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Around the League '15-'16--PLAYOFFS? edition

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Before the season, heck two weeks ago
Kings Hawks And Ducks were picked to at least win the west.
 
Getzlaf is almost a point per game player in the playoffs.

But the captain gets the glory when the team wins, he should fall on his sword after this, I believe it's the first time this has ever happened in any of the sports that have series.
 
Herby said:
Getzlaf is almost a point per game player in the playoffs.

But the captain gets the glory when the team wins, he should fall on his sword after this, I believe it's the first time this has ever happened in any of the sports that have series.
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Bruce is going to take the fall for this and it's a damn shame. This team was dead and buried at Christmas, everyone had seemingly given up on him. This season was probably his greatest display of coaching ever and likely this is how it's going to end for him in Anaheim
 
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Tecumseh said:
Bruce is going to take the fall for this and it's a damn shame. This team was dead and buried at Christmas, everyone had seemingly given up on him. This season was probably his greatest display of coaching ever and likely this is how it's going to end for him in Anaheim
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The Ducks are at an extreme disadvantage because they don't have a high end #1 d-man, and really haven't in a long time. It is pretty remarkable they have had this much regular season success.

But it's tough to win in the playoffs when the other team has multiple defenders better than your top guy, as has been the case with Doughty/Muzzin, Keith/Seabrook and Weber/Josi.

Tough thing for the Ducks is they are so built to win now with the age and contracts to their big 3 forwards, but the defense is probably a couple of years away from someone like Lindholm being that kind of defender (and he was all over the place this season)
 
What impressed me the most about Bruce is that he reinvented the Ducks game when they were on the losing streak which let them go on and win the division. Say what you want about his game 7 record but that is amazing. He is a good coach, and the Ducks actually played well this game. Just one of those things that is hard to explain.
 
AlphaBravo said:
What impressed me the most about Bruce is that he reinvented the Ducks game when they were on the losing streak which let them go on and win the division. Say what you want about his game 7 record but that is amazing. He is a good coach, and the Ducks actually played well this game. Just one of those things that is hard to explain.
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Hire him for the Kings regular season and then get him out of there for the playoffs.
 
AlphaBravo said:
What impressed me the most about Bruce is that he reinvented the Ducks game when they were on the losing streak which let them go on and win the division. Say what you want about his game 7 record but that is amazing. He is a good coach, and the Ducks actually played well this game. Just one of those things that is hard to explain.
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It's not just losing Game 7's, it's how they played in the Game 6's proceeding all those losses. Against the Kings and Preds they lost the first 2 at home and then won 3 in a row before just completely no-showing Game 6. I don't remember Game 6 vs. Chicago last year, I just checked and it was a 5-2 loss.
 
PJ Kings Hockey said:
Bye bye Kings, Blackhawks, and Ducks. The way these playoffs are going, watch the NY Islanders win the Stanley Cup.
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I'd love to see that, I have a friend who's a huge Isles fan who has suffered through many painful years, plus that organization has a heritage of success being one of the most dominating dynasties of the early 80s.

Those fans have suffered long enough, so I think it would be nice to see John Tavares lifting a Cup. Just get that team the hell out of that crappy arena that is meant to solely house a basketball team.
 
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It's not just losing Game 7's, it's how they played in the Game 6's proceeding all those losses. Against the Kings and Preds they lost the first 2 at home and then won 3 in a row before just completely no-showing Game 6. I don't remember Game 6 vs. Chicago last year, I just checked and it was a 5-2 loss.
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I just don't see how that is Bruce's fault. I think it's the GM's fault for screwing around with the roster at the end of the year every year. They bring in so many new players that may pitch in offensively but disturb the chemistry.
 
PJ Kings Hockey said:
Who predicted the Sharks and Preds would knock out the Kings and the Ducks?
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And the Blues the Blackhawks!

TonySCV said:
Boudreau has won 8 Division Titles in 8 full seasons.
He's lost 7 Game 7s on home ice.

That is some kind of suck.
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That's amazing.

I was just going to point out the 4 division titles in a row followed by 4 game 7 losses at home after leading the series 3-2 but 7 is immense.

Tecumseh said:
Bruce is going to take the fall for this and it's a damn shame. This team was dead and buried at Christmas, everyone had seemingly given up on him. This season was probably his greatest display of coaching ever and likely this is how it's going to end for him in Anaheim
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I actually kind of agree. On one hand, you have the Game 7 record; but on the other, look at how he got them there, and how they generally played in this game--the problem may be he's just out of racetrack. It's sort of like a playoff series in itself; losing one game in any manner isn't the end of the world, but losing an elimination game on even a lucky bounce means you're eliminated because you put yourself in that situation in the first place, even if you 'outplay' the other team to the extreme.
 
You know, at first I was like 'lol haters' at all the people who were sick of seeing the hawks and kings, but looking at the WCSF, I kind of get it; these are fresh, new matchups with awesome teams that I can watch stress-free :laugh:
 
It's clear that Bob Murray hasn't figured out what is the key problem here. Every year, it's something new. There's a new model of winning that he pursues every year and every year it falls flat. Everybody rips on our defense and goaltending but that's what kept us in the series for this long and it's what vaulted us out of the basement. The bargain bin experiments are always failures (Heatley for example). Hagelin could have been an unmitigated disaster if not for the trade. Ultimately, the Ducks did this to themselves.

I remember the first two games in the playoffs vs the Kings a couple years back, I was at Game 1 and I knew that was a game we should have had. That was not the case this time. They decided not to show up until Game 3 and it put us in a pretty awful situation. As for 3-2 series leads, I can't explain that but blowing this one feels much worse than the last two especially when you consider the opponent.
 
To be fair I think Nashville is that good; they were scary down the stretch and that was before Rinne had his head on straight. With a hot Rinne, they could wreck the Sharks imo.

I get what you're saying about the Ducks putting themselves in a position to fail, though.

I'm not sure what the answer is and that's probably the most maddening part. The Ducks don't really have any clear weaknesses overall, it's just about guys showing up (I think Lindholm will be a high-end #1 sooner rather than later).
 
Raccoon Jesus said:
To be fair I think Nashville is that good; they were scary down the stretch and that was before Rinne had his head on straight. With a hot Rinne, they could wreck the Sharks imo.

I get what you're saying about the Ducks putting themselves in a position to fail, though.

I'm not sure what the answer is and that's probably the most maddening part. The Ducks don't really have any clear weaknesses overall, it's just about guys showing up (I think Lindholm will be a high-end #1 sooner rather than later).
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If Rinne played like he did tonight, I'm sure they'll be tough to beat. Still don't think they're on that Cup contending level. Lindholm is emerging as that top defenseman and that was nice to see although Fowler is somebody that I'm finding more difficult to defend. It's almost like he's becoming our Jack Johnson. I doubt we'll come out like bandits the way you guys did if we ever dealt him. I think missing Manson after he was injured early in Game 1 was a bigger blow than anybody will ever take note of.
 
Tecumseh said:
It's clear that Bob Murray hasn't figured out what is the key problem here. Every year, it's something new. There's a new model of winning that he pursues every year and every year it falls flat. Everybody rips on our defense and goaltending but that's what kept us in the series for this long and it's what vaulted us out of the basement. The bargain bin experiments are always failures (Heatley for example). Hagelin could have been an unmitigated disaster if not for the trade. Ultimately, the Ducks did this to themselves.

I remember the first two games in the playoffs vs the Kings a couple years back, I was at Game 1 and I knew that was a game we should have had. That was not the case this time. They decided not to show up until Game 3 and it put us in a pretty awful situation. As for 3-2 series leads, I can't explain that but blowing this one feels much worse than the last two especially when you consider the opponent.
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I think the Ducks have an identity problem. Are you an east-west puck possession team like Hawks, physical/cycle team like Blues etc. It seems like the GM can't make up his mind. Good or bad DL is set on the Kings being a physical, defensive puck possession team. I think a new GM coming in and setting an identity then trading the players that don't fit that mold is needed. I don't see any other solution considering on paper the Ducks are a top 3-4 team in the league.
 
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