If we dont, so be it. This season was a success by just making the playoffs. The trolls will think otherwise, (meh) but it really was. Especially when you go from DFL to a wild card spot.
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If we dont, so be it. This season was a success by just making the playoffs. The trolls will think otherwise, (meh) but it really was. Especially when you go from DFL to a wild card spot.
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Personally, my favourite is:
1998
Damien Rhodes and the 8th place Senators beating Martin Brodeur and the 1st place Devils.
Marincin takes dumb penalties. I'd rather have Marchenko but Marincin actually has some decent possession numbers.
Also, **** Simmons. "Source: Zaitsev will play game 1"
His source is himself and he lies frequently.
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I am not thinking about a sweep or a loss in 5. I just take it a game at a time.
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My problem with Marincin is that he's terrible under pressure and has MAJOR issues when the puck is at his feet. Marchenko is a much safer, more physical and overall better option.
Hopefully he'll be motivated enough to use his size. For a guy that big, he has to be one of the softest defenceman in the league.
We might see 25 minutes each from the top 4.
A game against Crosby and Kessel is "gift wrapped"? I don't think so.
Anywhoo.. I expect that Marincin isn't going to see much more than 5 or 6 minutes in tomorrows game. The issue isn't so much who comes in in place of Zaitsev. The real issue is how Rielly and Gardiner will handle the extra workload.
Morgan has barely played on the PP down the stretch, while Zaitsev was on the top unit. So now Rielly will have to play both special teams, while getting more ES time against tougher competition.
I just hope we play well enough to make it a decent series
I'd be very happy if we won 2 games. That would be a huge accomplishment
I'd be very happy if we won 2 games. That would be a huge accomplishment
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No one has a lot of sources inside the organization anymore. I take it all with a grain of salt unless Bob Mackenzie tweets it out.
Absolutely, need to take it 1 game at a time, even a shift at a time, the result may still be the same anyway a 4-0 or 4-1 series but the mountain just got even tougher to climb without Zaitsev.
Seath The Scaleless
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Yes, Kessel scoring against us, losing our goalie, being down because of an unfortunate bounce, tying it and winning it late in regulation, it was definitely gift wrapped. 100%.
Considering the lineup that they iced, yes, it was gift wrapped. We just did not pounce early and often, and made it difficult on ourselves to accept the gift.
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Considering the lineup that they iced, yes, it was gift wrapped. We just did not pounce early and often, and made it difficult on ourselves to accept the gift.
I still don't think that gives them enough credit. We absolutely deserve to be in the playoffs. Nothing was gift wrapped for us the whole season.
Could you be anymore wrong?
Last time I checked we won 5-3 on an empty net and a late gwg in the 3rd. If it was gift wrapped we might have won 4-0 5-1 but it wasn't
Far from "gift wrapped"
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Seath The Scaleless
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I am not taking anything away from the season, and fully agree that they deserve the playoffs. However, the team was reeling in that last week, and having to face Pittsburgh's inferior lineup with nothing to play for was a much needed break.
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Considering the lineup that they iced, yes, it was gift wrapped. We just did not pounce early and often, and made it difficult on ourselves to accept the gift.
Sometimes its harder to beat a team with younger guys trying to prove something as opposed to playing a bunch of starters playing out the string.
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All I'm saying is that they were massive underdogs and made it through. They got hot at the right time and some players got crazy lucky, like Pisani. Either way, that's my point.
Those teams didn't have the scoring depth we have right now either. So maybe every line explodes and score a lot. Maybe Marner scores at a 2 or 3 points a game clip in this series. Maybe Andersen gets hot again and plays like he did in March/December. Maybe Rielly turns into Nidermayer in this series. It's also not inconceivable that Washington plays bad this series. We've matched up well against them for the most part.
Again, this isn't about us having a good chance because we clearly don't but let's not get into that this is impossible. There is a chance but a lot of things have to go right to have that chance... which is what happens to underdogs when they win.
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Wanted to make a trip to DC but I can't get away from work right now, anyone planning on invading their barn? it would be nice to see some blue and white in the crowd. It's a fun city they've got some great museums that are all free.
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Yep, sometimes.....but in this case, I'd rather not face a normal Pittsburgh lineup.......especially Murray, since Fleury has been awful this year.
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I think if the Leafs could pull out a couple wins it would be considered a achievement for this young group against the Cup favourites.
Playing with house money right now so nothing to lose.
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