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I'm fine if the Panthers want to get another ECF sweep.
Around the League 43: Playoff Time- Goodbye Buffalo, Goodbye Yzerplan. And Goodbye Yotes, Welcome Utah.
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Yeah that one looks really bad now (Forsling).
DaveG
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these announcers were such shit tonight, I hope this series is a sweep just to not have to hear these tools homer harder than Jack f***ing Edwards.
When the Rangers don’t score on the PP with that core in the playoffs: 3-12 after tonight
When they do: 16-7
When they do: 16-7
Brock Anton
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McDonough was downright depressed when they went down 2-0.
The Wicked Witch of the West would be envious of the cackle I let out after Laf scored. That was beautiful.
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It's a ratings thing for ESPN. Since TNT broadcast the Finals last year, ESPN will get the rights this year. And the Rangers are the last big ratings team left. Worst thing for ESPN would be a Florida/Edmonton Finals.
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Laine's was a goal scorer's goal, but Laf was playoffs.
I had to mute the broadcast. Just couldn’t listen to it. It was so awful.
Bob Cole level of quality and excitement just to have a good game it was sooooooooo not….
The too many men penalty trying to gift a power play goal to the rangers late in the third….. sad and pathetic. I hate both teams so it is weird to watch and hope they both lose…
Such an a$$hat, but still catch myself wondering what might have been if we had fought harder to win the Tkachuk trade…. He finds a way in big games to be a part of important plays and score key goals..
Bob Cole level of quality and excitement just to have a good game it was sooooooooo not….
The too many men penalty trying to gift a power play goal to the rangers late in the third….. sad and pathetic. I hate both teams so it is weird to watch and hope they both lose…
Such an a$$hat, but still catch myself wondering what might have been if we had fought harder to win the Tkachuk trade…. He finds a way in big games to be a part of important plays and score key goals..
dogbazinho
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IMO Tkachuk miss was bigger than Trocheck IMO. Franchise player who's availability only comes once every 5 years.
Yup. Younger franchise player maybe once a decade.
Hate both teams but watching highlights - loved watching the Rangers catch an L with Shesterkin giving up that first softie.
HisIceness
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It was my thought that Trevling liked Huberdeau better than Necas, hence why Tkachuk is in Florida. Also hence why Trevliing is no longer in Calgary
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The difference is, we might have had a chance to keep Trocheck. There was ZERO chance we'd acquire Tkachuk once Florida entered the convention.
The last two suitors for Tkachuk were us and St. Louis, and we were apparently the favorite to land him. Then Florida came in at the last minute and offered a player coming off a 100-point season and a good, young defenseman.
There was no beating that offer. It was so over the top compared to what Carolina and St. Louis were apparently offering, the trade negotiations ended right then an
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Aren’t many of these missed opportunities really leverage plays? Such that the Canes aren’t really in contention but are getting used by GMs and Agents to help them land the players and deals they want.
CanesUltimate11
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Yeah the Tkachuk narrative of being a miss annoys me because as you say once Florida comes in with Huberdeau the Canes weren't beating that offer short of offering up Aho or Slavin which leaves us in roughly the same boat. Top line winger without a center as opposed to a top line center without a winger. Or great 1st line with a massive new hole on D.
sabremike
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Of course the big difference is that Edwards was part of a single team's broadcast specifically designed for fans of said team while this is a national broadcast.
DaveG
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sadly I don't think there's any way we could have won that trade, not when Florida came in with Huberdeau. Huby was always soft, one-dimensional, and overrated, but he was coming off a literal record setting season. They were idiots to take that package over ours especially with what they'd end up having to pay the man, since Necas just flat out is a better overall player, but they went with the Florida offer thinking he could come close to that kind of season again and replace Johnny Hockey. He couldn't and he hasn't come close.
DaveG
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EK was, Meier turned out to be one, Tkachuk wasn't that one was absolutely legit, no idea on Eichel not sure what we were offering there
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Too bad we didn’t have a 100 point forward and a 1RD to trade
Unsustainable
Seth Jarvis has Big Kahunas
Looking back, our offer would have been better in the long run
Stickpucker
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Just Ray Ferarro and Mark Messier licking le coque.
Well, Calgary didn’t get a 100 pt forward…
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