2023 Stars Playoffs (Thread)

[Knives Out]

[Troy McClure]

Remember the Vegas series. If you ignore Reaves, he's going to hurt his team.

[Knives Out]

Norm Green in 4.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

Currently ranked 9th to win the Cup according to Vegas odds.

A little bummed to see that despite our fun season we are still considered a middling playoff team.

But when I look at the list above us, I mostly agree.

[SaintAngerBH]

Can each team wear their reverse retros the whole series? That would be great thanks.

[SaintAngerBH]

Remember the Vegas series. If you ignore Reaves, he's going to hurt his team.

Reaves has a problem controlling his emotions. A big problem with it.

[Math]

Seeing this series will be like watching my wife and my mistress fighting topless in the mud.

[ScubaSteve]

Wild in 4. Klingberg with 4 OT goals

[Troy McClure]

For a long breakdown of the Stars-Wild series by national writers, this is a good start.

https://theathletic.com/4416017/2023/04 ... ed-article

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[SaintAngerBH]

lol Ryan Reaves is by far their worst player.

[Math]

Yeah, even though Reaves saw his offense contribution increase by +9000% while most the Wild players were either injured or rested, he will/should be a non-factor there. I'm more concerned about guys like Hartman or Foligno who are tough guys that can fight and score.

[SaintAngerBH]

I think it'll be Dallas in 6. Maybe 5. Probably 6.

[ToddM]

Advanced stats guy likes the Stars. Some bold choices here:

[The Frugal Gourmet]

Eh. Ok.

[slaps]

Currently ranked 9th to win the Cup according to Vegas odds.

A little bummed to see that despite our fun season we are still considered a middling playoff team.

But when I look at the list above us, I mostly agree.

The problem is Boston is ranked 1-8.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

I think Colorado is at least 8. Give them some credit.

[Troy McClure]

Minnesota Wild people who played for the Dallas Stars
Executive Advisor - Mike Modano - 1,142 games
John Klingberg - Dallas Stars draft pick - 552 games
Alex Gologoski - 385 games
GM - Bill Guerin - 216 games
Head Coach - Dean Evason - 127 games
Mats Zuccarello - 2 games
Ryan Hartman - uh, zero games
Ass. Coach - Brett McLean - 1997 9th round Dallas Stars draft pick

Dallas Stars people who played for Minnesota
Ryan Suter - 656 games

Message is pretty clear. The Wild sure love former Stars players.

[ScubaSteve]

Goligoski is still in the league? I’m changing my prediction.

Wild in 4 still, but three games will be Klingberg OT winners and Game 4 will be a Goligoski hat trick to complete the sweep.

[dyhp]

I'm out.

[dyhp]

ok

[Math]

He's not dead, so he's ok. Gotcha.

This is not 1994 anymore. Hope I'm wrong, but I guess Pavelski is done for the season.

[SaintAngerBH]

They're obviously not going to be honest about his true condition in the playoffs. He could be a vegetable right now and we wouldn't know.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

Except they're not saying he's playing. I tend to believe they're being genuine about that.

[Knives Out]

He'll be back before the end of the series.

This is realistically his last shot at a Cup.

We're gonna Tua him.

I know that game LOL.

[The Frugal Gourmet]

He shouldn't. Stars have very very low odds to even compete for the cup and he has a family.

[Knives Out]

You need to pay the ultimate price in the playoffs. Maybe his fat son's tears are the exact sacrifice that the Stars need ...

[wonko80]

Jesus, lay off the kid already.

[Knives Out]

I can't do my antisemitic bit anymore so he's all I have now.

"Only after he lays off the chips."

[ScubaSteve]

To be fair, Pavelski's kid is kind of obnoxious.

[Knives Out]

Not surprising but still shitty.

Get ready to score that Game 5 GWG at home, Joe!