League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) - 2020 Bubble Hockey Edition - Vol. 9
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AussieCapsFan
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When it reaches the finals and I don't have a team I particularly care about, I look at the rosters to see which players I'd like to win a Cup.
Dallas: Khudobin, Cogliano, Polak (if he qualifies),
Tampa: Stamkos (even though he hasn't played), Braydon Coburn, McDonagh, Shattenkirk.
With some of these guys it's not so much star quality, more that it's nice to see veteran players realise their dream of winning a Cup.
Dallas: Khudobin, Cogliano, Polak (if he qualifies),
Tampa: Stamkos (even though he hasn't played), Braydon Coburn, McDonagh, Shattenkirk.
With some of these guys it's not so much star quality, more that it's nice to see veteran players realise their dream of winning a Cup.
AussieCapsFan
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Why, though? You and Calicaps have both said that - is it a Conference thing or because as Caps fans you want the Bolts to keep failing? (Genuine question - not being a dick).
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Corby78
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I would root for Dallas but I hate Perry and I don’t like Rudalov. There is something about Benn that bothers me too. I’m going for TB
sycamore
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I think its lose-lose for us:
Dallas -- if you were born in Washington, its in your DNA to hate anything out of Dallas.
Tampa -- it was insulting enough to see an expansion team win a Cup before us; it will be worse
if they end up getting more Cups than us.
Silver lining: one of these teams has to lose (and being the SC runner-up is as heartbreaking as it gets).
Dallas -- if you were born in Washington, its in your DNA to hate anything out of Dallas.
Tampa -- it was insulting enough to see an expansion team win a Cup before us; it will be worse
if they end up getting more Cups than us.
Silver lining: one of these teams has to lose (and being the SC runner-up is as heartbreaking as it gets).
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Or, we could just ignore them and not care.
I'm leaning that way.
I'm leaning that way.
I like the Stars better than the Bolts. I don’t like the Bolts
hb12xchamps
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Gotta root for the underdog. Go Stars! Also personally rooting for John Stevens after meeting him and his youngest son at a Bears game last year. Great family
Melkor
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Don't give a damn about these two teams. Neither did I about last year's finalists. Two years in a row we get a borefest for the gold.
Calicaps
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Living in the Bay Area, I saw a lot of Pavelski and would be happy for him. Mainly prefer that the Bolts lose, but ultimately don't really GAF.
Corby78
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Disagree regarding last year. The Blues were a great story and a fun team to watch. Their fans have also suffered as much as we had. It also went 7 so it was much more in doubt than say our 5 game series was.
Calicaps
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I have never been so grateful for a decisive outcome as I was for the Caps-Knights series. I'd have had a coronary had it ever really been in doubt.
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Melkor
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Idk it just must be my indifference to STL as a team in general. And B's are just a boring team personality wise. I'm sure they starting to feel the same way and now tryna check the market to see if there's a chance to snatch some real gamers to make themselves watchable again. No real big names, not enough real offensive talent, just a bunch of blue collar type of players they have. I don't know, this year I was really excited to see a potential Nucks Avs series or the storyline of Torts and Cbus being completely wrote off before the season and then giving fits to everyone but this series just has nothing hype worthy about them.
shtorm2005
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Dallas will certainly try to intimidate Bolts at start. Let's see if Bolts learned something from Caps series.
So, so thankful they closed it out in five. Also there was no chance I was going back downtown for Games 6 and 7, if they had them. The place was a zoo and so packed you could barely move... have never gotten claustrophobic outside before but I damn near did trying to squeeze through the crowds to find my brother.
I’m also pleased to see Barry and the isles lose, as f***ed up as that sounds. The “should have paid Trotz, thanks Caps fans” from islanders fans and the whole argument was just getting tiresome.
Not sure why them losing last night makes a difference. The argument is still there. Isles still made it further in the playoffs than the Caps the last 2 years. They also turned into a completely different and better team since Trotz joined 2 years ago. There is really no denying that Trotz made the Isles a much better team. It cant always be cup or bust
Ovechkins Wodka
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Tampa has the better goalie, the best defender in Hedman and probably the best 2 scorers in Point and Kuch
Point has been the best player in the bubble. Having a 2018 Kuzy like playoffs
Point has been the best player in the bubble. Having a 2018 Kuzy like playoffs
Hivemind
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Have disliked the teams remaining the playoffs for a while. Tampa is definitely the more talented team, and given their success over a sustained period, is probably the more "worthy" of being a Cup champ. Plus I hate Perry. Only player on Dallas I particularly enjoy is Heiskanen. Kid is gonna be a star. I guess it would be neat to see Pavelski finally get one, too.
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