For crying out loud. We're Oilers fans. Who are we to decry a dynasty?
I'm the last person, and we all should be, that hopes the Flames beat the Oilers because of some **** "we need new blood" notion.
sometimes I'm absolutely amazed what gets espoused on these boards.
Its the dynastic Chicago Black Hawks. Sit back and enjoy the ride, don't be punters about it.
I don't think I've ever seen this many 5-on-3s in a playoffs.
I didn't get a chance to respond yesterday to you as my personal life takes priority over the online life, especially on weekends.
As YL just stated, it's totally different when it's your team that is the dynasty. The Oilers could win 20 cups in a row and each win would be just like the first and I hope they would win 20 more straight. When it's pretty much the same two teams which are not the Edmonton Oilers, who are alternating champs every year since 2010, it gets a little stale for me.
On the other hand, good on those teams for building a dynasty calibre squad, I'm sure their fan bases aren't sick of winning either...but unless it's the Oilers, forgive me for wanting to seeing two different teams emerge in the SCF and a new champion crowned.
As for the Philly - Caps game, Neuvirth is in the Caps' heads. The Flyers are on the verge of killing off a long 5 on 3, Neuvirth made some big stops. They were discussing in the intermission how Calgary might go hard after him. I hope Philly keeps him and deals them Mason instead.
I try to be objective about it though. It isn't stale to me when theres a dynasty involving another franchise. I never found the Habs boring, or the Islanders boring in their dynasties. Who would ever look at Michael Jordans Bulls and say, yawn, boring, can't somebody else win? Its the great teams that define eras in sports and without which you have periods of time where there is very little distinction between sides. To me theres a boredom in absolute parity where there ends up being no point even watching because you know the only thing that separates clubs is a bounce or bad call here and there. I don't find that interesting, I find it frustrating.
To me much more enjoyable when an excellent club is good enough to rise against some bad breaks, bad calls, or even some hardship in the form of battling back after looking tired earlier in the series.
Nothing could be more boring to me than watching two perennial pretender clubs like STL and Nash claw and gnaw at each other in the 2nd round trying to figure out how to win a playoff series.
I much more like the predatory nature that accomplished excellent clubs exhibit. Give the Hawks half a chance and they take it. Theres no fear of winning, no nervousness being in tight quarters.
Washington never makes it easy on themselves...wow
typical Caps
Well they switched goalies and Neuvirth went Wayne Gretzky's 3D hockey brick wall mode for 2 games. They didn't play very well as a team today. Yeah, probably still better than the Rags though. If I were them I'd seriously consider blowing things up.
The Flyers deserve some credit for stretching it to 6 imo. They gave it everything they had.
Compare that to the Rangers, a superior team, that went out without mustering up even a whimper.
Lmao, same thing as MCdavid vs LA
No goal
There's the Dubnyk I know and love.
For crying out loud. We're Oilers fans. Who are we to decry a dynasty?
I'm the last person, and we all should be, that hopes the Flames beat the Oilers because of some **** "we need new blood" notion.
sometimes I'm absolutely amazed what gets espoused on these boards.
Its the dynastic Chicago Black Hawks. Sit back and enjoy the ride, don't be punters about it.
Incredible Tavares!