Media S29 Stanley Cup Finals Preview

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Who will win the Cup

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  1. SweetLou9208

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    :team2:BOSTON BRUINS:team2:
    Regular Season 53-21-8 114Points
    Playoffs 12-0 FLA (4) OTT (4) NYR (4)

    LINE 1
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    @Givemedings16
    @Tenacious RD
    @DurkRiot
    @Colonel20

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    @Big Tony 16
    @Daddy Kaneee
    @JVR l21l
    @VapeLordFish
    @Ragey23

    Line 3
    @Kevin Mozey
    @flyers2844
    @Rockxt 97
    @Motown
    @Swibz

    @Tolvanen l11l
    @Hydra IllusionZ


    Last season we saw Dings take over the BOS Bruins and sort of rebuild the team he was apart of 2 seasons prior that came out of nowhere run by Colonel to make a splash in the LGHL. Last season Dings put together a very competitive team that was bounced in the 1st round running into a tough matchup early and poor availability seemed to bite his team in the ass. Heading into the off-season Dings made the decision to let a couple of his guys go into bidding as the AGM was removed and he was hoping to capitalize on the potentially cheap bidding class bc of all of the players in it without the AGM. It paid off for him as he let BigTony his GM head to bidding and Spliff his 6M AGM head to bidding. He was able to win both of them and save himself some cap on Tenacious which allowed him to spend elsewhere. He was able to keep his core together with the DP contract of Durk still in tact, bidding steal from the season before in Ragey and finally a HUGE trade for his team for Daddy Kane in the offseason, setting themselves up nicely before bidding. In bidding he took a risk on Top LGHL Fwd Fisher who switched to D and it has really paid off as he had a fantastic season holding in down on the backend as a top line Dman. He also picked up Tolvanienin in net for 500K who after trading ShutTheGate has been an absolute stud in net and for the min. On top of that he was able to bring back Colonel who helped build that BOS team he was on a few seasons ago and he was been very solid for them all yr and big in playoffs. After a very good season in which they took over the Div around week 4, but then faltered a bit with the rise of OTT and DET late, Dings and the boys were able to make some trades to acquire JVR, Rockxt and Motown to build upon their already strong team and put the team right where they wanted it heading into playoffs and finishing strong with the 2nd best record in the East.

    ROUND 1 :team23:
    Onto the playoffs where they got the 3rd seed in the East as they finished 2nd in their Div and drew a matchup with the surprising FLA Panthers who were on a major collapse down the stretch after losing their top line due to bans in @Hriiz @Voltep. Imagine quitting on 2nd place team down the stretch in a clustered playoff run in the best DIV in the league with 2 full weeks left in the season (Great teammates there, PSN shitters) However, FLA still had a very solid team with the rookie fwd @Capitalize x94 and @Fn Waz leading the way and one of the best Dcores in the league in @goonderk @NlKx5 @ThatZachGuy @Dualtz and the great goaltending tandem of @l Rockystar l and @b19allen to still give them a challenge. It didnt matter though, BOS took advantage of the situation and put FLA out of their misery in 4 games outscoring them 13-3 in a dominant 1st round performance.

    ROUND 2 :team20:
    Round 2 they drew the best team in the EAST this season and pre season cup favorites from the EAST the OTT Senators. This team was loaded with talent, experience and former cup winners and it looked to be their toughest test to date. However, BOS handled OTT in 4 outscoring OTT 12-4 with 2 games being very tight 1 goal games in which BOS was able to come out on top while beating OTT line of @BLicK12 @Iebren @Girgss @Pandaleupagus @OGPotsie twice which is no easy task along with beating the top line of @Tendy @ScaryJoeyy and new comer @SpenceDangles with one of the best cheap dman in LG @x Neal x 18 x and ps4 stud @Dxwny once and one of the hottest 3rd lines in the league coming into playoffs in @mfricha and @donnybrah. Unfortunate, OTT ran into some ECU issues for @Dxwny and @NyIsles3 and @l1l Bones l3l but still a tough task nonetheless and OTT was able to advance with relative ease.

    ROUND 3 :team12:
    Finally onto the conference finals to take on the hot NYR team who had the 2nd seed and home advantage with a west line that is one of the best in the league in @Nav x 29 @McLxvinn @Ksw. This team probably had the 3 deepest fwd lines in the league with fantastic scoring with the likes of @Hxndry @lVl e w T w 0 @X Brandon VI @PlayboiPryme and then the 2 defensive studs in @T lR lM and @Basful and solid defense in @Nybo x 3 and calder candidate @MiNiNooch l3l and veteran depth dman in @Jack Bauer tuna @MagiikStix and west coaster @Shuck and Jive and self proclaimed banana League GOD @Ballistik ICE and 2 great goaltenders in @drally20 and @Big Wet May . Again though, no problem for this Bruins brand, sweeping the greasy NYR brand who pulls out all the stops to get where they are including a FF series clinching game and hacking the servers down 2-0 against DET to get the game pushed back allowing for linematches to change. BOS demolished NYR in 4 outscoring them 15-6, only allowing 1 goal in 3 of the matchups thrusting them onto the Stanley Cup Finals



    :team391:WINNIPEG JETS:team391:
    Regular Season 57-19-6 120Points
    Playoffs 12-4 COL (4) CHI (6) SJS (6)


    LINE 1
    @Auggy32
    @nO Undies On
    @APX x 93
    @Ay Dindu Nuffin
    @Green Salt


    LINE 2
    @Im4thLineWorthy
    @Scumbag Jared
    @xI STR8iNK Ix
    @lx Miller xl
    @Lingross x 88

    LINE 3
    @Lyons x 63
    @IlFox
    @Stoner x 95
    @Eddiekog
    @GroceryStickl5l

    @BizyBounce
    @Winston Payne



    This is the surprise team of the season hands down and Im4thLineWorthy the rookie owner garnering respect like weve never seen before in his very first season. WPG lead the league for a majority of the season before being passed late by CHI for the presidents trophy and WPG finished 2nd in the WEST and 2nd in the league in the standings. Im4thLineWorth made the jump from the AHL to the NHL this season taking over a WPG team with not a single player on the roster from the prior season besides BizzyBounce who was won in bidding. Before the season started 4th was able to get the great Bradley as his GM and acquire his line mate Auggy in a huge trade before the season as this would serve as the building block of their 1st line. After that 4th went to work via the draft and bidding. He drafted some studs he sent down the the AHL in ArticBlur, remember the name and a couple others who were studs in the AHL and as ECUs for the Jets this season. Then bidding came and WPGs only roster players were 4th, Bradley and Auggy and many picked them finish near the bottom of the previous seasons deepest DIV, let along even make the playoffs. They went to work in bidding finishing out the 1st line by brining in Booyah Bat10 and then went for chemistry and familiarity. We saw 4th essentially build his former AHL cup winning team by bringing in Lingross, Azkika, Scumbag Jared, Lingross and then 3 of the biggest steals of bidding in my opinion in Str8ink, Fox and Grocerystick. While he had 2 lines in place, his 3rd line was a bit of a crap shoot, however he was able to pull of the trape of the season in a trade with DET who was over cap at the time to acquire Stoner/Lyons and Eddiecog to round out his 3rd line and boy did it ever. With that trade he was able to build the best 3rd line in the league and WPG came out of the gate flying with 3 huge 1st weeks. They were able to stay hot a majority of the season but started getting some tougher lines down the stretch and realized they needed to make a few more moves if they wanted to make a deep playoff run. 4th and Bradley hit the trade block up and were able to pull of 3 more HUGE deals bringing in GreenSalt to complete the top line 1st pairing of Bat10 and Salt, then bringing in last season Calder finalist APX and finally one of the biggest trapes in terms of goaltending bringing in long time veteran and stud Winston Payne which had many owners up in arms as a lot of people were trying to acquire him for their playoff run as he had been stuck on some very bad teams recently. These moves put WPG over the top and they were set to make their playoff run, but had an extremely difficult road.

    ROUND 1
    With probably the the toughest 1st round matchup a high seed could get in the WEST, WPG drew COL, which had been one of the best most consistent teams in the league this season and was coming into playoffs hot. This team was just loaded, they have top xbox legends in @cj142 @XxNash61xX, top ps4 guys @SkillzPayBills3 @rickchel @Kernsy, top VS players @joshfearless13 along with Rick, Skillz and CJ (maybe the best VS team in LG) and 2 of the best west coast players in the league in @x Braydenn and @The Gr8 Haxby plus veteran and top depth players in @Bc bud024 @Mr Torts @EgoKiller43 @il REX li Colorado had it all and many picked COL to upset WPG in the 1st round and take this AHL WPG team back to reality thinking they only got here bc of the "easy lines" they were getting early on all season. However, WPG did not let it phase them and came out with a statement sweeping COL in 4 crazy close games all 1 goal games. It was probably the best 1st round matchup to watch if you like intense games and was obviously much closer than a 4-0 sweep consider all games were 1 goal wins

    ROUND 2
    Onto the next round where they run into the presidents winning CHI Blackhawks. What a series we had ahead with the amount of shit talking going on between the 2 teams battling for the WEST and presidents title all season long it was sure to be a hell of a series and it did not disappoint. WPG AGAIN was doubted by many and was the lower seed and underdog, but they did their thing and were able to take down the blackhawks in an unbelievable 6 game series. The blackhawks had the deepest 3 lines in the league both offensively and defensively with guys like @D4D USA @Sejje 19 @Rehanek @Pabst 12 @Pabst 19 @lF0Xl @Pattelite @NeNe @Duganator III and @Zwigggy as well as veteran @Cyantologist having unbelievable seasons as well as the Vezina winning goalie in @APsychicTaco.

    WPG did not let that stop them, thh 1st line of Auggy Bradley Apx Bat10 and GreenSalt really set the ton going 2-0 in the series, while the 2nd and 3rd line split their games exactly how an owner wants a series to essentially go. Its unfortunate CHI was missing their top dman (@NeNe ) for 2 games but that is just part of playoffs sometimes and why it is so hard to win a cup no matter how good of a team you put together, you need the next guy to step up to that line, need great ECUs or need to find a way to line match perfectly when you have something like that. However, that doesnt take away from anything that WPG accomplished with a huge series win against the presidents team in 6 moving them onto the Western Conference Finals

    ROUND 3
    What a fucking road this WPG team had to go through, COL, CHI and now SJS the favored cup champs from the start of the season out of the west and the favorites to win it all. SJS was coming off a great season with an absolutely stacked team led by the MGMT duo of @P t P 10 and @Gilleh. This team probably had the 2 best lines in the league and was loaded with talent like with the best dman in the league for years now in @Odieeeeee plus some studs from ps4 in @Class Act 27 and @Desjy99 and the 2 VS studs and 6s up-comers @Yung Gren and @OFs and one of the more underrated fwds and top defensive fwd in the league in @Leafy along with possibly the best goaltending tandom in the league in @o S m i i t t y and the ps4 Vezina finalist @JTresatti However, once again WPG was up for the challenge.

    The series went 6 games with both 3rd lines splitting the first night leaving the series at 1-1 heading into San Jose on monday with them able to linematch. WPG threw their 1st line out for game 3 and SJS countered with a mix of their top line and 2nd line dpairing winning the game 1-0 to take a 2-1 lead. WPG 2nd line was out for game 4 against SJS 2nd line minus top fwd on the line in @Class Act 27 and it came back to bite them as WPG was able to steal the game 2-1 despite statistically getting outplayed to even the series. Tied 2-2 going into Tuesday, WPG was back to the line matching advantage and threw their 1st line back out against the line that beat them in game 3 for a reamatch and they were able to get it done giving WPG a 3-2 series lead, leaving it up to 4th and his line in a rematch against the line they beat in game 4 but with Class Act playing and they were able to win 4-1 to close out the series with the 2nd line going 2-0 in the series and beating Odie twice in one series which is unheard of and earning themselves a trip to the cup finals.







    STANLEY CUP FINALS
    What a matchup we have here. BOS and WPG two cup finalist teams with BOS just completely dominating the playoffs sweeping their way to the cup finals and WPG dominating the regular season and making it through one of the toughest roads we have ever seen in LG to a cup finals

    WPG has the home ice advantage and will be able to line match in the series. I believe all 3 lines more both team are mainly east lines (possibly a couple west players in there) but no full west lines, coupled with LG being over for the rest of the league, should make for the servers to hopefully be in pretty good shape as we saw them a mess down the stretch of the regular season but seemingly better for the playoffs. Bother teams have incredible depth and chemistry as each of their lines have played together at some point in prior seasons in the NHL or AHL or just long time club buddies. This has been a trend in the success of NHL 18 as it is a much more team orietned game and these teams have really bought into that and done it better than anyone else which is why they are here. Both teams are very active in club for the most part outside of a couple of guys as i believe BOS entire team is Gold Coined or most of them and then WPG has a few gold coins guys and then guys who have just been around forever and have always adjusted accordingly.


    Line Match Ups and Comparisons
    WPG 1st line is mainly a talented line put together with 2 guys who have played together a long time in Bradley and Auggy and then Bat10 coupled with 1 of the up and comping Dmen since new Gen who disappeared for a little in Green Salt and then calder fwd finalist and big VS player in @APX x 93. This line has been handling the BIG games all season long and has been huge in the playoffs only losing 1 game all playoffs

    WPG 2nd line is 4ths line which was his top AHL line making the jump and they grind the shit out of club too which keeps the chemistry going and has helped them improve and win big games all season long. This line has done their job and performed as a 1st line this playoffs only losing 1 game all playoffs long and coming up with 2 HUGE wins in the SJS series to pick up their 1st line after they split with SJS 1st line.

    WPG 3rd line was the best in the league this season and is full of guys who have clubbed together for a couple yrs now plus FOX who has filled in nicely and hasnt missed a beat. This line tore up the NHL this season and is the main reason WPG is where they are right now, winning 20+ games in the regular season and winning at least 1 game in each playoff series which is exactly what you want out of your 3rd line


    BOS lines are full of guys who just grind the fuck out of club together. All the FWDS have really good old gen like thumbs in the fact they curl like crazy and spin pass or LT to change direction and create passing lanes while still somehow keeping the new gen boring move the puck cycling chemistry going and virg trap on D.

    BOS 1st line just dominated this season with 20+ wins and is undefeated in the playoffs. Dings JJ and Spliff have been unreal all season long and continue that success in the playoffs and working with the 2nd line dpair of durk and colonel have been unstoppable of late

    BOS 2nd line which is basically another 1st line plays the same exact style and is also undefeated in the playoffs. Their 1st line dpairing of Fish and Ragey has been one of the top pairs in the league this season and their quick breakouts and offensive ability have really helped Tony JVR and Kane play that quick rush style game they like

    BOS 3rd line has been a bit of a surprise and @Flyer2328 has been a huge reason why. He really transformed that line when he was officially called up and hasnt looked back. He got some help from Kevin and Rockey really helped provide some more scoring and on the back end Motown switching to LD to help the team and then Swibs who has been low key having a great season all yr long on the back end


    GOALTENDING MATCHUPS
    :team391:WINNIPEG:team391:
    @BizyBounce has been the most underrated Goalie in the league the last 3 seasons since he came onto the LGHL scene making a name for himself right away and competing for a vezina every season hes been in the league. He has been unbelievable in LGHL since NHL18 came out and is probably one of the 5 best Gs ive seen in NHL 18 as he is very tough to get one by and continues to maintain the numbers to show hes a top G

    @Winston Payne is one of the longest tenured and most active goalies in the league. He is 9/9 and usually plays the max every single season breaking all of the games played records. However, he has a had a couple of down seasons recently and hasnt been in his top LGHL form for a couple seasons now, it could be bc he hasnt been on the best of teams, so its nice to see him on a good team and enjoying some success as he is always solid on any team good or bad as hes one of the more consistent goalies in the league

    :team2:BOSTON:team2:
    @Tolvanen l11l - The tear this guy is on in playoffs is literally unprecedented. He is 9-0 with a fucking 94.3SV% and 0.66GAA on 106 shots. That is unheard of and it is making a name for himself to say the least. He had been relatively unknown around LG as his only season in the NHL was on a shitty STL team where he didnt really have much to work with and even in the AHL where he was just an average Goalie but he really has seemed to picked it up for NHL 18 and found the perfect home on BOS and a group of guys he trusts defensively and can really excel with. He had an awesome year this regular season as well beating out ShutTheGate for the starting job, allowing the team to save cap and upgrade elsewhere which really helped propel this team to the top. Congrats to him and lets see if he can stay hot for this cup finals

    @Hydra IllusionZ - Another guy called up from BOS AHL who came out of nowhere with just decent AHL stats but excellent CHL stats and tore up the NH this yr. This guy has an extremely small sample size in the NHL but took the backup G role and ran with it, leading all Goalies in SV % for the league, unfortunately he did not play enough games to qualify but still impressive nonetheless. He hasnt been as good in playoffs playing 1 game a series and going 3-0 but with only a 79.5SV% and 2.61GAA compared to his regular season stats of 86.5SV% and and 1.4GAA in 16 games.









    TLDR: Both teams are good and many didnt expect them to be here but they earned it. They are active and have some of the best chemistry in the league as well as Depth. Who do you got

    *This only took me about an hr, hr and a half
     
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    Great write up @SweeT 9 LoU 84 .

    Love the detail man, I appreciate how much time it takes to do these and makes the league more enjoyable imo.
     
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    that was about as deep as you could go when your previewing a series, amazing read lou. im sure this took alot of time and effort to do so for that thank you
     
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