Getting outshout 44 - 19 and still winning 5-4 is very fortunate id say.
- ImThatGuy

This

They also won a game in double OT getting outshot 50-28 where Jarry legitimately threw the puck to the wrong guy

if you think that is work, do not ever have kids
- homiedclown

I thought I knew what tired was until the little guy was born.

i doubt it...but this would be the third year in a row dropping out in the second round and this year they were a close second to tampa on the cup-contender list...and there's this from the denver post from june 6, which was prior to their loss at home in game 5:

https://www.denverpost.co...egas-game-4-jared-bednar/
- Michael Pachla

i don't think Sakic or the players were very happy with Bednar calling out Mackinnon and co publicly like that

this is the last i've got on the isles:


adam gretz twitter

"The Islanders are ... I don’t even know. You can’t call them lucky or unworthy because they have done this three years in a row. They are good. But I also do not think anybody else can duplicate what they do the way they do it. If you try, you’re probably gonna lose.

They are the most unique team in the NHL."
- Michael Pachla

It's analytics but it's also the chemistry of the talent there and the coaching and bad goaltending from the opposing teams which equates to inflated shooting percentages. It is luck, it is skill, it is chemistry, and it is coaching.

Make those Americans pay!

- DirtyDan

I can get 4 Indians or Pirates tickets and a hotel for the cost of 2 blue jays tickets.

They are not going to sell out these games, I assume tickets are going to plummet and I am waiting it out.

This

They also won a game in double OT getting outshot 50-28 where Jarry legitimately threw the puck to the wrong guy
- sbroads24

They are a good team, but are also lucky as well.

Penguins lost games 1, 5, and 6 despite outplaying the Isles pretty badly.

Why that can’t be attributed to luck/poor goaltending is beyond me

isn’t this more about his injury and less about the coach? I don’t see this relationship salvageable and doing things just to make Jack happy is a recipe for more disaster.
- IceColdBeer

Exactly!!!

Exactly!!!
- Buff36

Or is it more about using the injury as leverage to force his way out?

i don't think Sakic or the players were very happy with Bednar calling out Mackinnon and co publicly like that
- BINGO!

His timing was awful. They had just lost their first game and were 6-1 in the playoffs. He probably should have said "we knew we weren't going to go undefeated this post season"

It was oddly theatrical and way over the top

It's analytics but it's also the chemistry of the talent there and the coaching and bad goaltending from the opposing teams which equates to inflated shooting percentages. It is luck, it is skill, it is chemistry, and it is coaching.
- TheSabresTaco

So it is playoff hockey

Or is it more about using the injury as leverage to force his way out?
- Gr8daygo

I don't really care anymore. If you don't want to be a part of the solution, get the F@ck out. He's a great hockey player and it will suck to lose him. He wants what he wants and nothing else.

Or is it more about using the injury as leverage to force his way out?
- Gr8daygo

He is engineering his way out of Buffalo, following his mentor in ROT.

Might just as well hand him the '22 SC now

I don't really care anymore. If you don't want to be a part of the solution, get the F@ck out. He's a great hockey player and it will suck to lose him. He wants what he wants and nothing else.
- Buff36

Exactly.

Anyone ever beg a girlfriend to stay? How'd that work out? Adios and move on.

i don't think Sakic or the players were very happy with Bednar calling out Mackinnon and co publicly like that
- BINGO!

opportunity may knock because of that...he's a damn good coach...and only 49 yrs. old

What could we get if we took Kesler's contract in an Eichel trade.

Luke Reichel just signed with the Hawks. I'd assume Peterka is a close followup.

I can get 4 Indians or Pirates tickets and a hotel for the cost of 2 blue jays tickets.

They are not going to sell out these games, I assume tickets are going to plummet and I am waiting it out.
- ImThatGuy

Wow you can get cheaper tickets in Cleveland? Or one of the worst teams in the last 6 years. No kidding!

Pays to see a good team. In the best division in baseball.

What could we get if we took Kesler's contract in an Eichel trade.
- TheSabresTaco

A bit of puke in my mouth?

What's his contract look like?

A bit of puke in my mouth?

What's his contract look like?
- Powerslave

😆😆😆😆🤮

A bit of puke in my mouth?

What's his contract look like?
- Powerslave

6.875 for one year.

Wow you can get cheaper tickets in Cleveland? Or one of the worst teams in the last 6 years. No kidding!

Pays to see a good team. In the best division in baseball.
- DirtyDan

I can get tickets to Yankee Stadium for $12 currently.

The games are severely overpriced, but people are buying them, so good for them.

I don't really care anymore. If you don't want to be a part of the solution, get the F@ck out. He's a great hockey player and it will suck to lose him. He wants what he wants and nothing else.
- Buff36

It’s sad. But I have to agree…

I can get tickets to Yankee Stadium for $12 currently.

The games are severely overpriced, but people are buying them, so good for them.
- ImThatGuy

Theyre actually giving tickets away if you get vaccinated. Or they were recently. But capacity there is 47k instead of 16k (full)

What could we get if we took Kesler's contract in an Eichel trade.
- TheSabresTaco

Throw Lindholm in too. We'll take Drysdale and another 1st in 23.

Jack
Olof

Zegras
Drysdale
2 1st
Cap dumps

Maybe?