Around the NHL: Part XXV

[Machinehead]

I mean, McDavid is baked rubbish defensively.

If MacKinnon's production comes close, he's probably batter.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

MacKinnon is a stud, and has been great in the playoffs. I still think McDavid is in a league of his own, though.

McDavid leading the play in round in scoring while his team lost is the most McDavid shit I've ever seen

 

[egelband]

AV with quite the outfit in the post game presser. Reba! staring daggers into the tv screen watching at home...

 

[LeetchisGod]

McDavid leading the play in round in scoring while his team lost is the most McDavid shit I've ever seen

Edmonton has worse forward depth than we do.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Edmonton has worse forward depth than we do.

They need two of their players to get 100+ points each to even be a playoff bubble team, and it's not like the West is amazing these days either, and they're in what might be the weakest division in the league right now

 

[Synergy27]

I feel insane but I would much rather the Islanders win this series. AV and his smug face winning in Philly would be straight up terrible.

Trotz is the new Jacques Lemarie though. Ruining hockey one system at a time.

Lose los situation.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I feel insane but I would much rather the Islanders win this series. AV and his smug face winning in Philly would be straight up terrible.

Trotz is the new Jacques Lemarie though. Ruining hockey one system at a time.

Lose los situation.

As long as Boston/Tampa stomps a mud puddle into who ever comes out of that series, I don't care.

Go Western Conference!

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Big upgrade over the previous bozo.

JT Miller never coached the Islanders.

 

[bl02]

Always more interested in Eastern conference Since i have more rooting interest but watching the Avs/Dallas so much more entertaining than Phil/NYI

 

[Kovalev27]

How do two talents like Vrana and Konecny have zero goals these playoffs? I know vrana is out but thought these two would be so much better

Flyers cannot score. Bunch of guys who don’t even have one yet

 

[Kovalev27]

Hilarious to see this happen to the Flyers. But god I wish the Islanders would just go away.

they’re ruining this playoffs for me

 

[bl02]

Everyone talk about Makar and Quinn but Heiskanen now 14 points in 10 playoff games. Not to mention he's a beast on d.

 

[bl02]

Go Stars.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Talk about a reversal of fortune. Guess Fracouz not their guy, huh?

 

[Kovalev27]

Avs are in serious trouble

 

[LeetchisGod]

Everyone talk about Makar and Quinn but Heiskanen now 14 points in 10 playoff games. Not to mention he's a beast on d.

He's easily the most well rounded of the three.

 

[Kovalev27]

You can’t count that

 

[SnowblindNYR]

There's not one angle that showed the puck in, but I guess the call was good goal originally.

 

[NYRangers0723]

Avs are in serious trouble

Agreed. Well good news for us in regards to draft position. As for the Isles I want them to win this round and then get eliminate in the CF. If we end up with 22 I’d be pretty happy.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

Add Avs to potential Georgiev destinations

 

[Irishguy42]

There's not one angle that showed the puck in, but I guess the call was good goal originally.

Yeah, even the angle that SN just showed is still wonky b/c the pads/sticks/puck are all up in the air.

That's the one big issue with the current system. They have to go with the call on the ice because the ensuing review could neither definitively say it was a good goal or not.

We need goal-line technology now. It's not THAT difficult to manufacture.

 

[bl02]

There's not one angle that showed the puck in, but I guess the call was good goal originally.

Sportsnet had a terrific angle which looked like the puck was in. Of course NBC didn't have it.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Everyone talk about Makar and Quinn but Heiskanen now 14 points in 10 playoff games. Not to mention he's a beast on d.

Heiskanen is better than those 2

 

[Edge]

If the AVS can learn from these games, and make the necessary adjustments as they gain experience, they’re going to be a major pain in the ass in the west for a long time.

But part of me can see an Achilles heel in the lack of depth they have beyond their stars, and the price they are paying for not being able to consistently find talent outside of first round picks - especially guys in the top 10, 15, or so.

I can see a team that is going to potentially have to deal core level talent for depth unless they start figuring out how to identify guys with later picks. And that’s going to become more difficult if they find themselves in the playoffs from this point forward. Because they’re not longer going to be able to stockpile or rely upon those high percentage draft picks.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Let’s not bury the Avs yet...