My ideal opening playoff night set up:

Jakey - Sid - McCann
ZAR - Geno - Phil
Rust - Bjugs - Horny
Bluey- Cullen - Simon

Maatta - Tanger
Dumo - Schultz
Pett - Gud/Rudy

Murray

Kessel for Gaston makes zero sense. Gaston is a physical specimen, fitness freak, adonis, which is clearly Letang. Kessel and his bench side tantrums are very clearly Donald Duck.
- Victoro311

Nope, I see Kessel as more likely to sing about himself vs Letang.

Nope, I see Kessel as more likely to sing about himself vs Letang.
- Guile

You're dumb. Kessel is the counter thesis of a narcissistic health freak.

I think this series will be totally dependent on Sullivan/Martin's lineup decisions and which version of the Penguins shows up after that. You guys are super goalie dependent, so I think if we're firing on all cylanders, our elite fire power will be too much Lehner and Greiss to carry the team. But if Johnson continues to get top 4 deployment and kill Schultz, that smothers our offense and and reduces our comparative advantage significantly, which would turn the series into a goalie dual between Murr and your guys, at which point it's anyone's series. There's also the chance that we just play Sloppy Penguins Hockey (TM), at which point it's also anyone's series.

TL;DNR: If its best on best hockey where the Pens are playing up to their potential and the Islanders are playing up to their potential, I'm confident in the good guys, but there's a significant chance that the Penguins will not play up to their potential for one reason or another.
- Victoro311

Meh not really. The islanders defensive strategy is to keep the shots to the safer variety rather than focusing completely on suppression. With that said both goalies have been great yes that I’ll agree with. If the islanders can get their forecheck going and play the physical style they’ve been successful with all season I think it may give the pens fits. The only questions is whether they’ll be able to execute it or not.

Meh not really. The islanders defensive strategy is to keep the shots to the safer variety rather than focusing completely on suppression. With that said both goalies have been great yes that I’ll agree with. If the islanders can get their forecheck going and play the physical style they’ve been successful with all season I think it may give the pens fits. The only questions is whether they’ll be able to execute it or not.
- Cptmjl

You guys have controlled high danger chances all season, yes, but my point is that a team like the Penguins that has four elite level finishers/creators and other guys up and down the lineup that aren's shlucks at finishing either, relying on containing that kind of fire power to let your goalies make easy saves and convert on some opportunistic chances that are few and far between is a dangerous game to play.

You guys have controlled high danger chances all season, yes, but my point is that a team like the Penguins that has four elite level finishers/creators and other guys up and down the lineup that aren's shlucks at finishing either, relying on containing that kind of fire power to let your goalies make easy saves and convert on some opportunistic chances that are few and far between is a dangerous game to play.
- Victoro311

It’s the game we’ve been playing all season and it’s well suited for the playoffs imo. Whether they’ll be able to execute it against the pens is the question. We will see. Should be a tough series that both teams will most likely hate each other even more when it’s done😂

Nope, I see Kessel as more likely to sing about himself vs Letang.
- Guile

Now this I'd like to see!

You're dumb. Kessel is the counter thesis of a narcissistic health freak.
- Victoro311

No one.... eats like Kessel, talks on the bench like Kessel, eat a Richard Victoro you don't know poop 'bout KESSEL!

No one.... eats like Kessel, talks on the bench like Kessel, eat a Richard Victoro you don't know poop 'bout KESSEL!
- Guile

Half of all Disney characters sing about themselves. This isn't a defining characteristic. Is Kessel Aladdin too?

Half of all Disney characters sing about themselves. This isn't a defining characteristic. Is Kessel Aladdin too?
- Victoro311

Kessel don't have the hair for Aladdin... or... any Disney character

Kessel don't have the hair for Aladdin... or... any Disney character
- Guile

Haha dude Gaston has better hair than Aladdin!

It’s the game we’ve been playing all season and it’s well suited for the playoffs imo. Whether they’ll be able to execute it against the pens is the question. We will see. Should be a tough series that both teams will most likely hate each other even more when it’s done😂
- Cptmjl

IDK is it? The last team to make a serious run playing that style of hockey was the Rangers several years back and they had more finishing depth than this Islanders team. I feel like this Minnesota Wild brand of hockey usually collapses during the playoffs.

Haha dude Gaston has better hair than Aladdin!
- Victoro311

I based Kessel as Gaston vs his talking to himself on the bench and the 'eating hot dogs' joke. If we use hair, Kessel ends up at the Hunchback of Notre Dame as worst disney star via hair

I based Kessel as Gaston vs his talking to himself on the bench and the 'eating hot dogs' joke. If we use hair, Kessel ends up at the Hunchback of Notre Dame as worst disney star via hair
- Guile

So you based your decision on an attribute that Donald Duck is actually known for? Cool. Good to know that I'm right.

What about the 4th line of:

53-7-10...where does ZAR slot?

Should be 46-53-10
- Doogs

Garret Wilson is useless, he should be eating nachos.

Nope, I see Kessel as more likely to sing about himself vs Letang.
- Guile

What? Kessel barely even talks. Dude is as quiet as they come.

So you based your decision on an attribute that Donald Duck is actually known for? Cool. Good to know that I'm right.
- Victoro311

I absolutely hate Donald Duck... I don't hate Kessel, and have no opinion pro or against Gaston.

Pretty obvious Kessel is Winnie the pooh

Garret Wilson is useless, he should be eating nachos.
- j.boyd919

So, 53-7-46?

Pretty obvious Kessel is Winnie the pooh
- martox

This is actually perfect.

So, 53-7-46?
- Doogs

I’d prefer that for sure.

You're dumb. Kessel is the counter thesis of a narcissistic health freak.
- Victoro311

imagine calling yourself dumb

imagine calling yourself dumb
- martox

I do believe I do that every time I think about my one ex

Why the fvck is game 3 at noon sunday when there isnt a 3 or 5 game that day? So fvcking stupid , wake up nhl ur hurting your own product people got poop to do
- Jordy8

It's the Lord's Day. You should feel ashamed for having anything to 1/7 of your life.

IDK is it? The last team to make a serious run playing that style of hockey was the Rangers several years back and they had more finishing depth than this Islanders team. I feel like this Minnesota Wild brand of hockey usually collapses during the playoffs.
- Victoro311

Settle down, jinxy.

Ugh.

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