Series Talk: WCQF: Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights (Series tied 3-3)

[LT]

Stars forward usage stood out to me tonight. Duchesne led them in TOI and it was the right call.. he was on it. Johnston 2nd.. what can you say about this guy?

Pavelski and Seguin next before you get to Hintz at 5.. Benn then Stankoven and finally Robertson at 8th with 15 minutes. What do stars fans make of this?

I have watched playoffs a long time.. I don't recall a team playing 6 d and playing the 6th d so little. 3 shifts for 1:09 tonight. 2:21 in game 3. Will Nils Lundqvist play more at home? Perhaps they are content playing 5 and that is that. One injury could change things though.

We're waiting for Jani Hakanpaa to get healthy.

DeBoer doesn't trust Nils at all. This isn't really a surprise.

 

[PanniniClaus]

We're waiting for Jani Hakanpaa to get healthy.

DeBoer doesn't trust Nils at all. This isn't really a surprise.

Going against a huge team like Vegas, would have to wonder if Alex Petrovic may be of some use.. at least to eat a few minutes against the Vegas 4th.

 

[TheBeard]

Vegas should do everything in their power to get Petro and his 8.9 a year off the team.

 

[LT]

Going against a huge team like Vegas, would have to wonder if Alex Petrovic may be of some use.. at least to eat a few minutes against the Vegas 4th.

Pouliot and Petrovic are not NHL defensemen. They'd be unplayable in this series. No better than Nils.

 

[PAZ]

Stars forward usage stood out to me tonight. Duchesne led them in TOI and it was the right call.. he was on it. Johnston 2nd.. what can you say about this guy?

Pavelski and Seguin next before you get to Hintz at 5.. Benn then Stankoven and finally Robertson at 8th with 15 minutes. What do stars fans make of this?

I have watched playoffs a long time.. I don't recall a team playing 6 d and playing the 6th d so little. 3 shifts for 1:09 tonight. 2:21 in game 3. Will Nils Lundqvist play more at home? Perhaps they are content playing 5 and that is that. One injury could change things though.

Johnston is a star in the making.

I hate how good their drafting has been the past decade, because it wasn't too long ago I was ready to write them off.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Maybe there is a God after all.

 

[TheBeard]

Johnston is a star in the making.

I hate how good their drafting has been the past decade, because it wasn't too long ago I was ready to write them off.

It's funny, you take away their '21 and '17 drafts and they haven't been very good at drafting,

 

[Ratbath]

It's funny, you take away their '21 and '17 drafts and they haven't been very good at drafting,

how many teams have great drafting when you remove their two best years from the previous decade?

 

[Pucklington]

Vegas should do everything in their power to get Petro and his 8.9 a year off the team.

Send him to LTIR.

 

[HanSolo]

My takeaway with this Knights team is they simply don't want success badly enough. Last year, the team worked hard and sacrificed the body shift after shift. This year, pretty much the whole season but it was especially apparent down the playoff stretch, that effort, compete and fight is just not there. They're still talented and well coached enough to make noise in the playoffs, maybe not win it all, but it looks like nothing changed since Marchessault called out the locker room in the final few games of the season saying exactly that: the team doesn't want wins enough.

It's like the majority of the lineup is satisfied with the one cup they won and the rest is just gravy. Eichel, Karlsson, Thompson, and Marchessault are the only ones who seem to put in the effort consistently. Thompson got his name engraved on the cup but he rode the press box with injury last year so for him it obviously makes sense and Eichel spent all that time in Buffalo not getting playoff games.

Like of course, credit to the Stars for working hard and earning these last two wins, but the disappointment on my end comes from watching a team that can perform better lacking any observable will to do so.

As it is I'm not thrilled about the cap maneuvering this year. Might be within the rules but it feels cheap. So I don't really care if we get eliminated to be honest. But if they're gonna do all that shit, the least they can do is actually play like any of the maneuvering mattered.

how many teams have great drafting when you remove their two best years from the previous decade?

Anaheim? I'm too tired to think of other examples.

 

[Playoffsareoverrated]

It is a very pleasant surprise to see Dallas battling it out and tying the series against Vegas. I hope Dallas can fight through this series, though it will be tough.

What is very wild to me is that Dallas is doing this while their best defender, Heiskanen, is -6. He was also -4 after the first two games. Imagine if he hadn't taken all those minuses; Dallas would probably lead 3-1, or the series could already be over.

 

[Bank Shot]

It's funny, you take away their '21 and '17 drafts and they haven't been very good at drafting,

Compared to who?

They find gems almost every year....

2005- Neal 2nd round
2007-Benn- 5th
2009- Reilly Smith 3rd
2010-Klingberg 5th
2012- Lindell 3rd
2013-Nick Paul 4th
2015-Hintz 2nd

Vegas hasn't even found a player outside the first round worth talking about yet.

 

[Chips]

Vegas should do everything in their power to get Petro and his 8.9 a year off the team.

Why? Everyone knows money equals talent. Age is just a number.

 

[hangman005]

Maybe we anointed the Golden Knights 2024 Stanley cup champions to quickly

Too late, no take backsies. even if we lose it's our cup.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Johnston is a star in the making.

I hate how good their drafting has been the past decade, because it wasn't too long ago I was ready to write them off.

Johnston is just a ridiculous draft success given that he didnt play during his draft year. How did their scouts gain the insight and can the Avs please pay them 2x the salary to snag them away

 

[beepeearr]

Johnston is just a ridiculous draft success given that he didnt play during his draft year. How did their scouts gain the insight and can the Avs please pay them 2x the salary to snag them away

The Stars hosted a tournament in the Arena where their practice facilities and offices are, and Johnston and Stankoven both played in it

 

[North Cole]

So you're not in trouble until you... lose on the road? Lmao

 

[John Mandalorian]

So you're not in trouble until you... lose on the road? Lmao

Isn’t the saying, “a series doesn’t get started until someone wins on the road”?

 

[hangman005]

Isn’t the saying, “a series doesn’t get started until someone wins on the road”?

Or in this case... at home

 

[BHD]

Last night looked like Pete DeBoer hockey.

 

[Chaos2k7]

Impressed by the resolve Dallas is playing with. But this is far from over yet.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Impressed by the resolve Dallas is playing with. But this is far from over yet.

The next game is huge.

 

[tfwnogf]

You better win this series Dallas. Don't you DARE give me false hope.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Is it Hill time yet?

 

[hangman005]

You better win this series Dallas. Don't you DARE give me false hope.

Do it Dallas.... give him false hope