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Just GIS khudobin for all kinds of hilarious images of this peak athlete aka the Panda Man. Also, Vegas and Colorado fell for the same poo poo with Dallas 5v5. Stars play pretty passive in their own end collapsing towards the slot and either block the shot or let it in for low percentage area. Yeah, Vegas was getting 35+ a night and yes Dobby made some beautiful saves, but lots of those were easy picking or oleksiak was on the ice. And to whoever said he was Schwab or giggy or whatever, he was rocking a 930 all year and has been excellent along with bishop winch they both landed in Dallas. Just cause y'all don't watch the games don't mean he ain't good! Finals, here we come. Yeeeeeehaw!
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https://twitter.com/DSurach/status/1305873678299734016 fun fact for your morning
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Sep 15, 2020 15:25
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Khubodin has been very good with Dallas but he's a 34 year old career backup on a hot streak, not a two time Vezina winner like Thomas was.
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Sep 15, 2020 15:27
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Good thing he didn't say "is exactly the same as" then!
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Cocaine Bear posted:Just GIS khudobin for all kinds of hilarious images of this peak athlete aka the Panda Man. I don't think it's coincidence that all four goalies the Knights played in the playoffs suddenly turned into Hasek. Whatever they're doing needs changing to create less save able chances
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I’m guessing we’re not going back to the bubble next season, seems the players are getting claustrophobic. Can’t blame them. I’m expecting conference games only at arenas and extended multi game (same team) series to minimize potential outbreaks. Probably a 40-60 game season starting in January. Like what baseball is doing. The wildcard is basketball and what they choose to do.
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The last thing I saw was they were looking into divisional bubbles.
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The NHL wanting the bubble to end sooner has far more to do with the cost-per-day of operating it than it does any player feelings, imo.
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Assuming the Bolts win the series, this will be the first Cup Final since Carolina/Edmonton where both franchises are 15+ seasons without a Cup. Would be nice if the Islanders pulled through to make that even better.
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So proud of Rick, choked he never wore this drip in the bubble https://twitter.com/tsnstevelloyd/status/1305704913092083713?s=21
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tarbrush posted:I don't think it's coincidence that all four goalies the Knights played in the playoffs suddenly turned into Hasek. Whatever they're doing needs changing to create less save able chances interesting article on what Shea Theodore (and to a larger extent Vegas) may be doing wrong: https://jfresh.substack.com/p/breaking-down-shea-theodores-offensive?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy Basically the theory is that Vegas is playing a style of hockey which is does not mesh well with the forwards they have converting the chances they create into actual goals.
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Sep 15, 2020 16:43
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Cocaine Bear posted:Just GIS khudobin for all kinds of hilarious images of this peak athlete aka the Panda Man. Yeah, this "Khudobin came out of nowhere" is a hilarious statement. He hasn't been bad all season, and at times I felt he was a safer bet than Bishop. Again, if people aren't paying attention that's probably the only explanation for "where has this man come from this is shocking!!"
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Sep 15, 2020 17:23
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He had a .930 in 30 games this year, and .923 in 41 last year. Behind the Stars.
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Sep 15, 2020 17:28
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Bingo. And he was more of a 1B and wasn't just gifted easy starts. Dobby and Ben were both a major part of the Stars having the 2nd D this season because outside of 3, 4, and 23, the Stars D is pretty lol
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Among the most blatant hockey lies I've ever seen. https://twitter.com/SaadYousuf126/status/1305917156698345473
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Cocaine Bear posted:Bingo. And he was more of a 1B and wasn't just gifted easy starts. Dobby and Ben were both a major part of the Stars having the 2nd D this season because outside of 3, 4, and 23, the Stars D is pretty lol For what it's worth Dallas is just as good or better at limiting rush chances against / denying the middle of the ice as any other team in the NHL. I don't think that it's inaccurate to call them a very good defensive zone team.. whether being a very good defensive zone team actually leads to sustained success in the NHL is another question entirely. While they have had a lot of success playing this system over the last few years (probably more than the actual talent level of the team should produce), they died by the same system last year in the second round against St. Louis. There will be a run of games against Tampa where some low percentage shots from the blue line / perimeter of the ice either float or bounce their way through to the net, and that will be the end of the Dallas Stars. As much as Vegas was criticized for relying on quantity over quality, that is actually the most likely way to beat the Stars. To be clear though, that's pretty much the only way Dallas will go down, they simply aren't going to surrender a ton of odd man rushes or wide open chances from the slot. That is literally the entire focus of their strategic approach to the game, and they will happily lose games 3-1 or whatever getting outshot by a 2:1 ratio and claim that they played great hockey.
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Starsfan posted:interesting article on what Shea Theodore (and to a larger extent Vegas) may be doing wrong: Having watched a decent number of VGK games, that take passes the eye test for me as well. Vegas is definitely a stacked team, but they are stacked in an unbalanced way. They are absolutely terrible at burying rebounds and their overall net front play doesn't put enough pressure on goalies to scramble. They generate a ton of high danger shots but they are in places and times where goalies have enough time to prepare for them and thus they more easily fall victim to hot goalies. Even worse, they can make average goalies look hot because they are not really challenging them properly. It's likely time for a couple of people to move out of Vegas now. They don't really need all of Marchessault, Smith, Karlsson, Pacioretty, Stastny. Those players are mostly snipers, and they need at least one more power forward type. IMO Tuch needs 2nd line time now and he has the hands and skill to be there. Stephenson might also be ready for a bit more scoring line time. Part of worked so well for them on the Cup run in their first season is that they had a couple more net presence players that balanced it out. Right now teams know they don't have to worry so much about clearing the front of the net since their players can't bury anything there anyways. Based on my feel, Marchessault and Stastny are the odd ones out in that list, and the VGK should start trying to find takers for them and promote or bring in some people who can finish better around the net.
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Starsfan posted:For what it's worth Dallas is just as good or better at limiting rush chances against / denying the middle of the ice as any other team in the NHL. I don't think that it's inaccurate to call them a very good defensive zone team.. whether being a very good defensive zone team actually leads to sustained success in the NHL is another question entirely. It's worked pretty well for the Isles so far. There's a lot to be said for it, especially if you can then counter well.
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Sep 15, 2020 20:18
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Funny, most women say the opposite.
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Number19 posted:Having watched a decent number of VGK games, that take passes the eye test for me as well. Vegas is definitely a stacked team, but they are stacked in an unbalanced way. They are absolutely terrible at burying rebounds and their overall net front play doesn't put enough pressure on goalies to scramble. They generate a ton of high danger shots but they are in places and times where goalies have enough time to prepare for them and thus they more easily fall victim to hot goalies. Even worse, they can make average goalies look hot because they are not really challenging them properly. Stasny seems very much the odd man out. $5m salary for one year so pretty movable, Glass and Krebs are both centres and as you say they need to shake things up.
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Starsfan posted:interesting article on what Shea Theodore (and to a larger extent Vegas) may be doing wrong: This is a really interesting article, and lines up with the games I watched of the Knights this year as well.
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How I'm feeling today https://twitter.com/CobrastanGuy/status/1305731033896189952?s=20
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Sep 15, 2020 21:50
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That Khudobin picture looks like my grandpa took it when they were hanging out at the lodge in 1975.
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Right? Of all the times you expect to see a coke mirror in the shot, it's pictures like that.
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tarbrush posted:Stasny seems very much the odd man out. $5m salary for one year so pretty movable, Glass and Krebs are both centres and as you say they need to shake things up. Stastny is definitely the most moveable. Marchessault's contract will make him a bit harder to move and he might still have room on the team. They still have too many finesse guys and I really don't get why Tuch wasn't given more time playing on the secod or even first lines. They were happy to move Stephenson up whenever they felt like it so why not put Tuch up to setup screens and bang home garbage goals? (Yes, I know this is the wrong thread for the VGK and I'll be happy to take it to the offseason thread)
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Sep 15, 2020 22:43
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I am intrigued by whatever the hell it is Khudobin is eating in that photo
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Sep 15, 2020 23:08
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He is discussing that very photo on the radio right now: apparently it was a tradition with a team he played with in Russia, I think? A sauna, a beer, and crawfish, typically at the same time.
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Sep 15, 2020 23:32
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The true holy trinity
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I'll never have a picture half that cool.
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Sep 16, 2020 01:24
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N: ISLES V: AIN'T DEAD YET, FUCKO
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Rotten Cookies posted:N: ISLES Even if the Lightning make it to the Finals, they will have played.....how many more games than any other team still remaining? Frankly it's impressive they still look as good as they have.
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Sep 16, 2020 05:10
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I was thinking the longer that game went, the better the Bolts would likely be.
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Shinjobi posted:Even if the Lightning make it to the Finals, they will have played.....how many more games than any other team still remaining? Frankly it's impressive they still look as good as they have. They played 6 overtimes with the Jackets, 3 with the bruins, and now 2 with the Isles. I'm not sure if they've played a lot more games officially than Dallas or NYI but it's probably safe to say they've played the most minutes.
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Sep 16, 2020 05:21
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The Bolts loving did it! They made it to the Stanley Cup Finals!  Stars in 7
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https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1306795311084507137
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Oof, Bolts could use a bit more time off.
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Sep 18, 2020 04:22
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Well now that the teams are decided My body is not ready for what comes next.
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Shinjobi posted:Well now that the teams are decided Me and you both buddy, let's do this. I'm sure it'll all be hate here soon.
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