LOFIN
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Maybe.Sucks for McDavid but I’m sure the Oilers will get back here, could easily see them winning next year.
I don’t get this take. On one hand, we have a team trophy (Stanley Cup). On the other, an individual one.You either win or you lose. 97 lost. 0 points in games 6 and 7 when it mattered most. No one on Florida was spectacular but don't give it to a guy that lost and wasn't good at the end of the series when it mattered
Oh, that’s certainly true.Good for him, still has 0 cups. <snip> I think he rather win the cup than win the MVP in a losing effort.
Is it me, or when the Avs won The Cup on ESPN in 2022 did they get about a third of this coverage after the game?
Feels like I had to tune into Altitude and Twitter to see much.
Edmonton should be the clear favorite out of the West next season still. They have to sign 6F 2D and 1G with 10m in cap space. They’ll buy out Campbell to be at nearly 14m in cap space. Two of those positions (Broberg and Holloway) will come in really cheap. I’d expect backup goalie to be Picks and cheap. Leaving them with 5F (all bottom 6) and a 7D to sign for ~10-11m. The two forth liners and 7D should cost around 3m total. Leaving ~2.75m per for the 3rd line. Tight, but doable. If they can keep Henrique cheap it helps them a ton.Maybe.
But I dont see this happening.
Lets not forget:
It took a very lucky seeding, Vancouver on their 3rd string and a Dallas-Team that run out of gas after beating Vegas and Colorado in Round 1 & 2.
Dont get me wrong, i dont want to take anything away for them because thats how playoffs work and the fact they came within one goal in Game 7 after being down 3-0 is worthy of all honor, but i dont see this happening again next season.
I dont know why Florida let it came down to a game 7, but in the end they got it done.
Forsling getting a lot more love than I thought he would and it is very deserved.Lol at Matheson
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You'll never see a better defensive period of hockey.
They never were "the" favorite in the west this season. What makes you believe they are next season?Edmonton should be the clear favorite out of the West next season still.
They clearly should have been (and they were a popular pick prior to the season). They took it to the Stars and clawed back in the finals. So the results are there that show it. Then once they made the coaching change, they were basically the best or top 3 team in the league record wise. Analytically, they had some of the best underlying in the league.They never were "the" favorite in the west this season. What makes you believe they are next season?
Vegas will bounce back. I think thats for sure. And Dallas very much has the same team next season.
I dont know if Vancouver can repeat their season next year and how the AVS will look.
Like some fans, even in Edmonton said: I fear this was McDavids and the Oilers big chance to win the cup.
Dallas is likely up there too. From there it starts getting muddy in the West.
They took it to the Stars and clawed back in the finals.
Oh f*** off Clark. Always one idiot trying to outsmart everyone.Lol at Matheson
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I have less of an issue with Clark voting for Bob over McDavid, than Matheson having only Edmonton players in his ballot.Oh f*** off Clark. Always one idiot trying to outsmart everyone.
I don't buy that the Stars were out of gas. Edmonton simply outplayed them. They played below the goalline and Dallas had no answer to that. Edmonton wasn't like the Avs where they were pushed to the top of the zone and all you had to do was disrupt the entries. Vancouver is severely underrated here too. That's a very solid team.They took it to a Dallas-Team out of gas, after having a fly-by with LA in Round 1 and Vancouver on their 3rd string goalie in Round 2.
There is nothing wrong with that. Thats how the playoffs work.
But lets not pretend they roll over the west like a juggernaut.
I dont know what on earth came into Florida, but this final should have never went to 7 (allthough it was really fun to watch).
I don't have qualms with that, I just think Edmonton is clearly a notch a head of Dallas. I do think the West has teams like Utah, Chicago, and Anaheim that could suddenly take a jump too.As it stands now:
Top-Dogs: Dallas, Edmonton
Maybe Top-Dog: Vegas (depends on what they do and how healthy they get and stay and how they circumvent the cap in March )
Top, but not top-dog anymore: Colorado, Vancouver
Questionmark LA, Winnipeg
The rest of the west is not good or really shit.
Thats how i see it, probably, playing out next season.
I don't buy that the Stars were out of gas. Edmonton simply outplayed them. They played below the goalline and Dallas had no answer to that. Edmonton wasn't like the Avs where they were pushed to the top of the zone and all you had to do was disrupt the entries. Vancouver is severely underrated here too. That's a very solid team.
As we look to next season, Dallas and Edmonton should be the clear pack leaders. Dallas loses more, but has more youth to step into roles and potentially break out. Edmonton is pretty much a run it back situation where a 3rd line needs to be built. After that you get into the Vancouver, Colorado and Vegas mix who all have some significant questions and could go in any order. Vancouver is the only one in that group on the upswing, Colorado and Vegas are just trying to hold on. The next group is ripe for a young team to take major strides... plenty of talent in the West to do so.
I don't have qualms with that, I just think Edmonton is clearly a notch a head of Dallas. I do think the West has teams like Utah, Chicago, and Anaheim that could suddenly take a jump too.
To be fair he isn't known for his knowledge of the game.Oh f*** off Clark. Always one idiot trying to outsmart everyone.
He should have his voting rights revoked.I have less of an issue with Clark voting for Bob over McDavid, than Matheson having only Edmonton players in his ballot.
I agree they'll be banking on that, and it is certainly a risk... but as of today, they have the most complete team and showed they can handle pretty much any team in the league. Including Dallas.I don’t know about that.
They’re really banking on Ekholm and Hyman to not lose a step. It’s only a matter of time at their age.
The West will be pretty wide open imo, there’s 4/5 teams with a good chance to come out.
I just don't think you are the MVP of the playoffs if your team doesn't win. The whole point of the playoffs is to win.I don’t get this take. On one hand, we have a team trophy (Stanley Cup). On the other, an individual one.
Dude was the best player over the course of the playoffs. Not a hard decision, IMO.
I don’t get this take. On one hand, we have a team trophy (Stanley Cup). On the other, an individual one.
Dude was the best player over the course of the playoffs. Not a hard decision, IMO.
That’s analogous to saying that regular season individual awards (Hart, Norris, etc) can only go to players who were on the one team that finished #1 in points in the regular season. No one from the other 31 teams deserves an award, because their team didn’t finish #1 overall.I just don't think you are the MVP of the playoffs if your team doesn't win. The whole point of the playoffs is to win.