GalacticSushiman
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NHL PlayOffs |OT| Keep your hopes up, and your salt on the ice
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Foreign Jackass
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Yeah. We'll be called salty by everyone but I'm out after this series, really. This sport needs some fixin'. I've been following it for 20 years and I've never seen such inconstant refferring. It's a drag.
T.M. MacReady
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Worst period they've played yet. Goddammit
The life of a Sharks fan...
AppleSmack
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So many hab fans bitter for losing to a better team ;p
Reffings been shit since the 'new' NHL as far as i know.
equippedwithtowel
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Ottawa has a lead going into the third...
This can't end well
This can't end well
Yeah this is weird, they have sucked in the 2nd period, which means a 3rd period collapse is coming up.
Buba Big Guns
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I fully expect this.
Ottawa was the better team this series.
Habs were incredibly unfortunate with injuries, ran into a hot goalie, didn't get the bounces, etc., all the excuses you want to make.
But in the end, Ottawa was the better team. Montreal made a huge leap this year and are certainly on the right track, but this series has proven that we have a LONG way to go before we are Cup contenders. Need to get tougher and cut the useless bulk from the team.
Habs were incredibly unfortunate with injuries, ran into a hot goalie, didn't get the bounces, etc., all the excuses you want to make.
But in the end, Ottawa was the better team. Montreal made a huge leap this year and are certainly on the right track, but this series has proven that we have a LONG way to go before we are Cup contenders. Need to get tougher and cut the useless bulk from the team.
Budaj's not stopping a beach ball tonight, it would be 4-1 if literally any other player besides Phillips was on that break away in the first.
Hope the Habs close it out in a classy fashion, no Ryan White to start shit anyways.
I disagree, they're not that far off. Especially with all the kids getting another year under their belt. 2nd in the East this year and they're only going to get better.
Quit trying to reverse jinx you jerks.
3 more goals on Mr. Anderson? Where's that Off-Season thread at...
Hope Emelin can play like he used to when he returns. I have liked Boullion this year, but he hasn't been great in the series.
White is first, right?
Word
Buba Big Guns
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Lol you guys do not know the playoff history of this team.
I am floored by the amount of bounces that have gone our way this series, because it has literally been the opposite through the history of this team.
AppleSmack
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Heck next round is going to be brutal regardless whether the sens or habs win. Pens are no pushovers. I'm not sure we can actually beat them.
Aside from Budaj, team has played great without Gionta, Eller, Emelin, Price, a 50% Patches & Bourque, non-existant Ryder & Desharnais. Future is looking great.
It's karma for taking out the #1 & #2 teams as a 8th seed due to goal tending. At least it's out of the way now.
Watch all of them be on the team next season.
Our good coach has been making some pretty bad decisions, and hasn't adjusted his gameplan. To be fair, they have been outshooting Ottawa more often than not I think, but this hasn't been a great series for Therrien. He's earned another year though.
Here are the guys I want to keep around, in order of importance.
Forwards:
1. Lars Eller
2. Alex Galchenyuk
3. Brendan Gallagher
4. Brandon Prust
5. Rene Bourque
6. Max Pacioretty (on thin ice after this dreadful season)
7. Gabriel Dumont
D-men:
1. Subban
2. Emelin
3. Diaz
4. Tinordi
Goalies:
1. Price
2. Tokarski
The rest can be GTFO/retire/get cut/sent to minors/traded/bought out for all I care.
Do read posts in this thread??
My goodness yes. I want to take her out to a nice dinner and treat her like a lady.... and talk hockey.
Ottawa has been grinding out goals all series though. We'll see how much Ottawa sits back, but I bet they take more than 4 shots.
The 2 silver linings I take out of this season are:
1. We have 2 stud rookies who didn't flinch making the transition from the minors to pro, or from regular season to playoffs. They will be our franchise for the next decade.
2. Said rooks got some great playoff experience.
Army has actually been good in the playoffs. I wouldn't be upset if he another one year deal. Diaz is a keeper.
Ryder 100% won't be. He's UFA and he has played himself out of a contract in the past 20 games. DD 100% will be, because he has a terrible contract and we're stuck with him. White is 50/50.
Foreign Jackass
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Diaz has been AHL-level dude.
He hasn't had a great playoff but before his injury he was our best D-man outside Subban and Emelin.
Reserved for Kaberle probably.
They do, but it has Mr. Kaberle's name on it.
Not after Kaberle...
No Armstrong please, actually get somebody who can hurt people with bodychecks.
#1 center, First line winger, #1 Norris level D-man #1 Vezina level Goalie. We'll be alright.
I wouldn't mind keep Armstrong on as the 13th forward. He's great in the room, and he doesn't take anything away from the game. He doesn't add anything to it, but he's a neutral player.
apocalidiot
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The amount of ballwashing the Pens have gotten this game makes me fucking sick. They're the number 1 seed playing the Isles for fucks sake.
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