Dishface
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Good shit Florida. Hopefully this Hub player doesn't show up if we play them, but we have been doing great at keeping him quiet
Out of Town Round 1 Playoff Thread
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TheReelChuckFletcher
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Nah. I don't want it changed. What if a guy like Aho is out for the year in some theoretical and the Canes managed to squeak in by the skin of their teeth into the playoffs? Most of the folks screaming that Tampa is "cap circumventing" are doing so because 90% of teams don't have the kind of depth to withstand a devastating loss like that. I think it's completely fair to have players back in the postseason without it impacting the cap.
They're kicking them to CNBC like us, too, after this one.. for the Penguins and Islanders
Canes
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Meh, just like any other sport other than maybe the NFL, all the casuals won't ever really care unless it's a big market team and all the DieHard™ fans know what's up.
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AhosDatsyukian
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This game feels SO MUCH more like playoffs than any other playoff game so far.
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TheReelChuckFletcher
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I mean, these other games have been great, too. In typical playoff fashion, 2 out of 3 games tonight so far have gone to OT.
Dishface
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The only sport where any sports fan can tune into is the NFL. It's hard to change that mentality unless they market McDavid like they should be doing....
Canes
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Every playoff game has been good if not great so far. And funny thing is non-playoff Calgary-Vancouver is about to start. *fart sound*
TheReelChuckFletcher
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It doesn't help marketing matters that McDavid is more of a donkey mule than a captain. Him and Draisaitl have to essentially carry an entire roster to the playoffs because the Oilers' FO were completely incompetent at developing anyone that wasn't a 1st round talent. If they had an elite team constructed around them like what Pittsburgh, Tampa, Carolina, Colorado, and Washington have put together, then it's a much easier job for the league.
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Hey they developed... looks at roster... Jujhar Khaira, I guess?
TheReelChuckFletcher
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The only non-first round guy developed by the Oilers in recent years that have become key pieces for anyone is Jeff Petry and Ethan Bear, and Petry didn't truly become Jeff Petry until he was dealt to Montreal for scraps. It's a barren wasteland of development other than that.
Joe McGrath
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Hopefully this series goes 7 because there might not be any players left.
Canes
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Bennett does a stupid and Lightning make them pay. Kucherov off the half wall is just deadly.
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Bunch of Jurcos
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Breaking news: Tampa is good at stickpuck
Dishface
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Wayyyyy over commitment by Bob there.... Especially on the PK where passing is free real estate.
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No that game was played in Las Vegas today.
Nikishin Go Boom
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Tampa didn’t get away with cap circumventing by finding an ultra conservative doctor to say he needed extended rest that just happen to last until the regular season was over? Yea ok.
i mean I guess it would be true if he wasn’t practicing with the team during the season. Oh wait
i mean I guess it would be true if he wasn’t practicing with the team during the season. Oh wait
had to miss a large chunk of the game, but COLOR ME SHOCKED it's tied late in the 3rd. lol
TheReelChuckFletcher
Former TheRillestPaulFenton; Harverd Alum
I flat out could not care less about cap circumvention, mainly because I think the flat cap is a stupid and unfortunate situation to start out with. On top of that, though, the NHL is a really good league with high parity. If postseason teams can't handle one player coming back, that's on them.
