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NHL January 2017 |OT| May 2016's reign of terror end with the Wild's sacrificial loss
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SmackCrackleNPop
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Absolutely. Top 2 team in Vancouver.
Dastardly Jerks
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I bet my Bennings on it.
One of the few bright spots this year has been the weakening of the West and, hopefully, the further eroding of the Central in particular.
Wow that's great.
Dastardly Jerks
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let's bubble into the playoffs boys!
look I'll be honest with you, I've been waiting for this moment since I even started watching hockey.
Dastardly Jerks
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game recognises game
35. Aho
CreeperBlocks
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Avs Claim Long Beach Native Matt Nieto
Dastardly Jerks
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Siri, is Long Beach in Denver?
Dubbedinenglish
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Stats recognizes stats
Unhandled Exception
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Yeah great
Long Beach Native Matt Nieto will save the Avs from themselves
Lone_Prodigy
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How good would Ehlers look on Horvat's wing right about now?
Also the Canucks haven't missed Gudbranson.
Also the Canucks haven't missed Gudbranson.
Why do you do this
Two of Dopey's favourites pictured here
Kadri and JVR? I really can't tell
bonesmccoy
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Why did Ehlers (and Nylander) drop that low again?
Dal Colle, Fleury and Virtanen don't seem close.
Two of Dopey's favourites pictured here
Marner and ?
Projections had Dal Colle going at #5 all along, I think. Fleury snuck up a couple spots because Carolina wanted a dman, IIRC. And Virtanen was picked because of ownership, or so the story goes. Ehlers and Nylander probably dropped because they're European and soff but I think the consensus here at the time of the draft was that they have higher ceilings and will be great picks.
FUBAR McDangles
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Two of Dopey's favourites pictured here
Bunch of Team USA WJC here.
I know for sure the lower middle kid in grey is Bracco. Not sure about the rest.
They are running away with the Atlantic division. They'll likely win it if they can play .500 or better the rest of the way. Galchenyuk is back in like 2 weeks. They'll make the playoffs.
Simon Belmont
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I see parch waited until half way through the season to come back. Smart.
I'm just giving you the business. Don't go away again!
Dastardly Jerks
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I expected this to be the first thing that everybody thought of and I'm disappointed that the similarity even needs to be pointed out.
CreeperBlocks
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With the Trade Deadline looming in about a month, what does everyone's team need going forward
I think Montreal needs to Solidify their Bottom Defence and maybe add a Foward for a Playoff run.
I think Montreal needs to Solidify their Bottom Defence and maybe add a Foward for a Playoff run.
The Blues need a scoring center. No clue how they'd get one though.
Detroit:
Figure out what to do with goaltending. Hold on to Howard and Mrazek? Deal Howard (nobody will take Mrazek this season)?
Ship out Vanek I guess for some team looking for a rental. I mean the only players that aren't going anywhere no matter what are Mantha, Larkin, Zetterberg, Kronwall, Nielsen. I don't know what the plan is with Tatar and Nyquist.
CreeperBlocks
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I'll gladly take Tatar or Nyquist for Montreal
Get a load of this creep.
Reckheim
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Leafs:
Flip Polak for a second. Hopefully deal JVR for something valuable but I think a lot of teams see past the fancy stats that loaf has.
Oilers could use another defenceman, but they're not going to trade another top forward for a mediocre d-man. Maybe Eberle? I don't think he would bring much of a defenceman.
Anybody hoping for a top tier d-man better expect to grossly overpay. They're still the most sought after players in the league.
Anybody hoping for a top tier d-man better expect to grossly overpay. They're still the most sought after players in the league.
ElephantShell
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Trade JVR for a decent package including a high pick and a D prospect (think Kessel-like except instead of Kapanen, a 19-20 year old not-quite-NHL-ready D man).
That's kind of all I see happening. Don't think anybody wants Polak or Hunwick but if they'll take them then do it.
Cody Ceci is your man.
CreeperBlocks
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Emelin could be their man too
megachao24
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Stars could use some actual D-men, not a bunch of forwards disguised as D-men. Also, an actual goaltender.
Unhandled Exception
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You'll have to wake the vets first
I'm just glad I'm not the only one :lol
Sports radio is making a big deal out of the Blue Jackets win streak. I suppose so, but it does come with a faux asterisk. Win or loss streaks are not the same as they used to be because of ties. Overtime and shootouts have eliminated ties. 100% of games now have a decision, meaning a large win or loss streak is much more possible now than when ties existed.
Colombus is playing great but don't freak out about the win streak and give them the Cup. Good chance they're peaking too early.
Colombus is playing great but don't freak out about the win streak and give them the Cup. Good chance they're peaking too early.
Nothing like getting traded to a playoff team to be that wake up call.
Terrordactyl
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lol dastardly made it into the Dan Nainan twitter moment
This is some bullshit excuse not to give a team their due respects.
It's like that thread on GAF saying Gretzky isn't as great as people make him out to be because he played in an "easier" era compared to today.
It's a big story considering it's the middle of the season and due to their unanimous low consideration to start. It doesn't need a faux asterik or any other kind of asterik. Sports of all kinds change and evolve over time, it just takes some critical thinking to judge one against the other. Pittsburgh's streak also came without a salary cap which could have affected the makeup of the team. Who knows.
As for whether they're peaking early, well aside from trending upward for the entire season it's true that this all changes once the playoffs come. Which, barring a spectacular collapse, we'll see soon enough.
Best just to appreciate it for what it is, a historic win streak that could become even more historic. That's pretty cool.
