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#PMT-2017-0531-1519
Big CatBig Cat

The Capitals and Ovechkin should split up because their regular season success is too good

I do think I am of the mindset that the Capitals and the [Ovechkin] should just be like, you know, hey, maybe this thing isn't working out anymore. Maybe it's just, you know, we love each other. Maybe our sex is just too good. Our regular season sex is too good. So we got to split up.

The Capitals kept Ovechkin and won the Cup the next year, proving the 'split up' take wrong.
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Take Slip·May 30, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

The 2017 Stanley Cup Final will go seven games

Nashville was outplaying the Penguins. I think this is going to go seven. I think it's going to be a classic Stanley Cup final that only a million and a half people watch.

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators in 6 games.
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Take Slip·May 26, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

The Nashville Predators winning the Cup will be forgotten like the Hurricanes or Ducks wins

I'm rooting for the Predators simply because when teams like the Predators win championships with like their piss yellow uniforms and weird cities for hockey, people just tend to forget that that season never happened. So it's like when the Ducks won, it's like, I mean, did they win? I don't even know. I can't remember.

The Predators lost the 2017 Stanley Cup Final to the Penguins, so they didn't get the chance to be 'forgotten' as winners.
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Take Slip·May 22, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

This is the year of the Nashville Predators in the Stanley Cup

The Predators, I feel like this is the Predators' year. People have been saying it for a long time. This is the Predators' year. Take out your fang claws. Nashville's number one hockey city in Tennessee.

The Penguins defeated the Predators in the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals 4-2.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Capitals will never win anything with Alex Ovechkin

The Capitals continually disappoint you. You know that they're never going to do anything with Ovechkin.

The Capitals and Ovechkin won the Stanley Cup the very next season (2018).
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Take Slip·May 10, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Capitals will advance to the Stanley Cup Finals

I'm pre-planning out tonight's game with the Rangers and the Senators. I'm like, okay, so we've got to have the Rangers win. That way I can go to all the Caps games in New York City for the Eastern Conference Finals, and then we're going to skate through them... [I] will be using Upside.com for the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Finals.

The Capitals lost Game 7 to the Penguins on the night of this broadcast, ending their season in the second round.
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Take Slip·May 5, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 'Crosby Theory': A team gets better after losing its best player

I think it's fair to ask now if the Penguins are better without Sidney Crosby... If you lose your best player, but your team gets better, the Crosby theory.

Sidney Crosby is one of the greatest players of all time; the Penguins were objectively not better without him, though they did win games in his absence.
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Take Slip·May 3, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Sidney Crosby was only injured because the Penguins lack an enforcer

The real issue is Sidney Crosby only got hit in his head like that because there's not as much fighting in hockey as there used to be... the Penguins, they're too big of pussies. And they have no enforcer, so they are the ones that got Sidney Crosby injured.

The league has moved away from enforcers, and there is no evidence that an enforcer prevents high-speed collisions or concussion-related hits.
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Take Slip·May 3, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Marc-Andre Fleury is a 'snowflake'

Now, on the other hand, you have Marc-Andre Fleury. He's a snowflake. That's why they call him Fleury, because he's a big snowflake, and he got iced up.

OpinionHockeyMediumSarcastic
Fleury went on to have a legendary career and played exceptionally well in various playoff runs, proving he is far from 'soft'.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Capitals are fine and will beat the Penguins

I'm not pressing the panic button on the Caps. The Caps dominated that game. The only stat that didn't go in their favor is the score... I'm throwing the panic button out the window. I'm not going to press it... I'm not worried at all. No, if you watch the game, it was dominance by the Caps.

The Penguins defeated the Capitals in 7 games in the 2017 playoffs.
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Take Slip·Apr 26, 2017
#PMT-2017-0426-2314
Logan CoutureLogan Couture

The Capitals have a great chance to win the Eastern Conference this year

Logan, is it the Caps year? You know what? They've got a great team. We don't really get to see the East as often, obviously. But if there's any team that can do it, I'd say I think so.

The Capitals lost in the second round of the 2017 playoffs to the Pittsburgh Penguins. (They would win the Cup the following year, but this take was about 2017).
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Take Slip·Apr 24, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

The 2017 Capitals are a different team and will get past the Penguins

This is our year. The Capitals, it's a different team. Everyone knows it.

The Capitals lost to the Penguins in the second round in 7 games.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Capitals will sweep the Penguins in the next round of the playoffs

I've taken my fingers so far off the panic button. I've got ones in the air right now. I've got my finger in the air calling it. We're going to sweep the Penguins. Next round. I'm not even concerned with Maple Leafs anymore.

The Penguins won the series 4-3 and eventually won the Stanley Cup. Far from a sweep by the Capitals.
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Take Slip·Apr 10, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

This is the year the Washington Capitals finally win the Stanley Cup

Caps year. Caps are next. Yeah, Caps year. Everything is... it's one of those weird, this is like the sign of the apocalypse.

The Capitals lost in the second round to the Penguins in 2017. They did not win the Cup until the following year, 2018.
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Take Slip·Apr 3, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Capitals will sweep every round and won't lose a game in the 2017 postseason

I'm going to need to go to some Caps games. They're only going to be four per round because they're going to sweep. They're probably not going to lose a game this entire postseason.

The Capitals did not sweep; they lost in the second round.
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Take Slip·Mar 24, 2017
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Stu FeinerStu Feiner

The Washington Capitals will win the Stanley Cup this year

I would like to see you win the Cup. I have them [Capitals] winning the Cup this year.

The Capitals lost in the second round in 2017; they didn't win until 2018.
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Take Slip·Mar 1, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

It is officially the Washington Capitals' year to win the Stanley Cup

It is Wednesday, March 1st, and it is the Caps year... I'm even more irrationally confident now [after the Kevin Shattenkirk trade].

The Capitals lost in the second round of the 2017 playoffs to the Penguins. They didn't win the Cup until 2018.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2017
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RA
Rear Admiral

The Washington Capitals are the Atlanta Falcons of the NHL

They're kind of like the Atlanta Falcons where their franchise has just never won it. The Falcons have been to two Super Bowls. I think the Capitals have been to one Stanley Cup. Basically, it's a franchise of failure. You know, they have this great regular season success. Everybody gets excited. And then when it comes to perform, they're a pop shot.

A year later, the Capitals won the 2018 Stanley Cup, shed their 'failure' reputation.
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Take Slip·Feb 15, 2017
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Washington Capitals will finally win the Stanley Cup this year

The Washington Capitals, it's their year. I think this is the year they finally win the Stanley Cup. They certainly have all the pieces. They have all the pieces.

The Capitals actually lost in the second round of the playoffs in 2017 to the Penguins. They didn't win the Cup until the following year (2018).
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Take Slip·Feb 15, 2017
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Chicago Blackhawks will win the Western Conference this year

No, I actually think [the Blackhawks] are going to win the West. I love their team this year. I think that they're really deep. Kane and Toews will be there when it matters. I love their team. They've got a lot of young guys that are playing really well.

While the Blackhawks finished as the #1 seed in the West, they were shockingly swept in the first round by the Nashville Predators.
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Take Slip·Feb 15, 2017
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Chicago Blackhawks will win at least one Stanley Cup in the next three years

I love their team. They'll be right there. I wouldn't be worried at all. They're right in the midst of that window to win a couple more. I think they at least get one in the next three years.

The Blackhawks did not win another Stanley Cup after 2015. Their era of dominance effectively ended with the first-round sweeps in 2016 and 2017.
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Take Slip·Dec 16, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Capitals will definitely win the Stanley Cup this season

This is definitely the capital season to win the Stanley Cup... No, this is the one. This is the one. This is the one.

The Capitals lost in the second round in 2017. They did not win the Cup until the following year, 2018.
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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Washington Capitals will win the Stanley Cup this year

I like Washington. I can't get away from it. Everyone says it's their time, I'm telling you... they're so deep and you can tell that they're kind of almost one of those teams [waiting for the playoffs].

The Capitals won the Presidents' Trophy in 2016-17 but were eliminated in the second round by the Penguins. They did not win the Cup until the following year.
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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Ottawa Senators are a lock to hit the over every night

You need to start betting the over on the Ottawa Senators every night. I'm talking hammering. They're not great defensively, but they can score goals. They are commonly in like 4-3, 5-3 games.

The 2016-17 Senators actually had one of the lowest 'Over' percentages in the league, finishing the season 30-46-6 on the Over/Under.
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Big CatBig Cat

Auston Matthews' 4-goal debut is suspicious and requires a 'witch hunt'

Austin Matthews... He had three goals on his first three shots in the NHL. He actually had four goals on the night in his debut... Hmm. Interesting. Maybe a frozen envelope... I'm just saying maybe these bullies just, hey, yo, we'll let Austin.

Hot TakeHockeyHotSarcastic
Matthews is just a generational talent; it was not a fix.
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#PMT-2016-0715-3599
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hockey helmets have increased concussions because they evolved the human skull to be thinner

I actually think that helmets have done more to increase concussions in hockey than they've done to help because it's like evolution. It kicks in a little bit and your brain, your skull doesn't have to be as thick anymore. Like the way that we coddle these athletes, it's actually hurting them in the long term.

Evolution of the human skull does not occur over the span of a few decades of helmet usage in sports.
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Take Slip·Jun 13, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

The Oilers will play the Panthers in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final

I got the Oilers because they probably have – they're going to somehow figure out a way to get like six more first-round picks between now and 2018. And the Florida Panthers.

Neither the Oilers nor the Panthers made the 2018 Stanley Cup Final. The Oilers missed the playoffs entirely that year.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2016
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Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

The 'glowing puck' ruined the NHL and likely caused the 2004-05 lockout

The glowing puck, did they get rid of that because it was easier to play defense? I think they took the non-hockey followers word too seriously and kind of ruined the game. I really think that's probably why the lockout happened.

Hot TakeHockeyFireSarcastic
The lockout was about the salary cap and labor issues, not the FoxTrax puck which ended years earlier.
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Take Slip·May 27, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

The San Jose Sharks will defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals

The Stanley Cup finals. Sharks eat penguins. Not to brag, but I called it. Yes, you did. Because it was the only matchup that could occur in nature.

The Penguins won the series 4-2 to win the Stanley Cup.
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Take Slip·May 27, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Sidney Crosby is a less classy player than Alex Ovechkin because he touched the Prince of Wales Trophy

What I care about is that Sidney Crosby touched the trophy. He touched the trophy. Big no-no. You know who's never touched that trophy? Alexander Ovechkin. That's why he is a classier player than Sidney Crosby. That's why he doesn't have bad luck. That's right.

Hot TakeHockeyHotSarcastic
Crosby and the Penguins won the Stanley Cup immediately following this, disproving the 'bad luck' claim.
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Take Slip·May 20, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Canadians actually hate Sidney Crosby

Canadians hate Sidney Crosby. That's actually a fact... Everyone hates Sidney Crosby. It was just decided upon, and that's how it is. He doesn't have a man card.

While Crosby has haters, he is widely revered in Canada for his 2010 Olympic Gold winning goal.
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Take Slip·May 6, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Capitals would be better if they were coached by a 'junkie mom' figure

They never should have gotten rid of Bruce Boudreau... because he's a really shitty coach. ... the best analogy I can give is like if you have a mom who's a junkie. A lot of times the eldest siblings will step up their leadership roles and know that they have to look after the team. ... they learn a lot of accountability because they got to cover up for their drunk dad.

Hot TakeHockeyFireSarcastic
The Capitals continued to choke until they finally won in 2018 with Barry Trotz, a competent coach, partially debunking the 'bad coach' theory.
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#PMT-2016-0429-8458
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Capitals goalie Braden Holtby is using Adderall to play well in the playoffs

I don't follow hockey that closely, but I know that there's always one good goalie in the playoffs. And whoever that guy is this year. I want to go Holtby. Braden Holtby. Holtby is using Adderall.

No evidence exists for this claim.
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Take Slip·Apr 25, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

If the Blues lose to the Blackhawks, hockey in St. Louis should be cancelled

If the Blackhawks do win tonight, Monday, they have to cancel hockey in St. Louis, correct? Every franchise has to move from St. Louis to L.A. It will be such an embarrassment.

OpinionHockeyHotSarcastic
The Blues won Game 7 and the franchise did not move to LA; hockey was not cancelled.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2016
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Tom GlavineTom Glavine

The Anaheim Ducks will win the Stanley Cup this year

Man, I'm going to—who do I want to pick? I think Anaheim might get it right this year.

The Anaheim Ducks lost in the first round of the 2016 playoffs to the Nashville Predators.