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Tom Wilson should do his thing to Kucherov.
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May 14, 2018 03:58
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Scaramouche posted:but I really like Las Vegas that's such a good story, What story? "Hey, we got to hand pick all of our players which let us put together four solid lines with no real weaknesses which is really hard for other teams to compete with, but by next season we will be dealing with contracts expiring and the other things that the regular teams have to deal with and our overall effectiveness will probably be much lower." Truly an underdog tale for the ages.
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May 14, 2018 03:59
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Vakal posted:What story? Hey man Salt and ice don't mix Jamwad Hilder posted:Still worried the Caps are gonna blow this series Is there any Caps fan who isn't worried?
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May 14, 2018 04:01
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Yeah it’s not fair how no other expansion team ever got to pick their players.
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May 14, 2018 04:03
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Vakal posted:What story? If it was that obvious then show us your betting slips from the start of the season putting money down on vegas to even make the playoffs, nostradamus
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May 14, 2018 04:04
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It's okay to be optimistic for once, Caps fans. They've looked really god damned good so far and Tampa needs to quickly find an answer at even strength or this is going to be short series.
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May 14, 2018 04:07
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Man do I hope these people like me.
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May 14, 2018 04:07
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Vakal posted:What story? Wasn't the story after the expansion draft the exact opposite, with people complaining they weren't competitive enough?
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May 14, 2018 04:08
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i cant believe cbj was forced by the truly ridiculous expansion draft rules to hand over all time best puck shooter william karlsson to the (cheater) vegas golden knights
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May 14, 2018 04:13
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Judge Schnoopy posted:Wasn't the story after the expansion draft the exact opposite, with people complaining they weren't competitive enough? Yes.
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May 14, 2018 04:15
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Vegas is good because Florida fuckin' gifted them two thirds of a first line.
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May 14, 2018 04:16
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https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/995861537750376448 cool guy. also likes headshots
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May 14, 2018 04:22
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Even worse, in the first expansion they put all the new teams in the same division so they would fight amongst their crappy selves for the honor of being destroyed by an existing team. The Blues won this honor in the first 3 years of expansion, 1968, 1969, 1970 and were suitably destroyed, swept in all 3 Cup Finals series.
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May 14, 2018 04:23
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Chuch posted:It's okay to be optimistic for once, Caps fans.  plz undersand
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May 14, 2018 04:27
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glynnenstein posted:Even worse, in the first expansion they put all the new teams in the same division so they would fight amongst their crappy selves for the honor of being destroyed by an existing team. The Blues won this honor in the first 3 years of expansion, 1968, 1969, 1970 and were suitably destroyed, swept in all 3 Cup Finals series. That’s the funny part about the famous Bobby Orr flying photo. It’s OT of game 4 to complete a sweep. Doesn’t have quite the majesty of some other famous goals behind it.
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May 14, 2018 04:29
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corn on the cop posted:https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/995861537750376448 kucherov has been a real piece of poo poo these playoffs
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May 14, 2018 04:32
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glynnenstein posted:Even worse, in the first expansion they put all the new teams in the same division so they would fight amongst their crappy selves for the honor of being destroyed by an existing team. The Blues won this honor in the first 3 years of expansion, 1968, 1969, 1970 and were suitably destroyed, swept in all 3 Cup Finals series. And they've never been back since, which goes a long way to explaining why bewbies is so eternally salty.
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May 14, 2018 04:33
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https://mobile.twitter.com/hockeykot/status/995860385067622400
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May 14, 2018 04:36
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corn on the cop posted:https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/995861537750376448 Should be a game because who kicks/throws a shoe at a man.
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May 14, 2018 04:46
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Going to the Jet’s game tomorrow. Will enjoy some popcorn and $10 caesars. GO JETS GO
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May 14, 2018 04:49
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Go Jets because even though they are really good, they don’t have MAF the Cap killer.
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May 14, 2018 05:05
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Vakal posted:What story?
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May 14, 2018 05:39
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You can rewatch the Vegas draft analysis by the NHL network from last summer to see how mediocre their roster looks. Before this season none of those guys were top 6 locks going into this year on any other team. You have to take that into perspective to really understand how amazing and unprecedented this run is. Even Marchessault, who scored 30 last year, had questions. The dude took awhile to make the jump to the NHL, he's 27 now in what is really his 3rd year as an NHL regular, and made a big leap in scoring from the year prior. Plus his contract was set to expire after this year, and I believe Florida was worried about the cap space needed to resign a player they weren't sure of yet. Reilly Smith also had a contract where the cap hit took a jump this season, and the Panthers just wanted to unload it since he was really an expensive 3rd liner at that point. Solid for sure, but expensive. And if you really think the draft was heavily favored for Vegas, just look at what Gellant throws out on their blueline. Derek Engelland is a competent defenseman suddenly, and it's insane. And all the rest, except Schmidt, pretty much follow the same story. There's really no indication of talent on this team except for the results of this season.
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May 14, 2018 06:07
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Vakal posted:What story? Dang going to be some tears when I report this back to my mom. I'm sure she'll understand
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May 14, 2018 06:08
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Loqieu posted:Even Marchessault, who scored 30 last year, had questions. The dude took awhile to make the jump to the NHL, he's 27 now in what is really his 3rd year as an NHL regular, and made a big leap in scoring from the year prior. Plus his contract was set to expire after this year, and I believe Florida was worried about the cap space needed to resign a player they weren't sure of yet. I don't buy that. Florida was in the middle of a major shift in GM philosophy and Marchessault didn't fall into that. I absolutely thought Florida was insane for paying to get rid of him. For fucks sake though, Vegas took Alexei Emelin from the Habs. Could've had Hudon for free, but no they took Emelin. There was nothing stellar about their picks and we all predicted basement (just a bit above Detroit and Vancouver). They're going to eat it eventually, but eventually isn't now. Gallant has done a stellar job in putting a system that the team can buy into in place and the team does what needs to get done. LA is weak and the Sharks went full Shorks. The Jets or Preds were always going to be a supremely tough task and the Jets showed the mountain the Knights have to climb in Gm1. I hope the Knights don't climb that mountain, personally, but I won't be aggrieved if they do. Schlesische fucked around with this message at 06:26 on May 14, 2018 |
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May 14, 2018 06:23
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yeah remember when everybody thought vegas was stupid for stocking up on bottom pairing defensemen to presumably flip and then ended up getting stuck holding onto almost all of them?
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May 14, 2018 06:27
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Vakal posted:What story? i guess everyone already told you this in different terms but i would also like to throw my hat into the 'this is a very dumb post' ring
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May 14, 2018 07:37
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Tom Wilson is too handsome & strong for this NHL, they need to make a Super-NHL that can hang without ref bs.
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May 14, 2018 07:42
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The Caps won!! Now we have that dreaded 2-0 series lead. Man I hope we win game 3. It would be so exciting to see them in the finals! I want Winnipeg cause I like the Canadian fans intensity.
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May 14, 2018 09:25
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Loqieu posted:And if you really think the draft was heavily favored for Vegas, just look at what Gellant throws out on their blueline. Derek Engelland is a competent defenseman suddenly, and it's insane. And all the rest, except Schmidt, pretty much follow the same story. There's really no indication of talent on this team except for the results of this season. Ehhh people here were definitely super high on Schmidt/Miller/Theodore. Miller had really great advanced stats and a lot of people thought he could do good things with a bigger role. And Theodore would have been in the NHL way sooner on any other team but the Ducks, he was just blocked -- but he had produced at every level since his draft year. glynnenstein posted:Even worse, in the first expansion they put all the new teams in the same division so they would fight amongst their crappy selves for the honor of being destroyed by an existing team. The Blues won this honor in the first 3 years of expansion, 1968, 1969, 1970 and were suitably destroyed, swept in all 3 Cup Finals series. You've gotta watch Glenn Hall highlights from 68 when they gave Montreal a really good series (they got swept but the games were all 1-goal games (3–2 (OT), 1–0. 4–3 (OT), and 3–2, and Hall won the Conn Smythe) and in 69 when he won the Vezina at age 38 (as a duo with Jacques Plante no less and Scotty Bowman coaching), he was insane. T-Bone fucked around with this message at 10:15 on May 14, 2018 |
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May 14, 2018 10:06
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Cartoon Man posted:Backstrom is out again tonight though he skated at practice. I think he’s gonna sit till we start loosing games. Eller is playing out of his mind, why gently caress with the chemistry. Narrator voice: they hosed it up
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May 14, 2018 12:16
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Wasn’t Marcus Johansson protected in the expansion draft then traded to New Jersey for a sack of beans because they couldn’t resign him? Am I forgetting the timing? Anyway Caps with Schmidt instead of Two Bad Penalties Kempny
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May 14, 2018 12:20
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also Caps fan who honestly could say they’re looking forward to third line Nicolas Backstrom is a god drat liar
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May 14, 2018 12:22
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corn on the cop posted:https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/995861537750376448 tbf, I think Connolly got him with a genuine slewfoot right before this. But he hurt beautiful boy Sami Vatanen in round one, so gently caress Kucherov. Now have tickets for Caps home games 4 and 6. Last Caps playoff game I went to was Penguins Game 7 last year soooooo
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May 14, 2018 12:48
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Gotta say I'm pretty surprised at Tampa getting little brothered around out there
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May 14, 2018 13:01
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Chad Sexington posted:tbf, I think Connolly got him with a genuine slewfoot right before this. But he hurt beautiful boy Sami Vatanen in round one, so gently caress Kucherov. It's only a genuine slewfoot if you use your arm to push them back. A skate into the ankle is just a trip.
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May 14, 2018 13:40
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Aphrodite posted:It's only a genuine slewfoot if you use your arm to push them back. A skate into the ankle is just a trip. But it was a genuine something. Kucherov needs therapy. He was projecting his anger about getting whooped onto Connolly’s ankle. A licensed professional could teach him some breathing exercises or another alternative coping mechanism.
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May 14, 2018 14:02
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the connolly guy is probably a punk do you guys think his well padded leg came out of that light bump alright?
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Aphrodite posted:It's only a genuine slewfoot if you use your arm to push them back. A skate into the ankle is just a trip. Talking about this. https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/995872573907861504
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