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10 hours ago, Keirik said:

Heart, head, penis, and toes all point to Rangers in 5 

and dont forget the balls saying rangers in 4

Was taking a shit for the caps goal so I won’t leave my couch the rest of the game to be safe 

4 hours ago, Br4d said:

Obviously winning a game and moving on to the next round is what we want.

 

That said one of the downsides of the President's Trophy is that if we sweep all 4 rounds we'll never have a celebration at home.

Idk there’s a lot of good teams in the west I’m sure they could stretch it to 5 against us 

I’ll take 16-1 playoff record 

2 minutes ago, BrooksBurner said:

Major win for the Caps. Instead of a bad team, with the fortifications they will now upgrade to a bad team

Yeah those are decent players. Not huge difference makers though. I put money on rangers in 5 but I think tonight my bet loses 

Started boozing for a 9am soccer game so today is a marathon. 
LGR

Monster Panarin game incoming, I feel it in my bones

Wes McAuley is a terrible ref who has everyone fooled with his silly lil micd up moments 

when I hear Grammy award winning baritone John Brancy 

game 2 boys let’s fuck some shit up 

1 hour ago, Br4d said:

So who is going to be Tom Wilson's first fight of the series?

Himself 

On 4/19/2024 at 10:53 AM, BlairBettsBlocksEverything said:

Not saying any of that is wrong, just that come playoff time, between the grueling schedule and likelihood of OT games, shortening your bench isn't the best idea. I personally do not trust Rempe to be on the ice in a tied playoff game in the third period. but if Brodzinksi is on, I'm not necessarily concerned. Not saying Brodz should be on the ice against Ovi either, but I don't think Rempe is much more than a fighter at this point. I do think he can keep improving and become a Matt Martin-esque player who can be an every day player but he's definitely not there yet 

lol fuck me right?

Playoff game day woke up like this 

My Bracket is JasonK

Not saying any of that is wrong, just that come playoff time, between the grueling schedule and likelihood of OT games, shortening your bench isn't the best idea. I personally do not trust Rempe to be on the ice in a tied playoff game in the third period. but if Brodzinksi is on, I'm not necessarily concerned. Not saying Brodz should be on the ice against Ovi either, but I don't think Rempe is much more than a fighter at this point. I do think he can keep improving and become a Matt Martin-esque player who can be an every day player but he's definitely not there yet 

2 minutes ago, The Dude said:

That's a bit rough. He's no worse of a hockey player than any typical 4th liner. He can play center, he can stand infront of the net, he can play hard hitting hockey within the rules. 

 

Players like him are guys that can flourish in the playoffs. Guys like Corey Perry have been excellent playoff performers in the post season. Just because he's not a skill guy, doesn't mean he's not good at hockey. He's good at what he's currently doing and he wants to do more. He could be a flash in the pan player who never has this momentum again. Lets ride this momentum and see how far it goes. 

 

Let's be real. Between Rempe, Roslovic and Brodzinski, I think the fit for playoff hockey is more in Rempes game than the others. As long as he doesn't play stupid, I go with Rempe until the wheels fall off. 

maybe a bit rough

I dont think we should be counting on him to play meaningful minutes though. Maybe someone can prove me wrong with metrics or something but I don't feel like he's a defensively responsible player and outside of physical play, he's not someone I would rely on for any meaningful minutes. Playoffs you gotta be able to trust all 4 lines and have them play a lot. a roster spot on a guy who might get 4-5 minutes of ice time is not something we should be relying on

I do think Rempe will get some games in in the first round just in case WIlson decides to be WIlson

beyond that though, I cant see him getting any time. As entertaining as he's been, lets not delude ourselves into thinking he's a good hockey player. MAYBE if the isles get past Carolina he gets in but beyond that, I don't see any reason he should be counted on for anything in a playoff game.

If we get to the ECF and play Florida, who will definitely play physical and borderline dirty, our PP has to be the deterrent, not Rempe

it sucks that he still owns the trademark and everything. Id love to see a return of the Kachina jerseys. Unforutately we'll never see that again

I did read somewhere that he still owns the Tuscon AHL affiliate (not sure if they will continue to exist?) so hopefully he's just inept and not a total asshole who is hellbent on destroying hockey in the desert.

several NHLers have broken in from the state, I hope youth hockey can make it work there

damn, as someone who had to go through something similar, that Teppo Numminen line was a bit of a tear jerker  

Rocked my Kachina last night and watched (and cashed Yotes ML lol). Just a tough thing to watch happen.

I hope the NHL figures out a way to make it work there again. 

26 minutes ago, siddious said:

Am I mentally deficient or are you not able to make a bracket yet?

not yet, still some seeds to be decided

11 minutes ago, Jdog99 said:

Wow - those other 3 series are lookin like dogfights. Hopefully we make quick work of the caps, but then you also hope were ready to step it up a notch for our own dogfight.

this is why the 1 seed is so important

Im confident we can beat Carolina in a 7 game series. But a spirited series against the Isles who will play them tough helps us. The Atlantic teams will beat up on each other. If we get by Carolina whoever comes out of the other division will have played some real tough hockey and we'll be fresher

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I think Lindgren can steal a game for Washington but this is a 5 gamer

I predict we win 2 at home, lose game 3, win 4-5

good news, sesame street live is THIS thursday not next thursday. so I am good to go!

1 minute ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

Its her 40th birthday, reservations have been set for a month, its a surprise to her that we'll have a party of 12 other people waiting for us to get there.  It is what it is.  Just fucking let me be pissed and leave me alone lol.

If (when) they win game 1 you have to go out to dinner and not watch all playoff games, I hope you know that