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4 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

they couldn't do this shit after the game? 

No fuck that, we don’t need to rush to watch more Islanders hockey. 

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Posted (edited)
24 minutes ago, boilerhorn said:

FWIW, Gretzky had 1963 assists. Ovechkin has 724. Nsiap. 

Yeah but one got to pass to messier and kurri a lot and one didn’t, and the 80s were higher scoring in general   

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Posted
26 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Yeah but one got to pass to messier and kurri a lot and one didn’t, and the 80s were higher scoring in general   

Agree.  That said, it is even more amazing that he amassed that many goals with scores like Messier, Kurri, Nicholls, LaFontaine, McTavish, Robataille, etc. with him.  Gretzky's goals per year dropped notably when he left Edmonton, but he remained as prolific in getting his teammates involved.  And, the focus on defense increased dramatically in the early 2000s to present.

Ovechkin had the likes of Backstrom, Semin, and Kuznetov with him over the years, but none of those guys are household names like the ones Gretzky got to collaborate with.

Also - Ovechkin has a lifetime +/- of 63, or 3 per 82 game season.  Gretzky was 520; 29 per 82 game season.

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42 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

hopefully, the low of the season

Are the Stars gonna blow it out trying to catch Winnipeg or will they just settle down, take the #2 seed and get ready for the Avs?  Avs clinched the 3 seed last night so they're locked in.

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18 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

Are the Stars gonna blow it out trying to catch Winnipeg or will they just settle down, take the #2 seed and get ready for the Avs?  Avs clinched the 3 seed last night so they're locked in.

Probably depends on what happens tonight.  WIR and I bet they keep pressing. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

Frozen Four today!  Denver-WMU at 4pm CST and Pedo State-BU at 7:30.

Zeev for Hobey!

That's the best hockey take you've had on this board.

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On 4/10/2025 at 12:11 PM, Beau Vine said:

Frozen Four today! 

St. Louis was a brutally bad choice.  So many empty seats.  Feel bad for the players.

All in on BU over WMU.  Time for a Hockey East team to win it again!

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Posted
20 minutes ago, Mittens said:

St. Louis was a brutally bad choice.  So many empty seats.  Feel bad for the players.

If my experience with folks from St Louis still holds, they might still be making their way to the seats. but yeah, kinda terrible location

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Well, the regionals were in Fargo, Allentown, Manchester, and Toledo.

Whoever is in charge of NCAA hockey is a fucking idiot.  

 

The Frozen Four is in Vegas next year and we do have regionals in the Denver area the next two years, but they're of course in a minor league rink in one of the northern suburbs.

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Posted
1 minute ago, Beau Vine said:

Well, the regionals were in Fargo, Allentown, Manchester, and Toledo.

Whoever is in charge of NCAA hockey is a fucking idiot.  

I hear Toledo is cool, but not enough for me to want to visit over, oh i dunno, everywhere else first. but yeah, that's a yawner of a list (I had to look Allentown up)

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TBH I didn't realize that the Flyers affiliate was out of Allentown until the NCAA tourney this year. My old ass is still used to them being the Philadelphia Phantoms.

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Posted
1 hour ago, jetsfan76 said:

President's Trophy winner: my & your Winnipeg Jets! (Doesn't mean we won't get swept in the first round)

they did have the easiest schedule, according to the intertubes. anyway, congrats on that jinx. lol

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What an absolute choke from the Habs last night. Couldn’t even beat out a shitty Blackhawk team in their home barn. They will be an easy first round exit by the end of next week. Hate from Boston you fuckers. 

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Avs get their captain back plus some needed rest for their big boys. Dallas might be in big trouble. They look like absolute dog shit right now and Heiskanen doesn’t seem like he’s close to returning. Rantanen with only 5 goals since joining the Stars, and how many at 5x5? Life is just different when you aren’t playing with MacKinnon and Makar. 

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was curious how close we were to knowing the final field - seems to be some meaningful hockey yet:

EASTERN CONFERENCE
The Montreal Canadiens (idle) will clinch a playoff berth with any result in the Columbus Blue Jackets-Philadelphia Flyers game (7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, NBCSP) other than a Blue Jackets regulation win

The Toronto Maple Leafs will clinch the Atlantic Division title:

If they get at least one point against the Buffalo Sabres (7 p.m. ET; MSG-B, TSN4);

OR

If the Tampa Bay Lightning lose to the Florida Panthers in any fashion (7:30 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, ESPN, SN360, TVAS).

Toronto (A1) vs. Ottawa (WC1) and Tampa Bay (A2) vs. Florida (A3) would be locked in if Toronto gets a point or Tampa Bay loses in any fashion.

Washington (M1) vs. Montreal (WC2) would be locked in if there is any result in the Blue Jackets-Flyers game other than a Blue Jackets regulation win.

WESTERN CONFERENCE
The Minnesota Wild will clinch a playoff berth:

If they get at least one point against the Anaheim Ducks (8 p.m. ET; FDSNWIX, FDSNNO, Victory+, KCOP-13);

OR

If the St. Louis Blues lose to the Utah Hockey Club in any fashion (8 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, Utah16);

OR

If the Calgary Flames lose to the Vegas Golden Knights in any fashion (9 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNW, SCRIPPS).

The Blues will clinch a playoff berth:

If they defeat Utah in regulation.

OR

If they defeat Utah in overtime or shootout AND either of the following occurs:
- Any result in the Flames-Golden Knights game other than a Flames regulation win
- The Wild lose to the Ducks in regulation

OR

If they get one point against Utah AND the Flames lose to the Golden Knights in any fashion;

OR

If the Flames lose to the Golden Knights in regulation.

Winnipeg (C1) vs. St. Louis (WC2) and Vegas (P1) vs. Minnesota (WC1) would be locked in if any of the following scenarios occur:

Minnesota point + St. Louis regulation win;

OR

Minnesota point and St. Louis OT/SO win and any result in the Flames-Golden Knights game other than a Flames regulation win;

OR

St. Louis OT/SO loss + Calgary loss in any fashion;

OR

St. Louis regulation loss + Calgary regulation loss.

Winnipeg (C1) vs. Minnesota (WC2) and Vegas (P1) vs. St. Louis (WC1) would be locked in if either of the following scenarios occur:

St. Louis regulation win and Minnesota regulation loss;

OR

St. Louis OT/SO win and Minnesota regulation loss and any result in the Flames-Golden Knights game other than a Flames regulation win.

https://www.nhl.com/news/stanley-cup-playoff-clinching-scenarios-for-april-15-2025

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Posted (edited)
7 hours ago, Vertuzzi said:

What an absolute choke from the Habs last night. Couldn’t even beat out a shitty Blackhawk team in their home barn. They will be an easy first round exit by the end of next week. Hate from Boston you fuckers. 

Columbus seems to be taking care of the Flyers tonight and they have the Isles left. Oh how I hope my boys can twist the dagger in Montreal tomorrow night playing what's essentially an AHL lineup. Stephane Robidas' kid getting the game winner there in regulation would be the sweetest possible outcome.

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I fucking hope Columbus gets in because fuck les habitants. Plus, I actually think Montreal would upset Washington in round 1 and I couldn’t stand listening to those annoying fucks brag about winning a fucking playoff series against a couple of fucking dinosaurs on the Caps. 

Posted
On 4/14/2025 at 11:54 AM, jetsfan76 said:

President's Trophy winner: my & your Winnipeg Jets! (Doesn't mean we won't get swept in the first round)

I wouldn't bet against them.  I was at the Stars/Jets game last week.  Stars didn't even necessarily play "bad" that game (like they have in most others down the stretch) but best performance by visiting team I've seen in person this season by far. Maybe that was their "A" game but going to be a tough out for anyone if they play like that.  Of course, I'm sure all the Jets fans will temper expectations until they actually see it in the playoffs.  Not a great draw with the Blues as hot as they have been.  If I were a Jets fan would have preferred the Wild for sure.

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Posted
9 hours ago, Sweetnsourpoke said:

I'm not even a Jets fan but really looking forward to seeing what Hellebuyck does in the playoffs. Gotta have a hot keeper. They looked great in person in Dallas last week. 

Same shit, different year. Wouldn’t be shocked at all to see the Blues knock them out of round 1 again. 

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Posted
5 hours ago, Vertuzzi said:

Same shit, different year. Wouldn’t be shocked at all to see the Blues knock them out of round 1 again. 

Yep.  Until he proves otherwise, Hellebuyck is not a standout playoff goalie.  He wasn't even a good goalie last year vs. the Avs.

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