Half-Assed GDT: “We got left out of the party” amalgamated SCP thread
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mw2noobbuster
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To be honest with you I don't see Thornton playing in this series. I think DeBoer stays with his lineup and leaves the 38 year-old with two recent knee surgeries that hasn't played in 3 months at home against a very fast and furious Vegas team.
TheDizee
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if they do it only b/c west is pretty weak this year.
east will win the cup unless somehow the caps make it (lol)
That’s why I said “hopefully”, not “my prediction is”.
Realistically, SJ probably beats Vegas. But the Sharks won’t get past Nashville IMO.
Brian39
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I don't think there is any chance that Thornton remains in the press box if he is healthy enough to play. He might get parked outside the top 6, but he isn't getting healthy scratched due to his speed (or lack of it). Even if DeBoer views him as a liability against speed (which I doubt), Eric Fehr is currently centering their 4th line and he isn't much faster. You could dress Thornton over Fehr and use him mainly on the PP and in offensive situations with heavily sheltered minutes. Outside the blowout, Fehr has been playing less than 9 minutes a night, so you wouldn't be asking anyone to pick up much slack by plugging in Thornton and actively avoiding playing him in situations where you're concerned about speed.
Again, I don't think the Sharks will be that worried about Thornton's lack of speed since he is a smart player and still one of the best passers in the game. He had 2 assists the only time he played against the Knights this year and they didn't really limit his icetime against fast teams in the regular season. I think he'll get 3rd line minutes at even strength and play on the top PP unit if his knee is good to go.
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I'm rooting for the Preds to end the Avs' season tonight. I was at the Blues game in Colorado at the end of the year and it was by far the worst fan experience I've ever had. I generally haven't had issues with Avs fans, but the playoff atmosphere was over the top abuse. I got spit on in the concourse, got called a homphobic slur and more F bombs than I expected. I have a friend who is a Wild fan that got a beer intentionally dumped on him during their playoff series against Colorado a few years ago. I realize that these incidents don't represent the entire fan base and my opinion might not be fair, but my experience is that the playoffs brings out the worst of their fans that take things way beyond what sports trash talking should be.
I don't have any issue with the chants of Preds fans. They're having fun and it reminds me of college or high school games, which I love. I don't think that stuff is any dumber than the Avs 'Wha Whaaa?!?' after goals, the Woooing our crowd was doing for a couple weeks, etc. It's fans having fun and creating an atmosphere.
I don't have any issue with the chants of Preds fans. They're having fun and it reminds me of college or high school games, which I love. I don't think that stuff is any dumber than the Avs 'Wha Whaaa?!?' after goals, the Woooing our crowd was doing for a couple weeks, etc. It's fans having fun and creating an atmosphere.
AjaxManifesto
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Wild imploding
Sorry to hear about your experience. Like everything opinions are based on POV. I can see why you are anti Avs. From my POV the Preds play dirty and their fans are obnoxious.
Sorry to hear about your experience. Like everything opinions are based on POV. I can see why you are anti Avs. From my POV the Preds play dirty and their fans are obnoxious.
AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
The Philly vs Pitt game looks more competitive tonight...who would have thought?
I'm surprised the Wild are getting thumped. But I guess I can see why...Sutter and Parise out....Dubnyk playing poorly. I should say "played"...he got yanked.
I'm surprised the Wild are getting thumped. But I guess I can see why...Sutter and Parise out....Dubnyk playing poorly. I should say "played"...he got yanked.
AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
TheDizee
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series would be over if that was the case. flyers backup played good tonight outside of a soft first goal.
AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
Even if the Preds move on tonight, I think they look weak. Avs proved it to be true. Without Johnson and their two top goalies, the Avs did considerable damage to the notion that the Preds are unstoppable.
I think and hope that that the Jets destroy them. Of course, the Avs aren’t dead yet. They could force a game 6.
I think and hope that that the Jets destroy them. Of course, the Avs aren’t dead yet. They could force a game 6.
AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
All I care about is the Preds getting wrecked. By the Jets. By the Knights. By the Sharks. By the Pens. By the Bolts. By the Bruins.
It doesn’t matter. Preds are last years Cinderella team. Now they are that barfly cougar who needs to go home.
It doesn’t matter. Preds are last years Cinderella team. Now they are that barfly cougar who needs to go home.
AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
Avs44
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Not my place perhaps, but I'm genuinely sorry and appalled you had that experience.
Wow. Well anyone has to be hoping that Colorado wins at home and at least forces a game 7... that would be exciting as hell, let's see if Nashville can handle the pressure.
mw2noobbuster
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Nashville exposed, they look like trash. That stacked defense has no goals and Subban looks like a slug on skates.
