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Uncle Scrooge

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The Isles are like a bug, you think you squashed them and somehow they appear again, and that's how the last couple of years it's been in terms of making the playoffs.

It's obviously easy to say now, but something feels off. Maybe it's finally time they bow out.
 

ViD

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The Isles are like a bug, you think you squashed them and somehow they appear again, and that's how the last couple of years it's been in terms of making the playoffs.

It's obviously easy to say now, but something feels off. Maybe it's finally time they bow out.
Possibly same story with Boston
 

Mike C

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The Isles are like a bug, you think you squashed them and somehow they appear again, and that's how the last couple of years it's been in terms of making the playoffs.

It's obviously easy to say now, but something feels off. Maybe it's finally time they bow out.
They are ordinarily mediocre. Every year they lose or go to OT vs teams they should beat, especially early in season. By attrition, they fade back into the wild card bubble race in 2nd half when division opponents beat each other

It should be clear by now that Barry Trotz is surely missed
 

Xirik

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He's young and prone to the bonehead play but will only get better with experience. I agree he's a diamond in the rough. Should have nice career
to me he feels like a less boneheaded version of Damon Severson. Someone that doesn't really shine in anything specific but just is reliable, Most of the time.
 
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TippinOn44s

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I get the goaltending sucks but how does Makar have 17 points and a team worst on D -7.

Any of that on him?
Yeah in the first few games he wasn't great defensively. The Avs are missing I think 6 of their top 9 forwards right now so I think a lot has to do with general lack of talent.
 

BKarchitect

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Yikes. This Avs lineup would be bad in the AHL :laugh:
It's actually comical that this is an NHL line-up:

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Noted first line scorer Joel Kiviranta. Undrafted rookie Ivan Ivan Ivan Ivan and a grinder on the 2nd line. Parker Kelly is probably among the worst NHL 4th liners possible and he's on the 3rd line with a rookie and a shitty defenseman. The 4th line is two AHLers and a guy who wasnt even a good college player.

It may not be the worst line-up anybody has iced in the past few years simply due to the presence of a few stars but it has to rank among the most hilarious of recent times...
 

TippinOn44s

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It's actually comical that this is an NHL line-up:

ZRQiHhg.png


Noted first line scorer Joel Kiviranta. Undrafted rookie Ivan Ivan Ivan Ivan and a grinder on the 2nd line. Parker Kelly is probably among the worst NHL 4th liners possible and he's on the 3rd line with a rookie and a shitty defenseman. The 4th line is two AHLers and a guy who wasnt even a good college player.

It may not be the worst line-up anybody has iced in the past few years simply due to the presence of a few stars but it has to rank among the most hilarious of recent times...
FeelsBadMan
 

PlushMinus

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The Isles are like a bug, you think you squashed them and somehow they appear again, and that's how the last couple of years it's been in terms of making the playoffs.

It's obviously easy to say now, but something feels off. Maybe it's finally time they bow out.
They might grab a wildcard spot given how the Metro is so weird, and the Atlantic is so .mediocre

But they could definitely miss the playoffs - naww what a shame that would be!

The funniest part is Roy is supposed to be an offensive minded coach but the roster is so trash they can't score goals :laugh: so they're basically screwed except for stellar goaltending
 

ViD

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It's actually comical that this is an NHL line-up:

ZRQiHhg.png


Noted first line scorer Joel Kiviranta. Undrafted rookie Ivan Ivan Ivan Ivan and a grinder on the 2nd line. Parker Kelly is probably among the worst NHL 4th liners possible and he's on the 3rd line with a rookie and a shitty defenseman. The 4th line is two AHLers and a guy who wasnt even a good college player.

It may not be the worst line-up anybody has iced in the past few years simply due to the presence of a few stars but it has to rank among the most hilarious of recent times...
Excuses excuses
 

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