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Colorado just imposing their will on LA. Going to be very well rested for whoever comes out of the slog that is MN-Dallas
 




Ducks are slight underdogs at home tonight against Edmonton but Man, would I love to see them send McJesus home packing; they can take a commanding 3-1 series lead if they manage to win at home tonight.

GO DUCKS!!!
 

Ogie Ogilthorpe said:
Ducks are slight underdogs at home tonight against Edmonton but Man, would I love to see them send McJesus home packing; they can take a commanding 3-1 series lead if they manage to win at home tonight.

GO DUCKS!!!
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And they are going Jarry in the net tonight. Could very well be 3-1 when the final buzzer goes off
 






Watching the Utah Mammoth in the Playoffs makes me feel sorry for the die hard Arizona-Phoenix Coyote fans.

A couple of real swell guys.
 





Vegas imploding vs Utah. Don’t see any way you can play Hart in game 5 no matter how this ends. Playoff hockey is just wild

Vegas fights back and wins. Crazy night again
 
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upnorthkid said:
Vegas imploding vs Utah. Don’t see any way you can play Hart in game 5 no matter how this ends. Playoff hockey is just wild

Vegas fights back and wins. Crazy night again
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It'll be interesting to see who Torts puts out in net for Game 5. Hart hasn't been great; Utah has had some wonky bouncing goals, but Hart hasn't been great. Adin Hill wasn't great either this season, although he played well in his last 3-4 games. Truth be told, the most consistent goalie all season for the VGK was Akira Schmd but I just don't see him getting the net.

I'm just hoping Torts' history with Hart isn't clouding his judgment in regards to who gets the net.

Through 8 seasons coming into this series, Vegas has played in 18 playoff series and won 12. That's a battle-tested room and there won't be any panicking.

Most of the numbers, particularly high-danger chances, say Vegas has controlled a lot of the series. Vejmelka has been better than expected, at least from what I expected
 

Ogie Ogilthorpe said:
It'll be interesting to see who Torts puts out in net for Game 5. Hart hasn't been great; Utah has had some wonky bouncing goals, but Hart hasn't been great. Adin Hill wasn't great either this season, although he played well in his last 3-4 games. Truth be told, the most consistent goalie all season for the VGK was Akira Schmd but I just don't see him getting the net.

I'm just hoping Torts' history with Hart isn't clouding his judgment in regards to who gets the net.

Through 8 seasons coming into this series, Vegas has played in 18 playoff series and won 12. That's a battle-tested room and there won't be any panicking.

Most of the numbers, particularly high-danger chances, say Vegas has controlled a lot of the series. Vejmelka has been better than expected, at least from what I expected
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-6.31 xGSAa so far, which is just terrible.
He and the Edmonton goalies are duking it out for who's going to have the worst postseason numbers.
 


2 4 game sweeps for the 1 seeds and every other series is going to go at least 6 games. I think the NHL is going to feel just fine with how their playoff structure is going.
 

upnorthkid said:
-6.31 xGSAa so far, which is just terrible.
He and the Edmonton goalies are duking it out for who's going to have the worst postseason numbers.
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Well, that solves that I guess.

At a minimum, I'd be inclined to bet the Over (at 6 goals), which is slightly juiced to the Under at -115. VGK favored at -165 seems like quite a steep price. I'd lean more towards a coin flip

 

Ogie Ogilthorpe said:
Well, that solves that I guess.

At a minimum, I'd be inclined to bet the Over (at 6 goals), which is slightly juiced to the Under at -115. VGK favored at -165 seems like quite a steep price. I'd lean more towards a coin flip

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i juiced the last game at over 8.5 at +400 feeling like there was going to be a breakthrough in scoring (after taking the over 5.5 the prior 3). has been a fruitful series for me ha. I'd like Utah at those odds as it's been about as close to a coin flip in every game when accounting for the goalie swing
 

I cheer for neither but Buffalo does get the love from all types of hockey fans. Gil Perrault ain’t walking thru that door!
 


Philly wins it in overtime and moves on to second round
 





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Don’t bother me with details, I was a child.

Frisk got the shot off and Edina West got hosed.
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Certainly no less painful.

Pearson pushed off in the Divisional Playoffs. Pains me more than any Super Bowl defeat.
 

Ope3 said:
Certainly no less painful.

Pearson pushed off in the Divisional Playoffs. Pains me more than any Super Bowl defeat.
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I’m trying to sleep!

Stop opening the wounds!

I can only bleed so much!
 


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