Around the NHL - Part XLII - (Playoffs Edition)

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It would be fine if some of the usual suspects weren't dead serious about criticizing his masculinity.

Like, I don't think Trouba is actually dumb. You guys know that, right? I have no problem with the person.

I feel the Mika stuff leaves kayfabe with some people. It's a minority but it really bothers me when it happens. He's given us a lot.
Yeah but is the feud between GoAwayPanarin and kovazub94 a work or a shoot?
 
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I think they’ll win a game.

If Dallas takes a bunch of penalties it can get interesting plus I haven’t really liked what I’ve seen from Oettinger at all. Even in games where he’s done well he looks really uncomfortable.
I could see this going 6 or 7. Oettinger has been a complete wild card & more shaky than steady. If McDavid starts to score some goals & Edm can play defense the way the did in Games. 6 & 7, I think they can push it to the limit.
 
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they can't defend worth shit and barely beat Vancouver with their 3rd string goalie. They are going to get pounded by Dallas although I hope it goes 7 and Kane does some dumb shit to someone

They allowed 4 more goals all year than Dallas did and 7 less than Dallas at 5v5. Their defense is fine. This is an outdated take. The only team in the league with a better 5v5 CA60 than Edmonton was Carolina.
 
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They allowed 4 more goals all year than Dallas did and 7 less than Dallas at 5v5. Their defense is fine. This is an outdated take. The only team in the league with a better 5v5 CA60 than Edmonton was Carolina.
As a Rangers fan, I'd still want the Oilers in a potential finals matchup over the Stars. Oilers depth and goaltending is inferior to the Stars.
 
As a Rangers fan, I'd still want the Oilers in a potential finals matchup over the Stars. Oilers depth and goaltending is inferior to the Stars.

I would prefer Dallas because we want the series to have a lot of special teams and we have a much smaller advantage there against Edmonton than against Dallas.
 
As a Rangers fan, I'd still want the Oilers in a potential finals matchup over the Stars. Oilers depth and goaltending is inferior to the Stars.
Be careful what you wish for...I recall walking out of MSG after beating the Devils in Game 7 of the 1st round in '92. Fans were thrilled we weren't facing the Caps (who beat us in the previous 2 playoffs) screaming We Want Mario!!!. I was like, no we don't.

Narrator: They really didn't.

Even though Mario only played a game & a half before Graves broke his hand, Jagr picked up the slack and made our lives hell. The bottom lines is when facing 2 of the best players in the world on the same team, things can go sideways in a hurry. I'm just rooting for the west to go 7 rough & tumble games. If we take care of our own business & beat Florida, I'll worry about the West winner in 2 weeks.
 
they can't defend worth shit and barely beat Vancouver with their 3rd string goalie. They are going to get pounded by Dallas although I hope it goes 7 and Kane does some dumb shit to someone
This is old news.

Edmonton was 9th in expected goals against and 7th in shots against.

Their defense has been fantastic in the playoffs. Vancouver took just 21 shots per game against them.
 
This is lame. There should be a league wide trade moratorium until the playoffs conclude. Not saying it's realistic, but McDonagh would be a decent Lindgren replacement for a year or two, yet we had no chance to negotiate with Nashville because we're still playing.
6.7m for 2 yrs more and he's 35 in a month
I'd love him for the 3rd pair tho! ))) I'll get my coat...
 
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