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That's so true - there's literally a third of the Rangers that I'd estimate are below replacement level. Staal and Smith on defense, one of whom is on the ice for half to two-thirds of each game, though Smith has been looking unusually serviceable. McKegg and Di Giuseppe both fell off the wrong end of the Canes depth chart a year or two ago. Fogarty is an AHLer. Howden has looked really bad and over his head except for one good scoring chance. Gauthier has hardly played. I don't think Brendan Lemieux coming back from a suspension is going to help this. That lineup is going to look a lot better with Lafreniere in it.
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Jovial Cow posted:Someone tell me about this Lafrenière fellow, where are expectations for him compared to say Hughes/Kakko in their draft? His floor is their ceiling
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Aug 3, 2020 22:29
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Just realized that thanks to the Jets win the franchise has only been swept out of 40% of their playoff appearances, instead of what could have been 60%. That cheered me up
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NBC says the start of MTL/PIT Game 2 has been delayed due to WSH/TB running long.
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Lehner went from having a Trump mask to kneeling for the anthem. dang
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DuhSal posted:Interesting you say Matthews 'cause I thought he was one of the only guys to have a pretty solid game but fair point on some of the others (especially Marner.. he was in the line up right?) I don’t think it’s necessary to “well actually” about players in that game when the high bar is “had a couple scoring chances while getting absolutely killed in possession”
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I'm really wondering what the dynamics of a multi-period overtime are going to be like in this situation. I've watched a few games now and it definitely seems hard to keep certain types of urgency without thousands of people yelling at you. It's really going to be a different situation than normal six periods into a game without having a crowd full of terrified people yelling at absolutely everything and slowly going crazy. Will the players be able to counter the fatigue without that? Imagining it feels a little like a death march. Like, the situation almost seems cruel.
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Zodijackylite posted:That's so true - there's literally a third of the Rangers that I'd estimate are below replacement level. Staal and Smith on defense, one of whom is on the ice for half to two-thirds of each game, though Smith has been looking unusually serviceable. McKegg and Di Giuseppe both fell off the wrong end of the Canes depth chart a year or two ago. Fogarty is an AHLer. Howden has looked really bad and over his head except for one good scoring chance. Gauthier has hardly played. I don't think Brendan Lemieux coming back from a suspension is going to help this. The Rangers have been so loving painful to watch this tournament. Like, at least they didn't get completely outshot today. But watching Staal still play some 3 years after he should have been relegated to the AHL makes me want to scream.
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The players from the game scheduled after yours will come out to the boards and yell at you to hurry up so they can play.
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Mind_Taker posted:“We’re going to try to eliminate racism. Also we will not do the bare minimum to support our only black teammate.”
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WTF is the shootout doing in the playoffs? Stupid...
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Also, there is currently another thunderstorm smacking Edmonton. 50/50 says Rogers Place floods again.
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Cartoon Man posted:WTF is the shootout doing in the playoffs? Stupid... It's only the sort of semi but not really playoffs. Honestly, though, for the pretty meaningless seeding games, do you really want your team playing 16 periods? The qualification round has playoff overtime, just not the seeding round robin thing.
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Think I’ve had it with this playin round robin poo poo. When’s round one start?
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Cartoon Man posted:WTF is the shootout doing in the playoffs? Stupid... It's not the playoffs, it's the memorial cup.
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Cartoon Man posted:Think I’ve had it with this playin round robin poo poo. It does seem insanely boring compared to the play-in tournament games
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thehoodie posted:How many refs are in the bubble? Tim Peel is in the bubble so it doesnt matter. We need stronger bubbles.
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Do the dudes who come out and shovel have to live in the bubble? Cause that's gotta suck.
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Furnaceface posted:Tim Peel is in the bubble so it doesnt matter. For him we need one small airtight bubble
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Dallas has sprinted fast into the upper echelons of choke artists. Not just the Stars, though. The entire city's sports everything.
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https://twitter.com/JesseGranger_/status/1290456966133932032 https://twitter.com/SWhyno/status/1290456810357428232 
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Aug 4, 2020 02:20
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Any of the players saying this isn't political is an rear end in a top hat.
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seguin has risen from belly button lint status to coffee stain status. well done young man
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Matt Zerella posted:Any of the players saying this isn't political is an rear end in a top hat.
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Fifty Three posted:Maybe it's a charitable reading, but I see that more as "it shouldn't be political, it's basic human decency." Well there’s a couple responses to that sentiment. 1) the basic decency of a human being was certainly a political issue in April 1861 and that sentiment basically never left the US as we can see from... this whole discussion, and 2) basic human decency is absolutely a political issue when current political leadership and ideology are directly opposed to it.
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Fifty Three posted:Maybe it's a charitable reading, but I see that more as "it shouldn't be political, it's basic human decency." Yeah, I figured it was a shot at the fans and media who complain that players should stick to sports.
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Fifty Three posted:Maybe it's a charitable reading, but I see that more as "it shouldn't be political, it's basic human decency." The two go hand in hand.
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I haven't seen the habs dump and chase this much since Michel Therrien. I haven't seen Price play this well since Michel Therrien.
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So there is a "home" team and they do all the home team music and whatnot But still the horn for away team goals?
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The Pens are going to eliminate the Habs on Crosby's birthday.
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myron cope posted:So there is a "home" team and they do all the home team music and whatnot Home team status is just for jerseys and last change. They have everyone's goal horn and music.
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The Montréal Canadiens will draft Alexis Lafrenière.
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Mage_Boy posted:The Pens are going to eliminate the Habs on Crosby's birthday. 
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yellowcar posted:The Montréal Canadiens will draft Alexis Lafrenière. We aren't allowed to have nice things anymore THANKS
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DJExile posted:Home team status is just for jerseys and last change. They have everyone's goal horn and music. They were playing the Pens in rink music tonight. Edit: like in the breaks and stuff.
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