Miscellaneous NHL Discussion LXXXI: The one that began when April ended

[deadhead]

Calgary came that close to losing despite 60 shots.
Who needs talent or a HC? Just get a hot goalie and cross your fingers!

Dallas really isn't a very good team, when Raffl (bless his heart) is 6th in TOI among your forwards, you are really thin - he's a great 4th line guy, a passable 3rd line guy, but if he's in your top six, . . .
Regular season, +10 on STs, -21 at ES.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Calgary came that close to losing despite 60 shots.
Who needs talent or a HC? Just get a hot goalie and cross your fingers!

Dallas really isn't a very good team, when Raffl (bless his heart) is 6th in TOI among your forwards, you are really thin - he's a great 4th line guy, a passable 3rd line guy, but if he's in your top six, . . .
Regular season, +10 on STs, -21 at ES.

Talent and a good HC gets you to Cups. A hot goalie gets you a series or two, but doesn't win a Cup on their own. Ask Hasek.

It's all about maximizing the chance to win, and praying for a hot goalie at the right time does not do that

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Glad to see Calgary win & glad to see JG with the GWG as that holds the narrative machine from spinning for now.

Dallas really had no business of being in that series. Oettinger nearly goalie’d Calgary.

 

[ajgoal]

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[ajgoal]

He's clearly not the player they're trying to protect there.

 

[Starat327]

In fairness, he's pretty much demonstrated that his melon has nothing worth protecting anyway, so the take isnt quite as controversial as it would otherwise be.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Yup no one outside of Dallas wants to see the Stars in the 2nd round

Me, unsuccessfully rooting for the chaos of all the Canadian teams bowing out in the 1st round:

 

[Redpath]

Leafs and Penguins both out in the first round. Both in embarrassing fashion.

All is well.

 

[Rebels57]

Oettinger delivered one of the best goaltending performances i've ever seen last night.

Gaudreau was incredible too. We'd be lucky if he chose to sign in this dump.

"Our game"

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Talent and a good HC gets you to Cups. A hot goalie gets you a series or two, but doesn't win a Cup on their own. Ask Hasek.

It's all about maximizing the chance to win, and praying for a hot goalie at the right time does not do that

I think it might have been that sarcasm thing that he was talking about but again his posting history makes it impossible to tell.

 

[BernieParent]

Lucic skates like an old timer at alumni day and people think guys like him win playoff games.

That effortful skating stride makes him look like he is really giving it his all every shift. I think the Flyers have someone like that.

 

[mja]

Calgary came that close to losing despite 60 shots.
Who needs talent or a HC? Just get a hot goalie and cross your fingers!

Dallas really isn't a very good team, when Raffl (bless his heart) is 6th in TOI among your forwards, you are really thin - he's a great 4th line guy, a passable 3rd line guy, but if he's in your top six, . . .
Regular season, +10 on STs, -21 at ES.

More sarcasm?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[BernieParent]

He's clearly not the player they're trying to protect there.

Dead giveaway: "our" and "fast" in the same sentence.

 

[Jtown]

Oettinger delivered one of the best goaltending performances i've ever seen last night.

Gaudreau was incredible too. We'd be lucky if he chose to sign in this dump.



"Our game"

gaudreau signing here would be the equivalent to the viral bugatti trailer park picture.

 

[Cody Webster]

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This pic screams D1 athlete

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

This pic screams D1 athlete

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I didn’t look at his profile pic but I’m going to make the assumption that DU is Drexel University based off of the hat. Now unless something has changed recently or I’m just completely wrong... Drexel doesn’t have a team in the NCAA. They have a glorified club team.

 

[DancingPanther]

This pic screams D1 athlete

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I'm hoping he typo'd UD (Delaware) because Drexel's team isn't NCAA, it's a club LOL

EDIT: leight but I made a second point so

 

[FLYguy3911]

I'm hoping he typo'd UD (Delaware) because Drexel's team isn't NCAA, it's a club LOL

EDIT: leight but I made a second point so

Delaware isn't NCAA either.

 

[DancingPanther]

Delaware isn't NCAA either.

I didn't think so but I went to their website and verified it

 

[DancingPanther]

Guys, why can I not insert pics? The insert link button in the text field is greyed out. Forces me to just post think actual link. I can't do anything - bold, italicize, etc. On mobile

 

[mja]

This pic screams D1 athlete

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I don't know, he's got decent size it looks like. It's hard to tell though with the way that clown is holding him.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

An above average men’s league player could make a college club team. It’s really not a big deal.

 

[WIP CALLER]

I'm hoping he typo'd UD (Delaware) because Drexel's team isn't NCAA, it's a club LOL

EDIT: leight but I made a second point so

U of Delaware hockey is also club and not NCAA. They play in the ACHA.