This is very true.
That’s what, despite the fact that I’m frustrated watching this team, I’ll be the first to admit that they’re right there in the mix with just about everyone else.
It would take a collapse to DNQ for the playoffs.
But do they have a shot at doing some damage?
tampa looks pretty damn awesome... no one beats them. still possible they self destruct, but we could make 15 trades and not be the favorite against them
but that said... is that a reason to roll over and play dead? when we won our cup were we the heavy favorites? I remember other years we were the heavy favorites. the heavy favorite doesn't always win.
an 8 seed LA team won a cup... who was betting on them? vegas went to the finals last year... who was betting on them? Nashville was all but handed the cup last year.
Washington went down 0-2 to Columbus in first round last year and people were calling Ovechkin the biggest choker in modern nhl history
in 2011 as game 7 played out in first round our gdt was screaming with calls to fire Julien and maybe charelli too.
ive been around long enough to say... playoffs are often a crap shoot. I predict a winner every year and I get it right around 20% of the time
it seems based on las vegas making money from gambling... not many people are more accurate than I am.
id bet against boston beating tampa this year... but serve me montreal/and or Toronto and im giving odds we move into the next round.
let montreal finish 3rd... Toronto fall to the wild card...
we knock off montreal round 1
Toronto round 2 {they shock tampa in a shootout when the goalie gets hurts
and then who in round 3? Pittsburgh? we own their head space too
is this impossible... what I just said? if we get the right mix of teams... can we go to the finals?
if Calgary comes out of west they have no experience... big game nerves might get to them... their Cinderella goalie might falter...
I wouldn't bet on this happening... but I say its possible.
lets make the trade we need and try to get our boys focused. maybe deal one of the dmen because I think sitting one is effecting the team moral/chemistry. 7 nhl quality dmen of this pedigree is one too many