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I think it will be a cakewalk for Nashville no matter who they play, Avs or Blues. It will start getting difficult for them in the 2nd round
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TruePowerSlave
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It's going to be great when we win tomorrow and Haynes is going to jump up and down nonstop like he just won the lottery...only to say score when Nashville absolutely annihilates us. Still a successful season though...
TruePowerSlave
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I have only watched a few games with the Avs feed, my ears start bleeding after a game or two. However, tonight is a must watch. The amount of salt, tears and those pathetic goal calls will be hilarious if the Blues win. Then again the amount of joy if the Avs win will be almost as laughable.
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Blues never put up any type of resistance in the playoffs. If you look up choke in dictionary, it's the Blues logo in the NHL playoffs column.
cgf
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You guys realize that we've put up a lot more of a fight agianst the preds than STL has this year...right?
You sure about that. I thought it had the Caps logo.
Injuries and cold streaks have put a huge damper on what was shaping up to be a unbelievable season. Even so, it has been a great season. Only a few of us thought the Avs had a real shot at a playoff spot in training camp. Most of us had them pegged for a modest improvement, in the 65-75 point range. Many of us had them in the bottom 10 again. We were almost all wrong, and the Avs have taken huge steps forward already. There is plenty to be wary of for next year, but I also think there is reason for cautious optimism.
And we still have a shot at bonus games. Don't really care how far they make it (meaning I wont be mad evenif they get swept first round....will of course be rooting for wins every single game). But to me, the right attitude going into this is that every playoff game is a bonus this year, not an expectation.
expatriatedtexan
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Tonight will be big boy hockey. We will see what our top line is made of. Kinda crazy, if you had asked me last year if I had to hope for a one game win, I would be wringing my hands over the D-men....Tonight, I'm just hoping the top line will give Bernier a goal up front to work on. He'll shut it down from there. I'm happy with him in net. Go AVS!!!
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Don’t know why we are talking about Nashville.
For all intents and purposes, the world ends in 15 hours. Nothing after that should matter.
Strap ‘em on tight and give it everything you’ve got.
For all intents and purposes, the world ends in 15 hours. Nothing after that should matter.
Strap ‘em on tight and give it everything you’ve got.
expatriatedtexan
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If the Avs miss the playoffs because game goes into Overtime then Kroenke should sue the NHL for loss revenue for the value of 2 home playoff games. Simple as that. When the NHL realized they made a mistake months ago they should have restarted the game from the goal for another day the next time Blues/Avs played. Who wouldn't enjoy 8 minutes of free hockey before watching a new game.
If the dust settles tonight and Avs are out, if any of you know Kroenke put him in contact with me. I am a lawyer in Florida and DC but ill gladly Pro Hac Vic to stick it to the NHL for screwing up yet again.
In all seriousness though, Kroenke needs to do something if this happens. Maybe the NHL will cough up a Compensation pick or something.
If the dust settles tonight and Avs are out, if any of you know Kroenke put him in contact with me. I am a lawyer in Florida and DC but ill gladly Pro Hac Vic to stick it to the NHL for screwing up yet again.
In all seriousness though, Kroenke needs to do something if this happens. Maybe the NHL will cough up a Compensation pick or something.
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expatriatedtexan
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You can't be serious...really?
This game has always come down to how the on-ice officials view the game at hand. There's not a chance in hell Stan would attempt to sue the NHL. I hate and loathe the officiating as much as most but it is what it is. I wouldn't expect it to change unless a new CBA requires game debriefs to become public. That would be awesome for me as a fan, but I can't imagine the refs to ever go for it. I do hope that we got some more consistency in future years but yeah....whatever, teams need to know who it is calling a game and play by their rule book. Teams scout players, the need to start scouting refs as well.
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There are so many things to like about this post, not least of which is a pro hac vice reference.
Since we're down in the weeds here and have nearly 12 hours to kill, the NHL's constitution likely has an arbitration clause.
I am serious, and I would even do it pro Bono if if Stan took me serious. It would have been so easy for the NHL to restart the game from that blown call. I was wrong there was 3 minutes left. They could have played 3 minutes before any of the next two meetings with each other. Instead though the NHL just said "ehhh f it"
PS Yes it is the way the on-ice officials view game at hand, and this instance the on ice officials missed the offside, play continued, on re-entry everyone was on side and the NHL read the rule wrong and blew the call. No excuse. They should have corrected their mistake.
expatriatedtexan
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There are so many things to like about this post, not least of which is a pro hac vice reference.
Since we're down in the weeds here and have nearly 12 hours to kill, the NHL's constitution likely has an arbitration clause.
Haven't followed one second of the concussion lawsuit, was their a binding arbitration or mediation clause in that?
RockLobster
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Mistakes happen, the Avs had 81 other opportunities to firmly put themselves in the playoff race.
TruePowerSlave
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Its has certainly been a lot more than what the Avs have done for some while now. Besides the Avs are just a weaker team at the moment that has relied on one line for a full season, now that line has gone cold and the team looks garbage.
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Pick one from each conference I guess. Its Caps in east Blues in west, although I believe Caps do put up alot more fight in the playoffs than Blues do.
McMetal
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It will suck if this amazing season ends tonight and puts a sour note on what was otherwise a raging success by any measure. I would hope (likely in vain) that people would remember that none of us expected to make the playoffs in October anyway and we only set a new goal for playoffs a few months ago.
Alex Jones
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Naw dude, Nate is gonna go MackJesus mode and we're going straight to the cup.
Cypher
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If I'm NJ or CBJ, I lose on purpose today. Let Philly have the Pens round 1, and take your chances elsewhere (TB/WSH)
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