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NHL 2017.1: We turn over a new Leaf and still find a Penguin

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Everyone knew they had no shot against Winnipeg. Having Suter might have made it a six game series. Might. You just aren't going to win when all of your 25-30 goalscorers combine for ~20 shots over five games.
 
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state of hockey said:
Everyone knew they had no shot against Winnipeg. Having Suter might have made it a six game series. Might. You just aren't going to win when all of your 25-30 goalscorers combine for ~20 shots over five games.
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No, they had a shot. They blew it. Their forward group needed to step up and carry more of the load. They didn't. Again. It's happened over and over again.
 
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Bolts advance, will face winner of Bruins/Leafs (admittedly, probably Boston). That should be a boring series to watch, certainly no excitement in that /sarcastic.
 
The Sicatoka said:
Maybe if two of the best Wild forwards weren’t playing for VGK this year ...

All to protect Scandella?
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They did that to keep Dumba. Scandy was dealt to buffalo.
Also Haula wasn't moving up here and Tuch was nowhere clsoe to one of the best forwards.
 
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The Leafs take a 2 goal lead into the 3rd in an elimination game.

Bruins have them right where they want them.
 
MinnesotaNorthStar said:
I think Scandella was a bigger loss than people realized...
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Yes. Getting rid of Pominville's contract was necessary, and they thought Ennis would reignite his career. Nope. Ennis will not be in a Wild sweater next season. Foligno just didn't do his job. He's tried to be something more than a agitating hitting machine. He failed. And in doing so, he also failed at being that agitating hitting machine.
 
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joecct said:
This is like watching Clarkson trying to hold a lead in a playoff game. Got the Tums ready.
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Held my breath the entire 3rd period hoping history didn't repeat itself.

Officiating was simply awful.
 
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The Sicatoka said:
Dumba. Scandella. Whichever. Either way MIN gave up too much (Haula and Tuch) to try to protect too little.

Haula would’ve been useful with all the other injuries.
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Suter is the injury that killed them. Dumba and Scandella were both worth more than Haula and Tuch no matter how you add it up.
 
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Sean Couturier had a torn MCL. He had 3 goals, 5 points today.

Regular season, he's missing about 4 weeks.

I'll never, ever get tired of reading the lengths these guys go to.
 
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