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Skipper

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  1. This pretty much sums it up. I'm not taking too much away from game 1. Boston played out of their minds in the first quarter. Kyrie won't play that poorly again I would bet. It makes game 2 a bit bigger but we lost game 1 in '11 as well (and game 3 to go down 2-1).
  2. Would be interesting to see the financials. To your point, if only a couple of the locations are profitable, it could have been a strategy for corporate to pick those locations up on the cheap rather than work with existing ownership and allow closure of certain locations.
  3. Damn. That sucks. We certainly didn't go that often but when we did go to a movie we went to the Lake Highlands location. Kids will be disappointed. That shopping center made a huge turn pre-Covid but is now falling apart.
  4. These are the times we really need a beat writer like Saad Yousef to break it all down for us. He had a few good articles early last offseason including (if I recall correctly) a breakdown of why it made zero sense to buyout Suter last year but possibly could this year. If anyone finds any good articles please link. Clearly the top priority is defense. Tanev was a great fit if we can make the years and numbers work. Presumably Bichsel will be given an opportunity next year considering he was next man up for game 5 they must think he's closer than we previously thought he was. Suter gets a bad wrap but I think he had a solid year overall in his new role including the playoffs until the last few games. It's hard to blame him though considering we played so many games essentially rolling 5 D. He, like everyone, wore down. Of course, he's just getting older. Still, unless we have something bigger up our sleeve seems doubtful we buy him out? I'm ok letting Hak move on. Duchene is interesting. He was a good fit here (although, like others, had an underwhelming playoffs). I think he would like to stay given his interviews which seem genuine. I think it's all a question of whether his priority is maxing out contract or a good situation with a chance to win a cup. If the former it probably doesn't work and I definitely don't have a sense if there are other contenders that have a bigger need than we do (I think we clearly have to prioritize D). The fact that he got bought out might help but seems like he also clearly took the 1 year deal last year hoping to turn that into a better contract this year. Feels like more likely than not he's playing somewhere else next year. I'm good resigning Steel if we could get him cheap. We are clearly extending Harley. Are we giving up on Nils? What are they thinking about Dellandrea? Some stuff to be figured out for sure but we are in a much better place than most. In Nill we trust at this point.
  5. The garbage east is why it's hard for me to gauge at all. I've watched less Non-Mavs NBA than probably ever this season but especially the East. I watched some of the Knicks series and some of the close games with Boston and Indiana but that's about it. Just zero interest in eastern conference basketball considering it was a foregone conclusion who would win. I feel like the Mavs are rightful dogs but definitely a path to winning. Basically the same way I felt about the 2011 series. We have absolutely zero idea how Boston will play with actual adversity. Need to get a series lead and see if they panic/press.
  6. Really sucks we couldn't win it for Joe. More often than not you just don't get the storybook ending. Just a massive benefit to this franchise on and off the ice. There was a great ESPN article I read yesterday on Joe that really illustrated that.
  7. Florida was the best I've seen live. We played pretty much a perfect 2 periods of hockey (and should have scored more) but then Florida turned it on in the 3rd and won it. They were always the team I was hoping to avoid in the finals if we made it. So yeah, I tend to agree with you.
  8. I think Otter is absolutely good enough to win the cup. He played fine this past series considering who he was up against. There were probably only 2-3 goals the entire series he probably wants back. It was our special teams play and D at times that really fucked us. Most of their goals were no doubters. Outside of Robo's hat trick game nobody really stepped up offensively. We scored what - 12 non empty net goals in 6 games? That flat out doesn't cut it. I'll be surprised if Pavs doesn't retire. Duchene is interesting because he was great for most of the season but didn't do much down the stretch or in the playoffs (besides the game winner against the Avs obviously). I just have no idea what his expectations are in free agency. Does he want to max out $$ and years? If so that probably isn't with Dallas. His best pure $$ option might not be with a real contender. There is a number where I think he works for us but not sure that number works for him considering we have more pressing needs. Tanev is obviously the biggest need but of course his Agent knows that as well. Offseason will be interesting but that is probably a different thread. But we are in a much better position starting off than most of our competition.
  9. I don't know how we shift this pattern out of DFW area to down south. Looks like we have more headed our way later this afternoon. Just ridiculous at this point.
  10. 100%. DFW big game ticket market is such a winners town and massively impacted by momentum. Best example of this was game 5 of the ALCS last year after we had lost 2 straight. Still 2-2 and a huge game and I took a massive loss selling my extras. In 2011, I recall having like $900 in cash for game 3 of the finals (after winning game 2 in Miami) and my wife and I couldn't sniff even terrible seats so watched at a bar. Then, for game 4 (after losing game 3) we bought center court uppers in the 2nd row for like $350 each. I had already gotten lucky with a great lower single from the presale for game 5 (which was before the Mavs figured out they should be charging "market" and not "face" value. Where this ticket market lands is 100% dependent on how prior games go. I think market dips a bit regardless for first 2 home games. The only sure thing for an absolutely insane ticket market would be Mavs having a chance to clinch at home.
  11. Left it all on the ice tonight. Nobody can question their character that's for sure. Completely outplayed them but just couldn't finish. Which is really the story of the playoffs. Sometimes it really is about peaking at the right time and we just couldn't score goals. Hurts mainly because this is probably the best team we've had in 25 years and that's it for several of these guys, but still a great run and great team. We'll get back.
  12. I mean outside of the power plays we pretty much dominated that period. They (at least McDavid) are just too fucking good 5 on 4. That first goal was insane. That is just elite talent being elite. Nothing we could do about it.
  13. I think this is right. They could have been called for at least 3 more. Doesn't seem like it would have mattered. The first call on us was weak AF. 2nd one, Suter needs to move his fucking feet and not get in that position. He's just too fucking old. He actually had a solid playoffs until this series all things considered but his legs are done. So god damn frustrating. Completely outplayed them 5 on 5 but give those fucks a PP and we are toast.
  14. I was on the fence about drinking tonight but after that GD storm pouring a strong one and settling in. Let's get this W
  15. This is just getting beyond stupid in Dallas. Had to be 3 inches in about 45 minutes here in NE Dallas. Downtown taking it now and has to be a fucking mess. I don't think I've ever seen this much rain in less than a week. Luckily drainage I put in after 2019 flood seems to be holding up great in problem spots but beyond over this shit.
  16. It's all relative depending on your status. I think season ticket holder "face" lowers behind the basket (relatively high up) were something like $380. But Mavs (and Stars) have figured out they should capture "market value" instead of the brokers. I'm pretty sure Mavs were selling non-allocated shitty uppers in the $800's which means they were selling lowers for well over $1K. Same thing for Stars. My season tix (lower corner) were like $220 for game 5 Friday. Stars were selling seats in my Section for I think around $400. I know new ownership bumped season tix for Mavs significantly next year.
  17. Ticket pricing is pretty insane. I went to games 4 and 5 in the 2011 finals and that wasn't cheap (in 2011 money) but just no way to justify $2K for a shitty lower. Will be interested to see if this market holds. I know of several half season or 20 game pack holders putting up game 3 to try to make their playoff spend back on 1 game which isn't a bad strategy if it works.
  18. Exactly. I told a gambler buddy to hammer the over 5.5 last game. I thought with Tanev out or playing injured our D would struggle but fully expected our offense to wake up and score 3-5 goals. I expected 8 combined goals minimum with someone winning 5-3 or 5-4. I was shocked how they shut us down.
  19. I'll add I fully expect Edmonton to come out looking for the early kill just like the Mavs did in game 5. First 20 minutes should be fast paced and back and forth. If it remotely resembles the 2nd period we are toast.
  20. I think it was intentional and was one of his last ideas LOL. Show the team he's got their back while also clearly letting them know their character is being questioned (regardless of whether that was Cowlishaw's actual intent). I think we'll know what this team has left by how the first 20 minutes go.
  21. There were a lot of Edmonton fans and they seem like a great fanbase. Support their team hard without being jackasses. They seem infinitely better than the Knights and Avs douchebags I encountered.
  22. Last night felt like a funeral after they went up 3. It just seemed like a combination of Stars being out of gas and Edmonton hitting another gear. I listened to a podcast with a Vegas analyst and Sean Shapiro before the Vegas series started and one thing that stuck with me is Shapiro saying that what concerned him about Vegas from a Stars perspective is that even if you get past them, how much will the body blows of playing such a physical team in a 7 game series take out of you down the road. Wonder if we are starting to see that now. I fully expect this team to give it their all tomorrow night. I agree 100% with what Pete said and I absolutely don't question this teams character. I just question whether they are spent. Guess we'll find out tomorrow. Would love to get this to a game 7 on Tuesday and let the chips fall.
  23. Right, saw that. I mean DeBoer acted like Hakanpaa could be back in the Vegas series. I take everything he says with a grain of salt. But fingers crossed he's actually telling the truth on this one.
  24. Sounds like Bichsel if not Tanev. 19 YO with an NHL debut 2-2 in the WCF against the best player in the world? Go get em' Tiger LOL. We need to score 5+ goals tonight.
  25. Same with the Wild fans. Still butthurt about the North Stars from 25+ years ago. Always great to eliminate that city and their shitty fans (no opinion on Twins fans, maybe they are fine).
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