NHL Thread

[Laika]

Matthews with the big 40, does he get to 60?

 

Holy f*** they are going to miss the playoffs when Matthews scores like 55 goals. The Leafs are the Mets of hockey.

[Spanky99]

Pffttt... miss the playoffs.

[Spanky99]

What were Sandin and Johnsson thinking, brutal.

[Spanky99]

lol... worst 3rd period team.

[Spanky99]

f*** man, lucky. Good games by JT/Matthews and Marner.

[Spanky99]

HAPPY HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA!!!

 

[wilko]

lol... worst 3rd period team.

 

They are frustrating to watch. They need to dump and chase the puck more and shoot the puck more. Instead you got Marner trying to do spinorama's around 4 guys coughing up the puck.

[Boxcar]

They are frustrating to watch. They need to dump and chase the puck more and shoot the puck more. Instead you got Marner trying to do spinorama's around 4 guys coughing up the puck.

 

You guys are only one spot out from a playoff berth, don't be so negative. Even if barely making the playoffs means you are worse than more than half the entire league.

 

And also ignore that every team in front has at least one game in hand on the Leaves and that the team directly behind them has two. And that the Islanders are hilariously doing way better than the Leaves post Tavares signing.

 

Aside from that minor stuff, go leaves go eh. Crack open some molson's

[Frag]

Weird fact: Detroit has a combined 5-0-0 record against the Bruins and Habs this season. WTF?

[BTS]

Weird fact: Detroit has a combined 5-0-0 record against the Bruins and Habs this season. WTF?

 

Hockey is basically random.

[wilko]

You guys are only one spot out from a playoff berth, don't be so negative. Even if barely making the playoffs means you are worse than more than half the entire league.

 

And also ignore that every team in front has at least one game in hand on the Leaves and that the team directly behind them has two. And that the Islanders are hilariously doing way better than the Leaves post Tavares signing.

 

Aside from that minor stuff, go leaves go eh. Crack open some molson's

 

I'm a Blues fan! f*** the maplelaughs.

[Spanky99]

Thank you, Philly!

[Spanky99]

Oh, I didn't see this earlier... Pens getting to the punch early. Pricey but their all about Lord Stanley. The Wild will flip Galchenyuk at the deadline to a contender.

 

[Laika]

A contender would want Galchenyuk? Hmmm

[Spanky99]

A contender would want Galchenyuk? Hmmm

 

Sure, why not? Cost you a song and he's just north of a million remaining on the contract.

[Laika]

Sure, why not? Cost you a song and he's just north of a million remaining on the contract.

 

Well he's probably a downgrade for any of a decent team's top 6 forwards and he's not a bottom 6 forward. Strikes me as a "negative WAR" hockey player tbh but I don't know what the fancy stats say

[Pendleton]

Sure, why not? Cost you a song and he's just north of a million remaining on the contract.

 

I think his best fit is competing for a contract for next year on a non contender like Minnesota. If a contending team has a need for a top 9 forward, they'd be better off giving up a bit more for a rental who has proven to be more than a talented flake.

[Spanky99]

Well he's probably a downgrade for any of a decent team's top 6 forwards and he's not a bottom 6 forward. Strikes me as a "negative WAR" hockey player tbh but I don't know what the fancy stats say

 

I was thinking more of a 3rd line plug in. He wasn't given much a chance in Pitt in consideration to ice time and he's only just 25.

[Spanky99]

I think his best fit is competing for a contract for next year on a non contender like Minnesota. If a contending team has a need for a top 9 forward, they'd be better off giving up a bit more for a rental who has proven to be more than a talented flake.

 

Most likely sure, but that's not up to him until after the deadline.

[Pendleton]

Most likely sure, but that's not up to him until after the deadline.

 

No but what I'm saying is that I don't see any contenders being interested. They could rent a solid 3rd line guy for very little, someone more suited to playoff hockey.

[P2F]

Oh, I didn't see this earlier... Pens getting to the punch early. Pricey but their all about Lord Stanley. The Wild will flip Galchenyuk at the deadline to a contender.

 

 

Holy f***! I hate Jim Rutherford.

[Pendleton]

Holy f***! I hate Jim Rutherford.

 

As a Ducks fan I like the bar he just set, if someone pries Rakell out of Anaheim it should take a fair bit more than that.

[Spanky99]

Holy f***! I hate Jim Rutherford.

 

Yeah, the 1st also? lol... big price paid.

 

As a Ducks fan I like the bar he just set, if someone pries Rakell out of Anaheim it should take a fair bit more than that.

 

Duck fan, how'd that happen... Paul Kariya?

[Pendleton]

Yeah, the 1st also? lol... big price paid.

 

 

 

Duck fan, how'd that happen... Paul Kariya?

 

That was it, amazing player. But then I was mad about how he left and stuck with the team.

 

Kariya was just reaching his peak when he got taken out by Gary Suter, vicious crosscheck in the jaw well after he had scored. Really was right up there in the conversation for best player in the world in that late 90s period where there wasn't a clear #1, but he just wasn't the same after that incident. Still productive but way more of a perimeter player.

[Spanky99]

That was it, amazing player. But then I was mad about how he left and stuck with the team.

 

Kariya was just reaching his peak when he got taken out by Gary Suter, vicious crosscheck in the jaw well after he had scored. Really was right up there in the conversation for best player in the world in that late 90s period where there wasn't a clear #1, but he just wasn't the same after that incident. Still productive but way more of a perimeter player.

 

Figured as much, great player.

[Spanky99]

McJesus out 2-3 weeks with a quad injury... Yikes!

[Frag]

McJesus out 2-3 weeks with a quad injury... Yikes!

 

My fantasy team at work is f***ed. First Hamilton, now McDavid.

[JG34]

My fantasy team at work is f***ed. First Hamilton, now McDavid.

 

Everyone one of talent has seemed to be injured or in a season long funk for me in WTPDL it seems.

[Spanky99]

My fantasy team at work is f***ed. First Hamilton, now McDavid.

 

Why didn't you stay in our league, come back bro?

[P2F]

Yeah, the 1st also? lol... big price paid.

 

They also gave up their top prospect in Calen Addison, future stud.

 

The Penguins have been pretty fortunate in the last couple of years with some of their non-prospects turning into solid role players and whatnot, but they will be in for a hell of a rebuild soon if Rutherford continues to mortgage their entire future for marginal roster upgrades.

 

Is Zucker even that good?