like i've been saying, good run by the stars, but they aren't gonna make it past 5 games against us if we make it to the finals. i'd put good money on that. top to bottom we're just a better team, and thats without stamkos.
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like i've been saying, good run by the stars, but they aren't gonna make it past 5 games against us if we make it to the finals. i'd put good money on that. top to bottom we're just a better team, and thats without stamkos.
You sound way too overconfident. No one respects dallas until they get beat by them. I think a stars/tampa finals will be extremely close and exciting
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Lol angry Avs fans and cocky Lightning fans.
I don't see how anyone would want prognosticate in such an extreme way: Dallas beat the Avs (who suffered from injuries) and the Knights (straight up and in five games); they're playing well...
I don't see how anyone would want prognosticate in such an extreme way: Dallas beat the Avs (who suffered from injuries) and the Knights (straight up and in five games); they're playing well...
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Dallas will be tough if we move on. Vegas was a team I wouldn’t be happy to play but Dallas just finished them in 5 so they should be even tougher right? Gotta win 1 more vs the islanders before we can get into that discussion.
Agreed, but the thing that got exposed isn't what he's saying got exposed. Our top end scoring dried up. Extra size isnt what brought that back. We started playing a different style in OCTOBER. And there were growing pains with it. Now it's paying off. Yeah, our bottom six is bigger, and that's nice, but that's not the reason Kucherov and Point are lighting it up.
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I think it has more to do with that, if you gave Lightning fans the offer of, say, St. Louis, Colorado, Las Vegas, or Dallas in the Final, which one do you think we'd take?
We have to get there for it to even matter, and we're not yet. But I don't think this is a difficult question to answer. Dallas was 26-24 in the regular season in regulation games. 169 goals for, 169 against (numbers right in-line with Columbus and NYI, btw). As much as that was a long time ago now, it's just a general reflection that, skill-wise, Dallas isn't the best team out there. Doesn't matter at this point, does it? Either way, they made their way to the Final so it is what it is. Hopefully we're the team facing them.
If Tampa beats the Isles then they are likely to be the favorites with bookies. However Dallas has this insane and scary ability to turn it on when needed. The last time I saw this was from Pens 3 and 4 years ago. Truly 50/50 series for me which can actually be lopsided for either team.
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I'm pretty sure Dallas murdered every rabbit in the state of Texas to accumulate as many lucky rabbits feet as possible. The Stars go through these long stretches where they really don't look that good, and then they just turn it around and score a bunch of goals like it's nothing.
At the rate Dallas is going they would trail Tampa with 3 minutes left, down 5 goals every game of the finals and end up sweeping Tampa to win the cup.
At the rate Dallas is going they would trail Tampa with 3 minutes left, down 5 goals every game of the finals and end up sweeping Tampa to win the cup.
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Don't think Lightning is in the same stratosphere though.
It's true people having been calling on Colorado to be a top team - they have tons of talent - but they've yet to truly dominate a season nor playoffs with this core. No division or conference champs, never round 3 playoffs. A team with a lot of talent and potential, but not exactly world beaters yet. They also lost their goalie.
Vegas was uneven all year long. It's true that they have a good roster, and seemed to get things together towards end of season and in these playoffs - but again, a really uneven season.
Tampa were world beaters last season. Among the best regular seasons of all-time. Their core is absolutely insane. We all know they had a huge choke job in playoffs last year - yet despite that most fans still called them favorites going into this season, just a testament to what a strong team they are on paper.
More than any team in these playoffs so far - Tampa has never looked worried. And - they've arguably faced some of the toughest competition too. Columbus in round 1 might have been one of the hardest teams who were eliminated (played really well). Boston president champions. NYI isn't exactly a world beater - but they've played as well as anyone in these playoffs.
I guess what I'm saying is - Tampa has a right to be cocky. And Stars better be ready for it. If Tampa makes it to the final - it'll by far be the biggest threat Dallas has faced in these playoffs.
To be fair - yeah they sorta did. People said easy for the Avs, 100%. They all thought Avs and MacKinnon were unstoppable. People mostly expected Vegas to win too - but I think by then many also respected how Dallas beat Colorado by then, so a bit less so.
I don't think people expected Calgary to beat the Stars per se - it's more about how Calgary looked like they were going to take insurmountable leads in the series against Stars many times - and Stars always came back with tying goals in last 12 seconds, or surmounting 0-3 in-game deficits to win 7-3.
They've had such a wild run. Really impressive for the Stars. I'm not a fan - but if I were I bet it'd be exciting as hell and also make me nervous like crazy all the close calls they've had.
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very fair comment but its safe to say Dallas faced tougher competition than the Bolts.
should be a battle and i agree, the toughest team Dallas will have faced in their run.
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Colorado was 1st in GF, Calgary was 3rd and Vegas was 8th in the regular season while Dallas sat 7th yet 3 of the 4 teams mentioned are playing golf. All of them were touting that they were gonna destroy the Stars yet here we are. So Dallas has shown they can handle teams with high scoring players and can shut them down.
Pretty sure Tampa Bay was #1 in goals scored and has been for three straight seasons now.
Colorado was 1st in GF in the playoffs only (TB was #1 in the regular season), where they were helped immensely by a series vs. Arizona, who really shouldn't have been in the playoffs.
But it's also important to note that Colorado scored a lot of goals in that series. If Dallas gives up that many goals to TB, it will be a short series, because a little known fact about TB is they can defend too.
*If TB beats the Islanders, which is NOT a given.
