Playoffs: Habs vs Lightning
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ROSSter
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We match up well against them. I wouldn't be too concerned about facing them. That said, Bishop could very well steal the series...
Koivu777
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I don't know, I think we can take it in 6, but there's something about Tampa. I would rather face the Leafs or Bruins cuz Tampa we don't face them as much and when we did this year I remember Bishop playing on his head. But, come playoff time anything can happen, so we'll see I guess.
THE HOFF
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I feel like habs in 4, finally taking the chance to rest between rounds and get rdy to send the bears home.
I don't like it. Stamkos is getting back to his destructive force and Filppula has been surprisingly good in his task to replace Lecavalier. Sure they're without MSL which is a major plus but I'd rather face a team without Vezina contender. There's not enough Capitals for everyone so it has to do. Boston and Philadelphia had been the worst.
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donghabs98
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I was just thinking the same thing. He plays his best hockey against the habs.
hockeyfan2k11
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I remember when we were all so confident last year. I think we can beat Tampa, but I'm not as confident as some other fans.
I say Habs in 5 or 6.
I say Habs in 5 or 6.
I really don't get all the confidence... this is exactly the kind of team we struggle against... I really don't like it
Estimated_Prophet
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It is easy to overlook the Lightning but Hedman is a beast, Stamkos is back and Bishop is capable of stealing a series. Most of you are familiar with those three but you are about to be introduced to Johnson, Palat and Gudas. They are all an enrmous pain in the ***, then you still have Callahan, Filpulla an Malone to deal with. Tampa definitely is flying under the radar and should be taken quite seriously.
Ohashi_Jouzu*
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I'm just looking at the odds there, and it looks like the Rangers actually have the highest chance of getting to the 2 seed (i.e. not 1a/b division leaders), and Philadelphia has the next best chances after us of getting the 3 seed. I don't think it's quite set in stone yet, though the "other" teams need like 6 more wins to make it interesting. I don't think they play each other again in the regular season, so it might be possible in a variety of weird ways.
Ohashi_Jouzu*
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Ben Bishop is what, 27? And has 1 playoff game to show for it as a professional? I wouldn't be surprised if he solves himself when playoffs come - despite the comfort he seemed to have in the Bell Centre previously.
What's the updated scouting report on all the kids with nice stats playing as Top-6 Forwards?... Ondrej Palat, Tyler Johnson, Killorn...? + Gudas?
