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jackisback24 05-01-2014 09:52 AM

Re: The NHL Thread
 
Toronto in 6.:lol

UCFish 05-01-2014 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by rickyh24 (Post 15296634)
Pens in 4.
Bruins in 4.
Hawks in 4.
Ducks in 4.

:lol:lol:lol

fonzz41 05-01-2014 09:53 AM

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#jacketsin5

hailtopitt 05-01-2014 09:54 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fonzz41 (Post 15296903)
#jacketsin5

:lol:thumbsup

unccrombie 05-01-2014 09:54 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fonzz41 (Post 15296903)
#jacketsin15

fixed........

Roose13 05-01-2014 10:27 AM

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Giroux is a Hart finalist (Crosby/Getzlaf). He most likely won't win, but at least he was nominated.

Rebecca De Mornay 05-01-2014 10:29 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fonzz41 (Post 15296903)
#jacketsin5

:hug

Quote:

Originally Posted by unccrombie (Post 15296906)
fixed........

that would be fine with me

with Wennberg, Dano and Erixon all probably on the team next year im looking at 2016 for the first cup

fonzz41 05-01-2014 10:45 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Roose13 (Post 15297033)
Giroux is a Hart finalist (Crosby/Getzlaf). He most likely won't win, but at least he was nominated.

Good for OMGCG :thumbsup

Would love for Getzlaf to sneak in and win it. Guy was an absolute beast this year.

coldengrey12 05-01-2014 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fonzz41 (Post 15296440)
Well, well, well... here we are. Final thoughts on the Avs and then I will happily discuss your teams for the rest of the playoffs.

I've said it all season as the team did well: The Avs - to become a true contender - need to fall a bit. They need to experience adversity and feel that sting, and then grow from it. I was scared to death of when and how that adversity would come about, but here it is. If the Avs face this the correct way - and I believe they will, considering their solid team management - they will stay the course and continue to get better by doing what they've been doing. Not by going out and signing a bunch of vets to get "playoff experience" or something like that, but by continuing to nurture their core. And a helluva core it is. They are set at goalie, defense, and on their top-2 and bottom-2 lines. Great pieces at every position, just need to continue to nurture.

After seeing what the Avs have accomplished in the span of just one season, I refuse to get too down because of what happened last night. Yes, I know regular season stats don't matter if you can't win in the playoffs, but let's look at what this team has done when they weren't even supposed to MAKE the playoffs:

- Went from 29th overall to first in arguably the toughest division in the league
- 5 players with 60+ points, all of those with 20+ goals.
- 3 defensemen with 30+ points
- Produced Vezina, Adams, Calder, [and Byng, FWIW] candidates
- 5th ranked PP

And that's just stuff you see on paper. Doesn't even mention growth by guys like Erik Johnson as a bona fide #1 d-man, Varly as a starting goalie, and The Gabe as a captain.

Again, playoffs is where it counts, but I think I'm safe in being tremendously proud of my Avs this year.

For those who want to call the Avs "chokers" or whatever, don't forget that only a handful of players on the team have even PLAYED a playoff game, much less won a Cup (only 4 on the roster). This was a hard learning experience, but probably a necessary one for this green team who, until this point, had really only skinned their knees on the NHL playground.

Proud of these boys :thumbsup

:thumbsup

Given I thought we might be a little bit better — good enough to sneak into the playoffs as an eight or a seven seed — this year exceeded my expectations so much that it's hard to be disappointed.

I tried to be pretty realistic all year. When we came out of the gate kicking ass, I said, well, that's nice, but we'll see what happens come April. And when the season ended, we won the freaking division.

The playoffs started and I said, "OK, we could get out of round one, but no way we get to the conference finals." That it came down to one goal says how close this team is.

If you want to call the Avs chokers, I think there's another franchise that has that market cornered.

Losing like this will build character and give this team something to prove in the coming years. I feel like the Avs are in a place similar to where they were when the franchise came to Denver in 1995 — a bunch of young players coming off a tremendous regular season who got bounced in the first round by the Rangers.

hailtopitt 05-01-2014 11:32 AM

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Torts out in vancouver after 1 season

fonzz41 05-01-2014 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by hailtopitt (Post 15297287)
Torts out in vancouver after 1 season

He'll have a tough time finding a job.

Torts & Ovie in Washington?

hailtopitt 05-01-2014 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by fonzz41 (Post 15297313)
He'll have a tough time finding a job.

Torts & Ovie in Washington?

:lol:lol PLEASE let this happen

lockman21 05-01-2014 11:49 AM

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Torts 2 Nash
Trotz 2 Van

hailtopitt 05-01-2014 11:53 AM

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a coach like torts is the last thing nashville needs

Rebecca De Mornay 05-01-2014 11:54 AM

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torts would be a good fit in pittsburgh after bylsma gets fired

fonzz41 05-01-2014 11:55 AM

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I heard Shea Weber's beard is the frontrunner for Preds coach.

hailtopitt 05-01-2014 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rebecca De Mornay (Post 15297396)
torts would be a good fit in pittsburgh after bylsma gets fired

i'll slit my own throat

unccrombie 05-01-2014 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by hailtopitt (Post 15297411)
i'll slit my own throat

quoted for accountability

fonzz41 05-01-2014 11:58 AM

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Laviolette to Pittsburgh. You heard it here first.

dmbetc 05-01-2014 11:58 AM

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KINGS!! Thought I was dreaming last night.

hailtopitt 05-01-2014 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by fonzz41 (Post 15297418)
Laviolette to Pittsburgh. You heard it here first.

would be a perfect hire, IMO

edit: and not to be a downer, but mark madden has been lobbying for laviolette since he got fired, he's the perfect type of coach for the pens

jackisback24 05-01-2014 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dmbetc (Post 15297419)
KINGS!! Thought I was dreaming last night.

You must feel like a...Queen!

skwormin 05-01-2014 12:04 PM

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Avs blew it last night. Really wanted to see some Chicago domination in Denver. Now Minnesota gets to see our glory.

Still fun to watch the game out at the bar. Pretty funny how clueless the Avs fans were last night (could've just been the bar I was at). This is most certainly a football first city.

Hawks in 5.

hailtopitt 05-01-2014 12:07 PM

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Halak to Islanders for 4th round pick

TMoore4075 05-01-2014 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by hailtopitt (Post 15297460)
Halak to Islanders for 4th round pick

Start the offseason thread! I bet he signs there. They'll give him money. That's a good place for him, if he wants to stay.

hailtopitt 05-01-2014 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TMoore4075 (Post 15297470)
Start the offseason thread! I bet he signs there. They'll give him money. That's a good place for him, if he wants to stay.

yea not a bad move for the Isles either

fonzz41 05-01-2014 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hailtopitt (Post 15297477)
yea not a bad move for the Isles either

Perfect spot for him .

TMoore4075 05-01-2014 12:31 PM

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So one less place for Reimer.

fonzz41 05-01-2014 12:33 PM

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The Isles might have a spot for Reimer still...

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Rebecca De Mornay 05-01-2014 12:45 PM

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Reimer should go to Buffalo


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