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Man With Hat 
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 Posted: April 24 2017 at 14:18 |
Great round one (not for my picks, but for actual hockey). Hopefully round 2 will live up to the billing.
Picks:
Sens over Rangers in 7 Pens over Caps in 7
Preds over Blues in 6 Oilers over Ducks in 7
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: April 23 2017 at 20:10 |
2nd round:
Anaheim (vs Edmonton) St. Louis (vs Nashville)
New York (vs Ottawa) Washington (vs Pittsburgh)
I'm pretty confident in my choices for the East but it will be hard-fought in the West for sure. I guess I'm rooting for Edmonton and Nashville now that my team's gone.
Edited by Larkstongue41 - April 23 2017 at 20:20
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: April 23 2017 at 18:41 |
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I totally get that. I don't even know why I'm taking it so easily myself. Maybe because I did my mourning after game 5, that OT loss was brutal.
Edited by Larkstongue41 - April 23 2017 at 20:11
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"Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar."
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Barbu
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Posted: April 23 2017 at 18:36 |
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I appreciate this team more than it looks, f**king pissed off atm.
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: April 23 2017 at 18:30 |
Impossible to dare trading Carey Price. He had a rough season coming back from that nasty injury and training all the way through the offseason to participate in the World Cup but I believe that guy more than anybody else in the league has the ability to make a team win by himself.
I'd be all in for trading Galchenyuk though despite his promising potential. I think Galchenyuk, Plekanec and Beaulieu is worth a #1 center in an offseason trade. Perhaps Tavares or Duchene... I'm dreaming but who knows.
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"Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar."
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Barbu
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Posted: April 23 2017 at 18:00 |
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The last good center we had was Damphousse...200 years ago.
Time to trade Price and Galchenyuk for that big #1 center.
and I give you Nate the great gratis.
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: April 23 2017 at 17:48 |
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Weaker than you suspected? That team has proven that it can be one of the very best in the league when they play at their best. They went beastmode in the first quarter of the two last seasons starting with 12+ wins and no regular time losses, I watch every game and they were literally unbeatable at that point. Even during this series, they played far better than New York in most games, leading in possession time, shots, and average corsi. They played tight defensively but the Rangers capitalized on every little mistake from Montreal's defense, very opportunistic in contrast to the Habs. If Julien can establish the structure necessary to be consistent and give his players the drive to play at their full potential and if Bergevin can keep Radulov and add at least one good center, Montreal would be one hell of a team.
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"Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar."
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Barbu
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Posted: April 23 2017 at 17:27 |
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King Henrik put baby Price in his little pocket.
This team is even weaker than I suspected.
The Cup in Montreal in the years to come? Lol
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tszirmay
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Posted: April 23 2017 at 11:07 |
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Micky, I truly hate to but will disagree with you on goaltenders. Patrick Roy stole the cup in 1993 in Montreal, who had a so-so team but Roy was thief central. On the other hand, that was the rare exception bc otherwise , without a decent team, i doubt that can be repeated ever again.
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micky
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Posted: April 23 2017 at 06:37 |
 Larkstongue41 wrote:
At least it's encouraging to see Lundqvist still at the top of his game at 35. Keeps my hopes high to one day see Price lift the cup in Montreal. |
comparing the level of overall talent simply between Montreal and the rapidly experiencing young talent in Toronto.. I wouldn't hold my breath on that. Goaltenders can and have stolen series... but never a cup. Price is really the grade A talent on that team. They need a substantial infusion of talent around him IMO to seriously compete for a cup and as the Caps have proven for years.. even that is often not enough. 
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: April 22 2017 at 21:21 |
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At least it's encouraging to see Lundqvist still at the top of his game at 35. Keeps my hopes high to one day see Price lift the cup in Montreal.
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"Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar."
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Man With Hat
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Posted: April 22 2017 at 21:11 |
^ they do kind of remind me of the rangers of several years ago...great goaltending, solid to great defense, occasional yet disappointing offense. That said they were great at applying pressure, just not consistent with it. Not that I'm complaining. :p
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: April 22 2017 at 21:04 |
What a disappointment. Except for last game's OT and tonight's game after the 1st period, Montreal completely dominated the Rangers but they have so much trouble scoring and Price wasn't playing at his full potential this series while Lundqvist was way good.
Larkstongue41 wrote:
Mark my words, I have a peculiar feeling about the habs this season.
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Well... I now know what this odd feeling was about.....
Edited by Larkstongue41 - April 22 2017 at 21:04
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"Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar."
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Man With Hat
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Posted: April 22 2017 at 21:02 |
NYR!!!! Knockout baby. Round 2 here we come.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Tapfret
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Posted: April 22 2017 at 20:16 |
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Time to watch my team get eliminated.
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micky
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Posted: April 22 2017 at 06:22 |
Larkstongue41 wrote:
I sure expected a lot more from Calgary. They finished the season so damn well. |
yeah.. same here. At least the Oilers carried their great late season form into the playoffs. They were my pick to advance out of the west. Then again.. if Nashville continues as the did against Chicago.. that sweep was impressive. I didn't think the Blackhawks were as good as the best in the east, but still.. 4 game sweep.. 3 goals. Nashville looks good enough to not only win the west.. but beat whoever comes out of the east.
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micky
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Posted: April 22 2017 at 06:17 |
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yeah... I"m all for letting the boys play and swallowing the whistle.. but that hit on Ovie last night for example was nothing but dirty..he was going for the knees...a double minor or a major easily.
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rdtprog
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Posted: April 22 2017 at 05:03 |
tszirmay wrote:
Some amazing and sharp hockey going on lately. Incredible plays and unreal intensity. |
Some brutal hockey where the referees are letting everything go and give you a 2-minute penalty when you try to rip the head off your opponent. I have never seen so many broken sticks from players who use the sticks more for slashing the player than to play the puck. Yes, it's intense modern hockey in the same spirit of the caveman age...
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tszirmay
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Posted: April 21 2017 at 23:21 |
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Some amazing and sharp hockey going on lately. Incredible plays and unreal intensity.
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I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: April 20 2017 at 21:36 |
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Loloops hawks. I f**ked that up spectacularly.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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