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

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KirkAlbuquerque said:
Yup. It will be our punishment for being too happy with the offseason. Even though we kind of got punished with NJD getting the #1 pick , the fact that most of our fanbase was cool with it means the Hockey Gods aren't satisfied. The Islanders will win the cup. Bet your house on it.
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It pains me that a geographical region known for horrible moustaches will win the cup
 
Synergy27 said:
I honestly can’t believe that the Rangers got the haul that they did for their rentals. Rentals basically ever work out. I hope when the Rangers are back in contention, they forego the rental route.
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Lately it hasn't looked good but if say Columbus goes very far or even Dallas you could say the opposite. I agree though and I think Gorton is building from within the right way
 
Lindberg Cheese said:
The worse we could do is 22 right? So it’s 20-22, Dallas 2 1sts still in play. Gorton you’re an animal
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Yep the hard part is over IMO. The Blues winning eliminates any chance that Jets pick ballooning to 28-31. I had a bad feeling if the Jets won that series they would go to the conference finals against vegas.
Now root for vegas today and that pick is already at 21! Dallas wins monday its 20. Not even worrying about the east but go Jackets.
 
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Larrybiv said:
With 3 division winners going down, leaves Washington standing right now. Jeeez it would suck.....if the Caps just outclass the rest for their b2b cups.

Loving the Blues and their game, but now we have to switch up and root for Dallas to beat them (a little premature here).

Could very well be a rematch with Vegas.
All other teams haven't......"been there, done that".
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Vegas will beat them. A brand new first line with Stone who is no joke and Oshie seems to be out for the playoffs.
 
If Dobson becomes anything like Pietrangelo I will be pissed.
 
Lindberg Cheese said:
The worse we could do is 22 right? So it’s 20-22, Dallas 2 1sts still in play. Gorton you’re an animal
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18-22 is the range, though 19-22 is most likely.

Dallas and Vegas winning their respective game six means the pick won’t be lower than 20.

Getting higher would require a Carolina comeback and Columbus making a deep run.

The former seems unlikely after last night - the momentum has definitely shifted there.

The latter is quite possible.
 
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Dallas has looked good. The WCF is a real possibility for them, I didn’t think it would be. Fans love Zuc, I wonder what the chances are he stays? Either way three 1sts this year would be silly.
 
Hopefully my streak of being wrong about pretty much everything these playoffs continues and Dallas makes the WCF because I told my friend when the Rangers traded Zucc that there was no way Dallas makes it that far. I've been wrong about Calgary and TB so far. If SJ gets eliminated I'll be wrong about them too.
 
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NYR94 said:
Hopefully my streak of being wrong about pretty much everything these playoffs continues and Dallas makes the WCF because I told my friend when the Rangers traded Zucc that there was no way Dallas makes it that far. I've been wrong about Calgary and TB so far. If SJ gets eliminated I'll be wrong about them too.
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Sounds like a phrase I’ve come to love, “I’ll be happy to be wrong.”

Frankly, sometimes it’s way more fun to be proved wrong.
 
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NYR94 said:
Hopefully my streak of being wrong about pretty much everything these playoffs continues and Dallas makes the WCF because I told my friend when the Rangers traded Zucc that there was no way Dallas makes it that far. I've been wrong about Calgary and TB so far. If SJ gets eliminated I'll be wrong about them too.
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You're not alone, most of my first round predictions have blown up in my face. Usually it's one low seed that does a lot of damage but every once in a blue moon the playoffs get weirder than usual. I always go back to 1986 (I was very young and wasn't watching yet) but that's the year the Rangers who were an under .500 team that hated their coach, lost their best offensive dman and #1 center to quitting, and their best defensive dman was injured most of the season took out the top two teams in the league (Flyers/Capitals), a Montreal team with a rookie Roy won it all, and of course the Steve Smith own goal.
 
NYR94 said:
Hopefully my streak of being wrong about pretty much everything these playoffs continues and Dallas makes the WCF because I told my friend when the Rangers traded Zucc that there was no way Dallas makes it that far. I've been wrong about Calgary and TB so far. If SJ gets eliminated I'll be wrong about them too.
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You're not alone. I incorrectly picked 3 of the 4 concluded series' so far.
 
Faceless said:
Sorry, but I'm really confused by how this process works. Can you (or anyone) please explain it to me? I was under the impression that the teams in the playoffs are essentially re-seeded (in terms of the draft) based on their success in the playoffs and regular season points. Thus, WPG now being out would have its pick be below all teams that move on to the next round. So as it stands now, the worst that pick would be could be 22. But if the teams you mentioned move on to the semi-finals, it could fall as low as 18. What I mean is that by the end of the 1st round, we will know exactly what # we are picking at because the second round has no bearing. Am I totally off-base here?




Kinda reminds me of how AV treated Yandle and Smith when we traded for them. Hayes is a good player, but when you have a coach that gets accustomed to playing 'his guys,' they can be reluctant to trust the new player irrespective of their pedigree or higher ability than other teammates.



I think your pretty correct when it comes to the higher end rentals, but I think mid-tier/lesser rentals are still important and you see these guys play signifciant roles on a lot of cup winners. I mean, I don't know that the caps win without Kempny last year. So the lesson is probably, don't spend through the teeth for a rental, but look for value in positions you could use an upgrade in.

Also, Zucc is playing an enormous role and will be a huge reason Dallas moves on should they make it through. If they make it past this round (and maybe even if they don't) their fans seem to be very happy with what he brought and the price they paid to get him.
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Teams that finished below Winnipeg in the regular season need to make the Conference Finals. That’s all. Four possible spots.

West: Colorado, Vegas, Dallas, St. Louis
East: Columbus, Carolina

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Vegas > San Jose = 1 spot guaranteed
Dallas > Nashville = 1 spot guaranteed
 
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aufheben said:
Teams that finished below Winnipeg in the regular season need to make the Conference Finals. That’s all. Four possible spots.

West: Colorado, Vegas, Dallas, St. Louis
East: Columbus, Carolina

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Vegas > San Jose = 1 spot guaranteed
Dallas > Nashville = 1 spot guaranteed
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Nice thanks, so if Dallas makes but loses in the conf final we could also get what #25? Kakko/Lavoie/Bjornfot would be a nice haul before we blow the 2nd round
 
Lindberg Cheese said:
Nice thanks, so if Dallas makes but loses in the conf final we could also get what #25? Kakko/Lavoie/Bjornfot would be a nice haul before we blow the 2nd round
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No the conference finalists would occupy 28-31 no matter what their record was in regular season . So best case would be 28 for Dallas pick. Still not bad considering guys like Nils and Sandin were available that time last year
 
Lindberg Cheese said:
Nice thanks, so if Dallas makes but loses in the conf final we could also get what #25? Kakko/Lavoie/Bjornfot would be a nice haul before we blow the 2nd round
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We better not blow our second round pick because there should be some interesting prospects there
 
aufheben said:
Teams that finished below Winnipeg in the regular season need to make the Conference Finals. That’s all. Four possible spots.

West: Colorado, Vegas, Dallas, St. Louis
East: Columbus, Carolina

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Vegas > San Jose = 1 spot guaranteed
Dallas > Nashville = 1 spot guaranteed
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Thanks a lot. It's just kinda strange to me that they determined the conference finals was the cut off point. I wonder why that was.
 
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