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Aug. 9, 2020 at 9:27 p.m.
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I’m a little torn, but I’m 87.5% sure I want the Blue Jackets to win tonight.


I'm 60% sure I want the Blue Jackets to win tonight.
Aug. 9, 2020 at 10:15 p.m.
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oh no
Aug. 9, 2020 at 10:22 p.m.
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oh no


What if it becomes 3-0 CBJ?
Aug. 9, 2020 at 10:25 p.m.
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The Toronto bias in Sportsnet is ridiculous. First you have analysts that are supposed to be impartial admitting that they’re cheering for the Leafs on the only broadcast in Canada. And now we have announcers immediately saying that Robertson scored his first NHL goal, while they don’t even mention Foudy’s first. The only thing they say is that it is his “first playoff goal” before they go to commercial, minutes after he scored.
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Aug. 9, 2020 at 10:27 p.m.
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disappointed but not surprised
Aug. 9, 2020 at 10:29 p.m.
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Now I'm conflicted.

I wanted CBJ to win.

But now TOR has the chance to get Laffy...
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Aug. 9, 2020 at 10:29 p.m.
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Was that a smile? From John Tortorella?
Aug. 9, 2020 at 10:36 p.m.
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Was that a smile? From John Tortorella?


He smiles in interviews sometimes lol ... just not during the game.
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Aug. 9, 2020 at 10:36 p.m.
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Here we go ... TBL-CBJ rematch ...
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Aug. 9, 2020 at 11:29 p.m.
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hoping colorado or carolina win.
Aug. 10, 2020 at 12:20 a.m.
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Wow the leafs suck lmao
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Aug. 10, 2020 at 2:05 p.m.
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hoping colorado or carolina win.


The cup?
Aug. 10, 2020 at 2:10 p.m.
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The cup?


no the clarence campbell bowl
Aug. 10, 2020 at 7:51 p.m.
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no the clarence campbell bowl


I think Carolina will win the Clarence Campbell Bowl.
Aug. 11, 2020 at 3:10 p.m.
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Here we go ... Tampa Bay vs. Columbus rematch!
Aug. 11, 2020 at 3:10 p.m.
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I think the Bolts win in 5.
Aug. 11, 2020 at 3:46 p.m.
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So now that the play-ins are done, let’s look back at my predictions:

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PIT in 3
EDM in 3
PIT & EDM are clearly the far superior teams, with 2 superstar forwards. CHI or MTL might win a game, but they can’t beat EDM/PIT.

Oof. Pittsburgh was very poorly coached, and the habs were better than I thought. Toews was a beast, and the Oilers were just not good (other than McDavid).

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NYR in 5
The Rangers have 3 goalies that I trust more than Carolina’s goalies. And they’re missing Pesce & Hamilton. And the Rangers have Panarin and Zibanejad. This will be the most exciting series to watch, and I see the Rangers coming out on top.

I underestimated the Canes. I won’t be doing that again. Plus the Rangers top players weren’t as dominant as I thought they’d be.

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NYI in 4
CBJ in 5
VAN in 4
I’m not sure about NYI vs FLA. I’m picking the Isles because I’ve learned to never bet on the Panthers. The Isles defensive system wins on this one.
CBJ vs TOR will be a close series. Maybe not exciting, because of the way the Jackets play, but it’ll be close. I went with the team with the better D and G to win the series.
MIN may be underrated by some people. While the Wild can do some damage, I can’t see them beating a Canucks team as skilled as this one is. MIN won’t be able to overcome the difference in skill or goaltending.

These are pretty much spot on.

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ARI in 5
ARI wins because they have the better goalie. Neither team scores much, so the goaltending will decide this series.

A little more scoring than I thought there would be, but not that far off.

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WPG in 5
WPG has the better goalie, and is built for playoff hockey. Meanwhile Gaudreau disappears come playoff time. The Jets’ defense isn’t good, but Hellebyuck and their forward depth can make up for it.

Hellebuyck wasn’t as good as he was in the regular season and the Jets forward depth obviously completely disappeared after Scheifele and Laine left.


So overall 4/8 were accurate. Who knows how the Jets would’ve done if not for the injuries. In the other series I overestimated some star players and underestimated some good teams.
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Aug. 11, 2020 at 3:55 p.m.
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Bad call against Texier ... Cernak high-sticked his own teammate.
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Aug. 11, 2020 at 4:14 p.m.
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Bad call against Texier ... Cernak high-sticked his own teammate.


Good thing Tampa didn’t score. It’s super weird that the refs allowed Savard to play with blood on his jersey.
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Aug. 11, 2020 at 4:56 p.m.
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Good thing Tampa didn’t score. It’s super weird that the refs allowed Savard to play with blood on his jersey.


2-1 CBJ going into the 3rd ... if Columbus wins this game, people on twitter are already going to start tweeting: "We don't have any words and we know you don't want to hear them ..."
Aug. 11, 2020 at 7:10 p.m.
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Triple OT, wow ... who else is watching the TBL-CBJ game?
Aug. 11, 2020 at 7:14 p.m.
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Yanni Gourde is proving some doubters wrong right now. Im one of them.
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Aug. 11, 2020 at 7:28 p.m.
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Yanni Gourde is proving some doubters wrong right now. Im one of them.


I still don’t think he’s worth $5 million, but he has been good today.
Aug. 11, 2020 at 7:57 p.m.
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So, going into 4OT:

This is the 14th longest game in NHL history.

Seth Jones is 28th in Time on Ice (52:06). (Since 97-98)

Korpisalo is tied in 4th in Saves (70) & tied in 5th for Shots Against (72). (Since ~1960)
Aug. 11, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.
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you'd think with all that money they saved on their forward core, they'd be able to buy a goal
 
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