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Post by galaxytrash on May 28, 2020 20:45:08 GMT -6
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Post by galaxytrash on May 28, 2020 22:36:02 GMT -6
^^ that's good to know whether we play again this season or not.
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 4, 2020 19:26:04 GMT -6
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Post by vadarx on Jun 4, 2020 22:51:14 GMT -6
yep...... reseeding this time around means we have the "hardest" path to the Cup in the West. Crow gonna need to be The Man. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 4, 2020 23:09:19 GMT -6
yep...... reseeding this time around means we have the "hardest" path to the Cup in the West. Crow gonna need to be The Man. well, to quote the last line of the article.... "But nobody should be disappointed about that. The Blackhawks have been given new life and Chicago will take it."we just have to win one game this playoffs.....the last one. : ) |
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Post by hsbob on Jun 5, 2020 6:58:01 GMT -6
yep...... reseeding this time around means we have the "hardest" path to the Cup in the West. Crow gonna need to be The Man. well, to quote the last line of the article.... "But nobody should be disappointed about that. The Blackhawks have been given new life and Chicago will take it."we just have to win one game this playoffs.....the last one. : ) Drop the 'Thai-stick' and step away!LOL! Just kiddin' buddy,your optimism and enduring loyalty are commendable.....I was a happier guy back when I was positive. |
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Post by hsbob on Jun 5, 2020 7:03:20 GMT -6
^^ that's good to know whether we play again this season or not. Good news on every level IMO. Returning healthy will give the FO an idea on what direction to go with the logjam at D(or at least it should),I still see no way around moving 2 rostered D-men not named Koekkoek or Seeler. If de Haan is one to go,I have to think a healthy,solid PO performance helps his value quite a bit. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 5, 2020 7:05:14 GMT -6
well, to quote the last line of the article.... "But nobody should be disappointed about that. The Blackhawks have been given new life and Chicago will take it."we just have to win one game this playoffs.....the last one. : ) Drop the 'Thai-stick' and step away!LOL! Just kiddin' buddy,your optimism and enduring loyalty are commendable.....I was a happier guy back when I was positive. oh....i'm not optimistic in the least. i'm just glad we've somehow weaseled our way into the second season. i'm optimistic that weird shit can happen in the playoffs but i'm not optimistic that it will. : ) still...you never know. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 5, 2020 18:21:42 GMT -6
i don't get montreal with a near 60% chance to beat the pens but it seems this pie chart always has a few oddities on it. pens were 3-8-0 there last 11 games so maybe that's part of the reason.
minny 60/40 over the canucks seems a bit generous as well.
and i'm not sure i agree either with the hawks being at near even odds to beat edmonton but it sure does look nice.
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Post by vadarx on Jun 5, 2020 21:35:16 GMT -6
good lord..... they giving Vegas such high odds cuz the games are likely to be played there?
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 5, 2020 21:59:49 GMT -6
good lord..... they giving Vegas such high odds cuz the games are likely to be played there? things change daily but i had read that they weren't going to allow teams from the host cities to play in their home towns. and actually, the last pie graph just before the season ended had vegas at 12.1% to win it all and the flyers at 13.6% to lead their conferences. there's something in vegas/philly that that mega-super-data crunching computer likes i guess.... |
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Post by Tater on Jun 5, 2020 22:52:53 GMT -6
i don't get montreal with a near 60% chance to beat the pens but it seems this pie chart always has a few oddities on it. pens were 3-8-0 there last 11 games so maybe that's part of the reason. minny 60/40 over the canucks seems a bit generous as well. and i'm not sure i agree either with the hawks being at near even odds to beat edmonton but it sure does look nice. So, it looks like a Hawks/Islanders Cup Finals!
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Post by vadarx on Jun 6, 2020 4:28:56 GMT -6
good lord..... they giving Vegas such high odds cuz the games are likely to be played there? things change daily but i had read that they weren't going to allow teams from the host cities to play in their home towns. and actually, the last pie graph just before the season ended had vegas at 12.1% to win it all and the flyers at 13.6% to lead their conferences. there's something in vegas/philly that that mega-super-data crunching computer likes i guess.... huh....... welp, I'm gonna have to disagree with it, I guess. as far as the host cities go, I feel like they should pick a city that isn't in the playoffs and have them take place there. Detroit comes to mind, tbh. new facility, plenty of places to have practices, use the casino hotels to house the players. |
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Post by vadarx on Jun 6, 2020 4:29:17 GMT -6
i don't get montreal with a near 60% chance to beat the pens but it seems this pie chart always has a few oddities on it. pens were 3-8-0 there last 11 games so maybe that's part of the reason. minny 60/40 over the canucks seems a bit generous as well. and i'm not sure i agree either with the hawks being at near even odds to beat edmonton but it sure does look nice. So, it looks like a Hawks/Islanders Cup Finals!
I'm in. where do I sign up? |
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Post by hsbob on Jun 6, 2020 7:34:07 GMT -6
good lord..... they giving Vegas such high odds cuz the games are likely to be played there? It seems the defending champs owning the 2nd best record in the league without their best player all year impresses no one. This extra time assures a healthy Tarasenko and being underestimated should get under Berube's skin...….teams are gonna need a whip and a chair to play these bastards. |
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Post by BigT on Jun 6, 2020 15:36:53 GMT -6
good lord..... they giving Vegas such high odds cuz the games are likely to be played there? It seems the defending champs owning the 2nd best record in the league without their best player all year impresses no one. This extra time assures a healthy Tarasenko and being underestimated should get under Berube's skin...….teams are gonna need a whip and a chair to play these bastards. I highly highly highly doubt the Blues get away with what they did last year. I’m all for tough hockey, but that wasn’t even hockey or much of a sport. I talked to Steve Ott about that sht, and he just said, we’re gonna do it till someone stops us I believe the league stops them. They’ll have a parade to the box and it won’t work out well!!! |
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Post by vadarx on Jun 6, 2020 17:05:10 GMT -6
good lord..... they giving Vegas such high odds cuz the games are likely to be played there? It seems the defending champs owning the 2nd best record in the league without their best player all year impresses no one. This extra time assures a healthy Tarasenko and being underestimated should get under Berube's skin...….teams are gonna need a whip and a chair to play these bastards. tbh, that has been my concern all along with regards to them insisting on finishing the season. this favors teams like the blows and I could REALLY do without seeing that team win the Cup two years in a row. hopefully T is right and the league will promote more exciting teams in the playoffs. that being said, I feel like the team that wins it this year will be a team who rides a hot goalie the whole way...... |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 6, 2020 20:47:10 GMT -6
good lord..... they giving Vegas such high odds cuz the games are likely to be played there? It seems the defending champs owning the 2nd best record in the league without their best player all year impresses no one. This extra time assures a healthy Tarasenko and being underestimated should get under Berube's skin...….teams are gonna need a whip and a chair to play these bastards. i don't get it. out of curiousity, i just browsed thru 7 or 8 betting sites and the blues were on average down around 5th or 6th on cup winning odds, usually behind one or both of vegas and colorado. anyways....since jan. 1st, there were 5 better teams in the west (points percentage wise) than st. loo. maybe that along with the loss of bouwmeester has something to do with it. idk....it seems odd. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 6, 2020 20:51:21 GMT -6
good lord..... they giving Vegas such high odds cuz the games are likely to be played there? i don't think there could be much of a home ice advantage with no fans honestly, other than knowing the boards in your own rink. |
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Post by shooter61 on Jun 6, 2020 21:37:58 GMT -6
i HEARD TODAY THEIR IS STILL A LOT TO GET DONE,and a couple big differences about how this will work !
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Post by vadarx on Jun 6, 2020 22:13:47 GMT -6
good lord..... they giving Vegas such high odds cuz the games are likely to be played there? i don't think there could be much of a home ice advantage with no fans honestly, other than knowing the boards in your own rink. yeah, this is true, especially of they make the home team's players stay away from home as well, which I'm sure will be the case. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 6, 2020 22:20:37 GMT -6
i don't think there could be much of a home ice advantage with no fans honestly, other than knowing the boards in your own rink. yeah, this is true, especially of they make the home team's players stay away from home as well, which I'm sure will be the case. i was wondering about that. they would pretty much have to sequester every team wouldn't they? even those ones playing in their own cities/arenas? |
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Post by vadarx on Jun 6, 2020 23:57:59 GMT -6
yeah, this is true, especially of they make the home team's players stay away from home as well, which I'm sure will be the case. i was wondering about that. they would pretty much have to sequester every team wouldn't they? even those ones playing in their own cities/arenas? I think they do. wouldn't seem too fair to me to allow the "home team" to see their families while everyone else is stuck in a hotel for weeks/months. plus you have to keep everyone together to avoid exposure to outside parties who might infect a player. |
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Post by acesandeights on Jun 7, 2020 6:46:53 GMT -6
How would meals be handled? As Vadarx mentioned, they have to avoid being exposed to outside parties.
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Post by hsbob on Jun 7, 2020 7:30:21 GMT -6
It seems the defending champs owning the 2nd best record in the league without their best player all year impresses no one. This extra time assures a healthy Tarasenko and being underestimated should get under Berube's skin...….teams are gonna need a whip and a chair to play these bastards. I highly highly highly doubt the Blues get away with what they did last year. I’m all for tough hockey, but that wasn’t even hockey or much of a sport. I talked to Steve Ott about that sht, and he just said, we’re gonna do it till someone stops us I believe the league stops them. They’ll have a parade to the box and it won’t work out well!!! When the NHL postseason regresses to a bunch of finesse players hiding behind the refs...…..I'm out! I see enough of that watchin' the Hawks all year. They did get away with some edgy and dirty play but that's not why they won the cup,they were the best defensive team in the PO's and had the best goaltending to go along with the ability to scare a bunch of finesse players. You might like tough hockey but you just don't like the Blues.....I get it. Are you quarantining with Steve Ott?LOL! |
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Post by hsbob on Jun 7, 2020 7:31:54 GMT -6
How would meals be handled? As Vadarx mentioned, they have to avoid being exposed to outside parties. I ordered home delivery last night,I guess they'd do the same. |
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Post by hsbob on Jun 7, 2020 7:46:52 GMT -6
It seems the defending champs owning the 2nd best record in the league without their best player all year impresses no one. This extra time assures a healthy Tarasenko and being underestimated should get under Berube's skin...….teams are gonna need a whip and a chair to play these bastards. tbh, that has been my concern all along with regards to them insisting on finishing the season. this favors teams like the blows and I could REALLY do without seeing that team win the Cup two years in a row. hopefully T is right and the league will promote more exciting teams in the playoffs. that being said, I feel like the team that wins it this year will be a team who rides a hot goalie the whole way...... I guess what we find exciting differs. A lotta fans find 3 on 3 hockey exciting enough to have it infest the All Star game...….PO's next? Postseason,physical play is the only thing I recognize about the game any longer,calling ticky tack penalties to protect elite players in the postseason? Just go 3 on 3! A team rode a hot goalie last year |
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Post by BigT on Jun 7, 2020 11:46:44 GMT -6
I highly highly highly doubt the Blues get away with what they did last year. I’m all for tough hockey, but that wasn’t even hockey or much of a sport. I talked to Steve Ott about that sht, and he just said, we’re gonna do it till someone stops us I believe the league stops them. They’ll have a parade to the box and it won’t work out well!!! When the NHL postseason regresses to a bunch of finesse players hiding behind the refs...…..I'm out! I see enough of that watchin' the Hawks all year. They did get away with some edgy and dirty play but that's not why they won the cup,they were the best defensive team in the PO's and had the best goaltending to go along with the ability to scare a bunch of finesse players. You might like tough hockey but you just don't like the Blues.....I get it. Are you quarantining with Steve Ott?LOL! I’m trying to post some pics from last summer. It’s saying they’re too big. If I figure it out, I’ll put up some pics with Otter. He’s a cool guy. It’s a smaller community around here and everyone knows everyone. He did a meet and greet at the arena here, then we broke out a few drinks for the after party. Then it moved on down to Otts parents place. He laughed about the Hawks. We were talking about the toughness of the Blues and how they’re going to do what they gotta do to win, and if they get away with it, so be it. He also said that Chicago can do the same thing, they don’t wanna play tough anymore. We’ll see. I still don’t think they get away with the mugging that they did. They also lost one of their better grinders in Maroon. I think enough teams complained about their style and I’m sure the league is looking to square up thinks this year. LV got screwed, the Bruins got screwed. They just can’t have massive controversy this year!!! |
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Post by vadarx on Jun 7, 2020 18:26:19 GMT -6
tbh, that has been my concern all along with regards to them insisting on finishing the season. this favors teams like the blows and I could REALLY do without seeing that team win the Cup two years in a row. hopefully T is right and the league will promote more exciting teams in the playoffs. that being said, I feel like the team that wins it this year will be a team who rides a hot goalie the whole way...... I guess what we find exciting differs. A lotta fans find 3 on 3 hockey exciting enough to have it infest the All Star game...….PO's next? Postseason,physical play is the only thing I recognize about the game any longer,calling ticky tack penalties to protect elite players in the postseason? Just go 3 on 3! A team rode a hot goalie last year I have no issues with physical hockey. I have issues with the goonery that teams like Boston and the blows employ. I have no issue admitting, however, that my main issue with st loo is that it is farking st loo and I despise them, so that surely plays a part in my thinking here. they definitely rode a good goalie, but I dunno if I would call him "hot" for the entire run. if so, he would've won the Conn Smythe (although I believe he, much like Crow in 2013, should have won it). what I meant by that was I think someone rides a guy that wins them series that they shouldn't have, like Roloson in 2006 or JSG in 2003 (although they both lost in 7 in the finals). I don't think that applies to Crow or Binnington. Quick in 2012 would be a fine example. I am with ya on the 3 on 3 crap, I don't want that either. |
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Post by Tater on Jun 7, 2020 22:39:37 GMT -6
A big no the 3 on three any more than they already have.
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