If Boston wins, and assuming Chicago comes out of the West...The B's will have faced an AOS road to the Cup.
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Also...HILARIOUS that Nash's empty net chance got blocked last night. ZERO freaking goals lmao.
His playoff TOI this year is the lowest of his career (granted, he's only had two other trips to the postseason). I know he makes defensive plays from time to time, but watching the last few games of that series...he's the most invisible $7.8 million man I've ever seen. Maybe it's just me, but I just do not notice him outside of 3-4 plays a game. I literally went stretches of 12-15 minutes thinking he wasn't even playing in the game - injury, scratch, something. He makes very little impact.
And I find it hilarious that Dorse is the 8th highest paid forward on the Rangers team. He averages like 4 minutes of TOI for them in the playoffs.
His playoff TOI this year is the lowest of his career (granted, he's only had two other trips to the postseason). I know he makes defensive plays from time to time, but watching the last few games of that series...he's the most invisible $7.8 million man I've ever seen. Maybe it's just me, but I just do not notice him outside of 3-4 plays a game. I literally went stretches of 12-15 minutes thinking he wasn't even playing in the game - injury, scratch, something. He makes very little impact.
And I find it hilarious that Dorse is the 8th highest paid forward on the Rangers team. He averages like 4 minutes of TOI for them in the playoffs.
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I get it. I've supported the "Tank for Talent" for pretty much our franchises' entire 14 years. The CBJ have missed on a lot of franchise type talent because they were bad, but not bad enough. Ovechkin, Malkin, Toews, Kane, Stamkos, Hall, Hedman, Tavares, Duchene, Doughty come to mind.
However, from a "I've dumped over $42,000 into season tickets plus who knows what in parking and food and beer and souvenirs/jerseys, etc since the first game the CBJ ever skated" viewpoint, I would like to see some playoff hockey. This is a league where over 50% of the teams make the playoffs and 85% of the time, it's not the Jackets. It gets old paying for losing hockey. We can't always be playing for 3-4 seasons down the road. It's why the CBJ have one of the league's worse attendance numbers. They have to have some success.
If Jarmo got a 1st round pick out of LA for Gabby, I might not be as disappointed. But, I said weeks before the trade deadline that I expected all we would get for Gaborik was a 2nd round draft pick and a depth player. I didn't expect us to pay 1/2 his Gaborik's salary too or to receive a 3rd round contingent in return, so I guess those were a wash. If we get that Norris or Selke player you mentioned from one of those 2 picks, I'll happily buy you a few beers
Again, great to see Columbus growing some international fans
Well I ain't exactly in favour of tanking... There really should be even more actions taken against Chicago, Pittsburg, Edmonton or now Buffalo type of pre-draft crashing to keep every team as competitive as possible instead of some giving up early.
It's actually admirable that despite having 'great' chance to do the same for couple next seasons (soon after Kekäläinen was hired) they went out for gamble in Gaborik and have tried to install identity with some amount of success like for example Arizona Coyotes (too soon?) have done and will continue to build on that. Just too soon in the process for being truly competitive.
We should still be playing right now.
The Rangers didn't look good at all. The Penguins truly blew that series.
Outside of Lundqvist, I agree. But its foolish to exclude Lundqvist from an overall assessment of the Rangers.
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We should still be playing right now.
The Rangers didn't look good at all. The Penguins truly blew that series.
Assuming we were the ones playing the Pens in this series I still don't think we beat them unless Bob is Henrik-esque.
We should still be playing right now.
The Rangers didn't look good at all. The Penguins truly blew that series.
I feel that way too. Even with Bob not playing well in that series, I still think we gave it away. Oh well.
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Agreed. Who knows if the Jackets could/would have solved him or not, but they could have carried the play against this Rangers team.
We should still be playing right now.
The Rangers didn't look good at all. The Penguins truly blew that series.
Bumped.
Honestly, I think we'd beat Montreal in a best of 7 series.
Why did we have to trade Gaborik?
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No, I mean really ... I picked the Canadiens and Rangers in the conference final.
http://bracketchallenge.nhl.com/playoff_challenge/picks?locale=en
Not sure if that link works or not. My Western Conference bracket is pretty beat up (especially if Anaheim wins) ... but I'm looking golden out East!
Yeah but let's face it, hockey playoffs always go as planned and the fact is, the Jackets weren't winning the Cup this year and now the future's protected.
Did I do that right?
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There is no hockey gods. NYR will have their way with the Habs and they will win in 6. I almost said 5, but I feel Price will steal more than one game.
Rick Nash is probably going to be hoisting the Cup if the Kings get eliminated.
Rick Nash is probably going to be hoisting the Cup if the Kings get eliminated.
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I think you aced it. All that is needed now is for someone who doesn't get sarcasm to respond with "What do you mean? The playoffs never go as planned, I think the Jackets could have won, especially if we kept Gabby and what future?"
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Want to bet? If it happens of course, because CHI still has to get by LA/ANA
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