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Forum: NHLSep. 18, 2022 at 2:57 p.m.
Thread: Pacific Division Projections
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mr_Gardoki</b></div><div>I never understand these arguments. If we used this logic then basically a team that loses in the playoffs would never win again. It's a flawed logic. In this current layout, teams will frequently face the same teams in the first round.

CGY, like more than a few teams, fall on their faces in the playoffs. Upsets happen and teams overachieve. The majorly flawed thing, like you're doing, is using it to suit your side of the argument when it happens and will ignore it when it doesn't. Just because team A beats team B in the playoffs doesn't mean it will happen again. If this logic is applied, the Caps would have never knocked out the Pens the year they won the cup since the Pens beat them every single year in the playoffs before that. They should have just given up and let the Pens have it. The Pens lost to the wings in the cup, so I guess that should have meant they should have lost again the next year, but they didn't.

More than sometimes in sport, the better team doesn't win. Whether they weren't mentally prepared, overconfident, not hungry enough, etc...

CGY is better than EDM in every single way. EDM got on a streak and CGY shat the bed. It happens and that's what is so much fun about the NHL playoffs more than any other sport. Personally, I think CGY was overconfident and could never get themselves level.

You're gonna tell me that MTL team that went to the cup was better than the teams they played? Nope. They got on a streak, they believed and were hungry. It happens.</div></div>

I have no problem recognizing that Montreal's cup run was a Cinderella story, but I don't know why all of a sudden you're going on a rant about speculative factors where we have no evidence to project either way on such intangibles
Forum: NHLSep. 17, 2022 at 4:34 a.m.
Thread: Pacific Division Projections
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Knuckl3s</b></div><div>I don't know how you could possibly rationalize those rankings. Edmonton is arguably the best team in the Pacific, probably better than Calgary, DEFINITELY better than LA. Seattle is not better than Vancouver and Anaheim. Vegas is not better than Vancouver.

Edmonton is almost guaranteed to win the Pacific. Calgary is the favorite to take 2nd place. Vancouver and LA will duke it out for 3rd, I can see that going either way. I see Vegas coming in 5th, I don't feel confident in their ability to make the post-season at all with their goaltending situation in flux the way it is.

Anaheim will be competitive, but I don't see them challenging for a playoff spot. It doesn't sound like Seattle or San Jose are intent on tanking, but if either team thinks they can be competitive, than they're only kidding themselves. Seattle might be able to generate more offense than they did last year, but they're still gonna bleed a lot of goals against with that shell of a blueline. Even if Grubauer bounces back, I don't see him regaining elite form.</div></div>

Edmonton probs gets 2nd. Got a feeling Oilers fans gonna be disappointed with Campbell as he had one good month then fell off. Hes not Shesterkin or Vasilesky. If he struggles or can't stay healthy that 5 year deals gonna look bad real quick. Yes he had good numbers but he had 1 season as a starter with one month of Vezina level goaltending. Like of all the goalies Campbell's probs number 5 behind Markstrom, Demko, Lehner, and a healthy Gibson. Could be just like what we saw with Koskinen and how he was treated pretty soon

As despite the last meeting if Markstrom didn't fall off that series and they had a healthy tanev probs a cgy victory. Now Calgary had Weegar and one of the best playmakers in huberdeau. Got a feeling they win the Pacific

Top 4 probs

Cgy
Edm
Van
LA
Forum: NHLMar. 9, 2022 at 7:39 p.m.