Dallas Stars 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

[Vic Mackey 46936]

Dallas was home.

Dallas H, Blues, Blues H, Dallas, Blues, Dallas, Blues.

 

Only two home victories.

Right. I probably worded it wrong but this series and the one in 2016 has played out exactly the same just with the 2 teams flipped in terms of the home team for the series. Road team in the series went up 3-2 but couldn't close it out at home. Every game I believe has played out exactly the same..

 

[C-Man 27055]

Right. I probably worded it wrong but this series and the one in 2016 has played out exactly the same just with the 2 teams flipped in terms of the home team for the series. Road team in the series went up 3-2 but couldn't close it out at home. Every game I believe has played out exactly the same.. 

Let’s hope it ends up the same way as 2016 with the road team winning Game 7. I don’t have high hopes, though.

[Vic Mackey 46936]

11 minutes ago, C-Man said:

 

Let’s hope it ends up the same way as 2016 with the road team winning Game 7. I don’t have high hopes, though.

 

Maybe it's just me but I am nervous about Bishop tonight. 

[C-Man 27055]

40 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Maybe it's just me but I am nervous about Bishop tonight. 

That's where I am too.

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

Would be cool if a goalie could pitch one shutout in 12 games. 

Game 5 was that game, I’m afraid. 

[Ghost of LL 15492]

1 hour ago, Vic Mackey said:

Maybe it's just me but I am nervous about Bishop tonight. 

I'm actually not.  I think he's going to come out strong.  That's been his record after a loss.

[C-Man 27055]

53 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

I'm actually not.  I think he's going to come out strong.  That's been his record after a loss.

I just hope the deep bruise (best case scenario) he must have after the Paraynko shot from Sun doesn't affect him on high shots. You know the Blues will be going upstairs at least early.

As this series has progressed, I'm seeing some national coverage painting a narrative of Ben Bishop as a dirty player and a flopper. I simply haven't had the time to follow the entirety of the league that I once did the last few years and didn't pay quite as much attention to the East so I didn't have an opinion on Bishop other than he was/is a fantastic goaltender who also happens to be the tallest to ever stand in goal in NHL history. I knew the Lightning never quite got over the hump with him -- that's all I knew about him really.

[Skipper 6103]

Hintz not at morning skate.  Not a good sign.

[Firemans4Horn 17833]

Ritchie in for Hintz

[C-Man 27055]

10 minutes ago, Skipper said:

Hintz not at morning skate.  Not a good sign.

He was wearing a boot as they boarded the plane for STL yesterday. Took a shot off his foot in the first period Sunday. Let's hope he can go later.

[C-Man 27055]

1 minute ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Ritchie in for Hintz

[Longhorn_Fan68 33843]

despite the shitty news above, I'm surprisingly zen about tonight. but it helps I'm distracted by work. I'm sure I'll be a mess later today

[Firemans4Horn 17833]

 

 

[Skipper 6103]

Hope once the adrenaline kicks in he is close to 100%.  Need his speed.

[spystud13 2371]

No changes. 

 

 

[C-Man 27055]

18 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

 

 

[Ghost of LL 15492]

58 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

 

 

[Vic Mackey 46936]

Anyone think Bishop will have a short leash tonight if he gives up a few early goals?

[C-Man 27055]

49 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Anyone think Bishop will have a short leash tonight if he gives up a few early goals?

If he gives up a couple early and I bet he gets pulled because that would lead me to believe he's nowhere close to 100%

[Firemans4Horn 17833]

Khoudobin is way too good of a backup for us to be starting an injured Bishop. I believe he’s close to 100% if he is starting. 

[Ghost of LL 15492]

44 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Khoudobin is way too good of a backup for us to be starting an injured Bishop. I believe he’s close to 100% if he is starting. 

I agree with that assessment.

[Vic Mackey 46936]

58 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Khoudobin is way too good of a backup for us to be starting an injured Bishop. I believe he’s close to 100% if he is starting. 

When is the last time he has played?

[C-Man 27055]

2 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

When is the last time he has played?

Other than mop-up duty the other night, I think he had started one of the games the final weekend -- maybe even the final game.

[Vic Mackey 46936]

Other than mop-up duty the other night, I think he had started one of the games the final weekend -- maybe even the final game.

Yeah I guess I should have said when was the last time he started. Is there any real drop off from Bishop to him?

[C-Man 27055]

Just now, Vic Mackey said:

5 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Other than mop-up duty the other night, I think he had started one of the games the final weekend -- maybe even the final game.

Yeah I guess I should have said when was the last time he started. Is there any real drop off from Bishop to him?

Definitely. Khudobin is a great backup. Shit, he's the best we've had since Turco and Turek were backups. But he's not Ben Bishop.

[DDD Dad 14251]

23 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Other than mop-up duty the other night, I think he had started one of the games the final weekend -- maybe even the final game.

Bishop was in goal for the last home game.  Can't recall if that was the end of the season or if they finished on the road.

[C-Man 27055]

57 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

Bishop was in goal for the last home game.  Can't recall if that was the end of the season or if they finished on the road.

Khudobin's last start was in the second-to-last game of the season, a 6-1 loss at Chicago.

[Mileslong 4715]

Where is Darcy Wakaluk when you need him?

[Zavala 1384]

On 5/3/2019 at 11:23 PM, spystud13 said:

Guys, Zavala says AA will be rockin’! 

Reverse jinx for Blues this game.

COME ON HOCKEY GODS

COME ON BEN BISHOP

 

[Surly Bevo 24696]

LET'S FUCKING GO!

[Longhorn_Fan68 33843]

Where is Darcy Wakaluk when you need him?

Holy shit blast from the past!

[Longhorn_Fan68 33843]

[spystud13 2371]

 

 

[Zavala 1384]

Sustain their initial energy. They will shoot their wad trying to get that early goal.

Then shove it down their ass the rest of the game.

[Zavala 1384]

Got a lot of Stars fans there from the anthem STARS! parts 

Pretty lame how they replace home of the brave with home of the Blues. Fuck these turds.

[Constant 6722]

Lets go Stars!

[Longhorn_Fan68 33843]

Sustain their initial energy. They will shoot their wad trying to get that early goal.
Then shove it down their ass the rest of the game.

Up, down, left, right, all ways

[Continental Op 3934]

Let's do this shit. 

[Zavala 1384]

Yeah Bennington has been calm except the game where he totally broke down and the game where he lost his mind and started punching and slashing dudes.

[Surly Bevo 24696]

We look slow tired and shitty

[dcar00 14035]

we look like crap.

[Continental Op 3934]

Very careless with the puck so far.  

[Surly Bevo 24696]

Feels like they are on a damn power play

[dcar00 14035]

we are slow to react to anything.  

[C-Man 27055]

Guess they don’t let the chicks call Game 7’s

[Hate 20103]

Jesus, why do they suck so badly the first 10 minutes of a game?

[C-Man 27055]

Just need to survive their opening salvo

[C-Man 27055]

Need those

[dcar00 14035]

fuck...that could have been huge after getting torched for 8 minutes.

Edited May 8, 2019 by dcar00

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

Never going to win playing like this if they can’t score on those