05-04-2017, 08:21 AM
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#201
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
As bad as it is that the Flames can never win against the Ducks, at least we're not a perennial President's Trophy winner who has never seen the 3rd round. Has there ever been such a long streak of choking in the playoffs with such a talented roster before?
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The Flames in the two years after 89 come close to fmatching the disappointment, before they decided "hey, why win in the regular season either" the next year. In fact, after King was hired a year after that season, they were still a pretty high ranking team that still couldn't get out of the first round.
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05-04-2017, 09:23 AM
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#202
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In the Sin Bin
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The Flames in the two years before the 89 run also.
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05-04-2017, 04:46 PM
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#203
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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Interestingly enough, these two teams and the Preds are the only top 16 'possession' teams from the regular season left playing.
I thought this was supposed to be the best predictor of playoff success.
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05-04-2017, 06:06 PM
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#204
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Caps fans and the eastern media were whining up a storm about how unfair it was that the "best team in hockey" would have to play the Pens in the second round. But if they can't beat a Pens team without Crosby or Letang...
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I think the Caps big mistake was in 2003 - Ovechkin over Malkin. Malkin - and they have one or more Cups already... I think it all stems from that. I shouldn't say "mistake" in the sense of "they dun goofed", but...
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05-04-2017, 06:36 PM
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#205
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#1 Goaltender
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Don Cherry rippign on Bonino pretty hard. Called him a ####ty hockey player
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05-04-2017, 06:40 PM
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#206
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
I think the Caps big mistake was in 2003 - Ovechkin over Malkin. Malkin - and they have one or more Cups already... I think it all stems from that. I shouldn't say "mistake" in the sense of "they dun goofed", but...
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Backstrom has been a fantastic first line center and I suppose he and Malkin could have emulated the success the Penguins have had with two elite centers. I'm not sure if you can blame it on Ovechkin though. He's scored at a really good clip in the playoffs and it's really the team around him that's failed to rise to the occasion most years. If Holtby matches his career average playoff numbers it's probably the Capitals leading this series 3-1. He's the reason they are losing this series IMO.
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05-04-2017, 06:50 PM
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#207
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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Crosby's been on the delivery end of more than a few cheap shots over the years too. It's karma
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05-04-2017, 07:10 PM
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#208
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by ricosuave
Crosby's been on the delivery end of more than a few cheap shots over the years too. It's karma
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Uh, absolutely not. He didn't deserve that, no matter what story you want to make up.
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05-04-2017, 07:49 PM
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#209
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by timbit
Uh, absolutely not. He didn't deserve that, no matter what story you want to make up.
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He litterally chopped off a guys finger...
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05-04-2017, 07:53 PM
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#210
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Originally Posted by dino7c
He litterally chopped off a guys finger...
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Nobody "deserves" potentially life threatening brain injuries.
If that really needs to be pointed out to anyone, I'd be incredibly disappointed.
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05-04-2017, 11:29 PM
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#211
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dino7c
He litterally chopped off a guys finger...
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Yet that's a play that happens 30-50 times a game, it just sucks that that one time resulted in that.
Hell look at Jonny, he broke his hand from the say type of play.. it happens.
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05-04-2017, 11:31 PM
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#212
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary Alberta
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Originally Posted by Realtor 1
Lance Bouma has 5 seconds to plan a guy he is going to hit and misses half the time. You have to stop watching the replay in slow motion. It really isnt even a hit, its a player who changes direction both from right to left and from up to down. It isnt as much of a hit as it is Crosby running into him. Niskanen had zero interest in Crosby on the play. He was sticking to his man who peels off behind the net which is the signal for Niskanen to stop. If you insist on watching in slow motion it is clear that Crosby runs into Niskanen more than Niskanen going for Crosby.
I hate seeing star players go down but some fans need to understand that with less than half a second to think, you too would stick your hands up to avoid contact at someone sliding towards you.
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I disagree, he was planning to crosscheck him no matter what happened. He is a dirty player always has been and always had issues with Crosby.
You don't toe drag out of position like that with your stick up unless you are expecting to rock someone.
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05-05-2017, 01:24 AM
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#213
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Haparanda
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Ye he was about to crosscheck his ass out of the grease that happens many times in a game. Its just a freak accident that Crosby fell into him.
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05-05-2017, 04:54 AM
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#214
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Haifa, Israel
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
I think the Caps big mistake was in 2003 - Ovechkin over Malkin. Malkin - and they have one or more Cups already... I think it all stems from that. I shouldn't say "mistake" in the sense of "they dun goofed", but...
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I hear your point, but if Caps draft Malkin and Pens draft Ovechkin, I still don't see how Caps would get past Pens. In fact, with all the pressure and leadership on Crosby, Ovechkin would focus on playing his game and would be even more lethal.
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05-05-2017, 04:55 AM
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#215
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by dino7c
He litterally chopped off a guys finger...
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Might be just me but crushing the tip of a pinky finger with a slash is somewhat different than chopping a finger off. It was bad luck and a perfect shot to the end of the smallest finger, it took stitches to repair not a bone splint.
Don't get me wrong I hate these 100+ slashes per game every night and they should be stopped as per the rules but I would bet my house Crosby has taken 10x those type slashes than he's dished out.
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05-05-2017, 06:53 AM
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#216
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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Quote:
Originally Posted by timbit
Uh, absolutely not. He didn't deserve that, no matter what story you want to make up.
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Please point out where I said he deserved it....
FYI
kar·ma
ˈkärmə/
noun
(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
informal destiny or fate, following as effect from cause.
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05-05-2017, 09:18 AM
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#217
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Backstrom has been a fantastic first line center and I suppose he and Malkin could have emulated the success the Penguins have had with two elite centers. I'm not sure if you can blame it on Ovechkin though. He's scored at a really good clip in the playoffs and it's really the team around him that's failed to rise to the occasion most years. If Holtby matches his career average playoff numbers it's probably the Capitals leading this series 3-1. He's the reason they are losing this series IMO.
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Malkin makes other players better; I don't think Ovechkin does that. I am not saying Ovechkin is bad or blaming him for their lack of success. All I am saying is that the Caps would have done better with a franchise superstar C instead of a franchise superstar LW...
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05-05-2017, 11:50 AM
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#218
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#1 Goaltender
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Mark Masters @markhmasters
Crosby absolved Ovechkin for his role in his injury: "The slash, he's trying to prevent a goal, that's a pretty common play for the most part".
As for Niskanen crosscheck, Crosby: "It's hard to say. I'm not going to sit here & guess, but it's not one that happens often."
Crosby said knee was never an issue.
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05-05-2017, 12:49 PM
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#219
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Haifa, Israel
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
Malkin makes other players better; I don't think Ovechkin does that.
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Chris "30 goals scorer" Clarke disagrees.
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