I had heard that after the World Cup he drove back to Ohio by himself to re-evaluate things. Maybe that story isn’t just a sound-bite?

This is why the new format is awful.

Yeah. How that squad lost to the Islanders in the playoffs I’ll never understand.

I think being in a smaller media market has been very helpful to his psyche. He doesn’t have to deal with Larry Brooks-types all the time.

Oh I think the Metro gets the 1 in the East without a doubt.

I can’t wait for the playoff to start. So far, leaguewide, this has been the best season in a long time.

The CBJ streak was incredible, but face facts. The 92-93 Penguins streak was all regulation wins. No ties, no OTs, no shootouts. 17 straight up victories.

Haha I remember it well. You guys are just so pesky. And now you have legit skill to go with that peskiness. It’s certainly a budding rivalry, and a really fun one at that.

As an Avs fan we might get to 16 wins this season.

I’m with you.

The chances of you all missing the playoffs are slim to none. I don’t know the exact statistics, but I can’t imagine too many teams have had that large of a point lead of a wild card spot and tumbled out of the playoffs.

Not a Torts fan at all, but that’s a hell of an opening line.

This sucks, but I don’t think I have it in me to be mad after a sixteen game winning streak and the first real hope I’ve had in sixteen years of rooting for this franchise.

We have more murders than playoff series wins. I’m not sweating failing to break an all-time record. As a fan of this team, all I’m sweating is a…

I didn’t even know he watched

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