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05-14-2025, 09:47 PM
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Interesting... For the 2025-26 season, EDM, VGK and MTL each have 17 Canadian players (out of 26-28 players on their season opening rosters).
Next closest are TOR, NSH and SEA with 13 Canadians.
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05-14-2025, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by AzNightmare  A lot of things change when you win a cup, even if not as a player.
Luongo also seemed to have flipped the page after that cup run and became a lot less bitter. I don't really see him as a guy that holds a grudge, unless it's toward the Canucks management or Torts. | Definitely, a lot of times the "hate" is within the game and only when they're on the other team. Once they're on your team you're all in it together.
It's just so weird to see it even though yea obviously Lu is in the Panthers organization so of course he would be thrilled when a player scored in OT even if it was the rat. I'd be even more wtf if they win the cup and the rat passes Luongo the cup on the ice lol
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05-14-2025, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 68style Last year with the Canucks losing to the Oilers I was not on their bandwagon but this year I really hope they can do Canada proud | idk man, what I find more weird is jumping on the bandwagon like Edmonton won the cup for Vancouver and the rest of the nation if they do win it, but each to their own.
I'll be stoked for the Olympics next year though.
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05-14-2025, 11:27 PM
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Fans can root for any team for any reason they want. For most it's because that's the city they grew up in. For some it's because the team is based in their country. For others it's a specific player. Or maybe they just like the colour of the jerseys.
Sports teams do "win it for you" if you're a rooting fan. That is up for you to decide as a viewer, because the relationship only goes one direction. You root for a team, and if they win, you get the excitement that comes with it. They "win it" for all their fans, it doesn't matter what city they're in or what other teams they like..
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05-15-2025, 05:59 AM
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Yea I’m like the biggest Dallas fan now, go North stars
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05-15-2025, 07:58 AM
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I’m rooting for oilers because McDavid is insane
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05-15-2025, 08:09 AM
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Oilers have 3 local guys from Vancouver.
Stecher, Kane, Hopkins. It be cool if they win.
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05-15-2025, 08:40 AM
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-wonder if they Laffs coaching staff and players were taking notes about the Coilers series clinching win. 
Edmonton played a tight defensive game in the neutral zone. -neutralized Jack Eichel and the rest of the forwards. Skinner stood on his head for the second straight game. Impressive.
Meanwhile, the Laffs suffer a 6-1 blowout loss to the Panthers. A Laffs team with no heart. A team that barely has a pulse. A complete joke of a "captain" in Matthews and no-show Marner in game 5.
The Laffs can start booking their tee time for the golf course very soon.
They are cooked in game 6.
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05-15-2025, 08:46 AM
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Oilers have the 2 best players in the world. It isn’t rocket science lol. And both of them have the ability to elevate their games in the playoffs which almost no one on the leafs seems to have. Ironically Willy seems to be the only one that kind of does.
Canucks are trash but if you can’t win a cup with the best players the game has.. well.. lol
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05-15-2025, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer Oilers have the 2 best players in the world. It isn’t rocket science lol. And both of them have the ability to elevate their games in the playoffs which almost no one on the leafs seems to have. Ironically Willy seems to be the only one that kind of does.
Canucks are trash but if you can’t win a cup with the best players the game has.. well.. lol |
The depth of the Coilers' forwards and Skinner's play in net for the last two games for Edmonton helped them clinch their series against Vegas.
There's no doubt that McDavid and Draisaitl played a huge part in winning games with their offence. It's the buy-in from no. 97 and no. 29 in back checking and playing a better 200 foot game to defend in the Oilers zone and neutral zone from all players and better goaltending which helped them beat Vegas.
When you have players like old man Perry, Kane, Henrique, and Kapanen score goals, it shows you how much offensive depth the Oilers have.
This team is not just a two-headed monster. They have players on every line who can score goals and make plays to generate scoring chances. Scoring goals by attacking the net or scoring off the rush. Then you have Skinner playing much better. Players playing the system right to ensure that Vegas had very few odd man rushes towards the Coilers net. Vegas power play didn't have that many quality scoring chances either for the past two games. Edmonton's PK was pretty solid.
The Laffs so-called offensive depth with their best players Nylander, Tavares, Marner, and Matthews don't play a 200 foot game and backcheck. If they don't score enough goals, they are cooked in playoff games because the Laffs defensive game is pretty bad.
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05-15-2025, 09:02 AM
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The Stanley Cup is arguably the most difficult trophy to win in professional sports. Just because you have the two of the best players doesn't guarantee you a championship. McDavid and Draisaitl can only do so much - they can't score, defend, and make saves every single shift, and they can't play 48 minutes per game. They also get banged up throughout the season and series the deeper they get.
There are many things that need to align in order to win the cup: stay healthy, get on a streak, contributions from the whole lineup, etc. and a bit of luck.
I'm also convinced Bettman stacks the cards against Canadian teams behind the scenes...
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05-15-2025, 09:05 AM
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That seems to be an understanding that's lacking in so many fans that say teams are "losers" when they aren't winning cups. It's near fucking impossible in the modern NHL. Just enjoy it when your teams winning and turn it off if you let it ruin your life when they aren't lol. The rage from overzealous sports fans is painful to watch.
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05-15-2025, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Gumby The Stanley Cup is arguably the most difficult trophy to win in professional sports. Just because you have the two of the best players doesn't guarantee you a championship. McDavid and Draisaitl can only do so much - they can't score, defend, and make saves every single shift, and they can't play 48 minutes per game. They also get banged up throughout the season and series the deeper they get.
There are many things that need to align in order to win the cup: stay healthy, get on a streak, contributions from the whole lineup, etc. and a bit of luck.
I'm also convinced Bettman stacks the cards against Canadian teams behind the scenes... | Point a game players in the playoffs is extremely rare. I don’t disagree that the cup is the hardest trophy in all of sports to win given the attrition you must go through in order to even get to the final
However, Mcdavid and Draisatl are a leg up that no other teams have. Draisaitl alone is better than virtually every other teams top playoff performer.
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05-15-2025, 11:11 AM
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Not that I think there's a realistic chance Marner ends up being a Canuck, but this playoffs is exactly why I don't want him.
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05-15-2025, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer Marner and Mathew’s straight trash in the playoffs
Game 5-7’s marner has 1 goal in 20 games fuck | This stat alone is wild. I really thought after 4 Nations that perhaps Marner had gotten over the hump but I guess not. Binnington might be a total asshole but I think we can all admit that tournament lit a new fire under his ass and he played great for the rest of the season. I guess the demons will continue to haunt this Laffs team and I'm not so convinced that changing the "Core 4" will even change anything.
Question now is, collapse in Game 6 or win and lose yet another Game 7?  | |
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05-15-2025, 01:41 PM
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Marner is the Canadian version of EP40. Lol talented but not hard working and has a huge ego.
Side note: Tocchet new head coach for Philly.
Adam Foote new coach for Nucks.
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05-15-2025, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by spoon.ek9 This stat alone is wild. I really thought after 4 Nations that perhaps Marner had gotten over the hump but I guess not. Binnington might be a total asshole but I think we can all admit that tournament lit a new fire under his ass and he played great for the rest of the season. I guess the demons will continue to haunt this Laffs team and I'm not so convinced that changing the "Core 4" will even change anything.
Question now is, collapse in Game 6 or win and lose yet another Game 7? | Also since Marner and Mathews has been on the team they're 2-13 in closeout games. Game 6 win against Tampa 2 years ago and Game 6 this year vs the Sens. Absolute brutal numbers.
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05-15-2025, 08:39 PM
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lol, Winnipeg lives another day.
This team only knows how to win 4-0.
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05-15-2025, 08:43 PM
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Jets completely dominated that game, from beginning to end. They did pretty much the same in the last game though, and they lost that one
They had like 10 really good chances before one finally went in off someone's skate. Total fluke, and then they continued scoring from there, including a 5 on 3.
Just have to hope they keep going in, and keep playing well defensively
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05-16-2025, 06:32 AM
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Strange development in the trial of the 5 World Junior Players. You can do this? Jury discharged at sexual assault trial for 5 ex-world junior hockey players https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/londo...yers-9.6763163
LONDON, ONT. – Justice Maria Carroccia has discharged the jury in the trial of five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team.
Carroccia thanked the 14 jurors and dismissed them on Friday morning. The trial will now continue by judge alone.
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05-16-2025, 06:36 AM
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05-16-2025, 06:38 AM
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Damn if they have to do this all over again because of procedural error or a mistrial declared.
Have not seen weirder case. There was already a 'false start' as first group of jury was dismissed and then they had to go through jury selection again for this group ... who was now dismissed.
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05-16-2025, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by whitev70r Damn if they have to do this all over again because of procedural error or a mistrial declared.
Have not seen weirder case. There was already a 'false start' as first group of jury was dismissed and then they had to go through jury selection again for this group ... who was now dismissed. |
I'm sure that many of those jury members are breathing a sigh of relief now. They can get on with their lives instead of spending their time as juror in a high profile case.
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05-16-2025, 08:34 AM
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Almost like.. Canadian judges are.. shit?…
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05-16-2025, 06:04 PM
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Laffs instantly goes up 2-0 wow lol
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