Around The NHL: Part IX - Blues: Mission Accomplished, Dallas: TBD

[Thirty One]

WE WANT THE FIRST! WE WANT THE FIRST!

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Stars Blues will be fun

Well, fun in a physically painful chess match sorta way

 

[bl02]

I believe Zuc needs to play in at least half their playoff games as well, so an injury could derail it even if Dallas wins the next round.

That is true. Well he played 6 games so far. As long as he starts the Blues series we should be ok from that perspective.

 

[Metranger]

4 more wins Dallas. Minimum.

If Dallas beats St. Louis, Rangers get Dallas's #1. But wouldn't that #1 move lower if they won the WCF? Why would you want Dallas to go to the SCF?

Edit: For Zucc playing in starts?

 

[17futurecap]

I believe Zuc needs to play in at least half their playoff games as well, so an injury could derail it even if Dallas wins the next round.

50% between first two rounds combined so he needs 1 more game if the second round goes 7, if not he’s good.

 

[bl02]

By the way guys I just read that the Zucc playing in half the games is only for the first two rounds. so if he starts against st louis we don't have to worry about that. Smart move by JG if that is the case

 

[bl02]

If Dallas beats St. Louis, Rangers get Dallas's #1. But wouldn't that #1 move lower if they won the WCF? Why would you want Dallas to go to the SCF?

Edit: For Zucc playing in starts?

It would move the first to 30 or 31 if they made it to cup finals. I guess if they face hopefully Vegas in the WCF we have to root for Vegas albeit it would suck rooting against zucc

 

[Hire Sather]

Zucc shaking hands with his left

Not good. They have another bullshit condition on a condition thing where Zucc has to play in more than half the playoff games.

 

[bl02]

Not good. They have another bull**** condition on a condition thing where Zucc has to play in more than half the playoff games.

well they are gonna need him so unless he is really hurt he starts that blues series. Also because one of their better players Hintz maybe suffering some ill effects from that elbow he got hit with.

 

[bl02]

You figure game 1 would be what friday? Saturday? Gives Zucc some days to rest. If he's not practicing in a few days then maybe we have something to worry about.

 

[Thirty One]

Not good. They have another bull**** condition on a condition thing where Zucc has to play in more than half the playoff games.

More than half the games in the first two rounds. Only way that isn't met if the next series goes 7 games and he plays 0 of them. So you can relax.

 

[NYR94]

I know he has the most career wins of any GM in the league but will David Poile ever be held accountable for Nashville's playoff failures? 20 years and his team has made it past the first round 5 times. It's nice having 4 defensemen who can put up 40 points or more (Subban didn't this year but he has before) but their forward group isn't good enough.

 

[darko]

If Dallas beats St. Louis, Rangers get Dallas's #1. But wouldn't that #1 move lower if they won the WCF? Why would you want Dallas to go to the SCF?

Edit: For Zucc playing in starts?

Nah I'm kinda cheering for Dallas to win it all because I'd love to see Zucc lift the Cup plus it means Isles/Caps/Leafs don't.

 

[darko]

More than half the games in the first two rounds. Only way that isn't met if the next series goes 7 games and he plays 0 of them. So you can relax.

Breaking news: Zucca out for the remainder of the playoffs.

 

[n8]

I believe Zuc needs to play in at least half their playoff games as well, so an injury could derail it even if Dallas wins the next round.

With 6 games in the bag, the max number of games the Stars could play is 27. If they are eliminated in the WCF, a max of 20. So 4 games to be safe if eliminated in WCF. 8 more games to guarantee 1/2 the games played.

 

[RangerBoy]

Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has acquired forward Mats Zuccarello from the New York Rangers in exchange for a conditional second-round selection in the 2019 NHL Draft and a conditional third-round selection in the 2020 NHL Draft.

The second-round selection in the 2019 NHL Draft will become a first-round selection in the 2019 NHL Draft if the Stars advance to the third round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs and he plays in at least 50 percent of the team's cumulative games over the first two rounds. The third-round selection in the 2020 NHL Draft becomes a first-round selection in the 2020 NHL Draft should Dallas re-sign Zuccarello in the off-season.

Stars acquire forward Mats Zuccarello in trade with Rangers

Zuccarello has been skating with the team in morning skates. He wasn't skating in the morning early in the series. Maybe he has splint on his hand. He appeared to be fine after the game celebrating with his teammates. He must have hugged Bishop ten times.

 

[aufheben]

I know he has the most career wins of any GM in the league but will David Poile ever be held accountable for Nashville's playoff failures? 20 years and his team has made it past the first round 5 times. It's nice having 4 defensemen who can put up 40 points or more (Subban didn't this year but he has before) but their forward group isn't good enough.

20 years is their entire history, so that includes the years immediately following the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft. Even after you shave off the first 4-5 years, they were playing teams in the playoffs like the '04 Red Wings, '06 Sharks, '07 Sharks, '08 Red Wings, '10 Blackhawks, '11 Canucks, '15 Blackhawks, '16 Sharks, '17 Penguins, '18 Jets... some tough customers. Things are way, way easier now with the new expansion draft rules and the absurd [praise be] draft lottery.

Personally I think they should have fired Laviolette during the season. That team had a 2016-17 Rangers vibe all year, and you could see the Stars beating them from a mile away.

Round 1	NHL Totals after draft
Round	Num.	Drafted By	Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
	1	Nashville	Chris Armstrong	D	Florida Panthers [NHL]	7	0	1	1	0	2003-04
	2	Nashville	Blair Atcheynum	R	St. Louis Blues [NHL]	131	16	17	33	26	2000-01
	3	Nashville	Joel Bouchard	D	Calgary Flames [NHL]	238	13	41	54	154	2005-06
	4	Nashville	Bob Boughner	D	Buffalo Sabres [NHL]	453	13	46	59	888	2005-06
	5	Nashville	Paul Brousseau	R	Tampa Bay Lightning [NHL]	1	0	0	0	0	2000-01
	6	Nashville	Doug Brown	R	Detroit Red Wings [NHL]	191	28	40	68	68	2000-01
	7	Nashville	Andrew Brunette	L	Washington Capitals [NHL]	1048	250	443	693	290	2011-12
	8	Nashville	Frederic Chabot	G	Los Angeles Kings [NHL]	11	0	0	0	2	1998-99
	9	Nashville	Patrick Cote	L	Dallas Stars [NHL]	97	1	2	3	330	2000-01
	10	Nashville	J.J. Daigneault	D	New York Islanders [NHL]	124	3	15	18	94	2000-01
	11	Nashville	Jeff Daniels	L	Carolina Hurricanes [NHL]	269	9	13	22	47	2002-03
	12	Nashville	Craig Darby	C	Philadelphia Flyers [NHL]	161	19	27	46	30	2003-04
	13	Nashville	Mike Dunham	G	New Jersey Devils [NHL]	353	0	4	4	14	2006-07
	14	Nashville	Doug Friedman	L	Edmonton Oilers [NHL]	2	0	1	1	14	1998-99
	15	Nashville	Tony Hrkac	C	Pittsburgh Penguins [NHL]	376	57	91	148	89	2002-03
	16	Nashville	Al Iafrate	D	San Jose Sharks [NHL]
	17	Nashville	Greg Johnson	C	Chicago Blackhawks [NHL]	502	93	145	238	213	2005-06
	18	Nashville	Uwe Krupp	D	Colorado Avalanche [NHL]	34	3	3	6	24	2002-03
	19	Nashville	Denny Lambert	L	Ottawa Senators [NHL]	289	13	29	42	865	2001-02
	20	Nashville	Mike Richter	G	New York Rangers [NHL]	242	0	0	0	8	2002-03
	21	Nashville	Mikhail Shtalenkov	G	Anaheim Mighty Ducks [NHL]	68	0	3	3	6	1999-00
	22	Nashville	John Slaney	D	Phoenix Coyotes [NHL]	80	3	18	21	24	2003-04
	23	Nashville	Mike Sullivan	C	Boston Bruins [NHL]	256	13	20	33	66	2001-02
	24	Nashville	Tomas Vokoun	G	Montreal Canadiens [NHL]	699	0	23	23	125	2012-13
	25	Nashville	Scott Walker	R	Vancouver Canucks [NHL]	632	141	212	353	696	2009-10
	26	Nashville	Rob Zettler	D	Toronto Maple Leafs [NHL]	92	1	10	11	132	2001-02

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[Jaromir Jagr]

With 6 games in the bag, the max number of games the Stars could play is 27. If they are eliminated in the WCF, a max of 20. So 4 games to be safe if eliminated in WCF. 8 more games to guarantee 1/2 the games played.

It's half the games in the first 2 series', not the entire playoffs.

He needs to play one game in the next series to ensure the condition is met. Even if he plays 0, if Dallas wins in 6 or less we still get the 1st.

 

[klingsor]

Wait why are we cheering for Toronto?

Ken Hodge

 

[Irishguy42]

With 6 games in the bag, the max number of games the Stars could play is 27. If they are eliminated in the WCF, a max of 20. So 4 games to be safe if eliminated in WCF. 8 more games to guarantee 1/2 the games played.

50% of GP in the first two rounds, not entire playoffs.

 

[will1066]

Thread title change, please. Dallas: Mission Accomplished 2

 

[Zibanejbread]

Thread title change, please. Dallas: Mission Accomplished 2

It's only 1/2 accomplished so far, so still TBD.

 

[Fugazy]

Thread title change, please. Dallas: Mission Accomplished 2

Not yet! Still need 4 more wins.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

What wonderful news to wake up to, now Dallas has no small task at hand here but I will be rooting for them all the way baby! And the loss couldn't happened to a worse base of fans than Preds fans. Very happy about that - IT IS ALL YOUR FAULT!

 

[Gardner McKay]

Eventually that Nashville window will close.

Although we said the same about Washington

They don't have an Ovechkin. Hell, they don't even have a Kuznetsov or Holtby.