2021-22 NHL season

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 12:23 pm

Where do we brag about the Beanpot?

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:09 pm

More history for Yandle!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 11:22 pm

Let’s kneel in honor.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:10 pm

There is a person with a zazopolis handle and an stl cardinals profile pic in my nhl fanduel contest. Has to be swamp ZaZ, right??

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 12:54 am

Keg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:10 pm There is a person with a zazopolis handle and an stl cardinals profile pic in my nhl fanduel contest. Has to be swamp ZaZ, right??

Has to be.

How the hell are you, Keg? Welcome back!

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:09 am

Thanks sancarlos. I’m doing pretty good - took $2 from ZaZ and the three other folks in the Avs/VGK contest.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:27 am

Keg!

Zaz's bets going about as well as the Flyers season, huh?

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:07 am

Seems Jarry saying “how about that fucking save” is what set the tough guy off.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 1:05 pm

“So if that is now what is setting guys over the edge, then this is the softest league in the world.”

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 2:49 pm

Exactly.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:25 pm

Shesterkin juuuuuuust missed an ENG.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:47 pm

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:13 pm

Thanks COVID!

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:53 am

Okay not NHL but Sean Avery signing with the Solar Bears.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:42 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:53 am Okay not NHL but Sean Avery signing with the Solar Bears.

He’s 41, he has no goodwill with the NHL GMs, he doesn’t have elite talent. He has no shot to get back to the NHL.

But this feeds his ego and gets his name in headlines, which is probably the main goal, anyway.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:44 am

forgot to post this yesterday but 40 (!!!!wtf) years to the day since Wayne broke the single-season goal scoring mark in Buffalo. The buzz leading up to that game was huge, I even noted it as a kid - celebs etc, plus Wayne's family is only an hour from here so was easy for them all to be here.

You had to kill at least a few people in Buffalo to get tickets back then but a few kids i knew were there; I remember listening on my little transistor radio in bed and Rick J only did radio back then and went nuts - was really a pure celebration (cue Kool N The Gang...which they did). Amazing to me to also remember/hear how loud the Aud was, even just for a game in February.

I miss the days of little/no hype either on the telecast or "game presentation"

(prick stole the thunder from my man Gilbert Perreault who had all 3 Sabres goals :D)

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Feb 25, 2022 5:27 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:42 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:53 am Okay not NHL but Sean Avery signing with the Solar Bears.
He’s 41, he has no goodwill with the NHL GMs, he doesn’t have elite talent. He has no shot to get back to the NHL.

But this feeds his ego and gets his name in headlines, which is probably the main goal, anyway.

and released

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 10:25 pm

Leafs-Red Wings was 80s hockey.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:24 pm

Stadium series was a blast. So many Bolts fans made the trip. From where we were sitting the opposite side of the stadium felt very Preds heavy (lots of yellow visually) but we had tons of Bolts fans around us, and were definitely the more vocal side. I really don't enjoy bro-country music, and kind of hated Broadway, but there was more than enough other things to get into, plus it was just nice to be on a trip with other couples.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:42 pm

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:46 am

Tremendous!

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:16 pm

Ovi got #34 of the year tonight. Needs to average 33/year for the rest of his contract to break the record.

3 goal behind Jagr

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:40 pm

Feeling a bit melancholy about hockey and my Sharks. I’ve been part of a season ticket group for as long as this team has existed. But, after this season, we are out. Just can’t get enough interested guys together to buy 44 pairs of seats anymore.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Mar 05, 2022 10:25 pm

Flames with their first real test tonight in Denver. Man, the Avs are crazy fast. Flames look like they're holding their own and skating with them though. Really fun game so far.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Mar 06, 2022 2:15 pm

Awww…

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Sun Mar 06, 2022 2:23 pm

(it's kids-day at the arena today, they're "taking over" the broadcast too)

his daughter interviewed him after the 1st period, very sweet.

crazy that virtually none of these kids even remember a Sabres playoff team, yikes. to be fair (for the first time this year from me...) they've been pretty exciting the last 2 games beating good teams. Something is coming together to be sure, but they still have so much shit in the bottom half of Fs and D and you can't win with half a team (this has been your deep Max Webster analysis).

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Mar 06, 2022 3:20 pm

I wish I didn't remember a certain Sabres playoff team.

Post by **brian** » Sun Mar 06, 2022 7:18 pm

On a deep, dark level it mystifies me that the Lions have been to 5 conference finals (including NFL finals from the 50s when there were no "playoffs") in 87 years (including a shitton of years where it was WAY easier because you just had to finish top 2 in an 8-team league) and the VGK has been to 3 in 4. The universe isn't fair ultimately is the only conclusion you can draw and there's too much chaos out there. Too. Much. Chaos.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:14 pm

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:44 am

Jakub Vrana will make his season debut for Detroit tonight.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:52 am

Re: Jost

At some point the NHL will finally take potential major penalties to off-ice review. Long, long, looooooong overdue.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 12:03 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:52 am Re: Jost

At some point the NHL will finally take potential major penalties to off-ice review. Long, long, looooooong overdue.

The NHL is so stupid. They can downgrade majors but not upgrade minors to majors.

How does one embellish boarding? how does that even get considered in a referees mind?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 12:31 pm

Without looking, I'll be 100% stunned if Colorado weren't leading at the time of the call ...

(Well color me stunned. Down 1-0 in the 1st. That's just about the last game situation I would have guessed, so I imagine its more incompetence than "trying not to affect the outcome".)

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 12:54 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 12:31 pm Without looking, I'll be 100% stunned if Colorado weren't leading at the time of the call ...

(Well color me stunned. Down 1-0 in the 1st. That's just about the last game situation I would have guessed, so I imagine its more incompetence than "trying not to affect the outcome".)

So you also believe in NHL referee's game management, I'm not the only crazy one.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:02 pm

Of course. I would have to think a penalty analysis would bear this out.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 4:46 pm

Former NHL referee Tim Peel got fired for discussing making a makeup call (hot mic), so...

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:55 pm

How many years is it now for the New Amsterdam Vodka Lightning fan who enthusiastically wanks commercial? 3?

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:01 pm

brian wrote: ↑Sun Mar 06, 2022 7:18 pm On a deep, dark level it mystifies me that the Lions have been to 5 conference finals (including NFL finals from the 50s when there were no "playoffs") in 87 years (including a shitton of years where it was WAY easier because you just had to finish top 2 in an 8-team league) and the VGK has been to 3 in 4. The universe isn't fair ultimately is the only conclusion you can draw and there's too much chaos out there. Too. Much. Chaos.

Not unfair. Just indifferent.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:55 pm

Is there anyone here who still thinks the NHL shouldn't just reseed conferences right off the bat? I feel like every year, I'm indifferent to where the Pens finish as long as it's top 4.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:23 am

Jerloma wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:55 pm Is there anyone here who still thinks the NHL shouldn't just reseed conferences right off the bat? I feel like every year, I'm indifferent to where the Pens finish as long as it's top 4.

NHL playoffs are such a crapshoot. I don’t think seeding matters near as much as in other sports.