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Jmac 05-23-2018 08:56 AM

They were given a 4th round pick to take Reilly Smith. FLA left Marchessault exposed to protect 4 dmen.

Tim Budong 05-23-2018 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Jmac (Post 8903966)
They were given a 4th round pick to take Reilly Smith. FLA left Marchessault exposed to protect 4 dmen.

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whitev70r 05-23-2018 09:17 AM

I also don't buy the VGK don't deserve to win the Stanley Cup, 'they haven't paid their dues', BS. Ask the players on the team who have been chasing the Cup for years. Are teams mailing it in and letting them advance to next round ?? I don't think it was any easier to put together a well structured team of so called misfits, including the coach himself. VGK played by the rules given them, they were smart, they had a plan and a vision ... good on them. If they win, no astericks ... they fully deserve it and it will be one for the history books that goes beyond just NHL and into any professional sports team.

I mean before this year, have you seen this brand of fast, back and forth, hard on the puck forecheck/backcheck style before? Now everyone is talking and aspiring to put together a team that plays this new new style.

Armind 05-23-2018 10:36 AM

LEGGO CAPS!!!

originalhypa 05-23-2018 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whitev70r (Post 8903969)
I mean before this year, have you seen this brand of fast, back and forth, hard on the puck forecheck/backcheck style before? Now everyone is talking and aspiring to put together a team that plays this new new style.

Well said.
They put a team of nobodies together and are reaping the rewards.
Would I be pissed if yet another expansion team won a cup before the Canucks?! Sure, and I should be. But we can't blame the Knights for the success they're having. The hockey they're playing is amazing, and is a huge part of the reason they're in the finals now.

Looking forward to seeing what the Caps and Bolts are going to do tonight. Do I wear my Caps jersey? Or my Lightning jersey?!?

PogChampPogChampPogChamp LUL

Jmac 05-23-2018 02:11 PM

Why not both?

HonestTea 05-23-2018 05:45 PM

Meltdown by the Lightnings

Obsideon 05-23-2018 06:19 PM

Agree that Vegas GM did a masterful job. However I think it's fair to say they wouldn't have MAF or Neal and the team would look quite different if it was still 2000 expansion rules.

Ch28 05-23-2018 06:34 PM

I'm so happy to see Ovie make it to the SCF

pastarocket 05-23-2018 06:59 PM

Go Caps go! -cheering for Ovie and his team mates in the Stanley Cup Finals!

Beat the House team!


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spoon.ek9 05-23-2018 07:05 PM

Vegas and Caps final. Whaddya know.

MG1 05-23-2018 07:40 PM

Viva Las Vegas!

I don't give a rat's ass about some godless commie, lol.

Actually, I don't care which team wins. BUT, if I had to pick a team, it'd be Vegas.

DavidNguyen 05-23-2018 07:42 PM

Why you choose Vegas?

Ch28 05-23-2018 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidNguyen (Post 8904023)
Why you choose Vegas?

Cause he's been a lifelong Vegas Golden Knights fan, duh.

whitev70r 05-23-2018 08:03 PM

MacPhee vs. Washington ... awesome story line. Even GM of VGK is a misfit of sort.

Tim Budong 05-23-2018 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ch28 (Post 8904024)
Cause he's been a lifelong Vegas Golden Knights fan, duh.

William Karlsson agrees


MG1 05-24-2018 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidNguyen (Post 8904023)
Why you choose Vegas?

Elvis made me do it.

The King speaks, I listen, gulolol.

Spoiler!

Tim Budong 05-24-2018 06:01 AM

Leafs front office retooling continues

https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...neral-manager/

Laurence Gilman hired by the leafs
gonna miss him on the radio givin those behind the scenes look

whitev70r 05-24-2018 06:44 AM

VGK betting favourites for the SCF. Those people who put down some $$ on Vegas at the beginning of the season or bought a bet along the way are riding this improbable story all the way to the bank if the Knights pull this off. And it looks like they very well might.

Will Ovie be the Dan Marino of NHL?

This is one SCF that I kinda wish both teams could win and will be somewhat disappointing for the losing one. Strange, no hate for any one of the two teams.

pastarocket 05-24-2018 07:28 AM

This Capitals team is playing different from teams in previous years.

They are less talented on paper than teams from previous season. Washington is winning with defence instead of explosive offence.

Ovie is doing whatever it takes to win a championship. -sacrificing his body to make big hits, playing defence, and scoring goals.

I have never seen Ovie put so much effort in back checking. :notbad:

Kuznetsnov has also been playing well throughout the playoffs as the team points leader in the post season.

As for goaltending, Holtby has stood on his head for the past two games.

Ever since Trotz started the backup Grubauer at the start of the playoffs, Holtby has played pretty well when the coach decided to switch goalies.

You can see the coach getting all the players to buy in on playing defence in order to get to the Finals.

The Caps are playing a trap with one forward high up on the forecheck and four players back on the blueline.

Tampa had so much trouble trying to break through the trap because of the Caps defensive strategy and the unwillingness of Stamkos, Kucherov etc to dump the puck into the Caps zone and chase for the puck. That is not Tampa's style.

It will be interesting to see if Vegas' speedy forwards can get past Washington's trap in the neutral zone.

murd0c 05-24-2018 08:40 AM

the VGK have lost a whole 3 games this entire playoffs so far. Think about that, with all the rest they seem to be healthy and I honestly think they are going to pick apart the Caps like they have done to everyone else.

Who thought the playoffs were going to be such a cake walk for them.

dapperfied 05-24-2018 08:58 AM

If only I have betted on my prediction... VGK vs CAPS :pokerface:

Nabatron 05-24-2018 09:09 AM

I am not surprised the knights have done so well. If you look at their make up of team do they really have any rookies in their line up? no. Having an expansion team pretty much gave them free reign to pick a lot of decent players and put other teams in tuff spots. IE Mcphee pretty much making side deals with teams that wanted to protect certain players by getting picks or trades in return. Their whole team is pretty much made up of decent talented players....

pastarocket 05-24-2018 10:22 AM

If any of you guys are making bets on the Stanley Cup Final, here are the Vegas odds:



Jeff Sherman
✔ @golfodds



NHL
Stanley Cup Final - Game 1

Monday, May 28, 2018
5:00 pm pacific

Washington Capitals +135
Vegas Golden Knights -150

Total: 5.5 Over -110 Under -110

Series Price:

Washington Capitals +140
Vegas Golden Knights -160


7:07 PM - May 23, 2018

pastarocket 05-24-2018 10:56 AM

-wearing my Ovechkin jersey to cheer for the Caps. Go Caps go!!

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