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Ron said:
No one, and I mean no one, is talking about the Blackhawks, but they have seven in a row and are just steam-rolling opponents.
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They're just quietly creeping up the standings. Nothing to see here.... move along... :naughty:
 
gnarls barkley said:
Karlsson is basically the poster child for why you should play the man and not the puck

almost every single time I see a Kings D defending a rush like that and they already have the inside position, they try and just check the guy off the puck instead, which remarkably tends to work better than just flailing your stick around. Doughty especially is great about that, and I remember Regehr and Mitchell almost always going for the body first as well.
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I mean, it's literally what everyone my age was taught growing up anyway in a 1-on-1 situation. Watch the chest/hips, can use your stick for control and to poke as long as it doesn't put you out of control, make contact. I know new-school defense is possession and the idea of checking someone means both you AND a player are marked out of the play, and that a good poke puts the opposition in an odd-man situation, but WHY do that last man back on one of the greatest players ever? That's bad at any level.'

THe funny thing is no one is talking about an arguably lazier play on Ovy's 500th where, on the penalty kill, he was glued to the top of the crease and swinging his stick at nothing in particular and puck watching like an AYSO soccer player.

Maybe he's burned out, fine, he doesn't get a free pass on defense for it. IT's awful. Most 5v5 GA in the league again. I don't care about your points if you're hemorrhaging goals against to get them.

Trolfoli said:
They're just quietly creeping up the standings. Nothing to see here.... move along... :naughty:
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I mean, there's not much to say, we know the blackhawks and what they bring. They're even more dangerous with Panarin and Kane together, and some young d-men figuring it out, and Crawford playing well. We expect them to be there at the end.
 
Reclamation Project said:
Pretty sure Ovechkin has had a two goal game in LA so it's even more impressive he's only scored 5.
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ovie is unreal. If not for the lockouts he has gone through I think he would come close to the great one's goal totals. Currently he is on pace for it, but as he gets older he likely will not get 50/year. Plus there is belief at some point he will return back to Russia.
Who knows if the league actually gets scoring up it maybe possible
 
Brad Doty said:
I mean, it's literally what everyone my age was taught growing up anyway in a 1-on-1 situation. Watch the chest/hips, can use your stick for control and to poke as long as it doesn't put you out of control, make contact. I know new-school defense is possession and the idea of checking someone means both you AND a player are marked out of the play, and that a good poke puts the opposition in an odd-man situation, but WHY do that last man back on one of the greatest players ever? That's bad at any level.'

THe funny thing is no one is talking about an arguably lazier play on Ovy's 500th where, on the penalty kill, he was glued to the top of the crease and swinging his stick at nothing in particular and puck watching like an AYSO soccer player.

Maybe he's burned out, fine, he doesn't get a free pass on defense for it. IT's awful. Most 5v5 GA in the league again. I don't care about your points if you're hemorrhaging goals against to get them.
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And really the most integral part about taking body, which is vital to the Kings system, is that you can more easily force the dump in. Our blue line defense relies on that dump in, as the lower D partner can pick it up and start moving it out. Its one of the primary reason our possession is so great and other teams have so little zone time against us.

Karlsson going for the poke check 6 times out of ten means that they will most likely gain the zone and start the cycle. And its a good reason why Ottawa's possession is so terrible. Maybe if Karlsson started taking the body a bit more and actually working together with his D partner, that top pair wouldn't be bleeding so much.

Edit: Not to mention that Ottawa is already a bottom 5 team about regaining the puck in their own zone. Why they continue to have a system which exploits their weaknesses is beyond me. At least Karlsson gets da points.
 
After winning their first 9, Montreal has won 14 of 34. That team is so ****ing overrated. Outside of a couple players, totally average roster.
 
Reclamation Project said:
After winning their first 9, Montreal has won 14 of 34. That team is so ****ing overrated. Outside of a couple players, totally average roster.
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They're only overrated by the media and some fans, not only is the team lacking in the talent department, but they're also badly coached. I never thought once that they were a cup contending team, they won't win with players like Pacioretty, Plekanec and Markov, some of their fans don't seem to realize that it takes more than Price to win the cup, Price couldn't do it by himself last year and sure won't be able to do it this year.

Anyway, the East is really weak this year, I think the Caps is the only eastern team that has chance of winning the cup. A Caps VS Kings finals would be too awesome.
 
Caps are basically a Western team, I really do think they're going to bull through everyone provided they don't have to play NYR. There's nothing they're short on...and they have a buttload of assets to land even more goodness like Byfuglien or other solidifying influences on D.
 
Trotz emphasis on defense is a difference maker. Watch some Caps games if you don't think they are for real. I hope it's them and Florida in the Conference final. Of course I hope either of them lose to the KIngs in the SCF!

Speaking of which, this year is going to be interesting. Assuming the Kings stay finish out the year strong, this will be the first time I have serious expectations for them going into the playoffs. In 2013, I just wanted them to get in and win a round. In 2014, I just wanted them to beat the Sharks and once that happened, beat the Ducks. That had more to do with the opponent than the talent of the team. This year with the way the are playing, where they are in the standings and their past performances, I expect them to make it to the conference finals. They'll probably end up playing Chicago in the first round and every other WC will have a hard on.
 
Rangers still rocking the 1994 Stanley Cup. (Ad on MSG during the first period of tonight's game, with the PBP guy sighing about "great memories.")

I swear that team and its fans are all about tunnel-vision. One Cup in 75, going on 76 years. Think about that. That's ¾ of a century.
 
DocWest said:
I'm rooting for the Caps if we fall short this year. They are a lot of fun to watch.
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I like the Caps but I'm torn between them and the Panthers. Love Willie and the fact that so many elitists thing they should be contracted or moved. Them winning would give me so much joy, schadenfreude.
 
tsanuri said:
I like the Caps but I'm torn between them and the Panthers. Love Willie and the fact that so many elitists thing they should be contracted or moved. Them winning would give me so much joy, schadenfreude.
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I'm sure Canada would love a FLA/LA final. The Sunshine Stanley Cup!:laugh:
 
More pathetic crap from the most pathetic franchise in the NHL.

Vancouver's Stanley Cup was just won tonight ending the Panthers 12 game streak.
 
tsanuri said:
Couple of players. So goes Price so goes the team. But we can feel for that I'm sure. What place would we be in without Quick? I don't even want to think about it.
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they've been getting ok goaltending. They just are not scoring. Has not been condon's fault IMO
 
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