NHL 2022-23

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Nov 10, 2022 6:48 am

Jerloma wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 1:24 am
sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:42 am
Jerloma wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:37 pm Who is the Caps fan in this place? I can't remember. Is it NLFC?
Wlu_lax too
Ah! Fuck those guys then. Amirite?

Pretty sure I remember arguing about this play with garyclark so respectfully fuck that guy too!

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Nov 11, 2022 11:17 pm

The Sharks won (for a change) tonight in Dallas. Logan Couture got a Gordie Howe hat trick, which was both humorous and disturbing. Humorous because he never fights. Disturbing because he was attacked (and forced to fight) just because he delivered a good, legal check. That last part is something I wish the league would clean up. The Dallas player didn’t get an instigator penalty, but he certainly deserved one.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:50 pm

Awwww

Post by **brian** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:06 pm

Golden Knights dropped coupons in each season ticket holder’s account for $1 hot dogs to celebrate Kessel’s 1000th straight game last night. Chef’s kiss. No notes.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:08 pm

Twitter has been pushing Devils content on me non-stop since I copied the link for that tweet up there.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:17 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:06 pm Golden Knights dropped coupons in each season ticket holder’s account for $1 hot dogs to celebrate Kessel’s 1000th straight game last night. Chef’s kiss. No notes.

This is Keith Erasure.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:14 pm

Feel like a post should at the very least count as a SOG?

It's like literally the goal.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:17 pm

yeah but logically it could never have actually gone in the net, hence ... not a SOG.

Jerloma wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:14 pm Feel like a post should at the very least count as a SOG?

It's like literally the goal.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:28 pm

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:17 pm yeah but logically it could never have actually gone in the net, hence ... not a SOG.

Jerloma wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:14 pm Feel like a post should at the very least count as a SOG?

It's like literally the goal.

Is it a shot on goal if the goalie stops a shot 3 feet wide of the net or is it just like a subjective thing like giving someone a hit or an error?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:29 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:28 pm
MaxWebster wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:17 pm yeah but logically it could never have actually gone in the net, hence ... not a SOG.

Jerloma wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:14 pm Feel like a post should at the very least count as a SOG?

It's like literally the goal.

Is it a shot on goal if the goalie stops a shot 3 feet wide of the net or is it just like a subjective thing like giving someone a hit or an error?

They are not supposed to counted as a shot on goal unless it would’ve scored if the goalie hadn’t been there. At least in theory.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:44 pm

Right, so it's a ruling. That's what I'm asking.

I really enjoy this Brock McGinn by the way. Pens too often get way too passy. This motherfucker just unloads. I think he might be my Willie Parker.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Sat Nov 19, 2022 1:30 pm

oh yeah definitely a ruling. and agreed it's really subjective - i think in fact that's why analysts in recent years look at shots attempted as a far better measure of team dominance, like shots directed *toward the net* or something.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 1:21 pm

Yikes ...

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 2:09 pm

Aw jeez. That's a second one in like 6, 7, years?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:25 pm

If I were a good NHL GM I’d be checking in daily with Drury to see if he’s really to make some fucked up culture change trade. It’s either going to be that or Gallant at this point.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:47 pm

Rass, is it just me or is Malkin skating better than he has for like the last 5 years?

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:59 pm

Definitely better than post-surgery last year.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Dec 07, 2022 8:10 pm

Dude four goals in one period for Tage Thompson. There are 3 minutes left in first.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:03 pm

Thompson is like the 100th percentile result those of us who hug and kiss 1st rounders hope for when they're halfway through their team control and still not panning out. Good on Buffalo for sticking with him.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:24 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:03 pm Thompson is like the 100th percentile result those of us who hug and kiss 1st rounders hope for when they're halfway through their team control and still not panning out. Good on Buffalo for sticking with him.

St. Louis drafted him and did not stick with him.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:43 pm

I mean … wasn’t a bad trade?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:51 am

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:43 pm I mean … wasn’t a bad trade?

Worked out both sides. O’Reilly helped the Blues win a Cup. But Thompson was a throw-in in that deal.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:02 am

i've been struggling to try to understand the Tage phenomenon for like 10 months.

Honestly, 12-13 months ago if the Sabres had *outright released* him I'd have been 100% ok with it. I maintained that he was one of the worst hockey players i'd ever seen play regular top 6 minutes; he had one damn curl and drag move he used for 2+ years and it worked occasionally but mostly he was horrific.

And then Granato puts him at center, somehow he gets confidence... and he's Mario Lemieux. wtactualf.

I guess the trade is working out.

(we still suck though and i still hate terry pegula and the Sabres for what they've done to my hockey fandom. i'm a bruised man dammit.)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:07 am

An NYR account I follow said recently he'd always been able to rely on his hands and size until he got to the NHL and his skating has finally caught up.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:19 am

yeah that's part of it for sure.

But not everything - honestly his decision-making was minor-league at best....it's remarkable i'm telling you, it's like a different player (....wait, does he have a twin??) just fking showed up last winter.

i'm sure the reality is a combination of everything - him deciding on some conscious and/or subconscious level to be more confident in his skating while also likely working on it... him playing center has been a difference, him playing for a coach who isn't almost actively sabotaging the team and seemingly gives him that confidence.

It's nice to have a win as a fan. Feels like it's been...uh.... a decade.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:28 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 1:21 pm Yikes ...

Post by **brian** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:51 pm

At first VGK game of the year and of course there’s the biggest Boston asshole in the world in the suite. Where do these cocksuckers grow them?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:28 am

Not NHL but anytime Jagr has to suit up for a pro game it gets a post. Nearly 51-year old picked up 2 apples in emergency appearance.
https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl-jaromir-ja ... 27510.html

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:57 pm

I wonder how often a 5 vs 5 goal is scored where all players on the ice are under 24 and 1st round picks of that team.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:17 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:57 pm I wonder how often a 5 vs 5 goal is scored where all players on the ice are under 24 and 1st round picks of that team.

Hmm… please provide the details

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:28 pm

Post by **brian** » Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:41 pm

800 for Ovi

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:21 pm

Bitches.

Post by **brian** » Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:18 pm

"Pond hockey" rules in a 5 minute OT to settle games would be awesome.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:03 pm

I don’t think I can get behind “no offsides”.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Dec 23, 2022 1:02 am

Yeah that's really dumb. 3 on 3 is bad enough as it is.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Fri Dec 23, 2022 2:41 pm

man, OT 4 on 4 for 10 minutes and a 3-2-1 point system and i'd never complain about the NHL again.

<fingers are crossed behind my back, ok, but still... not that hard>

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 23, 2022 4:19 pm

Eliminate open ice hits too if you’re going to play the “never complain” card.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 23, 2022 4:38 pm

The rangers are currently a middle six wing and bottom pair LD away from a complete roster and I have zero confidence Gallant can understand how to form those lines. Just an absolute mess in terms of refusing to nail 4th liners to the 4th line simply because they’re vets. More convinced than ever he’s a coach who improves a team but has a clear ceiling.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Dec 23, 2022 4:42 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 4:38 pm The rangers are currently a middle six wing and bottom pair LD away from a complete roster and I have zero confidence Gallant can understand how to form those lines. Just an absolute mess in terms of refusing to nail 4th liners to the 4th line simply because they’re vets. More convinced than ever he’s a coach who improves a team but has a clear ceiling.

I think you're right about Gallant. But, don't bitch too much about your top-level team. It could be a lot worse (as some of us know too well.)