If that game 4 was desperation, everyone on that team should take a hard look at the dictionary for that word, with the possible exception of Burns and Manson. Blackwood played well enough to steal game 4, but they seemed to oscillate from passiveness (O-Zone) to frustration (neutral zone) to...
Not expecting anything (Moose and Hybrid apps for Elk and Deer), but will help define whether I spend my WY pronghorn points this year or give it another year.
Both our NR 1st rifle buddies should draw with no issues, but sweating the one who was only 1 point above last years tag a little bit.
No #8 again tonight. If I was Coach, I'd have Blankenburg in there. Ahcan is a fine 6D replacement in the regular season, but Blankenburg at least has more speed and offensive chops @ the NHL level.
Alex Gagne is a unit and that alone is intriguing against a team like VGK, but that's a tough...
My buddy drew Gen S in the Random. Lucky SOB
If the current creep rate stays constant, and I don't get lucky, it will be 2032 before I draw a GEN tag again (last had one in 2022). 10 years between General tags is a little depressing...
Maybe rust wasn't an issue for EJ, but the Avs certainly looked rusty after the first 10 minutes. Notably for our D - Burns, Manson and Malinski all struggled at times and had some lazy plays/missed touches (still not sure why Ahcan got the nod over Blankenburg, either)
Either way, not the...
It's shocking how consistently he gets pucks through to the net. He definitely shows his age late in games, but has been rock solid all year.
All in all - the Avs looked like a team that hadn't played a hockey game in a week, VGK played good defense and Hart was very good (minus a lot of...
Man, the SFO Centurion was awesome when it first opened in 2014ish. No such thing as a waitlist, Free Coravin pours (including some really excellent $100+ retail bottles), really good food. One time my wife and daughter were with me and they had a deal with Coach where you could customize a free...
Congrats to the Habs fans - and Sabres fans for an unreal season. That series was super entertaining to watch.
I’m en route to client for a few days and couldn’t trade my game 1 so wife and son are on their way to Ball tomorrow night. Sadly, ESPN has the WCF this year so son won’t get to stand...
These days, I really only hunt Blue grouse and Pheasants (I'm trying to bring back 'Blue'). An occasional Sharptail/Chicken excursion thrown in.
8's for Blues. They don't soak up much lead and cripples are rare.
5's for early season pheasants, 4's for late. Of course, we get some tight...
So...yes...as you prove, debatable :)
I do think the best 5 teams since the olympic break through into playoffs are the 5 remaining. I'd notch MN at 6 (with notable injuries following them into playoffs), Dallas fell off the map after that crazy win streak they had (and then got injured).
Landeskog even talked about that postgame to the press. He said it's hard to flip that switch from defending, change, defending, change, defending when you jump ahead big early. And the Wild never seemed to be able to flip the switch. Great last 45 minutes from the Avs. 4th liners and Kulak with...
Omg, with the exception of EJ between the benches, ESPN coverage has been horrific.
They love the cheesy in-game interviews and actually missed the Avs first goal in while interviewing Hughes last game.
Plus they mute the crowd noise to the point it’s barely audible so it’s like watching a...
I thought Wallstedt did, also.
That was a great game both ways. One of the better ones of Playoffs, honestly. If you woke up and saw the final score, it tells a completely different story than the actual game.
Glad we're coming home with a chance to close. Wild are a scary team.
Similar for the Avs. Just bad defense all around. Neither goalie was good, but they weren't the main problem, so I understood both coaches leaving them in. Just a nutty game for two teams of this caliber.
Bednar's quote in the presser after the game summed it up pretty well, IMO:
Reporter...