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Big CatThe US and Canada will face off in the gold medal game of the Winter Olympics
We're circling the last game day of of the Winter Olympics. It's gonna be US, Canada. Let's just take care of business boys.
Ryan WhitneyConnor McDavid will leave the Oilers within three seasons
He's Gonzo win or lose. We have three seasons left with Connor McDavid. That's my opinion... after three years, so three more playoffs. I think that would've been 13 years for McDavid... if he does leave in three years, win or lose, they're idiots [if they dislike him].
Ryan WhitneyThe Colorado Avalanche are the absolute 'wagon' of the NHL
Colorado is the wagon guys. Colorado's the one that you're scared of... I can't help but see them running through the entire league and then winning the Stanley Cup with ease. Right now they are on pace to break the Bruins record for most points.
Ryan WhitneyThe Anaheim Ducks will win a Stanley Cup within the next eight years
I'll guarantee a Ryan Whitney guarantee. Ooh, Anaheim wins a Stanley Cup in the next eight years. Anaheim's gonna get a cup... they have a wagon of like young stars coming.
CM PunkThe Edmonton Oilers are choke artists and will never win a Stanley Cup
He [McDavid] ain't winning a cup in, in Edmonton. No. Oh. Not at all. They fucking, they're choke artists. They might, they might as well might as well be Maple Leafs. It ain't, it ain't gonna fucking happen.
Keith YandleConnor McDavid will win a Stanley Cup, but it will not be in Edmonton
Can [Connor McDavid] win the big one? Yes. Not in Edmonton. Oh, okay. I like that. That's a good take.
Ryan WhitneyThe Edmonton Oilers cannot win a Stanley Cup with their current goaltending
I said on Chiclets, like they don't have a goalie that you can win the Stanley Cup with. Now, once again, they were one game away from winning the cup with him... But if your starting goalie is getting pulled and losing his job in back to back playoffs, I don't think you have a Stanley Cup goalie. No.
Ryan WhitneyThe NHL will have an ambidextrous 'Shohei Ohtani' player within 30 years
I think we're gonna get the Shohei of hockey. The Shohei Ohtani ambidextrous NHL player that would rock... You'd have the straight stick and then you drive wide and be unreal Righty. And you'd drive wide and be unreal lefty. I just think that at some point you're gonna see things that you never thought imaginable.
Paul BissonnetteBrad Marchand is a lock for the Hall of Fame
That's why I believe he's a hall of famer is because he was one of the best clutch wingers in the game for a significant almost a decade... Brad Marchand [is] the leader in Stanley Cup finals goals [among active players].
Paul BissonnetteThe Florida Panthers will win the Stanley Cup in 6 games
I personally believe... that Florida's gonna close out at home in six games... they're gonna close this fucker out at home. And unfortunately for McDavid and Draisaitl, they just don't have a good enough overall team.
Keith YandleThe Florida Panthers will win the Stanley Cup in six games.
I think it's gonna go six. I think they steal one on the road early and take care of business at home and then win it at home. I think winning at home game six would be huge.
PFT CommenterThe Panthers versus Hurricanes series is the definition of a Gentleman's Sweep
This feels like a gentleman sweep though. I don't think that the hurricanes are gonna come back. I think that the, the Panthers are a much, much, much better team. They've got a couple injuries though. Yep. I do realize that. But I feel like this is the very definition of Gentleman sweep. They get, they get game four and then game five is gonna be all Panthers.
Paul BissonnetteAlex Ovechkin will play one more year in the NHL before finishing his career in the KHL
I think that next year... it's the last year of his contract. ... I wouldn't be shocked if he scores another 30 goals, but if he continues to slow down, it's just hard in today's day and age to keep up... I could see him after next year going back to the KHL and, and playing one more year and, and really having his final Swan song.
Keith YandleThe Stanley Cup Final will be the Florida Panthers vs the Dallas Stars
I've said it from the beginning that it, it's gonna be Panther Stars. So I'm sticking with that... I'll still stick with Dallas coming out of the west and Florida coming out of the east and you know, just another, no, no Tax City Stanley Cup finals.
Big CatThe Dallas Stars are going to win the Stanley Cup
The Stars took the first game of the series on the road and it feels like the stars are gonna win the cup. I don't know, maybe that's the stupid thing to say, but it feels like they're really fucking good.
Ryan WhitneyCarolina cannot win the Cup because Sebastian Aho is not a true superstar
Carolina fans are kind of all always all over biz. And I, and I gave them a bunch of props... and all those fans tell me aho aho I'm like, I love aho. But I just, he's like one little notch beneath like the true superstars. And, and so I don't, I don't even think if Carolina gets by Washington, like they can win the cup.
Ryan WhitneyFlorida is the favorite and Toronto is the least likely to win the Stanley Cup among the final eight teams
Florida one. Dallas two. Vegas three. Washington four Edmonton five... Winnipeg six, Carolina seven. [Leafs?] Leafs eights perfect. You what? I guys I can admit Edmonton's an underdog here. And they get through Vegas and, and, and, and I come back on like if they beat Vegas, they're number one.
PFT CommenterThe Capitals will win the Stanley Cup this year
Caps look good. I still feel like it's our year. I am keeping an eye, a very close eye on the maple leaf though.
PFT CommenterThis might finally be the Capitals' year to win it all
I'm pumped to watch the [Capitals] playoffs. I do think that this might be our year. Yeah. And the issue is we don't really have a goaltender. We've got two goaltenders and neither one, you have to pick which one is gonna get hot at the right time.
Big CatThe Colorado Avalanche will win the Stanley Cup
I've made my future bet because Whitney told me that he thought maybe the abs I took AVS plus seven 50. I've also told PFT not that he cares that I would cash out if they played the caps in the finals. 'cause I, I would rather you win.
Ryan WhitneyNew NCAA hockey rules will hurt American players because Canadian talent will take their scholarships
American kids are gonna get shafted scholarship wise because now you're getting the best Canadian kids and... before you wouldn't go because you couldn't go to college. But what happens is that now the best Canadian kids will play in those leagues at 17 and 18, and then they'll go to college and then they'll get a payday to go to college. Right. NIL. So a lot of American kids are probably gonna lose scholarships.
Ryan WhitneyLeon Draisaitl is more valuable to the Oilers than Connor McDavid this year
I'm an Oilers guy and Leon Draisaitl has just to me been the best player in the league. The most valuable player of the Oilers McDavid's had this great year still, but not McDavid. And then he's leading the league in goals by a lot.
Ryan WhitneyThe Colorado Avalanche will beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Final
Stanley Cup finals prediction teams and winner: Colorado. Toronto. Colorado beats him. It'd be an awesome series. Yeah. And, and that's if only I'm saying that is if Florida and Tampa play in the first round.
Ryan WhitneyThis is the best chance the Maple Leafs have ever had to win the Stanley Cup
So hockey this year, so many storylines. I think the number one for me is that this is the best chance the Leafs have ever had to win the cup. Yes... 1967, the first is that, well the most recent one I heard is the last time both the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins didn't make the Stanley Cup was 1967.
Ryan WhitneyThe Stanley Cup winner will be one of these three teams: Florida, Tampa, or Toronto
Florida, Tampa, Toronto. I'm taking all three Atlantics. I think that the only thing that'll stop that is whoever of those three makes the conference finals might just be beat to shit outta gas.
Ryan WhitneyColorado is the best team in the West and will return to the Cup Finals
Colorado to me is, they're the best team in the West. And if they play Dallas, which I think they will in the first round, one of those kind of unfair, like either team could win the cup and somebody losing first round.
PFT CommenterAlex Ovechkin will break the NHL goal record this season against the Penguins
I think he's gonna do it this year. I think he's gonna do it against the [Penguins] at the end of the season... I think it's the game against the Penguins towards the end of the regular season... April 17th... Having him break it right in Sidney Crosby's face would be incredible.
PFT CommenterThe Washington Capitals will win the Stanley Cup this year
The caps are... legitimately a good team. They've got a bunch of great players... I think it is the caps year. I believe they have the best record in hockey.
Paul BissonnetteCanada will beat the USA in the Four Nations final
Thursday night we're gonna put on a spanking to you Americans. ... You're gonna see McJesus, Makar, MacKinnon and Crosby put on a goddamn show in front of the Boston crowd. ... Thursday we're gonna find an answer and we're gonna bring it to you in your own house.
Paul BissonnetteCanada will win the Four Nations final 6-2
Six to two. Six-two. McJesus will rise. They will light up Hellebuyck in an elimination situation. ... Jordan 'The Snowman' Binnington will have an incredible performance for the Canadians in net. Mark my words. An absolute spanking.
Paul BissonnetteConnor Bedard has 'dog in him' and will become one of the greats
I believe that he does have dog in him and it will eventually be unleashed. He's too stubborn not to become one of the greats. ... This kid is very young, he's very determined and he is gonna figure it out with my help.
Big CatThe United States is currently the best hockey country in the world
Guess what? We're the best fucking country in the world in hockey... until Canada, until Canada to be on Thursday. We right now as of the second we're still the best hockey country in the world. We got the cup. They're not getting it back.
PFT CommenterCanada won't get the Stanley Cup back from the United States
We got the Stanley Cup. They're not getting it back.
Paul BissonnetteSpencer Carberry is the frontrunner for the Jack Adams Award
Probably the biggest surprise so far this year has been the Washington Capitals... I would have to say [Spencer] Carberry the coach. He, he, he's the front runner for the Jack Adams. He just is such a modern day coach.
Paul BissonnetteKirill Kaprizov is a top three MVP candidate
Minnesota, Kirill the Thrill [Kaprizov]... Probably a top three candidate for MVP right now. And just an unreal player to watch where every game, game in, game out, shift in, shift out, he has must-watch television.
Paul BissonnetteConor McDavid will win at least one Stanley Cup in the next four years
No doubt in my mind [McDavid can win the big one]. I'm very confident that this is the year... Life or death four years, like a four year span, gun your head. I would say they, yeah, I would say they would win one cup. That would be my guess. Life or death.
Paul BissonnetteConnor McDavid will finish as the second-highest scorer in NHL history
He will probably end up second in all time scoring. So, and, and an absolute phenom who's lived up to every bit of expectation.
Paul BissonnetteAlexander Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky's goal record in two years
Next year he'll probably get whatever, 30, 35 goals. And then the following year is when you're really gonna see this, this kind of parade as you're describing start. It's gonna be a stroke off Fest, double wrister, every goddamn game that he's, he's on the broadcast.
Ryan WhitneyConnor Bedard will not be better at hockey than Connor McDavid.
I don't think [Bedard] can be [better]. I think he's going to be incredible and I think he'll be a future superstar. But I think McDavid is a once every 20 years type guy. I don't see it happening.
Paul BissonnetteConnor Bedard is the next Connor McDavid
Connor Bedard is being touted as basically another McDavid. ... he's messy of hockey is the way he's being touted as right now. And I think with the way that the games changes game is changing where it all speed skill, I think that he can come in and be that guy.
Ryan WhitneyCale Makar will be the greatest defenseman of all time
Kale Makar is number two... Kale Makar is the Conor McDavid of defense. He almost might be more valuable according to Wayne Gretzky... [Nathan McKinnon] said that this will be the greatest defenseman of all time.
Ryan WhitneyAlex Ovechkin will definitely break the NHL goal-scoring record
Is Ovie gonna get the record, just yes or no? Yes. Definitely yes.
PFT CommenterThe current Colorado Avalanche core will win exactly two Stanley Cups
I think they're getting exactly two Stanley cups.
Paul BissonnetteAlex Ovechkin will pass Wayne Gretzky for the all-time goal record
I think he's going to pass Wayne Gretzky. I do. Cause if the league hasn't figured out how to stop that shot after how many years he's been in there... He can continue to do that for five years, right?
PFT CommenterThere is a greater chance of America taking over Toronto than the Maple Leafs winning a Stanley Cup
I think that there's a greater chance of America, like slowly encroaching into Canada and taking their land away and taking Toronto, than there is like the Maple Leafs winning a Stanley Cup before that time.
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