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 CrusaderPi
Messages: 7738
Registered: December 2003
Location: AB Highway 100
6 Cups
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| inverno76 wrote on Fri, 20 January 2023 10:53 |
| Mike wrote on Fri, 20 January 2023 07:10 |
A 5th .900+ game in a row for Jack, and another game where we come out on top at 5-5 (though our top guys finish -2 on the night)
Nice little run here has us within a point of 3rd place, and only 3 back of the division leading Kraken  (hands up everyone who had Seattle in 1st place past the midway point of the season)
I know it won't happen as they're bound to put up a stinker in there somewhere, but if they play even close to how they've played the last couple of games, there's really no reason they can't win the next 8 (VAN, CBJ, CHI, DET, PHI, OTT, MTL, DET)
Anyway - good little run. Hope they can keep it going.
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I need to temper my expectations, but I can't. The next 8 are completely winnable games, but in reality every game is winnable, and it comes down to consistent effort. This next block needs the same energy as the games against the Ducks and the Sharks. Get ahead early, and rest the top lines in the third.
I am confident we will have a stinker or two in there and if we somehow only manage 10 of 16 points in the next 8 it is a fail on the team. A stinker against CBJ, or Chicago should still get you a point. They are on a different level of bad. It is time to run with the Pacific Division leaders instead of fighting it out with the wild card teams.
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The Oilers have the best player on the planet and are on a 5 game heater. There should be no reason to temper expectations. Why shouldn't McDavid experience a 13 game winning streak? Should that sort of happiness be limited to fans of the Devils and Bruins? I think not.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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