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Nobody will want to hear this, but I just have to mention, Will Borgen is now 2nd pairing on Seattle's D.

Well that'll be the question won't it? It's not unlike the Sutter situation in Calgary. If they keep Bowness that'll clearly indicate that players have to go. I think the general view listening to HNIC etc. is that Winnipeg needs to change a LOT. I guess, in hindsight, Torts was right about DuBois for one. Ya, I think he might be the one guy they DON'T trade, but ya.

Setting the stage for a complete tear down followed by rebuild I imagine. So do we want anyone from that roster???

"good" might be the wrong word, but he's not "bad". https://www.nhl.com/player/kevin-bahl-8480860 Perhaps Lindy and the NJ management just realize (unlike the Sabres) that you still do in fact need some size and strength in the bottom half of your line up. I thought NJ might be speedy, but too small and soft for the playoffs but they clearly have a more balanced line up than I thought. https://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/n267513

Ya the Jets turned into a big pile of garbage at the end. After game 1 I thought that series would be interesting but no such luck. Jets stunk. Good to see Leaf nation starting to sweat a little.

quitters gonna quit.

If Ross Colton is actually on the block he'd be an interesting guy to look at. We could use a guy like that on our 3rd line. Gryzelyk would fit in with the Sabres style and he's somewhat underrated. I'd prefer a bigger more physical guy, but he'd be a huge upgrade from Bryson that's for sure. I don't think I'd want to pay the price, but I do wonder what a Karlson-Dahlin top pairing would do to this team.

Is he not the league record holder for most games without a playoff game? Does that get a mention somewhere in the hall?

You might have to trade me to Seattle for future considerations because if we miss the playoffs next year I might lose my love for hockey.

Kraken are fun to watch. idk if they can actually pull off the upset but this team is built the right way. Heart and soul team with effort levels that are off the charts. This team has the foundation for constant playoff success. Really enjoying this series. Game 6 in Grungeville should be crazy.

Not true. Yes, he made a mistake in the OT. Puck bounced a little and there was a small miscommunication so it's an error, it's on him, and that's how OT goes but in the series, as a whole, he's made some big saves and kept them in the game during slow starts (almost every game has been a slow start for them). Bruins are having trouble dealing with the aggressive forecheck and they are making mistakes under pressure, especially at home, but it's definitely not Ullmark's fault.

Let's go one step at a time. This Adams rhetoric about building for long term success is just marketing bs. If you still don't make the playoffs next year you're not building anything, you're failing.

He might. He might not. Portillo, Johnson (probably) it's recent and I don't want to risk it on a high pick at this point. I'd rather sign some prairie boy who considers Western New York as a geographical upgrade or some northerner from the Yukon or outer Siberia even. Somebody who either has little choice but to sign with this CBA or genuinely would want to be here like Power, coming from Mississauga. I guess I'm just saying if you put two options in front of me and one is a college guy who might not sign later, I'm going with the other option.

Interesting player. I'd be afraid of him becoming another doesn't sign guy that holds out to play in some other city.

Well I don't think the guys like Clague matter because they're not really starting roster players anyway. Bryson's arguably out as well. So you move on from VO, doubt you get much disagreement there, and then I personally want the entire bottom of the roster redone so I do want to move on from Girgs and Kyle. My preference is also upgrading to make Jokiharju no longer relevant but I doubt that happens. Anderson as a new goalie coach? idk, but I'm not sure the one we have is getting it done.

I agree that ESPN puts too much crap on screen but here's something I do sometimes you can give a try. Get set up for the game, turn the sound OFF and put some of your favourite tunes on. Sit back and watch the game. Thing is you really have to focus and watch the game. You don't get to look out the window or around the house/apartment you have to pay attention and watch everything. It actually makes for a very intense and immersed experience, and your music is going to make you happier than their voices.

Exactly. It's a war, and depth, endurance and wearing down the opposition is part of it. In part, survival is how you move on. They're not wrong when they say it's the hardest team trophy to win in pro sports. With the number of teams the league has (and maybe more coming) I wouldn't shorten the playoffs in any way. imo if someone is already "tired of round one" they're either not that big of a hockey fan or just jealous that their Sabres aren't involved. Personally I'd prefer mixing things up more and a 1-16 seeding league wide. Team rivalries are good and all that but variation in the match ups is more fun too. Maybe the wildcards should be league wide too. idk, I just love hockey playoffs. Even with the crap refs. (Makar 2 min Foligno 5 min bs and more)

Florida has a pretty aggressive forecheck so they do break up a lot of plays and have a way of causing mayhem (especially Tkachuk) but overall I'd say the Bruins are pretty much in control of this series. Leafs series will be a different story. Hate the Leafs, but they have more talent and (dare I say it) ROR. Goaltending might be the difference there.

I know as a typical Sabres fan you want this to be true, and I get that, but what about them so far makes you say that? They are currently winning without either Bergeron or Krejci in the line up. Bertuzzi looks like he was made for the playoffs. Marchand is scoring again. DeBrusk is scoring. the big question mark going in was about Ullmark. Would he be a "playoff goalie" and so far the answer is a resounding yes. Made some incredible saves at key moments. I mean anything can happen to anyone and the refs can help the Leafs even more and there's always luck but I don't see a weakness right now.

"don't deserve" now that's an interesting way of looking at it, "deserve". I would say their management made a lot of good decisions and brought in some solid players. Some of those moves could have been made by the Sabres, who what? "deserve" to be in just, because? Sabres fans definitely deserve better, but the Sabres? management and ownership deserve exactly what they've blundered into all these years. I know there are many ways to say it's not comparable, but last year's Kraken roster and the Sabres roster were even in many ways. They took a step up and they are not going away. Would the Sabres have made the playoffs if they were in their division? Maybe. Those things don't matter though. Playoff success does. Kraken are fun to watch. Makar should have gotten 2-3 imo, but I guess no history and a star so 1 game. Still weird to watch E-Rod getting big minutes. Colorado likely still beats the Kraken, but they do not look deep enough to get back to the final. Wouldn't be surprised if they went out to the winner of Dallas/Minnesota.

The statement could be true but still means nothing. A lot of young kids come in full of themselves with high expectations of instant success and then they get knocked down to reality and how they deal with that partly determines their future. Clearly, Tage took some time adjusting to the game in the NHL, learning what he could and couldn't do, growing into his body. If there was some mental stuff in there too so what? He clearly put it all into place and has matured into a solid star player. What he does now matters, not what he did at 18. Berglund, on the other hand, as a fully developed man, had a hissy fit over being demoted for his crap play and rather than work to earn a higher spot quit and took his toys and went home to end his career. Now that's a legacy.

Kraken with their first ever home ice playoff win ties the series 2-2. That was an exciting game.

30 years. Those were the days. and this was the #1 song at the time.

Rumors are just rumors, until they are not. The reality is simple. Many Euro players come over for the chance of the big NHL money. If they are in the AHL they sometimes get less inspired by the whole experience. Many of them prefer the European lifestyle they left so if they aren't in the NHL making the big bucks and enjoying all the other perks and fame they consider going back to the lifestyle they left (and friends and family). It's really that simple. Whether Rousek wants to go back or is willing to stick it out and keep trying for the NHL at this point, is just a rumor. Until it's not.