The_Admiral Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 And the Kings...are the Kings who are not in the playoffs! ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 This is pretty great. And the Winnipeg Jets are in the playoffs. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 And the Kings...are the Kings who are not in the playoffs!To be fair though, the Flames played great defense. The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Congrats to Calgary and Winnipeg!Flames/Canucks is our first confirmed playoff series, although home ice is still up for grabsWinnipeg will be the lowest wildcard and face the higher ranked of St. Louis or AnaheimMinnesota needs a win + Chicago loss in regulation to get C3; otherwise it'll be Nashville/Chicago while Minnesota gets the higher wildcardTampa Bay needs a win + Montreal loss in regulation to win the Atlantic; otherwise it'll be MontrealDetroit is in and has a 1-point lead on Ottawa for A3. They cannot be caught by BostonThe Islanders are in and could be M2, M3 or a wildcard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Jets-Blues would be fun if we can get those wiseacres in Winnipeg to do a "hands up, don't shoot" chant. 185+ minutes of shutout hockey from Pababib, go f'ing figure. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Losing Willie Mitchell was hard to overcome. Slava going Varlamov on his wife was even worse. Sekera being knocked out for the final few games was just icing on the cake.At the same time, as a Kings fan, I'm the first to admit that they got lucky with their cup wins. They put themselves behind the eight ball every year and this year it bit them in the ass. At least this gives Lombardi a to-do list for the offseason: find a hardnosed defender and one or two guys who can actually score in a God damn shootout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Once again, Bob Hartley gets the Thrashers/Jets into the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 VINDICATED! ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unocal Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 And with that, literally half of the teams from last year's West playoffs will not make it this year (Colorado/Dallas/San Jose/Los Angeles). Winnipeg/Calgary/Vancouver/Nashville in. And we already have no Philly/Columbus in the East, with Boston/Ottawa thisclose to making it 7 teams out from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Ottawa didn't make it last year. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Losing Willie Mitchell was hard to overcome. Slava going Varlamov on his wife was even worse. Sekera being knocked out for the final few games was just icing on the cake.At the same time, as a Kings fan, I'm the first to admit that they got lucky with their cup wins. They put themselves behind the eight ball every year and this year it bit them in the ass. At least this gives Lombardi a to-do list for the offseason: find a hardnosed defender and one or two guys who can actually score in a God damn shootout.Any good defenders in the upcoming draft? The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLAKnight Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 #TankforMcDavid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Any chance the Jets can petition the league to wear white home and away? Maybe wear the '80s sweaters at home? Anything but those dreary head-to-toe midnight blue uniforms. Gotta have the whiteout. EDIT: jets.nhl.com has been whited out. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Losing Willie Mitchell was hard to overcome. Slava going Varlamov on his wife was even worse. Sekera being knocked out for the final few games was just icing on the cake.At the same time, as a Kings fan, I'm the first to admit that they got lucky with their cup wins. They put themselves behind the eight ball every year and this year it bit them in the ass. At least this gives Lombardi a to-do list for the offseason: find a hardnosed defender and one or two guys who can actually score in a God damn shootout.Any good defenders in the upcoming draft?Hanifin is the #3 prospect on NHL Draft Central. But, if they can get out of Voynov's contract then I'd like to see them make a run at Martin or Franson.Besides, if the BASS prediction of doom happens, they'll be getting that McDavid kid in the draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twi Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I always prefer to see the defending champs at least make the playoffs for a title defense, but the Flames have been playing a playoff style all year and it will be interesting to see what they can do. If they can have one of their goalies separate themselves from the others as a true game-in, game-out option they could win a round or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 So by missing the 2015 playoffs, the Kings keep their 1st rounder this year, but send their 2016 1st rounder to Carolina, correct? The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Now that I've accepted reality that there won't be any springtime hockey in DTLA for the 1st time since 2009, let me applaud the Kings for giving everyone their brightest 5-year period in franchise history. Never in a million years would I have seen a Stanley Cup championship before a World Series title in my lifetime, let alone two in three years. Maybe being ousted now rather than in the playoffs will teach 'em a lesson, that these last 5 years were unsustainable in playing hockey very dangerously to the high wire. Maybe the emergence of the new Canucks, Flames and other teams will finally show these Kings that derping the regular season is no longer was never feasible to being a championship contender.The difference came down to defense. Of course, the Voynov situation pulled the rug out of nowhere, while Willie Mitchell's pursuit of avoiding property taxes in Florida provided a second uppercut to the team's defensive woes. But overall, Calgary, Winnipeg and Vancouver wanted to win; the Kings expected themselves to win. That half-ass lolligagging was seen by perhaps the worst OT/SO record in the post-2005 NHL era, and (at long last for some people) it caught up to them. Onto recharging for 2016.And it will be fun to watch playoff hockey without a dog in the fight this time. It'll be fun to watch other teams/fans be nervous this time of year for a change. Enjoy your 2-month Game of Thrones tournament, ladies and gentlemen; I'll be watching from a high chair relaxed and cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Let's all hope Gary Bettman realizes the marketing and ratings potential of McDavid in LA. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twi Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Now that I've accepted reality that there won't be any springtime hockey in DTLA for the 1st time since 2009, let me applaud the Kings for giving everyone their brightest 5-year period in franchise history. Never in a million years would I have seen a Stanley Cup championship before a World Series title in my lifetime, let alone two in three years. Maybe being ousted now rather than in the playoffs will teach 'em a lesson, that these last 5 years were unsustainable in playing hockey very dangerously to the high wire. Maybe the emergence of the new Canucks, Flames and other teams will finally show these Kings that derping the regular season is no longer was never feasible to being a championship contender.The difference came down to defense. Of course, the Voynov situation pulled the rug out of nowhere, while Willie Mitchell's pursuit of avoiding property taxes in Florida provided a second uppercut to the team's defensive woes. But overall, Calgary, Winnipeg and Vancouver wanted to win; the Kings expected themselves to win. That half-ass lolligagging was seen by perhaps the worst OT/SO record in the post-2005 NHL era, and (at long last for some people) it caught up to them. Onto recharging for 2016.And it will be fun to watch playoff hockey without a dog in the fight this time. It'll be fun to watch other teams/fans be nervous this time of year for a change. Enjoy your 2-month Game of Thrones tournament, ladies and gentlemen; I'll be watching from a high chair relaxed and cool.I don't think you can underestimate the effect that going so deep in the playoffs the past three years has had either. Three short summers in a row adds a lot of wear and tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 On a positive note, the Best Fans in Hockey™ are stuck watching the Los Angeles Kings of Baseball in an odd year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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