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    oh.. I forgot to explain the playoffs to Esther..

    Esther, the playoffs is a tournament that takes place AFTER the regular season. It's 4 stages of 4 out of 7 matches against the same opponent. First team to 4 wins moves on in a left/right pyramid bracket configuration until only 2 teams are left . They play for a trophy called the STANLEY CUP (oooooh.....aaaaah.....). It involves the better teams in the NHL so you don't have to worry yourself too much about it, but I thought you might want a rudimentary understanding of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yves View Post
    oh.. I forgot to explain the playoffs to Esther..

    Esther, the playoffs is a tournament that takes place AFTER the regular season. It's 4 stages of 4 out of 7 matches against the same opponent. First team to 4 wins moves on in a left/right pyramid bracket configuration until only 2 teams are left . They play for a trophy called the STANLEY CUP (oooooh.....aaaaah.....). It involves the better teams in the NHL so you don't have to worry yourself too much about it, but I thought you might want a rudimentary understanding of it.

    First true cheap shot of the year! Nice job Yves!
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    I'm the Brad Marchand of the NHL thread!
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    poor Esther
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    WHAT?! There's games played after the regular season? Pfffffffft. That's when baseball starts.

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    OK, seriously Yves, that was one of the funniest things I've read in a long time. I actually laughed out loud and when I shared it with my husband, he did too. I have to give credit when it's due. Well played sir.

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    If only Lino were still here....

    The thing is, I want the Leafs to do well. My mom deserves to see a winning team. She's not getting any younger!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yves View Post
    If only Lino were still here....

    The thing is, I want the Leafs to do well. My mom deserves to see a winning team. She's not getting any younger!
    The last time the Leafs won the cup, I was in diapers.

    The last time the Leafs made the playoffs (for real, not a silly half season) I didn't have any gray hair. (but at least I was out of diapers! )

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    So last time they won the Cup you were in diapers and the next time they make it to the Cup you'll be in diapers again!
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    ....and so it begins.... lol

    I was up in Toronto in August to conduct bank compliance training; and at dinner, of course, hockey was spoken about.
    My point of contact is a Leafs fan; but his wife is a Habs fan, so at dinner, she mentions that the "Isles will be staring the Habs' back all year in the conference race".
    To which I replied..."that’s because the Habs will be face down on the ice as we climb over them".

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    ...and you had delusional sense of expectation!
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    OK, maybe I was overly dramatic in my last hand-wringing post regarding the Sens. They upped the ante a bit and have signed Bobby Ryan, their most skilled forward, for 7 years at $7+M/year. Still, they did not look very good against the Jets earlier this week, although they were missing a lot of their best players. Same old issues on the back end - Cowen and Weircoch were coughing the puck up repeatedly.
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    I wouldn't put any stock in pre-season results. The Habs were in a scoreless tie yesterday in Chicago, being out shot 17-4 at one point, and this morning I find out they won 3-1! WTF?!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yves View Post
    So last time they won the Cup you were in diapers and the next time they make it to the Cup you'll be in diapers again!
    Oh, you're on a roll aren't you? 6 more sleeps and we shall see...


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    Quote Originally Posted by MudShark22 View Post

    I was up in Toronto in August to conduct bank compliance training; and at dinner, of course, hockey was spoken about.
    My point of contact is a Leafs fan; but his wife is a Habs fan,
    Wow, that's a serious character flaw that your client's wife has. He must really, really love her to put up with it.

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    Speaking of Montreal...I'd like to take a moment once again (as I do every year since 2009) to thank them from the bottom of my hockey heart for handing us Ryan McDonagh. Ole!! Ole!! Ole!!

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    Five more sleeps!

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    Haha! LOVE that!
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    I'm glad you like it, because I have one for you too!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn View Post
    I'm glad you like it, because I have one for you too!

    Flyers.jpg

    P.S. There's also this...what the hell, man? http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...071546389.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn View Post
    I'm glad you like it, because I have one for you too!

    Flyers.jpg
    HEY!

    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn View Post
    P.S. There's also this...what the hell, man? http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...071546389.html
    Yeah, that has every female hockey fan I know pissed off.

    Honestly, I just don't think it's that big of a deal, but maybe I'm just a caveman.
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    Esther, we always throw you guys that first game...

    We know the Leafs will come flying out of the gates in October, it's in February that they'll start sucking ass!

    Klonk, that was under the old regime. It may be the reason why it's the old regime!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn View Post
    Five more sleeps!

    Montreal.jpg
    WTF? I thought we got rid of Gomez???
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    The Habs and Sens played a preseaon game with a bit of a playoff feel to it yesterday. Paul "I Am The Walrus" Maclean sent Neil and some other goon to fight Subban and Pacioretty. He is easily the most classless coach in the NHL and I hope he realizes that when you send your goons after another team's elite players all you're doing is placing a target on the back of your own star player.

    Habs ended up taking too many penalties in the game because it was obvious to me that the Sens couldn't skate with us in a 5-on-5 situation.

    One more pre-season game then we drop the puck for real!!
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