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NHL Playoffs 2016 |OT| Clear Eyes, Full Salt, Will Lose
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Everybody give us your strength, Spirit Bomb style. We can prevent this from happening!
Someone didn't get the memo on Marvie's birthday.
Do you not check your emails? Why do you need to ruin Marvie's birthday like this?
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
I heard it on good authority that every time we said happy birthday Marvie that it just extends Joel Q's contract a month. He's gonna coach forever.
The joke is Joel Q who wishes to stop coaching when he's 105 or something but is kept alive to honor this NHLGAF clause.
Happy Birthday, Marvie.
Thought I'd look back and see what the standings were at Thanksgiving to see how true the conventional wisdom of needing to be in playoff position at Thanksgiving turned out this season.
These would be your playoff matchups with the Thankgsiving Day standings:
Red Wings @ Canadiens (Presidents' Trophy)
Bruins @ Senators
Islanders @ Rangers
Penguins @ Capitals
Wild @ Stars
Predators @ Blues
Blackhawks @ Kings
Canucks @ Sharks
Notable: the Philadelphia Flyers had the same number of points as the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Ducks and Panthers both had just one more than that.
These would be your playoff matchups with the Thankgsiving Day standings:
Red Wings @ Canadiens (Presidents' Trophy)
Bruins @ Senators
Islanders @ Rangers
Penguins @ Capitals
Wild @ Stars
Predators @ Blues
Blackhawks @ Kings
Canucks @ Sharks
Notable: the Philadelphia Flyers had the same number of points as the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Ducks and Panthers both had just one more than that.
The number is like 80% right? If so that almost nails it, 25% of these teams missed the playoffs.
It's in that ballpark, I believe, yeah. Really helped this year by the top 4 of the Metropolitan being relatively stable and the Central being so much better than the Pacific, really limiting the number of teams that could compete for the Western wild card.
Calamari41
41 > 38
It was mentioned in the OC Register or LA Times today that the Ducks were one point removed from dead last in the league on December 29th.
MSG is actually showing the Ducks-Rangers game from just before Xmas that was the turning point of the season for both teams right now, and they mentioned the same thing. They also pointed out that they were simultaneously 5 points away from home ice advantage in the playoffs.
Livingskeletons
If I pulled that off, would you die?
What Ducks have done this season has been amazing. I'd knew they'd be back, but snatching the Division at the last second is pretty crazy.
A testament to Boudreau's coaching. I remember reading a quote from him a while back that was something like "I knew we couldn't score for whatever reasons so we had to limit our goals against as much as we could until the guys could get their confidence and scoring touch back" and explains why they finished with the fewest goals allowed over the season. I want the Ducks to win just for him, dude deserves a cup at this point.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
I hope they can win this for you.
Calamari41
41 > 38
Seriously. The team has let him down the last couple of years, playing like champions and then coming out like limp dicks in the clutch.
Fata1moose
Banned
That last one :lol
It really was pretty much the exact same, MacKinnon even suffered an injury to end his season again.
Finally, someone thing thinking about what I want. Thank you, quack, quack.
Livingskeletons
If I pulled that off, would you die?
Quenneville even tried to help you out by benchong Teuvo and Vermette and you still blew it.
ZeroGravity
Member
Are you actively trying to become the new Tabris?
Bickell sent back to Rockford today. Good.
He hasnt posted pics of his bedsheets yet.
User 479360
Banned
Dallas over Minnesota
St. Louis over Chicago (I may regret this pick. I'm teetering.)
Anaheim over Nashville
LA over San Jose (although I'd prefer the Sharks)
Florida over NYI
Detroit over Tampa
Washington over Philly
Pittsburgh over NYR
St. Louis over Chicago (I may regret this pick. I'm teetering.)
Anaheim over Nashville
LA over San Jose (although I'd prefer the Sharks)
Florida over NYI
Detroit over Tampa
Washington over Philly
Pittsburgh over NYR
Well, it cheers me up to type it, because I'm sick from all the anxiety otherwise.
And no, I won't be depraved like Tabris. I have standards to uphold.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Uhh.. Sharks > Kings
Ducks in 5-...
YEAH REAL FUNNY GUYS
I can't bare watching the Panthers and the Islanders go against each other
the two Nice and Lovely Boys of the East should be in the ECF dammit.
Echoing the No Hawks and No Kings sentiments too. Suck a fuck, both of ya's. But not you Marvie, you're good and nice and cool.
Yeah but we had that fuckin' SICK Babby goal though. Also we had Dan whatsisface get pulled in favour of Emery. Fuck, he was shit.
ON MY SIGNAL - UNLEASH HELL!
caekey~ <3
But they are still... *adjusts glasses*...*looks at paper*... a buncha weebs. thank's.
Tears of joy ;')
I'm so goddamn stoked at what happened. I was ready for Matthews and for Ducks-age to make the Offseason thread. I had lost hope.
Ducks in 5-...
YEAH REAL FUNNY GUYS
I can't bare watching the Panthers and the Islanders go against each other
the two Nice and Lovely Boys of the East should be in the ECF dammit.Echoing the No Hawks and No Kings sentiments too. Suck a fuck, both of ya's. But not you Marvie, you're good and nice and cool.
Yeah but we had that fuckin' SICK Babby goal though. Also we had Dan whatsisface get pulled in favour of Emery. Fuck, he was shit.
The reinforcements are beginning to arrive!
ON MY SIGNAL - UNLEASH HELL!
caekey~ <3
But they are still... *adjusts glasses*...*looks at paper*... a buncha weebs. thank's.
Tears of joy ;')
I'm so goddamn stoked at what happened. I was ready for Matthews and for Ducks-age to make the Offseason thread. I had lost hope.
RunTheBrules
Member
Larkin - your time has come.
2015-16 top jersey sales by player:
Superior Mac is superior.
Meanwhile, Keith Yandle hit the Players' Tribune today:
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/keith-yandle-rangers-nhl-stanley-cup-playoff/
Superior Mac is superior.
Meanwhile, Keith Yandle hit the Players' Tribune today:
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/keith-yandle-rangers-nhl-stanley-cup-playoff/
2015-16 top jersey sales by player:
Superior Mac is superior.
Meanwhile, Keith Yandle hit the Players' Tribune today:
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/keith-yandle-rangers-nhl-stanley-cup-playoff/
2016-2017 top jersey sales by player:
1. Steve Stamkos (TOR)
2. Auston Matthews (TOR)
3. Patrik Laine (BOS)
I think you meant to say Cleary
Alligatorjandro
Banned
Let's go Drouin
Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, they're begging MAF to not play: http://triblive.com/sports/robrossi/10276310-74/xxx-marc-penguins
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
I've already started to twerk involuntarily in anticipation.
ZeroGravity
Member
Oh my god Cooper is actually going to play Condra and Blunden over these two.
BUT VETERAN PRESENCE!
Gee, that's sad.
It was only two years ago that a Pittsburgh scrub named Jayson Megna knocked Mason out of his last regular season game and the first three playoff games against the Rangers. Since Megna now plays for NY maybe they can call him up to take some runs at MAF's brittle head.
It was only two years ago that a Pittsburgh scrub named Jayson Megna knocked Mason out of his last regular season game and the first three playoff games against the Rangers. Since Megna now plays for NY maybe they can call him up to take some runs at MAF's brittle head.
savage
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
I forgot we had Dan Ellis. Damn that Hiller vertigo.
DAT Bobby Ryan goal was a beaut. Forget that we lost it in overtime right after.
http://youtu.be/2x2mrhqybY0
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Halak out for the series but Harmonic is trying to be ready for game 1.
On the Cat side, Trocheck is aiming for game 3.
On the Cat side, Trocheck is aiming for game 3.
McDonagh came out at the end of practice in a non-contact jersey again. This time skating with a lefty stick, two-handed, though. Some very light stickhandling. That's a pretty major step in the right direction in the last 24 hours. I'd be surprised to see him in Game 2, but it wouldn't be shocking to possibly see him at MSG some time next week.
Stuff teams would never admit, but...
Tampa has to be seriously bummed and unmotivated to go into the playoffs without Stamkos. Pittsburgh in a similar situation with Malkin, but they've got Sid and probably not as concerned as Tampa.
What are the odds that Ovechkin is tanking the first round so he can go play at the Worlds? Of course he'd never admit that, but I wouldn't bet against a Philly upset.
St. Louis gaining the rep of being first round fodder has to be on the back of their minds. Matching up against the Blackhawks isn't going to make that mindset disappear.
San Jose is having similar thoughts. Their playoff performance has been underwhelming and facing the Kings isn't going to help.
Doubt can be your biggest enemy.
Tampa has to be seriously bummed and unmotivated to go into the playoffs without Stamkos. Pittsburgh in a similar situation with Malkin, but they've got Sid and probably not as concerned as Tampa.
What are the odds that Ovechkin is tanking the first round so he can go play at the Worlds? Of course he'd never admit that, but I wouldn't bet against a Philly upset.
St. Louis gaining the rep of being first round fodder has to be on the back of their minds. Matching up against the Blackhawks isn't going to make that mindset disappear.
San Jose is having similar thoughts. Their playoff performance has been underwhelming and facing the Kings isn't going to help.
Doubt can be your biggest enemy.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Ovechkin wants a Cup. He's not going to torpedo his best chance at it for a rather meaningless world championship.
This.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
Looks more and more likely that Parise might be done for the year.
Some spine/back issues started in January, went away, and flared up the last week of the season.
Looks like it'll be even easier for the Stars now.
Some spine/back issues started in January, went away, and flared up the last week of the season.
Looks like it'll be even easier for the Stars now.
We shouldn't lump all of Ovechkin's playoff years together because of how weak the Southeast was. Those teams' records were probably way inflated.
This year tho only 1 team in the Metropolitan was below .500 and they steamrolled their way to the President's Trophy. It's a different caliber of team compared to those old ones.
This year tho only 1 team in the Metropolitan was below .500 and they steamrolled their way to the President's Trophy. It's a different caliber of team compared to those old ones.