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  1. biittner77
    As bad as they are, Edmonton is pretty tough at home. Under the circumstances though, yeah, this is a bad loss. LA is still going to get into the playoffs ass backwardly like the Hawks did in 2011. Calgary has to play Winnipeg in the final game on Saturday. So, if LA gets 4 points in their last 2 games (@Calgary, vs. San Jose), Calgary would have to beat the Jets on Saturday in what could be a "loser leaves town" match if the Jets don't get at least 1 point vs. Colorado on Thursday. If it happens that way, I'm firing something through the TV. If the Jets beat the Avs, they can clinch and might not care about beating the Flames in game 82. Flames have more ROW which, IIRC, is the first tiebreaker.
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    As bad as they are, Edmonton is pretty tough at home. Under the circumstances though, yeah, this is a bad loss.
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    They've been doing that a lot lately.
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    historically, yes, especially regarding pitchers.
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    Yup, he either takes a dumb ass penalty that resulted in the Blues first goal or he turns the puck over at the blue line resulting in a goal(Vancouver). This has been going on all year. Hopefully Timmo is back soon and in the playoffs by some miracle Rozsival is watching from the press box. You really think Q is going to insert a rookie that has missed 85% of the season back into the lineup for the playoffs? TVR had wrist surgery and is out for 8 weeks. Rundblad would be the only option other than Roszy in the playoffs. Timmonen will certainly play and be ok in the playoffs. Q typically has a 5 and a half man rotation on defense in the playoffs. So there's a chance that Roszy won't be out there as much.
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    I hope the Blues win the division and have to play the Wild. That gives the Hawks home ice as long as they're still in the playoffs- provided the Kings do what they always do in the playoffs.
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    Kentucky will need to rent better players next season.
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    The Hawks need every ROW they can get. They lose that tie breaker to everyone they would likely be tied with except the Jets.
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    Finish 3rd, they get the Preds. Finish 1st, they get the Wild. Either way they'd have home ice against in a series against the Wild.
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    Ugh. I think this has more to do with giving Richards time with at least 1 creative forward (TT) and punishing Versteeg for being DAM.MIT VERSTEEG too much lately. Come playoffs, when Kane gets back Versteeg might be an option on that 4th line. So Shaw is just the beneficiary of seeing how things work out on those other lines.
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    If they have Schwarber ready and need a place to play him, 1st base would seem like the easiest- maybe only -place. It has less to do with Rizzo and more the limited options regarding Schwarber. I like Rizzo. But if you move Bryant to LF he's blocking Schwarber unless he moves to first and Schwarber moves to LF. Back to the original point, they need to keep Bryant at 3rd for as long as they can.
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    It has to be next season so we know that he was real and then can know that he'll never be what he could have been because Cubs.
  14. biittner77
    Bryant to LF is a one way trip. From there he could go to first but it's pretty unlikely he'd get moved back to 3rd. What's the timetable for Schwarber? He might be the guy that replaces Rizzo in a couple years.
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    LA has a pretty brutal schedule from what I've heard. I think at this point bot WCs are coming from the Central so LA will have to pass the Flames to get in. I think the Canucks will hold on to 2nd. If the Wild were smart, they'd aim for the 2nd WC spot so they could breeze through the Pacific Division instead of having to slug their way through the Central. LA have Rangers, Isles, Wild and Hawks. Canucks have Jets, Avs, Stars and Blues. It's hard to see the Kings gaining ground on them during that stretch at least
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    Maddon touted Baez's defense as though he were Darwin Barney. If Baez can play that level of defense and hit HRs there's no reason why he couldn't break camp. Considering the Cubs should get decent to good offense from Catcher and SS, they can afford to let Baez bat 8th and chip in whatever he can. I don't really see the value in starting him at AAA. He needs to adjust to MLB pitching. He won't be hurting the team too much by doing that for the big club for 150 PAs.
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    I give some credit to the 'Canes for coming out after the 1st with their hair on fire. What causes concern is that their back end is terrible and the Hawks couldn't/ didn't take advantage the way they should.
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    Somebody was telling me the other day that in real life Machette is not a very big guy. Edit: He's 5'6"
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    do you mean like [expletive]? Time to sign Kris Benson?
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    I wonder if they are just trying to avoid a 1st round match up with the Wild so they're going to do just enough to finish 2nd or 3rd without risking winning the Central but not having the best record. The Ducks keep piling up points even though they've already more or less clinched 1st in the Pacific. It would be hilarious if they wound up with the Kings in the 1st round again. As for the Hawks, They don't need home ice to get past the Preds. They can then take their chances with the Blues/ Wild survivor. I believe a [expletive] will be given tonight. All they have to do is score first and that will suck the life out of a team not going anywhere.
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    If Baez's prime looks anything like Sosa's last few years with the Cubs... I'm pretty sure that would be like the best-case scenario for Baez's career. Good catch. Sosa's WAR his final 5 years with the Cubs: 5.8 9.9 5.2 2.7 2.4 OH, THE HURTING AND THE AGONY. A bit of redemption for rawdog. Over/under number of 2.5 WAR seasons by Baez: 2.5 I'm taking the under I understand your line of thinking and don't necessarily disagree. However, as a SS he could add quite a bit of defensive value. Even at 2nd he probably can come close to that. It's not like he's Montanez and has to move to LF and still can't really add much offensively.
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    Shaw gets no supplemental discipline for the head butt. That seems random
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    That would take an epic collapse on the part of Nash. They have 94 points and 10 remaining games. Wild have 85 points with 12 to play. So if the wild use only 5 of their remaining games to make up that difference, it would be like they are tied but the Preds have 3 Games in Hand.
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    The wheel of Justice will land on 2 games for this. Though I could see him getting 5 since he already has a suspension on his resume. How fortunate for him that he'll be in NY anyway.
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    https://instagram.com/p/0T0BCBKbSY/ Pray for Kane
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