NHL 2022-23

[brian]

Vegas victory parade seems to comprise a lot of tourists just checking it out which hell yeah if I were in Vegas for the weekend I’d check it out. That’s a free show.

[brian]

William Karlsson’s speech is a first-ballot Drunk Victory Parade Hall of Fame speech.

[wlu_lax6]

Not NHL, but The Calder Cup (AHL) is going to game 7. Cochellea Valley (Kraken) went out to a 2-0 lead in the series, but the Hershey Bears (Caps) fought back to take a 3-2 lead. Cochellea has generally won big. Bears have won close. Games seven is tomorrow night.

Cochellea's coach...Dan Bylsma

[brian]

Not NHL, but The Calder Cup (AHL) is going to game 7. Cochellea Valley (Kraken) went out to a 2-0 lead in the series, but the Hershey Bears (Caps) fought back to take a 3-2 lead. Cochellea has generally won big. Bears have won close. Games seven is tomorrow night.

Cochellea's coach...Dan Bylsma

Home team has won all 6 games so far. Bet on both major pro hockey trophies spending the year in the desert.

[wlu_lax6]

Not NHL, but The Calder Cup (AHL) is going to game 7. Cochellea Valley (Kraken) went out to a 2-0 lead in the series, but the Hershey Bears (Caps) fought back to take a 3-2 lead. Cochellea has generally won big. Bears have won close. Games seven is tomorrow night.

Cochellea's coach...Dan Bylsma

Home team has won all 6 games so far. Bet on both major pro hockey trophies spending the year in the desert.

Game 7 will be streaming for free and on a few TV Stations. AHLTV (web), NHL Network, NBC Sports Washington and Root Sports Northwest, and can be heard on NHL Network Radio (SiriusXM 91).

and unfortunately as a Caps fan I agree. The firebirds have won their games big. Caps have had to grind out 1 goal wins.

[Nonlinear FC]

I was having a hard time wrapping my head around Coachella having enough people to support an AHL franchise. Hit the Google map and Duh... Palm Springs and Indio right there. Had always thought Coachella was much more isolated/out there than that. I think I had somehow conflated it with Burning Man for some reason.

/geography

[sancarlos]

I was having a hard time wrapping my head around Coachella having enough people to support an AHL franchise. Hit the Google map and Duh... Palm Springs and Indio right there. Had always thought Coachella was much more isolated/out there than that. I think I had somehow conflated it with Burning Man for some reason.

/geography

And, lots of Canadians winter in the area every year. If you’re a Saskatchewan wheat farmer who can afford it, you drive your fifth wheel down that direction some time after harvest. I have relatives who’ve done it for years. And, Canadians like to attend hockey games!

[brian]

Not NHL, but The Calder Cup (AHL) is going to game 7. Cochellea Valley (Kraken) went out to a 2-0 lead in the series, but the Hershey Bears (Caps) fought back to take a 3-2 lead. Cochellea has generally won big. Bears have won close. Games seven is tomorrow night.

Cochellea's coach...Dan Bylsma

Home team has won all 6 games so far. Bet on both major pro hockey trophies spending the year in the desert.

Game 7 will be streaming for free and on a few TV Stations. AHLTV (web), NHL Network, NBC Sports Washington and Root Sports Northwest, and can be heard on NHL Network Radio (SiriusXM 91).

and unfortunately as a Caps fan I agree. The firebirds have won their games big. Caps have had to grind out 1 goal wins.

Long Calder Cup runs are always good though. Vegas’ team at the time also went to Finals their second season like Seattle is now and Hague/Whitecloud got valuable experience. Also VGK saw Nic Roy playing for other team in final and decided they had to have him and he’s turned out to be a great fourth-line center.

[govmentchedda]

Most recent PDOcast with Dimitri Filipovic and Kevin Woodley was REALLY interesting regarding matches for goalies and teams. i.e. the Sabres give up a ton of slot chances and Hellebuyck is bad on that type of chance, ergo he'd be a bad fit in Buffalo unless they change their defensive style.

[sancarlos]

Most recent PDOcast with Dimitri Filipovic and Kevin Woodley was REALLY interesting regarding matches for goalies and teams. i.e. the Sabres give up a ton of slot chances and Hellebuyck is bad on that type of chance, ergo he'd be a bad fit in Buffalo unless they change their defensive style.

That sounds good. I’ll have to check it out.

[Nonlinear FC]

Not NHL, but The Calder Cup (AHL) is going to game 7. Cochellea Valley (Kraken) went out to a 2-0 lead in the series, but the Hershey Bears (Caps) fought back to take a 3-2 lead. Cochellea has generally won big. Bears have won close. Games seven is tomorrow night.

Cochellea's coach...Dan Bylsma

Home team has won all 6 games so far. Bet on both major pro hockey trophies spending the year in the desert.

Game 7 will be streaming for free and on a few TV Stations. AHLTV (web), NHL Network, NBC Sports Washington and Root Sports Northwest, and can be heard on NHL Network Radio (SiriusXM 91).

and unfortunately as a Caps fan I agree. The firebirds have won their games big. Caps have had to grind out 1 goal wins.

Long Calder Cup runs are always good though. Vegas’ team at the time also went to Finals their second season like Seattle is now and Hague/Whitecloud got valuable experience. Also VGK saw Nic Roy playing for other team in final and decided they had to have him and he’s turned out to be a great fourth-line center.

VERY very true. The Bears, who always seem to be pretty good, made a really deep run around the time that guys like John Carlson and Karl Alzner were on the team. Playing hockey in late May and June helps those players understand what true pressure at the professional level is all about.

[Nonlinear FC]

Inaugural season for the Firebirds. wow.

[Nonlinear FC]

This is like watching D3 soccer or US soccer from back in the day. Very choppy feed.

[wlu_lax6]

Color analyst not pulling his weight in this coverage. Play by play guy doing all of the talking.

O.T for the cup. 3re period was mostly Bears.

[brian]

Game 7 OT. Don’t get any better than that.

[brian]

Acrisure has naming rights in Palm Springs and Pittsburgh and no idea wtf they do.

[brian]

I know there’s some people who think MAF has a marginal case for the Hall of Fame and i suppose I get the arguments but if you put Mike Vernon in come the fuck on already.

[brian]

One of the low-key most hilarious things about this is I’ve spent more time in Hershey than I would have liked and there’s probably only like 2 or 3 bars in the town that stay open past midnight to begin with and it’s 1 am now.

[wlu_lax6]

Based on what In seeing, there is a good chance the camera guy will miss the game winning goal.

[brian]

Based on what In seeing, there is a good chance the camera guy will miss the game winning goal.

Oh lord yes. This is horrible.

[brian]

There’s no last call here so I was just hoping for 5 OTs but that was some great drama.

[degenerasian]

I know there’s some people who think MAF has a marginal case for the Hall of Fame and i suppose I get the arguments but if you put Mike Vernon in come the fuck on already.

MAF is a slam dunk hall of famer.

Bloodying Roy in the most epic goalie fight in NHL history should get Vernon into the Hall alone. Vernon's selection is more for nostalgia. His save percentage isn't really that great (even compared to peers who played the same seasons), but he won a lot. Only Flames goalie to beat the Oilers in a series. Only goalie to beat Roy in the final. He really should have two Conn Smythes. I know MacInnis was ridiculous in those playoffs but Vernon saved
the Flames in the first round Game 7 overtime against the Canucks. That alone was epic.

[wlu_lax6]

There’s no last call here so I was just hoping for 5 OTs but that was some great drama.

I find the AHL an interesting league. Players on their way up, tweeners for the NHL, and lifers. And age does not mean much.

The guy who scored the cup winner. 30 years old, 2 games with the flyers in 2016-2017 and 1 game with the Caps in 01-02. Hobey Baker finalist and Union's all time leading scorer.

The MVP of the playoff is 27 but played 4 years of college hockey and 2 years of junior and has only been in the ECHL/AHL/NHL since 2020-2021

[brian]

It’s not very scientific because a lot of the data is proprietary but according to the NHL the single day record for merch sales in NHL history was set on the day VGK won the Cup. The previous record was apparently LAK’s second Cup win

[A_B]

There’s no last call here so I was just hoping for 5 OTs but that was some great drama.

I find the AHL an interesting league. Players on their way up, tweeners for the NHL, and lifers. And age does not mean much.

The guy who scored the cup winner. 30 years old, 2 games with the flyers in 2016-2017 and 1 game with the Caps in 01-02. Hobey Baker finalist and Union's all time leading scorer.

The MVP of the playoff is 27 but played 4 years of college hockey and 2 years of junior and has only been in the ECHL/AHL/NHL since 2020-2021

The only professional hockey i've ever seen (sorry I couldn't make Tampa work in the cup season, Chedda) was when Lexington had an AHL team and tickets were like $5 bucks so we went a few times to Rupp to watch. It was a fun experience and I think my friends hated that I was actually trying to watch the game. Anyway, Zdeno Chara was on the team and then went on to be Zdeno Chara. And I vaguely remember that he was clearly better than everyone. Being 6'7" obviously made it noticeable.

[Nonlinear FC]

Yeah, the AHL is a lot like high level minor league baseball. Affordable and (for the most part) pretty high level play.

I think hockey is a sport that you really need to experience in person to get a true sense of the relative speed and power exhibited on the ice.

[degenerasian]

Yeah, the AHL is a lot like high level minor league baseball. Affordable and (for the most part) pretty high level play.

I think hockey is a sport that you really need to experience in person to get a true sense of the relative speed and power exhibited on the ice.

And the sounds. Sounds of skates on ice, puck hitting sticks and goalie pads, pucks or bodies against the boards

[mister d]

DeAngelo back to Carolina is on hold because the Flyers are so incredibly stupid that it looks like a cap violation. Its not, but it fits the criteria.

[sancarlos]

DeAngelo back to Carolina is on hold because the Flyers are so incredibly stupid that it looks like a cap violation. Its not, but it fits the criteria.

Well, LeBrun’s article basically says the league is the one pushing the issue, and that the Flyers have to convince them it’s ok.

(But I don’t understand why Carolina even wants him.)

[mister d]

Man, I legit feel bad for Taylor Hall. Signs a friendly partial NTC deal because he's happy in Boston and then gets salary dumped halfway through it to the bad team and even worse franchise.

[degenerasian]

Man, I legit feel bad for Taylor Hall. Signs a friendly partial NTC deal because he's happy in Boston and then gets salary dumped halfway through it to the bad team and even worse franchise.

Gets to play with Bedard!

[brian]

DeAngelo back to Carolina is on hold because the Flyers are so incredibly stupid that it looks like a cap violation. Its not, but it fits the criteria.

Well, LeBrun’s article basically says the league is the one pushing the issue, and that the Flyers have to convince them it’s ok.

(But I don’t understand why Carolina even wants him.)

Trying to corner the market on homophobes?

[sancarlos]

Erik Karlsson wins his third Norris. Well deserved after 100 point season. He gets dinged for a bad +/- but a significant number of the minuses were empty net goals at the end of losses. The guy was on the ice all the time and the rest of the Sharks’ defense (and goaltending) was pretty ugly. Getting to watch him regularly in an injury-free season was pretty impressive.

[brian]

Erik Karlsson wins his third Norris. Well deserved after 100 point season. He gets dinged for a bad +/- but a significant number of the minuses were empty net goals at the end of losses. The guy was on the ice all the time and the rest of the Sharks’ defense (and goaltending) was pretty ugly. Getting to watch him regularly in an injury-free season was pretty impressive.

He absolutely deserved it. And might help SJ flip him for some real prospects despite his contract so good for them both.

[brian]

Not to be a wet blanket but curious if that Vlasic contract will end up being the worst all-time by any kind of advanced stat.

[sancarlos]

It’s a bad contract, but there have been sooo many horrible deals in the nhl over the years. The Rick DiPietro contract certainly comes to mind. Vlasic is way overpaid, for too long, but that’s not super-unique.

[sancarlos]

$68 million investment in a guy who’s never put up more than 63 points.

[degenerasian]

Don't ever believe that french players are waiting to go to Montreal. First Huberdeau and now Dubois. They were supposed to sign UFA for Montreal and play together Jult 1, 2023.

[govmentchedda]

Habs couldn't offer as much $$ as the Kings. They're already 1.5 mil over for next year with only 20 players. Additionally the Jets wanted NHL players, not prospects, which the Kings had and the Habs didn't.

I don't think there's any doubt that PLD would have chosen MTL over LAK, all things equal.

[mister d]

PLD on that contract seems like a great deal and Vilardi is a really nice get in return. A good trade.