2014 Non-Wild Playoff Discussion

[llamapalooza]

Habs-Bruins.

 

[NHL1674]

YES!!! Go Boston!!! Beat the Habs to a pulp!!!

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Boy am I pumped for Habs-Bruins

 

[llamapalooza]

Lest anyone underestimate how big a deal that series is... there are rumors floating around that the Habs acquired Vanek specifically to improve their odds in this matchup. (He has 30 goals in 55 career games vs. Boston. That's a higher GPG than Iginla has against us!)

 

[Avder]

I'm not looking forward to Habs-Bruins for one very specific reason.

I'm a mod on the playoffs board

 

[llamapalooza]

I'm not looking forward to Habs-Bruins for one very specific reason.

I'm a mod on the playoffs board

Solution: close the playoffs board until the end of the series.

You get your sanity back, and nothing of value is lost.

 

[Avder]

Solution: close the playoffs board until the end of the series.

You get your sanity back, and nothing of value is lost.

Nah I'm just gonna do my job like I foolishly volunteered for.

 

[NHL1674]

Nah I'm just gonna do my job like I foolishly volunteered for.

That's what ya get for going over to the dark side.

 

[Minnesota]

I'm not looking forward to Habs-Bruins for one very specific reason.

I'm a mod on the playoffs board

Your own fault; shouldn't have volunteered.

 

[Lapa]

I'm not looking forward to Habs-Bruins for one very specific reason.

I'm a mod on the playoffs board

On the other hand, it should be a very entertaining series.

 

[The Enemy Within]

I'm not looking forward to Habs-Bruins for one very specific reason.

I'm a mod on the playoffs board

How do you do all of that work and still manage to maintain good boardsmanship around here too? Really amazing! Seriously though. I hope it's not too bad for you.

 

[Minnesota]

How do you do all of that work and still manage to maintain good boardsmanship around here too? Really amazing! Seriously though. I hope it's not too bad for you.

I pick up all his slack.

 

[Ban Hammered]

I genuinely and truly hate KVLY with all my heart.

Instead of being able to watch the Wings and Bruins game live, I have to watch using internet streams.

Why? Because KVLY is broadcasting the ****ing Bison's spring football game.

Sounds like a smart business decision by KVLY.

 

[The Enemy Within]

I pick up all his slack.

lol Well thats great!

 

[Avder]

Sounds like a smart business decision by KVLY.

Business wise its probably sound, but it would be nice if they could at least stick the hockey game on one of their subchannels so I could watch it.

One of these years they're gonna show the bison over the Wild and I'm just gonna lose my mind.

I'd love to see the local ratings.

 

[Engebretson]

Lousy Flightless Birds going to take a 3-2 lead to Columbus.

 

[Sportsfan1]

Seriously San Jose? You can't ever do anything easy.

 

[melinko]

Blues made a mistake going for Miller. Went for him based on reputation and not actual play.
At best he was playing equal to Halak.

 

[Minnesota]

Blues made a mistake going for Miller. Went for him based on reputation and not actual play.
At best he was playing equal to Halak.

They gambled... Sometimes when you gamble, you lose.

I still think Miller is an above-average goalie.

 

[melinko]

They gambled... Sometimes when you gamble, you lose.

I still think Miller is an above-average goalie.

I agree that Miller is an above-average goalie but they were gambling for a possible 1-2% increase in performance.

Big name goalies scare me(you can get yourself into a bind quick), so much of a goalies performance is based on the players in front of them.
Its only worth it if your going from someone like Bryzgolov/Theodore to one.

 

[Minnesota]

I agree that Miller is an above-average goalie but they were gambling for a possible 1-2% increase in performance.

Big name goalies scare me(you can get yourself into a bind quick), so much of a goalies performance is based on the players in front of them.
Its only worth it if your going from someone like Bryzgolov/Theodore to one.

I'd argue that St. Louis saw Miller as their final missing piece to finally win the Cup. Saying Miller was a minor upgrade in net is easy to see in hindsight. St. Louis couldn't have possibly known how the series against Chicago would go down.

Look at their team make-up: great forwards, impeccable defense... Goaltending.

They have always had shaky goaltending when it really mattered. Looking at what they gave up for Miller, they must have truly thought he was their golden ticket.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Blues should of went with Elliot in my opinion.

 

[Northland Wild Man]

Blues should of went with Elliot in my opinion.

In hindsight I agree

 

[melinko]

I'd argue that St. Louis saw Miller as their final missing piece to finally win the Cup. Saying Miller was a minor upgrade in net is easy to see in hindsight. St. Louis couldn't have possibly known how the series against Chicago would go down.

Look at their team make-up: great forwards, impeccable defense... Goaltending.

They have always had shaky goaltending when it really mattered. Looking at what they gave up for Miller, they must have truly thought he was their golden ticket.

I'm not even sure the Blues win with Halak.

They had a real Minnesota vibe going where they worked so hard to score but give them up(on quality chances) relatively easy.

I think the issue with both of our teams is we don't have someone who can make it work all on their own. Schwartz looks like he could have the potential to though.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Seabrook and Backes