2018-2019 Regular Season Discussion: Part III

[Magic Mittens]

They didn't even play badly that homestand. They really struggled to score but played well.

Since the deadline the team has been playing well in every game. Some bad streches in games sure but the team earned themselves the playoff spot.

Yeah they did play good, out shot everyone I think, just couldn't score when they needed a goal

Either way, I'm happy with our team and I the season

 

[Kcb12345]

Good article here on Miro. Lots of quotes from Stars players

Heiskanen quietly becomes force for playoff-bound Stars

 

[serp]

Good article here on Miro. Lots of quotes from Stars players

Heiskanen quietly becomes force for playoff-bound Stars

Heiskanen has been on the ice for 15 empty-net goals against.

Man the Stars have been just a complete shitshow with the goalie pulled . Looking at it now if the team was any competent at it that might've been the difference between a wildcard spot and a divisional spot .

 

[Johno]

Sounds like Dallas was the top team in the west since the ASG.

If we wouldnt have done so poorly on our big home stand, we'd be competing for the division, but to be fair every team could say "if" at some point in the season

Tied with Vegas at 24 points but Vegas played one game fewer. 11-5-2 vs 11-4-2
Four east teams in front of both.

They surrendered the least amount of goals though. Seven fewer than the next best team and the teams from 2-10 were within seven goals of each other.
Buffalo surrendered 46 more goals during that span

 

[MBTendy]

Man today is a great today. Enjoying the fact we officially clinched a playoff spot and are in great shape to upset the top teams. Also I’ll be purchasing my Winter Classic tickets tomorrow morning.

Elite day.

 

[Kcb12345]

Man today is a great today. Enjoying the fact we officially clinched a playoff spot and are in great shape to upset the top teams. Also I’ll be purchasing my Winter Classic tickets tomorrow morning.

Elite day.

I'll be buying playoff tickets tomorrow morning

Have to wait until the 17th for winter classic tickets though

 

[MBTendy]

I'll be buying playoff tickets tomorrow morning

Have to wait until the 17th for winter classic tickets though

Unfortunately I won’t be able to come down for playoffs so enjoy it

 

[Kcb12345]

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Add Klingberg, Lindell, and Heiskanen then what is the percentage? 75%?

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Add Klingberg, Lindell, and Heiskanen then what is the percentage? 75%?

We asked for depth scoring this year, just didn’t expect it to come from the defencemen. I would love to have Miro do a shooting clinic for our bottom six.

 

[serp]

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Glad they are sitting Benn & Polak both could use the rest. Hoping we get Bishop in there for that last game of the season. Don’t want his first game back to be the playoffs.

 

[LT]

Makes me wonder if Benn is injured again, hence him getting the rest. Otherwise, you'd think Rads and Seguin would sit too (or perhaps there are just statistical milestones they want to hit?).

Polak is just old and has been a workhorse. He deserves that.

Bishop and Zucc are obviously just coming back from/nursing injuries still.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

I think game 82 I would like to Faksa, Comeau, Khudobin, and Hintz get a rest. Those three will see a lot of minutes in the post season and we want to keep Dobby healthy in case Bishop is not good to go/gets re-injured.

 

[serp]

Khudobin under no circumstances should play both games of the back-to-back . Play Bow if you have to but don't use Dobby twice.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Methot is flying with the team to Chicago.. he was sitting beside Radu on his Insta story.. wahhh

Is he potentially available for playoffs?

 

[Kcb12345]

Methot is flying with the team to Chicago.. he was sitting beside Radu on his Insta story.. wahhh

Is he potentially available for playoffs?

Definitely not imo. Just traveling with the team I suppose

 

[serp]

Methot is flying with the team to Chicago.. he was sitting beside Radu on his Insta story.. wahhh

Is he potentially available for playoffs?

Methot hell no. He had to have surgery to repair a cartilage defect in his left knee via tissue from someone else IRC .



Found the report about it . No way he's recovered this fast from a procedure like that.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Just escaping the baby for a couple days then?

 

[LT]

There’d also be major cap ramifications to taking him off of IR before the playoffs start, I’d imagine.

 

[serp]

There’d also be major cap ramifications to taking him off of IR before the playoffs start, I’d imagine.

Thats not happening anyway .

If there was any indication Methot , or Johns for that matter , was even remotely close to anything resembling playing hockey we'd have at least heard about them skating before practise or something . I doubt they'd be doing that in some hidden compound somewhere so the media can't report on it.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

I agree, but I just found it weird that he is traveling with the team to Chicago on the last road game of the year with nothing going on around the game.

 

[Magic Mittens]

Maybe he's retiring and wants to spend sometime with the team.

John's was in the room with the team after the Philadelphia game to celebrate. Also read that the Stars hope along summer for John's will help him towards next year. So theres still hope he may play again

 

[Kcb12345]

 

[Kcb12345]

I know this game doesn't matter but jeez why not give Val a chance for his first...that 4th line is a defensive disaster also yikes