The Official 2014-15 Regular Season Talk Thread

[Psyblast]

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Canucks/Flames in Round 1. When the playoffs thread pops up later tonight or tomorrow, I expect to see Doc recounting the days of Theo Fleury against Bure.

[Majingir]

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Stupid Bettman taking away 2 Canadian teams! 3 of 4 years from 84-87 we had at least 6 Canadian teams in playoffs! Every year 5+ Canadian teams have been in playoffs since 84,all years featured Canadian team in finals,and all but 1 had them win the cup!

That's what's best for hockey. Hope a Canadian team wins this year, and they add a team to Quebec City within the next 2-3 seasons!

[Perceptor]

The Official 2014-15 Regular Season Talk Thread

Canucks/Flames in Round 1. When the playoffs thread pops up later tonight or tomorrow, I expect to see Doc recounting the days of Theo Fleury against Bure.

Or Marty Gelinas and Joel Otto

[DrJones]

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Canucks/Flames in Round 1. When the playoffs thread pops up later tonight or tomorrow, I expect to see Doc recounting the days of Theo Fleury against Bure.

I was thinking more along the lines of Tiger Williams vs Pat Riggin.

Or Marty Gelinas and Joel Otto

Otto kicked it in!

[DrJones]

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Heh. Here're the Smythe standings for the 85/86 season.

GP W L T GF GA PTS
Edmonton Oilers 80 56 17 7 426 310 119
Calgary Flames 80 40 31 9 354 315 89
Winnipeg Jets 80 26 47 7 295 372 59
Van Canucks 80 23 44 13 282 333 59
LA Kings 80 23 49 8 284 389 54

[TheMatrix31]

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Now Sabres fans are pulling "Let's Go Buffalo!" chants and **** as if they didn't vehemently root against their team for the last two years. That pisses me off even more.

[rdnk]

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Heh. Here're the Smythe standings for the 85/86 season.

GP W L T GF GA PTS
Edmonton Oilers 80 56 17 7 426 310 119
Calgary Flames 80 40 31 9 354 315 89
Winnipeg Jets 80 26 47 7 295 372 59
Van Canucks 80 23 44 13 282 333 59
LA Kings 80 23 49 8 284 389 54

The Leafs were 25-48-7 that year as well. They would go on to upset the Hawks in 5 and take the Blues to game 7. Quebec and Montreal were respectable though. In an all Canadian final, the Habs would beat the Flames 4-1. The time previous to that with an all Canadian final was 66/67, when the Leafs beat the Habs for their most recent cup.

Things we can predict from the graphic:

1. The next time Canada has 5 teams in the playoffs will be 2026.
2. Each of those years a Canadian team was in the finals. 84, 85, 87, 90- Oilers, 86-Flames/Habs, 93- Habs, 04- Flames. Flames lost twice, the others won their's. Therefore, a Canadian team will make it to the finals.
3. Since the Oilers aren't in the playoffs, only the Flames or the Habs have a chance of advancing to a cup final. Vancouver has a chance via the 81/82 season below.
4. We can extend this to the 82/83 season. In 82/83- Habs, Nords, Oilers, Leafs, Canucks, Flames and Jets; Oilers would lose in the finals. All 7 Canadian teams made the playoffs that year.
5. We can extend this to the 81/82 season. In 81/82- Habs, Nords, Jets, Flames, Oilers and Canucks; Canucks would lose in the finals.

[Kobalt]

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Joe Sacco misses the playoffs once again.

[redsox4evur]

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With the Penguins making the playoffs this means the Boston Bruins will miss the playoffs for the first time in 7 or 8 years. And also means that Peter Chiarelli and Claude Julien will most likely be fired. The over/under on Chiarelli has been set at 48 hrs. I'm taking the under on that one. The guy has been horrendous ever since the Cup Run in 11. And don't give me Seguin, my 90 year old grandmother would have taken Seguin or Hall in that draft. Same with Dougie. His trade deadlines have been ****...he gives out contract extensions way too early. IE Chris Kelly and Riley Smith. He botched the Seguin trade. And gave up on the kid way too early. He can't manage the cap. And to Julien. He loves the 4th line way too much. During crucial games down the stretch your 4th line center should not play 7 more minutes than your most skilled player in Pasternak.

[gopher_guy]

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Stupid Bettman taking away 2 Canadian teams! 3 of 4 years from 84-87 we had at least 6 Canadian teams in playoffs! Every year 5+ Canadian teams have been in playoffs since 84,all years featured Canadian team in finals,and all but 1 had them win the cup!

That's what's best for hockey. Hope a Canadian team wins this year, and they add a team to Quebec City within the next 2-3 seasons!

I don't buy that, at all.

[DrJones]

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Jamie Benn wins the Art Ross thanks to a pair of empty net points. Huh.

[Majingir]

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I don't buy that, at all.

So having some of the most profitable teams in the league, in the playoffs, earning even more money for the league, isn't good? Cause of the 5 Canadian teams in the playoffs,4 of them are in top 9 most profitable teams in the league(and 6 of top 9 in general are Canadians)

[gopher_guy]

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So having some of the most profitable teams in the league, in the playoffs, earning even more money for the league, isn't good? Cause of the 5 Canadian teams in the playoffs,4 of them are in top 9 most profitable teams in the league(and 6 of top 9 in general are Canadians)

So what does Ottawa and Calgary being in the playoffs make the NHL, versus having teams like Colorado and Los Angeles in the playoffs? A couple extra million dollars?

I don't think an extra million or two will make the NHL sink or swim. And I don't think having Canadian teams in the playoffs is inherently "better" for the league.

[Majingir]

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Better ratings as well and everything too, meaning more money brought in from ads. Ticket prices likely higher in these cities so more money made from those also.


East Matchups:
Sens-Habs
Lightning-Wings
Rangers-Pens
Caps-Islanders(Caps with home advantage)

West matchups:
Ducks-Jets
Blues-Wild
Preds-Hawks
Canucks-Flames

I'm hoping Habs,Wings,Pens,Caps win in east. And Jets,Blues,Hawks,Western Canadian team win in west

[Kobalt]

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Iginla was 1 goal shy of another 30 goal season. Was hoping he'll get the EN goal at the end.