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Pornographic Memory posted:what series do you guys think will be the most fun to watch? i feel like i gotta binge on as much playoff hockey as possible and i'll be watching cbj-pens anyway. i'll probably watch leafs-caps to hate-root against the caps but fat chance that isn't a curb stomp series It's gotta be Sharks - Oilers in the west. Sharks have the "almost-made-it" chip on the shoulder and the Oilers have the next-next-one. McDavid is going to be playing all out, and that alone is worth the time to watch (before his legs give out)
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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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Apr 11, 2017 17:49
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Jamwad Hilder posted:I love Tom Wilson even if he was a lovely pick He still is a lovely pick.
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Apr 14, 2017 03:42
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Jamwad Hilder posted:Nah, the DC metro area has such a transient population that everyone is used to dealing with fans for basically every sports team ever, so you don't usually have fights that get any more serious than mild teasing. It's actually pretty nice in that way. There is exactly one etiquette rule that has to be enforced and it's with the escalators. So help me god if you stand on the left you deserve whatever misfortune you invoke.
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Apr 14, 2017 15:13
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Kalenn Istarion posted:Sounds like you should stop jinxing their games.... Sounds more like he needs to invest in some ikea furniture.
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Apr 14, 2017 16:05
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Ginette Reno posted:Crosby and Guentzel own all the bones. Maf has been really good. I'm happy. You left out Sheary. Do not underestimate the littlest man. But yeah this team is still dangerous and Columbus doesn't seem to have an answer right now for what they're bringing. They have moments of looking dangerous but they can't seem to keep that pace.
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Apr 15, 2017 03:07
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AAB posted:hockey is metal as poo poo Worth noting he was missing in overtime. If I had to guess why it would probably be because his loving eye swelled shut
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Apr 17, 2017 02:34
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Chuch posted:WSH/PIT and BOS/MTL in the 2nd round, make it happen please. Hail Satan. Either would make a worth ECF. As a round two those series would spoil us. Although Sens/Habs would be pretty good too. Not as bloody.
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Apr 17, 2017 02:38
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Ginette Reno posted:Guentzel sticklifted the dude covering him just before the OT goal too. He's so fuckin' smart. He has no business being as good as he is. I know he has just as much of a chance to come crashing down next season but right now he and Sheary are playing like Sid-lite and that's something we've never seen in terms of his line composition. For some reason we've been sticking him for years with these crash-bang meathead sorts and surprise, it's not the most effective use of his talents.
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Apr 17, 2017 02:41
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You gotta cut me, Torts. Cut me.
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Apr 17, 2017 03:18
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Ginette Reno posted:It took him a while to trust Guentzel. Kunitz spent months and months dragging Crosby down. I wonder if we dangle Hornqvist and protect Rust when the time comes, thinking about where they fall in the lineup. God it's going to suck losing any of our forward depth at this point - I wonder if we'll go the ol' bribe pick and C-level prospect route.
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Apr 17, 2017 16:58
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JohnnyCanuck posted:Senators' Borowiecki day to day; will sit out Game 3 That's "NHL record holder" Borowiecki to you.
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Apr 17, 2017 19:20
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Ginette Reno posted:I love slap passes and really hilariously slow saucer passes that somehow get through anyways and lead to goals. Also bank shots. I love that Crosby and Guentzel use them so much. Lemieux was the master of them though. He'd be in the goddamned corner and would intentionally bank sick shots off the goalie. Man, what a weird stride that dude had. Also what a shithead he was.
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Apr 18, 2017 18:42
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And speaking of elbows, watch this clown get lit up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nig2naN8NTs Keep your heads up there, kids. (Wait, why's every boo-ing? Do we only like intentional traumatic brain injuries from before the year 2000?)
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Apr 18, 2017 18:49
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Ginette Reno posted:Maf had a 933 save percentage in round 1. What are things I didn't expect for 500 Alex. Maybe we can trade him for something after all? But then again Mason and Bishop are both UFAs and you can get them for whatever you like so... probably not.
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Apr 21, 2017 02:48
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Aye Doc posted:https://twitter.com/CallumFraser18/status/857618994362281986 I know we're always having a laugh about goons armchair GM-ing but I'd be willing to put down a pretty chunk of change saying that none of us would be worse than this fella
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Apr 27, 2017 17:25
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JoelJoel posted:70 points next season. Good news for the Sens is that it looks like according to Grandpa Melnyk's ledger that playoff series has almost got him in the green so they'll probably have to jettison a handful fewer promising young players due a raise than original anticipated.
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Apr 27, 2017 20:53
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Is Draisatl a center or a winger? If a winger all the better for him but if he's a center what the gently caress are they going to do with RNH?
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Apr 27, 2017 22:32
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yellowcar posted:Crosby is dead. You just made the list. The cool poster list.
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May 2, 2017 02:57
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The Little Kielbasa posted:There's no way they win this series if Crosby doesn't come back unless Holtby utterly collapses. Their shot was the OT last night, and it didn't work out. My hot take. Deep within the hidden bowels of PPG Paints Arena, Lemieux is seated in the corner of a room illuminated only by a dangling, bare bulb. He nods and the grim procedure begins. The two broken bodies are reformed as one, a veritable hockey voltron. The skill, the intensity, the flow. The beast shall be unmatched. He lets out a mad cackle as he prepares to introduce the world to: Sidtopher Crosbang. The man, nay, the creature rises as beckoned. Steps once, twice, and then stumbles over a misplaced stick. "Lower body injury," Sullivan sighs. "No updates at this time."
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May 2, 2017 16:59
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Guentzel owns. This win owned. How long do concussions last again?
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May 4, 2017 03:17
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Ginette Reno posted:He'll kill Maf instead, which would oddly enough be pretty bad for the Penguins right now. Murray is on the ice today as well so it's highly possible he's ready to go for the Senators. (Or Rangers, I guess.) But probably the Senators.
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May 5, 2017 16:51
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flakeloaf posted:Meaning that you think the Senators will beat the Rangers, or that he's only good enough to face one team but not the other? I meant the former as a jab at Rangers fans, but the latter works as a jab at Sens fans so let's go with both.
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May 5, 2017 16:52
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Benson Cunningham posted:I wouldn't say gently caress fancy stats. So you're saying if the Caps' rapidly aging and increasingly demoralized roster can manage to keep up the level of play they have the last two seasons (being literally the best team in the NHL) they should eventually make it through to the Conference finals?  Hang in there, Ovi
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May 5, 2017 21:08
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bewbies posted:tanner glass is still better at hockey than any of us will ever be at anything I'm pretty good at not suffering cognitive degeneration from repeated head injuries and I feel like he probably can't say the same.
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May 5, 2017 23:51
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Jordan7hm posted:From the analytics conference yesterday by far the coolest advanced stats thing was from SMT, the company that introduced the glowing Fox puck. They used IR tracking during the world cup and were able to create 3D game data, which leads to stuff like which players can pick corners in game situations, which players can get open in scoring areas (whether or not their teammates get them the puck), which players are effective at blocking high-danger shots, how fast different types of shots are (and how fast different players shoot the puck in game situations), etc. It's probably 10+ years away from really being used but that stuff is incredibly cool and not just shots as a substitute for possession. As can be shown by any of those articles that replace a GM with a hypothetical potato that only drafts kids by their scout rankings
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May 7, 2017 19:11
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Siroc posted:GET THIS DISTRACTION OUT OF HERE If the Pens don't make it it absolutely has to be the Preds that win the cup so I can read all the hot takes from the talking heads that defended trading this beautiful man for Shea Weber
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May 7, 2017 23:30
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Ginette Reno posted:Yeah they have, but it's not like Malkin-Kessel are lighting it up this series at even strength so it's probably worth the gamble. The only thing that has me slightly concerned is splitting Jake/Crosby as those two have crushed it this playoffs but if it can get Sheary going it might be worth it. I think Guentzel will probably produce no matter where you put him. Where does this narrative come from? Makin is 1st and Kessel is 4th in scoring right now. They're clearly doing okay together
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May 8, 2017 16:35
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Jamwad Hilder posted:The Penguins blowing a 3-1 lead to the best team in the league would not be a choke. Disappointing though. Not that anyone on the team needs to cement a legacy but being the only team going back to back in the cap era would be a hell of a feather in their cap but ah well. I suppose if it can't be them Ovi finally getting his shot isn't the worst outcome.
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May 9, 2017 14:20
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I find it odd that no one is mentioning the only modern NHL dynasty and team with best Candian born player the Chicago Blackhawks in these all-time-great discussions.
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May 9, 2017 17:15
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Just want to throw it out there that I hated the Preds ever since Weber slammed Zetterberg's head into the turnbuckle years ago, but I am fully on their bandwagon now. PK owns, sweeping the Hawks owns, beating the Blues owns. The Preds own and I hope they win the Cup. Did you hatred transfer over to the Canadiens then?
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May 9, 2017 17:43
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Taylor Hall lookin' like he's packed on a couple pounds there
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May 10, 2017 20:35
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So today it begins. I'll be honest, I dislike the Sens but even trying to be an unbiased observer I just cannot understand how that roster has made it to the conference finals. I can take solace in the fact that Erik Karlsson is amazing but at the same time this will vindicate everything that fuckhead Melnyk has been preaching for years so I can't imagine there will be appreciable awards for them punching above their weight here. (Unless they somehow win the cup, then I suppose that would be worth the new era of Melnyk's penny pinching)
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May 13, 2017 14:47
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bunnyofdoom posted:https://twitter.com/MelnykEugene/status/865307510055587840 "If you want the numbers and the nameplate I'm gonna have to charge you. Thread ain't cheap."
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May 19, 2017 14:43
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Pornographic Memory posted:so is calling somebody a pussy gendered or not because i figured it came from "pussycat" or "pusillanimous" Checks on etymology online so I think you're in the clear. This is why I just stick to "motherfucker" and rude gestures. That chin brush one is my favorite.
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May 21, 2017 00:45
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:The key difference is that the pens are better than all those teams, and the Sens are worse hth Especially if Karlsson is busted beyond repair. I guess it remains to be seen but the Pens are getting hot again. It's all Murray.
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GopherFlats posted:Okay so I'm curious, in the ducks game last night I kept noticing kesler and maybe bieksa? Holding guys down on the ice in the ducks zone. Is that not illegal because it sure looks like bullshit to me. I mean I'm a ducks fan and all but Perry and kesler are reallying pissing me off with all there cheap shots and bullshit You see that sort of thing sometimes in the regular season, but when people talk about playoff hockey being a whole different sort of game this is the stuff they mean. Most penalties get called less but I would place good money that interference calls decrease in frequency more than almost any other penalty.
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