Around the League 2016-2017 Part II

[Mr Rogers]

Wow, Maroon is so much quicker than he used to be

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Wow, Maroon is so much quicker than he used to be

I thought the same thing. Where did those wheels come from?

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Did Chicago have any key players out?

Not really. Just amnisimov was playing hurt I believe

 

[Sojourn]

San Jose burned in OT by a failed clear.

 

[Unholy]

Ducks escaped the prevent, the Sharks did not

 

[DarthYenik]

San Jose burned in OT by a failed clear.

Let's be honest, they burned themselves by constantly trying to clear, and putting almost zero pressure on the Oilers' goal.

 

[Fighter]

Hawks out

 

[Markus078]

McJesus has been quiet so far. Good to see.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Dart Guy predicts a Ducks vs Leafs matchup for the Cup.

 

[Ducks DVM]

San Jose was 33-3-2 when leading after 2 periods in the regular season. (Anaheim 33-2-2)

 

[Mr Rogers]

Either way, the 2nd round is gonna be a lot fun.

 

[DarthYenik]

Dart Guy predicts a Ducks vs Leafs matchup for the Cup.

Damn. I'll take it.

I'm seeing a lot of Ducks predictions for the cup final. If there were an "easy" way, we'd get Sharks then Blues. Still tough competition. If there were a hard way, it would be Oilers then Preds. Playing the Wild in the WCF would be interesting, not entirely sure who would win that. I think our team is better, but they also have home ice advantage, but but Bruce hasn't exactly had an overwhelming amount of success with home ice, but but but coming out of the first round with a reverse sweep would surely make them a hot team.

I'd play the Leafs, but at the same time, I'm kinda feeling a 2007 SCF rematch with the Sens.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

McJesus has been quiet so far. Good to see.

That was one sweet hit he laid out though.

 

[Duck Off]

Damn. I'll take it.

I'm seeing a lot of Ducks predictions for the cup final. If there were an "easy" way, we'd get Sharks then Blues. Still tough competition. If there were a hard way, it would be Oilers then Preds. Playing the Wild in the WCF would be interesting, not entirely sure who would win that. I think our team is better, but they also have home ice advantage, but but Bruce hasn't exactly had an overwhelming amount of success with home ice, but but but coming out of the first round with a reverse sweep would surely make them a hot team.

I'd play the Leafs, but at the same time, I'm kinda feeling a 2007 SCF rematch with the Sens.

I'd love to meet the Leafs in the finals, but I'd bet my entire 401k that isn't happening. If Toronto somehow manages to get past the Capitals by using their speed; they don't stand a chance against Pittsburgh. Toronto is basically a worse version of Pittsburgh.

I also wouldn't call us the favorites in the west now either. It's got to be Nashville after their impressive first round, and I'm not convinced we can beat Edmonton in a 7 game series. Their nightly lineup is much more physical than ours, and despite the rest, I think the ridiculous minutes that RC gave Kesler is clearly showing. Edmonton is beating the Sharks right now with McDavid not evening doing much.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Jeez, the Caps color guy is so damn annoying.

 

[duckaroosky]

Ovechkin's knee I cringed harder than watching Fowler's injury

 

[eternalbedhead]

Ovechkin's knee I cringed harder than watching Fowler's injury

You can bet your ass that the DoPS is going to come after Kadri for that.

 

[kducks]

You can bet your ass that the DoPS is going to come after Kadri for that.

Nope, that is all on Ovi trying to jump away from that. The fact he came back right after makes it seem like he was playing it up.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

That was the right call. Interference.

Edit: And Kelly Hrudy is full of ****.

 

[2faded]

I agree. Anderson may have been falling back but the contact clearly shifted his position. Would he have made the save without the contact? Who knows. But you can't make calls on what ifs. There was contact.

And OTT defender in no way pushed him into Anderson.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

I agree. Anderson may have been falling back but the contact clearly shifted his position. Would he have made the save without the contact? Who knows. But you can't make calls on what ifs. There was contact.

And OTT defender in no way pushed him into Anderson.

Exactly. That was solid contact, skate on skate. What might have happened without the contact is irrelevant. It happened, it knocked Anderson back and he had no chance to make a save after that.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Ottawa's PP looks pretty dangerous. Forgot what that looks like.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Bobby really has turned into a Premier League level diver, hasn't he?

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Two tired teams. Thankfully somebody ended it.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

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