HardCoreBlue

Who has a better chance at knocking out Nashville in the first round? Blues or Avs? My hunch says Blues if Allen could show up (which he didn't against the Hawks their last game) but the AVS speed could give the Preds some headaches but the Preds did sweep them this year regular season. Anyway be interesting to see who squeaks in and who can at least rough the Preds up when they play us the second round, of course knowing we gotta get by the Wild first.

Okay I see what's happening here. So instead of resting certain players from our last remaining game lets rest them from practices. Jeez. Steve Mason should be no where near the practice rink right now.

Yup and it can also work the reverse. He plays at such an elite level that he can make good team players look weak.

I'd disagree. I think there is a happy medium. Plunk in a few roster press box guys like Roslo and Poolman for the last game of the season. Give them some playing time in case we need them in the playoffs. Imo i don't think sitting out two or three guys for a handful of days will result in rust.

Hope we play the same lineup we did against Montreal.

Hope not.

Agree, and when it happens, should be assessed a penalty like skaters for diving.

True but just hope for NO Jamie Macoun crosschecks on our players in the last two games.

If we play Minnesota in the first round, we need to really watch the January 13th, 2018 gametape and combat the blueprint they drew up in beating us 4-1. I remember watching that game and thinking this is exactly how you defend against our team,, i.e., clogging the middle, disrupting our neutral ice speed and set-up. They did it almost perfectly that game. At the end of the day though, bring on whoever.

No please, post away.

Not to mention against arguably the number 1 goalie in the league (with an asterisks of course).

Yeah good point just something im tossing around in my head. I'm not suggesting 5 or 6 man rotation. 1 to three maybe if available.

Yup risk but what if it works more than it doesn't? Won"t know until you try. And keep in mind only on back to back games. And I'd be interested to know the w/l percentage of teams second game on a back to back.

Watching the game last night made me think that inserting press box guys itching to play in the second game of back to back games might be a viable strategy to use throughout the year and not just once you've secured a playoff spot.

I know Goalie will disagree but Tanev has shown on two plays in this game why he is such an important piece for this team. 1) Covering on Defence and making the play and 2) putting his body on the line and blocking shots. He is a player made for playoff type hockey. Hope it's just a bruise.

And he also made clear that him shooting cortisone on the bench is purely coincidental. There is a way better joke in there somewhere but this is all I could think of.

My guess, and it's only a guess, some of them didn't have any to start with to check in. For some of these people, they can't blame Trump in who they are.

Awww. What a great day at the office today.

Giants drafted 45 players between 2008-‘13. Now have zero left on their roster. Peter King Nice.

Most of everything that has been posted on this forum does not matter and/or is irrelevant to what the great people of America voted this current Administration to accomplish. The economy is going brilliantly, it's better than it's ever been historically, there are jobs galore, the historical great tax cuts have put more money in the bank accounts of our hard working middle lower class Americans that built this Country on their backs, we are setting the path that America comes first more than any other administration has ever been able to do. Our borders are the safest they have ever been, Air Travel safety is at all time best due to this Administration. We are putting our adversaries in their place with the toughest sanctions ever. We are redefining what the Nobel Peace prize should really mean. We have put the free back in press and no longer accept untruths and made up news. We have reclaimed our priorities. We have turned the traditional incompetent system on it's head, weaning the existing entrenched establishment that has put our great country in disarray far too long. They have been put on notice. We are holding these people accountable. We have only begun the purge. America first, God Bless this Country, God Bless it's people, God Bless the Second Amendment. What have I missed because I've missed a lot here. I just couldn't go on anymore.

His AHL stats this year: GAA 2.56 SV% 0.918

There is something to be said for not worrying too much where you finish in the standings (i.e., average regular season) as long as it's 16 or better. Then do your damage.

Great line

Tree Trunk aka Jamie Benn.

I hope you're right. Looking at the current standings, my ongoing paranoia as a lifelong Jet fan is not yet comfortable with 12 games to go in the regular season.