I painted an entire living room wall including trim during that period. Only a few spatters on the floor, but I left them there because they remind me of happy days. Also stressful minutes.
Series Talk: Stanley Cup Playoffs 2024
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LOFIN
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Tralfamadore
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TB because of the COVID cup
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Damn, that’s rights I forgot about the bubble
The Kingslayer
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Barkov would have locked him up and made it look easy.
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expatriatedtexan
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Think you missed these two...Dingman won with Tampa in 04 with Andreychuk. Teemu got his in 07.
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Missed Dingman. I doubt even Selanne remembers he played for us.
Think you missed these two...Dingman won with Tampa in 04 with Andreychuk. Teemu got his in 07.
hockeyfish
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Yep!! I totally agree... was very interested to see what avs fans thought... Barkov is just simply brilliant
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henchman21
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The contract issues you raised don’t apply for next year.Yeah, clearly that's what I said.
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I know that but there STILL has to be a plan going forward.
They probably need to re-up draisailt this summer or else trade him or risk losing him as a UFA next summer... you have to think it would be unlikely to happen but bad GMs do stupid things such as losing a star player and getting absolutely nothing in return.
I'm certainly not saying they won't try to go all-in next year - they will but they haven't made the right decisions with this team for the past 4-5 years and I doubt that starts now. I just personally believe that THIS year was their best shot at the Cup. Everything aligned for them to make a run out of the west but next year, there is going to be a team that's going to handle them much like the panthers are doing in the finals this year.
People don't have to agree but it's my opinion.
henchman21
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They won’t be trading Drai regardless of if he signs or not. If they trade him, they risk it all falling apart and not contending next year.
There will have to be some considerations of the following season, but priority #1 will be putting a contender in the ice next season.
Teams also frequently win Cups without their best roster on paper. Avs did it where the 2021 team was by a good margin their most dominant team. Fell off a bit in 22, but still won.
"Florida hasn't allowed a 5-on-5 goal by the Oilers' top five scorers -- Draisaitl, Hyman, Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard -- in the series. The Panthers also held stars such as New York Rangers winger Artemi Panarin, Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak and Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov without a 5-on-5 goal in the playoffs leading up to the Final."
i think i see a pattern here.
i think i see a pattern here.
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After the deadline surely debatable, start of the season 21 was way better. That 21 team was by a good margin the most dominant on the ice.
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We were also in a reworked division full of absolute shite. Arizona, Anaheim and San Jose were all terrible.
henchman21
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With Vegas too, but yeah. It was a team though that had about as dominant of regular season as we have seen. Then lost some good players.
The point is, Edmonton could step back early next season, then still build up at the deadline. They have one more very clear window year. Then they run into significant contract issues.
