GDT: This game is for John Davidson|CBJ vs Rangers|4-5-19|7:00 pm

[Long Live Lyle]

This “making the playoffs” thing is starting to get boring. I wasn’t even that excited this year to simply clinch.

 

[Long Live Lyle]

the sad habs thread are bit funny

They had a great turnaround. They should be proud of that.

There’s a lot of “our guys deserve it more than Columbus” in that thread. Besides obviously being illogical (uh... the team with more points deserves it more), that’s a pretty hot take given the Habs got absolutely smoked by the Jackets only one week ago.

 

[Long Live Lyle]

The Canes could lose but doubtful...

Frankly, I want Tampa.... Presidents are a jinx!!!

Caps beat us last year...

The Presidents Trophy is not a jinx. There have been more Stanley Cup winners from the Presidents Trophy position than from any other playoff position. Caps beat us last year, but we were also a goalpost away from going up 3-0, and I’d say we have a better roster this year than last year (while theirs is about the same). Further, we’re 3-1 against them this year and have gotten smoked by Tampa.

With that said, we’d definitely have a realistic shot against Tampa. We’d need to play our best hockey of the season, but we’re not Ottawa, Detroit, Vancouver, etc. We are a good, talented team.

 

[Robert]

Congratulations & best of luck in the postseason, Jacket fans, unless/until you somehow run into Colorado, which would likely be a sign the end of days are upon us.

Kind of weird YT... I'll let it pass this time... Not again...

 

[Robert]

The Presidents Trophy is not a jinx. There have been more Stanley Cup winners from the Presidents Trophy position than from any other playoff position. Caps beat us last year, but we were also a goalpost away from going up 3-0, and I’d say we have a better roster this year than last year (while theirs is about the same). Further, we’re 3-1 against them this year and have gotten smoked by Tampa.

With that said, we’d definitely have a realistic shot against Tampa. We’d need to play our best hockey of the season, but we’re not Ottawa, Detroit, Vancouver, etc. We are a good, talented team.

Dream..

 

[Robert]

Saturday..win

 

[CBJ VGK]

A lot of fans from traditional markets would have an apoplectic stroke if the Knights were to face the Jackets in the SCF.

Good luck.

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Hear, hear!

 

[Bobcat110]

Don't think this one's over?

CBJ are 1-23-1 when trailing after 2.....

2-23-1

 

[CBJWerenski8]

All we need is a loss by Carolina of any kind. I think the Philly team is pretty talented. As long as they bring their game they could easily win. Hopefully this happens and we can pull our end of the bargain.

 

[CBJ goalie]

Pretty damn happy for the boys to make it to the playoffs..... anything can happen now.

Definitely justifies those moves at the trade deadline.

Poll.... who should be goal in game 82????

This is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think Kinkaid should play against Ottawa.
If they have to call upon him in the playoffs, it would be good to get him in at least 1 game before then.

 

[Madifer]

Beating Tampa is possible but it will all depend on 72. If he can be his amazing self then the team will feed off that and good things may follow.

Beating this Tampa would undoubtedly be "the event" in this franchise's history.

 

[ReggieRed]

Sounds like a great and exciting game last night! Too bad I couldn't watch it when I got home late last night as my DVR decided to tape the ******* Reds-Pirates game rather than the CBJ. We can send a man to the moon but we apparently can't get a Fox Sports Ohio channel guide that shows what is actually going to be on it!

Congrats to the Jackets on another playoff appearance. Hopefully they can relax and start playing like they are capable of. Bring on the Bolts (gulp)!

 

[Viqsi]

They had a great turnaround. They should be proud of that.

There’s a lot of “our guys deserve it more than Columbus” in that thread. Besides obviously being illogical (uh... the team with more points deserves it more), that’s a pretty hot take given the Habs got absolutely smoked by the Jackets only one week ago.

I chalk that up to grumpy homerism arising from getting swept up in the moment. One should expect to see that sort of thing in a GDT; it's only a problem if it spreads further.

 

[Madifer]

They had a great turnaround. They should be proud of that.

There’s a lot of “our guys deserve it more than Columbus” in that thread. Besides obviously being illogical (uh... the team with more points deserves it more), that’s a pretty hot take given the Habs got absolutely smoked by the Jackets only one week ago.

That sense of entitlement! Hahahaha

 

[Doggy]

The Presidents Trophy is not a jinx. There have been more Stanley Cup winners from the Presidents Trophy position than from any other playoff position.

Not sure if you actually researched this but...I have no reason to doubt your comment. I am sure this includes the President's Trophy winners going back to the O6 era when just four teams made the playoffs. That skews reality just a tad (and according to Airplane2, a "tad" is about a half a million miles"). That's hardly a relevant stat in a modern 30+ team NHL with four rounds of playoffs.

Using a more relevant period of time (the past fifteen seasons):

The President's Trophy winner has won TWO Stanley Cups and one of those was the strike/lockout shortened 2012-2013 season. Winning once every seven years almost definitely has to be better than winning the Cup from any other position since sixteen teams make the playoffs. But its far from a slam dunk.

• Lost in the first round FOUR times
• Lost in the second round FIVE times
• Lost in the Conference Finals THREE times
• Lost in Finals ONCE

Even the mighty 58 win 2005-2006 Red Wings lost in the first round.

So, President's Trophy winners (over the last fifteen seasons) are twice as likely to lose in the first round than they are to win the Stanley Cup. In fact, their LEAST likely outcome has been to even reach the Finals.

I concede if you go back 25 years its 6 winners (24%) but that league had just 24 teams and included the original Jets, Whalers, Nordiques and North Stars (starting to seem less relevant to modern hockey results).

Not saying winning the President's Trophy is a jinx but its hardly the key to hoisting the Stanley Cup!

 

[KJ Dangler]

Since the Panarin thread is closed, I'll be glad when all of this drama is over.

Based on the comments from Torts , Bob , last night , it sure seems like there was a huge rift between , the room , and Bob, and Bread .

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

Playoffs bring me joy.

But what also brings me joy is the pain of other fans. The Jackets being regarded as a joke for years (not unfairly) has calloused me to any sympathy for other fan bases. Screw the Habs. March on.

 

[blahblah]

Got 3 days before game 1. Plenty of time to recharge

We have now adopted the Torts mentality of overplaying our goaltender. Sweet.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Based on the comments from Torts , Bob , last night , it sure seems like there was a huge rift between , the room , and Bob, and Bread .

I must have missed the comments but I’m not surprised.

 

[CBJ VGK]

2-23-1

Touche!

Couldn't be happier to eat crow on this one

 

[LetsGOJackets!!]

last one in, last one out? Enough of that, back to one game at a time for the Columbus Bleu Jaquettes... (PLD & Texier) mentored by Marty St. Louis - there is a "French Canadian" connection that will certainly treat us better then our history with Russian players have.. ha ha. (Svitov, Moyzakin, Tkachenko, Zherdev, Kosmachev, Guskov,Plehkanov, Starkov, Mayorov, Filatov..) and the first that may actually make an impact for the CBJ Gavrikov D and Tarisov G & Abramov that helped bring in Dzingal

I was certainly hoping that Bread & Bob would make it easier on them regarding culture but you have to admit our draft history with Russian born players has not been good.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

last one in, last one out? Enough of that, back to one game at a time for the Columbus Bleu Jaquettes... (PLD & Texier) mentored by Marty St. Louis - there is a French connection that will certainly treat us better then our history with Russian players have..

That's a bit of a stretch. People from Quebec aren't really French. They just like to pretend.

 

[Viqsi]

Playoffs bring me joy.

But what also brings me joy is the pain of other fans. The Jackets being regarded as a joke for years (not unfairly) has calloused me to any sympathy for other fan bases. Screw the Habs. March on.

Funny how that works. For me it engenders even more sympathy - been there, know that feel, wouldn't wish it on others unless they're really annoying.

 

[EspenK]

Based on the comments from Torts , Bob , last night , it sure seems like there was a huge rift between , the room , and Bob, and Bread .

Nah. Most of the peeps here assured us that couldn't happen here and that the B&B situation would not be an issue.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

We have now adopted the Torts mentality of overplaying our goaltender. Sweet.

It's go time, baby.