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04-16-2026 , 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by scottc25
The best number out there has to be Montreal +205. They have Tampa's number.
Don't you dare go jinxing us like this. But yah, should hopefully be a great series. I think the question lingers though about how well Montreal's game translates to the playoffs when physicality picks up and penalties are fewer. And I think it's a legit one.
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04-16-2026 , 03:00 AM
I've seen stats posts by others that penalties aren't fewer in playoffs. I don't believe it though. Eyeballs don't lie. But if they are fewer, that's gotta help us, especially since our pp has been ass lately.
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04-16-2026 , 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by housenuts
I've seen stats posts by others that penalties aren't fewer in playoffs. I don't believe it though. Eyeballs don't lie. But if they are fewer, that's gotta help us, especially since our pp has been ass lately.
PIMs could be similar cause of matching roughing minors???
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04-16-2026 , 08:13 PM
Let's see if we get Oilers-Kings:Tokyo Drift
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04-16-2026 , 10:09 PM
some guy called savoie with a 1st period hattrick on the canucks


pretty disgraceful the way mcbust is stat-padding vs the worst team itl here ngl

edit: lol and then he gets stuck in the face, instant karma's gonna get you...
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04-16-2026 , 10:50 PM
For the first time since 2021 Kings/Oilers is not a first round matchup

Fix the playoffs you morons
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04-16-2026 , 10:51 PM
I think the Lightning are favored by way too much. It’s silly.
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04-16-2026 , 11:00 PM
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pretty disgraceful the way mcbust is stat-padding vs the worst team itl here ngl
Already has the art Ross locked up. Who cares.
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04-17-2026 , 12:09 AM
also, before i forget and before the playoffs start, lettuce lol @ laffs for that exec rolling into meetings with ai-generated trade proposals. never thought we'd see a team run by hfboards, but here we are... ha ha
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04-17-2026 , 12:12 AM
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Sunny Mehta Named Devils General Manager

oh, ****

Last edited by 72off; 04-17-2026 at 12:18 AM. Reason: ngl those 2 posts b2b ... lol
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04-17-2026 , 09:17 AM
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oh, ****
Wasn't he the Leafs #1 choice
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04-17-2026 , 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Malucci
Fix the playoffs you morons
Why Bettman is so dug in on keeping this ludicrous playoff seeding baffles me.

Both Stars announcers and head coach do a weekly on the radio station I listen to. None of them like it and intimate nobody else in the league does either.
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04-17-2026 , 02:09 PM
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04-17-2026 , 02:10 PM
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Wasn't he the Leafs #1 choice
Fans are upset, yes.

Only remaining thing is for them to get lotto'd to 6
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04-17-2026 , 02:24 PM
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Why Bettman is so dug in on keeping this ludicrous playoff seeding baffles me.

Both Stars announcers and head coach do a weekly on the radio station I listen to. None of them like it and intimate nobody else in the league does either.
I think a majority of the GM's agree with it as well.

If you look at 1-16 Detroit would get in but if you go by conference 1-8 the same teams qualify
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04-17-2026 , 03:03 PM
They will never go 1-16 because of travel. They really need to go 1-8 in conference though. Go back to 4 team divisions and have 4 winners, 4 wild cards. Or keep it 2, doesn't matter but you would need to have every team play everyone in their own conference the same number of games.
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04-17-2026 , 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by scottc25
They will never go 1-16 because of travel. They really need to go 1-8 in conference though. Go back to 4 team divisions and have 4 winners, 4 wild cards. Or keep it 2, doesn't matter but you would need to have every team play everyone in their own conference the same number of games.
Yeah i thought the same thing about travel 1-8 conference works well other than Dallas being a long haul flight the rest works
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04-18-2026 , 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by housenuts
I've seen stats posts by others that penalties aren't fewer in playoffs. I don't believe it though. Eyeballs don't lie. But if they are fewer, that's gotta help us, especially since our pp has been ass lately.
Big time disagree.

The Habs aren't a physical team so they'll play the same regardless of how the game is called, but not calling as many penalties gives the more physical teams free reign to ramp it up and bully even more. Last playoffs we saw Cole, Gally, and someone else take crosschecks to the face with no call. Wilson destroying Carrier pretty much won them a game. And we barely even responded to their bullying except the 1 game Arber played.
So I would say the tighter the game is called, the better for the Habs regardless of how special teams are doing.
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04-18-2026 , 12:31 AM
Made an NHL bracket league.

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04-18-2026 , 12:32 AM
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Big time disagree.



The Habs aren't a physical team so they'll play the same regardless of how the game is called, but not calling as many penalties gives the more physical teams free reign to ramp it up and bully even more. Last playoffs we saw Cole, Gally, and someone else take crosschecks to the face with no call. Wilson destroying Carrier pretty much won them a game. And we barely even responded to their bullying except the 1 game Arber played.

So I would say the tighter the game is called, the better for the Habs regardless of how special teams are doing.
Could be right. Should be physical vs tb. We can hold our own. Last game vs them was a war.
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04-18-2026 , 03:31 AM
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04-18-2026 , 11:29 AM
You know what, I’m bummed the last gasp didn’t work but we big time back

Mack daddy and smith is a core for a decade+. More hyped now than I’ve ever been as a lol sharks fan

Watch your ****in ass next year
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04-18-2026 , 01:01 PM
Man Utah has a nice practice facility


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04-18-2026 , 01:46 PM
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Made an NHL bracket league.

https://bracketchallenge.nhl.com/en/leagues/57475

Password is: twoplustwo
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04-18-2026 , 02:41 PM
i'm in, jfc if anyone correctly bet playoff yes/no at the beginning of the season they'd have made a fortune
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