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Hawks vs Avs in Western Conference finals, plz.

I'ma try to watch more hockey this year than I did last season (and pretty much every season since Roy retired/ESPN stopped carrying hockey).

Do work, hockey fans.
 
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Really hoping the Pens close out tonight. Daniel Alfredsson sounds ready for retirement with the comments he made that he doubts the Sens can come back. Even if you think that, a captain shouldn't say that. There was more to the quote but in today's sound byte media, you cannot say something like that.

Both the Red Wings and Kings look terrifying right now. Jon Quick is proving that last year was not a fluke. Jimmy Howard is also very good. I'm impressed with the way the entire Wings lineup is playing. Guys like Nyquist and Kindl really stepping up and the old hands like Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Kronwall doing their normal business. I will caution Detroit fans that 3 in a row would be nothing for the Hawks after their earlier season win streak. They just seem to be in disarray right now. I've never seen Toews play so undisciplined and ineffective.
 
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Pens score 13 in the final two games against the Sens. The offense is definitely clicking. Jarome Iginla has been fine but hasn't fit in entirely. He should have plenty of motivation if the Bruins do finish off the Rangers after the trade fiasco this year.

 
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Neal has such a nasty release. Probably one of the best wrist shots in the league.

Crosby and Neal both abused Karlsson with highlight goals this series.

Letang has 16 points in 11 playoff games so far. Dude is a point machine, also had a nice goal tonight as well.
 
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Pens are my favs to win it plus i want Kunitz and Iginla to win.

I can't believe the wings are gonna make it to the Western Conference Finals most likely, if they win the Stanley Cup Jimmy Howard is gonna be the Conn Smythe easily.
 
#3,710 ·
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As purely a hockey fan: so pumped to watch Pens-Bruins.

As a Pens fan: so terrified for Pens-Bruins.

It's going to be an all-out battle.

Not surprised that the Hawks came back strong tonight. The real test will be Game 6 in Detroit. Chicago survies that game, I can't see the Wings winning Game 7. The Hawks power play finally came to life which is not a good development for Detroit.
 
#3,712 ·
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I definitely think the Penguins can beat the Bruins, it just depends on which Penguins team shows up. The team that played the last 4 periods of the Senators series would probably beat any current NHL team.

I guess you could say the same about the Bruins, too. They have been a little inconsistent. In Game 7 of Toronto-Boston, I allowed my brain to think that the only teams standing in the way of the Stanley Cup Finals for the Pens were Toronto, the Rangers, and Senators. Boston is better than those 4 teams. We'll see what happens on the ice. Even the Pens-Bruins games that were low scoring before Iginla and Jagr arrived earlier in the year were great viewing.
 
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If I were the New York Rangers GM

My first piece of business would be to buy out Brad Richards, the guy has looked lost most of the season and the entire playoffs.

Re-sign Derek Stepan, Ryan McDonagh, Carl Hagelin and Mats Zuccarello.

That would leave me with about 14,000,000. Lundqvist is going to get at least 7 mil a season, so that brings the Rangers down to a bit over 7 million dollars left in cap space. (Assuming Stepan gets 2 mil, McDonagh gets 2.5, Zucc gets 800k and Hags gets 900k)

That leaves Henrik Lundqvist, who I think HAS to be locked up before he's able to hit Free Agency next season.
 
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So Coach Torts has to be fired, right?

I thought Stepan was one of the Rangers best forwards during the playoffs along with Brassard and Hagelin. He's an RFA but I would think the Rangers would want to lock him up. The guy I would look to for a comparable deal because of similar production would be a guy like Derek Roy who gets 4 million per. Hagelin may qualify at 900k but his numbers suggest he gets at least Eric Fehr's 1.5 and probably more since he's younger and slightly more productive.
 
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McDonagh at 2.5 million only? LOL... 29 other teams will be knocking on that door offering 4-6 million.
 
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Game 7 necesary between LA and SJ.

I haven't been a big Sharks fan in recent years but I really like this edition of the team. Pavelski and Couture are both stepping up big time. Hard to believe the Kings faced no Game 7's last season on their way to the Cup. Should be fun.
 
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Sounds like Torts gets to keep his job for the time being and Richards will be the one to take the fall for Rangers season. If Richards is bought out, I think he's a very intriguing 2nd line center option. His salary will be lower because he'll have that buyout money.

Very excited for Hawks-Red Wings tonight. If Detroit can't get it done at the Joe, I'm convinced they don't get it done.
 
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