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2018-19 Stanley Cup Playoffs

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Cup Winner?

  • Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Boston Bruins

  • Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Washington Capitals

  • Pittsburgh Penguins

  • New York Islanders

  • Carolina Hurricanes

  • Columbus Blue Jackets

  • Calgary Flames

  • San Jose Sharks

  • Vegas Golden Knights

  • Winnipeg Jets

  • Nashville Predators

  • St Louis Blues

  • Dallas Stars

  • Colorado Avalanche

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I actually really like San Jose’s team. Their media is obviously a non factor. It’s just the 1-2 fans on here that are really arrogant and ignorant that drive me crazy

It’s not like a Toronto situation where I don’t like how the team is built and almost all the fans are awful and the media makes me want to shove a double barreled shotgun down my throat and pull the trigger

I like Colorado too though, should be a fun series
 
Mobiandi said:
Anything can happen in the playoffs but SJ is clearly a level above Dallas, St. Louis, and Colorado. This is the clearest path to the cup they've ever had.
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I remember when they said that about the Flames.

I don't know how anyone can look at the remaining playoff landscape and say any one team is a sure thing. We're seeing upsets left and right. Every remaining team is playing with something to prove.

I personally think Colorado is going to torch the Sharks but at this point, not even Jones posting four straight shutouts would surprise me. :laugh:
 
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The Sharks aren't on a different level than St Louis. St Louis is a fantastic hockey team who could easily be seen as the west favorites.
 
Dack said:
The Sharks aren't on a different level than St Louis. St Louis is a fantastic hockey team who could easily be seen as the west favorites.
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While it's not a huge difference, Sharks do have two Norris D-men (albeit one not playing at 100%), and a deeper offense than the Blues. Blues make up for some of it on defensive depth and goaltending imo. Would be a fun series if we get one.
 
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Sharks had so much trouble dealing with the speed of karlsson smith and marchassult, keep doing that and Mackinnon will slaughter them
 
Karri Ramone said:
Going to disagree there, Vegas would have swept us for sure. This series was true playoff hockey, unlike whatever the hell it was the Flames were putting out.
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That’s fair. It really depends on whether the Flames would’ve brought up their intensity against Vegas at all. I think they underestimated Colorado and got punched in the mouth.
 
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crazyfisherman said:
Sharks had so much trouble dealing with the speed of karlsson smith and marchassult, keep doing that and Mackinnon will slaughter them
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They have some magic dust so far, and they're a better team than Cgy. They can take Colorado.
 
Mobiandi said:
Anything can happen in the playoffs but SJ is clearly a level above Dallas, St. Louis, and Colorado. This is the clearest path to the cup they've ever had.
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Oh, I wouldn't say that at all. San Jose has to be the worst defensive team in the entire playoffs. They can often score themselves out of trouble, but it's hard to see them getting far in the playoffs when they struggle so mightily to play sound defensive hockey.
 
Watching the Canes attack in this OT is painful. They have so much zone time but don't know what to do with the puck
 
Every year, my siblings and I do bracket challenges and it was horrific lol. 2/8 for my youngest brother and I, and my other sibling went a stunning 0/8.

Meanwhile, the joke bracket was 7/8 lmfao.
 
Dack said:
From what I saw the Capitals hardly had any chances because they never had the puck so I guess it worked?
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The Canes played extremely well in both OT periods. They just couldn't turn any of their possession into anything meaningful. Williams' goal was an uggggly one but they all count.

Canes-Isles will be a great series. Would be happy with either of them winning
 
Remember when Peters had nothing in Carolina to work with so the mediocre results werent really his fault
 
lightstorm said:
Remember when Peters had nothing in Carolina to work with so the mediocre results werent really his fault
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Yes, imagine being one of those complete fools who predicted that Peters would have more success with the Flames than he did with the Hurricanes. :laugh:

Not sure what point you're trying to make here. The Flames improved a lot more this season than the Hurricanes did compared to last year, so if anything it only validates that claim. The Hurricanes did improve this year, but still scratched and clawed their way into the playoffs, while the Flames were the second team in the entire league to punch their ticket.
 
Call me crazy but i will take a coach and team that wins in the play offs over a team that only wins in the regular season.
 
lightstorm said:
Call me crazy but i will take a coach and team that wins in the play offs over a team that only wins in the regular season.
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Coaches and teams frequently oscillate between winning and losing in the playoffs. Do you have Paul Maurice and the Jets as a team that wins in the playoffs or loses in the playoffs? How about Jon Cooper and the Bolts? How about Mike Sullivan and the Penguins?

I wouldn't go so far as to call you crazy, especially because what you're espousing is far from uncommon, but basing your analysis purely on playoff results is a bit short-sighted given the small sample size and lack of reproducibility. On the other hand, there is a clear, repeatable trend whereby teams that routinely find success in the regular season eventually find success in the playoffs.

Anyway, at the end of the day, your post was a bit clownish in nature because what the people you were mocking were saying actually did come to fruition.
 
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Whats clownish is not realizing Brindamour is getting more out of Carolina players than Peters ever could, and that Hanifin, Lindholm and Peters himselft reverted to their mediocre, vanilla selves once the games started heating up.
 
lightstorm said:
Whats clownish is not realizing Brindamour is getting more out of Carolina players than Peters ever could, and that Hanifin, Lindholm and Peters himselft reverted to their mediocre, vanilla selves once the games started heating up.
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I mean it was their first playoff experience...I'd give them (including Peters) a mulligan, especially given how well the regular season went (Lindholm and Peters were a huge part of that).

Let's just focus on being a team that consistently makes the playoffs by making it again next year, then focus on winning a round next year.
 
lightstorm said:
Whats clownish is not realizing Brindamour is getting more out of Carolina players than Peters ever could, and that Hanifin, Lindholm and Peters himselft reverted to their mediocre, vanilla selves once the games started heating up.
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So how come vanilla didn't get them to playoffs in previous seasons?
 
lightstorm said:
Whats clownish is not realizing Brindamour is getting more out of Carolina players than Peters ever could, and that Hanifin, Lindholm and Peters himselft reverted to their mediocre, vanilla selves once the games started heating up.
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I don’t think people realize it wasn’t until they turned 4th line waiver wire (rask) into a top line winger did carolina actually make a push for the playoffs. They were nowhere near their pace with just Dougie and ferland (and the later hasn’t even played in the playoffs).

And Peters got a 50 win season out of us. If that isn’t getting enough, idk what is. Personally, I think we overachieved to a degree this year and could fall back a bit... gonna imagine a fire peters thread here at some point because of that lol
 
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