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SpezDispenser wrote:

NEELY wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Anaheim signs Luca Sbisa to a 4 year extension worth 8.7 million total.

Wow, wonder what Karlsson is worth?

That's what I've been trying to warn people about. I could see Karlsson getting a LONG term contract at Keith money because Keith's contract is the comparable. Cue the people saying that Keith is way better and so on...doesn't matter, Keith's contract is the comparable for young, ultra-talented D-men where the organization is buying a couple of RFA years and a lot of UFA years. 10 years, 52 million total is my guess - and the closer we get to his UFA years, the more likely that figure is to go up, so the 2nd contract becomes more of an obstacle than a blessing.

NEELY wrote:
Not Keith money, no way. We'll see what happens next year, but I would say that if Rundblad has a good first year, if Karlsson asks for too much, he could very well be traded away with the depth Ottawa has on D.

SpezDispenser wrote:Rundblad's team wins! Erixon with the goal. DR7, 1 goal, 1 assist, +3 + 1 bad timed penalty.

Michallica wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Rundblad's team wins! Erixon with the goal. DR7, 1 goal, 1 assist, +3 + 1 bad timed penalty.

are these series or 1-game playoffs?

The Elitserien Playoffs is an elimination tournament, where two teams battle to win a best-of-seven series in order to advance to the next round. The first round of the playoffs, or quarterfinals, consists of the first seed choosing which team to play from the seventh or eighth seed; the second choosing from the remaining two lowest seeded; the third choosing between the remaining two lowest seeded after second's pick; and the fourth playing the sole remaining team. In the second round, or semifinals, the teams are re-seeded, with the top remaining seed playing against the lowest remaining seed, and the other two remaining teams pairing off. In the third round, the finals, the two remaining teams face each other.

In each round the higher-ranked team is said to be the team with the home-ice advantage. Four of the seven games are played at this team's home venue — the second and fourth, and, when necessary, the fifth and seventh games — with the other games played at the lower-ranked team's home venue.

Michallica wrote:From wikipedia:

The Elitserien Playoffs is an elimination tournament, where two teams battle to win a best-of-seven series in order to advance to the next round. The first round of the playoffs, or quarterfinals, consists of the first seed choosing which team to play from the seventh or eighth seed; the second choosing from the remaining two lowest seeded; the third choosing between the remaining two lowest seeded after second's pick; and the fourth playing the sole remaining team. In the second round, or semifinals, the teams are re-seeded, with the top remaining seed playing against the lowest remaining seed, and the other two remaining teams pairing off. In the third round, the finals, the two remaining teams face each other.

In each round the higher-ranked team is said to be the team with the home-ice advantage. Four of the seven games are played at this team's home venue — the second and fourth, and, when necessary, the fifth and seventh games — with the other games played at the lower-ranked team's home venue.

Tuk Tuk wrote:Chara with a huge hit on Pacioretty..hasn't moved in a bit, pulled off on a stretcher. It looks really bad

asq2 wrote:

Tuk Tuk wrote:Chara with a huge hit on Pacioretty..hasn't moved in a bit, pulled off on a stretcher. It looks really bad

That was awful. Definitely suspension-worthy, though Johnson did that to Smyth a few years back and didn't get anything IIRC.

[b]If that was intentional...man...

SDH89 wrote:I personally think that hit is being completely overblown, Chara was booted from the game, should be good enough. I don't really think it was all that malicious.

Hoags wrote:In slow motion you can see Chara shove MaxPac's head right into the glass.

Chara was going after Max all game from that OT goal in january, he took a few swings at him and then slashed in the same game.

You could definitely make a case that Chara was headhunting.

Can't really say if there was intent to injure but he was going after him all night. It's no coincidence these two were involved.

The hit was late. It was interference. It caused injury and while the design configuration of the boards and glass played a pivotal role in the severity of the injury, the responsibility is still with the hitter.

So two games is my call. No one will like it. Works for me.