OFFICIAL 2013/14 NHL Regular Season Thread

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:36 pm

degenerasian wrote:I agree but Seabrook shoots right and remember he was a disaster in the Vancouver games, so much so 21 year old Drew Doughty took over most of his minutes.

I'm thinking that the two Stanley Cups since then have given him some confidence. But, y'know, nobody acted that surprised when he wasn't named to Team Canada.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:17 pm

Also Scottie, one of the twin sisters H. Sedin is out of Sochi.. replaced by Calgary Flame Mikael Backlund.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:45 pm

degenerasian wrote:Also Scottie, one of the twin sisters H. Sedin is out of Sochi.. replaced by Calgary Flame Mikael Backlund.

Good to hear. When I was driving home early this morning, heard Team 1040 (a local sports station) say Torts didn't want him to play but it was really Henrietta's decision.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:12 am

Yikes.

Kris Letang's mystery illness is not believed life threatening, but the Penguins are not sure when he will play again this season, multiple sources told the Tribune-Review.

The team planned to update Letang's condition Friday.

There were concerns last week that Letang's season — if not his career — could be in jeopardy because of the illness, the sources said.

ETA: Letang had a stroke, and doctors found a small hole in his heart. He'll be out at least 6 weeks.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:28 am

Ovie likely won't be back with the Caps when the NHL season starts back up as the Caps have told him to stay with his family as long as he needs to.
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Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:10 am

How not to throw a hip check.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 12:18 am

Kings and Avs is one hell of a game. 5-4 Kings early in the 3rd.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:46 pm

Blues have acquired goaltender Ryan Miller and forward Steve Ott from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, a first-round pick in 2015 and a third-round draft pick in 2016.

Great deal for Buffalo. Halak is a younger version of Miller (career save pct. almost the same.) Chris Stewart is a younger version of Steve Ott. Plus the picks.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 8:10 pm

BuffloSoldier · Post by **BuffloSoldier** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 8:30 pm

Halak is a goner at the end of the season.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:13 pm

Halak might be a goner by Wednesday.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:50 pm

Love MAF's mask for tonight's game.

Post by **Sabo** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:00 pm

Safe to say the Sabres are doing their best Cleveland Browns impersonation.

Pat LaFontaine resigned his role as president of hockey operations.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:14 pm

Snow!

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:15 pm

That was a great anthem.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:37 pm

rass wrote:Snow!

Perhaps a bit too much of it right now...

Diamond · Post by **Diamond** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:02 pm

I'm not loving the circus atmosphere of the Sabres' weekend tire fire, but I'll be damned if I could figure out what LaFontaine was going to do as President of Hockey Operations after he hired the GM. I don't buy the story about wanting to go back to NYC. The upper-level machinations seem to stay behind closed doors down there, so I hope some credible story comes out before too long. I don't think Nolan is here for the long haul either, whether he turns down a new contract (AGAIN) or just gets run off after a year or so. His "Does not play well with others" tag seems to fit, and you can probably paint Patty with that same brush.

OTOH, I'm really digging Tim Murray as GM, that bug-eyed Dwight Schrute-looking bastard. Seems decisive and straight-shooting.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:16 am

So happy for Luongo to get out of that classless organization.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:16 am

Martin St. Louis for Ryan Callahan + 1st + 2nd confirmed.

I think that's a good deal for Tampa.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:39 am

degenerasian wrote:Martin St. Louis for Ryan Callahan + 1st + 2nd confirmed.

I think that's a good deal for Tampa.

They are both free agents at the end of the season, right?

ETA: Only Callahan is a free agent. So, if he walks, Tampa just got a rental plus the picks.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:54 am

Think Tampa will sign him, they're nowhere near the cap and thinking long-term.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:07 pm

Blame Canada

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:24 pm

degenerasian wrote:Think Tampa will sign him, they're nowhere near the cap and thinking long-term.

I think that deal is WAY slanted towards TB. Good move for the future. Trying to figure out NYR's thought process here. MSL is 38. Was this just because the team has underachieved this season?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:38 pm

Marian Gaborik to the Kings. This one concerns me a bit, as the Kings needed more scoring punch, and they are likely the Sharks' first round playoff opponent. But, on the other hand, Gaborik seems like a bad fit in Los Angeles. The Kings play a "heavy" game, with a lot of hitting and emphasis on defense. None of which describes Gaborik.

Post by **brian** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:48 pm

David Legwand to the Red Wings. No report on what they gave up. Hopefully not much.

(I like the deal if only because I remember watching Legwand play with Plymouth in the OHL back right after I graduated college and moved to that part of Detroit.)

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:48 pm

BSF21 wrote:
degenerasian wrote:Think Tampa will sign him, they're nowhere near the cap and thinking long-term.
I think that deal is WAY slanted towards TB. Good move for the future. Trying to figure out NYR's thought process here. MSL is 38. Was this just because the team has underachieved this season?

I'm certainly in favor of it. Marty has gotten very lackadasical in the past few years. There have been multiple games where he's had bad turnovers lead to opposition goals. Plus, he's been a real prima donna about the Olympics snub. Thanks for the memories, now piss off elsewhere.

Wiping off two years of $5.625m for an over the hill player, getting two high picks, and a 2 month rental in exchange? Completely worth it.

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:37 pm

I love Callahan, but I get it - he's is overrated and only good for 60 games a year. Kinda like Derek Jeter.

But how the fuck do you give up Callahan, AND a 1st rounder AND potential 2nd rounder for a 38 year old guy?

I like MSL, but only based on what I've seen of him, which is quite little. Finesse players and MSG ice aren't a good mix.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:42 pm

kranepool wrote:I love Callahan, but I get it - he's is overrated and only good for 60 games a year. Kinda like Derek Jeter.

But how the fuck do you give up Callahan, AND a 1st rounder AND potential 2nd rounder for a 38 year old guy?

I like MSL, but only based on what I've seen of him, which is quite little. Finesse players and MSG ice aren't a good mix.

Not sure I'd label St. Louis "finesse".

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:09 am

He's finesse juxtaposed with Callahan, who is a pregnant yak by comparison.

But he was my pregnant yak.

(also, I thought MSL was FA as well, but this is not the case, so the trade makes a little more sense.)

Post by **brian** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 3:47 pm

Nick Lidstrom's #5 goes up into the Joe Louis rafters tonight. All the living Red Wings with retired jerseys are going to be there as well (Howe, Lindsey, Delvecchio and Yzerman). Should be pretty special.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:56 pm

Should be a good night at the Joe. I always liked Nick's game.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:03 pm

I'll have to catch that.
I always argue that Lidstrom is the best european-born player ever.

Rams Fanny · Post by **Rams Fanny** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:18 pm

degenerasian wrote:...I always argue that Lidstrom is the best european-born player ever.

Better than Hasek? Forsberg? Jagr? Selenne? Best European defenseman? Sure. Best player (though obviously subjective)? Not so sure.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:06 pm

Rams Fanny wrote:
degenerasian wrote:...I always argue that Lidstrom is the best european-born player ever.
Better than Hasek? Forsberg? Jagr? Selenne? Best European defenseman? Sure. Best player (though obviously subjective)? Not so sure.

I believe so, totally transformed that Detroit team.
Plus all the accolades
20 straight years in the playoffs
4 cups
7 norris'
12 all-stars
world championship, olympic gold medal

Jagr and Selanne would be good arguments as well. Hasek struggled at times and Forsberg was injured a lot.

Post by **brian** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:07 pm

The Wings might be mediocre these days, but they still put on a good jersey retirement ceremony. Almost got a little dusty a couple of times. Hard to imagine another player recreating Lidstrom's achievements in the next generation or two.

Four Stanley Cups
Seven Norris Trophies (all after age 31)
A Conn Smythe Trophy
20 straight playoff appearances
A career plus/minus of something crazy like +500

He might have played with more Hall of Famers than any player in the last 30 or 40 years (11 at least by my reckoning -- Slava Fetisov, Igor Larionov, Steve Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan, Luc Robitaille, Brett Hull, Dominic Hasek*, Chris Chelios, Dino Ciccarelli, Larry Murphy and Mike Modano*). And that's if you don't include Ken Holland* and Scotty Bowman and assumes guys like Chris Osgood, Curtis Joseph, Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk don't end up in Toronto one day.

* - slam-dunk HoFers

Post by **brian** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:49 am

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:23 am

Only incomplete medical information is available through the media, but I have never been shy about making diagnoses via the tv. I'm convinced, to a degree of medical certainty, that after they shocked him back to life, Peverley could've taken his next shift.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 5:51 am

howard wrote:Only incomplete medical information is available through the media, but I have never been shy about making diagnoses via the tv. I'm convinced, to a degree of medical certainty, that after they shocked him back to life, Peverley could've taken his next shift.

Well, he is a hockey player.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:42 am

Dion Phaneuf delivers a great shoulder-to-shoulder hit and knocks his target out of the game... Oh, wait!

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:12 am

That's the Phaneuf I know and love.