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NHL Regular Season 2017-18
- Thread starter MJ5150
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Yup. Chara still has enormous value, but I think that is more on special teams rather than regular shifts. His reach is incredible and a key to the Bruins success on the penalty kill, and he's not someone to mess with in a fight, either, which helps protect the skill players. But he can be slow moving the puck, and makes more bad clearing passes than you'd like to see. McQuaid suffers the same problem, and both he and Chara are long in the tooth, which really shows when you compare them to the younger players McAvoy, Miller, Grzelcyk, and Krug, all of whom have quicker feet and are great at puck movement.
Ok guys, who should win the Hart? Lots of MVP candidates out there this year, and most of them are hard to discredit.
MacKinnon
Kucherov
Malkin
Kopitar
Taylor Hall
McDavid
Marchand
Wheeler
Giroux
FWIW, my top two picks would be MacKinnon followed closely by Hall. Where would the Avs or Devils be without those two guys?
MacKinnon
Kucherov
Malkin
Kopitar
Taylor Hall
McDavid
Marchand
Wheeler
Giroux
FWIW, my top two picks would be MacKinnon followed closely by Hall. Where would the Avs or Devils be without those two guys?
Well, St. Louis just"blue"it to the 'Hawks. Gotta keep the foot on the gas.
Their loss gave the Ducks a playoff lock though. Not that I like the Ducks, but they always seem to be entertaining in the playoffs, well, Kessler anyway.
It's kinda funny, Pens and Jackets have identical records, but the Pens are already locked, but Columbus isn't. I'm not sure why, I can't wrap my head around the math, lol
Another night or two and the Panthers will, once again,disappoint us all down here. The only sell-out crowds at the BB&T are for shows/concerts.
I understand the tiebreakers between the two teams but,... deleted.....
Edit:Just figured it after typing out a too long post, lol.
It's all on the Panthers, they hold the ROW tiebreaker if they win their final 3 games, and the Jackets lose their remaining 2.
That hurt my head.
Panthers will prolly win 2 and then blow the last one. I hope not but past performances...............
You might be right actually. He's faced more shots than any goalie in the league, and has saved their bacon more times than I care to remember.
Why did I know you were going to nominate him? LOL
Seriously, his name crossed my mind as I was putting that list together. The dozen or so Leafs games I've watched this season confirm your assessment of his value to the team. Imagine if they had a decent defensive corp. Same could be said for my Penguins, too.
It ultimately comes down to points though and two points tonight will mean the world to both teams. It will be an exciting game and I'm positive the home crowd will be a factor.
Make that 4-0 for the season sweep.
Nice laser Kessel to end the game.
Yeah, I don't think the Pens will have any trouble with Columbus should they meet in the playoffs.
-Mike
