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Seeing the Wild and Stars in a place where they are losing 5-4 to average teams is something I would not have predicted, especially from the Minnesota side. Especially since Minnesota does have a positive differential.
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A Typical Goon posted:I don't see what people see in Dallas, they aren't good enough to get back in the playoff picture. One line teams with atrocious defended just aren't going to be playoff teams in the West. The goaltending is streaky not abysmal (I pray) and Seguin's scored in bunches, not one a night. 2nd line scoring has been iffy, but they're getting a decent amount of depth production. Klingberg's been good enough to give them 3 NHLers worth of talent in their six. Not that I don't agree with you as tight as the west is. But that's the reason for hope. HFBoards answer: Ritchie will save us.
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Jan 2, 2015 21:03
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Furnaceface posted:You mean Seattle. Because I doubt Arizona will be around by the time Eichel hits the NHL. Their arena out clause isn't usable until 2017, I think. Maybe Glendale becomes a better draw in that time, who knows.
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Jan 2, 2015 21:51
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The Isles irritate me as a Stars fan AND a Leafs fan because it's like "Oh, that's what a team getting goaltending and defense can do off the rush!" Still happy for 'em, though.
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Jan 3, 2015 15:29
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Yotes put David Schlemko on waivers, Stars grab him. I'm assuming this is due to the fact that other than Max Fortunus the average age of our AHL defense is like, thirteen. (The 950's PDO is a good bonus, too)
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Jan 3, 2015 18:38
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If the Stars can find a way to beat Chicago on a back to back the inevitable collapse is going to be that much harder to tolerate. Can't believe I've seen thirteen goals live in two games this week, holy moly.
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Jan 4, 2015 18:08
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Top Hats Monthly posted:They assessed him a GMC and didn't give a GMC to the two stars players who were fighting him, lmao. As someone who was 50 feet away, it might have had something to do with not getting the gently caress off of Demers behind the goal for like two minutes.
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Jan 4, 2015 20:08
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For getting totally outpossessed and usually playing like poo poo with a lead, I'll take the point. 9-2-1 last 12, start the goddamn rally.Starsfan posted:Kari Lehtonen on the other hand seems to be getting worse as the year goes on. I wonder if the Stars ask really nicely if the league will allow them to use one of the compliance buyouts from the last lockout that they never bothered with at the time. Kind of expected, though. "Our goalie is playing through an injury." *starts him 12 times in a row* Solid work from Jordan Benn, Jon Klingsmann and Dominic Roussel, as Dave Strader called it. DOOMocrat fucked around with this message at 04:46 on Jan 5, 2015 |
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Jan 5, 2015 04:43
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Sasha aint ratchet posted:Flyers beat writers tweeting that Rinaldo is practicing on the top line with Schenn and Voracek. If I had to play 1st line for the Flyers under Berube line boggle I'd try and get myself ejected too.
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Jan 5, 2015 17:37
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The Dirty Burger posted:@saraorlesky: Looks like D pairings for tonight v. SJS: They got pretty lucky with some Metro div games. Still kind of lucky SJS is Joeless.
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Jan 5, 2015 19:04
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Zybl0re posted:Personally, I'm looking forward to a return to the glory days of the 90's where all the Canadian teams make, and promptly get booted from, the the first round of the playoffs. Hopefully Dallas gets back to being a 1 or 2 seed here pretty soon so that tradition can continue with the Oilers. If like, they ever get back in. I feel so bad for Oilers fans when I see discussion of losing in the 1st round to Dallas being talked about in a positive light 
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Jan 5, 2015 19:15
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A lot of people are way more upset about NBCSN being clueless about the Stars than I am, because seriously if you've never been in a Winter Classic they don't follow you, but this article is amusing nonetheless. http://www.defendingbigd.com/2015/1/5/7494291/john-klingman-dominic-roussel-nbc-nhl-must-address-constant-national
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Jan 5, 2015 19:34
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The thing that pissed off Dallas fans was the frequency. It was Dominic Roussel and John Klingsmann at least ten times each. At least Jordan Benn is somewhat accurate.
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tofes posted:Joe Pavelski is still playing Joesless. Dammit. Edit: I miss K-Nauts 
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Jan 5, 2015 22:26
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You could probably fit his 2014 Dallas TOI into an intermission, if you just clipped it where he was on the ice.
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Jan 5, 2015 22:37
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I am sure the arena team with have something stellar prepared. Scoreboard chirps: A Dallas hockey tradition
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Jan 5, 2015 22:49
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Pornographic Memory posted:Dallas scoreboard guy is literally a redditor so take that as you will The team is 100% up its own rear end with this kind of thing but they are making up with it to me by encouraging amateur photography and being really lenient about lenses and using locally sourced media and suggested music. (It also saves their ops department poo poo tons of money and lets them focus on these things but I digress) Some are mad about the hard swing away from tradition of the past two years. People with organ music collections. I totally get it, but having this too has been fun.
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Jan 6, 2015 01:04
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Furnaceface posted:You dont need to Buffalo it up to rebuild, some teams have done quite well just waiting it out and drafting/developing some talent. And just to be clear, I think they have picked up most of a solid young core to build on and should be working on doing something with what they have now. I just find some of their decisions very odd and similar to Winnipeg sticking with Pavelec for the last few seasons. Kari had an amazing first half of 2014, games 1 and 5 against Anaheim excluded. The defense was playing above its head, too. I don't think management saw Kari regressing that much. GM Jim Nill's strategy for building seems to be hoarding assets, never letting players walk for nothing (Unless there was a defensive prospect logjam, like with Connauton) and not overpaying in trades. I'm assuming this last bit was the reason we didn't have any major defensive additions, as the price for right shot D was ridiculous. But that thinking keeps building a better team every year, so I'll be patient until that trend reverses.
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Jan 6, 2015 13:56
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Apparently Doan asked for a trade and was told no and is furious about it. Dave Tippett sounds like a guy that wants to be fired in all of his recent pressers. With the five year out clause, the team saying "gently caress this poo poo" and goaltending falling apart... it's gotta be a hard time to be a Coyotes fan, somehow harder than usual.
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Jan 6, 2015 17:42
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And if everyone, even if they are bad, seem like they're fated to lose... yeah. It's a tire fire, they deserve better. Might as well keep "Coyotes fans deserve better" on your clipboard so you can paste it later.
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Levitate posted:What a baby. I usually don't feel anybody is owed anything in sports they didn't negotiate for, but Doan bent over backwards for that franchise. They should have thrown him a bone.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:24
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Kypreos in full on Nonis defense mode today. Saying Shanny's just trying to deflect all of the bad press. Yeah, sure Nick. Sure. Edit: "I will Remember You" just added to Stars arena playlist it's happening
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Jan 6, 2015 18:26
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Captain Geech posted:Trade him to Winnipeg! Let him finally come home. Chevy and the Yotes making player-for-player trades? Now that would be something.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:37
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"Welcome back to Leafs Lunch. Head coach was fired for only talking about compete level and grit and had no working systems. Let's ask some like minded idiots."
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I like Cap only because his fat dude suits make him look like a wise guy. If the team's winning, keep him around for my amusement. Edit: Radko Gudas out four months with knee injury. Did he stay hot, or drop off before this? Haven't seen too many TBL games. DOOMocrat fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 18:51
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THE MACHO MAN posted:Good Doans overrated and a shithead. May he and Iggy go without cups forever I like Doan's particular brand of poo poo-headedness. All alone he's not even a top 50 forward. Piss him off and he becomes one real quick.
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I wish Phil was a sharper man so he could have replied "TSN's ratings are steadily declining, do you think that's your fault?"
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Jan 6, 2015 21:01
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Looks like Doan's objection worked, he's being shopped. Apparently Boston might want him.
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He's got that grit Neely loves, time to force through a terrible decision! Edit: "PIT, BOS, MON, SJS and...wait for it...EDM - have all put in a serious offer for Shane Doan." I understand exactly zero of those team's motivations. DOOMocrat fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 21:24
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Trevor Bird posted:isn't most of the negative stuff about ovi coming out of toronto too, though? makes it kind of funny. i don't remember anyone ever saying crosby was the reason a coach got fired, though i'm sure it's happened. kessel's got it the worst by far. Sorry, Jim Nill holds the copyright on this.
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Jan 6, 2015 22:37
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Three games ago: Columbus is in town, Pevs almost dies. Two games ago: Game started 1-0 Columbus. Odd. Tonight: Largest earthquake ever recorded in North Texas. The Jackets are cursed past injuries.
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Jan 6, 2015 22:48
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DJExile posted:I completely forgot about this. What was the reasoning? Was it continuing the game after Peverly's close call? I can't remember if they postponed the game but I think that's what it was. Yeah. Fair, just wish it wasn't a one goal game 
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Jan 6, 2015 22:52
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DJExile posted:Did the Stars actually wind up doing anything for Connauton last night? I went to the game because of it, but due to Lindbackness Columbus went up early and I bet that's why they didn't do anything. Also, they didn't do it before he scored
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Jan 7, 2015 15:04
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tofes posted:I agree, why can't people just look past the domestic violence and see what a great goalie Varlamov is The Bobby Hull School of Goaltender Excellence
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Naet posted:The goaltending is certainly questionable but I have a hard time looking at that roster and saying, "Yeah, they suck." It's the underperforming of that roster that makes the team suck and pisses off Yeo, which is what I think he's getting at. I'd be furious too.
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Jan 7, 2015 20:19
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Naet posted:I'll have to trust you guys because I don't watch enough of their games, but at what point is it 'every player is underperforming' versus 'this team is coached poorly'? I don't think the two are inseparable but with a roster that deep you can't separate them from the performances they are getting.
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onemillionzombies posted:Btw, who is the leader of the LA Kings because it sure as gently caress isn't Dustin Brown. Anze. If you're a big enough impact to demand graffiti stenciling, it's probably you. Kite, have any of those old pics when they first started popping up? I liked those. Come a long way since then.
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Dallas Stars N/V: Late December:  January: 
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Jan 9, 2015 14:24
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Yeah don't you hang out in #nhl and taunt the stats bot for hours on end, I bet ya'll don't even backwards skate.
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I used to be someone else until 2003 and had my very own Helldump callout thread 
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