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Crosby probably would have hit 9 in a row if not for injuries. He was pretty much a lock to hit 100 points if healthy prior to the 2014 season.
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Furnaceface posted:The Connor Squander They're already squandering one Connor they don't need to do it to another one Ginette Reno fucked around with this message at 07:26 on Jan 3, 2023 |
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Bedard on the Flyers would be fun even though I don't like the Flyers. The league is just more fun when the Flyers are good though. They're a rival to so many teams and a good villain. Ditto Montreal. Anaheim or Columbus would be fun given those teams have some decent young talent already. Arizona would be amusing because of the thought of a player of that caliber toiling away there. Vancouver would be kinda boring though I guess there's the hometown connection. San Jose seems like they have a good fanbase so I wouldn't mind that. Chicago getting him would be yet more confirmation that we're in the worst timeline
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Eric the Mauve posted:Vrana may very well clear and be sent down. Seems like coaches really dislike him. Speaking of coaches disliking players I'm starting to sour a bit on Sullivan. I think he's a great coach but his player usage this year has been quite subpar and is hurting the team.
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Eric the Mauve posted:Which player(s) should he be using more? POJ should be used more. Dumo and Carter less. DOC should be used more. Probably Kapanen used more as well. Probably never should have done a Rutta-Dumoulin pairing, but went with that for too long. Carter at 3c for way too long and also deployed as a shutdown center despite him being anything but. Sullivan also went a maddeningly long time sticking with GCR even when they were sucking and despite GCRakell putting up great results earlier in the year. He's now gone back to GCR now that they've started to lose games. Not a huge fan of his deployments this year. I don't think he's a bad coach. I think he's good or even great. But his player usage this year leaves much to be desired.
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Sullivan aside though I think Hextall needs to do something. Sullivan can't keep playing Dumoulin if he isn't there. So, for me, some of the team issues can be laid at the feet of management. I have a feeling they just don't want to make those kind of hard decisions. Dumoulin is probably well liked in the locker room so even though the team would be better off without him the most they'll do is reduce his usage and then not re-sign him in the off season. If he's being regularly used in the playoffs (if they even get there) it will really hurt their chances though
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Scoring is inflated now so I'm not sure that averaging 40 is that unreasonable. There's like a trillion PPG players now. And there's like 20 players on pace for 40 goal seasons right now. Obviously not all of them will get there, but scoring is nuts right now. A few years ago being a PPG player would be considered the bench mark of an elite player. Now it's much less impressive.
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The Dirty Burger posted:Originator of the phrase “rag it” up the boards lol I totally forgot about that one
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Furnaceface posted:Some team is going to slightly overpay for Kane. But that isnt what makes me excited. The Pens have no cap or I'm sure they'd be all over Toews
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Eric the Mauve posted:Petry being on LTIR opens up enough cap space for the Pens to acquire pretty much anyone if the other team retains some I feel like he'll be back before the deadline. Pens being the Pens it's not out of the question someone else is hurt by then though
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Pens were allegedly kicking the tires on Toews earlier this year. Would prefer not. Same for Kane. A good 3c seems almost as important as improving on Dumo. But I suspect Carter is here to stay regardless so I dunno what they'll do.
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Maybe I've caught them on the wrong nights but I haven't been that impressed when I've watched Boston. They're obviously good but they're riding unbelievable goaltending from Ullmark. We'll see if that continues into the playoffs. But I never watch them and think oh yeah this team is asserting its will and dominating xyz opponent. For the record they have I'd expect to watch them and see them kicking the poo poo out of their opponents and owning the puck but I rarely feel that way with them. I have had that feeling watching Carolina but my issue with Carolina is they lack any creativity to their game and I'm not sure their whole gimmick of being more relentless than anyone else will give them the separation they need in the playoffs to win. In conclusion I'm impressed by nobody so maybe Toronto can actually win the cup this year Ginette Reno fucked around with this message at 16:31 on Jan 6, 2023 |
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Eric the Mauve posted:There are only three contenders in the East: Boston, Tampa, and Carolina. The Rangers could still get back into that group but it looks unlikelier with each passing week. I'm still not buying Lindy's team as a contender. And the Leafs are, forever and amen, the Leafs. As much as we lol and haha at them, Toronto is absolutely a contender. 4th best 5v5 xgoals, elite finishers, goaltending is decent this year.
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Eric the Mauve posted:Are you aware that they are the Toronto Maple Leafs? The Pens were playoff chokers for years too
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:There are playoff chokers in later rounds and then there's collapsing year after year in the first round of the playoffs and not winning a playoff series in living memory. It's coming. This is the year Jordan7hm posted:About that They're just timing it so it will heat back up by playoff time
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https://twitter.com/TaylorHaasePGH/status/1611552211074519041?s=20&t=BHPyB0Gt4xK4aswkM7CAbA Horrible. It sounds like they may have ended the game because of it too. Hope he's alright. https://twitter.com/TaylorHaasePGH/status/1611553052607004672?s=20&t=BHPyB0Gt4xK4aswkM7CAbA
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Mage_Boy posted:Update to this: Yeah I hate to say hopefully it was just hot brain but uhh hopefully that's what it was.
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rex rabidorum vires posted:I haven't turned on him . I just think his usages have really sucked this year. Obviously he hasn't been helped by the players provided to him either nor has management recognized they need to take those players away from him. It's unlikely he gets fired even if they miss. They just extended him, and FSG really likes him. Far more likely Hextall takes the fall if the Pens miss
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Florida is 6th in 5v5 xgoals so I think they are capable of going on a crazy run and making the playoffs but they better start on that soon. I think ultimately the Metro sends 5 and the Islanders/Sabres end up missing.
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JR sucked after the two cups but two cups is two cups so I would have been okay with him making GBS threads on the conclusion of Crosby and Malkin's careers if he'd wanted to stay.
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Wonderllama posted:back-to-back cups isn't even a big deal, everyone is doing it* yeah imagine not doing b2b cups in the cap era. prolly feels bad
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https://twitter.com/ThomasDrance/status/1613079945085063169?s=20&t=UDR2SsVxr7oRT4991LX0-Q https://twitter.com/ThomasDrance/status/1613080161871876098?s=20&t=UDR2SsVxr7oRT4991LX0-Q Those stats feel about right. That was a shockingly bad defensive effort by the Canucks last night.
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ThinkTank posted:I love when fans of other teams watch the Canucks and see them put up a pretty standard performance and go "oh my god I see why you guys are complaining now." That was not in the least bit unusual. I do not think that "horrendous" really captures just how dire they are defensively. I've watched them a few times this year as I usually have a game on at night even if the Pens aren't on but oof. They were so bad yesterday. My condolences. I'd like to say it was because of the Pens but the Canucks made so many unforced errors defensively yesterday
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Aphrodite posted:Kakko is worse than Laine, but better than Patrick. Maybe. Isn't Kakko good at like everything but scoring. He's bizarro Laine
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Mind_Taker posted:Probably because they got outshot 2:1 by the Blue Jackets when Columbus was on the second end of a b2b while Washington was rested. Hopefully Backstrom and Wilson play better tonight. The Pens and Caps having one last battle that reminds people how cool Ovie/Sid/Geno are and then the winner promptly getting swept by Carolina in the second round. Next to no chance that happens though. I don't see New Jersey slipping past third place
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Eric the Mauve posted:The worst/most boring team I've ever seen was the Penguins just before Crosby and Malkin got there, 2003-2004. They were awful. Yeah the 03-4 team was pretty god awful. I saw them in person against the Devils and that was about as lopsided as a matchup could be. A part of me is surprised there aren't even more horrible teams this year given Bedard and given how good in general the top 4 is supposed to be. Anaheim not even having 100 GF yet is pretty impressive in a league that has become pretty high scoring again.
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:Happy Birthday to Connor McDavid. And also to me. Hopefully the next 40 years of my life has less decades of darkness, more boys on the bus + hangman games. Happy birthday.
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From an on-ice perspective the Ducks and Hawks are pretty woeful. Staggeringly bad. It's on purpose to get Bedard but I wonder how quickly they can turn that boat around even with him, and whichever one of them doesn't get him is gonna be in bad shape for a while yet.
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Carter has at least produced in the playoffs while here, which is something McCann struggled with. But Carter's underlying numbers have still sucked in the playoffs so that's probably as much luck as anything. The Pens bottom six is an absolute mess this year and it may cost them a playoff spot. Even if they get there, I cannot imagine that they go very far with this roster.
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The Pens barely beat the Ducks and should have lost if Fowler had any hockey sense at all to anticipate Zegras' great pass. gently caress me if this team isn't a pain to watch right now.
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I hope the Flyers crowd relentlessly boos him for the duration of his time there (and after). If any crowd would, it'd be them.
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Torts and Provorov are gonna (deservedly) see a ton of backlash from this. They probably would anywhere but especially in Philly imo.
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shyduck posted:Honestly it probably won't be as large as you'd think here. Flyers are virtually an afterthought and the Eagles are in the playoffs. We'll see I guess. Philly is pretty liberal so I'd be surprised if a lot of people aren't up in arms over this
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:https://twitter.com/GMillerTSN/status/1615760220197617692 I feel like Florida has the talent to go 24-12 but I don't see it happening
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How did nobody on the Oilers kill Maroon for this https://twitter.com/spittinchiclets/status/1616266319971729409?s=20&t=v4jkwRMZdJwHi1auQiV1-A
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:lol don't make excuses for the Oilers ineptness at the time. They overpaid Lucic and then kept trading and signing grinders so they could be "tough to play against". And then Connor liked playing with Kassian cause Connor is a hockey player. at the time?
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ThinkTank posted:https://twitter.com/timandfriends/status/1616520533184495618?t=LriVObNCZI9UKxK7qRg9gg&s=19 drat. I've always liked Bruce even when he was with the Caps. I hope he gets a cup some day as a coach.
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Eric the Mauve posted:He's 68, about to be fired by the Canucks, and not at all respected by the hockey establishment. His coaching career is almost certainly over. This is the NHL we're talking about here. If he wants to keep working he'll get a job at some point. The NHL is terrified of bringing in anyone new to coach
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The Pens should be interested in Horvat since 3c is a big weakness for them and they have no insurance right now at all if Crosby or Malkin get hurt. It would require salary out for them though so they might have to overpay to make it happen. But he would fill a big need.
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