The NHL Thread
For the 5 of us who post NHL stuff, here you go. Officially the season starts Tuesday October 11, although there were tw
they seem as likely to flame out early vs. reaching the SCF
the west has several decent teams but none that I have any confidence betting to reach the SCF. maybe the refalanche because they are always playing 9 on 5. oilers & stars have varying stories of getting to the WCF and then losing.
I just don’t think the Canucks are tough enough and have too many of their best players who don’t know what playoff hockey looks like and they’re not going to respond well this first time. Will be looking to fade.
Nice! I'm holding a few Swayman YGs, think they are undervalued atm. I should really list my Jack Hughes YGs but I keep going back and forth on sending them to SGC, they look clean enough for 10s.
It hurts being in the US for listing Hockey stuff, not many Canadians want to pay the stupid shipping through eBay global and I don't want to do the international shipping myself but I know it limits the market.
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I wouldn't have bet your money on VGK - that is a nice hit
Blind squirrel theory 😆
way too early present playoff matchups
Bos vs Det
Fla vs Tor
Nyr vs TB
Car vs Phi
Win vs Nas
Col vs Dal
Van vs Veg
Edm vs LA
West ones seem to much better to me.
What I think we'll get:
Fla vs Det (they barely make it in)
Bos vs Tor (the best!)
Nyr vs TB (will go 7)
Car vs Phi
Col vs LA
Van vs Nas
Edm vs Vegas (so amazing)
Dal vs Win (also amazing)
Feels like a good year in pools to take CAR players. Seem the most likely to get 2 rounds.
Dallas desperately needs to win their division to put off facing Colorado as long as possible and having someone else (hopefully) knock them off. They are Dallas' kryptonite.
Jets, Avs, Stars all tied at 91 pts with Jets 2 games in hand and Avs 1 game in hand. Gonna be fun watching down the stretch.
West Playoff situation (before any games played 3/18/24):
The top 3 slots in the Central and the top 2 slots in the Pacific are already locked up imo.
Wild Card standings
Nashville- 82 pts. 14 games left
LA (also currently 3rd Pacific) - 79 pts. 15 games left
VGK - 79 pts. 15 games left (2 games left with Minnesota, one with Nashville & St. Louis)
STL - 75 pts. 14 games left
Minnesota - 74 pts. 14 games left
Calgary - 71 pts. 15 games left
Minnesota didn't pull their goalie again in OT vs. STL and lost Saturday night. Guessing their coach didn't feel as good about that situation to do it in?
LA & VGK have been so erratic the last month+ I can't see either of them going on a sustained point run this last part of the season to get the 2nd wild card slot. Those slots will go to two teams from the Central imo.
LEAFS!
At least they scored, man they hit so many posts they would be actually winning, argh!
GRRRRRRRR Leafs blowing it again!
You mean they are not sitting now? ;P
Seriously if they play like they did beginning of the 3rd for the whole game or come playoffs it could be interesting, or they are going to need major injuries or other team in 1st round to be asleep.
LEAFS ALREADY!
Maybe they listened! :P
Lettuce Hockey!
GO STARS!!!
MATTHEWS HAT TRICK!!!
Or not it got called back FFS
whats the deal with him being a cy young candidate these days? running away with the richard, though sam reinhart(??) and zach hyman (!!???? mcbust is insane jfc) are closer than i thought, but the dude is only 10th in points. does he even pass the puck anymore, or has he gone full ovenchicken
anyway, predictably the toronto media goofs are pushing him for mvp, which is pretty funny/aggravating
(because most of them prob have votes, and dumbass yanks will vote him too)
LEAFS! Then Caps then Leafs, then Caps, Then LEAFS!
