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TheGoodShepard1

Dongle Digits. Fire Newell Brown
Nov 26, 2017
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3 goals across 2 games on home ice, losing both. What an effort.

Think I saw a stat somewhere that the Leafs have scored more than 2 goals once in their last 12 playoff games. Astoundingly pathetic on its own, but especially so given what they pay their top 4 forwards
 
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mightyquack

eggplant and jade or bust
Apr 28, 2010
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Think I saw a stat somewhere that the Leafs have scored more than 2 goals once in their last 12 playoff games. Astoundingly pathetic on its own, but especially so given what they pay their top 4 forwards
That's the worst nightmare for a team, having a core good enough to do well in the regular season but go completely invisible when it matters.

Toronto are just stuck unless they blow it up.
 

mightyquack

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Justice for Dallas, but I almost wonder if they come out of that win worse. Played by far their best game of the season, and are only able to win in OT.
 

Dryish

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Dec 14, 2015
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In your daily injury update: Jets' Brenden Dillon got a nasty deep skate cut in the last game and is, unsurprisingly, out for today. Apparently not as bad as it could have been, though, cause Dillon himself wants to play.

 
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Dryish

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Dec 14, 2015
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The 2 millimeter offsides challenges should die
There needs to be an addendum to that rule that limits the reviews to like a minimum distance of 3 inches from the line for reviews. Otherwise it just kills momentum and turns a live sport into a stupid static game of millimeters.
 

JAHV

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There needs to be an addendum to that rule that limits the reviews to like a minimum distance of 3 inches from the line for reviews. Otherwise it just kills momentum and turns a live sport into a stupid static game of millimeters.
I prefer a time limit. If you can't determine conclusively that the call should be overturned in 30 seconds (maybe 60 seconds, but no longer than that), the call stands. Combined with the delay of game penalty, that will force coaches to only challenge calls that are obvious.

Devon Toews is so good. I still can't believe that trade for the Avs. They got a steal.
 

la patineuse

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Aug 21, 2010
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Watching good teams play is kinda fun, especially when I don't care which teams win. But geez, it just shows how bad the Ducks are and how poorly coached they are.
 
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Dryish

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Watching good teams play is kinda fun, especially when I don't care which teams win. But geez, it just shows how bad the Ducks are and how poorly coached they are.
I yearn for the day when the Ducks employ a coach who does not coach dump and chase but instead wants possession and zone breakouts and zone entries with speed. I'm not convinced dump and chase will ever work.
 

duckaroosky

So sayeth Duckthulu
May 26, 2009
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There needs to be some kind of tracking technology for the puck on the goal lines and at the blue lines. Make both calls automatic and unarguable.
For the goal lines yes. The tracking technology would be more difficult with the blue line because you have to track the players as well. But I guess soccer does it with their offsides. I still hate a goal being overturned because a guy is a few millimeters offsides and ultimately didn't even have an impact on the goal.
 

Kalv

Slava Ukraini
Mar 29, 2009
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Injury update: Vancouver is cursed. Down to their third string goalie now.


Hey! :laugh:

I know I'm biased as hell but that third string goalie is last years Worlds MVP and brought us the bronze :laugh:

I was kind of hoping he'd get a chance but it sucks others had to be injured. Hopefully nothing serious for them. Not that I was short of reasons to root against Preds but go Nucks even more now!
 

JAHV

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I’m kinda blown away people thought WPG had a chance
Really? Hellebuyck, when on his game, is good enough to steal a few, and Georgiev is not good. And Winnipeg has enough depth that they could score some goals. But Hellebuyck has not been good, and outside of game 1, Georgiev has been good enough.

But there was a very realistic path to victory in this series for the Jets. It just involves the goalies being not what they have been the last three games.
 

AngelDuck

Rak 'em up
Jun 16, 2012
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Really? Hellebuyck, when on his game, is good enough to steal a few, and Georgiev is not good. And Winnipeg has enough depth that they could score some goals. But Hellebuyck has not been good, and outside of game 1, Georgiev has been good enough.

But there was a very realistic path to victory in this series for the Jets. It just involves the goalies being not what they have been the last three games.
Elite talent wins out this time of year. MacKinnon and Makar are just too much
 

ohcomeonref

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For the goal lines yes. The tracking technology would be more difficult with the blue line because you have to track the players as well. But I guess soccer does it with their offsides. I still hate a goal being overturned because a guy is a few millimeters offsides and ultimately didn't even have an impact on the goal.

I agree on hating the millimetres thing, but if they're going to do it anyways they'd might as well get it right.
 

gunnergunther

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I don’t get how that la goal was disallowed a few days ago, yet you’re allowed to basically kick in a goal as long as the blade doesn’t come off the ice.
 

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