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I also think CBJ may be overrated in this thread. They have a deep team but no game breakers.
...with the exception of maybe Panarin.
I also think CBJ may be overrated in this thread. They have a deep team but no game breakers.
Hard to say, either Vegas or Tampa. I can't say much about Tampa's path since it's the East which I nearly haven't followed at all this season but I do know that I would have LOVED both Anaheim and San Jose as series opponents for the Jets compared to Minnesota and Nashville.
In order
1. Vegas- San Jose and Anaheim both were offensively challenged. Vegas is good, but at no point did they seem to be challenged.
2. Tampa- NJ had heart, but also only one line. Boston was a great regular season team, but they were battered by the time the Tampa series rolled around and their offense really didn't show up beyond their top 6.
3. Washington- Columbus was a tough out, and they play a style of game that would give most teams this playoffs difficulty. In the end their deficiencies were too much though. Pitt was the defending back-to-back Champions, any time you play them you have to consider them a threat.
4. Winniped- Minnesota was a standard opponent but I think Nashville vs. WPG was the WCF.
Tampa Bay or Vegas.
Devils were really weak. Bruins are a tricky team, but were definitely beaten up and had some flaws that could be exploited. Honestly, the Caps look fairly similar.
Anaheim and San Jose, IMO, are two teams who the league has passed by. They are just too slow. Vegas easily expoited that. They face a very different challenge now in the Jets though.
People really don’t pay any attention to the West Coast at all do they...? Might want to check nhl.coms playoff brackets to see who Vegas played in the first round. Hint it wasn’t Anaheim
Wow, I've gotta admit I missed that glaring mistake. Like if someone on the West Coast were to say that Tampa played Columbus instead of NJ in the first round. Did people witness Bob's save on Kucherov??People really don’t pay any attention to the West Coast at all do they...? Might want to check nhl.coms playoff brackets to see who Vegas played in the first round. Hint it wasn’t Anaheim
Hard to say, either Vegas or Tampa. I can't say much about Tampa's path since it's the East which I nearly haven't followed at all this season but I do know that I would have LOVED both Anaheim and San Jose as series opponents for the Jets compared to Minnesota and Nashville.
In order
1. Vegas- San Jose and Anaheim both were offensively challenged. Vegas is good, but at no point did they seem to be challenged.
2. Tampa- NJ had heart, but also only one line. Boston was a great regular season team, but they were battered by the time the Tampa series rolled around and their offense really didn't show up beyond their top 6.
3. Washington- Columbus was a tough out, and they play a style of game that would give most teams this playoffs difficulty. In the end their deficiencies were too much though. Pitt was the defending back-to-back Champions, any time you play them you have to consider them a threat.
4. Winniped- Minnesota was a standard opponent but I think Nashville vs. WPG was the WCF.
So your argument that San Jose is a good offensive team is that your team choked away leads, interesting.San Jose was offensively challenged? Vegas gave up a 2 goal lead to the Sharks twice in two different games. In fact, they almost gave up a 4 goal lead to the Sharks.
I really wouldn't say that the Sharks were offensively challenged.
So your argument that San Jose is a good offensive team is that your team choked away leads, interesting.
Well statistically they don't even come close to the other 7 teams in the second round. Actually, interestingly enough they only had one guy crack the top ten in any of the main offensive stats for the playoffs (Hertl currently is tied for 7th with 6 goals).