NHL 2025-2026: Canada's Quest to Defeat Bettman and Claim the Cup

Animosity

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The Wild's lack of center depth will definitely be their downfall vs Colorado's. Losing Ek was huge.
 

Urlithani

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Joke of a lottery this year with the Leafs and Sharks winning. Glad this draft is suppose to be mediocre.
I was kind of tilted Toronto got the pick, but then I realized they're going to screw it up anyway.
 
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Damn Montreal looking completely outclassed. Glad its not us out there :I'm Fine:
 
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elcaro1101

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Is it too much to ask for the Wild to win a couple games?

Yes.

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Penance

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This aged poorly.
I missed the game. Still looks like your top line hasn't shown up but neither has Buffalos. Feel bad for anyone going up against Canes/Avs tho. I know Canes get hyped every playoffs but this really is the best team they've ever had, top to bottom incredible depth. But the Avs have depth an Mackinnon so I say Avs in 5 in the SCF against the Canes.
 
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Voldeth

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I missed the game. Still looks like your top line hasn't shown up but neither has Buffalos. Feel bad for anyone going up against Canes/Avs tho. I know Canes get hyped every playoffs but this really is the best team they've ever had, top to bottom incredible depth. But the Avs have depth an Mackinnon so I say Avs in 5 in the SCF against the Canes.
Our top line is not producing but they are generating chances. We are not winning the cup this year so I view it as a learning opportunity; playoff hockey is a different beast and they need to learn how to produce and this experience will make them better in the long run. We are also the youngest team in the playoffs and our core is signed to some incredibly friendly deals, so even if Buffalo wins the next 3 this year has been a success in my books.

The Canes have benefited from an incredibly weak division just like Vegas has. I would predict that when/if they face the Avs, its a 5 game series that will never be competitive.
 

Voldeth

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At the game tonight and I may actually go deaf. Habs are in complete control and the Bell Center has not been this loud since our last Cup run.
 
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Things are heating up in Montreal after Buffalo took a run at Dobes. Gonna need heads on swivels in gm4.
 
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Juvarisx

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Yay no more playing Matthews like David fucking Steckel. Berube had a LOT of problems but making him take more defensive faceoffs then offensive was the most egregious.
 

Merrith

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Yay no more playing Matthews like David fucking Steckel. Berube had a LOT of problems but making him take more defensive faceoffs then offensive was the most egregious.
Cue someone from Toronto media trying to push he's back on the Ovi chase watch.
 

Juvarisx

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Cue someone from Toronto media trying to push he's back on the Ovi chase watch.

Toronto media is getting boxed out. Dreger has already deleted all his tweets saying Berube is coming back because they came from Berube's camp not from any real sources. With Sundin there its probably going back to Lou days where the "insiders" dont know shit and are all guessing and rage baiting which is fine everyone will go back to ignoring them.
 

elcaro1101

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Coming back from down 0-3 made for an Exciting Avs win.

A few rest days before they are onto the next. Hoping the Ducks push it to 7, so they get as much rest as possible.
 
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