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View Poll Results: Who hoists the Cup?

Sid's Reign of Terror Continues

7 12.28%

Connor brings the Cup home

3 5.26%

Back to the Sun Belt with Stamkos

5 8.77%

This year, Ovechkin drinks vodka from the Cup

9 15.79%

Captain Serious somberly wins it for Chicago

1 1.75%

Minny sets offensive hockey back 20 years

3 5.26%

1967 fades from memory in Toronto

7 12.28%

Montreal weeps as PK ships

6 10.53%

"The Cup" now appearing on a Dallas strip club stage

0 0%

Keep dreaming for your team

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11-10-2017 , 03:46 AM

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So how was Vegas beating everyone?

I haven't seen any of their games.

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11-10-2017 , 02:47 PM

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72off

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so the Avs & Sens are playing a game in Sweden in a few minutes, and it's not even on national tv or anything here. acting like it's just a regular game in November. so wtf are they even doing this for ... the benefit of the ~12k ppl in the rink over there? jfc

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11-10-2017 , 03:07 PM

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72off

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oh and Sweden are hosting this World Cup qualifier playoff vs Italy at the same time, so no one over there will care either lololol

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11-10-2017 , 03:12 PM

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Yup I just noticed this as well. How is this game not a national tv game. Seems like really poor planning by the NHL.

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11-10-2017 , 03:38 PM

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15 games into his four-year $16M deal Kris Russell is on the third pairing and playing less than Eric Gryba the past two games.

is that bad?

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11-10-2017 , 03:48 PM

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is that bad?

Good thing they traded away Eberle and bought out Pouliot to get that valuable cap space to sign that scrub.

Chiapet should be fired but really the damage is already done. Though I suppose he can do even more damage by getting terrible value for RNH next. Do the Islanders have anymore draft busts they need to get rid of??

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11-10-2017 , 04:12 PM

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Apparently people from all over Europe have travelled to this game, kind of a weird thing to do but at least it's a highlight for European fans. Were those NHL premier games back in the day televised nationally?

Putting it against the qualifier is lol though

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11-10-2017 , 04:21 PM

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Were those NHL premier games back in the day televised nationally?

not sure which ones you're referring to, but probably

usually any kind of special game/event (e.g. outdoor game, foreign game, allstar, awards show, draft thing, whatever) is national, in Canada anyway, which is what makes this so weird

i know they were on in this market, but anyone know if those 2 Canucks/Kings preseason games in China this year went national?

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Putting it against the qualifier is lol though

bad luck more than anything

guessing this was planned a long time ago, and then Sweden hosts a playoff at about the exact same time as one of their games in Sweden? lol

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11-10-2017 , 04:29 PM

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Ya very likely bad luck but still lol.

I meant the ones played in various euro cities around 2010 at the start of the season. Stockholm, Berlin, others. Bruins played the Coyotes in Prague twice in 2010.

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11-10-2017 , 04:30 PM

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ya at least some of those were on tv here, maybe all, can't remember

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11-10-2017 , 04:35 PM

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is that bad?

It's more bad than him being released outright, but not as bad as him playing 2nd pair minutes.

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11-10-2017 , 04:50 PM

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What kinda value would one get for RNH, he’s not particularly good.

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11-10-2017 , 04:57 PM

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11-10-2017 , 06:22 PM

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What site is that from, 72off? :O

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11-10-2017 , 06:32 PM

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http://ownthepuck.blogspot.ca/

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11-10-2017 , 10:32 PM

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Worse signing: Russell or Lucic?

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11-10-2017 , 11:19 PM

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So how was Vegas beating everyone?

I haven't seen any of their games.

I've heard a few interviews now, no one has an answer, except they're deep.

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11-10-2017 , 11:48 PM

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The crowd cheers the game like basketball with bodychecks.

Big blast from the blueline by Sbisa.

The team cheats the zone a lot.

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11-11-2017 , 01:08 AM

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I like the way Vegas plays.

They have pretty good speed on all lines. They are hard on the forecheck. They have some skill on the first line and three more pretty equal lines. It's like playing the same guys all night.

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11-11-2017 , 01:29 AM

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I've heard a few interviews now, no one has an answer, except they're deep.

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So how was Vegas beating everyone?

I haven't seen any of their games.

I'm not an x's & o's guy but just watching them, they've figured out how to generate goals consistently so they can stay in games. have no idea if it is due to proper line matchups, coaching, schemes or just luck but they keep scoring them.

biggest issue so far has been finishing games...their 3rd periods have been their worst period. won't be shocked if 5-2 turns into 5-4 late and it's another sweat

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I like the way Vegas plays.

yes they are fun to watch. no defensive hockey!

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11-11-2017 , 04:27 AM

#546

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The team with 1 2nd line and 3 3rd lines. And 3 2nd pairings.

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11-11-2017 , 08:37 AM

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Gerard Gallant is solid...how unbelievably awful has Florida been since they dumped him? And not like he was the only reason they did well, but, yeah dumpster fire since he left.

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11-11-2017 , 03:03 PM

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re: Vegas

have seen it suggested from PEOPLE WHO WATCH THE GAMES that they've been at playoff type effort levels all season, unlike everyone else. guys with a chip on their shoulder having being dumped by their former teams really givin'er. also for their home games, The Hangover effect. imagine that'll continue to be a thing early in seasons when players/teams might trade a point or two for a fun night out.

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Worse signing: Russell or Lucic?

yes

but seriously, probably Lucic? 5 more years after this one is pretty damn bad, and probably makes him less movable than Russell
(even though there might still be enough donks around to make both movable)

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11-11-2017 , 03:09 PM

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re: Avs/Sens in Sweden

so i figured out what happened to the 1st game, TSN had the rights regionally somehow, so Sportsnet couldn't show it nationally. don't really get how that happened, but ok.

anyway, then with today's game the league runs Oilers/Rangers opposite it over here for some reason, 'cause that's totally necessary and makes perfect sense to compete with your own event thing. wtf

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11-11-2017 , 03:11 PM

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Gerard Gallant is solid...how unbelievably awful has Florida been since they dumped him? And not like he was the only reason they did well, but, yeah dumpster fire since he left.

Shipping out a 2nd line to LV didn't help. (Reilly Smith and Marchessault)

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