Not that I'm bragging, but I was 7-1 in my picks here. Only the surprising Islanders tripped me up. What the hell is going on with them? They are playing way over their heads at the moment. And does anyone know what happened to Coach Capuano mid-game last night. He had to leave the bench for a while.Originally Posted by Brad to the Bone
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1. Not really playing over their heads. They had 100 pts in regular season and had winning records against both Florida and TB (though of course, limited sample size). AND The Isles play in a much more competitive division.
2. Capuano got hit in face by puck ricochet. After that event, team got flustered and gave up the two goals while he was away to make it 4-3. Thankfully, he was okay, came back to bench and Isles locked it down for last 3 minutes.
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Re: scheduling
Personally, I would prefer they go to #1 - 16; so there is the possibility of an Isles/Rangers final
or a Toronto/Montreal final (not that the Leafs will get there in my remaining lifetime). That being said, they should re-seed after every round rather than using what is essentially a bracket.
Re: Round 2 while Round 1 was on
Last happened in '83 I think when the Western Conf finals started while the East division round still going on.
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Man, everything I have seen this year from Phillip Forsberg tells me he's the most underrated player in the league.
For some reason I thought the Draft Lottery was to be held last night. I kept wondering why I couldn't find any info on it. Turns out it's on Saturday. Go Oilers! Keep stockpiling those first overall picks and doing nothing with them!
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Round 2 picks:
Tampa in 6 (maybe 7 given the Isles are already up one)
Washington in 7 (no love for either team but Holtby has the edge over Murray at this point)
San Jose in 6 (by Thornton's Beard, could this be the Shark's year?)
St. Louis in 7 (two very dangerous teams, but I think the Blues have a little more balance overall)
Think of a book as a vase, and a movie as the stained-glass window that the filmmaker has made out of the pieces after he’s smashed it with a hammer.
-- Russell Banks (paraphrased)
Agreed. Florida had 47 wins and 35 losses in the regular season, Tampa 46 wins and 36 losses, and the Islanders 45 wins and 37 losses. Can hardly be considered an upset for the Islanders to beat either of those teams.
Understood. I'm a big believer in goaltending being a major differentiator in the playoffs. Everything else being equal, I will take a Luongo over a Greisse every time.
Think of a book as a vase, and a movie as the stained-glass window that the filmmaker has made out of the pieces after he’s smashed it with a hammer.
-- Russell Banks (paraphrased)
Every stellar goalie was a playoff rookie once. In Brodeur's first full season with Devils 93-94 (not counting his cup o coffee for 4 games two years prior), he almost single handedly got the Devils to the Cup. If it wasn't for the pact The Missing Link Messier made with Satan to get the Blueshirts over the hump....
Not that Greiss is Marty's class, but he is also not an NHL noob. And using your Luongo comparison, given Robert's recent playoff non-success, it should have at least been a 'push'.
Just a fanatic's perspective though!no worries. From my angle, this season is already a success!
In breaking local news, the owner of the Senators (Eugene Melnyk) has won a bid to develop a large tract of land just west of the downtown core. The development will feature a new NHL sized rink along with the usual other stuff - condos, retail, greenspace, etc. The fact the rink is so far out of town has been a major issue (apparently) since it opened in 1992. I think the rink is slated to open in 2021 roughly. I hope the CTC can hold up until then.
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-...eglected-flats
Think of a book as a vase, and a movie as the stained-glass window that the filmmaker has made out of the pieces after he’s smashed it with a hammer.
-- Russell Banks (paraphrased)
Along with the Caps, the Isles were the only other series winner I got right. I'll stick with them both moving on along with StL & Nashville. Caps - Blues finals.
Caps-Pens just underway. The Great One predicts an unreal series.
https://www.nhl.com/news/wayne-gretz...?tid=280202750
I concur.
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From what I saw of the opening game (believe it or not I'd rather watch the NFL Draft) it looks like it's going to be a long, hard series... Whoever makes it through might leave everything they have in that series and could be ripe for the picking. Isles in the Finals?
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Before the season started, the Hockey News called Tom Wilson the dirtiest player in the NHL (using his cheap shot on Visnovsky in last year's playoffs as the prime example) and now that completely unnecessary knee-on-knee on Conor Sheary just goes to prove that point.
No confidence in NHL disciplinary action anyway, so I am sure it will just be a 15 minute timeout in the corner so he can learn from his mistake
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Caps' Tom Wilson fined $2,400 for knee hit to Pens' Conor Sheary
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF STUPID PEOPLE IN LARGE GROUPS!
Bruce Boudreau gets the axe in Anaheim. Couldn't win in the playoffs. Tough, tough conference the past few years.
Think of a book as a vase, and a movie as the stained-glass window that the filmmaker has made out of the pieces after he’s smashed it with a hammer.
-- Russell Banks (paraphrased)
Like I said, a 15 minute timeout
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Looking at the replay it's hard to tell if it was serious contact or just a Brady or Jeter move.
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I find these fines for NHL players amusing. $2,400 to him is like fining me the cost of a Starbucks coffee.
So the Leafs have won the #1 overall draft pick. Geez from the reaction here, you'd think we'd have won Lord Stanley's Cup itself. The way I see it, this is nothing more than the consolation prize for sucking more than any other team this season.
The rebuild continues.
Go Bolts.
I'm glad the team that did the worst gets the first pick (for the first time in what...6 years?)So the Leafs have won the #1 overall draft pick. Geez from the reaction here, you'd think we'd have won Lord Stanley's Cup itself. The way I see it, this is nothing more than the consolation prize for sucking more than any other team this season.
The rebuild continues.
Please don't ask questions, just use google.
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Given the overall lack of drama with this seemingly fairer method of conducting the lottery, maybe they won't bother to televise it next year.
Think of a book as a vase, and a movie as the stained-glass window that the filmmaker has made out of the pieces after he’s smashed it with a hammer.
-- Russell Banks (paraphrased)
My preference would be for all non-playoff teams to have an equal shot at the top-3 picks, with the restriction that a team can only have one top-3 pick in any 3-year period. Picks 4 through 14 could still be in reverse order of finish.
My preference would be to ax the lottery system altogether.
Please don't ask questions, just use google.
Never let good music get in the way of making a profit.
I'm only here to reglaze my bathtub.
It's there to dissuade teams from tanking.
Think of a book as a vase, and a movie as the stained-glass window that the filmmaker has made out of the pieces after he’s smashed it with a hammer.
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