The Swamp

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:08 pm

rass wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 7:07 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:16 pm How does the wild card work when both teams are from same division? Second wild card plays the division winner with best record and first WC plays the other division winner?

Does it even matter

Probably not but most of my friends are Bruins fans.

It's okay to check your last 3 phone notifications by the way.

Not the last one though!

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:13 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:08 pm

rass wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 7:07 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:16 pm How does the wild card work when both teams are from same division? Second wild card plays the division winner with best record and first WC plays the other division winner?

Does it even matter

Probably not but most of my friends are Bruins fans.

It's okay to check your last 3 phone notifications by the way.

Not the last one though!

That one's good to go. Not to be confused with Archibald Moonlight Graham, of course.

I can't with this team.

Does it even matter

you Pens fans have some kinda cheek complaining, i'll tell ya...

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:42 am you Pens fans have some kinda cheek complaining, i'll tell ya...

I'm still mad that the NHL rigged the 2004 draft lottery. The Pens could have had Ovechkin. Instead, they had to settle for that Mulligan guy or whatever his name was.

Speaking of the 2004 Pens, Max, I have a story that I've been meaning to tell you. I was reading a reddit thread about can't-miss prospects who missed. Somebody brought up Rico Fata, a great skater who couldn't do much else. Another poster shared a line from a scout: 'That kid could get to the wrong place on the ice and do the wrong thing faster than anyone else in history.'

Fata was one of the many pieces that didn't really matter in the trade that brought Kovalev back home.

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:39 am Fata was one of the many pieces that didn't really matter in the trade that brought Kovalev back home.

Kovalev came 'back home' to the Pens, too, in 2011. That was the year that all of their stars were injured. (It was the awful Crosby concussion year.) A friend used to go to a bar that offered 87¢ beers whenever Crosby scored. Then they changed it to 71¢ beers when Malkin scored. Then he got hurt. By the time the playoffs rolled around, they were offering 72¢ beers whenever Kovalev scored. Delicious Coors Lights were enjoyed several times that spring.

Fata ended up having a long career. Played in the NHL from '98-'99 thru '06-'07, then in various Euro leagues thru 2014.

Don't remind me of Fata, another failed Flames 1st round pick.

MAN that Rico Fata could skate

bapo! i love that you thought of me haha - yeah i saw him play for London back in... 1996? just cutting up that tiny rink, of course he was a can't miss prospect


(and hey the Sabres could just as easily have had that Sidney kid so <old man voice> don't you talk to me about unfair dammit!)

The Sharks can’t even tank properly. Went from first place to second place last night by winning.

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:47 am (and hey the Sabres could just as easily have had that Sidney kid so <old man voice> don't you talk to me about unfair dammit!)

§ Yeah, the lottery mention was a targeted dig because I know that you're still upset about 2005. And 'losing' the 2004 lottery and settling for a future MVP and scoring leader who would go on to win three Cups isn't a terrible result.

§ Here's another thing I've been meaning to mention. I've occasionally heard broadcasters talk about Leon Draisaitl's sticks, but I never looked into it until recently. His stick blade is about an inch longer than usual. (Most blades are 29cm or 30cm; Draisaitl's is 32cm.) Now that I know this, it's distracting. Like, I can't see anything else whenever he's on the ice. It's worse than the flashing board ads.

I found an interview from a few years ago. He said that whenever teammates use his sticks at practice, they look goofy. Yeah. This does look a little weird, right?

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:20 pm The Sharks can’t even tank properly. Went from first place to second place last night by winning.

I remember the Pirates making a late charge in 2009 and missing out on Bryce Harper.

omg i can't unsee that blade now as well that's like an old-timey curling broom

bapo! wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:51 pm
§ Here's another thing I've been meaning to mention. I've occasionally heard broadcasters talk about Leon Draisaitl's sticks, but I never looked into it until recently. His stick blade is about an inch longer than usual. (Most blades are 29cm or 30cm; Draisaitl's is 32cm.) Now that I know this, it's distracting. Like, I can't see anything else whenever he's on the ice. It's worse than the flashing board ads.

I found an interview from a few years ago. He said that whenever teammates use his sticks at practice, they look goofy. Yeah. This does look a little weird, right?

Wonder what Leon is compensating for ; P

Unless there's a wink-wink secondary extension coming, Chytil should murder his agent.

Prediction: the Rangers gonna wish they traded for Timo Meier instead of Patrick Kane.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:46 pm Prediction: the Rangers gonna wish they traded for Timo Meier instead of Patrick Kane.

I'm so scared of the Devils from next year to 2030.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:50 pm I'm so scared of the Devils from next year to 2030.

Not this year? Not yet? I like them in theory, but I haven't seen much of them, so I think I agree. Like, I know how I feel about Boston, Tampa, Toronto, and Carolina (before Svechnikov's injury), and it's hard for me to put New Jersey in that group. But they have the third-best record in the league, so maybe I'm just being stubborn.

bapo! wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:22 am

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:50 pm I'm so scared of the Devils from next year to 2030.

Not this year? Not yet? I like them in theory, but I haven't seen much of them, so I think I agree. Like, I know how I feel about Boston, Tampa, Toronto, and Carolina (before Svechnikov's injury), and it's hard for me to put New Jersey in that group. But they have the third-best record in the league, so maybe I'm just being stubborn.

Needs more goalieing, I think. If they can swing that, hoo boy, look the fuck out. As good as they are now, with Luke Hughes, Simon Nemec, et al. on the way?

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:35 am As good as they are now, with Luke Hughes, Simon Nemec, et al. on the way?

Oh, man. I wasn't even thinking about Hughes 3.0 and Nemec when I made my earlier post. I just hope Dougie Hamilton doesn't corrupt them by taking them to museums.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:46 pm Prediction: the Rangers gonna wish they traded for Timo Meier instead of Patrick Kane.

Eh, not really. Two firsts plus the equivalent of Schneider (just based on draft position, obv Schneider has been up a while) for a guy the Devils can keep but the Rangers would be renting.

Rakell call glass?

Yeah that was something! Not sure it wasn't tipped off the shot. The thing hit about 6 inches below the top of the glass, which I guess is what you need for that to happen.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:17 am Can this season end?

Suddenly, back to back 3rd period comebacks. Still have a chance to sneak in!

degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:27 pm
Suddenly, back to back 3rd period comebacks. Still have a chance to sneak in!

Well, that optimism lasted a day. Lose to Blackhawks in regulation. Flames lost to the Blackhawks all 3 times this year.

Ched are you watching hockey???

Yes! The Trouba injury is just bad luck/weird fall, right?

Perry and Jeannot certainly have earned reputations and it was almost a high/low type thing that offensive linemen get penalized for, but it didn't seem intentional.

Yeah, I haven’t seen an angle yet where anything looked sketchy. I think the Perry hit was weird and knocked him off balance and then his arms got blocked by Jeannot’s body. Bad luck.

Looks like Perry slew footed him to me.

Did the booth say anything? I didn't have the audio up.

You'd also think the Rangers would have been much more pissed and vengeful. I don't know. I was cooking dinner and really only half paying attention.

Fucking hell

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:46 pm Looks like Perry slew footed him to me.

Ah, I could see that. Was focused up high but it’s possibly there, if for no other reason than the offender.

For anyone extremely curious but too lazy to Twitter search …

That’s a goal and then what the fuck is Killorn doing?

That Killorn poke is ALL on the refs. Blow the fucking whistle.

Bullshit penalties.

Love Cirelli stunned that flying onto Fox’s back in a situation where the refs couldn’t play it even is worth 2:00.