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Blackbelt Bobman posted:(I love that Phil Kessel still hasn’t learned how to back check lol)
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Koopa Kid posted:Calle Jarnkrok is back, and also claims to have hurt his groin back in October but continued to play (poorly) for over a month for… reasons Should I be worried that his play was mostly indistinguishable from a healthy Kerfoot?
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Dec 20, 2022 19:12
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eXXon posted:Should I be worried that his play was mostly indistinguishable from a healthy Kerfoot? I mean that tracks so it’s really a matter of expectations, although given the Leafs medical staff there’s a non-zero chance that Kerfoot has been playing through some sort of hands-related condition all year as well
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Dec 20, 2022 19:21
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Pungry posted:The most frustrating thing about this year is that Panthers' management already expected it to be a step back and all these small injuries keeping key players out of big games gives them further excuses to just run it back the next year with little change. "Oh, Barkov was out against the Bruins and it was Spencer Knight's first game back off of two weeks of sickness, of course they got thumped", "oh Duclair was out for 3 months, no wonder they had to sign Eric Staal", "oh they're putting $14.5 million against the cap for goaltending with Bob and Knight and were expecting the salary cap to go up for next year, of course they can't expect to compete" etc etc etc. Just super frustrating that you can list any number of excuses for why this year is not working anywhere near as well as last year without considering that this dumbass culture change of hiring Paul Maurice and trying to emulate the Lightning is the actual problem. Wait. They did what?
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Dec 20, 2022 19:23
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Eric the Mauve posted:It's not that he's lazy. It's that he just doesn't care. Every night you backcheck we’ll pay your greens fees for a day and there will be a hot dog cart that will follow you around. Granted someone probably already tried this, but it’s worth a shot.
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Dec 20, 2022 19:24
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Pittsburgh solved that issue by having Phil play with 2 players that did all the back checking for him.
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back checking is for lame-os go score a god drat hockey goal
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Dec 20, 2022 20:49
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NJ does need to win tonight or else people will start saying "told you so" about them not actually being good and those people are stupid. But please win tonight to keep the division lead
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Eric the Mauve posted:It's not that he's lazy. It's that he just doesn't care. I know, it owns. Also, https://twitter.com/dirtbagqueer/status/1605289352157974536?s=46&t=7GyGKP09ZJ18UUM-hU2BtQ More Tage content.
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Dec 20, 2022 21:11
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Kessel was the second defender on the puck anyways. Sure he did nothing to help out (I get the feeling he was bracing for a shot block) but there were three teammates on the ice slower than him. So his backcheck is fine. 
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xzzy posted:Kessel was the second defender on the puck anyways. Sure he did nothing to help out (I get the feeling he was bracing for a shot block) but there were three teammates on the ice slower than him. Or he’s slow getting up the ice. Honestly, that goal isn’t on Phil anyway. Hague takes himself out of the play completely by sliding instead of taking any sort of line toward the puck. Not to mention the size mismatch. Sliding is fine sometimes, but this one was just dumb.
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Dec 20, 2022 21:35
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fawning deference posted:NJ does need to win tonight or else people will start saying "told you so" about them not actually being good and those people are stupid. But please win tonight to keep the division lead I want them to go on a losing streak equal to their earlier winning streak. Because I love that kind of goofy poo poo (when its not my team).
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Dec 20, 2022 22:08
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I've reached the point in the season where things seem to be humming along nicely for the Stars and while I'm not so dumb to think it'll translate to postseason success, I've really not got a ton to complain about aside from needing more scoring from the third/fourth lines. This is all new to me--I don't like this feeling.
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12 game skid incoming.... But yeah, it's weird to feel this kind of optimism about the team. DeBoer might only be good for a year or two, but baby I'm here for it while the ride is good! Robo is perfect.
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Having Dellandrea and Johnston turn out to be good to great middle 6 forwards in effectively their rookie seasons was a huge boost and the team's good luck in finishing + goaltender performance + having basically 0 injuries has been enough to cover for a mediocre to bad defense core. if the Stars could get 1 good top 4 defenseman that can contribute on the power play it would be such a shot in the arm for the team and it would elevate them to the status of contenders in my opinion.
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Shinjobi posted:I've reached the point in the season where things seem to be humming along nicely for the Stars and while I'm not so dumb to think it'll translate to postseason success, I've really not got a ton to complain about aside from needing more scoring from the third/fourth lines. i mean, they have a ton to like about them this year. best line in hockey, good size, good mix of veterans playing well, good young contributors, a goalie capable of stealing games. if they’re healthy, I think another top nine veteran could be good—they should be in on Kane. Not sure they’re going to be able to upgrade on defense at the deadline, but Nils seems like he’s been a great pickup for them. They could just rent Klingberg if they have any injuries lol. They also have a lot of guys with recent Cup finals experience. I personally tend to rank pretty high the importance of having a really great end-game five man unit that can close out a game or catch up to it. Their top fix/six guys is pretty nasty. That’ll help a ton. I think they need one more guy ahead of Seguin to out out there in six man situations—Robertson/Hintz/Pavelski/Miro/Benn/Kane sounds better than having Seguin out there imo.
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Starsfan posted:Having Dellandrea and Johnston turn out to be good to great middle 6 forwards in effectively their rookie seasons was a huge boost and the team's good luck in finishing + goaltender performance + having basically 0 injuries has been enough to cover for a mediocre to bad defense core. So like a John Klingberg type :p
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rex rabidorum vires posted:So like a John Klingberg type :p We tried. He bet on Anaheim. Lol
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rex rabidorum vires posted:So like a John Klingberg type :p well he gets savaged at 5 on 5 play so it would be renting another Ryan Suter but with upgraded performance on the 2nd PP unit.. I don't think I could stomach having those two out there for roughly 20 minutes a night each. DO YALL WANT A BOXC posted:i mean, they have a ton to like about them this year. best line in hockey, good size, good mix of veterans playing well, good young contributors, a goalie capable of stealing games. if they’re healthy, I think another top nine veteran could be good—they should be in on Kane. Not sure they’re going to be able to upgrade on defense at the deadline, but Nils seems like he’s been a great pickup for them. They could just rent Klingberg if they have any injuries lol. They also have a lot of guys with recent Cup finals experience. Kane likewise I think is pretty washed at this point and I don't care for paying what the Stars would need to pay to grab a guy who is almost a PP specialist at this point in his career. I was very happy it didn't happen when it was rumored in the off-season and I hope the asking price remains too high at the trade deadline. I would like to believe the Stars' best years are ahead of them and I don't like the idea of trading near to ready NHL prospects for rentals. **Nils Lundkvist has been really good at 5v5 for the Stars this year, he's a solid transition defender and better than expected when he's having to go into the corners and compete with the more physical and imposing wingers. He's had some games this year with Heiskanen on the top pairing where he's really impressed and it looks like the Stars potentially have a top pairing combination that can work in future years. Unfortunately his presence on the PP has been less impactful, partially because the 2nd PP unit has been a mess in general and partly because DeBoer keeps yanking him off of there to give Ryan Suter more minutes. I hope that he can get more of those minutes in the future but for this season it looks like if there's going to be an upgrade to the point man position for that 2nd PP unit it's going to come externally. Starsfan fucked around with this message at 23:41 on Dec 20, 2022 |
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Mike_V posted:God how bad are the Canucks? Blown out by the Blues at home They're terrible but score just enough to mask a couple of their horrendous flaws and keep them out of the Bedard lottery. Aka the uniquely Canuck way to be terrible.
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fawning deference posted:NJ does need to win tonight or else people will start saying "told you so" about them not actually being good and those people are stupid. But please win tonight to keep the division lead That's me and I'm right, sorry. Although for the record I do think they're good now. Just not "top 3 in the NHL" good.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:That's me and I'm right, sorry. Although for the record I do think they're good now. Just not "top 3 in the NHL" good. Do you think they're a 100 point team?
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fawning deference posted:Do you think they're a 100 point team? If I had to bet I think they end up in the 94-104 point range. That's like 25-30 more wins, with maybe some loser points tossed in, in 50 games. Are they the team that won 13 in a row or the team that has 2 wins this entire month? I dunno. Probably in-between that somewhat. They had 27 wins all of last year so either way this season is an enormous improvement and years of everyone saying "the devils are going to be good now" finally turned out to be true. Jamwad Hilder fucked around with this message at 02:03 on Dec 21, 2022 |
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fawning deference posted:Do you think they're a 100 point team? I kinda don't think they are a 100 point team either.
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Auston Matthews is committing an aesthetic crime on the ice tonight. https://twitter.com/BarDown/status/1605376890159902720?s=20&t=3wDx3oz2MhzljVPqw0-t0w
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They're just getting PDOed on this streak. Another game they should be winning tonight but they can't finish and they're not getting saves. poo poo happens, like how many teams are outshooting the Canes 27-13 on the road through two.
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Hand Knit posted:Auston Matthews is committing an aesthetic crime on the ice tonight. I wonder how ugly something would have to be to turn down a request from SickKids? And this is one situation where I'm fine with an ad being as garish and attention grabbing as possible.
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T-Bone posted:They're just getting PDOed on this streak. Another game they should be winning tonight but they can't finish and they're not getting saves. This is my position too, although at some point you've got to get past PDO and finish chances and get some wins. It's frustrating that they've lost six in a row right when the Canes/Pens/Rangers caught fire and now they are second in the division despite a 21-2 run. If they continue to play like this, they're going to be a 100+ point team and I think that's clear. Even when they lose, they run into insane goaltending or get snakebitten on finishing chances, but when you thoroughly outplay teams like this game in and game out, including teams like the Hurricanes on the road, you're a real good team.
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Metro is a god damned bloodbath. I don't like the thought of facing any of the Rangers/Devils/Canes in a series. They all look good.
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Ginette Reno posted:Metro is a god damned bloodbath. Every year. Don’t count out the Caps yet, they got something going.
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Cartoon Man posted:Every year. Yeah them and the Islanders. Some decent teams are gonna miss the playoffs just due to lack of spots. Though the Metro may send 5 this year.
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https://twitter.com/MitchellClinton/status/1605384192585568261 Morrissey is good
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FBS posted:Morrissey is good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQR78U6zvGI
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FBS posted:https://twitter.com/MitchellClinton/status/1605384192585568261 He should be in the Norris conversation, crazy what a new coach can do
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fawning deference posted:This is my position too, although at some point you've got to get past PDO and finish chances and get some wins. It's frustrating that they've lost six in a row right when the Canes/Pens/Rangers caught fire and now they are second in the division despite a 21-2 run. Yeah they need to turn it around sooner than later but there's no real reason to panic yet. Getting Bastian and Palat back would be real nice though.
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The Dirty Burger posted:He should be in the Norris conversation, crazy what a new coach can do Call it the Paul Maurice Effect.
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"Coincidentally" Aaron Ekblad is looking as bad as he was the year he got concussed. Just can't put my finger on any similarities between the two situations.
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https://twitter.com/kevinbuist/status/1605238228545851392?s=46&t=iQmQJGTHc96teE8KoTZD1w which member of SAS is getting banned first from MSG using facial recognition?
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