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2018 NHL Playoffs


Mark Vader

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On 5/24/2018 at 3:07 PM, B-Man said:
 
 

Capitals were not to be denied. Great series by them. Full value for the win. Congratulations. :)

After the Sharks lock down Taveras we may see in the final next final.

 

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5 hours ago, Fadingpain said:

Caps seemed to have more in the gas tank than Vegas did.  

 

And another franchise is removed from the "never won a championship" list.

 

They definitely brought the heat in the 3rd period to outscore them 2 - 0   

 

Christ I'm tired I couldn't spell definite (seems a good excuse) 

 

VGK had a good run and beat some very good teams.   But the way the Caps were playing for the most part) they seemed destined to win the cup.  

 

58 minutes ago, /dev/null said:

Gratz to the Caps

 

Now I enter my 3 month sports desert between the Stanley Cup and the start of NCAA NFL football :(

fixed it for you.  

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21 hours ago, Fadingpain said:

I have been pulling for Vegas!

 

The idea of an expansion team taking the Cup in their first year, when other middling franchise like the Sabres can't get the job done in 50 years, is hilarious.

 

 

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Sabres made it to the final in their 4th season, the Panthers in their 3rd..lets see where Vegas goes from here. in 50 years, may be calling them "middling and never won the Cup" as well!

1 hour ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

you know whats in that article and it still drives nuts??? Fans screaming" O "during the national anthem. DC has a freaking baseball team now...no need to do this anymore. Ravens fans i get..not Caps fans!!!

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12 hours ago, DC Tom said:

Glad Vegas didn't win...with the Sabres bottom-dwelling, I'm not sure I could have handled an expansion team winning the Cup.

 

Still...Vegas has nothing to be ashamed of.  Years from now, people will remember the Caps winning a championship primarily because if "Oh yeah, that was the Golden Knights miracle season..."

At first, I was a bit resentful of the Knights. Got a much nicer kick-start than every other expansion team. As I thought about it more and the initial emotional response faded, I realized maybe this is how it should be done. If it was me investing a half a billion dollars to divided up amongst all the other teams I should get something besides an admission into the league. And really, it doesn't seem to be a good plan to have a horrible product in a non-traditional market at launch. So I came to terms with how this was done. 

Then I started to enjoy all the Vegas bullshite that comes with this team. I just like the fun aspect of it. It's Vegas and that's how it is there.

I was a bit let down by the final as the Knights seemed to run out of steam. For whatever reason, they just were not the same team. Maybe they finally realized they were out of their depth and lost confidence? 

Anyway as far as the Sabres go it really appears that they are acquiring (or going to with the #1 pick) some nice pieces to put a playoff team together in the next couple years. Eichel, Dahlin and I watched  O'Reilly in the Worlds last month and he looked really good. The key is acquiring quality players whose value is more than what you budget under the cap. Something like what the Penguins do. Top heavy salary but great scouting fills the roster with value players.  And getting a solid goalie would be nice as well.

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32 minutes ago, Dante said:

 

 O'Reilly in the Worlds last month and he looked really good. 

 

most experts seem to think a better chance than not he will be playing elsewhere next year. Should find out in the next week or so..trades should be heating up now the Cup is won!

11 minutes ago, Dante said:

Son Mike was at the MGM in Vegas last night and got this video of Ovi!  Not even close to being a Cap's fan but amazing he was there to get the vid.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1He1E6zottlHpxJE7ck4XF9URM5n3BQas/view?usp=sharing

That's freaking awesome! But I am somewhat shocked a drunk Russian hockey player still had his shirt on!

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4 hours ago, plenzmd1 said:

Sabres made it to the final in their 4th season, the Panthers in their 3rd..lets see where Vegas goes from here. in 50 years, may be calling them "middling and never won the Cup" as well!

you know whats in that article and it still drives nuts??? Fans screaming" O "during the national anthem. DC has a freaking baseball team now...no need to do this anymore. Ravens fans i get..not Caps fans!!!

I haven't been in DC that long.     I thought the O  was for Ovechkin   with it being 13 years on the team 

 

@CowgirlsFan   guess what I was eating as the 3rd period started?

 

superstitions they may be but damn it worked out.  

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8 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

I haven't been in DC that long.     I thought the O  was for Ovechkin   with it being 13 years on the team 

 

@CowgirlsFan   guess what I was eating as the 3rd period started?

 

superstitions they may be but damn it worked out.  

The salsa and chips? ?

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15 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

I haven't been in DC that long.     I thought the O  was for Ovechkin   with it being 13 years on the team 

Nah, it started in BMORE for the O’s. And the O’s were DCs team for a long time. But they ain’t no more... we got the Natinals!

 

and yes misspelling is intentional, the Nats actually had jerseys with that misspelling on them!

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1 hour ago, MakeBuffaloGreatAgain said:

Congrats Washington... You guys more than deserved the cup! Hopefully we can land Tavares and Karlesson/Carlson and take you out next year! Man, how did I live without hockey all these years?!

VGN player hard (and a tad bit dirty)

they should be proud.  

 

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