NHL Thread

[Spanky__99]

Sammy's been great.

[Spanky__99]

Simpson's right, Verhaugue saved a goal.

[Spanky__99]

Really good game by the Buds, it should be over. They deserve the W.

[Horses Fart]

Waaaaahooooooo. DIRTY WILLIE!

[Spanky__99]

OMFG... WILLY!!!

 

His talent is off the charts!

[Horses Fart]

I think it’s time to give the Net to Samsonov for a string of games.

[Spanky__99]

I think it’s time to give the Net to Samsonov for a string of games.

 

Nah, next start, switch.

[wilko]

Gudas is a f***in' beast, I'd take that guy on my team anyday...

 

AM34... that was big, man.

 

f*** Off... that's a goal. lmao

 

Gudas was a pest the entire game. He's tough as nails too.

[Spanky__99]

Gio's been great.

 

C'mon Leafs... wake the f*** up!

 

WOOF!!!

Edited January 22, 2023 by Spanky99

[Horses Fart]

We had to know we weren’t gonna beat the Habs.

[Spanky__99]

Hyman has 55 pts???

[Spanky__99]

Bruce Boudreau should not be going through this.

 

Mickey Mouse BS.

[JaysAllMighty]

Gio's been great.

 

C'mon Leafs... wake the f*** up!

 

WOOF!!!

 

 

[Spanky__99]

No one cares about your s***** basement dwelling toilet seats, man.

[JaysAllMighty]

No one cares about your s***** basement dwelling toilet seats, man.

 

Yet your Toronto Laughs last won a cup in 1967.... LOL It's so much fun watching them lose every year!

[Horses Fart]

Hyman has 55 pts???

 

56. Hilarious that he’s gonna end the year with more then Matthews.

[Horses Fart]

Not cool Timmins.

[Krylian]

56. Hilarious that he’s gonna end the year with more then Matthews.

 

McDavid does make everyone better around him

[Horses Fart]

Keefe the genius. Lol

[Horses Fart]

McDavid does make everyone better around him

 

Indeed he do.

[Spanky__99]

19 91 88 came to play tonight.

[Pendleton]

Sens assistant coach Bob Jones was diagnosed with ALS, age 53.

[Laika]

The Boston Bruins are insane

 

Marchand and Bergeron are ageless wonders

 

Pastrnak may be the most underrated superstar in the sport

 

The org must have a genius old scout or something because their farm system never ranks well but they always seem to be able to develop or acquire just enough quality supporting guys year to year. Like Swayman, Zacha, DeBrusk, etc.

 

I've never thought they were highly regarded on the analytics side but maybe that's not fair because their veteran acquisitions kind of seem to just work out more often than not. Lindholm, Krejci 2.0, Coyle, etc.

[P2F]

As much as I'm partial to the f*** Boston mantra, I can't disagree with anything you've said. They do what they do very well, and have for as long as I can remember.

[Laika]

As much as I'm partial to the f*** Boston mantra, I can't disagree with anything you've said. They do what they do very well, and have for as long as I can remember.

 

They are kind of a light dynasty

 

kind of remind me of the Red Wings in the 90s and early 2000s, with a small number of stars who carry them into their late 30s (Yzerman, Shanahan, Federov, Lindstrom...) and are helped by an emerging superstar (Datsyuk / Pastrnak)

 

except Boston is obviously not that elite and went 1/3 in Finals whereas Detroit went 4/6 during their run

[JG34]

The Boston Bruins are insane

 

Marchand and Bergeron are ageless wonders

 

Pastrnak may be the most underrated superstar in the sport

 

The org must have a genius old scout or something because their farm system never ranks well but they always seem to be able to develop or acquire just enough quality supporting guys year to year. Like Swayman, Zacha, DeBrusk, etc.

 

I've never thought they were highly regarded on the analytics side but maybe that's not fair because their veteran acquisitions kind of seem to just work out more often than not. Lindholm, Krejci 2.0, Coyle, etc.

 

Now imagine if they didn’t f*** up in 2015 when they had three first round picks. They took Jakub Zboril at 13, Debrusk at 14 and Zachary Senyshyn at 15. The next three picks were Matt Barzal, Kyle Connor and Thomas Chabot. That would’ve been insane if they landed those three.

[Laika]

Now imagine if they didn’t f*** up in 2015 when they had three first round picks. They took Jakub Zboril at 13, Debrusk at 14 and Zachary Senyshyn at 15. The next three picks were Matt Barzal, Kyle Connor and Thomas Chabot. That would’ve been insane if they landed those three.

 

I remember being so mad at that draft. IIRC they picked two players who were ranked in the 20s or 30s and Senyshyn was ranked as a 2nd rounder. Just three panicked reaches in a row.

[P2F]

They are kind of a light dynasty

 

kind of remind me of the Red Wings in the 90s and early 2000s, with a small number of stars who carry them into their late 30s (Yzerman, Shanahan, Federov, Lindstrom...) and are helped by an emerging superstar (Datsyuk / Pastrnak)

 

except Boston is obviously not that elite and went 1/3 in Finals whereas Detroit went 4/6 during their run

 

Yeah, that's a reasonable comparison.

 

Speaking of comparisons, I guess the Penguins don't quite compare to the Boston model, but what they've done similarly to Boston in recent memory is find solid vets and late-round draft picks that contribute in a positive manner, to help round out their core. Mind you, that core is quite long in the tooth and their window may even be realistically closed at this point. A rebuild is likely impending, so it'll be interesting to see how that goes.

 

My (perhaps biased) opinion is that there's probably at least a slight draft coming in from said window, so maybe there's a ~2% chance the Pens could have one last hurrah with Crosby, Malkin, and Letang if they can keep them on the ice together for a while.

 

Anyway, I didn't mean to make this about Pittsburgh, so carry on with the Bruins.

[Laika]

Bergeron - 2nd round pick

Marchand - 3rd round pick

Pastrnak - 25th overall pick

 

[Laika]

Yeah, that's a reasonable comparison.

 

Speaking of comparisons, I guess the Penguins don't quite compare to the Boston model, but what they've done similarly to Boston in recent memory is find solid vets and late-round draft picks that contribute in a positive manner, to help round out their core. Mind you, that core is quite long in the tooth and their window may even be realistically closed at this point. A rebuild is likely impending, so it'll be interesting to see how that goes.

 

My (perhaps biased) opinion is that there's probably at least a slight draft coming in from said window, so maybe there's a ~2% chance the Pens could have one last hurrah with Crosby, Malkin, and Letang if they can keep them on the ice together for a while.

 

Anyway, I didn't mean to make this about Pittsburgh, so carry on with the Bruins.

 

You are a Pens fan? Lucky