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Longhorn_Fan68

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  1. this sorta plays into why I haven't been buying the Carolina hype. they're not nearly as deep as the rest of the field and their "boring" brand of hockey seems to peter out long about this round, when the chaff has been separated and the real contenders have emerged. them seemingly not matching FLA's intensity isn't a great harbinger for them. it's only one game, but debuting a rookie d-man in the conference finals doesn't seem ideal.
  2. I'll be veep to start. We'll be a good 16-year duo
  3. and 75% of those people think it pertains to other people when they learn what it is
  4. good, get his exceptionally stupid ass out of Washington
  5. That was his playoff debut, no? Seems like a suspect time to try to get a new player up to speed
  6. Yikes, I might have given Carolina too much credit saying they'll lose in 7. Not a great start for them
  7. for the record, I was in no way trying to pump that guy up. let's just leave it at I didn't miss him, but happy to see he's ok
  8. Lol, glass banger is out of jail
  9. if I were security I would treat it like a planted bomb.
  10. badass, have a great time. get there early and soak it all in yup. nothing like it. and Dallas does it well. lots of rabid but knowledgeable folks.
  11. I mean, the answer isn't hard to find https://moneypuck.com/about.htm
  12. from moneypuck. check out the minutes for top players like McD and Drai compared to Moose. goalies
  13. doubt it, but they would probably not hesitate to swap in game if he's not playing well
  14. I can't believe there's no hockey tonight. I has a sad
  15. yeah, it was in the vegas series. been nearly two weeks since he last played and not expected to come back for at least another 10 days. Ekholm could return as soon as the 25th
  16. Here's why I think we beat the Oilers in 6 - I think we're top to bottom the better team. Don't believe me, let's math it out. Here's a little comparison I put together. First, a glossary and explainer: The skaters shown are the 25 top-performing players thus far for each team. All of the rankings below were first sorted by overall league rankings, then as compared to each other. For example, Zach Hyman was the #64 overall player in the preseason, when as compared to the other 49 contestants, made him the #8 player here. This gives a better basis for comparison category to category. Pre-Season: player ranking according to Yahoo! Fantasy Sports (avg stats/game) 2025 Final: Final player ranking at the end of the regular season as per Yahoo! Fantasy Sports (avg stats/game) Impact Rank: personal cocktail of stats where I give certain stats more weight than others. For instance, a short-handed goal is worth more than a regular goal. 2025 Playoffs: ranking among players in the playoffs Player Strength: In reverse order above - ((2025 Playoffx4)+(Impact Rankx3)+(2025 Finalx2)+(Pre-Seasonx1))/10 I gave the 2025 playoffs the most weight because how someone is playing right now to me says the most about what you can expect going forward. The second most important is what their expected performance will be be in any given game, which is what Impact Rank attempts to account for. The last two were important factors to help account for potential unrealized. Robo is a good example. Strong pre-season expectations/potential, decent regular season, playoff performance lacking. His current Player Strength sits around players like Henrique and Frederic - both players he is on paper better than. If he can outperform those two, then we're gonna be in good shape. Anyway, feel free to poke holes in it - I had fun making it. i like our chances, especially given home ice. EDM is starting somewhat hurt. They're without their top pair d-man in Ekholm and also without their normal backup in Pickard. Additionally the players they can swap in are better than what is our likely opening night bench. They have Arvidsson, Jeff Skinner and Ekholm. We have Back and Bourque and my guess is Lyubushkin slots out. He hasn't been as bad some claim. According the below, he's been better than Bichsel and Petro. Anywho. Go Stars!!!!!!!!!
  17. the biggest upgrade in my eyes is that we have gotten healthier and seemingly stronger as the playoffs have progressed, which is the exact opposite of the last two seasons. by the time we hit the wcf, we were out of gas. EDM is plenty rested too, so it'll be a good matchup of talent this time. exactly. we're deeper, younger, and all of our top talent is available. I expect those on the Stars who have been quiet so far to make more noise this round.
  18. I almost forgot about this crotch demon. they've certainly kept him out of the limelight this go-round
  19. well, the west is the demonstrably better league and the Stars have had to go through two cup favorites already. I'd be sorta surprised if there are any blowouts left. Maybe Skinner has an off day and let's three in a row in or something, but I expect both series to be tight and the games close. I wouldn't be surprised if multiple games go to OT
  20. Not really sure the reasoning, but kinda crazy the east gets started tomorrow after just finishing yesterday. extra rest for the oil and stars. who you got for the finals? Stars in 6 Panthers in 7
  21. no fucking shit. why is he back? both from an admin standpoint but also from an individual one? what a great week that was! calgon, take me away!
  22. Compelling matchup tonight. Will FLA continue their cup defense and get the home crowd to boo their team again or will there be a canadian team in both conference finals for the first time since 1994? Part of me wants to see the home crowd have to eat crow and mea culpa on the whole booing thing, but the other part of me says fuck the leafs, go cats!
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