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2019 NHL Playoff Predictions

superstar_88

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Chara did not play after getting hit with a puck on the face with the game on the line. He'll likely be wearing full shield for next game. Blues playing a heavy game but now more disciplined because Boston PP is lethal.
Blues goalie has great attitude. I like his demeanor. Plays with a chip on his shoulders
 

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Chara did not play after getting hit with a puck on the face with the game on the line. He'll likely be wearing full shield for next game. Blues playing a heavy game but now more disciplined because Boston PP is lethal.
Blues goalie has great attitude. I like his demeanor. Plays with a chip on his shoulders
Blues play a heavy game. They may win by attrition.
 

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Chara may have a broken jaw. Would (no pun intended) be a big loss and (pun intended) a tall order for the Bruins to overcome.
Can he still play with a full mask? Or, is that too risky? (I mean his arms and legs still work.)
 

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Originally Posted by northofsixty

Chara may have a broken jaw. Would (no pun intended) be a big loss and (pun intended) a tall order for the Bruins to overcome.

Can he still play with a full mask? Or, is that too risky? (I mean his arms and legs still work.)
I would think that the risk of additional major damage would be too high as even though as tall as Chara is he could still get a shoulder, elbow, stick, or another puck to the same spot.
Even with a full cage the impact could be enough to aggravate the existing injury.
 

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I would think that the risk of additional major damage would be too high as even though as tall as Chara is he could still get a shoulder, elbow, stick, or another puck to the same spot.
Even with a full cage the impact could be enough to aggravate the existing injury.
I wouldn't risk him playing against the heavy hitting Blues (but maybe if they were playing the gentle Leafs). Looks like he will sit out game 5.

I still remembered when Stevens almost killed the injured Lindros.
 

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Really wanted to hear "Gloria" one more time!! It will tough to beat the Bruins at home - but Binnington has bounced back with strong games after losing so there is still hope. Blues really need to generate more quality scoring chances and have players like Schwartz and Schenn step up their game.

I don't want to see Marchand skating around with the Cup on Wednesday night as he is already too smug
 

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What if?

JFJ was willing to trade one of his young goalies to acquire an experienced goalie. He was going to trade Justin Pogge to the Bruins for Andrew Raycroft. Richard Peddie vetoed the trade, he figured that Pogge was the second coming of Johnny Bower. He made the trade but gave the Bruins Tuukka Rask instead.
 

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Na na na na, na na na na, heyyyyyyyyyyyy
Magic Number is back to 16 :peep:

Congrats STL, your Goalie was AWEsome!



***The Ship has Sunk***
 

superstar_88

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Imagine if Leafs had played Blues in finals. Battle of the longest Stanley Cup droughts at 52 years. There has to be tremendous pressure on Leafs now. Holder of the sole team with the longest drought. Not only have they not won the cup since 67 they haven't even made the finals. That is just embarrassing. Especially after an expansion team in it's first year was able to do what Leafs couldn't in the last 52 years.

Good for Steen and Gunnarsson as well. Blues was no fluke. They were the best team after Jan 1st. They had Billington buried at 4th in the depth chart. Their defense is actually stacked with Pietrangelo, Parayko, and Bowmeester.

Steen was one of my favourites at the time when he was a Leaf and traded. He played at a high level soon after. He's at the tail end of his career now but still a leader with an A on his sweater and a very effective 4th liner.

Blues are known as a banging team so you know Leafs are going to hear about it from a lot of people.
 

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The St. Louis Blues, the 5th least penalized team (Pen.Min./Game) in playoffs.
The Boston Bruins, the 2nd least penalized team (Pen.Min./Game) in playoffs.
 

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The St. Louis Blues, the 5th least penalized team (Pen.Min./Game) in playoffs.
The Boston Bruins, the 2nd least penalized team (Pen.Min./Game) in playoffs.
The Blues also had talent spread very evenly through the team.
Their 4th line was pulling 17 to 18 minutes per game in the final series. Remarkable.
 

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Is Pietrangelo the best defenceman in the league?
 

northofsixty

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Great to see the Blues win the Cup - perfect ending to an amazing comeback season and a huge win for the long suffering Blue's fans.

Pietrangelo's goal proved to be the game and Cup winning goal - and while not as spectacular as Orr's flying through the air Cup winning OT goal in 1970 - it was a subtle thing of beauty with his move to the backhand and placing the shot perfectly.

Loved Ryan O'Reilly's F-bomb in his interview with Scott Oake and how apologetic he was - just shows the raw emotion and how much winning the Cup means as players know how hard it is to do.
 

Darts

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The Bruins should get rid of Marchand. He is an embarrassment to the team (and league).

Remember how quickly the Bruins got rid of Tyler Sequin because they didn't approve of his "lifestyle" choices.
 
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