Kale Hulls
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Vegas is going to crush San Jose, Nashville is going to crush Vegas, Pittsburgh is going to crush Nashville.
Vegas is going to crush San Jose, Nashville is going to crush Vegas, Pittsburgh is going to crush Nashville.
E Kane is great as long as you keep in a contract year.If these idiot GMs paid more attention to analytics and less attention to narratives, one of Anaheim or Calgary might have acquired Evander Kane at the TDL and not been completely destroyed by him in the playoffs.
Yeah I'm not gonna call it a win for the Sharks unless they win the cup. He has a history for a reason.E Kane is great as long as you keep in a contract year.
People have been saying the Sharks have been in decline since 2012 thoughNot surprised at all.
Vegas and San Jose have some great fast young cheap scoring depth and superior coaching. LA and Anaheim have been in decline for several years.
Seriously, Vegas played so good defensively and Fleury made the saves he needed to. But i was really impressed how every forward on the knights played a solid two way game. Didn't see one player dog it in d-zone, on top of that they have a very mobile defense back there. Now we'll see how they play against a SJ team that has way more depth than the kings.
But the Sharks managed to win both games on the road and after that it was clear that series wasn't going beyond 5.
As much as I want Vegas to take it all, I'm still surprised that a team with LA's pedigree went down without a fight. That team still scares me.
Can you link us to your pre-playoff predictions?Let's be honest, the advanced stats committee isn't surprised by the two SoCal teams that both got swept. LA and Anaheim were 16th and 22nd in CF% respectively. 18th and 22nd in FF% respectively. 18th and 22nd in SF% respectively. Unlike Minnesota and Colorado who at least did well limiting quality chances (Minnesota one of the best teams in this category), LA and especially Anaheim were mep (Anaheim was flat out bad) in this category. They also got a ton of favourable bounces and calls go their ways this season. If Winnipeg and Nashville defeat their opposition in game 5, this will be the first time in a long time where advanced stats have truly dictated the game and it's about time, because we need some justice for actual objective analytics instead of biased eye test.
The difference is Anaheim got beat by the better team. LA got beat by the healthier team.
And better team. Vegas is far better than the Sharks.
Just like last year, when you weren't surprised Pittsburgh (16th in CF%), Anaheim (19th) and Ottawa (22nd) made out 3/4 of the conference final teams, am I right?
As if one needs enhanced stats to realize the Ducks have sucked all season. But thanks for letting us know.
lol that it? all you can do is talk about the past LA?
Let's talk about the future, with your team being in the Pacific basement for the next decade while Vegas and SJ steamrolls the division.
Mother****ing Arizona will win a Cup before you win your next one.
About LA sweep. But...but....but the defense is so important in play-offs and it wins cups they say.
lol that it? all you can do is talk about the past LA?
Let's talk about the future, with your team being in the Pacific basement for the next decade while Vegas and SJ steamrolls the division.
Mother****ing Arizona will win a Cup before you win your next one.
Defense did win the first round, and it does win cups. . Vegas smothered LA and prevented scoring chances, gave Fleury a chance to make the save. Hell, the Kings only gave up 7 goals in the series, the same number they gave up when they beat the Rangers for the Cup.