05-07-2023, 10:28 PM
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#181
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Kamloops
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In general it is so tiresome to keep reading about how any given series is over as soon as there is an important win.
A bunch of this forum has been mourning an Oilers cup win for weeks now!
Frick, I'll worry about that if it happens.
I still feel that Dallas takes this series.
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05-07-2023, 10:28 PM
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#182
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I'd love to see a Seattle-Vegas series. It would actually pull me back into watching some games in this playoffs.
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05-07-2023, 10:30 PM
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#183
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Originally Posted by blender
They're not even half way there, dude.
Snap the #### out of it.
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They didn’t win yet? Last night Spector said they had a commanding 1-1 lead so it must be over by now almost 24 hours later.
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05-07-2023, 10:31 PM
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#184
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Kamloops
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Originally Posted by hwy19man
That was a crushing victory for the Kraken.
Game, set, match, done!
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Definitely, but I can't help but wonder how much the shooting in Dallas affected the Stars mindset?
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05-07-2023, 10:33 PM
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#185
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I'd love to see a Seattle-Vegas series. It would actually pull me back into watching some games in this playoffs.
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I picture all those billionaire team owners in big leather chairs around the TV watching Kraken-Knights conference final, smoking cigars and cackling while counting the hundreds of millions of expansion fees.
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05-07-2023, 10:51 PM
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#186
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: California
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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Why did Poile just hand Ekholm, a legitimately good d-man, over to Holland for a pedestrian price?
He knew how much reputational pressure was on that washed up goblin. He probably could've made the price as steep as he saw fit. Holland was starry eyed for a big ticket defender to win over his horde of pompous idiots and push the chips in.
Poile deserved to be replaced for that incompetence.
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Made me laugh!
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05-08-2023, 06:48 AM
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#187
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Alberta
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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Why did Poile just hand Ekholm, a legitimately good d-man, over to Holland for a pedestrian price?
He knew how much reputational pressure was on that washed up goblin. He probably could've made the price as steep as he saw fit. Holland was starry eyed for a big ticket defender to win over his horde of pompous idiots and push the chips in.
Poile deserved to be replaced for that incompetence.
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you should put just as much blame on Waddell with the Canes.
If it wasn't for him taking the full salary of Puljujarvi, Holland couldn't have made the deal.
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05-08-2023, 07:12 AM
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#188
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I'd love to see a Seattle-Vegas series. It would actually pull me back into watching some games in this playoffs.
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Would be better for the NHL too.
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05-08-2023, 08:26 AM
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#189
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Alberta
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Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
Would be better for the NHL too.
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I'd cheer for the Kraken.
After being mocked by so many for so long about creating a crappy team and hiring a bad coach, I'd like to see them stick it to the critics some more.
forget the leafs, Seattle hasn't won the cup in over 100 years.
It's their turn. 
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05-08-2023, 08:32 AM
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#190
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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I can't help but watch every series through the lens of who will be better against Edmonton.
Vegas needs to just get the job done so I can stop caring and enjoy hockey for hockey.
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05-08-2023, 09:09 AM
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#191
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
I can't help but watch every series through the lens of who will be better against Edmonton.
Vegas needs to just get the job done so I can stop caring and enjoy hockey for hockey.
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I agree. I keep looking around the NHL and ask myself, if this team wins can they beat Edmonton. I'm not liking what I see.
If the Canes had Svechnikov healthy I would still be confident they could beat Edmonton. Florida and Seattle are playing great but don't see it.
Devils and Canes would be 50/50 but this is way too tight for my liking. Edmonton must go away now.
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05-08-2023, 10:19 AM
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#192
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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Originally Posted by Macho0978
I agree. I keep looking around the NHL and ask myself, if this team wins can they beat Edmonton. I'm not liking what I see.
If the Canes had Svechnikov healthy I would still be confident they could beat Edmonton. Florida and Seattle are playing great but don't see it.
Devils and Canes would be 50/50 but this is way too tight for my liking. Edmonton must go away now.
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It’s gonna come down to which team is able to defend against the McPP, or at least limit its effectiveness. Right now it seems like if you take a penalty against Edmonton, it’s pretty much an automatic goal against. You could be completely dominating them 5 on 5 and making them look like an AHL team for the majority of the game, but if they get fed a bunch of PPs they’re probably gonna win.
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05-08-2023, 10:30 AM
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#193
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by direwolf
It’s gonna come down to which team is able to defend against the McPP, or at least limit its effectiveness. Right now it seems like if you take a penalty against Edmonton, it’s pretty much an automatic goal against. You could be completely dominating them 5 on 5 and making them look like an AHL team for the majority of the game, but if they get fed a bunch of PPs they’re probably gonna win.
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LA and Vegas both had poor PK's in the regular season. The Stars had the 3rd best. IMO they are a good match up against Edmonton too.
Canes and Devils were 2nd and 4th best as well. Both these teams can beat Edmonton as well. Devils are very fast and deep, Carolina is an elite team.
But I do feel less confident than last year when they faced the Avs.
Lots of playoffs to go and hopefully that 60% pp slows up but it's not looking good compared to last year so far.
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05-08-2023, 10:39 AM
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#194
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Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: California
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Stars will have no chance against anyone with Oettinger playing like this and Robertson being completely invisible. When did they take Pavelski off the Hintz line?
Did anyone have Seattle being able to roll a 5 twice in three games on Oettinger and get one pull? Without their top scorer?
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05-08-2023, 10:43 AM
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#195
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Macho0978
LA and Vegas both had poor PK's in the regular season. The Stars had the 3rd best. IMO they are a good match up against Edmonton too.
Canes and Devils were 2nd and 4th best as well. Both these teams can beat Edmonton as well. Devils are very fast and deep, Carolina is an elite team.
But I do feel less confident than last year when they faced the Avs.
Lots of playoffs to go and hopefully that 60% pp slows up but it's not looking good compared to last year so far.
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LA and Vegas also had at or near the bottom of the league goaltending all year, which I think may have hurt their PK numbers more than anything.
Oettinger hasn't looked as good as he can be, at least so far.
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05-08-2023, 11:13 AM
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#196
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
I can't help but watch every series through the lens of who will be better against Edmonton.
Vegas needs to just get the job done so I can stop caring and enjoy hockey for hockey.
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This. With the Oilers still in it, I can't even honestly enjoy the playoffs right now, or cheer for the teams I want to win. All I'm doing is checking to see which strong teams are left and how good of a chance they have against the Oilers.
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05-08-2023, 11:20 AM
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#197
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by butterfly
Stars will have no chance against anyone with Oettinger playing like this and Robertson being completely invisible. When did they take Pavelski off the Hintz line?
Did anyone have Seattle being able to roll a 5 twice in three games on Oettinger and get one pull? Without their top scorer?
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I still think the Stars should win this series but Oettinger needs to play a lot better. That was a Markstromesque playoff performance by him last night.
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05-09-2023, 07:43 PM
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#198
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Let's go Karkens.
Go Flams
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05-09-2023, 08:31 PM
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#199
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Franchise Player
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Jamie Benn scores, 1-0 Stars with 2:47 remaining in the first period.
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05-09-2023, 08:34 PM
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#200
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Boo. Go krakens. Benn and Seguin are t. wat waffles
Go Flams
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