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Who are you rooting for?

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You people disgust me. Oilers are the last team that I want to win.
 
Stammertime91 said:
Same, I don't mind that at all. I'm not really bothered by the no Canadian teams thing as funny as it can be... I just have 3 teams I dont want to win and ultimately one makes the ECF and one is heading into a game 7. Anybody but Colorado, Florida, and Toronto and I'm okay with it.
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TBH even Toronto doesn’t bother me much. Could be good for hockey.
 
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I'd like to see someone other than anyone who's won it recently win it. So no fl, Vegas, or avs. Maybe also add Toronto to this lol. Hopefully whoever loses that series loses to the caps or Carolina.
 
Rantanen just brought Dallas back to life and tied the game in the last 5 minutes, scoring both goals. 9 points in his last 3 games.

In five minutes, he matched Point's five game goal total this series. Just your latest example of a star player, paid a lot, making a difference...
 
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Rschmitz said:
See? Should have traded for Rantanen
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Rantanen with Cirelli as his center would be a thing to behold.


Honestly, it's actually pretty hilarious when you think about this... total copium for our woes but lemme finish...

Imagine trading Brayden Point to Los Angeles, then he does a u-turn and ends up on Florida, heats up in a series, gets a hat trick in game 7 and eliminates you. That's what happened to Colorado and while imagining that situation for us would suck, I absolutely have fallen in love with this storyline. I want to marry it. I want this to have a life of its own, blossom, see it grow up into a cup winner and Rantanen win the Conn Smythe.
 
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LightningStrikes said:
Rantanen had 3 goals and 1 assist in a 4-2 win in game 7 - coming back from 0-2 and eliminating his former team. Poetry.

Take notes Brayden Point - except the “former team” part ofc.
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By the time he has another chance (hopefully), it will be four years since his last good run. Same with Kuch. I feel like only generational, IE Ovi, Crosby, Malkin, Kuch, type players would be exempt from necessitating a trade. I don't think Point fits that category. If we fast forward to spring/summer of 2026 and he puts forth another dud performance, I don't know how him *and* Cirelli remain on the team by that fall. Someone would have to be on their way out or you're signaling complacency and legacy, neither of which JBB seems to be high on.

I'd fully expect a different 1-2 punch down the middle if we underperform next year. I'm open to pushing Point down to the 2nd line, but im also open to keeping Cirelli and moving Point. It's weird. I've always been a Cirelli critic and I'm still not enthralled with the guys offensive play when it gets tough, but I don't think he's dropped off in the postseason the amount that Point has. Point's defensive coverage was BRUTAL last year, too. I vividly remember him and Dumba puck watching goals and Point did it again this "run." I thought Point would be here for a while, but I can definitely see a future Lightning iteration where he's not here, and soon, if he shits the bed another playoff run. I am beyond disappointed with what I watched this series. Mr. Button Hook.
 
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Stammertime91 said:
By the time he has another chance (hopefully), it will be four years since his last good run. Same with Kuch. I feel like only generational, IE Ovi, Crosby, Malkin, Kuch, type players would be exempt from necessitating a trade. I don't think Point fits that category. If we fast forward to spring/summer of 2026 and he puts forth another dud performance, I don't know how him *and* Cirelli remain on the team by that fall. Someone would have to be on their way out or you're signaling complacency and legacy, neither of which JBB seems to be high on.

I'd fully expect a different 1-2 punch down the middle if we underperform next year. I'm open to pushing Point down to the 2nd line, but im also open to keeping Cirelli and moving Point. It's weird. I've always been a Cirelli critic and I'm still not enthralled with the guys offensive play when it gets tough, but I don't think he's dropped off in the postseason the amount that Point has. Point's defensive coverage was BRUTAL last year, too. I vividly remember him and Dumba puck watching goals and Point did it again this "run." I thought Point would be here for a while, but I can definitely see a future Lightning iteration where he's not here, and soon, if he shits the bed another playoff run. I am beyond disappointed with what I watched this series. Mr. Button Hook.
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I feel exactly the same. Something has to change with our center situation sooner rather than later. A bigger and/or physical center could solve a lot of problems Kuch and whoever is on L1 have had in the past.

Imagine what kind of damage Kuch could do with a Barkov or Rantanen type of player centering his line.

A 5’11 finesse 1st line works more than fine in the regular season but it hasn’t worked for 3 years in the playoffs now.
 
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I know we're a long ways off but I hope to see Florida play the Caps eventually with the Caps coming out on top. Want to see a violent smash fest.
 
Anybody but Florida. They really could be a team I can respect because of how they play when not gooning. But they goon so much, injure key opponents in almost every series, and get love from the dps and refs in game that I just can't respect them. I hope they lose in horrifying fashoin.
 
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Unreal ending to regulation... that was vintage Tampa stuff right there. When the puck was in the corner and their D flubbed two attempts, I thought wow how pathetic they lost lulz go home... then that happened! Not so fast St. Louis...
 
Yeah shits crazy when you throw pucks on net instead of passing 50x
 
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