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2014 NHL Playoffs |OT2| 'Yoff Harder
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Jack Remington
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How about that, Acrid?
TheKaeptain
Banned
I still think the series is going 7.
SmackCrackleNPop
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wsoxfan1214
Banned
No it isn't. We'll be lucky if we push it to 6.
Pickles the Firecat
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Hope Clyde and Wonky had great times at the game tonight, crowd seemed into it.
If Pearson-Carter-Toffoli can keep this up, the team is in real good shape. REAL good shape. Never would have expected this kind of production out of them. Kopi can play Toews to a slight loss and the Kings still look alright if they come through. Muzzin and fucking KING have looked good, of all people, the last few games. Overall the team is just clicking.
Edit--Mitchell looked good, too. Consistently good decisions. Got his stick on the puck on several opportunities for the Hawks. Looked like he belonged out there.
If Pearson-Carter-Toffoli can keep this up, the team is in real good shape. REAL good shape. Never would have expected this kind of production out of them. Kopi can play Toews to a slight loss and the Kings still look alright if they come through. Muzzin and fucking KING have looked good, of all people, the last few games. Overall the team is just clicking.
Edit--Mitchell looked good, too. Consistently good decisions. Got his stick on the puck on several opportunities for the Hawks. Looked like he belonged out there.
Rangers D (especially with King Henrik on his game) are on fire right now for sure, but there's just something about the agressiveness from the west. The Rangers are playing a collapse, where LA loves to pass back to the points. I'd be rooting for Chicago too if I were a Rangers fan.
Big game, must win for the Habs tomorrow!
They've trailed in series before. It's not over yet. That said, a lot of things need to change if they want to have a chance in this one.
Calamari41
41 > 38
I really don't see it going the distance unless Chicago gets their act together big time
IF the Kings make it to the SCF did they have one of the toughest playoff draws ever? Chicago and SJ are both 55% FF teams and ANH #1 in the west (and 1 back of President's Trophy) despite playing in the toughest division.
Really shut me up because I thought they managed to avoid a lot of good teams in 2012.
Really shut me up because I thought they managed to avoid a lot of good teams in 2012.
Pickles the Firecat
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Avoided good teams? 2012 they were the 8 seed...I'm not sure how they could have it any tougher than that. Played 1 - 2 - 3 straight through, then New Jersey.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Canucks, Coyotes, Blues, and Devils weren't exactly difficult matchups. You avoided Chicago too. As far as roads to the Cup go, it was a lighter one despite the seeding.
Pickles the Firecat
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Avoided Chicago because they lost to Phoenix in 5 or 6. And the Hawks were the only other team capable of winning the Cup in the conference. Yeah, they dodged the top tier Eastern Conference talent...but I'm not sure who else they could have played in the West to make that trip harder.
I do think the general quality of teams is higher this year. I also think it's way too early to evaluate a Kings Cup run. But given the teams available to face in 2012, they played the best in the West straight through. You can argue Chicago, I guess, but they lost to a team the Kings ultimately beat.
Unhandled Exception
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I think I said this about the Leafs recently but fuck it, it's a league wide thing now. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
Blame NostraTabris
Unhandled Exception
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nostradumbass
polyh3dron
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I was the one who goaded him into making that bold prediction too lol
Calamari41
41 > 38
Someone needs to goad him into making a racial or homophobic slur or something. He must be taken down before he gets a chance to predict the results of the Finals.
This is a phenomenal pun
WonkyPanda
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Tabris hath spoken. Sorry, Hawks.
Unhandled Exception
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I'm sure I stole it from somewhere
Is New York considered part of New England?
wsoxfan1214
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Yeah, they have trailed before, Marv, but this team just has a shitty feel to it. They're either complacent, tired or hurt or some mix, but this team doesn't have the feel of a championship team right now.
They're too out of sorts and the defense is bad right now. Sharpie is fighting it and Q keeps making dumbass decisions. The discipline isn't there and the PP is garbage as usual. The older players in Rosi and Zeus have slowed down badly this year and Bollig is as much of a useless shithead as usual. Kaner has been neutralized well by the Kings too so far. Oduya is a dumbass too.
Rosi and Zeus need to go or being LTIR'd in the off season and a defenseman from Rockford and Teuvo need to be pulled up next year. A shot of youth would help a bunch. Bollig can go get hit by a fucking bus.
If Saad and Smith keep developing as well as they have, Morin gets ice time and develops and Teuvo does the same, this team will be even more dangerous next year.
But something just isn't feeling championship caliber about this team right now. A mix of things, really, but I'd love to be proven wrong. I just don't think this team cares enough this year to beat a team as good as the Kings.
Like you said, if a lot of things change, sure. But those things likely won't all happen until it's too late.
They're too out of sorts and the defense is bad right now. Sharpie is fighting it and Q keeps making dumbass decisions. The discipline isn't there and the PP is garbage as usual. The older players in Rosi and Zeus have slowed down badly this year and Bollig is as much of a useless shithead as usual. Kaner has been neutralized well by the Kings too so far. Oduya is a dumbass too.
Rosi and Zeus need to go or being LTIR'd in the off season and a defenseman from Rockford and Teuvo need to be pulled up next year. A shot of youth would help a bunch. Bollig can go get hit by a fucking bus.
If Saad and Smith keep developing as well as they have, Morin gets ice time and develops and Teuvo does the same, this team will be even more dangerous next year.
But something just isn't feeling championship caliber about this team right now. A mix of things, really, but I'd love to be proven wrong. I just don't think this team cares enough this year to beat a team as good as the Kings.
Like you said, if a lot of things change, sure. But those things likely won't all happen until it's too late.
My problem is mainly that they played teams that could not match their skill like Blues and Coyotes. I think SJ or Chicago would have been more of a challenge than either of those teams.
And LA avoided Chicago because Crawford had the worst playoff series of his career. Phoenix had no business being in that one with how badly they were outplayed.
It's kinda like in 2010 when the Habs took out the Caps and Pens with unsustainable goaltending, there's no way they were better than either of those teams but they won anyway and Flyers got to avoid them.
But moot point, Kings have shown haters like me this year with the quality of teams they've played so far
TimHortons
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Feeling good about tonights game. We be coming back to Montreal all tied up and back on track!
Killing_Joke
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Rangers need to dominate early. They were on a 1st period goal streak for 5 games till game 3. Day is going to drag. -.-
TheKaeptain
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He already said Hawks are winning the cup again and that Kings would lose to NY or the Habs if they somehow beat Hawks.
I thought they scored in the first period of game 3 though, didn't they?
Also I think playing better in the second and/or third periods is more important, as it's something they seem to have a tough time doing
Calamari41
41 > 38
'Grats on your new cup, Kaeptain.
TheKaeptain
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Regehr was skating today? Is this true? Good to hear. I know he probably won't be back soon but nice to know it isn't something serious.
Killing_Joke
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Brain fart i thought the goal was in the 2nd. And sure i wish they would play better in the 3rd but an early goal always helps my heart from bursting.
Coldnoodle
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fucking bandwagoners too, why aren't they posting in this thread throughout the season?!
Fucking Deniro.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Damn right.
MeBecomingI
Member
Come on, Habs. Make my weekend at least a little better.