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21 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

This Hellebuyck redemption arc feels extremely forced. He had a terrible playoffs overall. He made 18 saves on 20 shots tonight. Enjoy the offseason. 

What is this in reference to? He didn't lose this game, but he didn't save it either

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3 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

What is this in reference to? He didn't lose this game, but he didn't save it either

ESPN announcers, Leah Hextall, ticket post-game guys. Trying to downplay how shit he has been up until game 5 of this series overall. 

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realllyyyy hope we turn Miro loose. skating 11/7 is clearly taking a physical toll on Rantanen and would love some balanced lines. Felt like they were phasing out Ilya tonight. Blackwell would be a nice jolt to return

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Woohoo! I’m at Kilby Block Party in SLC. Missed Game 5 because I was seeing New Order. Missed tonight because of St Vincent and Weezer. Saw score at 1-0 for Jets and then lost all service. Popped it back up and saw final!!!!

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On 5/17/2025 at 11:15 AM, Skipper said:

I'll almost certainly be by the Michelob Ultra draft station in that corner close to section 103/104.  In a black long sleeve shirt with Stars logo (on a winning streak with that shirt so can't change it up LOL).

By the way, don’t stop wearing it. 

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4 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Insta plays on laptop & iPhone if you click right in the middle. Not sure why he posted one twice though. 

I assumed he was posting it once for each year old it is.

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13 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I’ve seen some of these lopsided wins in other series and I want them for myself 

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

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29 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

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

On the one hand, Skinner's record against Vegas was a red blinking warning light.  We've seen the red-hot (but otherwise quite mediocre) goalie end promising Stars playoff runs before.  Yeah--I'm talking about you, J.S. Giguere.

At the same time, I'm just a little bit shocked at how easy an out Vegas was this year.  They didn't look great against Minnesota in the first round.  And let's just be honest--Minnesota this year wasn't a particularly great team.  That Vegas let that series go seven is an indictment on that Vegas team.  And then that indictment turned into a conviction in Round 2 when they just didn't look like they were in the same class as Edmonton.

So I really don't know what I think about Edmonton and Skinner.  I mean, I think they're probably a bit better than last year.  But I think the Stars are also better than they were last year. 

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Edmonton had goalie problems coming into the Vegas series. Injury and Vegas's offensive lethargy makes them think they've solved it. While you don't want to get into a score-fest with McDavid and Draisaitl, if goaltending becomes and issue for the Oilers, they really don't have the means to fix it.

I honestly believe that last season's meat-tenderizer series against Vegas left the Stars so spent at the end that they faltered. I think that Mir Heiskanen's injury forced us to discover the greatness of Harley and Bischell this season. Rather than paste together our least-bad defensive pairings, Dallas has an embarrassment of riches. Plus, Mikko's on our bench now.

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18 hours ago, markstanco said:

By the way, don’t stop wearing it. 

Yeah, I'll keep it going as long as I can.  Didn't have a hat on though but now that I think of it someone in our group was wearing black with a hat so yeah might have been our group you saw.  I know a group of about 9 people that have or share season tix in different locations and think Sat night might have been first time all year for 100% attendance.

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37 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

My nagging thought is what is so different this year than last, to lead to a different result?  Mikko?  Less game worn through 2 series?  Mikko doesn’t make us faster, that’s still going to be an issue. 

I don't know if we'll win but I'll take this roster over last years for sure and I still think last year we were at least equal than Edmonton and just ran out of gas.  We lost Tanev but Harley is now a flat out superstar.  His game has dramatically improved year over year.  Bischel is showing the playoffs aren't too big for him with the limited minutes he plays and brings a physical approach we need. With a now healthy Miro I like our blue line over last year even without Tanev. Do you all recall essentially going 5 D rounds 2 and 3 last year as they couldn't trust Nils?  On offense, all we did is add a superstar + Granlund (who has been a very underrated trade acquisition even before his hat trick).   Benn is getting older and slower but not near the decline we saw from Pavelski last year that actively hurt us.  We've yet to really see either of Robo (should be pretty healthy now I would think) or Duchene get going.  

Given the layoff (thanks ESPN for choosing our series and giving us the extra day of rest) + minutes Miro was able to play last game, I would think we go back to a traditional 6D lineup and roll 4 lines.  I fully expect this series to be a war and Edmonton has been on a 9 game heater but I like our chances.

 

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1 hour ago, Ghost of LL said:

On the one hand, Skinner's record against Vegas was a red blinking warning light.  We've seen the red-hot (but otherwise quite mediocre) goalie end promising Stars playoff runs before.  Yeah--I'm talking about you, J.S. Giguere.

At the same time, I'm just a little bit shocked at how easy an out Vegas was this year.  They didn't look great against Minnesota in the first round.  And let's just be honest--Minnesota this year wasn't a particularly great team.  That Vegas let that series go seven is an indictment on that Vegas team.  And then that indictment turned into a conviction in Round 2 when they just didn't look like they were in the same class as Edmonton.

So I really don't know what I think about Edmonton and Skinner.  I mean, I think they're probably a bit better than last year.  But I think the Stars are also better than they were last year. 

Edmonton is much more than McDavid/Draisaitl this season, it appears. They still have Skinner/Pickard in net. Skinner beat our ass last year so I have to give him that. But I think the Stars are better, especially with Rantanen now.

Regarding Minnesota, I think you're not giving them enough credit. The Wild had the best record in the NHL -- or close to it -- when they were wrecked with injuries. Minnesota got healthy near the end of the year and went on a run to make the playoffs and gave Vegas all it could handle.

 

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

My nagging thought is what is so different this year than last, to lead to a different result?  Mikko?  Less game worn through 2 series?  Mikko doesn’t make us faster, that’s still going to be an issue. 

Mikko doesn't make us faster but he's makes us a better scoring team. You're going to have to score some goals to beat the Oilers.

 

51 minutes ago, Skipper said:

I don't know if we'll win but I'll take this roster over last years for sure and I still think last year we were at least equal than Edmonton and just ran out of gas.  We lost Tanev but Harley is now a flat out superstar.  His game has dramatically improved year over year.  Bischel is showing the playoffs aren't too big for him with the limited minutes he plays and brings a physical approach we need. With a now healthy Miro I like our blue line over last year even without Tanev. Do you all recall essentially going 5 D rounds 2 and 3 last year as they couldn't trust Nils?  On offense, all we did is add a superstar + Granlund (who has been a very underrated trade acquisition even before his hat trick).   Benn is getting older and slower but not near the decline we saw from Pavelski last year that actively hurt us.  We've yet to really see either of Robo (should be pretty healthy now I would think) or Duchene get going.  

Given the layoff (thanks ESPN for choosing our series and giving us the extra day of rest) + minutes Miro was able to play last game, I would think we go back to a traditional 6D lineup and roll 4 lines.  I fully expect this series to be a war and Edmonton has been on a 9 game heater but I like our chances.

 

For the second time in three series, I'm picking the Stars' opponent to win the series if you're putting a gun to my head. I didn't like how the Stars were playing headed into the Colorado series but they gutted through it. I flat out thought we would lose to the Avs. I didn't expect a loss to Winnipeg in Round 2 but I also wasn't assuring myself the Stars were beating the Jets either. I'm conflicted on this round. The Stars, like Scottie Scheffler on the back nine yesterday, have righted their ship and now Miro's back. But the Oilers beat us last year and have added pieces that make them even more dangerous. I said it last week -- McDavid and Draisaitl are not going to retire without hoisting the Stanley Cup at least once. I'm almost certain of that. So, I hope I'm very wrong but I'd pick the Oilers to win in six games.

The East is not anywhere near as deep as the West but the two teams in the Finals there are spectacular teams, especially the Panthers. Any of the four left can win the Cup and I think that's fun as fuck. I hope it's our Stars!

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1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

My nagging thought is what is so different this year than last, to lead to a different result?  Mikko?  Less game worn through 2 series?  Mikko doesn’t make us faster, that’s still going to be an issue. 

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.

1 hour ago, GoldAppleCorps said:

Edmonton had goalie problems coming into the Vegas series. Injury and Vegas's offensive lethargy makes them think they've solved it. While you don't want to get into a score-fest with McDavid and Draisaitl, if goaltending becomes and issue for the Oilers, they really don't have the means to fix it.

I honestly believe that last season's meat-tenderizer series against Vegas left the Stars so spent at the end that they faltered. I think that Mir Heiskanen's injury forced us to discover the greatness of Harley and Bischell this season. Rather than paste together our least-bad defensive pairings, Dallas has an embarrassment of riches. Plus, Mikko's on our bench now.

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.

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Worth a few mins of your time: 

Scenes from Stars’ series-clincher: Mason Marchment’s humanity, Jake Oettinger’s game saver, more

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DALLAS — It was amid chaotic, visceral, unadulterated joy that Mason Marchment thought of one of the saddest moments in his life and one of the saddest moments in someone else’s.

Empathy is funny like that. It sneaks up on you, then quickly consumes your mind, your body, your soul.

So while Marchment and the Dallas Stars leaped into each other’s arms in the high slot at American Airlines Center, giddily celebrating Thomas Harley’s overtime winner over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 on Saturday night — a power-play clapper that sent them back into the Western Conference final for a rematch with the Edmonton Oilers — he immediately thought of his dad. And Mark Scheifele’s dad. Both of them gone too soon, both of them taken so suddenly.

And all Marchment could think about in that moment was the handshake line, and what he wanted to tell Scheifele — who, at the moment, was hanging his head in despair. Scheifele’s emotional and inspirational decision to play mere hours after his father’s unexpected death — to play for his dad, to play because of his dad — ended in cruel fashion, with Scheifele helpless in the penalty box.

It’s been nearly three years since longtime NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died during the San Jose Sharks’ prep for the 2022 draft in Montreal, but it’s still fresh for Mason. It’ll always be fresh. The deepest wounds take more than a lifetime to heal. So when Scheifele got to Marchment in the handshake line, Marchment buried his face in Scheifele’s right shoulder and told him all the things that he needed to hear nearly three years ago.

In a quiet moment in a joyous Stars locker room, with country music blaring in the next room, Marchment shared the gist, if not the specifics, of what he said.

“Just trying to help him through some emotions that I was going through,” Marchment told The Athletic. “I just wanted to give him some words that I got told back when my dad passed that really helped me think a different way about it. To just kind of comfort him with what happened.”

Marchment didn’t want to go into details, but said it was about “basically just remembering the good times, and living your best life, because that’s what they would have wanted for us.”

Marchment, of course, is known for his nasty on-ice temperament and agitating style of play. Opposing fans loathe him, and opposing players have no love for him, either. But in that moment, he wasn’t a hockey player. He was just a human being who knows real pain. And Scheifele wasn’t an opponent. He was just a human being in real pain.

“My hat goes off to him for battling out there tonight,” Marchment said. “Takes balls to do that. I can respect that. It’s tough, and I just hope nothing but the best for him. I hope he works through it this summer and has people close to him who help him through it. I don’t want to get too deep into it, but I wanted to talk to him. We’re enemies out there when we’re playing, but we’re all good people in this league. I don’t want to hate him or anything like that. At the end of the day, we’re all just people. And when you treat someone with respect, I think it means a lot.”

Brutal game, this hockey. But not always.

*****

Jake Oettinger wasn’t going to apologize. Come on, in the first round alone, the guy has had Artturi Lehkonen score a golazo with an accidental kick as he was dragged to the ice, he had one puck tick in off teammate Ilya Lyubushkin, and he had Sam Steel bank a shot off Colin Blackwell’s shoulder and past him for a game-winning goal.

Oettinger was due a lucky break.

That’s how he described what was maybe the save of the postseason for the Stars. With the score tied at 1 a little more than midway through the third period, Kyle Connor got the puck to Adam Lowry to Oettinger’s left. Oettinger committed, and Lowry sent a perfect seam pass to Mason Appleton all alone on the other side. He had a completely open net to shoot at. So Oettinger, out of sheer desperation, flopped to his right, awkwardly because his right foot sort of got caught under him, and swatted the puck down with two hands.

No, Appleton didn’t get all of it. No, he didn’t aim it perfectly, either. No, it wasn’t Oettinger’s most balletic move.

And no, he doesn’t feel bad about it, thank you very much.

“I saw Connor coming in, and then I thought Lowry was going to shoot it, so I slid over and then I, like, blew an edge,” Oettinger said. “I just threw a prayer over and it hit me, so got pretty lucky. I think we were owed that after some of the bounces we got in this round, so I think it all evens out.”

As for the Oettinger vs. Connor Hellebuyck debate that raged throughout the series — with Winnipeg fans chanting “U.S. backup!” to Oettinger and Dallas fans chanting “Otter’s better!” to Hellebuyck — there was a clear winner. For this one series, at least.

“Our goaltending’s been exceptional,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “Listen, he just went head-to-head with maybe the MVP of the league, and what everyone is saying is the best goaltender in the world. And he probably was this year, Hellebuyck. And he went toe-to-toe with him, nose-to-nose with him the entire series. Great character, gut-check by Jake. And he’s delivering at a real key time for us.”

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You could have slipped at least two or three phone books under Harley’s skates. Though, at just 23 years old, he’s probably never seen a phone book.

But that’s how high Harley leaped after he shot the Stars into the third round. “Just happy thoughts,” he said.

“I do remember jumping up pretty high,” he said. “I think I beat my record at training camp with that one.”

It was, remarkably — given how physical the game was — the first power play of the game. That’s when we learned Harley had lost his spot on the top power-play unit to Miro Heiskanen, who was playing his third game since having knee surgery Feb. 4.

But PP2 suited Harley just fine, as he buried a sharp feed from Tyler Seguin from behind the net. A fitting ending for a player who all but saved Dallas’ season after the Heiskanen injury.

“It’s hard to replace a guy like Miro, but Tom has done everything,” Oettinger said. “He’s been a workhorse. I think everyone in the locker room knew how good he was, but finally got to show it. … The fact that you have two guys like that on the same team is pretty rare. I think every franchise in the league would want to have one of them, and we have two, so we’re very lucky. They make me look really good every night.”

*****

Wyatt Johnston couldn’t complete a wraparound on which he had Hellebuyck beat. Seguin missed a wide-open net with a backhander. Evgenii Dadonov had about a half-dozen chances, none of which he could convert on. Mikko Rantanen had a chance sail wide. Matt Duchene didn’t get all of a one-timer, and Hellebuyck got his pad on it.

The Stars had 15 scoring chances in the first period. The Jets had one. Yet it was 0-0 through 20 minutes, and Dallas had six measly shots on goal — unconscionable given Hellebuyck’s much-discussed road struggles. You can’t expose a goalie if you don’t expose him to any rubber. So when Scheifele scored his memorable goal early in the second period, the Stars were somehow losing — losing! — despite utterly dominating the game.

The tension on the bench was rising. The nervous energy in the crowd was soaring.

Then Steel — literally the only one of Dallas’ 11 forwards who isn’t a scorer — stepped into a Harley rebound and beat Hellebuyck high on the glove side.

That’s the playoffs for you.

“It’s always nice to chip in, and when you go on runs like this, you’re going to need all of the lineup to score, so I’m happy I could be that guy tonight,” Steel said.

Steel said the Stars looked at all their squandered opportunities as a positive, as proof that what they were doing offensively was working. But until one actually goes in …

“You learn a lot about people in pressure, high-intense situations,” DeBoer said. “Steeler has an unflappability. He rises to the occasion.”

*****

Look, Duchene knows. He’s well aware that he’s played 13 playoff games this spring without a single goal. This, after scoring 30 goals in the regular season. You could see it in the way he gritted his teeth after chunking that one-timer. You could see it in the way he looked to the rafters after failing to get a shot off on a good rush.

Duchene needs to score. So does Jason Robertson. So does Marchment. So do a lot of guys. Rantanen has come back down to earth, and suddenly the Stars have just one regulation goal in their last two games. It’s an issue. And as he sat at his locker stall Saturday morning, you could hear the hint of agitation in his voice, belying his usual veteran calm and worldly veteran perspective.

After Harley’s winner, he gave Oettinger a bigger hug than most — maybe a thank you for covering for him?

“Hopefully, it flips here at some point,” Duchene said. “I’ve been through it enough in my career, the hot streaks, the cold streaks, where you get one off your ass, you get one off your teammate’s ass, off their skate, off something. Eventually, it breaks. You just keep going. At this time of year, it’s all about wins and losses. But you want to contribute on the good side of that.

“I’ll take one off the teeth right now. Half my teeth are fake at this point anyway, so might as well lose another one.”

The Stars have gotten this far without his producing. They won’t get much farther. The Oilers rarely have trouble scoring, and the Stars will have to keep up.

But Rantanen, who has carried this offense with a league-high 19 playoff points, has noticed something special about this Dallas dressing room since coming over from the Colorado Avalanche and the Carolina Hurricanes. They’re always in a good mood, always feeling calm, always projecting confidence. No matter what. So he thinks they’ll be just fine.

“That’s what I’ve noticed,” Rantanen said. “That’s why I’m now not surprised they’ve been as successful the last couple years as they have been. The even keel is the biggest asset you can have in the playoffs. When you lose a game, you reset, when you win a game, you reset right away. It doesn’t matter what the result, you can lose 9-1, you can win 9-1, it doesn’t matter. That’s important in the playoffs, and this team has been good with it.”

After all, there’s a lot of hockey left to be played. They’re only halfway home.

This is cool too: 

 

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Human beings are bad at averages, chance, and statistics in general.

When a MLB hitter suddenly goes from .400 to 0 for 20, he starts questioning himself. Likely, he wasn't quite a .400 hitter to start with, and the 0'fer is nature's way of catching up. He's still a very good batter. The risk is that he starts thinking at the plate. Starts changing stances, grips, reactions, etc. The game goes too fast to think about it in real time.

Playing against a hot goaltender messes with shooters. I've been a soccer goalie in my youthier days. If you pull off an amazing stop, then the other team will start bypassing good shots looking for the perfect one to beat you. They'll start trying to place them perfectly, and will end up missing on their own accord. Conversely, squiff one early, and you're in for a barrage for the rest of the game.

I think the Stars are confident Otter will save the next one. They're not built to be over-reliant on miraculous saves, and the chemistry with the added players is solidifying. Seems DeBoer went with a "defend first" scheme against the Jets, but he has the pieces to modulate the offense if he sees an opportunity. I think the Oilers need more than just a "solid" Skinner, and I'm not sold that they're even going to get that. Right now, he's an X factor for me, capable of being anything from negative to positive.

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15 minutes ago, GoldAppleCorps said:

Human beings are bad at averages, chance, and statistics in general.

When a MLB hitter suddenly goes from .400 to 0 for 20, he starts questioning himself. Likely, he wasn't quite a .400 hitter to start with, and the 0'fer is nature's way of catching up. He's still a very good batter. The risk is that he starts thinking at the plate. Starts changing stances, grips, reactions, etc. The game goes too fast to think about it in real time.

Playing against a hot goaltender messes with shooters. I've been a soccer goalie in my youthier days. If you pull off an amazing stop, then the other team will start bypassing good shots looking for the perfect one to beat you. They'll start trying to place them perfectly, and will end up missing on their own accord. Conversely, squiff one early, and you're in for a barrage for the rest of the game.

I think the Stars are confident Otter will save the next one. They're not built to be over-reliant on miraculous saves, and the chemistry with the added players is solidifying. Seems DeBoer went with a "defend first" scheme against the Jets, but he has the pieces to modulate the offense if he sees an opportunity. I think the Oilers need more than just a "solid" Skinner, and I'm not sold that they're even going to get that. Right now, he's an X factor for me, capable of being anything from negative to positive.

Lot of truth there. And our blue line was in shambles by the time we got to the Oilers series.

I wonder how much longer we go with the 11-7 configuration. Remember we basically played five D-men in the first two rounds last year, then threw Petrovic into the fray vs Edmonton *while* asking Miro to play nearly 30 mins per game chasing McDavid/Draisaitl around.

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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!!!!!!!!!
 

 

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25 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

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 roster. They have Arvidsson, 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!!!!!!!!!
 

 

DALvEDM_2025.jpg

I wasn't paying close enough attention to the Oilers/Vegas series. I didn't realize Pickard was hurt. Is that the only reason they put Skinner back in net or did they go back to Skinner with Pickard available?

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16 minutes ago, C-Man said:

I wasn't paying close enough attention to the Oilers/Vegas series. I didn't realize Pickard was hurt. Is that the only reason they put Skinner back in net or did they go back to Skinner with Pickard available?

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

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