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Knowing Maurice, I'd guess he'd say something like he expects a heavy game from the Preds, ergo inserting Hendricks over Roslo. Yea I know, lots of difficulty with that statement. It could maybe he thinks inserting MH over Roslo is the lesser of the two evils based on assessing both of their limited play in the playoffs to date. Maybe they will throw a curveball tonight and dress Dano. I'm kidding. Hopefully Little plays and all of this is a moot point. I hope the trainers are working their magic.

Helle stole the momentum away from the Preds early in the game (ie first period). The ice was extremely tilted in the first, they had numerous grade a chances galore in the first but nothing to show for it after 20. Imagine the outcome if we're down 3-0 after one. Insert 'Red Rover trapfest' (Johnzo, 2018). Shucks they weren't able to do that. Helle's positional play in Game 5 was almost flawless. It was so interesting to watch Helle's reaction after the Preds shorthanded goal to bring it within two late in the second period. Helle was flabbergasted and the linesmen whispering into Helle's ear of how it went in was classic. Some of the stuff that goes on the ice that fans aren't aware of is fascinating. As Howie Meeker would put it, 'Now that's hockey'.

Why does Paul Wiecek write about hockey? I just read his latest article on this past game and, I've said this before, it seems he writes like he thinks he is being clever and yes some of his points are valid, but I sure do not enjoy his writing style. There's writing realistic and there's writing like a Debbie or Dougie Downer. I find him the latter. My opinion and that's all this is.

Actually this is an awesome story.

That point is also interesting as I was watching Jon Cooper's post game interview for the Lightning the other night make the point of how difficult it is for his players to get themselves up for each game of the playoffs. Intuitively I thought this would be the opposite where this high and getting energized would naturally happen but when I think about it that point makes sense and maybe (some of) the Jet players weren't ready to play last night.

Yup, felt like 90's hockey. Boring. So what's Maurice and company's plan to combat their scheme? Because if I'm Nashville, I'm thinking we just drew up the perfect blueprint to beat the Jets much like that game back in January when the Wild beat us, slowed the game down, clogged up the middle, no flow. This critical juncture in the series is where our coaching needs to respond with their own blue print in how to beat the Preds heavy D approach.

I live in Sherwood Park, we should move closer and really entertain the neighbors.

Wow. Crime doesn't pay? Crime does pay? I'm confused.

Ah, the way civilization is now, he'll write a book about it and be fine.

These playoff games for the life long hardcore fans are so intense that maybe not watching is a good thing which is ironic.

Grit, experience,locker room presence versus speed and athleticism? Although MH grit and experience pissed me off royally in game three.

It would seem tweets like Manu Raju's above have little weight for people who are focused purely on 'results'. The above just doesn't significantly matter if the economy is thriving, employment is up, nations are getting along etc etc. In fact, people like Manu are labelled 'haters' and wish individual President failure over country 'success'. Stop reporting/focusing on the above, put it in the tabloids where it belongs, focus more on what is 'important'. I wonder what the research says when it comes to effective leadership in Government? My guess some would probably tag some/all of it as self-righteous bunk anyways.

All the people I know who were casual fans prior to the playoffs are now obsessed. Many non-fans are now engaged. And the hardcore fans? They all have heart conditions. #nhljets Bartley Kives With someone who uses HardCore in their moniker to describe where I stand with the Bombers and Jets, Bartley Kives twitter statement above sums it up nicely.

Sit Roslo, Hendricks, insert Perreault third line, Armia fourth line. Keep Chiarot in lineup even if Kulikov is good to go. Far too much rust on that man and Chiarot for the most part hasn't been out of place plus need his aggression. Or do whatever, because our depth seems to be really kicking a@@ this year.

Oh what to do with all this depth. Sigh.

Hence the importance of qualitative approaches blended with quantitative.

My point is a lot of us realize we are not that guy but try to answer the question of how is the United States currently doing from that position. Difficult exercise.

I had a similar question and exact type feeling, not snide. Ideally, knowing this person isn't real, how would an apolitical, non-biased, non-ideological, critical thinking person describe how the United States is doing?

My son and I were in Calgary a few weeks ago at his Team Alberta football final tryouts held at McMahon Stadium. Wow, I'll state the obvious, way past time for a new stadium.

Put him on the big screen when he's constantly barking at the refs at everything under the sun and chant: Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavoooooooooooooooleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttt Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavoooooooooooooooleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttt Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavoooooooooooooooleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttt Let's make it hard for him to think for game four. I'm not suggesting we're completely innocent of what he and some of his players do but I don't care. I hate the sea of pee. We are Winnipeg.

Chevy's negotiated long term deals with a handful of our guys. If done intelligently and, obviously, within the salary cap, 'handing out' long-term deals doesn't necessarily imply desperation.

I don't mind players wreaking havoc as long as they don't consistently put others players health in jeopardy. If that's how Lemieux wants to carve out a career for himself, go back to Buffalo. If he wants to play an aggressive game and control for reckless abandon effecting other players, welcome sir. We give players penalties for not keeping their sticks under control, the same goes for all other parts of their body, equipment.

Just like we've rid the game predominately of staged fighting, the enforcer role so to speak we should rid the game of cheap shot artists, jerkfaces who think they're doing their job. And I'm not just talking through suspensions. What's happened though is you take from Peter (enforcer) and give to Paul (Cheap shot artists). I read things like PK Subban getting under the skin of the Jets. I'd like to see a parade of guys like him (and any of our guys who think that maybe that's their job crossing the line into recklessness) to the penalty box to allow skill with versus skill and aggression versus aggression (see Buff type play as an example) to determine the outcome of the game. I was a chippy type player when I played and I was penalized for it by either sitting in the penalty box and/or getting clobbered to let me know enough is enough. My guess is these players who embrace that type of style and believe they don't need to adjust at all because it's got them to where they are today struggle with being respected by a majority of their NHL peers both current and former.

no way you drop the Stastny line to third. they are generating numerous chances just not finishing. it will come, look for a break out game from that line tomorrow.

It's unfortunate that the Bruins-Lightning game is interrupting Sportsnet's non-stop speculation of who will be the next Leafs GM. Randy Turner