Prime Minister Koivu
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In that play it was Samsonov’s job to stop pasta from cutting across the net.
Poke check or paddle down to prevent the movement. Brodeur was a master at that and thankfully Samsonov isn’t.
I was surprised that pasta put on the speed to get the puck and even attempt such a move.
Now it’s up to Florida to kill the Bruins
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1 hour ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
Pastrnak is useless
0-0 heading into the third
Well thank you Mr Pastrnak for killing the leafs -
Pastrnak is useless
0-0 heading into the third
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Boston has been really poor at getting the puck out of their zone after gaining possession.
Leafs get possession and they breakout three deep.
I'm nervous
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Edmonton is no where near as physical as Nashville.
Edmonton's game strategy is about puck possession and getting the puck up ice like a tornado.
Bashville is all about hard hits, grinding play, elbows, cross checking and causing as much physical harm as possible.
I agree that Edmonton is a stronger team but the Canucks have weapons too and I think they will have opportunities to use those weapons this series.
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30 minutes ago, DON said:
Good to see Canucks move on and 3rd stringer play surprisingly solid with huge shutout, but vs Oilers i dont like Canuck chances.
If Silvos plays like he did last night then Canucks have a chance.
Im banking on Pettersson having the room to make a significant impact this series as well. If Hughes can fly and Pettersson can fly then Skinner is in trouble.
I clearly want the Canucks to win 🏆
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30 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Not only was I on a BC Ferry during the game, but it was an older model of ferry with no TV hookup. So I was reduced to following the game via spotty cell reception - actually missed Suter’s goal. Oh well. I was glad they started Silovs. I liked his swagger in the earlier games. He just seems to have that “it” factor that some guys have.
That was an absolute meat-grinder of a series; almost a caricature of NHL playoff hockey (right down to the bizarre refereeing that is always a talking point at this time of year).
Obviously the Canucks will not be favourites against mighty Edmonton - BUT. It will be a wildly different series and might come as a relief to Vancouver. Plus Van has zero pressure now, while EDM has a ton of it. Vancouver is also an elite defensive team capable of grinding with the best of them. If they can get Pettersson going - a big “if” - and if they can continue to get stellar netminding - another big “if” - then an upset is far from impossible.
I think Pettersson and Hughes will have significantly more room to move and create plays.
I also think Vancouver has significantly better goaltending - be it Silvos or Demko.
Of course, Vancouver better stay out of the box because Edmonton is dangerous
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What an exciting finish for the Canucks.
Congratulations 🎉
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There is some serious goaltending going on in Nashville tonight
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Interesting rankings of team prospect depth.
I have no idea how this list was ranked but Habs at #2 and bruins dead last at 32.
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1 hour ago, dlbalr said:
So the fun part with this is that the buyout date isn't set in stone. It's the later of June 15 or 48 hours after the Cup Final ends. I think the last possible date for the Final to end is like the 24th or 25th. If it's the 25th and it goes the distance, they wouldn't be able to get in a 1/3 buyout.
I didn’t know that there is a chance the buyout 1/3 option could be missed.
It’s possible that a decision gets made for them.
I wouldn’t doubt if the Kings are looking at a buyout but I doubt it happens.
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Guhle
Savard
Kovacevic
Harris
Barron
Matheson
Xhekaj
Struble
There will be two players sitting for every game and I expect Barron to be part of that rotation.
There is no way that Barron should be slotted as a second pairing.
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Pastrnak is one of the wimpiest, suckiest, crybabyest player I’ve seen in a long time. Fragile wimp needs to engage.
I will also say that the refs were terrible. There was a missed boarding penalty and Marchand should have drawn two or three penalties but he gets the Gallagher treatment by the refs.
Terrible reffing aside, Boston only bothered to show up and play hard for 30 of the 60 minutes - useless ####
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Man Boston is going to blow a 3-1 series lead two years in a row.
Stupid leafs
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10 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
If all your shots are being blocked then you are not creating clear opportunities. Bruins were better that period but I think Nylander's goal might be enough. The momentum has shifted.
You might be right and we get a 1-0 game. How sad would that be.
12 minutes ago, TurdBurglar said:I missed the second period and saw Pastrnak got called 8 minutes for high sticking? How does that even happen?
Edit: Turns out it was just a double minor, but TSN has it wrong on their website.
TSN really wants the leafs to win I guess.
8 minutes? He high sticked someone twice and made them bleed both times? Is it possible?
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Much better period by Boston but leaf’s with a lucky deflection.
Come on Boston you don’t want to fold two years in a row
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1 minute ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
The Bruins had 2 shots in the 1st period of game 5 and 1 shot in the 1st period tonight. Something is wrong there. They are not ready. The Bruins only win tonight if Swayman is 1st star of the game.
They only had one shot but around 20 shot attempts.
Leafs are blocking shots, Bruins not near as much
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23 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
I don't think it's possible they buy him out, way too early to give up on him. A buyout could really come back and haunt them. He is still young.
For sure, Dubois is only turning 26.
Imagine that cap hit for seven more years if Dubois craps out though.
Small cap hit if they buy him out. For FOURTEEN years.
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Kind of feels like a game that Boston might win even though they don’t deserve to.
Leafs are blocking lots of shot attempts that’s for sure
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34 minutes ago, Commandant said:
Rogers owns something like 40% of the leafs (and Bell owns the same percentage).
Why are people surprised that the Sportsnet and TSN panels are always biased in favour of the leafs.
Do you think that the talking heads are going to criticize their bosses' prize asset?
Fair enough it’s just annoying.
That Marchand penalty was terrible officiating.
Leafs look pretty good unfortunately
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Sportsnet leaf Homer panel is ridiculous.
Leafs gotta get bounced tonight
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I have seen discussions on twitter about the possibility of a Dubois buyout.
As I understand it, if they buyout Dubois before June 26 the Kings will pay 1/3 of his contract but if they buy him out after June 26 it would cost 2/3.
Is it possible the Kings buy him out?
Would Dubois sign a one year contract with the Habs with low $ - as a show me contract?
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