Pre-Game Talk: Week of Hope (WAS, CAR, FLA, TB, STL)

[tigervixxxen]

It's the week of the big road trip. I'm throwing St Louis in there, technically next week but wanted to make the vote about the whole road trip.

How many points do you predict? How many points do they absolutely have to get to keep this thing going?

My guess is 6, while I'd love more they just need to keep up a winning pace for now.

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[Cousin Eddie]

I went with 0 in the last PGT and it worked out well so i'm going with 0 again

 

[The Shermanator]

There is no hope.

 

[tigervixxxen]

I'm leaving off 0 next time!

 

[forsbergavs32]

7 points....loss to Was, Win against Car, Fla...ot loss to TB, Win against Stl

 

[InjuredChoker]

7 points....loss to Was, Win against Car, Fla...ot loss to TB, Win against Stl

ha, i went with exactly the same.

 

[Taak19]

Whenever I get my hopes up they lose so I am going with a safe 0 and may be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Ararana]

7 pts. WSH(OT-W), CAR(W), FLA(OT-W), TBL(L), STL(OT-L)

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

Hoping for at least 7 pts and a win in CAR. Very interested to see who plays in goal against CAR. Will Pickard play tonight or tomorrow night. I would really like Varly to play against CAR as it is my one and only game I get to see each year.

 

[TheStranger]

Hoping for at least 7 pts and a win in CAR. Very interested to see who plays in goal against CAR. Will Pickard play tonight or tomorrow night. I would really like Varly to play against CAR as it is my one and only game I get to see each year.

I have to assume they would play Varly tonight against the bigger threat of a team and Pickard against the Hurricanes. Unfortunately for you. Just seems like the logical way to do it.

 

[22FUTON9]

Should we trade Iggy if he smiles while we're losing again? I mean it's a pretty big deal right??












lol jk

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Hoping for at least 7 pts and a win in CAR. Very interested to see who plays in goal against CAR. Will Pickard play tonight or tomorrow night. I would really like Varly to play against CAR as it is my one and only game I get to see each year.

I think Pickard is confirmed for Carolina. Varly is going to play against his former team.

 

[StayAtHomeAv]

So Berra isn't playing? I thought I read some posts complaining about him getting back in in the last game day thread (figured Roy said something in his post game pressed that I missed).

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

So Berra isn't playing? I thought I read some posts complaining about him getting back in in the last game day thread (figured Roy said something in his post game pressed that I missed).

Berra is in Lake Erie for conditioning. He's going to play 5 games there.

 

[BoxOfChocolates]

0-4

O'Reilly not traded

 

[The Kingslayer]

Zero. The last few games was all a tease folks

 

[StayAtHomeAv]

Berra is in Lake Erie for conditioning. He's going to play 5 games there.

Thanks. That must be what the complaints were about.

I've always wondered this, but what's this difference in sending someone down for conditioning and just sending someone down normally? Why don't these guys going down for conditions have to go through waivers(or at least I'm under the impression they don't have to be waived to be sent down)?

 

[tigervixxxen]

Thanks. That must be what the complaints were about.

I've always wondered this, but what's this difference in sending someone down for conditioning and just sending someone down normally? Why don't these guys going down for conditions have to go through waivers(or at least I'm under the impression they don't have to be waived to be sent down)?

The conditioning thing is a waiver exemption. It's limited to two weeks and can only be done with the player's consent. Usually it's done after an injury, I guess if they've sat around x days they can go too.

Couple things that I wonder about this idea is that the Monsters play a 3 in 3 night with the third the afternoon following a night game. I really, really hope they don't force Berra in all 3. Those two are also against the worst team in the league. If Berra screws it up for the Monsters in those games...

 

[tigervixxxen]

Varly won second star of the week!

 

[StayAtHomeAv]

The conditioning thing is a waiver exemption. It's limited to two weeks and can only be done with the player's consent. Usually it's done after an injury, I guess if they've sat around x days they can go too.

Couple things that I wonder about this idea is that the Monsters play a 3 in 3 night with the third the afternoon following a night game. I really, really hope they don't force Berra in all 3. Those two are also against the worst team in the league. If Berra screws it up for the Monsters in those games...

Thanks. I didn't realize there was a limit. It all makes sense now.

 

[Hesher]

6 points, 3-2 is my guess.

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

I have to assume they would play Varly tonight against the bigger threat of a team and Pickard against the Hurricanes. Unfortunately for you. Just seems like the logical way to do it.

I think Pickard is confirmed for Carolina. Varly is going to play against his former team.

I figured this as much but one can always hope.

 

[ASmileyFace]

This is a big road trip. They pull out 6+ points and they are right in this thing. If they don't the hype train will die quickly.

 

[TheStranger]

This is a big road trip. They pull out 6+ points and they are right in this thing. If they don't the hype train will die quickly.

6 points in 5 games isn't good enough.

 

[tigervixxxen]

6 points in 5 games isn't good enough.

.600 hockey? Yes it is.