Posted on 05/07/2018 7:10:43 PM PDT by EdnaMode
At last: Game over. Series over. For the first time in 20 years, a D.C. team in one of the four major pro sports is moving on to the conference finals. Let that sink in. The Capitals were the last to do it, in 1998, when they eliminated the Senators in five games in the second round and then ousted the Sabres in six games to clinch their only Eastern Conference title in franchise history. With Evgeny Kuznetsov’s breakaway goal less than six minutes into overtime, Washington improved to 2-9 all-time in postseason series against the Penguins; the Capitals’ only other triumph against the Black and Gold came in 1994. Sidney Crosby’s perfect playoff record against Alex Ovechkin, who assisted on the game-winning goal? Over. The Penguins’ nine-series playoff win streak? Finito.
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Winnipeg has never had team reach semifinals in nhl
Except for WHA
True, the teams that overly depend on the scoring stength of their first lines (such as Boston and Pittsburgh) are out, whereas the Vegas Golden Knights, which rolls four lines, advance.
The Pens went all-in on Murray by exposing Fleury in the expansion draft, so I wasn't surprised they let Murray play through these playoffs: they needed to show they have full confidence in Murray.
But if Murray continues to have dissapointing playoff performances in the future, they can do what they did to Fleury: call in the sports psychologist.
It’s like the old joke that the only white people in Detroit at night were the ones at the Red Wings’ game.
Update on the general hockey thread, Predators defeated the Jets 3-0 in Winnipeg, now, the Jets are taking it to Nashville, 4-1 with 4 minutes left. You can’t figure it out. And those Golden Knights, I don’t know if either of these two teams can stop them. I think Winnipeg should have a good chance to.
They did it! Face Vegas.
I said in the other thread, Winterpeg to the Western Finals....but I’ve got to think LV has the advantage going in.
Googling “Manny Santos” shows me some chickita from some Canadian teen drama.
https://ctmirror.org/2018/05/11/manny-santos-wins-5th-cd-ruby-oneill-primary/
O’Neill is also Hispanic?
Who’s the rat gonna be? Mary Glassman or the Gun-grabbing Rabbi? These rats seems weak, I think we have a shot even without a “top” recruit.
Proving that names can be misleading, Manny Santos is not Hispanic or Latino (but Portuguese), and Ruby O’Neill apparently *is* Hispanic (O’Neill is her married name).
By the way, while O’Neill isn’t Ruby’s birth name, you should know that ithe surname is not uncommon in Puerto Rico due to Irish immigration to the Island following the Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 (in which the Spanish government gave free land and tax incentives to European Catholics who agreed to settle and farm land in Puerto Rico or Cuba; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Decree_of_Graces_of_1815), and particularly during the Irish Potato Famine. Until he was forced to resign from office last year due to a sexual-harassment case, the Mayor of Guaynabo for the prior 24 years, and one of the most powerful figures in the pro-statehood New Progressive Party (and, to a lesser extent, in the Republican Party), was Héctor O’Neill. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Héctor_O%27Neill
O’Neill says she is a moderate. Manny endorsed by CDL ... Gun group
Gov:
StuSrinivasa .... Prodeath Republican ... Missed 2nd ballot by one vote.
Lumaj doing well.
Walker in trouble
3 qualify for gov primary
Lumaj miss by 3 votes
Obsitnick is Naral .
Conservative Joe markley wins 3way race for Lt gov
5 or 6 statewide primaries in Aug
Who do you want for Governor?
I am now for Herbst.
But
Boughton is very talented politically
Once in a generation talent
Party is split over the gun control bill
In ct, gun rights are not my number one issue
Stewart & Obsitnick are the dreadful republicans
Stevenson is a disappointment. Talking like rino
Manny Santos is my priority
Hoo u gonna campAign for?
In Illinois
I can see why peoples get fed up and cynical
I have dozens of stories of volunteers who worked for ingrate politicians
The vols end up kwit.
I sent boughton check 2 years ago. Last campAign
Never heard from him. Sign of messed up campaign. He dropped out, lackamoney
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