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Schedule (all times Eastern because that's what nhl.com uses) MAY 15 Capitals 3, Bruins 2 (OT) MAY 16 Islanders 4, Penguins 3 (OT) Wild 1, Golden Knights 0 (OT) Lightning 5, Panthers 4 MAY 17 Bruins 4, Capitals 3 (OT) Hurricanes 5, Predators 2 Avalanche 4, Blues 1 MAY 18 Penguins 2, Islanders 1 Lightning 3, Panthers 1 Golden Knights 3, Wild 1 MAY 19 Bruins 3, Capitals 2 (2OT) Hurricanes 3, Predators 0 Jets 4, Oilers 1 Avalanche 6, Blues 3 MAY 20 Panthers 6, Lightning 5 (OT) Penguins 5, Islanders 4 Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 1 Golden Knights 5, Wild 2 MAY 21 Bruins 4, Capitals 1 Predators 5, Hurricanes 4 (2OT) Jets 1, Oilers 0 (OT) Avalanche 5, Blues 1 MAY 22 Lightning 6, Panthers 2 Islanders 4, Penguins 1 Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 1 Golden Knights 4, Wild 0 MAY 23 Predators 4, Hurricanes 3 (2OT) Avalanche 5, Blues 2 Bruins 3, Capitals 1 Jets 5, Oilers 4 (OT) MAY 24 Islanders 3, Penguins 2 (2OT) Maple Leafs 2, Canadiens 1 Panthers 4, Lightning 1 Jets 4, Oilers 3 (3OT) Wild 4, Golden Knights 2 MAY 25 Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 0 Hurricanes 3, Predators 2 (OT) MAY 26 Islanders 5, Penguins 3 Lightning 4, Panthers 0 Wild 3, Golden Knights 0 MAY 27 Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT) Hurricanes 4, Predators 3 (OT) MAY 28 Golden Knights 6, Wild 2 MAY 29 & 31 TOR @ MON - 7:30PM (NBCSN/CBC/SportsNet) MAY 31 hopefully not needed Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 20:50 on May 29, 2021 |
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Are we doing a prediction thread or just posting predictions here? Anyways I have: Boston over Washington in 7 Pittsburgh over NY Islanders in 6 Carolina over Nashville in 6 Florida over Tampa Bay in 7 Colorado over St. Louis in 5 Vegas over Minnesota in 7 Toronto over Montreal in 6 Edmonton over Winnipeg in 5
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May 14, 2021 16:09
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Pens over Islanders in 6 Cap over Bruins in 7 Hurricanes over the Preds in 5 Panthers over Lightning in 7 Leafs over Habs in 6 Oilers over Jets in 4 Avs over Blues in 5 Knights over Wild in 6
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May 14, 2021 16:30
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Pens over Islanders in 5 Caps over Bruins in 7 Hurricanes over the Preds in 5 Lightning over Panthers in 6 Habs over Leafs in 6 Oilers over Jets in 6 Avs over Blues in 4 Knights over Wild in 5 I have very little confidence in any of these predictions. Ginette Reno fucked around with this message at 16:46 on May 14, 2021 |
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May 14, 2021 16:40
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Has the NHL said much about what they plan to do about the semifinals?* *I guess they aren't conference finals this year. Just regular ol' semi finals.
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May 14, 2021 16:46
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Hand Knit posted:Has the NHL said much about what they plan to do about the semifinals?* You mean in terms of where they're played? Nothing concrete but it's pretty obvious that unless Canada lifts some restrictions, the Canadian team is going to have to play their home games in the States, probably pick an eliminated team's rink as their home arena. Also yes, they're officially called Stanley Cup Semifinals this year. Zat fucked around with this message at 16:57 on May 14, 2021 |
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May 14, 2021 16:53
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Hand Knit posted:Has the NHL said much about what they plan to do about the semifinals?* Yes they're a full reseeding with the top finishing team from the regular season facing the lowest finishing team from the regular season to make it to the semi finals. The intention is to play the semi finals in the regular stadiums rather than a bubble, but Health Canada hasn't yet granted a cross border exemption for it so the Canadian team may be forced to play all the games on the road. E: to clarify the Canadian team will be given an American non-playoff team's stadium as their 'home' stadium from the semi finals and on if Health Canada doesn't provide an exemption. They wouldn't be playing all their games in their opponent's stadium. ThinkTank fucked around with this message at 17:02 on May 14, 2021 |
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May 14, 2021 16:54
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So Kuznetsov and Samsonov already had COVID several months ago and have now been on the list for 11 days. Is there any other reasonable explanation aside from them having COVID again? I don't really know the ins and outs of the NHL's COVID protocol but it seems like a long time for just quarantine after contact tracing or w/e
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May 14, 2021 17:27
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Mind_Taker posted:So Kuznetsov and Samsonov already had COVID several months ago and have now been on the list for 11 days. Jayce Hawryluk got covid twice. Once with the Senators at the beginning of the pandemic and again when the Canucks were decimated by an outbreak of the Brazilian variant. I'd wager they have covid again and it's one of the nasty ones.
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May 14, 2021 17:35
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ThinkTank posted:Jayce Hawryluk got covid twice. Once with the Senators at the beginning of the pandemic and again when the Canucks were decimated by an outbreak of the Brazilian variant. I'd wager they have covid again and it's one of the nasty ones. Yeah and I know a bunch of Yankees just got re-infected despite getting the J&J vaccine. Though Kuznetsov is a bit of an oddball so it wouldn't surprise me if he declined getting vaccinated. Losing Samsonov isn't really a big deal but Kuznetsov has been pretty good this year. While I like Lars Eller he's not really a top 6 player and now I guess Michael Raffl is their third line center? Not looking great!
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May 14, 2021 17:41
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Mind_Taker posted:Yeah and I know a bunch of Yankees just got re-infected despite getting the J&J vaccine. Though Kuznetsov is a bit of an oddball so it wouldn't surprise me if he declined getting vaccinated. then again lars filled in for backstrom for like 6 games during the cup run so if you think about it this actually bodes well. yes this is what I'm telling myself
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May 14, 2021 18:51
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Mind_Taker posted:Yeah and I know a bunch of Yankees just got re-infected despite getting the J&J vaccine. Though Kuznetsov is a bit of an oddball so it wouldn't surprise me if he declined getting vaccinated. The Yankee positive cases were asymptomatic at least. Or mostly so. I think only one of the people who had tested positive had symptoms. So Kuznetsov might not be out that long once he's past the required quarantine period
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May 14, 2021 19:00
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There's no way in hell I am predicting a Leafs win in Round 1. I am not putting that burden on the team.
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May 14, 2021 19:34
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This is way more 'what I want' than 'what will happen'. Toronto in 5 games, Habs out. Edmonton in 6 games, Jets out. Boston in 7 games, Washington out. Islanders in 7 games, Pittsburgh out. Carolina in 5 games, Preds out. Bolts in 6 games, Panthers out. Colorado sweeps the Blues. Wild in 7 games, Vegas out. Only thing I will predict for sure is...being wrong...and CHAOS.
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May 14, 2021 19:51
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Boston over Washington in 6 NYI over Pittsburgh in 6 Carolina over Nashville in 4 TB over Florida in 6 Colorado over St. Louis in 6 Vegas over Minnesota in 5 Toronto over Montreal in 5 Edmonton over Winnipeg in 4 Good to see the Blues once again don't have a 7 PM local start time, although I guess game 4 isn't listed on the schedule yet.
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May 14, 2021 20:53
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Montreal in 7, Caufield scores in OT  Edmonton in 5, I feel like the Jets can outscore McD and Drai in one game Boston in 6, someone is gonna get injured badly because of Wilson's poo poo Pittsburgh in 6, this one's a toss-up as I don't think I have watched a single Islanders game but you can't count out Crosby Carolina in 4, I have no confidence in Nashville Florida in 7, having Kucherov and Stamkos back will make a difference but I will will the Panthers to the finals for a 25th anniversary of the '96 finals Colorado in 6, St. Louis has our number and most of the series is going to be a grind, I was really hoping for Arizona to win out and give us an easy first round Vegas in 5, Vegas is on fire but Minnesota isn't terrible
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May 14, 2021 20:56
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Here's what an RNG predicts: Divisional Round Islanders over Pens in 7 Caps over Bruins in 4 Hurricanes over Preds in 6 Panthers over Lightning in 5 Habs over Leafs in 4 (oof sorry Toronto) Jets over Oilers in 5 Avs over Blues in 4 Knights over Wild in 6 Division Finals Islanders over Caps in 7 Canes over Panthers in 7 Jets over Habs in 5 Avs over Knights in 6 Semi Finals Avs over Jets in 5 Islanders over Canes in 7 Cup Finals Avs over Islanders in 6 (the Islanders play 27 of a possible 28 games, the most ever)
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May 14, 2021 20:59
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We skipped red-xing last year because of the play-in and bubble right? Do we want to bring it back?
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May 14, 2021 21:08
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Leafs in 7 Oilers in 5 Avs in 4 Knights in 5 Isles in 5 Caps in 5 Canes in 5 Lightning in 6
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May 14, 2021 21:46
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Stab in the dark: Boston over Washington in 5 Pittsburgh over NY Islanders in 6 Carolina over Nashville in 6 Tampa over Florida in 7 Colorado over St. Louis in 5 Vegas over Minnesota in 6 Toronto over Montreal in 5 Edmonton over Winnipeg in 5 Can't decide which of Bruins/Caps, leafs/habs, or Panthers/Lightning I am more excited to watch. Wilson vs Marchand in a dual-career ending tilt? Sure why not. Leafs/habs just for the deranged hysteria surrounding it, don't think it will actually be a very competitive series though (hopefully I'm wrong). And Panthers Lightning duking it out to be king of America's arsehole, will be plenty of feeling in that one. Hell yes, giddy up!
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May 14, 2021 22:23
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Its very weird because Vegas is definitely in my mind the better team on paper but they ended up going 3-4-1 against Minnesota this season. I think it'll be a tight series for sure.
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May 14, 2021 22:37
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soggybagel posted:Its very weird because Vegas is definitely in my mind the better team on paper but they ended up going 3-4-1 against Minnesota this season. I think it'll be a tight series for sure. I think the West matchups are probably the best that they could be for extended series. The Blues suck rear end against Vegas but can hang with the Avs for whatever reason.
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May 14, 2021 22:50
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Leafs in 6 Oilers in 6 Avs in 5 Knights in 7 Isles in 6 Bruins in 6 Canes in 7 Panthers in 7
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May 14, 2021 23:02
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Hurricanes in 5 Panthers in 7 Penguins in 4 Capitals in 6 Maple Leafs in 5 Oilers in 4 Avalanche in 4 Wild in 6
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May 15, 2021 01:56
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I haven't watched much hockey this year or put any thought into this: Washington over Boston in 7 Pittsburgh over NY Islanders in 6 Nashville over Carolina in 7 (I don't actually think this will happen but it would be funny if they played 9 in a row against each other) Tampa over Florida in 7 Colorado over St. Louis in 4 Vegas over Minnesota in 5 Montreal over Toronto in 7 after Toronto goes up 3-0 in the first 3. Edmonton over Winnipeg in 4 Bring on the red Xs!
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May 15, 2021 02:25
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Boston over Washington in 5 Pittsburgh over NY Islanders in 7 Nashville over Carolina in 7 Florida over Tampa in 7 Colorado over St. Louis in 6 Vegas over Minnesota in 6 Toronto over Montreal in 5 Edmonton over Winnipeg in 5 Of course, I'm rooting for everyone to do good : )
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May 15, 2021 02:32
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There are a lot Canes listed as 'day to day' on ESPN's injury list. Not sure how badly that reads for them against this current Preds squad...who didn't look terrible in those recent, final games between the two.
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May 15, 2021 08:25
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This'll be the only time you hear about him in this thread, but it's amazing how much Jim Benning has made me care so little about hockey these days. Didn't even know the playoffs were about to start until I saw this thread.
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May 15, 2021 10:09
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Mike Works posted:This'll be the only time you hear about him in this thread, but it's amazing how much Jim Benning has made me care so little about hockey these days. Didn't even know the playoffs were about to start until I saw this thread. To be fair this is also an understandable mistake because the Vancouver Canucks are playing a regular season game today.
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May 15, 2021 13:31
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Mike_V posted:Good to see the Blues once again don't have a 7 PM local start time, although I guess game 4 isn't listed on the schedule yet. I think one is an 8:30pm start. hopefully the new TV deal means that the Blues always getting late starts is a thing of the past (also they expanded capacity for playoff games, meaning that I'm going to be looking for a ticket just to lose my voice yelling gently caress YOU KROENKE over and over again)
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May 15, 2021 14:16
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Habs in 7 Oilers in 4 Avs in 4 Knights in 6 Penguins in 7 Caps in 5 Canes in 4 Lightning in 6
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May 15, 2021 15:59
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BOS in 5 PIT in 6 CAR in 4 TBL in 6 TOR in 5 EDM in 6 VGK in 5 COL in 5 Koopa Kid posted:We skipped red-xing last year because of the play-in and bubble right? Do we want to bring it back? Bring forth the Red X, I live for the Red X.
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May 15, 2021 16:25
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 Caps have everyone back except Kuznetsov and Samsonov who are still on the Covid list or the doghouse list. I honestly don’t know anymore. There’s now starting to be fan speculation that Kuzy has relapsed and is back on cocaine and maybe introduced Samsonov to it. I want to believe that’s just awful homer blog fan speculation but gently caress me it could be plausible… 
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May 15, 2021 16:56
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Cartoon Man posted:
Players can't just be put on the COVID list for whatever reason. They need to have COVID, or be in quarantine, or waiting for negative tests, or some other protocol related reason. Mind_Taker fucked around with this message at 17:20 on May 15, 2021 |
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May 15, 2021 17:17
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if kuzy's doing blow again they need to put him back in the lineup immediately
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May 15, 2021 18:40
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After practice today HCPL said he won’t answer questions about Kuzy or Samsonov.
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May 15, 2021 18:48
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Boston in 6 NY Islanders in 6 Carolina in 5 Florida in 7 Colorado in 4 Minnesota in 7 Montreal in 6 Edmonton in 5
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May 15, 2021 19:04
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the edmonton oilers will win the smythe division playoffs
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May 15, 2021 19:18
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I really want to see this Oilers squad play outside the Division, gods willing.
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May 15, 2021 19:21
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Lightning will remain King of America’s rear end in a top hat unless the Panthers win the Cup. 
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