Board 8 > NHL Discussion Topic - Part 5 - Playoff Bizzaro World!

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Psyonix
05/27/19 8:37:56 PM
#401:


Oh lawd they comin

Rask going to collapse
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Shadow Dino
05/27/19 10:01:29 PM
#402:


Bruins outshoot the Blues 18-3 in the second period. Oh my.
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Psyonix
05/27/19 10:06:31 PM
#403:


Shadow Dino posted...
Bruins outshoot the Blues 18-3 in the second period. Oh my.


Ya that wasnt a good sign
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davidponte
05/27/19 10:25:32 PM
#404:


Fuck the Bruins
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MartinFF7
05/27/19 10:59:41 PM
#405:


Yeahhh looking at these shot totals I'm glad I didn't watch the game. What the hell happened.
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rammtay
05/27/19 11:05:00 PM
#406:


Bruins outplayed the Blues. That saddens me. I want the Blues to win
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Suprak the Stud
05/27/19 11:24:42 PM
#407:


Current Prediction Standings (I think...):
TheKnightofNee - 42
KCF0107 - 38
MartinFF7 - 35
RPGlord95 - 35
rammtay - 34
Shadow Dino - 29
Suprak - 24
DpObliVion - 23
Lockes - 16
Meow1000 - 14
Peridiam - 14
Emeraldegg - 14
davidponte - 12
MysteriousStan - 11
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rammtay
05/28/19 12:10:05 AM
#408:


TheKnightOfNee posted...
About time we got some hockey. It feels like months since the last game.

better than basketbore, which is being shoved in my face on every sports and news channel in Canada. Nobody gives a ****
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Psyonix
05/28/19 12:35:20 AM
#409:


rammtay posted...
TheKnightOfNee posted...
About time we got some hockey. It feels like months since the last game.

better than basketbore, which is being shoved in my face on every sports and news channel in Canada. Nobody gives a ****


Ontario does
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MartinFF7
05/28/19 12:47:35 AM
#410:


Try Toronto, I could hear cars honking past 2 a.m. on Saturday night, with the occasional police siren mixed in... if they end up winning I'm sure it'll be unbearable but I count on Golden State to not let that happen!

Edit: oh god I just looked at the schedule and Toronto has home court advantage? I thought the Warriors were a powerhouse team, how did this happen!!
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SmartMuffin
05/28/19 7:58:20 AM
#411:


The Warriors are such a powerhouse they don't give a shit about the regular season and don't try that hard, because they don't care about home court. Raptors are gonna get destroyed.
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SmartMuffin
05/28/19 8:55:08 AM
#412:


Sorry, got lazy and didn't tally up before last night. Here's my current standings so far, as usual, correct me if you wanna...

TheKnightofNee 42
KCF0107 38
MartinFF7 35
rammtay 34
Shadow Dino 29
RPGlord95 27
DpObliVion 23
Meow1000 14
Peridiam 14
davidponte 12
MysteriousStan 11
P90 7
SmartMuffin 1
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davidponte
05/28/19 9:28:26 AM
#413:


rammtay posted...
TheKnightOfNee posted...
About time we got some hockey. It feels like months since the last game.

better than basketbore, which is being shoved in my face on every sports and news channel in Canada. Nobody gives a ****


Literally everyone that doesn't live in the middle of nowhere cities cares about the Raptors.
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MartinFF7
05/28/19 9:30:48 AM
#414:


SmartMuffin posted...
TheKnightofNee 42
KCF0107 38
MartinFF7 35

mmm, so it wouldn't have made a difference if I took Bruins since KCF and Knight took different teams. Good to know!

(also rooting for TheKnightofNee here, via the transitive property of "Fuck the Bruins")
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KCF0107
05/28/19 9:44:34 AM
#415:


Hey man, I want the Blues to win (and wanted to pick them), but if the city of Boston has to win yet another championship, I might as well receive some sort of benefit!
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Suprak the Stud
05/28/19 12:42:46 PM
#416:


Suprak the Stud posted...
Current Prediction Standings (I think...):
TheKnightofNee - 42
KCF0107 - 38
MartinFF7 - 35
RPGlord95 - 35
rammtay - 34
Shadow Dino - 29
Suprak - 24
DpObliVion - 23
Lockes - 16
Meow1000 - 14
Peridiam - 14
Emeraldegg - 14
davidponte - 12
MysteriousStan - 11


Nick/RPGlord are the same person so these are right and Muffin is wrong.

It doesn't matter though because it is just down to Nee/KCF regardless!
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Shadow Dino
05/28/19 8:55:01 PM
#417:


https://twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/1133419934489468936

lol we've just started the SCF yet the Marner negotiation saber-rattling has begun.
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SmartMuffin
05/28/19 8:56:52 PM
#418:


The real question is, who has the balls to offer sheet him?
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SmartMuffin
05/28/19 8:58:04 PM
#419:


Also, "he'll go to a team that isn't close to a cup!" are bold words coming from a team that hasn't been out of the first round for over a decade.

Without doing any research at all, Carolina, for one, could afford him...
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davidponte
05/28/19 9:12:28 PM
#420:


I'll take those 4 first rounds picks
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SmartMuffin
05/28/19 9:13:25 PM
#421:


davidponte posted...
I'll take those 4 first rounds picks


Well yeah, the MAIN reason people don't offer sheet isn't cap constraints, it's the completely and totally absurd and out of wack compensation schedule. No sane person should offer sheet Marner in the hopes of actually getting him. But an insane person should do it because the Leafs will probably match and fuck themselves over royally in the process.
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MartinFF7
05/28/19 9:15:49 PM
#422:


According to this article from last summer - https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-offer-sheets-work-six-players-get-one/ - an offer sheet with an AAV of 11 million would net the Leafs four first round picks.

So I mean... it could be worse!

Really the Leafs need some goddamn defence and, in my opinion, a more sturdy goaltender. So I'm getting on board with this RFA idea...

Edit: ah, a bit too slow on posting that... also a good subtweet there about endorsement opportunities that'll be missed if he leaves the Leafs which is also a good point.
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davidponte
05/28/19 9:22:39 PM
#423:


If anyone goes under 11 the Leafs match and are reasonably okay with it.

If someone hits 12, though, I feel like Dubas would be smart enough to walk away.

At the same time though, the Leafs are really only a Marleau salary dump away from being okay for the upcoming season, with a bunch of the cap freeing up + a raise in the cap for the year after. They've got young defenders coming up that are cheap. I'll think they'll be okay if their goal is to remain the same and not go for another FA signing.
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MartinFF7
05/28/19 9:37:07 PM
#424:


Marleau has a no-move, so, I won't hold my breath for that...

We're looking at one more wasted season at which point we can divest ourselves of both Marleau and Babcock? I'll start planning for June 2021...
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davidponte
05/28/19 9:54:11 PM
#425:


Maybe they'll send Marleau to Robidas Island.
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MartinFF7
05/28/19 10:24:23 PM
#426:


Just googled "Robidas Island Marleau" on a larf and came across this Feb 2019 piece from the star:

"Lou Lamoriello was smart enough that, after a July 1 bonus, Marleau only requires $1.25 million in actual money for next year, making him highly tradable to any team that can absorb the $6.25 million cap hit"

Now that does change things a bit, didn't realize there was so little actually owing... but yeah, getting him to waive the NMC is tougher than finding a team in need of hitting the cap floor.

Also, nailed it: https://twitter.com/shamaplan/status/881628492009549824
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SmartMuffin
05/29/19 6:44:23 PM
#427:


6.25M cap hit for a 3rd line player is only able to be absorbed by a tanking team who needs to meet the salary floor
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MartinFF7
05/29/19 6:46:24 PM
#428:


3rd liner on Leafs, 1st liner on tanking team!

Hey maybe the new Ottawa coach is smoking whatever Babcock was and is just as high on Marleau...
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davidponte
05/29/19 7:14:35 PM
#429:


I was just thinking about how this fits all the points on the Melnyk checklist.
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Shadow Dino
05/29/19 8:41:12 PM
#430:


It's already 2-1. Some hilarious defense on that second Bruins goal.
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Shadow Dino
05/29/19 8:50:15 PM
#431:


And a boneheaded move by Marchand to give Tarasenko and Schwartz a 2-on-1 against old man Chara. Tie game.
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TheKnightOfNee
05/29/19 9:01:49 PM
#432:


Some dumb defensive and goaltending breakdowns already in this game.
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MartinFF7
05/29/19 9:59:46 PM
#433:


When I was walking to the store I stopped at a tv that had the game on and the Blues scored 5 seconds later. Still got the magic touch...

But I couldn't watch it when I got home 'cause Boston crowd. Maybe the 3rd period.

Boxscore looks like the Blues are driving the play so that's nice, if they could just stop drawing penalties. I see Jaden Schwartz got a goaltender interference on Rask - please tell me he like, totally barreled into Rask and fucked him up?
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TheKnightOfNee
05/29/19 10:06:44 PM
#434:


It will be amazing if no players kill each other in this series.
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MartinFF7
05/29/19 10:09:03 PM
#435:


Seriously though what was the Schwartz play on Rask

Edit: okay mixed sentiments on twitter on how bad it was or not. If it was really bad I'd be seeing videos. Sad...
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Shadow Dino
05/29/19 10:55:31 PM
#436:


O V E R T I M E

The excitement is on
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MartinFF7
05/29/19 11:11:58 PM
#437:


Have the online watchers caught up to the real-life watchers yet

I'm so happy

Now for 2 games with a crowd that's cheering for the same team I am, so nice.
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davidponte
05/29/19 11:12:42 PM
#438:


Fuck the Bruins
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MartinFF7
05/29/19 11:13:34 PM
#439:


Praise the Blues
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Shadow Dino
05/29/19 11:13:47 PM
#440:


Tied after two games seems about right for this series. Blues thoroughly carried play in the last ten minutes of reg and OT
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TheKnightOfNee
05/29/19 11:13:58 PM
#441:


This year, every NHL team with "Blue" in their name made it farther in the playoffs than ever before.
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Shadow Dino
05/30/19 12:30:22 AM
#442:


I'd say the Blues should be ready for the Bruins top line to finally show up, but then I remember Marchand going completely invisible back in 2013.
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MartinFF7
05/30/19 12:52:16 AM
#443:


Never get tired of emotionless Binnington victory reactions

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Shadow Dino
05/31/19 11:38:03 AM
#444:


https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1134467495182647296?s=19

Kuznetov might have jokes made at his expense, but nothing more than that.

"unfamiliar women" with be a big r/hockey meme, get on board now!
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Shadow Dino
05/31/19 11:54:21 PM
#445:


https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1134497823481892864

Leafs and Kings talking Marleau trade. This looks like a tank move by the Kings
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MartinFF7
06/01/19 12:15:51 AM
#446:


I meant to come in here earlier when i read that, funny since we were talking about a Marleau dump in here the other day.

The problem being the Kings are a cap-heavy team too (or so I read) which means garbage really needs to head back to the Leafs. Are you ready for Dion Phaneuf part deux?

(of course, if his stats this season were an aberration and not the beginning of the end for his performance, I'd also feel better with Quick in net than Andersen. But his best years really are probably behind him)
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davidponte
06/01/19 9:20:30 AM
#447:


Anyone but Dion.

I'd also rather suffer through another year of Marleau than take on Kovalchuk'a contract.
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MartinFF7
06/01/19 11:47:20 AM
#448:


Kovalchuk downside is 2 years of a heavy contract weighing you down instead of the 1 of Marleau, but surely he's got more offensive upside? The great talent feeding him passes could reignite the sniper spirit...

Downside is if he retires again you're stuck with the cap hit due to it being a 35+ contract. Yeah, not worth it.
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Shadow Dino
06/01/19 9:30:19 PM
#449:


Oh hey, Game 3 is on an-

-oh my. 4-0 Bruins minutes into the second period eh?
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Shadow Dino
06/01/19 9:46:29 PM
#450:


Ayy, the Blues are on the board!
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