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Pungry
Feb 26, 2011

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https://twitter.com/Cats0ntheprowl/status/837478088153911296

Aaron Ekblad is so loving good

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Pungry
Feb 26, 2011

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So with the Panthers losing again tonight, they're basically out of the playoff hunt. What do the people of SAS think about their future? Is Jagr going to stay another year? Will analytics-guys be scapegoated for them missing the playoffs after firing Gallant? How do they project next year, if fully healthy?

For the last question at least, I believe they could rise above the Atlantic division crap next year should they find another top-line winger or Jagr somehow "bounces back".

Pungry
Feb 26, 2011

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Sharks Eat Bear posted:

Ekblad concussed. Poor guy. I didn't see a great angle but hit didn't even look that bad to me? Hope he can recover and stay healthy

This is just a great finish to a great season. I really hope he ends up alright. He didn't look as consistent this year without Campbell but stuff like that goal versus the Flyers proves how good he can be. Just hope he stays healthy enough to get there.

Pungry
Feb 26, 2011

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Pornographic Memory posted:

Could you imagine if Ron Hainsey, he of 900 regular season and zero playoff games, were to be injured such that he was unable to play any postseason games with the first playoff bound team he's ever been on.

"I wish I was on a playoff-bound team," Hainsey wished to the monkey's paw.

Pungry
Feb 26, 2011

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Mind_Taker posted:

It's gonna own when the Blue Jackets win the division and the Penguins beat the Capitals in the first round with half their team injured.

I would like to live in this reality.

Pungry
Feb 26, 2011

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Sharks Eat Bear posted:

I just looked at the standings this morning and thought "I wonder what the Blues schedule is like for the rest of the year...". And yeah, they really would have to take a catastrophic poo poo in the bed to miss. With that and CGY's hot streak, looks like LA is boned lol

oh no what would I do with the Kings missing the playoffs

Pungry
Feb 26, 2011

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Mike_V posted:

It's cute that Metro fans are now realizing what Central fans have the past couple seasons: the new Playoff system is garbage

I agree with your underlying point, but the recent Central playoff matchups have been great. Blues-Blackhawks last year may have been the series of the playoffs, and as much as I hated the outcome, Nashville-Blackhawks in 2015 was incredible too.

Pungry
Feb 26, 2011

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Cartoon Man posted:



Looking at this makes me ill in about four different ways...

Alright, this doesn't matter, but I don't understand why the Caps are above the Jackets in the standings. The Jackets have equal ROW with them and more overall wins. What are the tiebreakers?

Pungry
Feb 26, 2011

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Thanks y'all for explaining. I'd really like it if the Pens-Jackets wouldn't play until the ECF so I'd better start rooting for the Caps to lose more.

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Pungry
Feb 26, 2011

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Personally I'd like the Pens and Jackets to meet in the ECF and the Sharks and Preds play the WCF but that's just me

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