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Jordan7hm posted:The lack of Letang really hurts, but that forward group is so drat good. Yeah and Hagelin isn't even back yet. Losing Letang hurts but the Pens forwards are even better this year than last. Sheary is better than he was, and Guentzel is a huge bonus that they just did not have last year. Rust was on pace for 20 goals and would have easily gotten there but for injuries. Matt Cullen on the 4th damned line had 30 points and is still pretty good also.
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Apr 11, 2017 17:21
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Rangers lines look poo poo as usual. Glass in the lineup, Buch sitting, Vesey on the 2nd line, Girardi on the top pairing, and Staal-Holden a pairing even though they suck poo poo together Oh well I shouldn't have expected anything different
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https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/851830962094821377 This is a lineup which played really good hockey most of the season, with the addition of Bjorkstrand, who played good hockey until he was killed by Roman Polak and still could. The question is will they get it back in the next two weeks. CBJ have also recalled Oscar Dansk as their third goalie because Forsberg and Thiessen are trying to get the Monsters into the Calder Playoffs. Also, here comes Werenski.  e- Each of those forward lines and both D on the top pair have/are at least two 10+ goal scorers, including all of the top six. Bjorkstrand was on a 10+ goal pace in 26 games (he was at 7 before getting hurt). Both wingers on the fourth line have 10.  iospace posted:I changed it, happy? No. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Apr 11, 2017 |
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Apr 11, 2017 17:40
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I see the Oilers are making up for 10 years of lost playoff revenue with their ticket prices Thank You Fans
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Jamwad Hilder posted:https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/851813324341772288 So am I finding the right McAvoy here? (As in, a 19 year-old who has never played an NHL game) And if so... why is he playing with Chara?
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Levitate posted:Rangers lines look poo poo as usual. Glass in the lineup, Buch sitting, Vesey on the 2nd line, Girardi on the top pairing, and Staal-Holden a pairing even though they suck poo poo together The Habs are playing Steve Ott with Galchenyuk on the 4th line. Pacioretty apparently got hurt in practice too. 
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Apr 11, 2017 17:51
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AGally's being punished for not giving a gently caress about meaningless games?
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Seeing these dumb coaching decisions makes me appreciate Trotz a lot more even if he has his own warts.
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The Dirty Burger posted:I see the Oilers are making up for 10 years of lost playoff revenue with their ticket prices Daryl needs every cent he can get. It ain't cheap trying to harass a Brazilian model into sleeping with you.
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The Dirty Burger posted:I see the Oilers are making up for 10 years of lost playoff revenue with their ticket prices Preds tickets are actually more expensive for me than going to see the Pens would be. Chicago is a hot draw. lol at those Oiler prices though.
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:So am I finding the right McAvoy here? (As in, a 19 year-old who has never played an NHL game) Because otherwise he'd have to play with Liles or Miller.
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The Dirty Burger posted:I see the Oilers are making up for 10 years of lost playoff revenue with their ticket prices Sens fans are gonna get a break on games 1 and 2 from disappointed leaf fans, which is like winning twice, and that's good because those are the only two wins you're going to associate with those tickets.
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The Dirty Burger posted:I see the Oilers fans are making up for 10 years of lost playoff revenue with their ticket prices ftfy It'll be fun to watch how much tickets in the Cup Final go for if they ever make it.
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In general I'm pretty happy to take the Rangers lineup against the Habs even with some stupid coaching decisions except if Price is going to pull a Carey Price then the difference isn't enough for the Rangers to overcome that unless they either get super hype and go nuts all over Montreal or Lundqvist turns back the clock about 7-10 years e: like I'm not advocating for the Rangers to literally injure Price but they really do need to be running him at every chance. Not the "oops I just plowed into your head at full speed I didn't mean to" but constantly in his face and bumping him, whacking at his pads, if he goes to play the puck give him a bump, etc. Standard NHL stuff to give a goalie a hard time. I expect other teams to do it to Lundqvist and I'd want the Rangers to start doing it to Price or any other goalie they might face in the playoffs. Levitate fucked around with this message at 18:08 on Apr 11, 2017 |
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:So am I finding the right McAvoy here? (As in, a 19 year-old who has never played an NHL game) He's arguably Boston's best prospect on defense, even more so than Carlo who has already been a pro all year. He's a very mobile, offensively skilled defenseman, but not an offensive specialist. He also plays a physical game. Here you can watch him destroy Lawson Crouse (who is 6'4 220lbs) with a clean, open ice hit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_3YNBHKMhA I don't know that he'll actually be effective and I don't necessarily expect him to be. I'm just excited to see him debut.
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Levitate posted:In general I'm pretty happy to take the Rangers lineup against the Habs even with some stupid coaching decisions except if Price is going to pull a Carey Price then the difference isn't enough for the Rangers to overcome that unless they either get super hype and go nuts all over Montreal or Lundqvist turns back the clock about 7-10 years and that's why I'm praying for Julien to dress McCarron. A good solid face punching might change that strategy (p.s gently caress chris kreider). Not that violence is the answer, but gently caress it man, I want to watch hockey games, not "lets knock out the goalie so we can win" strat. I know you're not advocating for injury, but generally that type of play leads to a higher possibility of it happening, no?
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stab posted:and that's why I'm praying for Julien to dress McCarron. A good solid face punching might change that strategy (p.s gently caress chris kreider). Not that violence is the answer, but gently caress it man, I want to watch hockey games, not "lets knock out the goalie so we can win" strat. I mean probably? But since every team does it except the Rangers apparently I want them to start doing it. We watch Lundqvist get poo poo every game for the most part, I want to see the Rangers dish some back. You think Gallagher isn't going to spend most of the game "accidentally" falling over Lundqvist in the crease?
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The oilers are embracing the orange. All the merch they're selling is bright orange, the city is giving out stickers and signs for stores and stuff. The mayor declared it "orange crush" time. http://globalnews.ca/news/3371383/don-iveson-declares-it-orange-crush-time-in-edmonton-ahead-of-nhl-playoffs/ City crews are even getting into it putting orange cones all over major roads before taking a nap.
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By my count there's 7 teams in the playoffs that have never won the Cup and a number of other teams with long droughts. Gonna be pretty terrible when the Hawks win e: Just 6 I guess if you count the 1927 Sens
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Ginette Reno posted:By my count there's 7 teams in the playoffs that have never won the Cup and a number of other teams with long droughts. Shut up that's how everyone will feel when the Pens win
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Levitate posted:I mean probably? But since every team does it except the Rangers apparently I want them to start doing it. We watch Lundqvist get poo poo every game for the most part, I want to see the Rangers dish some back. You think Gallagher isn't going to spend most of the game "accidentally" falling over Lundqvist in the crease? oh totally, except a stiff breeze will move Gallagher out of the way. gently caress Chris Kreider, not so much
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RC Cola posted:Shut up that's how everyone will feel when the Pens win Whoa man why so hostile
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RC Cola posted:Shut up that's how everyone will feel when the Pens win If they manage that without Letang there's gonna be a lot of upset people
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Ginette Reno posted:e: Just 6 I guess if you count the 1927 Sens If the 1927 Sens count then the 1919 Vancouver Millionaires count. So, no it doesn't.
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stab posted:oh totally, except a stiff breeze will move Gallagher out of the way. gently caress Chris Kreider, not so much hey cmon Kreider hasn't injured anyone in like a year
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yellowcar posted:The Habs are playing Steve Ott with Galchenyuk on the 4th line. Pacioretty apparently got hurt in practice too. He got hit in the face with a high stick, he'll probably be fine
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Ginette Reno posted:By my count there's 7 teams in the playoffs that have never won the Cup and a number of other teams with long droughts. Well there are 30 teams, so if each team won the cup once, the first of 30 to do so would be on a 29 year "drought" by the time the last team won one. Mathematically, there needs to be droughts. A CBJ/wild final would be a first for both teams. The 3 teams that have never made the finals have only been around for 14 and 16 years, so in a 30 team league aren't statistically one of the "losers" yet. Since the '67 cup win, the Leafs have never been back to the finals.
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Apr 11, 2017 18:52
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Leafs would have gone to the finals in '93 if Kerry Fraser hadn't missed a 5 minute high stick against the Kings.
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Winning the opportunity to get curbstomped by the Original Six for three straight years shouldn't count for the Blues reaching the Stanley Cup Finals
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None of the Cup wins from the 1890s or whatever until 1967 are really meaningful in my opinion
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ThinkTank posted:If the 1927 Sens count then the 1919 Vancouver Millionaires count. So, no it doesn't. Tell that to the banners hanging up in the CTC 
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Jamwad Hilder posted:None of the Cup wins from the 1890s or whatever until 1967 are really meaningful in my opinion Agreed. It's not impressive to win a bunch in a 6 team league. Up to the WHA merger in 1979 it was still pretty easy. Even then only 5 of 21 teams missed the playoffs. ThinkTank fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Apr 11, 2017 |
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ThinkTank posted:Agreed. It's not impressive to win a bunch in a 6 team league. Up to the WHA merger in 1979 it was still pretty easy. Even then only 5 of 21 teams missed the playoffs. Not to mention there wasn't even a draft until 1963, and teams more-or-less held exclusive rights to sign players from junior teams they sponsored until 1968.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:Not to mention there wasn't even a draft until 1963, and teams more-or-less held exclusive rights to sign players from junior teams they sponsored until 1968. It also took teams other than the Habs a decade figure out how valuable high draft picks were. The Habs were the best team throughout the 70s but just bought high draft picks off of bottom feeders for table scraps so they could keep taking stars like Guy Lafleur. Between 1969 and 1978 the Habs won the cup 7 times but picked in the first round 25 times selecting first overall 3 times with an average first selection of 6th. For comparison's sake, the Leafs picked in the first round 11 times in that span never picking someone higher than 4th. The Red Wings who made the playoffs twice in that stretch, had 10. ThinkTank fucked around with this message at 20:06 on Apr 11, 2017 |
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Oh cool it's Playoff Posting time again! I'll be mighty surprised if the Pens make it out of the second round this year. I would also be content with the Rangers or Ducks going far. Super looking forward to a reason to drink on weekdays, at any rate. Go sports!
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iospace posted:Toxx thread is that way Oh no you don't! One of my panic-predictions will come true unlike the other three times I Toxx'd something.
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