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  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    What an off season this promises to be! Leafs part ways with Dubas. Wow I didn't think that would happen. So now Pittsburgh, Calgary and Toronto are looking for a GM.

    In the playoffs a 4 OT game comes to an end with a brilliant goal and some fatigued players. Who will have anything in the tank for game 2? Can the Canes rise up and blow the Panthers away with a win? Or will the cats scratch and claw their way to a victory?

    In the West Stars versus Knights! DeBoer gets to come back to Vegas and perhaps bust their Stanley Cup dreams!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I'm very eager to see who becomes the next GM for my Pens. I'm guessing Sully is sticking around as head coach for the time being.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    I'm very eager to see who becomes the next GM for my Pens. I'm guessing Sully is sticking around as head coach for the time being.

    Yes I heard the Flames blocked Trevling from interviewing for the post. That seems petty if true. That GM is going to have to make some interesting decisions.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Sounds like they just got permission to speak with Dubas. That should be interesting.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    The scuttlebutt around Toronto is that Dubas wants Ottawa ideally with the new ownership. But then he's going to have to wait for that to play out and for the new owners to fire Dorion.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    edited May 25 Posts: 4,326
    I have nothing to say so I'll just make some inarticulate Florida man noises in celebration
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Just like everybody figured, Florida sweeps the third round. No, wait a minute...

    Congrats to the Panthers. I'll be shocked if they don't win it all at this rate.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    One could argue that Round 1 and Round 2 featured more exciting series then the Conference finals.

    The Panthers have the look of a team of destiny. They are on an incredible roll right now, though the Knights are also rolling so that might make for an interesting final.

    Provided the Knights finish off the Stars.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I'm rooting for the Stars to come back with four straight but I don't see it happening. My mom's loved Dallas all her life and has been rooting for another Cup win for nearly 25 years now.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    I'm backing up to 2007. I was an Anaheim fan since 1994. While I was happy to see them win the cup then, it didn't seem like the same franchise. They dropped the Mighty and went with a whole new look that just didn't vibe with me.

    From 2001 to 2006, I would go to games in Sunrise but was either when the Ducks or Devils (my dads team) were playing and obviously was rooting for them. I joined the Air Force in 2006 and got out in early 2010 and came back to South Florida. I bought a cheap Panthers jersey in 2008 when they came out with new ones and always wore it around while stationed in Texas.

    When I got out, I would go to random weekend games. Tickets were cheap and I didn't have anything else to do but was always watching on TV as well. They had a flukey 2011 team in which I really went on board and won the division. I went to like 20 games that year and experience Panther playoff hockey for the first time. Then mediocrity set back in and I was basically going to games for free. But I stuck with them through today. All of the attendance jokes, curtianed off sections of the arena, relocation rumors and batcrap awful teams has led to this.

    Now I don't know how the Finals will go. But I'm really enjoying what they've done this postseason. I still feel like it's all a dream. Boston had us on the ropes and if it wasn't for the Penguins and Sabres losing in the final week, they wouldn't even be here. I never thought I'd ever see this.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited May 25 Posts: 39,797
    I'm glad the Penguins could help you!

    I'm still glad they completely crapped the bed in those final two games and got a bunch of higher-ups fired as a result when their playoff streak finally came to an end. Some major changes were needed and they probably weren't going to happen with another swift and pointless first round exit. Still an embarrassing way to wrap the season.
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