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Calgary peppering Dallas with every low-danger shot reminiscent of Hitchcock Hockey. It's making Dallas's goaltender look really good when he's not even being screened.
Around The NHL Discussion 2021-22 Part IV Into the Playoffs Edition
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AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
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Or at least more alive than in regulation
Edit: The Stars could really use Hintz in the OT
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AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
AjaxManifesto
Pro sports is becoming predictable and boring
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Well I think Dallas has their goalie going forward. Oettinger stood on his head!
Battle of Alberta and the Battle of Florida will both be fun to watch in round 2!
Battle of Alberta and the Battle of Florida will both be fun to watch in round 2!
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yep, whoever wins stl/col wins the west
PocketNines
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That was a truly special Game 7 OT that just ended, what a capper on an awesome first round. What a game by Oettinger
Battle of Alberta baby!!!!!!
That game reminded me of our game 7 against the Stars in 19. I'm very impressed with Ottenger. He's already a stud imo
That game reminded me of our game 7 against the Stars in 19. I'm very impressed with Ottenger. He's already a stud imo
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What's Army's contract situation? I wonder if the Leafs would throw crazy money at Armstrong to 'bring him home' after the Blues win a 2nd Cup. He's a Sarnia guy, and if the Leafs don't fire Shanahan and Dubas now they likely never will.
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Vegas fired DeBoer. I’ll never understand why they fired Gallant to bring him in. That was quite a head scratcher to me.
Imagine in your first 5 years in the league, making the playoffs 4 times - one of those times going to the Cup and twice to the Conference Finals - and already being on your 3rd head coach.
Hilarious.
Hilarious.
PocketNines
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Blues advancing already + weekend spread to watch each game individually + some genuinely thrilling games was a sports treat we haven't gotten in awhile.
Entertainment ranks of the other seven series:
1. Toronto–Tampa was a heavyweight classic between two legitimate contenders
2. New York–Pittsburgh was a great series with two thrillers. Neither team is a likely Cup team makes it one notch lower.
3. Calgary–Dallas was a goaltending thriller. A tense clencher of a series capped by an incredible Game 7.
4. Florida–Washington. Florida showed the regular season resilience is real
5. Edmonton–LA. The 14th and 15th best playoff teams put on a good show.
6. Carolina–Boston, all home blowouts and even Game 7 wasn't that exciting
7. Colorado–Nashville, obviously
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I would have them ranked in the exact same order. You hit the nail right on the head here.
Would maaaaaybe swap 4/5 for the game 7 bias though, but definitely much better teams in the FLA/WSH series. Would’ve liked to see how it would’ve turned out if Wilson played.
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Um, have you looked back at the Blues history for 1967-1972?
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What a fun weekend. I wish they started the Sunday games a couple hours earlier though.
Tampa is my favorite until someone beats them. They are an unbelievable team and Vasilevski is an absolute freak. His record/performances following a loss and in closeout games is just absurd. He's a top 5 goalie year-round, but he has an extra big-game gear that is a couple notches above that. Toronto absolutely poured it on in the 3rd period and it never even seemed possible that they were going to actually get one by him. Tampa is the defending back-to-back champ and they haven't even lost consecutive playoff games in the last 9 rounds. Toronto didn't choke this series away. Tampa won this series.
Connor McDavid put on an absolute show on Saturday. I'm not sure I've ever seen a forward control a game the way he controlled game 7. He played almost half the game, had an xGF% above 70%, and was the main contributor to both goals in a 2-0 victory.
Gaudreau and Oettinger put on a show last night. The Flames did pile a lot of low danger shots on net, but they also had 24 high danger chances. Oettinger made a number of incredibly good saves and Calgary didn't bury a lot of rubber into his chest. He was reaching/stretching for a ton of pucks even though his positioning was excellent. It was fitting that Gaudreau scored the winner. He was the best skater on the ice by a wide margin and either shot or set up about 6 should-be goals. So happy that we're getting a battle of Alberta.
Boston/Carolina went about as expected and Rangers/Pens was yet another good game in a series that had a few of them. I have to say that this portion of the playoff bracket is the one I care least about, so these games got the 'I'll watch them while I do the crap I need to get done' treatment from me.
All in all, this might be the best 1st round I've ever seen. 7 of 8 matchups were very exciting, the Blues advanced, and the games were decently staggered to maximize the amount of hockey you could watch. Blues/Avs and a Battle of Alberta is going to lead to another couple weeks of late nights...
Tampa is my favorite until someone beats them. They are an unbelievable team and Vasilevski is an absolute freak. His record/performances following a loss and in closeout games is just absurd. He's a top 5 goalie year-round, but he has an extra big-game gear that is a couple notches above that. Toronto absolutely poured it on in the 3rd period and it never even seemed possible that they were going to actually get one by him. Tampa is the defending back-to-back champ and they haven't even lost consecutive playoff games in the last 9 rounds. Toronto didn't choke this series away. Tampa won this series.
Connor McDavid put on an absolute show on Saturday. I'm not sure I've ever seen a forward control a game the way he controlled game 7. He played almost half the game, had an xGF% above 70%, and was the main contributor to both goals in a 2-0 victory.
Gaudreau and Oettinger put on a show last night. The Flames did pile a lot of low danger shots on net, but they also had 24 high danger chances. Oettinger made a number of incredibly good saves and Calgary didn't bury a lot of rubber into his chest. He was reaching/stretching for a ton of pucks even though his positioning was excellent. It was fitting that Gaudreau scored the winner. He was the best skater on the ice by a wide margin and either shot or set up about 6 should-be goals. So happy that we're getting a battle of Alberta.
Boston/Carolina went about as expected and Rangers/Pens was yet another good game in a series that had a few of them. I have to say that this portion of the playoff bracket is the one I care least about, so these games got the 'I'll watch them while I do the crap I need to get done' treatment from me.
All in all, this might be the best 1st round I've ever seen. 7 of 8 matchups were very exciting, the Blues advanced, and the games were decently staggered to maximize the amount of hockey you could watch. Blues/Avs and a Battle of Alberta is going to lead to another couple weeks of late nights...
They probably have their next coach in mind. Probably planning to take a run at Trotz. I hope not, because I really like Trotz and I want to be able to root for him.
I had thought maybe Vegas was a bit embarrassed by this season and were going to have a quiet offseason (barring the necessary salary moves). But firing their coach after a year where they were held together by glue is just one more questionable front office moves.
The circus will continue.
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Can we start referring to Vegas as "Cirque De So Lame"?
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Brian39
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I have such mixed feelings. Because I fully agree with you that injuries and not the coach were behind the playoff miss. But I also think DeBoer is a below average coach and that his replacement will do a better job. Do two wrongs make a right and 'correct' the decision to hire him?
Impatience is definitely becoming the calling card for the Knights.
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