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That (drafting Lafleur) was right after winning the Cup, too. Sam Pollock was a genius workaholic GM.
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deoju posted:The Habs dealt some asset to the Kings for a song to keep them ahead of the Golden Seals in the standings, because they had the Seals' first round pick in 71. That pick became first overall, Guy Lafleur. The Canadiens bought a drat hockey league to force Beliveau to play for them. Edit: That might be a myth. Beliveau's wiki page says it's true, but the page for the league he was playing in says it isn't.
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deoju posted:The Habs dealt some asset to the Kings for a song to keep them ahead of the Golden Seals in the standings, because they had the Seals' first round pick in 71. That pick became first overall, Guy Lafleur. Ralph Backstrom aka the prototype of Leadership and Grit and Intangibles
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Aphrodite posted:The Canadiens bought a drat hockey league to force Beliveau to play for them. iirc beliveau was signed to the habs under a b form, as opposed to the more common c form. where the c form was basically "we own you and you will play for who we telled you to", that only applied for b form players once they turned professional. beliveau kept avoiding doing that until the habs bought the drat league and turned it professional or something
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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 love too dress our worst possible lineup in the fricken playoffs
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Aphrodite posted:The Canadiens bought a drat hockey league to force Beliveau to play for them. fits posted:iirc beliveau was signed to the habs under a b form, as opposed to the more common c form. where the c form was basically "we own you and you will play for who we telled you to", that only applied for b form players once they turned professional. beliveau kept avoiding doing that until the habs bought the drat league and turned it professional The story is that Beliveau played in the semi-pro/amateur QSHL for the Quebec Aces. THe Habs wanted to sign him to a b-form when he was a junior, his parents insisted on a c-form. As the story goes, he was doing so well with the Quebec Aces he wasn't going to leave, so the Habs bought the league, turned it professional and then exercised their rights and forced him over. Another story is that they built the original Quebec Colisee to accommodate the fans he brought in. Neither story is true. The QSHL went Pro after the CAHA kicked out the QAHA. The Quebec Colisee was built before Believeau played in Quebec.
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Why the gently caress is Galchenyuk on the 4th line on loving Steve Ott's wing and why the gently caress is the thread title not Oilers are back baby!!! Things never change. At least Emelin is out. 
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Xtanstic posted:Why the gently caress is Galchenyuk on the 4th line on loving Steve Ott's wing and why the gently caress is the thread title not Oilers are back baby!!! Welcome to the Claude Julien Experience, baby Guess how long guys like Seguin and Pastrnak played on the bottom 6 or got sent there to "work on their game"
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BAS warned HAS but I still believed  He's still better than Therrien at least
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Xtanstic posted:BAS warned HAS but I still believed Set a high bar why dontcha
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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 On the other hand, the fans have had 10 years to save up so... 
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N: https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/851946676260663296 V: Jesus H. Christ, Oilers. 80 bucks to stand around in a hallway and watch TV?
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Albino Squirrel posted:N: https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/851946676260663296 And you know full well that every one of those tickets will sell.
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Albino Squirrel posted:N: https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/851946676260663296 The Oilers reserve the right to buy out those tickets if they need to get their employees to the concession stands
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Albino Squirrel posted:N: https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/851946676260663296 Really amazing how bad this is. Why not just throw a viewing party outside and sell concessions?
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Loqieu posted:a viewing party outside They're in Edmonton
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Loqieu posted:Really amazing how bad this is. Why not just throw a viewing party outside and sell concessions? its been raining and just a bit above freezing lately
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Loqieu posted:Really amazing how bad this is. Why not just throw a viewing party outside and sell concessions?
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Capitals will be wearing these shirts based on White Zombie shirts from the 90's. http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2017/04/12/the-capitals-new-playoff-shirts-are-next-level-and-a-terry-free-zone/#more-126407
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Cartoon Man posted:Capitals will be wearing these shirts based on White Zombie shirts from the 90's. More appropriate for Pittsburgh.
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Blue Jackets are gonna be all like bambambam! If Bob returns to form we only need like 2 goals per night to win. I'll be going to Game 3, first game in Columbus.
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https://twitter.com/PensJG/status/852180477452718080 Why would there be any doubt, at all, that Murray was going to start every game? Deltron 3030 posted:Blue Jackets are gonna be all like bambambam! If Bob returns to form we only need like 2 goals per night to win. You and me both. 
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Here's my official: Go Blue Jackets! gently caress the Pens!
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CBJSprague24 posted:Why would there be any doubt, at all, that Murray was going to start every game? Don't underestimate the stupidity of this franchise when it comes to goaltending. They love their Maf over here. I mean poo poo Sullivan/JR almost cost the Pens a Cup last year by playing Maf in game 5 vs Tampa. They're lucky that when they came back to their senses in game 6 the team was still able to win the next two.
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Here's my official: Go Blue Jackets! gently caress the Pens!
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Yeah I'm sure it's a real mystery as to who's going to be in the CBJ lineup. That 4th line tweener will be the difference between victory or defeat.
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BJ's will win in 5 but the Pens will panic after going down 3-1 and put Sestito into the lineup and he's going to run Bobrovsky and take him out for the rest of the playoffs. Malkin will also cheapshot someone like Werenski or Jones or Atkinson so the BJ's will limp into the second round and get bounced
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Levitate posted:BJ's will win in 5 but the Pens will panic after going down 3-1 and put Sestito into the lineup and he's going to run Bobrovsky and take him out for the rest of the playoffs. Malkin will also cheapshot someone like Werenski or Jones or Atkinson so the BJ's will limp into the second round and get bounced Jackets could be 100% healthy going into the second round and still get bounced, since the Caps only poo poo their playoff pants against the Pens and Rangers.
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Kilza posted:Jackets could be 100% healthy going into the second round and still get bounced, since the Caps only poo poo their playoff pants against the Pens and Rangers. that's a bold statement considering the Caps playoff history
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Levitate posted:BJ's will win in 5 but the Pens will panic after going down 3-1 and put Sestito into the lineup and he's going to run Bobrovsky and take him out for the rest of the playoffs. Malkin will also cheapshot someone like Werenski or Jones or Atkinson so the BJ's will limp into the second round and get bounced Pens playing with 11 forwards after Sestito takes his required 2, 5, and a Game will make an interesting storyline. Mike_V posted:Yeah I'm sure it's a real mystery as to who's going to be in the CBJ lineup. That 4th line tweener will be the difference between victory or defeat. Matt Calvert scored the 2OT GWG in Game 2 in 2014. He's good for 10+ goals a year and a top PKer with William Karlsson, who is a solid defensive center. Josh Anderson is a rookie who potted 17 in the regular season. That's the fourth line right now. Lukas Sedlak isn't very notable, but useful and provides flexibility in where Gagner plays. Lauri Korpikoski...OK, you got me there. Point is there isn't really a "tweener" on their list of potential fourth liners.  Kilza posted:Jackets could be 100% healthy going into the second round and still get bounced, since the Caps only poo poo their playoff pants against the Pens and Rangers. Counterpoint: there's never been a CBJ/WSH series. 
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Besides Rangers and Pens, the Caps definitely pants shat against Montreal in 2010. 2008 against the Flyers might count, but 1989 against the Flyers definitely counts. The cup final against Detroit in 1998 was a sweep, but people forget how close it really was and the Caps actually led in game 2 when Tikkanen missed the empty net and that was deeply making GBS threads. The 1987 Easter Epic was a pants making GBS threads for the ages. They also blew a 2-0 series lead to the Isles in 1985. poo poo!
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glynnenstein posted:Besides Rangers and Pens, the Caps definitely pants shat against Montreal in 2010. 2008 against the Flyers might count, but 1989 against the Flyers definitely counts. The cup final against Detroit in 1998 was a sweep, but people forget how close it really was and the Caps actually led in game 2 when Tikkanen missed the empty net and that was deeply making GBS threads. The 1987 Easter Epic was a pants making GBS threads for the ages. They also blew a 2-0 series lead to the Isles in 1985. poo poo! Oh man, I forgot about 2010. I was doing an online class which ended just in time for me to come down and see Montreal take a 2-0 lead, only for the Caps to bring it to 2-1 with like a minute left. Caps were my safety team that year and I was like "...huh...?".
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CBJSprague24 posted:Pens playing with 11 forwards after Sestito takes his required 2, 5, and a Game will make an interesting storyline. Jesus take off the homer hat for once. This is like Mike Yeo playing coy about if it'll be Dmitrij Jaskin or Scottie Upshall on the 4th line LW. Neither of them are going to make a huge difference in the series just like Columbus' weakest 4th liner isn't going to make a meaningful difference. The whole point is that anyone who means anything to the opposition is already known to be in the lineup so Torts making that cute quip is unnecessary coach speak.
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It's going to rule when the Blue Jackets suck again next year, sort of like the Panthers did this year after they were mysteriously unable to continue "being really lucky"
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Jamwad Hilder posted:It's going to rule when the Blue Jackets suck again next year, sort of like the Panthers did this year after they were mysteriously unable to continue "being really lucky" one of my favorite ongoing storylines this season has been the hagiography of gerard gallant, who was unfairly fired and surely one of the best jobless coaches out there because last year he won a division that had six poo poo teams and one other good team
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Jamwad Hilder posted:It's going to rule when the Blue Jackets suck again next year, sort of like the Panthers did this year after they were mysteriously unable to continue "being really lucky" the panthers suck and all for sure but their problems were very definitely not a Mystery this season. they were quite apparent pretty much every step of the way, from Huberdeau's extended absence and constant injuries elsewhere to the musical chairs going on with the power in the front office
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Aye Doc posted:the panthers suck and all for sure but their problems were very definitely not a Mystery this season. they were quite apparent pretty much every step of the way, from Huberdeau's extended absence and constant injuries elsewhere to the musical chairs going on with the power in the front office Injuries were what kept the cats out of the playoffs for sure.
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