Around the League '23-24

[MrHeiskanen]

LA is a nice warmup. Hopefully Vegas wins out.

 

[Satan]

LA is a nice warmup. Hopefully Vegas wins out.

soft- i want the VGK

 

[catters078]

Points % since Jan 1st of our 3 possible opponents (40+ game sample size)

Nashville - .644 (9th)
Vegas - .547 (17th)
LA - .542 (19th)

Nashville is obviously being inflated by their 16-0-2 tear...but still you can't discount that streak as not happening, it happened as they were on fire.

Dallas is 4th with .685

As a guide Vegas was 5th in points % from Jan 1 to end of season last year.

Make of it what you will.

 

[Zrhutch]

Curious to see if Vegas healthies anyone tonight. They may want us over mcdavid and friends

 

[MBTendy]

How did the Preds lock up 7th?

If LA wins their last game, and VGK win both their games, wouldn’t VGK leap frog the Preds?

Edir: nvm NSH owns the tiebreaker over LA

 

[starsfan86]

I think we end up playing LAK or Nashville as long as VKG don’t bomb their 2 easy matchups

 

[serp]

Nashville seems unlikely . Meaning Canucks would win out and we lose our final home game on fan appreciation night to the Blues. Don't think so.

 

[Satan]

Anyone asking for a weak 1st round match up should be careful - the universe is listening to you. Bring on the VGK

 

[serp]

I don't remember the Stars ever playing the Kings in a playoff series . Looking it up the North Stars played the Kings in 1968 . Since then franchises haven't faced each other in the playoffs. Certainly something new.

 

[MBTendy]

I welcome VGK more than LA tbh. I think the team is hungry to win more than most teams and are also salivating at an opportunity to get revenge on VGK.

What better opportunity to get revenge than the 1st round when the Stars are the healthiest, and VGK are only getting healthy now which may cause lack of chemistry right off the hop

 

[FirstRowUpperDeck]

I hate the travel with either of those teams. Based on that, I would prefer NSH over either.

IF we win, we have reasonable travel against the AVS or JETs in round 2.

 

[Magic Mittens]

LA would be late times on the road for us. Playing Vegas in round 1 would be better then playing them in round 3 when they're healthy.

I don't care who we play, this team has the ability to beat any team in a best of 7

 

[serp]

Looking at it neutral i also think it would be neat if the Oilers and Kings didn't face eachother for a third year in a row in the first round . That series sucked last two times already and i doubt this years would be any better

 

[starsfan86]

LA would be late times on the road for us. Playing Vegas in round 1 would be better then playing them in round 3 when they're healthy.

I don't care who we play, this team has the ability to beat any team in a best of 7

Exactly. Ryan Callahan was giving us some good praise last night during the Kings/Wild game. He said we are scary good.

 

[piqued]

The other thing about LA is they're not a goon-it-up type team if they're losing. They wouldn't be trying to injure half our roster like last year. Frankly they're exactly the 1st round opponent you want. That said they're all NHL teams with talented players, upsets happen etc etc.

 

[LT]

There isn't a single bad team in the west playoffs this year.

 

[Klockis]

There isn't a single bad team in the west playoffs this year.

Dallas Stars

 

[LT]

Dallas Stars

True, any team with Ryan Suter on the roster has to be considered bad

 

[BrettHullsToe]

Anyone asking for a weak 1st round match up should be careful - the universe is listening to you. Bring on the VGK

Srsly, it was only last year that Leafers were chanting "We want Florida"...

 

[Kcb12345]

Srsly, it was only last year that Leafers were chanting "We want Florida"...

That was hilarious. Definitely be careful what you wish for

 

[Satan]

 

[Spotty 2 Hotty]

Most sane Philadelphia sports fan.

 

[Klockis]

True, any team with Ryan Suter on the roster has to be considered bad

Delete this

 

[eartotheground]

anyone else think the ovi goals record chase is kinda bullshit? the org flat out stated that it's their objective to get him the record. guys defer to him constantly. idk, it seems disingenuous at best. at this level a team shouldn't be playing for one person to get a stat, they should be playing to win.

rabble rabble damn clouds.

 

[Kcb12345]

anyone else think the ovi goals record chase is kinda bullshit? the org flat out stated that it's their objective to get him the record. guys defer to him constantly. idk, it seems disingenuous at best. at this level a team shouldn't be playing for one person to get a stat, they should be playing to win.

rabble rabble damn clouds.

To be fair guys have deferred to him their whole career and especially now when you look at their roster I can't blame them

Tough to say they aren't playing to win though, they're playing the most boring hockey I've ever seen to try and grind their way into a playoff spot, and it seems likely to work