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WCSF - Game 7 - Dallas Stars vs. Seattle Kraken - 7:00 PM CT (ESPN)

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The Hawk said:
Listening to the beyond stupid take that SEA is playing with "house money" on pretty much every podcast and preview I've listened to. Yes, it will be a successful season regardless of tonight's outcome, but there isn't a player on the Kraken who has a scintilla of that thought in their head and since they are the one's who will be competing, the house money nonsense is f**king idiotic to discuss.
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As far as a fan perspective, it's true. No stress for me as I was just happy to make the playoffs. Obviously the players don't have that in their heads.
 
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The Hawk said:
there isn't a player on the Kraken who has a scintilla of that thought in their head and since they are the one's who will be competing, the house money nonsense is f**king idiotic to discuss.
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DeadGhost said:
If I ever see Morgan Geekie I'm going to call him a liar to his face
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So, in your mind, players always speak the 100% truth and say exactly what's on their minds during press availabilities? Really? They throw out whatever sounds good, usually without saying anything of substance of all. It's a skill that they are literally taught.
 
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So tough to say what would make a better WCF story.

The two newest teams in the league battling out for a ticket to the finals, or Vegas going up against a team that beat them in the WCF recently, when DeBoer was the coach...and now DeBoer is that team's coach. Vegas looks for redemption and a cup ticket but they have to go through their former bench boss. I guess I'm just rooting for 8 overtimes :laugh:
 
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The Hawk said:
So, in your mind, players always speak the 100% truth and say exactly what's on their minds during press availabilities? Really? They throw out whatever sounds good, usually without saying anything of substance of all. It's a skill that they are literally taught.
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I just said I'm going to call him a liar to his face.
 
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The Hawk said:
Yes, I understand, but you've missed the point. They are projecting that mindset on to the players. That's the idiotic part.
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House money for the fans for sure. I think for the players it's just a chip on their shoulder and proving people wrong. They've been wrote off all season.

Pre/early season- they'll be in the Bedard sweeps
January- good run but this is unsustainable they'll fall apart.
Wild card round- Colorado will sweep/Colorado in 4
This round more of the same etc.

They do seem to be playing more lose/with a point to prove than they did towards the end of the regular season.
 
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HanSolo said:
So tough to say what would make a better WCF story.

The two newest teams in the league battling out for a ticket to the finals, or Vegas going up against a team that beat them in the WCF recently, when DeBoer was the coach...and now DeBoer is that team's coach. Vegas looks for redemption and a cup ticket but they have to go through their former bench boss. I guess I'm just rooting for 8 overtimes :laugh:
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Yet there's thread from gatekeeper fans saying how bad it is for the ratings. If the NHL had a half decent marketing department you could generate the storylines easily. NFL does it all the time.
 
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Scomerica said:
House money for the fans for sure. I think for the players it's just a chip on their shoulder and proving people wrong. They've been wrote off all season.

Pre/early season- they'll be in the Bedard sweeps
January- good run but this is unsustainable they'll fall apart.
Wild card round- Colorado will sweep/Colorado in 4
This round more of the same etc.

They do seem to be playing more lose/with a point to prove than they did towards the end of the regular season.
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Again, I'm not talking about the fans.

Loose is one thing, house money suggests reckless abandon and a c'est la vie attitude if it doesn't work out. Eberle comments post game last night were spot on, especially starting at :50.

 
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Joe Pavelski is as clutch as they come. Not his fault he had to carry Chokin' Joe (Thornton) for so many years. Tarnishing Pavs playoff record. This guy is a Game 7 lock. I stake my reputation around here on Pavs being the Star that shines brightest in what should be an easy one for the home team.
 
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...Oettinger looks a bit "in his own head" right now...Seattle might be punching up at the best time...:eek3:





...that said, I am expecting Dallas to handle what should be a Seattle push in the first and be cruising by the third to a 6-3 win...Pavelski shows us why he's headed to the HHoF tonight, methinks...
 
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