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Forum: NHLJun. 13, 2018 at 7:09 a.m.
Thread: Early 2018-19 predictions?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HawksFan28</b></div><div>Yes, I know the odds of that aren't very high (Wahlstrom stepping right into the NHL) - that was a bold prediction but why not make it? and for the sake of argument - Ever hear of Mathew Barzal?

I will tell you what is accurate tho - the Hawks will have 100+ points next season and I look forward to all the Hawks haters cry about it because that's exactly what's going to happen..

You ever see Wahlstrom play with Jack Hughes? well Jack Hughes is basically a clone of Patrick Kane.... If Wahlstrom can put up points with Hughes then he can put up points with Kane and Schmaltz..

lol, and I could care less who you take seriously..</div></div>

Matt Barzal was drafted two years before entering the NHL. Nobody has had that type of rookie season as a teenager since Ovechkin/Crosby in ‘04-‘05.

You have no idea how ridiculous you sound. It’s gotten to the point where the Hawks fans are getting so defensive because they have too many overpaid players to contend for a Cup. They need a top pairing defenseman and another top four, not sure where these guys are supposedly coming from. Also factor in the forwards that need to be added and there’s nowhere near enough money to actually fill these holes dude
Forum: NHLJun. 12, 2018 at 12:33 a.m.
Thread: Early 2018-19 predictions?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HawksFan28</b></div><div>Blackhawks will have a 100+ point season, Wahlstrom makes the Hawks out of camp and puts up 70 points in route to ROY and Hawks haters heads explode...

Saad-Toews-DeBrincat
Wahlstrom-Schmaltz-Kane

Could do some serious damage to opposing teams.</div></div>

Yeah, and Ovechkin is gonna get past the second ro... *causes diversion while regathering thoughts now that that joke can’t be used anymore*

This’ll happen at the same time an expansion team makes the Stanley Cup Fina... *curses under breath while actually coming up with something that can be applied*

But in all seriousness, you realize how insane that is. A rookie drafted 8th overall is going to step right into the NHL and be almost a point per game player. I didn’t take anything you said seriously before, but this is just the icing on the cake
Forum: NHLApr. 19, 2018 at 3:36 p.m.
Thread: OTT & LAK Fans - Does This Make Sense?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rmay50</b></div><div>To me it makes no sense for the Kings and more sense for Ottowa.

Kings Perspective: Erik Karlsson is an amazing player and amazing defenseman, he is known for his offensive abilities and how he can take over a game offensively while still playing outstanding defense. Put him in the Kings defensive system, I don't trust that he will put up the same numbers year in and year out. Throwing a more offensive minded d-man into a defensive system wouldn't prove to be the best move. While some people would argue that he would bring more all around offense to the kings, my counterpoint is that he wouldn't have the speed there with him to flourish. Drew plays in all situations and most of the time has either Kopitar's or Carter's line out there with him, which outside of Carter, sometimes Iafallo, Reider and rare flashes of Pearson(assuming the Kopitar line is Iafallo-kopi-brown and carter's -pearson/reider-carter-toffoli) he has nobody that will be able to match and play with his speed. Looking at the rest of the lineup (especially defensively) the only other one who would be able to go stride for stride with him is Kempe (who I think really needs to be playing with better linemates than Lewis and Clifford if the Kings want him to develop... but that's beside the point). Plus he wouldn't have a defensive partner that would be able to match that offensive game, except maybe Martinez. With all that being said I think that would be somewhat of a downgrade for the Kings.

Ottowa Perspective (gonna be a lot shorter considering I am a kings fan): Drew Doughty shows flashes of being able to take over offensively. Take him out of a defense-first system and let him fly around out there, he will probably do great, simply put.

To me it makes a lot more sense for Ottowa and not a lot of sense for the Kings.</div></div>

Great post and that's why I posed the question. LAK and OTT fans have a better feel of what the team need is/how they like to play. You hit it on the head with the Karlsson to the Kings idea, in that (my thinking) he maybe able to bring more all-around offense to the Kings.
Forum: NHLApr. 18, 2018 at 4:28 p.m.
Thread: 2018 Playoffs discussion thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rangersandislesfan</b></div><div>Flyers Penguins tonight, game 4. Hoping to see the Flyers win. Actually, more than that, i'm hoping to see the Penguins lose. I'm not a Penguins fan at all. Anyway, this is an awesome seres and i'm excited to see what happens tonight. I think the Flyers win tonight. I mean, i had Philly in 6 coming into the series, not looking too likely at this point but why not still go with my pre-series prediction? Yeah, go Flyers for sure. Not sure if they'll win or not but i hope they do, and i'm predicting that they will. I think they're gonna be ready to make this a closer series and bring it to at least 6 games. They're gonna win in 6 anyway, lol.

Lightning and Devils tonight. I mean, i had the Bolts in 7 coming into the series, so i'm just gonna pick the Devils to win tonight, because it probably wouldn't go to 7 if they lose. But to tell the truth, i really am picking New Jersey to win tonight. Idk if i still think it'll go to 7 or not. Tampa could win in 6. But something tells me that on home ice tonight the Devils are gonna win and tie the series. Idk why but something tells me that.

Preds Avalanche, i'm predicting Nashville to win tonight. They're just so good.

About Anaheim and SJS, i think Anaheim wins tonight. I think San Jose still wins in 6. The Knights - Kings series was a sweep but i don't think this one will be. <strong>What happens in one series doesn't really change what happens in another IMO</strong>.</div></div>

What the heck does that even mean
Forum: NHLMar. 23, 2018 at 12:57 a.m.
Forum: NHLMar. 21, 2018 at 11:03 a.m.
Thread: My Bold Playoff Predictions
After doing some heavy thinking and discussion with <a href="/users/mhockey91" target="_blank">@mhockey91</a> This could most likely be a possible scenario this year. Since when are the playoffs perfect when the best teams in the season move onto the finals right?

Final Standings in

<strong>Atlantic</strong>:
Tampa
Boston
Toronto
Florida**
Detroit
Montreal
Ottawa
Buffalo

<strong>Metro</strong>:
Washington
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Philadelphia*
Carolina
New Jersey
New York Rangers
New York Islanders

<strong>Central</strong>:
Nashville
Winnipeg
Minnesota
Colorado*
Dallas
St Louis
Chicago

<strong>Pacific</strong>:
Vegas
Los angelas
San Jose
Anaheim**
Calgary
Edmonton
Arizona
Vancouver

<strong>First Round:</strong>

Tampa over Florida in 5
Toronto over Boston in 7
Washington over Philadelphia in 6
Pittsburgh over Columbus in 7
Nashville over Anaheim in 6
Minnesota over Winnipeg in 7
Colorado over Vegas in 7
Los Angelas over San Jose in 6

<strong>Second Round:</strong>

Tampa over Toronto in 7
Pittsburgh over Washington in 6
Minnesota over Nashville in 7
Los Angelas over Colorado in 6

<strong>Conference Finals:</strong>

Pittsburgh over Tampa in 7
Los Angelas over Minnesota in 6

<strong>Cup Finals</strong>

Los Angelas over Pittsburgh in 7
Forum: NHLFeb. 13, 2018 at 7:46 p.m.
Thread: Dustin n Suspension
Ok can we play devils advocate for a second?

Anyone else here play ice hockey? I do and I've accidentally done that to a player myself albeit not nearly at that speed and severity as both those guys were flying at the time of the hit. I wonder if Brown stayed completely straight the whole time (Like literally) how much distance Sergachev would of cleared him by? I think it would of been inches at best.

So its comes down inches and time. Brown is already in the same posture to hit Serg as he makes his deke. Stop the video at 0.30. The problem here is i think Sergachev miscalculated the speed Brown was coming at and rather than deke Brown with his foot speed, he tries to dodge the hit by gliding around him. Serg is coming at the same direction Brown is and this is what makes it virtually impossible for him to avoid. While Browns knee is definitely extended slighly, it was prior to Sergachev's deke and Sergechev himself is not skating at the time of the hit. He's gliding.

So lets just assume Brown had enough time to think and avoid the hit, How would that look like exactly? Remember Brown is already the one crouched with the knee in that posture before the hit, Its Sergachev who makes the quick deke around Brown. Could Brown of straightened his body upwards and parallel'd his knees evenly in that split second? I don't have a clock to measure the time exactly but guessing its roughly half a second maybe even less.

This reminds me of the two guys going into the boards to get a puck scenario and one guy turning the opposite direction at the last second with the hitter right behind him. The hitter has so little time to react.

Now listen I would of been happy with the NHL giving him a lengthy suspension as i will always ere on the side of the offensive player caught by the physical play. I would rather have a game of players that don't hit but score beautiful goals rather than lots of hits but stifling offensive creativity.

But... i feel Brown may have a case here. Up until what, half a second before impact he had lined Sergachev up perfectly. Its was the quick movement on part of Sergachev that put him in that position. Sergachev moved his whole body around Brown except for the knee down on his left leg. Brown's leg extension was what, 2 maybe 3 inches at most? That isn't so much as clipping as it is reactionary. He follows through with his hit as he would if he got Serg cleanly. His body posture would not of changed.

Like i said I would rather suspend Brown simply on principle than to put the onus completely on Serg's shoulders but if we're all being honest and un-biased, in the time Brown had to see the Sergachev deke and align his knee in a way to avoid Serg's knee is virtually impossible. Either Brown would have had some sort of preconceived idea of what Serg would of done and been able to adjust his body better to actually hit him or he would of literally stood up straight and skated lifelessly past Sergachev. Either way, i don't think either option was possible given the split second time he had to make it in.

This hit IMO isn't suspension worthy all things being even but I say suspend him anyway. I'd rather have players being afraid to hit due to suspension than players being afraid to deke due to being hit. (Except for the obviously clan hit)
Forum: NHLDec. 8, 2017 at 10:40 a.m.