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[Reality Czech]

You sure like to make up shit and operate within that shit. It's weird.

Anyway......I put out into the ether a call for a response from one of y'all regarding my takes on Dallas.
I fully expected someone to inquire about my current stance on Dallas, but this response/inquiry is disappointing. We all know that many individuals here wait for opportunities to call out a member's past posts. It's weak and lame.

Anyway x2......Their defense is a little better with Ceci, but it still stinks. There are TWO reasons Dallas is in the place they currently are. Seguin and Jake. Seguin helped the team bank points early in the season by ripping off 20 pts in 19 games. He finally succumbed to his injury, but might be back for the playoffs.

Jake has been Vezina-level this season. Nuff sed.

SCREEEEEEEEECH!!!!!!

Wait a minute. What is this shit?

Here I am typing a bunch of letters in response to some bullshit.

My deep-dive into the Dallas Stars was an exercise in thought. Not an exercise in right or wrong. It sounds like you want to be right. I don't care to be right. I care to analyze and if part of my analysis is off, then so be it.

Maybe I will try the gotcha thang and sneak around waiting to call out someone for a previous position.

My recommendation to you and to all of HF is to think for the sake of thinking, not for the sake of being right.

Nice backtracking. The only reason I brought it up is that you were so adamant that Dallas wasn't that great and I found it amusing. Now I find your defensiveness amusing. You got a lot of snark, my guy.

I take no pleasure in being right in this case, but I think most people recognized that Dallas was a wagon even before this year. They have the deepest forward lineup in the NHL, so I'm not sure how someone can say they're in this position only because of Seguin and Jake. But if they can stick it to Colorado, then I could get behind the Stars in the short term.

I don't sit around and wait for "gotcha" moments but sometimes posts are so absurd that they stick in my mind more than others.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Nice backtracking. The only reason I brought it up is that you were so adamant that Dallas wasn't that great and I found it amusing. Now I find your defensiveness amusing. You got a lot of snark, my guy.

I take no pleasure in being right in this case, but I think most people recognized that Dallas was a wagon even before this year. They have the deepest forward lineup in the NHL, so I'm not sure how someone can say they're in this position only because of Seguin and Jake. But if they can stick it to Colorado, then I could get behind the Stars in the short term.

I don't sit around and wait for "gotcha" moments but sometimes posts are so absurd that they stick in my mind more than others.

Right on, Bubba!

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Nice backtracking. The only reason I brought it up is that you were so adamant that Dallas wasn't that great and I found it amusing. Now I find your defensiveness amusing. You got a lot of snark, my guy.

I take no pleasure in being right in this case, but I think most people recognized that Dallas was a wagon even before this year. They have the deepest forward lineup in the NHL, so I'm not sure how someone can say they're in this position only because of Seguin and Jake. But if they can stick it to Colorado, then I could get behind the Stars in the short term.

I don't sit around and wait for "gotcha" moments but sometimes posts are so absurd that they stick in my mind more than others.

I got a little snarky there, dude mahn. I’m sorry.

 

[Brian39]

But if they can stick it to Colorado, then I could get behind the Stars in the short term.

I really, really, really want Winnipeg to hold off Dallas to win the division.

From a Blues fan standpoint, I'd much rather play Winnipeg in round 1 than Dallas if we wind up in the WC2 spot. I think we match up better against Winnipeg than Dallas and I want to feel the nervous energy in Winnipeg if they have to go against a surging Blues team who got hot under a new coach to storm back into playoff position in the 2nd half of the season. Not to mention the national narrative of Binner vs Helly. Do we win that series? Smart money says no, but I want to see how quiet that building can get if we take one of the first two games.

From an NHL fan standpoint, I would love to see Rantanen and the Stars playing against Colorado. The combination of narrative plus two legitimately damn good teams would make for a great matchup. I don't like the playoff format, but since we are stuck with it I'm rooting for the most exciting series possible in round 1. In the Central, I think that is Dallas vs Colorado by a mile.

Winnipeg also plays Vancouver twice this month, so I'll already be rooting for them in those two games.

 

[TruBlueFan1970]

Ekblad suspended 20 games for violating substance abuse policy. Panthers have 18 regular season games left. Do suspensions carry into the playoffs? If so, could be huge if he misses games 1-2 of a playoff series potentially against Toronto or Tampa if they fall out of first place.

 

[STL fan in MN]

How does Calgary keep winning games dammit lol

Dustin Wolf.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Ekblad suspended 20 games for violating substance abuse policy. Panthers have 18 regular season games left. Do suspensions carry into the playoffs? If so, could be huge if he misses games 1-2 of a playoff series potentially against Toronto or Tampa if they fall out of first place.

If it is fully served, then, yes, he will miss at least the first game or two of the playoffs.

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The Canes/Rants situation is messed up.