2020 NHL playoffs

tim1_2 wrote:

wprager wrote:Markstrom going head to head with Lehner, both goalies playing for their next contract. Not a great night for one of them.

And it's also hard to win when you score...(checks notes)...zero goals.

But yeah, I did not foresee Vancouver getting worked like they did.  Nice to see Stone and Lehner playing big roles.

Vegas is the most dominant team in the league. For the last 3 months of actual games, they’ve been starting in the offensive zone for something like 73% of their shifts. Just a perfect team.

I think they breeze to a Cup this year and that will make me independently wealthy.

Dallas is a team that is built to give them the most trouble.

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:It's amazing what a player like Reaves does for a team. I watched a highlight package of him more or less chirping everyone and being a physical force. Something the Sens desperately need. I know Tkachuk can do it but his focus needs to be on scoring goals, not hitting people.

Don’t let commentators or highlights sway you. Reaves line was -9 for scoring chances. That ain’t good. He’s useful, but that’s it. Gimme Brady’s package all day over Reaves role.

And poor Colorado is now without their starting goalie. Francouz takes over, whoever that is. Yeah, I like Vegas' chances.

Lagoon wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:It's amazing what a player like Reaves does for a team. I watched a highlight package of him more or less chirping everyone and being a physical force. Something the Sens desperately need. I know Tkachuk can do it but his focus needs to be on scoring goals, not hitting people.

Don’t let commentators or highlights sway you. Reaves line was -9 for scoring chances. That ain’t good. He’s useful, but that’s it. Gimme Brady’s package all day over Reaves role.

That may be the case but no one effs with star players when you have a guys like that on your team. Look at what Neil did vs the Rangers a few years back. I think the Sens thought Sabourin was going to be that guy which wasn't the case.

Matt Martin would be a nice target in the off-season for that reason

tim1_2 wrote:And poor Colorado is now without their starting goalie.  Francouz takes over, whoever that is.  Yeah, I like Vegas' chances.

Francouz is better than Grubauer and was all season. The actual loss for the Avs is the Erik Johnson injury.

Ev wrote:Matt Martin would be a nice target in the off-season for that reason

Martin is an actually NHL player. I think you should lower your expectations to the Sven Baertschi’s, Cody Hodgson’s, Jiri Tlusty’s, Peter Mueller‘s and Jeff Halpern’s of the hockey world.

Lagoon wrote:

Ev wrote:Matt Martin would be a nice target in the off-season for that reason

Martin is an actually NHL player. I think you should lower your expectations to the Sven Baertschi’s, Cody Hodgson’s, Jiri Tlusty’s, Peter Mueller‘s and Jeff Halpern’s of the hockey world.

K

Ev wrote:Matt Martin would be a nice target in the off-season for that reason

I thought Sabourin was our poor man's Matt Martin
in all of his 35 games cup of coffee with us.

Pageau.

Just told my wife he’d score this shift.

What a sad semifinal matchup.

Ev wrote:What a sad semifinal matchup.

Meh, it’s the quarter finals to me and I enjoy Trotz. It’s a beautiful game.

How about my Stars pick

How about my Stars pick

Your Stars pick is disqualified for double posting. It’s in the rules.

If it wasn’t thrown out however, it would be looking good so far.

it's valid, and I'm a genius. My Stars and Bruins will meet in the Final

Sexy 3pm start time today for Isles/Flyers.  I dunno why the NHL insists on the west games starting at 10:30pm Eastern.  Pretty stupid IMO. Have the evening East game start at 6 or 7pm, then have the West game start at 9:30pm.