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2018-19 Stanley Cup Playoffs part III: Final 4

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For those of us that were there for the St. Louis collapse that fourth goal was everything what a great feeling and what a great night ..... WANT that back Go Kings Go
 
Blues are 9-3 on the road. NHL Network said if they win tonight, first team to win the Cup with a losing home record.

Binnington has been great. I am a big ROR fan, even when they were playing poorly thru Jan, he was good. Not just putting up points but usually has impact shifts. He is (IMO) a very good leader. He's been very good in the playoffs, clutch points and also impact shifts. It is those impact shifts that teammates respond to. He has found a real home as a leader on the Blues.
 
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deeshamrock said:
Blues are 9-3 on the road. NHL Network said if they win tonight, first team to win the Cup with a losing home record.

Binnington has been great. I am a big ROR fan, even when they were playing poorly thru Jan, he was good. Not just putting up points but usually has impact shifts. He is (IMO) a very good leader. He's been very good in the playoffs, clutch points and also impact shifts. It is those impact shifts that teammates respond to. He has found a real home as a leader on the Blues.
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IMO O'Reilly should get the Con Smythe. His play in the finals have been superb displaying his leadership and clutch abilities.
 
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Looks like Binnington is a wall tonight.

And that, in part, is why nobody is going to give the Kings anything for Quick. Not that it's normal to pull a goalie out of your ass in a rapidly deteriorating season and win the Cup, but there are too many goalies that are capable of getting hot.
 
ROR with goals in four consecutive Stanley Cup Finals games. Last player to do that was Gretzky.

First player in SC history to score in Games 4 through 7.
 
And Binnington was a 3rd round selection, 88th overall in 2011. Took him eight seasons to graduate to the NHL, and he spent a full season in the ECHL as well. He'll be turning 26 in four weeks, and is 20 minutes away from winning the Stanley Cup.

Five goaltenders were selected ahead of Binnington in his draft year. One of those goaltenders? Christopher Gibson, who the Kings selected in the 2nd round at 49th overall.
 
:facepalm: **** off Bruins

This is Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals IN YOUR OWN BUILDING and that's what you produce so far? I know there's still 20 more minutes to play but talk about pathetic...
 
KingsFan7824 said:
Looks like Binnington is a wall tonight.

And that, in part, is why nobody is going to give the Kings anything for Quick. Not that it's normal to pull a goalie out of your ass in a rapidly deteriorating season and win the Cup, but there are too many goalies that are capable of getting hot.
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It will be a huge flaw now just like it was after the Leighton/Niemi final if we go back to the 'all you need is replacement level goaltending' schtick.

Don't see the Flames loving their unproven guy who could get hot right now.

A great goalie is a lot better than a coin flip and a prayer that he could get hot.
 
Ziggy Stardust said:
And Binnington was a 3rd round selection, 88th overall in 2011. Took him eight seasons to graduate to the NHL, and he spent a full season in the ECHL as well. He'll be turning 26 in four weeks, and is 20 minutes away from winning the Stanley Cup.

Five goaltenders were selected ahead of Binnington in his draft year. One of those goaltenders? Christopher Gibson, who the Kings selected in the 2nd round at 49th overall.
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To add to his wild ride, he spent time on loan in Providence (Boston’s farm club) last season.

Blues didn’t really value him at the time had no room for him in their organization to get him playing time.
 
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It will be a huge flaw now just like it was after the Leighton/Niemi final if we go back to the 'all you need is replacement level goaltending' schtick.

Don't see the Flames loving their unproven guy who could get hot right now.

A great goalie is a lot better than a coin flip and a prayer that he could get hot.
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If Quick were 4 or 5 years younger, with 2 fewer years on his deal, someone would grab him up. The best big game goalie has 1 playoff win in 5 years. That can be blamed on the crap in front of him, but then how good of a team needs to be in front of him to get the best he's got left? And do those quality teams already have a goalie? The Avs blitzed the Flames in the 1st round. I'm not sure Quick stops that from happening. Maybe 2012 Quick.

Maybe not a replacement level guy, but you might not need a $7m, 33 year old, with 4 years left, either.

And that's the save that probably just won the Blues the Cup.
 
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Don't particularly like the Blues but it's better than San Jose. Guessing Binnington steals the Conn Smythe with tonight's win.
 
For all the joy the Boston area has had the last several years winning various championships in the major sports it is going to be nice to see them choke one away in their own backyard.
 
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