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Proof: https://twitter.com/#!/lockman21/sta...64956260270083 https://twitter.com/#!/lockman21/sta...53182035243008 There are more, just don't feel like digging it out. |
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I threw out the TSN consensus was Canucks/Pens and I think we agree that won't happen. Unless both came back from down 0-3.
Melrose picked Blackhawks and Penguins. This is why I love the Stanley Cup playoffs. Yeah we might have Preds/Yotes but I love the unpredictability of the NHL over lets say the NBA. |
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Hawks were one of the hottest teams in the league coming in, were finally healthy, and the Coyotes just didn't look like they could matchup on paper. I just don't get it.
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Hey, 4 overtime games that could have gone either way. Unfortunately Crawford went from playing solid all series to giving up 2 really, really bad goals. And I think it's obvious that the offense looks a bit out of sorts. Yotes deserve a ton of credit for that because that is their style. Hurts to lose Shaw & Hossa, Toews is still sort of finding his footing... But for me, the defense just isn't good enough. Not efficient enough getting the puck out of their own end. PP not good enough. And those things go directly to the coaching staff. Hawks lose in 5 and Kitchen (at least) has got to go. |
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We're one player short. It causes Q to juggle the lines way too much and not find something cohesive. With Hoss gone, that problem is just exposed that much worse. Toews is actualy easier to replace than Hossa was. Look at our problem now, no matter what, you're screwing one of the lines. Stack 10-19-88 and then the 2nd line is a waste. Split up those guys, and one of them gets screwed and is just babysitting. Sharp has 1 goal, on a redirect with 5 seconds left in the 3rd. Toews hasn't scored since the first goal of the series, Kane hasn't scored at all, Keith hasn't put a puck on net since 1994, etc. etc. Not to mention special teams are fucking atrocious. Frolik has looked incredibly great, and Morrison actually was pretty good yesterday (even without the goal). I don't know what to make of this team, but when the 3 forwards making almost $20 million aren't putting the puck in the net, you aren't going to win many games, especially in the post season. |
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I wouldn't say Bolland hasn't been effective. His line has been the most consistent and the top line of the Yotes hasn't done anything. Whitney and Vrbata? Are they even playing? It's insane that those two guys have been non-existent and we are down 3-1.
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Sharks and Hawks have a lot in common right now. Stars not being stars, special teams aren't special. Result: down 3-1, only win in OT. Yay.
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Another point, everyone, even me, was singing Stalberg's praises...but he just appears when it doesn't matter. I'm convinced of it now. He's a bum slayer. Racking up goals against the Blue Jackets, etc. and pad stats, then when it matters, he's a ghost. But bottom line, Sharp needs to score, Toews needs to score, KANE NEEDS TO PUT THE PUCK IN THE NET. That's the bottom line. Average blue line be damned, this is one of the highest scoring offenses in the NHL, and we're giving up 2 goals in regulation routinely, and can't win a game. You can't fault the blue line and Crawford that much. We're missing the net on prime opportunities and padding our shot totals from bad spots on the ice. So many shots that really have no chance of going in are being sent into Smith's breadbasket, making him look like freaking Ryan Miller in the Olympics. Then when we have the puck in the high slot, etc. with a clear shot, we fire wide or try to make an extra move and lose the puck. It's ridiculous. Quote:
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IMO, Hawks have played pretty decent hockey in this series. Team defense has been an issue all year and PP has been issue all year and both haven't been good enough. We've routinely dominated Phoenix in scoring chances, but Mike Smith has been good and that team keeps it to the outside and is very, very opportunistic. They cash in when they get a chance. Unfortunately Crawford wasn't great last night or in OT of Game 3. Unfortunately the D made 2 very bad mistakes last night and they paid for it. Had Crawford given up a goal on the breakaway early in the 3rd, nobody would have blamed him had the Hawks lost 2-1 or 3-2. Series isn't over yet.
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Wow, road teams in the playoffs so far are 20-9. So much for home ice advantage.
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Also, there is a ton of talent on that defense. But the "sticks in lanes" shit just needs to soften. Take the goddamn body. Keith has been completely neutered by this defensive system. It would be nice to have Montador right now to be honest. We need another physical d-man in the lineup. |
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the Blues handled the Shark Tank well...really hope the series doesn't have to go back there |
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That gives me hope for tonight...but not much. Go Wings!! Don't lose in 5. lol If Wings in tonight it's gonna be back in Nashville for game 7 I think.
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Then again, this series has defied all logic and reason. Nothing makes sense. Who knows what will happen? Hold on to your butts. |
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Laviolette will have this team ready to play. I am confident in tonight's game
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Final score tonight -
Flyers - 89, Pens - 42 |
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Bryz will be just fine. Team is confident in him and I'm sure he will be too. *
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Is Rinaldo suspended? I saw Grossman is out
Edit: Also, upset that Read was not a Calder finalist. Led Rookies in goals and game winning goals. |
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