinchiclets/status/1534579410501877765 Whoa.
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Jun 8, 2022 18:42
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I was poking around NHL.com earlier and it looks to me that the best predictor is if you can win in the road in the post season. Basically everybody is good at home, but the team's that are good on the road end up doing real well. Best road warriors of the past 20 years (min 8 games, excluding the bubble): 2012 Kings 2002 Red Wings 2019 Blues 2018 Capitals 2010 Blackhawks 2019 Bruins 2004 Flames 2004 Lightning 2007 Ducks 2008 Red Wings 2021 Lightning 2007 Senators 2016 Penguins This year the Lightning have been okay on the road, the Rangers have been real bad, and the Avalanche are 7-0.
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Jun 8, 2022 18:52
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shoulda let the flames win
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Jun 8, 2022 18:57
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I'm just asking for a friend.... but you know how calcium helps build strong bones and how milk has lots of calcium? Well, approximately how many gallons of milk would a person have to drink to have a broken thumb heal within the next 10 days?
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Jun 9, 2022 00:51
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DrunkPanda posted:I'm just asking for a friend.... but you know how calcium helps build strong bones and how milk has lots of calcium?
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