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Holy christ.

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man, screw this. Bring back Brohan.

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Been forced how? Because you are being called out for your bandwagonning? If you are going to get so butthurt over it maybe you shouldn't be jumping on so many wagons.

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Never expected to hear anyone utter these words in here

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There is no bandwagonning

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Lots of bandwagoning

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Not an AVs fan fyi.

If anything was more of a Chicago Wolves fan when younger....since I could actually watch the games.

Rob Brown and Steve Maltais were the shit. Saw them win the Turner Cup live.

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He was an Avs fan. 100%

Now big Blackhawks fan and made his wife a bandwagon hawks fan too.

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:lol:lol

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Pulling family on your sinking ship. Chivalry is not dead

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Anyway, puck drops tonight!

For some reason, I'm just not all that excited about the Tampa/Montreal series, but can't wait for Columbus/Pitt and Dallas/Anaheim.

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What are these "playoffs" everyone is speaking of? Didn't everyone else's team clear out their lockers on Sunday too??

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Seems backwards to me. Pens/Jackets intrigues me because the Jackets have "pain in the ass for a top seed" written all over them. Tampa/Montreal should be a 7 game series and I expect it to be good.

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:lol buffalo
that is all
see ya'll tonight

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Yeah, it should be great, I just don't know why I feel like I really don't care much about that one.

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I thought Duthie said this is the 3rd year in a row the team that had the best odds to get #1, didn't. We think NYI gives up their pick?

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Man, Zetterberg's beard is quite impressive.

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i wouldn't.
they'll have JT back and should not be as close to being bad.
but that's just me.

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That's what I was thinking. Yeah McDavid is the one everyone wants but most likely you'll be better so won't be close to being able to draft him anyways. You can have #5 now or even if you're in the lottery you're likely 12-14.

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wow, i hope last night was not an indication of how this thread will be for the playoffs.

any news whether malkin is playing tonight?

i still don't think it has fully set in for me that CBJ is in the playoffs.

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hope the jackets are ready for the Gold Out tonight :lol

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Geno will be playing tonight, skated on a line with jussi and nealer yesterday

edit: whether he is 100% remains to be seen, though

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does anyone have the link to the nhl bracket league we're in?

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:lol

are you going to any of the games there?

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the jackets shipped their season ticket holders tickets to all playoff rounds yesterda, so i am in posession of blue jackets stanley cup tickets :lol

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friday babe

:lol frame that shit`

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FS: Home Game 1 $1225 per ticket

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must have been a really cheap ticket since they play saturday

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:lol whenever the fuck game 2 is

buddy has season tix

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There you go. Password ricofata
That was weird last night. We turned into your average sports thread.

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it's highly correlated with the bostonians being present.

:lorraine

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totally bruined the mood in here

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I got the pens vs. kings in the Stanley Cup Finals. Kings are the winner.

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I wanna see everyone's picks in the bracket challenge.

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would be awesome if the pens made it that far

don't see it

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i have Bruins v. Ducks in my work bracket with Anaheim winning it all

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i've got jackets sharks, jackets win in 7.

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p sure there's a joke of the day thread

let's not clutter the NHL thread with spam like this, please

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:lol the jackets probably have as good of a chance as the ducks.

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completely disagree, i think the Ducks are perfectly built for the playoffs, but the west is a monster

although they do have goalie issues now

and, well, their coach :lol

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my math says 1/16 or 6.25% chance of winning

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I thought "playoffs" was Canadian for the beginning of Blue Jays season?
Avatar updated in honor of tonights.....ooooooooooooooosssssssssshhhhhhhhhh.. .........Gold-Out

Lots of bruins have the flu. Good thing they have until Friday.

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:lol:lol

awful timing

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I'm with you. Not that it won't be good, but it's probably the series I care the least about. I'm very intrigued by the Jackets/Pens series, as I feel that if any upset could happen, it could happen there. I also feel that way about the Avs/Wild series... but I am prone to attempting to shield myself from disappointment by automatically assuming the Avs are going to blow it when something good happens. This despite the fact that they've proven me wrong multiple times this season.
Totally. That's not how we do shit here. Oh well, easy to ignore.
I went with the running joke and have the Avs taking it in 6 over the Jackets. I know I should take it more seriously, but... :lol

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They'll be trying to kiss the Red Wings on the ice.

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u a blue jackets fan? is this new? i thought you were a sabres fan :lol

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either someone didn't backread or they think it's ok to pick a new favorite team every year

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If anything, probably better since the East isn't nearly as deep as the West. Head to head the Ducks clearly have more skill, but that West is just a freaking beast.

As much as I like Getzlaf, I just don't see it happening. As you said, the West is a monster, and although one team has to come out of it, I just don't see it being Anaheim. Only having to play one of the Sharks/Kings will help, but I think the winner of that series beats the Ducks.

I've been wrong before, though. In fact, I usually am with predictions.

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He's always been our resident BJ fan.

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yea the west is ridiculous, i'm also rooting for john gibson a little bit too, hometown boy

i can vouch for this statement

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Yeah. No one is more devoted to BJs than my dear friend Becs.

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Two games starting 30 minutes apart. That's great for ending times for the games. If they are close, one will finish and then can flip over for the other. Wonder which CBC game I'll get. Habs/TBL or CBJ/PIT.

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it makes perfect sense that the BJ's shoot off a cannon every time they score

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No Steve Mason out on the ice for the Flyers yet. So it looks like Ray Emery is going to start Game 1.

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i'll always root for a buffalo team but since i moved to columbus ive been a jackets fan.

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:lol It's all starting to make sense now!
Bummer.

Jan Hejda got hurt in the FINAL game of the season and is questionable for tomorrow. That guy, along with Johnson on the top pairing, have been incredible for us this year. At least Tyson Barrie is back.

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Not worried about Mason missing Game 1.Emery is 7-2-0 lifetime vs. NYR with a 1.87 GAA and .936 sv% (courtesy of Baicker)

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so you're a sabres fan that switched teams when you moved to columbus? this seems to be the norm around here!

Go flyers!!!!!

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:lol yeah i couldn't help but jump on the mighty blue jackets band wagon.

you're kidding right?

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We're not kidding, Becca. The Sabres are one of the most storied franchises in NHL history.

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:lol I asked myself the same question.

Omggggg I just love Nikita Nikitin sooooooo much!!!!

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they've only been around for 44 years :confused

edit: nervermind, thought you were someone else :lol

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i mean, atleast you didn't switch teams because the jackets started winning, but i don't get switching teams i guess. I moved to chicago for a while and had no interest in switching teams

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hahahah Nikitin.

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Cause Chicago blows, right?

High five.

Everyone's magic number is 16. It's a pretty special day. Get sum.

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it just depends on the situation.

my dad grew up in buffalo as a bills and yankees fan, the sabres didn't exsit yet. he raised me a bills and yankees fan, i just watched the NHL as a fan of hockey and rooted for the sabres since my connection with the bills and having lived in buffalo for a few summers when i was a kid.

when i moved to columbus 6 years ago i started going to a ton of blue jackets games, just to watch hockey in person, and really started to root for the team. i'll always root for the sabres too, but not over CBJ at this point.

i'd never switch my allegiance fromt he yanks or bills to the ohio teams though, that was engrained in me from birth.

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also so many undies being twisted in the other thread. I love it.

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Way to go team.

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Gotcha. Completely different from gocubsgo switching teams because they won a cup.

Atleast you have a couple home games to go to right?

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See, convos that go like this are precisely why I love this thread and its posters. :thumbsup

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Hahaha it's hilarious

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For my 7,000th post, I think it's only fitting to hand out some first-ever annual Ants end of season awards. Lots of great nominees, but there can only be one recipient for each.

Calder: Rebecca de Mornay. Has made brief appearances in the past, but really had a strong rookie year showing this season.

Norris: Swordo. His team fell short of expectations, but Swordo was always back there, steadily defending to the end.

Vezina: ~crashintome89. Witty, clever posts stabilized the thread throughout the season and helped foster a consistent, light atmosphere.

Byng: Kev87Lads. Just a sweet guy.

Selke: Barbogast. Was frequently called upon to defend his ailing club, and did so with just the right mixture of honesty and pride

Adams: Lockman21. His knowledge of the game in general kept us on an even keel. Chris was also a strong Norris candidate due to his switch to D this year, something that has made me eternally proud of him.

Hart: TMoore. Lead the thread in posts for the year and was consistently great in all aspects of the game.

Great regular season, guys.

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16 more Dubyas left.

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Very nice 7000th post. Can't wait for tonight. Need the old tv's that have picture and picture. I remember my roommate freshman year in college had a tv that did that. Wings on one channel and one of the other games in the small frame. Best time of the year.

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I'm in the middle of a bathroom remodel that I'm just trying to get done, so I'll be turning up the TV really loud so I can hear it while I work in there. My wife just laughs as I come running out of the bathroom and down the hall to the living room every 5 minutes when I hear Doc start to get excited. :lol

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Doc gets excited a lot more often than there are goals so that probably impedes your progress quite a bit.

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Looks like i missed quite a bit recently in here :lol

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Actually, Tim gets the Art Ross trophy but Matty gets Hart.

Also, nice backhanded compliment. Giving a Flyers fan the Vezina? Eff you, Matty boy.

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Well when you add up all the goalies they've had over the years....

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:lol:lol

Do we know who is calling each series?

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I'd like to thank everyone in this thread for their appreciation of the game and hard work all season, couldn't have done it without you guys.

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Yeah, I probably could have had it done last week if it weren't for hockey. :lol I did end up getting some brown paint on our white ceiling after getting pissed when I heard the Sharks score on the Avs last week.
The irony was not lost on me, my friend. I was considering giving you and Roose the Jennings.

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It'll probably change throughout. The Wings had 3 different teams working the Ducks series last year. I only know Strader by name but they also had the Lightning and Canes play by play guys a few games. I'd guess Doc would be doing the Pens/Jackets, Wings/Bruins or Hawks/Blues primarily though since he lives here in MI. Doubt he goes West too much.

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Masons officially ruled out for Game 1. Emery starting. Smh

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I love this post. I've realized recently that I don't even post in any other threads on this site anymore. This is the one holy place on Ants. Great avatar switch, by the way

Also seeing all these playoff commercials and montages and stuff is making me kinda sad, and very jealous. Good luck everyone, unless you root for the Flyers or Penguins. Then I hope you lose mercilessly :hug

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I think it's 95% of the posts of most people in this thread. We all really just come here.

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Totally :thumbsup It's a tribute to the regular posters here. I think we've done a good job of fostering a pretty cool culture here. It's kinda just like a hockey locker room, actually... a lot of bullshitting and ribbing, but all good-natured.

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I'd like to take my Calder and gift it to Ryan Murray. Now he'll have two of them.

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Gee, thanks man

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You could do that, but then he'd only have one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oogwhd0BAKY

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For roose we present the innagural Keith Yandle award..

Given to the biggest snub.

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So what was I nominated for?

:lol:lol This should be a real award!

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Sorry John, only so many trophies to hand out. If it makes you feel any better, I didn't get one either.

But you hands down get the Hockey Writer of the Year award. Don't know what the name is, so let's call it The Roose trophy.

EDIT: :lol:lol at Becca

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Does Brohan win the President's Trophy since that's all he cares about?

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:lol :lol

Perfect

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I'm glad I wasn't around here for that guy, was he really THAT hard for the presidents trophy? I know I've seen the one quote in the Flyers fan's sig