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Skipper

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  1. All of the other teams up 1-0 in their series have better book odds to win their series than Toronto does up 2-0. Granted, the others won a road game, but still!
  2. Seguin had a couple of goals I believe (including the game 3 OT winner). He's been solid on faceoffs. I think Seguin of that group has had a pretty good playoffs so far. Duchene had those 2 great assists on huge Wyatt PP goals but I'm definitely waiting for him to break out. He's clearly been frustrated and just off a bit (including on some passes last night it looked like he was trying to force). He's due for a big game. Benn is getting older and it is what it is. He had a bad game last night in particular although has also looked good in spurts (I think game 2 Avs in particular maybe). But to your point, yes, we need more out of these guys. Robo was just shaking rust off last night. Was glad to see he didn't seem to need reduced minutes. Hopefully no setbacks and he can get back to it.
  3. I thought that was pretty good shit actually. Points for creativity. If we have one of those games where at the AAC where Helle lets in a few softies and we are rolling, I wouldn't mind throwing that back at them.
  4. That's 1! Great win. Lot's to clean up. Too many turnovers leading to good looks. But gritty fucking win down the stretch after another Miko superman performance. Unreal by Miko. Great game by Otter. Lot's more to digest between now and Friday but great start to the series!
  5. I'm still plenty nervous. Jets were my pre-playoff cup pick based on regular season. Not just how much they outplayed us in the series but Tiffin had a couple of regular season articles breaking down their top power play, etc. that highlighted how impressive they were. But then of course, they get to the playoffs and completely lay an egg on the road and weren't really even competitive. Granted, that was a Blues team that didn't lose at home in their last 15 games or something but still. I think all together I favor stars slightly and I certainly felt the inverse before the Colorado series. I'm pretty sure I posted here I actually felt better about the Colorado series after losing game 1 as I saw enough there that we flipped the switch from last few weeks of regular season, but I still kind of expected Colorado to pull that series out right up until Miko scored to tie it up and then i knew we were winning. This is going to be a completely different series though. They don't have the star power but good all around team with suffocating defensive structure and elite goaltending (if he's on). They beat us last game playing conservative, shutting us down and then pouncing on mistakes. If Morrissey is out hopefully that is something we can exploit. Would be huge to get game 1 tonight. I'm leaning slightly towards the Stars but fully expect some swings this series. Our top line is going to need to continue to score but would be great if they got a bit more support starting tonight.
  6. As expected, Miro officially out and Robo officially a gametime decision. Per Jets coach, their entire lineup is "gametime decision" LOL. But all signs point to Scheifele in and Morrissey out for them. Miro not surprising but pretty damn clear he was never really that close in the Avs series. I was holding out a decent amount of hope we would be able to go game 6 (last Thurs) but 6 days later and still not ready. I guess we are probably now crossing fingers for game 3 Sunday but sounds like it will be whenever medical clears him. Who knows if they actually have a date in mind or it's largely based on post skate evaluations.
  7. Looks like they are likely getting Scheifele back per Jets morning skate reports. He's back with the top line. Morrissey not with a D pairing so he may be out and also Stanley (although he was playing low minutes and I saw chatter from Winnipeg fans they wanted him benched regardless after play last series).
  8. Vegas flat out got their ass kicked last night in the 2nd and 3rd period. I know they were missing Pietrangelo but was kind of surprised how much Oil's depth lines were able to control play. I just didn't get to watch too much of either team's first round series but my instinct for this series was the opposite. That Oil's elite top line had the advantage over the Vegas top line but lines 2-4 for Vegas + goaltending advantage would win games for them. But it's hard to take advantage of suspect goal tending when you can't get any shots on net (only 7 SOG last 2 periods of the game for Vegas). Only 1 game but an impressive road win for Edmonton.
  9. Obviously a big chunk of playoff hockey is playing in the grey area of making your presence felt/getting shots in without getting penalized or suspended. Florida seems to push it further than most teams. I mean did you see the last seconds of the game last night (once Toronto controlled puck and game was over) and Tkachuk trying to take a cheap shot on Toronto player? I thought that was bullshit and over the line but typical for that team. Don't get me wrong - it makes for some entertaining hockey from a neutral observer of the East (as those tactics inevitably lead to retaliation) but kind of makes me pull against them. Clearly no team is innocent in that respect (including the Stars as Benn will cross the line at times and even Roope uncharacteristically got that but shot in on MacKinnon last series (although retaliation from last years playoff breaking his wrist) but Bennet and Tkachuck, etc. seem to take it to a different level.
  10. Sure buddy. Markets don't matter. No correlation at all between size of the market and franchise value since a 'global brand'. The bottom 10 on this list all just a complete coincidence. CNBC's Official NBA Team Valuations 2025: Here's how the 30 franchises stack up You are insane if you don't think market size correlates to how the NBA collectively views franchises. Yeah, "I'll never understand why" was not the correct phrasing. I completely understand why. And it pisses me off.
  11. On a separate note, I wondered where they would slot Robo upon his return because I didn't think they would break up the all Finn line after the last few games.
  12. Robo practicing on a line with Marchment and Johnston today (2nd line Benn, Duchene, Seguin) and all Finn line intact. Miro still not in a top 6 defensive pairing. I wonder if this means Robo actually ahead of Miro? I never thought that would be the case but DeBoer said yesterday on The Ticket that Robo's process was different than Miro's as it didn't involve surgery. I assumed that just meant he didn't have to ramp up for 2 weeks but didn't expect he might be back before Miro. He also said Miro needs surgical sign off. Pretty clear that despite listing him as day to day before playoffs started they knew he wasn't playing round 1.
  13. I'm just saying the theory that they traded Luka with the goal of moving to Vegas is ridiculous. I'm not discounting that the net effect of that incompetence could land in the same place. I don't think it would be easy though unless it combined with expansion. When has the NBA ever let a team leave a market like Dallas? Seattle probably closest I recall and not remotely the same. Metroplex is just way too big/valuable to not have an NBA team. The Mavs seeking a basketball only arena in fucking Irving would make me significantly less invested as a fan regardless of who owns the team it that were to happen. So tired of this decision making. I'll never understand why owners in this city have a fixation with making it a pain in the ass for fans to attend games.
  14. Yeah, it's just annoying (and fitting) that Junior decided to put on his tin foil hat to fill air time months after the fact and months after voluminous reporting explaining in detail exactly how this played out. The time to do this was in the days after the trade when everyone was in shock and all theories were plausible. It's pretty clear considering the consistent insider sourcing as to what led to this for anyone that put in the effort to read/listen (which clearly disqualifies the musers as they have been mailing it in for years now).
  15. Junior Miller is about the last person I would think has absolutely any fucking idea what he's talking about. Is there a world where things get bad enough that the NBA lets Adelson move the team? Maybe. And I suspect it would be paired with a new franchise at or near the same time. The NBA is not going to just give up the Dallas market. I'm extremely confident this wasn't some 4D chess tank job to move the team at the time of the trade. I've seen chatter about Junior's rant but won't listen to it, because outside of cycling nonsense, he doesn't really know what the fuck he is talking about these days. Rarely listen to the musers at all anymore. It's not in the same universe of the A's as that has been a bottom of the barrel franchise for decades. If the Adelson's make a play to move the team, it will be because they inadvertently irreparably destroyed the fandom and their revenue stream, and can't get a deal done for a new arena. Even then, I think more likely they would just sell the team as it would immediately become more valuable the minute ownership changed hands.
  16. Yeah, I was at game 4 and 5 of the ALCS so remember those. Game 5 was about as sick as I've felt leaving a game. The insane 2011 road Game 2 comeback was pretty epic and probably most epic comeback (not a game 7 but also a finals). I was thinking about that series this weekend. I think last few minutes of Game 5 of might be the only other time I've seen the AAC as electric as it was last 10 mins of Saturday night. Looked it up and we went on a 15-3 run to close out what had been an extremely tight game (down 100-97 to win 112-103). I know there have been other huge playoff games and wins I'm not thinking of but game 7 Saturday now joins that as a standout for me.
  17. Edmonton better put up a fight. If Vegas clears them in 5 while Stars/Jets slug it out they will have a real advantage against winner.
  18. Only one game off in between all series once we get started. No rest days. I would prefer home ice, but if we don't have that, having an extra day on the Jets while they played 2OT running 5 D the entire game hopefully helps a bit. Both teams with interesting injury situations to start the series. I'm sure there will be lots of transparency for availability game 1 from both coaches today LOL. I still haven't seen reports of Robo skating 'hard' so I'm going to assume he is out first 4 games at least. I'll be really interested to hear if Miro is back to full contact at practice today.
  19. That has to be up there with best Stars game I've attended. Certainly best 12 mins or so of hockey I've seen in that building. When they scored to start the 3rd the air completely came out of the building and it felt like a funderal until Miko got us on the board. From there on out it was just sheer insanity. Haven't ever felt that kind of momentum take over the arena. It was epic. I snapped a pic of my apple watch right before the face off for empty netter and my heart rate was at 118 LOL. Moving forward, neither Jets nor Blues will be an easy matchup by any stretch. Jets completely shut us down and you never know if Helley can suddenly figure it out and dominate a series. He's such a wildcard. Blues on the other team have been on a heater for 2 months now. Surely that has to taper off right? Also I think rooting for Blues not only just for home ice but I might try to bounce up there for a game if it works out. Have never been up there. Regardless, here is to a 3OT thriller tonight.
  20. The West is stacked although it does feel like these may be the best 2 teams based on playoffs to date. This series is well deserving of a game 7. Just hope we are on the right side of it. Going to be nerve wracking in the barn tonight but as sports fans this is truly the good stuff. Looked it up and this will be only the 4th Stars game 7 ever at the AAC. I was at the first 3 as well. Here's to hoping this one ends up like the last 2.
  21. Avs fans are truly a weird mix of Aggy homerism combined with pure trash of Ohio State or Tech fans. Truly only fanbase I can't stand to be around and act like clowns even at the AAC. My seat partner went to game 6 in Denver last year and said fans were awful. Vegas fans are loudmouths and front running douchebags so suck in their own way but not like Avs fans. MN fans seems like they suck but those that travel to Dallas I've never had issues with. Edmonton fans were great. Seattle fans were great (just happy to be there). Blues/Calgary fans were completely fine from what I recall of those series. But fuck the Avs man. It was great not having many around us for game 5. They were annoying as fuck in and around our section for games 1 and 2. Hoping we get lucky again and not many near us for game 7.
  22. This is where I'm at and came to this thread to see what I'm missing. I don't 'trade' but paused my auto fund investments this week. I'm struggling to understand a base case for the economy/market improving over the next 6 months. Even in the scenario where a deal is cut with China and/or other countries in the near term, there should be at least some irreversible short term damage to jobs, supply chain, etc. that won't be reflected in any data yet (but should be priced in?). Assuming "some" tariffs remain in place you will still have inflationary pressures. I still think uncertainty is limiting capital deployment on a macro basis. What are we missing?
  23. Never said it was, my dude. Just laughing at the flopping you guys do. It's legendary. Want to revisit, once again, "Makar doesn't dive" LOL
  24. Robo won't be back. Who knows with Miro. If he can go I think you take the risk. He will be rusty and that is dangerous coming in cold to a game 7, but a rusty Miro is probably better than what we have. But for whatever reason we've been able to control Colorado much better at home vs on the road. Hopefully we can do that one more time and give us a chance as, while Blackwood still made some nice saves down the stretch, he's looked more like what we expected the last 2 games.
  25. Lyabushkin has had a decent series until last night. Recall he wasn't at practice yesterday for "maintenance". Wonder if he's dealing with something or sick. And yes, puck luck went Avs way in game 1, our way in game 5 and HEAVILY in Avs favor in game 6. We need that to swing back our way.
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