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Post by lari on Apr 25, 2019 14:21:12 GMT
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Post by lari on Apr 25, 2019 14:34:05 GMT
I was 1 of 8 in series predictions for round 1, so due for a big round 2 lol: Blows in 6 Avs in 7 Isles in 5 Bruins in 7 Blues will definitely beat the Stars. The Jets were already a bigger test for them. 5 games maybe. Could be a sweep. Colorado's top line is incredible. I think they will advance. I hope Pavelski's head injury keeps him away from this series. It's only fair because of what happened afterwards. Anyway, I hope the Sharks lose. Let's say 5 games. The Hurricanes have the superior player material but the Islanders are the ultimate grinding team. Such a difficult series to predict. Lehner also looks to give the Isles the edge. Head says Hurricanes, but the Isles have a fighting chance. Carolina in 6. I see the Jackets advancing too. They have the right mentality, the right mix of players and the better goalie. Definitely the most likeable of the remaining teams. Jackets in 5, Rask implodes. Halak starts the elimination game.
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Post by garyu on Apr 25, 2019 14:53:06 GMT
All 1st place teams are gone.I wonder if Caps are missing their ex Coach? Another epic fail Keith Jones wondered out loud how you win a Cup with a Coach and let him go. He blames some of their lack of success on that. I agree. Trotz knows his shit.
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Post by jimc on Apr 25, 2019 15:03:19 GMT
Firstr time in NHL history all 4 Division winners eliminated in first round.
I love Tampa crying over Divisional playoff format...they'd have played C-Bus in a 1 vs 8 format anyways...LMFAO
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Post by brendan on Apr 25, 2019 16:50:31 GMT
the first round makes me even more salty the hawks did nothing in offseason to actually improve the squad... or idk, maybe win some must wins.
fucking bums
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Post by lari on Apr 25, 2019 17:36:19 GMT
Whatever happened here now doesn't change the fact the Hawks would have been swept easily.
All those wildcard teams are pretty damm good. If the Hawks made it, or if the Habs made, those upsets would not have happened, 100% guaranteed.
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Post by khawk20 on Apr 25, 2019 17:54:28 GMT
Whatever happened here now doesn't change the fact the Hawks would have been swept easily. All those wildcard teams are pretty damm good. If the Hawks made it, or if the Habs made, those upsets would not have happened, 100% guaranteed. The Hawks one at least. Habs, I dunno, Price could have gotten them to the next round if he was on. For round 2: Blues in 5 Avs in 7 Bruins in 5 Islanders in 6
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Post by brendan on Apr 25, 2019 18:04:38 GMT
Whatever happened here now doesn't change the fact the Hawks would have been swept easily. All those wildcard teams are pretty damm good. If the Hawks made it, or if the Habs made, those upsets would not have happened, 100% guaranteed. ive seen your picks. lol 100% doesnt apply to any hockey series. ex: jackets. no one is saying the hawks have a parade. but they could have made a series against anyone. hell anyone can against anyone. instead of manning they grab an actual real dman who knows.
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Post by garyu on Apr 25, 2019 19:01:33 GMT
Whatever happened here now doesn't change the fact the Hawks would have been swept easily. All those wildcard teams are pretty damm good. If the Hawks made it, or if the Habs made, those upsets would not have happened, 100% guaranteed. ive seen your picks. lol 100% doesnt apply to any hockey series. ex: jackets. no one is saying the hawks have a parade. but they could have made a series against anyone. hell anyone can against anyone. instead of manning they grab an actual real dman who knows.
Stan Bowman
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Post by lari on Apr 25, 2019 19:28:45 GMT
I thought we agreed Manning was a Q guy. He was out as soon as Q got fired.
Btw, thank you Chiarelli.
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Post by jimc on Apr 25, 2019 20:14:20 GMT
Q didnt sign him
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Post by jrsamu on Apr 25, 2019 22:23:48 GMT
Whether Q was wholly involved or not, the team and its composition has to be assessed from top to bottom. The Hawks were ill prepared from a roster assembly standpoint to seriously compete with anyone when the season started in the last two years. Colliton made the team more entertaining and freed up Toews and Gustafsson in particular so they could actually contribute offense, the downside notwithstanding. I give Stan a lot of credit for turning Manning into chicken soup, both addition by subtraction and adding and asset that was beneficial in the process. That is where it should end - Stanbo was solving a problem he created. Did Q pay him $2.25 million per year over two years also? Not buying it.
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Post by khawk20 on Apr 25, 2019 22:45:15 GMT
Had to do something to appease Q after he lost his marbles due to the hammer trade the year before.
So if Q had any input into manning being signed outside of a general description of what kind of player he wanted Stan to get, then what happens next in Florida at the draft and in u f a will bear that out I think. Dale Will likely have promised q roster tweaks to get him To come in I think. Because, Dale...
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Post by Giovi on Apr 25, 2019 22:49:56 GMT
Lost in all of this is how badly MAF reverted to his previous playoff form with the Pens. From that SH OT winner in game 6 on... Two of those PP goals are almost 100% on him. I might be mistaken, but it looked like he even ducked out of the way of one of them... The OT winner in game 6 was absolutely putrid. It hit the middle of the net, from the top of the circles. What? The officials never even saw the play. They thought Pavelski was "crosschecked in the face". That was the explanation they gave Vegas. It was a nothing play, that happens a hundred times a game, and off of pretty much every faceoff. A freak accident, because of where Pavelski stumbled after he was pushed, where the faceoff went, and where Stastny was headed... A five minute major in the 3rd period of game 7 for THAT, is an absolutely ridiculous joke of a call. It's not even a penalty, by the standards the officials themselves set throughout the season. The proper move here is calling a 2 minute minor, and then explaining to San Jose that there was no malicious intent, and Pavelski got tangled up with Stastny afterwards, and fell awkwardly. But, this is the NHL, where most officials are incompetent. Where, somehow...not one of the four guys on the ice actually saw the play... Vegas absolutely has a gripe, even if they imploded in fantastic fashion. Neither of the refs who called that game advanced to the 2nd round.
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Post by brendan on Apr 27, 2019 7:51:55 GMT
good job isles...
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