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It came down to one game, and the Jets were ultimately better when they needed to be.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĢ018 Stanley Cup Playoffs Central: Schedule, scores, highlightsįrom the first round all the way through the Stanley Cup Final, has you covered. I'm sure that's not much of a consolation, but there's no shame in being bounced by a team that good. They ran into a Winnipeg team that is every bit the powerhouse that Nashville is, and the Jets are a team that's capable of lifting the Cup next month. While the Predators' run didn't last nearly as long as they would've hoped, it's difficult to say it was a disappointment. The regular season is a grind and anytime you finish as the best in the league, you've done something pretty special.īut once the postseason gets underway, a reset button is hit and each team has a completely new season in front of them. In all honesty, I don't really believe in the curse, and I think the Presidents' Trophy is still an honorable accomplishment. Four of the last five winners have been eliminated in the second round, including this year's Predators. Only twice in the last 10 years has a team that captured the Presidents' Trophy as regular season champions gone on to win the Stanley Cup. This one's for you fans of the supernatural. The Jets got some bonus contributions from their depth guys - Brandon Tanev found the back of the net three times - but the front-six did most of the heavy lifting, and their ability to spread out the offense more than Nashville was a major contributing factor to coming out on top. (The same can be said about Stastny and the decision to waive his no-trade clause.) That's exactly why they made an effort to improve in that spot at the trade deadline, and Winnipeg has to be feeling pretty good about that move right about now. After being a force for much of the playoffs last year, he turned in three separate poor performances in the Stanley Cup Final - including terrible showings in Game 1 and 2 that dug the Preds an early hole.īut we've already covered what Paul Stastny was able to contribute offensively, and he was able to bring a finishing presence down the middle between those two guys. Rinne's inconsistency isn't a new issue, either. Had Rinne been good - just good, not even great - in this series, the outcome could have been significantly different. But giving two freebies to a team as talented as the Jets can be a death sentence. You win as a team and you lose as a team, and the Preds had nearly 50 minutes to climb out of that hole and they didn't get the job done. And when they're allowed by a Vezina-caliber goaltender. Giving up goals like that would be tough to swallow in any situation, but it's especially tough to swallow when they come early in a Game 7, take the air out of your home building and force your team to chase the game. Another bad Pekka Rinne goal and he’s pulled in the first period /UV57WTqsYT- Pete Blackburn May 11, 2018
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