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raideralex99
Whiteout Is Coming.
The difference is Leaf’s fired their coach while the Jets kept Maurice 3 years too long.
Ducky10
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Man, the Bolts were a step behind the play all night. That 5 minute PP was an absolute shit show. Completely disjointed all night.
Felt the Laffs might have poked the bear a bit near the end though. Have a feeling Tampa will have a response in game2.
Felt the Laffs might have poked the bear a bit near the end though. Have a feeling Tampa will have a response in game2.
More like three or four steps behind. That was a pitiful display. Credit to Toronto, they came out and played.
Though I do agree with your assessment about a bear pokeage.
bustamente
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Mike Yeo let go in Philly, he is not HC material.
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They got Husso-ed. Also the decision to start MAF was not the best.
Aggie204
Expect the worst, you’ll never be disappointed.
time for the oilers to go for the nuclear option. They ain’t crap without McDrai. They’ll end up playing 40 mins this game.
bustamente
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I thought that Talbot deserved the start but they traded for MAF and being shut out at home hurts, expect Talbot in for game 2. Boston should go with Swayman, and the Oilers might go with Koskinen
gojetsgo
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kings stun the oilers after a mike smith blunder.. heres hoping drai demands a trade if they fail to get out of round 1
Aggie204
Expect the worst, you’ll never be disappointed.
Oilers picking up where they left off last season
Duke749
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Mike Smith just doesn’t disappoint. Wow.
For the life of me I still have absolutely no clue how Holland once again thought it would be a good idea to go into the playoffs with their goaltending.
I haven't been impressed with the Lightning all that much this year. We shall see how they respond.
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I haven't been impressed with the Lightning all that much this year. We shall see how they respond.
sipowicz
The thrill is gone
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Wow, Jack be nimble, Quick be quick, Perron be tear’n and old Rannta a’ rantin!
Huffer
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Caught a little of 3 of the 4 games.
The Leafs looked good. Played fast and were on pucks. True, the Bolts played absolutely terrible too. I thought the Canes also looked good. Similar to the Leafs, faster on pucks and had a great forecheck. Only caught a little of the Kings / Oilers but the Oilers still seem like a 2 man team. Shut those guys down and you're good.
It's a little comical comparing the makeup of the lines though when you compare the Jets to some of these playoff teams. I don't see other teams setup with 2 scoring lines, a no offense checking 3rd line and a 4th line of trash. The Canes have KK and Necas on their 4th line for pete's sake.
The Leafs looked good. Played fast and were on pucks. True, the Bolts played absolutely terrible too. I thought the Canes also looked good. Similar to the Leafs, faster on pucks and had a great forecheck. Only caught a little of the Kings / Oilers but the Oilers still seem like a 2 man team. Shut those guys down and you're good.
It's a little comical comparing the makeup of the lines though when you compare the Jets to some of these playoff teams. I don't see other teams setup with 2 scoring lines, a no offense checking 3rd line and a 4th line of trash. The Canes have KK and Necas on their 4th line for pete's sake.
Modern NHL coaching has moved away from loading up the top 6, they spread the talent across all 4 lines. Hopefully whoever the Jets hire will do the same.
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Leafs played a solid game minus the hit by Clifford but that might be good for them as he will be out now. Tampa looked horrible. They gave a team that I would consider fragile some confidence and now they almost have to win game 2
My god Mike Smith just crushes Oil fan hopes lol
My god Mike Smith just crushes Oil fan hopes lol
Huffer
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Hopefully. Some of us have been wanting it for years.
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I have seen exactly three Kings games this year: when they were here in Winnipeg, at the Staples center/crypto.com against the Blackhawks (gorgeous facility), and last night against the Oilers. Not sure if it is atypical of their usual play or not, but I was impressed in all three games with how hard that team works from the top of the roster to the bottom. Some of the floaters on the Jets would stick out like a sore thumb on that team.
Yukon Joe
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As a Jets fan living in Edmonton, I have to admit to some quiet schadenfreude when the Oilers lose ugly like that in the playoffs...
kanadalainen
A pint of dark matter, please.
Re: Mike Smith
The boardsfolk in Edmonton are restless.
"Hes an egotistical douche and wanted to be the hero or something crazy based on how his brain works. What a stupid selfish idiot. Stay in your net you f***ing geriatric."
Ow.
The boardsfolk in Edmonton are restless.
"Hes an egotistical douche and wanted to be the hero or something crazy based on how his brain works. What a stupid selfish idiot. Stay in your net you f***ing geriatric."
Ow.
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I guess Todd McClellan is a decent coach? Sask boy, worked his way up after a brief NHL career, player coach for a while in Europe.
Huffer
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The other thing I noticed in the Leafs/Bolts and Canes/Bruins game is it seems like these teams are using skill guys on the PK. We've used Connor, but it seems like it's been hard for our coaches to move away from 4th line plugs being the primary PK players.
I think the Leafs had Marner, and I think I saw Aho on the PK as well. I'd love to see Connor, as well as Ehlers on the PK. Use their speed.
Love to get away from our poor bottom 6 strategy as well as getting more skill guys on the PK (when applicable).
Speed is a huge advantage on the PK. It allows guys to move around and get into shooting/pass lanes as well as makes the teams more hesitant to take risks because of the threat of shorthanded breakaways. When Michael Grabner was at the top of his game, he was a dangerous player on the PK just because of his speed.
It's a way to spread the ES minutes around and still give your stars an extra minute or two a game. Moat good coaches realize that skill translates well to all game states. Modern PK strategy is all about disruption and less about blocking shots and and clearing the crease.
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