Interesting discussion that has been making the rounds; if Jamie were to retire this offseason, who do you think would be the captain next year, or, who do you want to see as the captain moving forward?

This is a weird thing to latch on to now. Was Otter perfect in the playoffs? No, but he was down the list as far as reasons they lost the series. When looking to assign blame the focus should be on getting virtually nothing done at 5-on-5 (for various reasons). Rotating goalies wouldn't have changed any of that.

Tksymm7 said:

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Interesting discussion that has been making the rounds; if Jamie were to retire this offseason, who do you think would be the captain next year, or, who do you want to see as the captain moving forward?

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Gotta be Mikko or Miro in my opinion. I could see Wyatt also, but is he ready to grab this thing by the neck and pull it forward?

Seguin

What about Duchene?

No on Wyatt being ready, and I think he's a ways off from being ready. I also would lean Mikko or Miro. Miro is an interesting situation, because part of me thinks if you give him the C he'll step up even more and be even better. I mean he already plays more than anyone and is damn near irreplaceable, plus he's a lot more fiery I think than we might know or he lets on. But the other part of me doesn't know what he's like behind closed doors in leadership meetings and so on. I think I would go Miro and give Mikko an A. I don't think Mikko needs the C. He's already the guy on this team imo.

Yeah, I got that. Unless my son comes to town and really wants to go, I'm gonna pass. It made sense to go to an outdoor game at the Cotton Bowl (which was awesome!), but an indoor game at JerryWorld doesn't have near the same appeal to me.

Thirded. I have no desire to shell out over a grand for 5-6 seats in the rafters. Add to that parking, food and beer, souvenirs, etc and the whole sterile Jerryworld experience and it's just not worth it. I can save so much money and aggravation by simply watching from my couch.

And the WC was my favorite Stars experience ever.

Guy!

Emil Hemming with a slick, slick goal tonight for the Barrie Colts in the OHL playoffs. He's had a really good year in the OHL by all accounts.

The Sabres' 2nd goal last night was one of the craziest I've ever seen in a playoff game.

https://nhl.com/video/buf-mtl-benson-scores-ppg-against-jakub-dobes-6395379104112

Huh?

And we think we have goalie problems….cover your eyes Avs. Yeesh.

The Woods will be the reason the Avs don't win a cup if it gets to that.

Oof, poor Avs! I wonder if theyvwill pull Blackwood and put in Wedgewood. Depending of the outcome of the review.

I really don't get that call but oh well

I love OT playoff hockey more than most things in life, but **** MacKinnon and the Avs!

lol, MIN blew that game bigly

wtf is wallstedt doing so far out of his net? Literally just sit back further and you don't give up and empty netter. What a collapse by Minny.

Colorado dominated after the 1st period.

Never had a chance. Lost to a Wild team that got worked by an Avalanche team that will likely choke anyway.

Roll the Bones said:

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Gut wrenching

But i have a hard time feeling sorry for the snooty MN fans who disparaged Starts fans as ignorant in the DLLS comments.

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**** em. Love it

Roll the Bones said:

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Gut wrenching

But i have a hard time feeling sorry for the snooty MN fans who disparaged Starts fans as ignorant in the DLLS comments.

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I agree!

Wish Roope had been healthy, I still think we match up better with the Avs than any other team does.

Been thinking about this concept some as well after the Stars season, and as much as I hate these words and concept, would or should the Stars consider some sort of load management schedule for a handful of guys on this team?

The NHL, much like the NBA, has become so skilled, athletic and fast, that I think the strain on players bodies coupled with how physical it still is (and adding freaking games), lends itself to rotating bodies some here and there, particularly for guys over 30 or guys who are often injured. I know the schedule is going back mostly to normal next year, so it should help, but why not tinker with the idea of Roope, Seguin, Benn, Duchene, Mikko, Miro and Lindell here and there, etc. taking a few games off to get them some rest. We are a deep team for the most part, so why do we need to push those guys to play 84 freaking games a year and then go into the playoffs looking like bruised peach.

Just a thought as American sports leagues get more greedy by the day and lookout for player health less and less.

Yes, and given how ****ed up the playoff bracketing is anyway, may as well sacrifice some games

I've decided that next year is the year we stay healthy and win the Cup.

Tksymm7 said:

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Been thinking about this concept some as well after the Stars season, and as much as I hate these words and concept, would or should the Stars consider some sort of load management schedule for a handful of guys on this team?

The NHL, much like the NBA, has become so skilled, athletic and fast, that I think the strain on players bodies coupled with how physical it still is (and adding freaking games), lends itself to rotating bodies some here and there, particularly for guys over 30 or guys who are often injured. I know the schedule is going back mostly to normal next year, so it should help, but why not tinker with the idea of Roope, Seguin, Benn, Duchene, Mikko, Miro and Lindell here and there, etc. taking a few games off to get them some rest. We are a deep team for the most part, so why do we need to push those guys to play 84 freaking games a year and then go into the playoffs looking like bruised peach.

Just a thought as American sports leagues get more greedy by the day and lookout for player health less and less.

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It's tough because you "coast" in the regular seaon end up in the 2nd or 3rd spot and again have to go through some combo of Colorado and Minnesota. Or do you just go for 1st place, knowing that at least you'll get to remove one of those other teams?

I flagged as well. Settle down my guy!

Fair point; however, I think the West is getting better as a whole, so I still think you are going to be dealing with a tough matchup in R1 even if you are the Central Division winner. Teams like Utah, Anaheim, San Jose are really on an exponential climb imo, and I think Winnipeg will get it figured out again. It's going to be a tough row to hoe period in the West. Thus, I still think getting a few guys some days off here and there could help them over the course of the season.

With that being said, I also think it's not that crazy to tailor your team to beating Colorado and Minny. They aren't going anywhere, and neither are we. And with the playoff format why not focus a little on how to beat those two teams more, because chances are extremely high you're going to need to get through one of both every single year moving forward.

I am changing the subject but the very thought that the Ducks have a slight statistical chance at the WCF after Dallas lost in round 1 is making me so upset!! I need a hug or something.