TrueBlueGED
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On 4/19/2019 at 3:44 PM, Thorny said:
It's going to be a bit annoying trading him to Tampa, with that team being that good. His numbers (at least on the surface) are going to look great and we'll hear about it.
I doubt it. For example, Jack Johnson has been on some really good teams, yet his individual numbers were still really bad
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I love how "playing against top players" is simultaneously being used as an excuse for Risto's bad numbers and a reason he's a top-pair Dman we simply have to keep. If Risto really was a #2, playing against top competition wouldn't cause his numbers to be trash--he'd be able to handle those minutes. And his ice time was down 2 minutes per game this season. And? Numbers still trash.
Look, I defended Risto for a long time with some of these same arguments. But at some point it's just time to accept he is who he is: he'll get you some points, especially on the PP, but he's allergic to the puck at even strength and blows more defensive assignments than Eichel.
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Ryan O'Reilly's cloud of negativity is so strong that it now causes teams playing the Blues to not show up. Nobody is safe.
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You're a beautiful person, SDS.
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40 minutes ago, carpandean said:
Not in the sense that you have a mediocre team and fluke your way to 16 wins. However, in the sense that a fluke occurrence (e.g., the aforementioned Sabres defense) changes the outcome of a close series along the way, it can happen.
Yup. Don't forget in the Cup that year, Roloson got hurt. So the good fortune didn't end with the conference final.
39 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:But it happens in every series, in every year. What if Kucherov isn't suspended. What if defenseman A doesn't have that rib bruise. That isn't luck, that is just what happens.
Yes, that's luck.
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2 hours ago, Brawndo said:
This makes a lot of sense to me. With the big names off the board, there's no reason to rush this. Be thorough, talk to a lot of candidates from varying backgrounds, and find the best fit that way.
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1 hour ago, Eleven said:
Ma's got a really tough Thanksgiving coming this year. Half of the family are from Chicago; the other half, from here. So she'll have about 30 minutes in between games to get us through a holiday meal.
Think of it as an opportunity to revolutionize Thanksgiving meals. Don't force the meal between games--embrace the chaos and weave it in.
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FWIW, my sister has some loose connections with the family of Eichel's significant other (insert joke about 3rd cousin's uncle's cab driver here), and has always heard that Eichel legitimately loves kids and working with then.
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21 minutes ago, inkman said:
I don't really understand the frenzy around the schedule release. Anyone that would like to explain it to me, I'm all ears.
It's hard to irrationally predict records without a schedule!
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3 minutes ago, LTS said:
There's so much focus on how bad Tampa failed. However, if CBJ had this lineup all season how good would they have been?
They radically overhauled their roster for the playoffs, it was a gamble, and it paid off. At least in Round 1.
What's clear is that CBJ was prepped and ready to play and executed their game perfectly. They were relentless. It'll be interesting to see how far they go. It'll be even more interesting to see what happens to that team after this season. Of course, winning the Cup will make people more forgiving, but if they see players walk away from the team it could be an epic collapse that awaits.
It's one way to live.
It also doesn't hurt that Bobrovsky went from below average in the regular season to a stud against Tampa. Which is at least a little ironic, as his career history is mostly the opposite of that.
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7 minutes ago, shrader said:
I hate that these two are counted together. I'm not going to bother looking up how many fake shoot out wins Tampa had, but those aren't the same as Detroit's 62. Asterisk!*
*Just like our 10 game streak to start the 06-07 season.
I think Tampa doing it in an era with a hard cap at least partially offsets the shootout effect in terms of impressiveness.
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8 hours ago, SwampD said:
Wait, so it's okay to use +/- as an acceptable stat again? I can't keep this stuff straight.
Nope. Just like weather isn't climate, +/- isn't what I'm talking about with goals.
Edit: what I'm trying to say is the problem with +/- was never the concept of what it was trying to do, but with the measure itself.
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4 minutes ago, WildCard said:
You still have to play defense
Why is it any different than a forward? The objective is to generate more goals than you allow. As long as a player is a positive contribution to that objective, who cares?
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32 minutes ago, WildCard said:
Doughty had a pretty funny quote on how Burns was up for the Norris but he's awful defensively
Somebody should tell Doughty the Norris is for the best defenseman, not the best defensive player.
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3 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Right team, wrong guy.
Are you guys ready for Jacques Martin?
Don’t say I didn’t want you.
Reported for offensive content.
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Just now, WildCard said:
2001 Mariners: Hold the record for MLB wins in a regular season (116-46), lost in the ALCS
2007 NE Patriots: Hold the record for NFL wins in a regular season (17-0), lost in the SB
2015 Golden State Warriors: Hold the record for NBA wins in a regular season (73-9), lost in the NBA Finals
1995 Detroit Red Wings (62-13-7), 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning (62-16-4): Tied for the record for NHL wins in a regular season, lost in the WCF and 1st round respectively
I know it's not cause = effect and all that, but it's still wild to think about
I just read Tampa is the first team in NHL history to win the Presidents Trophy and get swept in the first round. Saying again, if Stamkos had a different nationality he'd be getting butchered by the talking heads.
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2 minutes ago, SwampD said:
They'd still be playing if Risto was on their team. It won't be overpaying.
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I'm beyond stunned that Tampa got swept. Hockey is flukey enough where a loss was always possible. But a sweep? Holy smokes. Congrats to Columbus. I still hate Torts, but it's cool to see them rewarded for going all-in.
Now let's hope Tampa overreacts and overpays for Risto.
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2 minutes ago, tom webster said:
Someone just mentioned Mike Sullivan. Thoughts?
They're not possibly gong to can him, are they? I'd love it though.
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26 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
Travis Yost talks about how Vegas May have to move out some players due to camp restraints.
William Karlsson is mentioned as a trade target
What would take to make that happen?
https://buffalonews.com/2019/04/16/buffalo-sabres-william-karlsson-free-agency-travis-yost/
Girgensons, Bogosian, and a 5th.
More seriously, you should have posted this in my #7 trade thread ?
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17 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Phil HousleyTodd McLellanAlain VigneaultNow what?
Lindy Ruff?
Mike Babcock? May be available soon
Jon Cooper? May be available soon
Todd Richards?
Might have to try...somebody...new! The horror!!!
(half serious half troll)
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20 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
Circulating on Twitter earlier from Nate Geary. Nothing behind at all just a scenario that Tampa would laugh at but
7th Overall to Tampa for Point and Callahan( one year contract dump)
Yea, that's obviously not happening. But I do think there's an outside chance they overreact and do something kinda dumb. I don't think Yzerman would, but he's gone, and we have no idea what Brisebois is capable of.
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23 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
That’s not rain
Watch it, you're inching closer to Skinner and Bogo territory for me.
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28 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
Let’s put it this way Justin Williams was a complete and total D Bag in this situation.
Don't you dare rain on my parade.
2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round
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Posted · Edited by TrueBlueGED
So you think O'Reilly undergoing a fundamental personal transformation over just a couple months that changes how he affects his teammates is more likely than he just is the same guy with better teammates? I guess it's possible, but I don't see how that would be the default. After all, people on this very forum were crowing about how poorly the Blues started as some kind of evidence the O'Reilly cloud was a real phenomenon. Whoops.