Around the NHL 2018-19, Part 7: RIP Your Playoff Bracket

[joshjull]

Milbury doing the color for the Bruins/Jackets.

 

[old kummelweck]

CBJ need to figure out what to do about this Bergeron line.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Milbury doing the color for the Bruins/Jackets.

Phil? Phil?... Did NBC pick up your contract?

No, you don't have to play Sobatka, err.... Milbury.... because he's on the roster......

 

[sabremike]

Milbury doing the color for the Bruins/Jackets.

Imagine just how big an asshat you have to be to beat a rags fan with his own shoe and still manage to be just about the most despised person in Islanders history.

 

[joshjull]

Hmmm...

 

[old kummelweck]

Boone Jenner on a mission.

 

[jd1970]

The Bruins have that Tampa Bay look on their faces.

 

[old kummelweck]

Hmmm...

I heard this same take on spittin chiclets today. But I can't remember if it was from Mike Commodore or not.

 

[joshjull]

Perron and Radulov were just hacking and slashing the crap out of each other on the opening shift.

 

[debaser66]

This doesn't look it turns out as entertaining and explosive as the Bruins Columbus game

 

[Kublakhan]

damn...

 

[sabremike]

 

[debaser66]

I don't like the Bruins
And I don't want Blues to win
Everything gets shattered in this playoffs

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Bishop is not on his game tonight.

And Tarasenko is exploiting the Stars D's vulnerabilities.

 

[darcyRegier]

Even with Eichel and Dahlin, it's hard to not feel like the Sabres are really really far behind these teams in the playoffs. We have the hardest pieces to get in a high end 1C and 1D, but our depth has such a long way to go.

Mr. Botteril has a lot of work to do.

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

Blues fans and the arena music are on point tonight.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Comeau runs the goalie. Old time hockey!!

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Heiskanen is clearly confused out there. Turns his body on a shot by Perron which Bishop stops with his mask.

I'll take Dahlin.....

Even though St Louis is a division rival, the Stars haven't figured out that shots from the top of the umbrella rarely get through on a collapsing, stacked defense like St Louis plays.

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

Refs may have potentially robbed Dallas.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Even with Eichel and Dahlin, it's hard to not feel like the Sabres are really really far behind these teams in the playoffs. We have the hardest pieces to get in a high end 1C and 1D, but our depth has such a long way to go.

Mr. Botteril has a lot of work to do.

It really does seem like an impossible feat.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

RoR is the best face off man in the business.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Blues win but not Dallas's best effort. Let's see how they come out in game 2.

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

RoR is the best face off man in the business.

I think I heard somewhere that we had a ROR once and he was also pretty good at those face offs. Not sure where I heard that.

 

[Chainshot]

It really does seem like an impossible feat.

It does seem like a functioning, simplified system would help. Not playing HS-style man-to-man in their own zone, having quality outlet options by drawing the forwards closer to the defensemen so they can move as a five-man, mutually supporting unit... just some basic stuff... could make this team look a f***-ton better. They are still shy on talent, but work out the kinks by minimizing the complexity for the cement heads playing defense for them at the moment seems like a good way to move ahead.

And if they could get some long-term good goaltending? That? That would be excellent.

 

[GellMann]

I think I heard somewhere that we had a ROR once and he was also pretty good at those face offs. Not sure where I heard that.

I'm mostly done grieving over this trade, and am learning to cope. But once in a while, I get so pissed watching that team. That's our f***ing 2C. Why did I just watch 60+ games of Sobotka at 2C.