Pre-Game Talk: Southern Conference Finals

[1specter]

Oh my God, it just hit me: This entire playoffs will be the Don Waddell revenge tour.

We eliminate Horvat, who we were rumored to be close to acquiring before missing out.
We eliminate Meier, who we were rumored to be close to acquiring before missing out.
We eliminate Tkachuk, who we were rumored to be close to acquiring before missing out.

And then we face the ultimate boss: The guy Waddell replaced. Ron Francis and the Seattle Kraken.

Can I interest you in a lightly used Mitch Marner?

 

[Lempo]

Oh my God, it just hit me: This entire playoffs will be the Don Waddell revenge tour.

We eliminate Horvat, who we were rumored to be close to acquiring before missing out.
We eliminate Meier, who we were rumored to be close to acquiring before missing out.
We eliminate Tkachuk, who we were rumored to be close to acquiring before missing out.

And then we face the ultimate boss: The guy Waddell replaced. Ron Francis and the Seattle Kraken.

Who was that Dallas guy we missed out? Marchment?

 

[AD Skinner]

in wad we trust

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Who was that Dallas guy we missed out? Marchment?

Possibly. But also:

 

[Lempo]

Can I interest you in a lightly used Mitch Marner?

Have you strained him?

 

[Svechhammer]

Who was that Dallas guy we missed out? Marchment?

Yep. If I'm not mistaken he was signing here until Dallas got involved

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Yep. If I'm not mistaken he was signing here until Dallas got involved

He was called to Carolina until Dallas matched our offer

 

[Svechhammer]

He was called to Carolina until Dallas matched our offer

I mean if I recall, it was that Dallas hired some coaches that Marchmant had some previous history with and that caused him to sign there

 

[violaswallet]

Ready for the Battle of Finland, gents and ladies?

Here’s to a series won by the players, not injuries or the Bruins MVP (the zebra stripes)!

 

[Kat Predator]

I don’t think we were ever close on Horvat. We asked but Vancouver wanted the best 1st rounder they could get. We were eliminated on the initial conversation by the sounds of it.

Seattle looks like their magic has run out.

When the goaltending goes over the cliff, it doesn't matter how many genies you think you have.

 

[AD Skinner]

Have you strained him?

He is perfectly al dente

 

[Unsustainable]

I think they are considering on winning this series

 

[Tryamw]

All in the Carolina wagon. Good luck guys.

Did we hold the draft yet?

 

[Lempo]

Did we hold the draft yet?

We took the TDL approach.

We like our group.

 

[Kyle Broflovski]

Let‘s Go Canes, blow the Cats away!
Now I wish Carolina the Stanley Cup. Although Sevch, Pacioretty,… Are Injured, Canes are in my opinion the strongest Team.
Great Goalies, Great Defense
Dont like Florida.
Good Luck from Germany (Right now on holidays in Turkey)

 

[Blueline Bomber]

The biggest issue we’re going to run into is:



It may not matter how we play if Bob is going to continue to be superhuman.

 

[Lempo]

The biggest issue we’re going to run into is:



It may not matter how we play if Bob is going to continue to be superhuman.

It would be unsportsmanlike of us to run into their goalie.

At least according to some definitions of a sportsman.

 

[A Star is Burns]

All those games with the Leafs were close pretty much even with great Bob. I think we'll be okay if we play to our strengths.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Bob will return to average

 

[Svechhammer]

The biggest issue we’re going to run into is:



It may not matter how we play if Bob is going to continue to be superhuman.

We already knocked out Sorokin behind the Isles defense. Bob is good, could absolutely win them the series, but we've already made better goalies look pedestrian

 

[GigaChad]

Well this is going to be weird...
My favorite team vs my 2nd favorite!

 

[AD Skinner]

I’m going to go ahead and apologize now for making Flash Gordon jokes about radko gudas in every thread

 

[Ole Gil]

The biggest issue we’re going to run into is:



It may not matter how we play if Bob is going to continue to be superhuman.

Bob saves .3 more expected goals per 60 than Anderson.

Bob faces ~1.3 more expected goals per 60 than Anderson

Sounds like we win by 1?

 

[shizovitch]

Hey Canes fans, neutral fan coming through.

Florida's offense isnt that great.

Bob sucks when theres traffic and hes facing shots from a distance.

Florida should be doable for your team.

 

[Daeavorn]

Hey Canes fans, neutral fan coming through.

Florida's offense isnt that great.

Bob sucks when theres traffic and hes facing shots from a distance.

Florida should be doable for your team.

Bob is weak against shots from the point? Oh wee mayne.