JK3
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The biggest of horse shoes up the largest of asses.
There is always some relative nobody that becomes a playoff god. They don’t matter if Shesterkin doesn’t save their bacon. And with the hard salary cap every team has some Wennbergs. Just my thoughts I’m not saying you are wrong.There were years where wennberg wouldn't have been a big enough "name" for them to even look at. Guys like him and Goodrow playing hero is something
I think Edmonton will beat them.
If Dallas wins that round? All bets are off.
That said, Dallas will be a bigger threat to them than anybody they've played so far. I think Oettinger is still the best goalie they will have played these playoffs. Better than Ryan's brother from the Capitals 34 year old Andersen and 35 year old Bobrovsky.
I think Edmonton can and will outgun them, despite the inferior goalie.
This isn't wishful thinking or a cope for me. I've been picking the Rangers to win every round so far. The only shocking thing is that I thought this would go 7. It still can go 7, but it looks like it could be over in 5 or 6. I'm getting vibes from the Colorado/Winnipeg series where Colorado won out the series after losing game 1.
For the 100th time, they've gotten better 5v5 as a whole under Lavi for when they've been made deep runs with even worse 5v5 teams + they have the best goalie in the world and the best special teams units in the league. It's not exactly rocket science how they're here.
The Canes are mental midgets, Florida legit came back from more in this one game than the Canes dealt with that entire series. Canes had leads in every game going into the third they lost I'm pretty sure.
maybe it’s improved but it’s still ass…they got f***ing dominated in this game. For the 100th time…I don’t give a crap about their goalie or special teams…they might win it all but let’s not pretend they wouldn’t be an aberration in the history of cup champions over the last several decades. Just about every team that makes a run on the back of a goalie and/or special teams eventually comes up short, even if it’s all the way in the final.For the 100th time, they've gotten better 5v5 as a whole under Lavi for when they've been made deep runs with an even worse 5v5 team+ they have the best goalie in the world and the best special teams units in the league. It's not exactly rocket science how they're here.
"gotten better 5 on 5"
they've been absolutely cratered at 5 on 5 in these playoffs lol their 5 on 5 CF in the playoffs is 806-643 coming INTO today.
Dallas seems like another Carolina/Florida type of team, though I think they're better than those teams, so I give them a better chance than Carolina or Florida.I don't trust Skinner one bit in that damn series, idk how you can but I get the logic. Trouba will probably elbow McDavid or Drai out of the series too
maybe it’s improved but it’s still ass…they got f***ing dominated in this game. For the 100th time…I don’t give a crap about their goalie or special teams…they might win it all but let’s not pretend they wouldn’t be an aberration in the history of cup champions over the last several decades. Just about every team that makes a run on the back of a goalie and/or special teams eventually comes up short, even if it’s all the way in the final.
And if Edmonton LOSES game 3 tomorrow night I'm still saying they win the series.
I'm not giving them little to no chance of winning the series like I am with the Panthers after losing games 2 and 3. I never picked the Panthers to win this anyway.
Their goalie isn't very good anymore, despite having a pretty good season and a very good playoffs (for ONCE!) a year ago.
Their coach is someone that should have been left behind in Hartford when he was a young man back in 1997. He's a better comedian than he is a head coach. I'm sure he'll crack a few jokes after this one. Tune in.
And they just made a deep run last year and they're probably feeling the effects from that. Sucks for them because I think this is their last chance for a while. I think they'll probably be one of those teams like Boston has been since 2020, where they make the playoffs, but never much of a threat for much else. They're about to lose Reinhart (probably) and some other guys too? Bobrovsky is gonna be 36 and they still have 2 more years left of his $10 million dollar cap hit or whatever it is. And they aren't hiring a better coach after Paulie Eyes just went to a cup finals and a conference finals again in his first two years there.
Fair enough. I just get Florida/Carolina vibes from Dallas.Ain’t over yet but game 4 is a must win for the Panthers.
Assuming the Stars get Hintz back, I’d feel much more comfortable with them against the Rangers than the Oilers. Edmonton scares me. Not saying they couldn’t win but I think Dallas is the more complete team with superior goaltending.
Fair enough. I just get Florida/Carolina vibes from Dallas.
Though they have a better goalie, but even he's had a couple of memorable duds these playoffs.
But he's also 10 years younger than Andersen and Bob, who at this stage are like the 90s version of Kiss that went on their (first of many) farewell tour lol.
Rempe played 4 mins? Yikes. That's a message.
Hate to say it, but sometimes you can just see destiny brewing in front of your eyes. This is just absurd. It started when they got Washington in round 1 instead of a red hot Penguins team or the Islanders. Either of those first rounds would've been much tougher when sets the tone for everything else to come.