Nikishin Go Boom
Russian Bulldozer Consultent
- Jul 31, 2017
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A playoff series is a small size event. Far too many conclusions are drawn from such a thing.
100% agree.I will say that Dallas' in arena fans seem to root against the refs as much as they root for their own team.
As for the team, their most talented players are young. I really would like to see them get a new captain. I think Jamie Benn is absolute trash, and I wonder what the culture is there with him as the leader.
Also DeBoer may be one of the most overrated coaches ever. He is great at getting you to the playoffs and terrible once you get there.
So I think if they get rid of Benn and DeBoer, they could be scary good.
My hot take.
I’d put Heiskanen over Fox, Hughes and probably even Hedman all day and all night.Makar, Fox, Hedman, Hughes
if they were an eastern team they would waltz right into the cup finals.
LOLI’d put Heiskanen over Fox, Hughes and probably even Hedman all day and all night.
The main problem of Dallas is coach.
I’d put Heiskanen over Fox, Hughes and probably even Hedman all day and all night.
The main problem of Dallas is coach.
We prefer the Vegas Spleens, much less of a mouthfulPlaying against the Vegas Long Term Injured Reserves is a challenge most teams can’t win
Easy to be solid when you can spend 20m more on salaries than everyone else.Tough draw getting the Cup champs with them back at full health.
Vegas is just such a solid team.
It just doesn’t feel all too inclusive imo.We prefer the Vegas Spleens, much less of a mouthful
Golden Spleens, maybe not inclusive, but AU pronounced, kinda sounds like ow.It just doesn’t feel all too inclusive imo.
'immeadiate chemistry' We all know that they have been practicing full contact with Hertl right after the trade, not shocked to see them gel.The make or break of this series for Dallas had to deal more if Vegas could find their game or not rather than their play. The Stars are incredibly unlucky that Hertl and Hanifin have fit in so well and Stone is already himself and has found immediate chemistry with Hertl. I don't think Dallas has played terrible. I just think they are being suffocated by a better team.
Forget the whole cap debate, that subject has been beat down enough. I think what is more unbelievable is all the teams were so willing to bend over with Vegas's salary retention demands. Mantha, Hanifin, and Hertl were all retained for a large percentage relative to their contract. If ONE of those teams refused the retention ask, Vegas would have been out on Hertl and/or Hanifin.
By putting stone on the LTIR the Knights where able to add Mantha, Henifin and Hertl. And just like that they are 100% healthy and all players are playing to their full capacity.. the oilers and islanders would struggle against this teamThey are the hipster team right now because of their drafting and that they are an NHL Southern market and that they have a lot of good players without a big hole in their team.
But they aren't a team that scares you. They don't have any of the NHL's true elite players. Heiskanen might the closest they have, but lets face it most people aren't picking him over Makar, Fox, Hedman, Hughes. Robertson and Hintz are players that often get a reputation as underrated offensive players around the league, but they aren't even facing up to Stone and Eichel, let alone what a potential matchup with McDrai would like like. Oettinger has had a mediocre year and right now isn't the player he's known as.
Their young players are good, but not ready to carry them yet and they aren't like Bedard level guys either.
yeah really stinks for themDallas won the western conference with the 100mil team as their reward.
The you would also be wrong.Poor Take, Buch. I would take Heiskanen over fox, too.
If the stars got a muffin like the Caps, it would very easily be 2-0 stars. Dallas is definitely not a paper tiger, strong team across the board, sometimes you just draw into the defending champs who are undoubtedly better built than they were last year.
'immeadiate chemistry' We all know that they have been practicing full contact with Hertl right after the trade, not shocked to see them gel.