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Skipper

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  1. That would be shocking. You have to live and die with the Vezina winner. If your goal is to win a cup, that's only going to happen if your best player figures out road woes in any event. We've got to get to him early tonight. Can't let him start getting comfortable.
  2. That's right but I think the hindsight is why we didn't sig Petro to an NHL contract last summer instead of getting locked in for Dumba for 2 years. Hard to second guess Nill with all his hits but that's another contract going to be PITA this summer. Plenty of time to worry about all of that once this run is over (hopefully towards the end of June!).
  3. Starting to sound like Miro is back and we are rolling 11/7
  4. I was thinking the same thing. Seems like it could work. I wonder if they would just slot him in certain shifts with Lindell and Harley replacing Lyabushkin/Ceci and let Bischel/Petro continue to take 3rd D minutes. I think part of the reason that third D pair have exceeded expectations is because they played so much together in the AHL, so not sure they break them up until Miro can handle a heavier work load (hopefully in the next round).
  5. Agreed, post-game whining about that goal was a little over the top for a 5-2 game. Obviously I'm biased but I watched replays last night when I got home from game and it didn't seem particularly close to me. I know some reporting that Marchment won't face any discipline for his official shin tap, I guess we'll know for sure today, but that was idiotic. He doesn't get calls because he's got an absolute shit reputation with the officials and this is just going to make it worse. He's been incredibly quiet for 5 games now (unless he's doing something stupid). Needs to just stop bitching, start playing better and help the team.
  6. Damn. Pretty obvious now he was never really close. I get we're still on the early end of the estimated 3-4 month recovery (it's been like 3 months and a week) but they also listed him "day-to-day" 3 weeks ago. I wonder if a setback after reported hard workouts last week or this was always the known timeline. I think his "hard" workout that made reporters think he was playing game 7 was on 5/1. Clearly not. Whatever it is, not good and at this point I wonder if we'll just see him in October. Shockingly, it isn't our defense that is hurting us the most in losses. Just like last year at times (Vegas and Edmonton in particular) we have too many games we can't put it in the back of the net.
  7. Our forward depth has got to show up. Not much last 2 games against Colorado and the combined stats of Benn/Duchene/Marchment/Seguin based on a quick tally is -7, 7 shots and 12 penalty minutes. That isn't going to cut it. Have to do a better job of staying out of the box generally. It's been a problem for like 2 months now.
  8. Jets getting top D back (Morrissey). Also runs their power play.
  9. Stars screwed those percentages for game 3 on road last year against Vegas. Now Vegas has to do the same. I finally turned game off and fell asleep after they didn't score on the 5 minute major. Saw where Stone was complaining about a missed tripping call and calling it a "dirty play". That's really fucking rich. Fuck that guy. I want this series to go deep if the Stars win, but from a Hockey Karma perspective, certainly wouldn't mind bitch ass Stone and that shit franchise getting swept.
  10. All of the other teams up 1-0 in their series have better book odds to win their series than Toronto does up 2-0. Granted, the others won a road game, but still!
  11. Seguin had a couple of goals I believe (including the game 3 OT winner). He's been solid on faceoffs. I think Seguin of that group has had a pretty good playoffs so far. Duchene had those 2 great assists on huge Wyatt PP goals but I'm definitely waiting for him to break out. He's clearly been frustrated and just off a bit (including on some passes last night it looked like he was trying to force). He's due for a big game. Benn is getting older and it is what it is. He had a bad game last night in particular although has also looked good in spurts (I think game 2 Avs in particular maybe). But to your point, yes, we need more out of these guys. Robo was just shaking rust off last night. Was glad to see he didn't seem to need reduced minutes. Hopefully no setbacks and he can get back to it.
  12. I thought that was pretty good shit actually. Points for creativity. If we have one of those games where at the AAC where Helle lets in a few softies and we are rolling, I wouldn't mind throwing that back at them.
  13. That's 1! Great win. Lot's to clean up. Too many turnovers leading to good looks. But gritty fucking win down the stretch after another Miko superman performance. Unreal by Miko. Great game by Otter. Lot's more to digest between now and Friday but great start to the series!
  14. I'm still plenty nervous. Jets were my pre-playoff cup pick based on regular season. Not just how much they outplayed us in the series but Tiffin had a couple of regular season articles breaking down their top power play, etc. that highlighted how impressive they were. But then of course, they get to the playoffs and completely lay an egg on the road and weren't really even competitive. Granted, that was a Blues team that didn't lose at home in their last 15 games or something but still. I think all together I favor stars slightly and I certainly felt the inverse before the Colorado series. I'm pretty sure I posted here I actually felt better about the Colorado series after losing game 1 as I saw enough there that we flipped the switch from last few weeks of regular season, but I still kind of expected Colorado to pull that series out right up until Miko scored to tie it up and then i knew we were winning. This is going to be a completely different series though. They don't have the star power but good all around team with suffocating defensive structure and elite goaltending (if he's on). They beat us last game playing conservative, shutting us down and then pouncing on mistakes. If Morrissey is out hopefully that is something we can exploit. Would be huge to get game 1 tonight. I'm leaning slightly towards the Stars but fully expect some swings this series. Our top line is going to need to continue to score but would be great if they got a bit more support starting tonight.
  15. As expected, Miro officially out and Robo officially a gametime decision. Per Jets coach, their entire lineup is "gametime decision" LOL. But all signs point to Scheifele in and Morrissey out for them. Miro not surprising but pretty damn clear he was never really that close in the Avs series. I was holding out a decent amount of hope we would be able to go game 6 (last Thurs) but 6 days later and still not ready. I guess we are probably now crossing fingers for game 3 Sunday but sounds like it will be whenever medical clears him. Who knows if they actually have a date in mind or it's largely based on post skate evaluations.
  16. Looks like they are likely getting Scheifele back per Jets morning skate reports. He's back with the top line. Morrissey not with a D pairing so he may be out and also Stanley (although he was playing low minutes and I saw chatter from Winnipeg fans they wanted him benched regardless after play last series).
  17. Vegas flat out got their ass kicked last night in the 2nd and 3rd period. I know they were missing Pietrangelo but was kind of surprised how much Oil's depth lines were able to control play. I just didn't get to watch too much of either team's first round series but my instinct for this series was the opposite. That Oil's elite top line had the advantage over the Vegas top line but lines 2-4 for Vegas + goaltending advantage would win games for them. But it's hard to take advantage of suspect goal tending when you can't get any shots on net (only 7 SOG last 2 periods of the game for Vegas). Only 1 game but an impressive road win for Edmonton.
  18. Obviously a big chunk of playoff hockey is playing in the grey area of making your presence felt/getting shots in without getting penalized or suspended. Florida seems to push it further than most teams. I mean did you see the last seconds of the game last night (once Toronto controlled puck and game was over) and Tkachuk trying to take a cheap shot on Toronto player? I thought that was bullshit and over the line but typical for that team. Don't get me wrong - it makes for some entertaining hockey from a neutral observer of the East (as those tactics inevitably lead to retaliation) but kind of makes me pull against them. Clearly no team is innocent in that respect (including the Stars as Benn will cross the line at times and even Roope uncharacteristically got that but shot in on MacKinnon last series (although retaliation from last years playoff breaking his wrist) but Bennet and Tkachuck, etc. seem to take it to a different level.
  19. Sure buddy. Markets don't matter. No correlation at all between size of the market and franchise value since a 'global brand'. The bottom 10 on this list all just a complete coincidence. CNBC's Official NBA Team Valuations 2025: Here's how the 30 franchises stack up You are insane if you don't think market size correlates to how the NBA collectively views franchises. Yeah, "I'll never understand why" was not the correct phrasing. I completely understand why. And it pisses me off.
  20. On a separate note, I wondered where they would slot Robo upon his return because I didn't think they would break up the all Finn line after the last few games.
  21. Robo practicing on a line with Marchment and Johnston today (2nd line Benn, Duchene, Seguin) and all Finn line intact. Miro still not in a top 6 defensive pairing. I wonder if this means Robo actually ahead of Miro? I never thought that would be the case but DeBoer said yesterday on The Ticket that Robo's process was different than Miro's as it didn't involve surgery. I assumed that just meant he didn't have to ramp up for 2 weeks but didn't expect he might be back before Miro. He also said Miro needs surgical sign off. Pretty clear that despite listing him as day to day before playoffs started they knew he wasn't playing round 1.
  22. I'm just saying the theory that they traded Luka with the goal of moving to Vegas is ridiculous. I'm not discounting that the net effect of that incompetence could land in the same place. I don't think it would be easy though unless it combined with expansion. When has the NBA ever let a team leave a market like Dallas? Seattle probably closest I recall and not remotely the same. Metroplex is just way too big/valuable to not have an NBA team. The Mavs seeking a basketball only arena in fucking Irving would make me significantly less invested as a fan regardless of who owns the team it that were to happen. So tired of this decision making. I'll never understand why owners in this city have a fixation with making it a pain in the ass for fans to attend games.
  23. Yeah, it's just annoying (and fitting) that Junior decided to put on his tin foil hat to fill air time months after the fact and months after voluminous reporting explaining in detail exactly how this played out. The time to do this was in the days after the trade when everyone was in shock and all theories were plausible. It's pretty clear considering the consistent insider sourcing as to what led to this for anyone that put in the effort to read/listen (which clearly disqualifies the musers as they have been mailing it in for years now).
  24. Junior Miller is about the last person I would think has absolutely any fucking idea what he's talking about. Is there a world where things get bad enough that the NBA lets Adelson move the team? Maybe. And I suspect it would be paired with a new franchise at or near the same time. The NBA is not going to just give up the Dallas market. I'm extremely confident this wasn't some 4D chess tank job to move the team at the time of the trade. I've seen chatter about Junior's rant but won't listen to it, because outside of cycling nonsense, he doesn't really know what the fuck he is talking about these days. Rarely listen to the musers at all anymore. It's not in the same universe of the A's as that has been a bottom of the barrel franchise for decades. If the Adelson's make a play to move the team, it will be because they inadvertently irreparably destroyed the fandom and their revenue stream, and can't get a deal done for a new arena. Even then, I think more likely they would just sell the team as it would immediately become more valuable the minute ownership changed hands.
  25. Yeah, I was at game 4 and 5 of the ALCS so remember those. Game 5 was about as sick as I've felt leaving a game. The insane 2011 road Game 2 comeback was pretty epic and probably most epic comeback (not a game 7 but also a finals). I was thinking about that series this weekend. I think last few minutes of Game 5 of might be the only other time I've seen the AAC as electric as it was last 10 mins of Saturday night. Looked it up and we went on a 15-3 run to close out what had been an extremely tight game (down 100-97 to win 112-103). I know there have been other huge playoff games and wins I'm not thinking of but game 7 Saturday now joins that as a standout for me.
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