Other Games Around The League 2014-2015 Part II - Now with SCP Goodness!

[Bizz]

Vancouver was by far the weakest team to make the playoffs. I'm not surprised they lost.

Let's put it this way, I was expecting Calgary to sweep in the Prediction thread.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

How so? Abysmal tv contract, arena lease up in two years. They have two years to get something going. No five year or ten year plans.

Those things don't really determine whether the market can sustain a team is why it doesn't make sense.

 

[magic school bus]

Yes, because winning games in OT is just luck. A coin flip. Random chance.

Coming back from down from 3-1? Critical play from your best players? Just a fluke.

Sometimes I wonder what game you are watching.

You can't honestly believe they didn't get lucky. They play the Preds and Shea Weber magically disappears while Kane makes a miracle recovery.

 

[Juxtaposer]

You can't honestly believe they didn't get lucky. They play the Preds and Shea Weber magically disappears while Kane makes a miracle recovery.

Yup. I'm not saying that every goal was lucky (ON4, you know that's not what I'm saying). But to say that the Hawks weren't handed very fortuitous circumstances is very disingenuous.

The Hawks are good and lucky. So are the Kings. Every team that wins the Cup is good AND lucky. I don't want to get into one of those arguments, but if the Sharks got a shred of luck, I have a hard time thinking they wouldn't have at least one finals appearance over the past decade.

 

[Levie]

Yup. I'm not saying that every goal was lucky (ON4, you know that's not what I'm saying). But to say that the Hawks weren't handed very fortuitous circumstances is very disingenuous.

The Hawks are good and lucky. So are the Kings. Every team that wins the Cup is good AND lucky. I don't want to get into one of those arguments, but if the Sharks got a shred of luck, I have a hard time thinking they wouldn't have at least one finals appearance over the past decade.

The Sharks do get lucky sometimes, but only for one game. Kings-Sharks series in 2011 comes to mind. The problem is the Kings and Chicago have been in series where they are lucky for 3+ games. The Sharks never get that kind of luck.

 

[OrrNumber4]

You can't honestly believe they didn't get lucky. They play the Preds and Shea Weber magically disappears while Kane makes a miracle recovery.

You call it luck, I call it taking advantage of an opportunity.

Yup. I'm not saying that every goal was lucky (ON4, you know that's not what I'm saying). But to say that the Hawks weren't handed very fortuitous circumstances is very disingenuous.

The Hawks are good and lucky. So are the Kings. Every team that wins the Cup is good AND lucky. I don't want to get into one of those arguments, but if the Sharks got a shred of luck, I have a hard time thinking they wouldn't have at least one finals appearance over the past decade.

If the Sharks "never" get a "shred of luck"...maybe it isn't "luck" that is the issue.

The Sharks do get lucky sometimes, but only for one game. Kings-Sharks series in 2011 comes to mind. The problem is the Kings and Chicago have been in series where they are lucky for 3+ games. The Sharks never get that kind of luck.

Reminder that Kopitar was out for that entire series in 2011. Sharks took advantage and won the series.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Kopitar was out. So what? No one gives the Sharks a break for losing Vlasic for essentially the last three games of last years series.

 

[Led Zappa]

Kopitar was out. So what? No one gives the Sharks a break for losing Vlasic for essentially the last three games of last years series.

I do. Over and over and over again.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I do. Over and over and over again.

Yah that Vlasic injury has definitely at a very bad time. Also, I am fairly certain the Kings targeted Vlasic through the series. Anyway, I do agree with ON4 though regarding the fact that since we never seem to get any luck there is something wrong with the picture. Vlasic or not we should have won one of those three games.

 

[Led Zappa]

And the Blues season is over. Shocker for me.

 

[Bowie22]

Blues are finished.

 

[drunksage]

So... Flames/Wild WCF, anyone? Maybe best-case scenario out of the entire gamut of possibilities going into the playoffs.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

So... Flames/Wild WCF, anyone? Maybe best-case scenario out of the entire gamut of possibilities going into the playoffs.

It can happen. I do think the Wild can beat the Hawks this year. Not sure if the Flames get past the Ducks though. Most likely a Wild/Ducks WCF.

 

[Helistin]

Blues are finished.

St. Louis Sharks. Now they will strip the C from Backes in the offseason. David Bakes from St Louis Blues.

 

[CrazedZooChimp]

It can happen. I do think the Wild can beat the Hawks this year. Not sure if the Flames get past the Ducks though. Most likely a Wild/Ducks WCF.

I hope you're right on the Wild side of things, is love to see them make it all the way. Congrats to them on knocking out the Blues, I just with Cooke weren't on the team...

 

[Coily]

St.Louis has done less than SJ. The 3 SCF were because they played against other expansion teams in the playoffs and were swept in all 3 when they had to play against the established teams.

 

[Bowie22]

Backes and Oshie...I'd rather take Scott in a playoff series.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

St.Louis has done less than SJ. The 3 SCF were because they played against other expansion teams in the playoffs and were swept in all 3 when they had to play against the established teams.

The Blues just had an unlucky draw and bad goaltending and Hitch screwed them somehow.

 

[magic school bus]

Jake Allen: certified choker

 

[weastern bias]

At least St Louis is no longer on a streak of losing 4 straight playoff games

It'll be a few years before we're able to shed that spector

 

[Negatively Positive]

The only series the Blues won was against the Sharks of course

 

[drunksage]

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