EspenK
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I agree. Keep Buffalo out of the WC race.
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I agree. Keep Buffalo out of the WC race.
CBJWerenski8
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Thursday's going to be a big day. We play the Islanders and can cut down their division lead to 3 points (with a game in hand) with a regulation win AND the Capitals are playing @ San Jose, where they're expecting Erik Karlsson to return to the lineup. Sharks have been on a roll lately without EK65.
CBJWerenski8
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Once again things didn't go the way we wanted.
Todays Games To Watch:
New York Islanders @ Columbus
Washington @ San Jose
Montreal @ Nashville
Todays Games To Watch:
New York Islanders @ Columbus
Washington @ San Jose
Montreal @ Nashville
Who cares, Pittsburgh has two more games played than us at this moment and they didn't look too great beating a crappy Oilers squad last night.
I get you're speaking for yourself, but Tuesday was a great day for us with the Islanders losing and us beating the Caps. Look ahead, not back behind us. We're pushing for the #1 or #2 spot, not a wild card. But doom and gloom, as always.
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Actually, both perspectives are realistic.
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This is true, but it's people using realistic as an alternative to optimistic that's the issue. (Actually, the issue is the need to designate things as one or the other, but that's pretty philosophical for a message board - although Monk seems to get it.)
That said, I believe that calling Wennberg's assessment "doom and gloom" is a mischaracterization.
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This is true and it is true that at this point the Jackets control their own destiny. But historically that has led to doom and gloom in Jackets Land.
We are a conditioned fanbase.
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The Jackets would have to travel to Chicago when they are on a roll, playing the best hockey they
have played in the past 2+ years
have played in the past 2+ years
CBJWerenski8
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Yeah, and the Jackets end of season schedule is absolutely brutal. Probably the hardest end of season schedule of any team in the league (I don't know this). I think only like 3-4 of the teams we play the rest of the way aren't in a playoff spot/playoff race.
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Both at home, both against poor teams. Our odds aren't so hot for a positive result tomorrow.
New York Rangers @ Buffalo
Edmonton @ Carolina
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EspenK
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Pessimism/optimism aside, you continue to make these posts about what "we" want or what's good for "us" - but what you view as positive isn't universally accepted as positive, and in fact may be the minority view.
CBJWerenski8
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What? I'm pretty sure its unanimously accepted that in order for the CBJ to have the best chance at making the playoffs, they would need Edmonton and NYR to win, ideally in regulation. Isn't the playoffs what most of the fans want?
Yeah maybe that exact post wasn't the best example. What I'm saying is the outcomes you're expecting/rooting for are different from the outcomes others are expecting/rooting for, but your posts make it seem like your perspective on what is a positive outcome in specific matchup situations is "universal" when it's not.
CBJWerenski8
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Maybe? The only time I can remember this happening was the Sabres/Islanders game where I said we should root for the Isles and the majority said Sabres. However, I think people were thinking too boldly as we were on a winning streak. If we were fresh off a loss, or say, if the Sabres were to be within one win of tying us, I think people's thoughts would drastically change.
I was of the thinking that most fans want to make the playoffs. I was/am quite surprised that there's a hefty sum here that think the playoffs are a lock (Given we keep Panarin/Bob). I don't think this roster is even close to good enough to be a lock for anything. (Capitals, Penguins, Boston have earned that right. CBJ have not.)
I can stop bolding the team we should want, if you'd prefer that. Most of them are straight forward anyway. The main goal is to inform people of the games on hand that day, not cause debate.
You're doing it again in this post, using "we." PD9 called you out for the same thing above, but used the expression "doom and gloom" so we focused on the semantics of what defines a pessimist/optimist/realist instead. I don't care what you bold, but when you say an outcome is what "we" want, it doesn't always reflect what the collective "we" actually does believe is best. It's what YOU want and what YOU think is best, and I'd prefer you make that clear (and you're right, sometimes it IS clear and objective, but in other cases it's not).
To put it another way, you're projecting your "doom and gloom" (
) outlook onto the rest of us, and we don't like it!Quick Edit to say, everything above aside, I do appreciate you posting these influential matchups. Your intent is totally appreciated by me.
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Carolina wins and Buffalo loses. Canes one point back, but Jackets have two games in hand. Sabres are four back and Jackets have one game in hand. Going to be tight down the stretch for the wild card spots.
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Flyers just got Cam Talbot. While he's not special he's better than Stolarz. Flyers aren't giving up quite yet.
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