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give me one reason why next year's stan lee won't be a rematch

both teams bring back all the same guys

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why won't kesler finally just neck himself, nobody likes him

>>76525902
>>76525919
100% will be there with Ryan jo this time and 60% percent chance pengoofs

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>>76525973
Don't forget Fiala, who is basically the perds version of Guentzal.

>Forsberg
>Johansen
>Arvidsson
>Fiala
wew

What makes you think Pens have less of a chance? Who will they lose?

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Blue Jackets will win the cup

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Is there a tougher top 4 in any division?

>>76526068
>caps
>pongs
>mcdavids
kek, good luck

>>76525995
Don't they only have 3 D signed for next year?

>>76526115
Are you talking about the Pens? If so, they have enough skill guys to sacrifice one for a good D

As for the Preds, I hope the Josi-Duchene rumors aren't true

>>76526068
First let's see them win a game.

>>76526097
I've always seen the Metropolitan as the best division in all honesty
Caps useally wins President Trophy, chokes playoffs
Pongs are obviously top tier, and will be for several yrs to come
Rags is hard to write off, memes aside
Islanders getting better
Canes getting a lot better

Blackhawks are regular season babies now
Milds had a meme season

>>76526115
Pens will have a ton of cap room once Vegas picks Fleury and will work out deals with Schultz and Dumoulin. They'll just need to add a couple bottom pairing guys (maybe even bring Hainsey back on a one year deal) or finally give Pouliot a shot.

>>76526115
They have a lot of cap space with MAF going
They'll be elite again next yr, and yrs to come desu

>>76526192
Define a meme season. They looked pretty strong when I watched them.

The Central gained some cred this season considering the fourth best team all year long was good enough to take the Pongs 6 games in the SCF

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>>76526309
*asterisk*

>>76526214
They had a great regular season, sure
They were heavily overhyped by media to be contenders though; especially after their Hanzal/White trade

Preds were surprisingly good no doubt, a lot of credit to their D and Rinne most of the way; the Central is far from bad

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>>76526327
>tfw

>>76526327
>That looks on Forsbergs face
That call hurt him, holy

>>76526328
I know they have Suter, but who are their other studs?

I just hope Peks has a couple good years left in him, Pens have to feel /comfy/ knowing they have a young stud in Murray

>>76526345
He was the first one to hear the whistle and went nuts at first, then just got sad

Who do you think the league will have at Pittsburgh to watch repeat banner raising? Kind of want the Caps again just for the lels, but Preds would be a good choice too just to remind them that you get nothing for finishing second except a worse draft pick.

>>76526382
Not necessarily true about finishing second. A good showing in the SCF goes a long way with free agents.

>Evgeni Malkin broke his nose during team celebration
>"I hit on someone's helmet, it looks like Murray" - Malkin
>>76526365
Supposively Dubnyk, Koivu, Niederreiter and Granlund - they were made up to be more than they are

is crosby going to visit trump?

>>76526496
If he doesn't get charged with a hate crime for his dirty head-smashing against Subban

>>76526341
You made him cry /hoc/. How are you going to fix this?

>>76526515
Those are the saddest Swedes in history

>>76526460
Kek I knew his nose looked fucked. More fucked than usual at least, and I did not remember seeing him take a stick up high or something during the game

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>>76526842
He is one ugly motherfucker even without a broken nose

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Can't worry the Murray.

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>>76527078
(sans games 3 and 4)

Should the NHL have the Preds and Pens redo game 6 in case it was big refpuck?

No disrespect to the pens, I'm a firm believer that Pittsburgh beating them is huge refpuck and robs the Preds of truly accomplishing what their capable of. I've spent the last few days in pure disbelief and it just doesn't make sense to me. I've spent the entire regular season watching the Preds play great hockey it's just not fair.

If the Preds lose again I will face that the Pens deserved the win, but I am just 100% sure it was refpuck and does a big disservice to the Preds and the NHL.

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>we is gonna 3peat
>we dindu nuffin wrong
>we is signing oshie
This is why everyone hates you, pongs fans

>>76527202
Would obviously never happen, but it makes it more infuriating that the exact same thing happened during a regular season game back in October and the refs got it right by reviewing the play and counting the goal in spite of the whistle.

Pens probably would have won game 7 at home, but Preds got robbed game 6.

>>76527222
I want to trampoline into that above-ground pool so bad

>>76527222
>5 stanley cups
>2 in a row
>definitely will be in the hunt for it again next year

This is why we dont care.

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>>76527222
>implying we care what fans of losers think

>>76526115
And 27million in cap room

>>76527264
>dat malkin pube "beard"
wew

>>76527222
Is anyone saying Pongs are gonna sign Oshie? They already have an Oshie Prototype in Sprong.

>>76527263
Ah yes, there's the attitude I expected from a resident of pissburgh. Exactly why they are the new most hated franchise in the NHL.

At least with oilers fans they actually stuck around and watched games in between Gretzky and Mcdavid, how were the pongs doing in the years between Lemieux/Jagr and Crosby/Malkin?

how the fuck are pongs gonna afford crysby, malkin, murray, guentzal, bonino, letang, and kessel going forward?

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>>76527264
>cocky about a cup with two asterisks

>>76527346
See yinz at the parade :^)

>>76527340
>implying Captain autismo wont just take his 8.7million cap for the rest of his career

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>>76527346
Its 2 more cups than your team has in the last 2 years :-D

>>76527340
Crosby and Malkin make up 44% of their cap, Pens got Murray on a sweet deal for the next three seasons given his talent level, Guentzel is a rookie, Bonino is most likely gone, Letang is on a fair deal, and the Laffs are paying for Kessel.

>>76527351
gay pride parade?

>>76527361
Even if he took less money, is there any way they can keep all those guys? It seems impossible.

Right now they're getting away with it because Guentzal and Murray are still under cheap contracts, but they'll have to pay those guys big time along with the proven guys they already have.

Although same could be said for Preds with Arvidsson and Fiala

>>76527388
I'm not Holtby

>>76527369
>1.5 cups

>>76527340
They're 16 mil off the cap once MAF leaves
Bonino is UFA
Malkin and Kessel is sealed for the next 4 yrs for 9,4 and 6,8 mil respectively
Crosby signed for.. god knows how many yrs, for 8,7
Seeing as Toews is making 10,5, they have some pretty okay contracts

Murray will be "cheap" for the next 2 seasons, he'll probably demand an elite pay after that

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/hoc/ ON SUICIDE WATCH

>>76527418
.. Correction: Kessel is free.. for now
ffs

>>76527400
that shit was so pathetic. i can't afford to have NHL players start cucking like that

>>76527418
well fug

once Guentzal and Murray demand the money deserve in a couple years and Kessel is an old obese dude this group will finally break up, but they'll be stacked again next year

>>76527399
Pens also played significantly under the cap this season.

Geno, Sid and Letang and Kessel are locked up till they retire basically, or warrent a pay cut for older age.

Murray wont take more than 6-7million for a long term, unless the cap goes down, that shouldnt be difficult.

Guentzel will be the odd man out if they cant afford it. Finding scoring wingers to play with sid isnt hard and they can use that as a barganing tactic to get him to take less.

Kessel will probably retire when his contracts up

>>76527479
I'm not too worried about Kessel, I think Guentzal is already more dangerous than he is. Sort of a one trick pony.

I forgot about Hornvquist, what's his situation?

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>>76527418
Pongs fans seem so sure that Fleury is a show in for Vegas, but what if they take Howard?

Howard is cheaper at $5.29m versus Fleury at $5.75m and Howard posted better numbers this season. Ho are is also the only player worth taking off the wings, unless Holland absolutely cucks everything up.

>>76527467
Yes indeed, they'll have trouble then; Malkin and Kessel runs out not long after Guentzal and Murray gets new contracts too
They'll be stacked for atleast the next two years

>>76527516
UFA.

Thats going to be Penguins problem, finding the right depth players to play with the core.

>>76527540
Pens will just keep pumping out literally who 3rd round draft picks and be contenders forever.

>>76527530
Howard is much more unreliable from what I understand
Pretty sure I read Fleury agreed to waive his NMC in February so the Pens could expose him

>>76527556
Their scouting/Team building is nothing less than elite, it wouldn't surprise me if they pulled an elite 3rd rounder every year

>>76527556
This

And Rutherford will continue to fleece every other GM in the league

>>76527569
I read they gave him the option of being traded before the deadline, or agreeing to waive the NMC for the draft to stay with the team for the playoff run. Made the right choice desu.

If digits Pierre-Olivier Joseph will be drafted in the 2nd round by Columbus and win rookie of the year next year and 5 Norris trophies over his career.

>>76527558
Howard has had an issue with groin injuries, and he usually loses his confidence after coming back from one, but this year it wasn't really an issue and he posted great numbers behind what could be argued as the worst defense in the league.

I'm not acting he will g t grabbed by Vegas for sure, but Fleury isn't a guarantee either. It might come down to who can trade their veteran goalie before they get exposed to the expansion draft desu

The NHL should really come out with a statement about the horrible officiating this post season and apologize to hockey fans everywhere and really apologize to the Preds, their organization, their fans, and the city. We were literally robbed of a seventh game. They need to have a full plan on how they are going to fix this problem for next season. The very least the league should do is put an asterisk next to the cup victory in the records books.

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>>76527556
That's what >we used to think too
;^)

>>76527665
Vegas is probably going to take like 4 or 5....

The Pens don't deserve shit. Preds literally had goals stolen from them and the Pens were given the cup because of it. They were the worse team this entire series. Crosby winning the Conn Smythe was a joke. The NHL is hurting their league and the sport of hockey. They really need to make some major changes to help ensure shit like that doesn't happen in the future. They really should apologize to the team, the organization, the fans, and the city of Nashville too, but the NHL is too cowardly. The Pens should really offer to give back the cup or ask for an asterisk to be put next to their win in the record book.

>>76527782
t. false-flag pongs poster

>>76527782
>muh stolen goals

Offside and Goalie interferance, but I understand your mistake, being new to the sport and all

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>>76527799
>""offsides""
>goalie """"interference""""

>>76528119
brehs

>>76527918
>t. Cletus from Nashville who cant skate

>>76528232
>t. pissburgher proxy posting from Canada

>>76527918
How many fingers will they hold up when they 11-peat?

>>76528259
The refs will hold up the extra finger for them
:^)

>>76528276
>"THE REFS WONT LET US BREAK THE RULES REEEEEEEEEEEEE"

Literally you. Literally seething.

>>76528297
>being this triggered
Is it because, deep down, you know this cup was less than legitimate?

>>76528318
>being this triggered
Is it because, deep down, you know a threepeat is imminent?

>>76528325
As long as Crosby is muh NHL golden boy, I don't disagree with you. Better hope he stays in Gary's good graces and McDavid doesn't usurp him
;^)

>>76528366
>golden boy

Are you from www . Reddit . Com?

>Finnish government is very close to collapsing
>one of the bigger political parties has split into two groups

Man, here I thought the hockey off-season would be pretty boring but Finbowl is getting real exciting.

>>76528451
Stream?

>>76528389
>everything I don't like is reddit

>>76528474
>any team I dont like wins by refpuck

Normie reddit mentality.

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>>76528119

>tfw no 2 time stanley cup champion bf

>>76528529

please be in LONDON, OHIO.

Go sharks

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>>76528496
kek okay fag

>trashville predditors

>>76526327
It was early in game 6. You know damn well the preds probably wouldn't win the game if that goal counted anyway and definitely wouldn't win game 7

>>76527329
Is the goal of being a sports fan getting the fans of other teams to like you? What kind of a stupid faggot cares lmao kill yourself

>>76527399
>Even if he took less money
I want preddit "fans" to leave. his contract still has 8 years on it

>>76528783
how many tennessee residents will kill themselves after the inevitable regression next season

hopefully all of them

>>76528740
t. refcup

>>76527433
no he's not. he's $6.8m and the laffs pay $1.2m of it every year. still puts him at $5.4 for the pens

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>>76528863
and it feels so good. keep worrying what others think about you

WE DID IT LADS, WE WON THE CUP!

>>76528885
Crosby the only facial hair you can pull off is the goatee. please shave the rest of that faggy shit off.

>Reminder that Matt Murray was the 9th goalie drafted in 2012, behind such great names as Malcolm Subban, Joonis Korpisolo and Jake Paterson

>4 pick after, at 87, Frederik Andersen was the 10th goalie.

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>>76528885

>>76528863
t. Loser

>>76528921
Success breeds jealousy

>>76528921
buffalo fangays weren't this salty
further proof that predditors are some of the worse """""fans"""" in the league

>>76528918
>Subban, Korpisolo ad Paterson
>All before Murray and AnderGOD

Terrible scouts, what are they being paid to do?

>>76528966
I'll let you in on a secret lad
>I'm not a perds fan

>>76528966
Its probably not even Nashville fans. Crosby cucks everyone, so its people trying to find a reason why their own team couldnt beat him.

Notable examples are Ted from Akron and any Snes fan

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>The Ducks choked AGAIN

>>76528976
>being so salty you false flag as the crying losers
top kek

Are you saltfags more mad that >we won two lees in a row or that the Penguins cap management is going to allow for 4 straight?

>>76528988
>choked

You mean got refpucked

>Nashville goons its way through the west never getting called and having everything called in their favour
>Get to SCF where the calls are fair
>their fans being so new arent used to this and cry refpuck

Im a Pens fan and I even think if Anaheim was sabotaged they would have swept Pittsburgh.

>>76528997
>saying the pongs reffed to the cup is the same as being a fan of the perds
wew

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Autist

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Leader of Men

>>76529026
>calls were fair
W E W
E
W

How do you justify Sid throwing shit on the ice?

>>76529032
its one thing to say it, quite another to go out of your way and photoshop a image for the purpose of crying about the refs

>>76529032
Yeah crying refpuck about a whole series because of one goal, not even in game 7 is pretty casual retard sunbelter. Your butthurt feels great though

>>76529067
>SID THREW SOMETHING ON THE ICE GIVE HIM A PENELTY WHILE WERE DOWN 5-0 IN THE 3RD REEEEEEEE

Holy kek. If you wanna go 100% by the book scissons shouldnt have even played in game 6. Headshots, even incidental are not tolerated.

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>>76529068
>go out of my way
>tfw I used my phone's photo studio while I was on the shitter at work

>>76529091
of course it wouldnt have changed anything but that was still horseshit
t. different guy

>get outscored 8-0 in final 2 games
>go 0-2 on 5 on 3 powerplays in the series
>go 0-6 in powerplays in the final 2 games
>w-we needed more powerplays!!!!!
>f-fucking refs

>>76529125
About as bullshit as the lack of intigator minors Subban received all series.

>>76529102
>all this effort on company time to throw shade on a team that didnt even beat his in the final round

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>>76529168
Yeah the pongs were elite this series. Too bad well never know if they would have won it on their own, what with the refs winning it for them

>>76529238
>what with the refs winning it for them
when did the linesmen place the puck on hornqvists stick to score in the series winning goal,

>>76529238
Show me one specific case of Refs not following the rulebook that led to the Penguins winning.

Protip. You cant.

>>76529238
I can't even imagine being this assblasted

>>76529252
>**hornqvist's game-tying goal**

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>>76529302
who needs to understand what goaltender inference is when you just blame the refs regardless of the outcome

Do the perds even make the playoffs next year?

really hope we get a change up next season. wayyyy too much mustard yellow in the SCF this year.

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>>76529335

>>76525995
They almost lost to the sens in OT, thyere gunna screw-up next year, sens are good team of course

>>76529335
I'm a Habs fan, I always blame the refs, it's in my Quebecois DNA to be a victim.

>>76529390
if only forsberg didnt have his skate on his pad before daly was able to "push" him

>>76529409
OUTSIDE THE GOALIE SAFE SPACE!!!!

>>76529409
>it's goalie interference if muh goalie fugs up
was Price in net for the pongs?

>"This would also include situations whereby the Referee stops play or is in the process of stopping the play because he has lost sight of the puck and it is subsequently determined by video review that the puck crosses (or has crossed) the goal line and enters the net as the culmination of a continuous play where the result was unaffected by the whistle (i.e., the timing of the whistle was irrelevant to the puck entering the net at the end of a continuous play).”.

Literally in the rule book. The ref, who had poor positioning, blew the puck dead when he lost sight of the puck.

Since the puck was sitting in the crease not moving, its not a continous play.

Since Sissons hit the puck after the whistle, its not continous play

Thus making it ineligble for video review.

>human error is refpuck
Crybabies

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>>76529633
S-shut the fuck up

>>76529633
>human error of a non-player deciding a championship
nice semen slurping league you have there, leaf

>>76529667
Blame the meme coach who could have used his coachs challenge to get it reviewed but didnt. Literally noone on the preds bench even knew video review rules, why do we think the fans know any of the rules?

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So how is offseason /hoc/ going?
Shot my first sub 100 round, feels good lads
2 hours of lessons were worth every penny times two

>>76529686
giroux? you should be better at golf with all the practive you've had

CANTADA
ON
SUICIDE WATCH

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/06/12/sportsnet-stanley-cup-viewership-up-18-over-2016

>>76529394
>almost lost the sens

And their team was playing on broken bones and missing their best defensemen, while the sens got by on a hot goalie

>>76526097
no

Team Eliminated by the Cup Winner # since 1980
Vancouver Canucks 10
Philadelphia Flyers 9
Boston Bruins 9
Washington Capitals 8
New York Rangers 7
Los Angeles Kings 7
Detroit Red Wings 7
St. Louis Blues 6
Phoenix Coyotes (Winnipeg Jets) 6
Dallas Stars (Minnesota North Stars) 6
Colorado Avalanche (Quebec Nordiques) 6
Chicago Blackhawks (Black Hawks) 6
New Jersey Devils 5
Tampa Bay Lightning 4
New York Islanders 4
Nashville Predators 4
Montreal Canadiens 4
Edmonton Oilers 4
Calgary Flames 4
Anaheim Ducks 4
San Jose Sharks 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Ottawa Senators 3
Minnesota Wild 3
Carolina Hurricanes (Hartford Whalers) 3
Buffalo Sabres 3
Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Florida Panthers 2
Phoenix Coyotes 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 1

>cantpucks

>>76526327
*ass blasted*

>>76529724
Sens had injuries too, every goalie was fire u schmuck, letang is good but not that good

>>76527202
>I've spent the entire regular season watching the preds play great hockey
>literal .500 team

Top kek

>>76529741
if it isnt gonna to end up being >our year then we may as well be beaten by the best

>yfw Preddit is ass blasted because they don't know the rules

unfortunately the laffs most recent cup win is still on the stanley cup. this year the band listing the 1953–54 to 1964–65 Cup winners is scheduled to be retired

>>76529680
I thought they could only review to get a goal taken away, not to reverse a no-goal call

>>76529716
lots of people were hype for the first possible b2b in nearly 2 decades
are we not allowed to enjoy hockey just because >our franchises were eliminated?

>>76529830
>reddit accusing reddit of being from reddit

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TRADES?

>>76529853
maybe you should educate yourself before spamming >muh refpuck

>>76529853
that's why you're sunbelt

>>76529919
Im.the same guy who posted the rule about video review.

Hes not wrong. Coachs challenge is only eligible for Offsides and Goalie interferance causing a goal.

>>76529895
>being this mad about a goal that never was

>>76529929
>Coachs challenge is only eligible for Offsides and Goalie interferance causing a goal
That doesn't fit with my narrative or feelings, facts disregarded, the racist af NHL doesn't want a black man to win the stanley cup.

>>76529929
he may not be wrong, but he doesnt understand why hes correct which is why he needs to learn

>>76529956
Either way, Preds are spamming refpuck because the Refs followed the rules on literally both goals Nashville had called back.

>WAHHH THE REFS WONT BEND THE RULES FOR MY TEAM

>>76529956
>I thought they could only review to get a goal taken away
you can challenge to add a goal if goaltender interference was called and you don't think there was interference. his post was wrong

>>76529238
>>76528318
>hear cuckville fans talk shit about having to go to game 7 against the sens
>proceed to get blown the fuck out the first two games
>blow out the pens the next two games
>get mega blown the fuck out in game 5
>get dominated in game 6 at home
>MUH REFPUCK


Ahahahaha 2.0 cups in 2 years stay assblasted you utter faggot

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Give your most likely to happen meme-trade this offseason

>>76529989
Puljujärvi for Hjalmarsson + 2nd

>>76529989
Toews to philly for picks

Both Kanes to Vegas for picks to help them refocus their lives in a more positive environment.

>>76529989
Fleury + 2nd for Trouba

>>76529998
pls no

>>76530025
as long as Carter is there as well to act as chaperone and role model

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>rags

>STILL no trades

wtf people were talking as if there were deals lined up to go right when the cup was awarded

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Off to the gym now lads, and you should go too.

>>76529989
The New York Rangers will make the ECF this season

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>>76530065
doubt anyone wants to trade before the expansion draft because of player protections and shit. unless you're doing a for sure protected player for another one. might be a pretty exciting period between expansion draft and entry draft

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>>76530121
the expansion draft is why there SHOULD be trades

teams that can't protect a good player will want to get something for them in a trade then lose them for nothing to the flamingos

>>76530143
but you need a team willing to lose someone for that to happen

>>76530143
if you couldnt protect the player you're sending away how do you expect to protect the player you're receiving?
do you really expect teams to flip their rookies?

>>76530121
You are wrong, fucking casual

>>76530170
then why are there no trades? why don't your precious predditors trade away neal

>leafs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oerZyuYeMnY

>>76530168
>>76530169
players for picks

teams like Carolina and Toronto are protecting some useless fucking players, they can take on a player that's actually worth protecting for picks

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>tfw shitposting at average rate of 7.4 (You)s/hour from work

>>76530188
Nice attempt at misdirection, filthy casual. Also, the playoffs ended less than two days ago. Have some patience you spastic.

>>76530239
>filthy casual
>spastic
this is the nhl, there is one trade a year.

>>76530121
some teams have to make trades in order to protect the ones they want, like Anaheim

>>76530290
they're only going to lose one player. they made the wcf this year, why would you make a trade and also lose a player in expansion when you could just lose one player and try to fill that void later in free agency or a trade.

I had a dream about the pens repeating a long time ago, but after that I saw that the capitals won the cup the next 3 years so this is going to be interesting

>>76530308
Because they'll lose someone legitimately good like Vatanen or Silfverberg if they don't make a trade instead of a shitty third liner like everyone else.

>>76530251
No shit, fucking millennials have no patience, they all have ADD and want instant gratification.

>>76530332
then decide between vatanen and manson
>>76530375
calm down sperg

>>76529989
Evander Kane for Matt Dumba and Nino Neiderreiter

>>76529989
Jake Guentzel + 2nd for Kovalchuk + 1st overall pick

>>76530394
Better to decide and then trade him for a piece they don't have to protect instead of losing him for nothing. This is basic asset management.

>>76530431
>patrick nolans ran as a 3rd line C
cheeky

>>76527202
When you get housed in back to back games 6-0 and 2-0 that says all about who the better team was. Rinne had to stand on his head for this team to win. If his game was a little off and/or they couldnt score it exposed the preds as being a fluke

>>76530461
so in addition to trading away one of those two, you will lose a second player in the draft. now you have 2 holes to fill. this is basic math.

>>76530431
wew lad

>>76530479
The second player you lose will not be good and any UFA or AHLer can fill the spot. The package you get back for the first guy would be equal to his value.

>>76530513
any UFA or AHLer can fill a roster spot on an NHL team?

>Jets re-sign forward Marko Dano to a one-year extension

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>>76530532
Yes

>>76530532
We're talking 3rd liner at best, so yes. I think you're underrating the talent out there just because you want to be contrarian and pretend Anaheim shouldn't make a trade even though everyone knows they should and will eventually.

>>76530544
So they are losing Armia to Vegas?

>>76530575
so you think any AHLer of UFA can fill a third line spot for you? then why are there 4th liners in the NHL? can you name one player you think will fill that spot for you? what about the second spot you need to fill?

you will be adding 2 AHLers to the team next year and it's no big deal because you got a draft pick?

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>Hello Barky here
>Welcome to my world
http://www.aleksanderbarkov16.com/

Jesus Christ it's like some introduction to some 2000 year teen movie

>>76530599
You're trying to argue that filling a whole for upper tier talent is easier than lower tier which makes no sense.

And you don't have to trade for a draft pick. You can trade for players who are exempt.

>>76530604
>last blog post jan 30, 2014

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OUR OFFSEASON LA

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>>76530664

>>76530641
One of vatanen and Manson are 2nd pairing dman and one is a third pairing. Decide which is 3rd pair and let them be exposed in expansion. You can just fill their spot with any old AHLer then

>>76530664
if i had to name 3 teams that are as far away from winning the cup as possible, Montreal would definitely be one of them.

>>76530664

The Habs are like, only 3 elite forwards and 1 or 2 elite d-men away from being true contenders. 2018 ain't our year son

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>>76530721
ok

>>76530641
nobody is going to trade you a player that is exempt. that means they are young, good, and they have the bonus of not having to protect them.

>>76530721
i got an elite d right here you can have
**unzips**

>>76530681
I think they are both 2nd pairing quality despite where they actually play.

>>76530749
We'll see. Some teams are desperate for D. I'm not even a Ducks fan, I just don't think they stand pat and lose a quality player for nothing.

>>76530779
Nah you can fill a third pairing spot with any older AHLer or UFA you said it yourself

>>76530815
>not knowing the difference between third line and third pairing

You could at least go full bullshit here and claim I'm saying they could replace Rakell.

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>>76530906
if he's so good and you can fill his third line spot with any old AHLer or UFA why didn't they trade him away before this season and get a piece? you think it is way too easy to find an NHL replacement level player

none of this matters anyway

>>76530921
Glad it is confirmed that Anaheim will make a trade so they don't have to lose good players for nothing

>>76530947
glad that I was right an hour ago saying there are no trades because they're waiting for the expansion draft to happen

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Trade Toews and Crawdad right now

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>Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
>Dion Phaneuf is not expected to waive his NMC, as was requested by OTT. That means Phaneuf would have to be protected in expansion draft.

FUUUUUUUUUUUCK
Bye Methot

>>76531138

Maybe you shouldn't have given Toews 10.5 mil a year, among other things?

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>>76531170
>Phaneuf actually believes anyone wants him

WEW

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>>76531201
i can think of one tasty treat that does

>>76531170
probably terrified that vegas would try to make him captain

>>76531138
>>76531194

>PPG only once* in his career
>somehow muh intangibles make up for it

His agent deserves some sort of MVP award

*in a shortened lockout season

>>76531216
She fantasizes of Kiefer when she lets phaneuf have her

>>76531194
>>76531229
Any trade would probably be a downgrade, but some decent young guys or draft picks are much more valuable than him
Also the Darling trade was god-awful, he could have become our starting goalie

>>76531283
nobody is taking that awful contract at all

>>76531229
being paid after bringing home 3 cups to a dead franchise seems intangible enough

>>76531294
>le dead franchise meme

>>76527687
Muh sides. I live here in tennessee and know that the trashville sexual predators lost fair and square

>>76531294
>revive franchise
>only to kill it again

Such is life in Chiraq

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>>76531305
>meme

>>76527782
I am a Buffalo Bills and Sabres fan and even I laugh at your crying of being "screwed".

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>>76531305

>>76531294

This isn't basketball. He was great in 2010 but for the other two cups he was only a cog in the machine

>>76531305

It's not a meme

>>76531332
>2006
>>76531342
That's because games are actually broadcast on local TV now, so people can actually watch without going to a game

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>>76531336

>>76531367
yeah 2006, toews started playing in the 2007 season, conveniently right when >your franchise starting reviving itself

>>76529335
Leg is outside the crease

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>>76529345
>same team
>but with healthy Johansen and Fiala
gonna say yes

>>76531383

Forgive him, he only started watching hockey during the 2010 playoffs

>>76529335
Same thing happened with Price earlier this year.

It was a good goal, leg is outside of crease.

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>>76530431
>trading Guentzel
u wot

How good can vegas be?

>>76531383
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks
Nope, it was actually Rocky Wirtz who saved the franchise
Not some mediocre ""leader"" who happended to join the team about the same time as kane

>>76531411

>same team
>without meme magic

That would be a no

>>76531471

I wouldn't worry about that, Goy. Uncle Bettman will ensure they are competitive from the get go

>>76531471
They'll be okay

>>76531471
I bet they pull a Tennessee Titans and shock everyone by being really good their first win and then they disappear for over a decade

>>76531479
im glad you finally took the time to the reddithawks history
this information doesnt change the fact your franchise was dead to rights before ol' bill croaked

>>76531490
>he thinks we'll lose the meme magic
Five elite-tier talent scorers and two elite defensemen to go along with our >finnish goaltending. We'll be back in the playoffs for sure

>>76531543
Forsberg, Neal, Arvidsson, Fiala, Johansen
Subban, Josi
Peks

Can't wait to eliminate the Duckolds again

>>76531543
>we
>we

>>76531294

And now he won't bring home anymore. It's a bad contract given his production.

>>76531543
>>76531569

lmao are you seriously including James Neal in your "five elite tier forwards"? I guess David Desharnais is elite too

>>76531669
Desharnais did have a 60pts season

>>76531669
They got him in a trade for the guy who cucked them with 1:35 to go. Nashville is all inbred

>>76531170
FUCKING PHANEUF

>>76531707

Yeah that's what I was implying

>>76531751

Goddammit I was so glad when all the retarded Tampon Gay fans left but now I guess we'll be stuck with another bunch of clueless casuals for at least a few seasons

>>76531751
>pens trade goligoski for neal and nisnaken
>trade neal for hornqvist and spalding
>trade spalding and sutter for bonino and clendening
>trade clendeing and perron for hagelin
p good

>>76531845
who is the more power wizard: shero or rutherford?

>>76531885
rutherford hasn't fucked up on iginla or old washed up dmen yet but he has crosby and malkin as veterans so he doesn't have to get bill guerin either. I'll say rutherford because of carolina but shero could do well in jersey

>>76531411
>had fiala and johansen
>.500 record

>>76531948
how dare you bring facts into this circle jerk

>>76531450
>thinking anyone couldnt look elite on a line with Crosgod

Guentzels good but he wiffs on passes far to often. Coulda had 20 goals if he didnt have butterhands. Best to trade him now before hes exposed

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>most stan lees among active players

>>76531948
>had Fiala and Johansen
>SCF

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Alright who wants James Neal

>>76532050
is he first ballot HHOF material?

>>76532102
pretty much no one

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>>76532085
>meme magic

Jests will oust the Predditors

>>76532085
>literally only made the playoffs on loser points

Laffs tier franchise tbqh

>>76532102
wtf has Neal become so shit that you would protect jankrok over him?

>>76532102
>protecting a finnish goalie

Kek

>>76532162
did rinne waive his nmc?

>>76532138
>he cares about the regular season
wew

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FUCKING PHANEUF, LEAF SABOTEUR.

nobody wants your shitty contract, thats your nmc, fucking waive it so we can keep our actually top 3 defensemen.

>>76532219
>Ottawa did better in their series with Pittsburgh than Trashville

LMAOing so hard @ the Sunbelt

>>76532151
Jarny has more upside

>>76532233
If Preds don't get refpucked in game 6 then they also would have gone 7

>>76532233
>Ottawa has gone the furthest against pittsburgh than any team in the past two years.

>>76532260
>0/4 PP
how can you expect to play in a game 7 like this

>>76532260
>refpucked

What do you mean? Pittsburgh had 0 penelties to Preds 4

Is Malkin a top 100 NHL player now?

>>76532289
no

>>76532299
He has more NHL hardware then Toews though

>>76532289
who?

>>76532260
>literally scored the same amount of goals as Columbus in 1 more game

Nashville was the easiest of the 4 series.

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>>76532289
>toews
>keith
>kane
>etc
>over malkin in the top100
EL OH EL NHL

>>76532324
2bh Keith is understandable, the other two make that whole list a joke

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>>76532289
what did bettman mean by this

>>76532360
>kane
>makes the list a joke
>keith doesnt

As much as i love a good reddithawks put down, kane is a lot better than Duncan Keith...

>>76532260

>can't score for 120 minutes
>0 in 4 on the PP
>actually believing the Preds had a chance

lmao'ing @ ur life

>>76532419
0 for 6 on the powerplay if you include games 5 and 6

>>76532419
135 minutes if you include game 4

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keking hard at the rest of the league desperately trying to turn the page and move on barely 24 hours after I won the Cup
I'll be here all year

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i just want to protect his smile

>>76532573
>>76532613

Even better

>Hometown team hires a finnish coach
>Kari Rauhanen

Will we finally win?