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Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

Restructuration time for the Habs?

If I were Marc Bergevin...I'm keeping

Forward: Danault, Byron, Lehkonen, Hudon, Drouin

Def: Weber, Benn

Goalie: Lindgren

I'm putting everybody else on the trade market!


But we know it will never happen in Montréal, n'est-ce pas?

I don't disagree, other than if I were Geoff Molson I would fire Marc Bergevin rather than having him preside over the rebuild
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Originally posted by kenethlevine kenethlevine wrote:

Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

Restructuration time for the Habs?

If I were Marc Bergevin...I'm keeping

Forward: Danault, Byron, Lehkonen, Hudon, Drouin

Def: Weber, Benn

Goalie: Lindgren

I'm putting everybody else on the trade market!


But we know it will never happen in Montréal, n'est-ce pas?

I don't disagree, other than if I were Geoff Molson I would fire Marc Bergevin rather than having him preside over the rebuild


Yes, I don't trust that Bergevin and all his collaborators. Also, I would trade Drouin but keep "Periphery" in case he just had an off year... But I really think that patience is going to be a virtue for Habs fans in the next years...
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The problem is that Bergevin still have 4 years to his contract and at 4 millions per year they surely won't throw all that money out the window.

He has done great things overall imo but I must admit that his last summer decisions are highly questionnable.

The team played their best game of the year last night against Tampa...and they scored 1 goal!

Something must be done (le nombre de sièges vides va probablement dicter la suite des choses).



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How is it possible that an expansion team (Vegas) is the best team in the West?  They are 17-2-1 at home.  Is this mafia driven?  Are the other teams spending the night before in the casinos with all they can drink beverages?  Expansion teams are supposed to suck!
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Second loss this season against the pitoyable Coyotes.

Doesn't really matter since they have the best goalie in the world in Princess Price, isn't it?

Poor Habs fans.
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It's weird to watch the Olympics without the big names  from the NHL. (And has severely decreased my desire to watch any)
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Blueshirts are major sellers. Not sad about Nash, but hard to see the captain go. 
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There is growing discontent in Ottawa, man they tried to sell the whole F team...and failed! Huge mistakes by the direction all year round and now the fans and the players are totally pissed off, understandably.

Very dark days ahead for your franchise, Mister Melnyk.

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Extremely disappointing season for the Habs and Sens (two of my usual favs).

EriK Karlsson (shame sens!) and Max Pacioretty (very unhappy) have surely played their last game with their respective teams..and Carey Price will stay with the Habs for the next 8 years which assuredly means no cup until 2030 (sorry, Carey, but by the time you grew up it will be far too late).

Will have to find myself another team in the east for the next few years.



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The Stanley Cup finals is at our doorstep.


Go Preds!

but most of all: Go Vegas!!!
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^ yeah, I'd like to see the knights take it. But as long as the NJ and PHI are eliminated I don't really care who wins. Part of me wouldn't mind seeing the Caps or Jets win it either. 

FRankly, this year I've been quite out of the loop as it comes to the NHL. So, I have even less of an idea on the particularities of this years tourney...that said, my predictions below:

1st round:


East:
Lightning in 6
Leafs in 7
Caps in 5
Pens in 6

West:
Predators in 5
Jets in 7
Knights in 7
Sharks in 7

2nd round:

East:
Lightning in 6
Pens in 7

West:
Jets in 7
Knights in 7


3rd round:

East:
Pens in 7
Knights in 6

Championship:

Pens in 5
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^ Pens vs Knights for the final would be awesome, Phil.
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Evgeny Malkin is my #1 NHL player since Peter Forsberg retired in 2011 so I will root for Pittsburgh in the East this year.

A third Cup in a row for the Pens would be a spectacular achievement.


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Another Isles season over, more abysmal than the last. #SnowMustGo...and Weight, too. JT please stay. But if he goes, the future is still bright, with Barzal, Pulock and Beauvillier. They'll have their careers squandered without an overhaul in the management and coach group though.

Anyway, playoff predictions:

R1

East:
Bolts v. Devs
Bruins v. Leafs
Caps v. Jackets
Pens v. Flyers

West:
Preds v. Avs
Jets v. Wild
Knights v. Kings
Ducks v. Sharks

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East:
Bolts v Leafs
Caps v. Pens

West:
Preds v. Jets
Kings v. Sharks

CF

East:
Bolts v. Pens

West:
Preds v. Sharks

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Bolts v. Preds
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Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

^ Pens vs Knights for the final would be awesome, Phil.

Agreed. I tried to mix what I want to happen with what I think will happen, but I'm sure I've gotten it all backwards. :p 
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Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

^ Pens vs Knights for the final would be awesome, Phil.

no... that would suck man.. we've seen that movie once already. Pens would win that and we know that already. Time for some fresh meat.... as THIS is the year...

predications, the Mick-don't waste a dollar upon (posting while seeing 2 monitor screens haha) upredictions to follow...
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anyhow.. the too smart .. too rational to ever place money upon NHL predictions...


R1

East:
Bolts v. Devils (3-0 Devils says throw out regular season... hth matchup mismatch loud and clear) Devils in 6
Bruins v. Leafs (agreed... as I said after the 1st round last year.. the Leafs are a future Cup winner.. not this year.. but more talent, youth and desire than f**king Boston has).  Leafs in 7
Caps v. Jackets (yep.. let's see how well the under the radar.. no pressure Caps do THIS year (spoiler)..  Caps in 5.
Pens v. Flyers (NO...  even more so than the Bolts-Devils.. my upset special for the 1st round...  I hate Philly and damn near most anyone FROM Fhilly..as most of them are a****les ... but I like the way the Flyers are playing now.)  Flyers in 7

West:
Preds v. Avs (yawn.. yeah.. Preds in 4 boring typicallly lower talent Western conference games)
Jets v. Wild (agreed...  the North Stars got the injury bug or this would be a toss up... ) Jets in 6.
Knights v. Kings  (yeah.. if you know anything.. listen to a Caps fanatic who knows all about fantastic regular seasons meaning NOTHING come playoff time. hahah. A complete different animal)  Kings in 6.
Ducks v. Sharks (do they still play hockey in f**king California.. thanks Bettman for mocking the sport...  picking the Sharks.. but who really cares)

CSF

East:
Devils v Leafs  ( they impressed the hell out of me last year.. and only better this year..) Leafs in 5.
Caps v. Flyers   (would make sense.. it would take having the Pens taken out for the Caps to advance beyond the 2nd round.. which Pens fan will no doubt remind us of vigorously..but f**k it.. we'll take it). Caps in 6.
West:
Preds v. Jets (the series of the round...flipping a coin....) Jets in 7. 
Kings v. Sharks (oh lovely..  two Californian hockey teams.. again.. who cares who wins)   Sharks in 7 dull.. completely boring games haha

CF

East:
Caps v. Leafs  (it is finally the year for perhaps the single most talented team in the NHL to show up and deliver. .and not facing the Pens.. come on...)  Caps in 5.

West:
Jets v. Sharks  ( I really like the Jets this year...  plus as if you hadn't noticed.. I dislike profoundly the notion of f**king California NHL teams.. so what better pick than a damn Canadian team).  Jets in 6

SCF

Jets v. Cap.  Jets in 7 highly entertaining and goal packed games..   (you really didn't think.. as a 30 year Caps fanatic that I'd pick them to win it all.. just one more kick in the gnads for the long suffering Caps fan.. so close...)  Jets in 7 1 goal games...


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Kings 52 - 48 Vegas/bodychecks after two periods last night.

Ouch!

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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

anyhow.. the too smart .. too rational to ever place money upon NHL predictions...
Caps v. Jackets (yep.. let's see how well the under the radar.. no pressure Caps do THIS year (spoiler)..  Caps in 5.
Pens v. Flyers (NO...  even more so than the Bolts-Devils.. my upset special for the 1st round...  I hate Philly and damn near most anyone FROM Fhilly..as most of them are a****les ... but I like the way the Flyers are playing now.)  Flyers in 7


You think the Caps will surmount their perennial first-round playoff choke?  The great 8 has a way of seizing up in big games (e.g. playoffs, olympics, etc).

And, do you REALLY like the way the Flyers are playing right now (e.g. after their 7-0 embarrassment)?
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Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

Kings 52 - 48 Vegas/bodychecks after two periods last night.

Ouch!

This will be a goood serie.

All the games were great last night.

Ok, so Pitt/Philly was only good because Philly got their asses handed to them, but still...
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