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Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:16 pm
by sancarlos
The Jets and the Avalanche are highly likely to face each other in the upcoming first round of the playoffs. Today, Winnipeg just edged Colorado 7-0. One wonders how that carries over into the playoffs.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:48 pm
by brian
That race for the last Eastern WC spot is nuts.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:32 pm
by brian
sancarlos wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:16 pm The Jets and the Avalanche are highly likely to face each other in the upcoming first round of the playoffs. Today, Winnipeg just edged Colorado 7-0. One wonders how that carries over into the playoffs.
Is following that up by blowing a three-goal lead in the third period bad? Asking for a friend. (Hertl was huge today. If Stone is healthy when he comes back Vegas should maybe be the favorite to win the Cup.)

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:05 am
by sancarlos

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:58 am
by Nonlinear FC
brian wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:48 pm That race for the last Eastern WC spot is nuts.
Yeah, I keep saying, "well, there goes that opportunity" for the Caps and then they claw back a win. Been going on like this for weeks.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:53 pm
by Steve of phpBB
Who the fuck is "Sportico"? (Edit: As in, this doesn't seem legit.)


Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:06 pm
by sancarlos
That link says they are leaving their name and logo in Phoenix, presumably for a future expansion team.

I wonder what they'll nickname the team? Something that says, "Utah" I guess? Hmm... "Jazz" is already taken..., maybe the Utah Zydeco? Or, the Utah Hiphop? SLC Punk?

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:19 pm
by Steve of phpBB
sancarlos wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:06 pm That link says they are leaving their name and logo in Phoenix, presumably for a future expansion team.

I wonder what they'll nickname the team? Something that says, "Utah" I guess? Hmm... "Jazz" is already taken..., maybe the Utah Zydeco? Or, the Utah Hiphop? SLC Punk?
Whalers.

https://twitter.com/9thand9thwhale

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:40 pm
by govmentchedda
Steve, I think this is very real.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:50 pm
by GoodKarma
If they don’t go with Polygamists they’re cowards.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:37 pm
by brian
Real Real Salt Lake.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:44 pm
by rass
Ok I don’t get goalie interference again. Especially that second one they disallowed (Preds @ Pens)

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:46 pm
by Jerloma
I don't get the second one at all. First one Bunting had skate on his stick but it's like...he also had the puck, so who the fuck knows. It's too bad because they are flying tonight.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:18 pm
by govmentchedda
Kuch up to 99 assists. Only three players have ever hit 100. He and McDavid about to both do it.

Hart voting is going to be insane this year. Crosby dragging the Pens into contention. MacKinnon doing crazy things in Denver. Matthews about to hit 70 goals!

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:19 pm
by Steve of phpBB

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:37 pm
by DSafetyGuy
DSafetyGuy wrote: Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:14 pm
brian wrote: Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:30 pm Say what you want about the Red Wings but their games aren’t boring.
It feels like every game in which they are not shut out involves one team making a comeback of three goals, minimum.
STILL.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:46 pm
by DSafetyGuy
Lucas Fucking Raymond.

Ties it with a little over a minute to go in regulation after the Wings rally from 4-1, tacks on the gamer with under 25 seconds left in OT.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:47 pm
by brian
DSafetyGuy wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:37 pm
DSafetyGuy wrote: Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:14 pm
brian wrote: Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:30 pm Say what you want about the Red Wings but their games aren’t boring.
It feels like every game in which they are not shut out involves one team making a comeback of three goals, minimum.
STILL.
Three teams battling for one spot in Game 82. Fun stuff.

ETA: I guess technically Philly isn’t eliminated yet so four teams. Wow.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:09 pm
by mister d
I’d like to preemptively point out that the rangers going over the cap in the playoffs doesn’t count the same because I really hope they don’t and it won’t be possible for me to enjoy any games with Chytil right now. Horrible Lindros in 2000 vibes.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:15 am
by wlu_lax6
Caps control their fate...which means they will blow it tonight. And I was looking forward to an avatar bet with Mr. D in round one.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:12 am
by brian
Vegas beating Edmonton, then Vancouver, then Winnipeg, then Toronto to win another Stanley Cup is a possible outcome that would set Canadian media outlets on fire.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:42 am
by Nonlinear FC
wlu_lax6 wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:15 am Caps control their fate...which means they will blow it tonight. And I was looking forward to an avatar bet with Mr. D in round one.
The cool thing is that they're doing a lot of the heavy lifting with the Hershey guys. Sucks that Malenstyn got taken out by such a shitty late hit. That guy has been playing really well down the stretch.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:50 am
by mister d
Yet another hit where establishing a quick off-ice review process would do far more good than harm.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:20 am
by Nonlinear FC
mister d wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:50 am Yet another hit where establishing a quick off-ice review process would do far more good than harm.
Yeah, I was on here the other day pretty much complimenting the officials for a hit that took one of our key players out.That was the right call.

But the fact that none of the officials saw the hit is a testament to how late it was.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:25 am
by mister d
And it was just purely predatory. Nothing to gain from a hockey standpoint taking him out in that position.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:48 am
by DSafetyGuy
brian wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:47 pmThree teams battling for one spot in Game 82. Fun stuff.

ETA: I guess technically Philly isn’t eliminated yet so four teams. Wow.


As I told a Pens fan friend last night after seeing this, "This seems factually inaccurate, as I have watched a decent amount of Detroit hockey this season."

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:51 am
by Nonlinear FC
It's also a little weird bc the Caps have the tiebreaker on Detwah. I guess the fact that DET is playing a team wo any real motivation while WAS is away to a team with a puncher's chance moves the needle.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:56 am
by DSafetyGuy
Nonlinear FC wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:51 am It's also a little weird bc the Caps have the tiebreaker on Detwah. I guess the fact that DET is playing a team wo any real motivation while WAS is away to a team with a puncher's chance moves the needle.
I can definitely see Montreal being motivated after giving up a 4-1 lead to the Wings last night, especially when they are now at home.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:06 pm
by Jerloma
DSafetyGuy wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:56 am
Nonlinear FC wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:51 am It's also a little weird bc the Caps have the tiebreaker on Detwah. I guess the fact that DET is playing a team wo any real motivation while WAS is away to a team with a puncher's chance moves the needle.
I can definitely see Montreal being motivated after giving up a 4-1 lead to the Wings last night, especially when they are now at home.
That was a good hard gut-punch seeing that score after the Pens won, only to be eclipsed by the Caps and Wings losing tonight and then the Pens losing to the Isles tomorrow.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:28 pm
by Nonlinear FC
I hate to get hung up on some dude's tweet, but it sure seems pretty plausible that a motivated Flyers team beats the Caps and then Detroit shit the bed. Both Philly and Pittsburgh have, IMO, pretty OK odds right now. Not owning their path, sure, but it's not like some of the NFL scenarios where Team A needs, like, 4 other things to click in place for them to have a shot.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:07 pm
by mister d
Flyers need a win and two other losses so, even if those games were all coin flips, that's 12.5%, right? Add in their need to win in regulation against a better team plus DET/PIT facing teams with nothing to gain and that's probably a good estimate, give or take a few percentage points.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:02 pm
by Jerloma
This is fucking brutal.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:18 pm
by brian
Seems kind of insane that a shootout could determine a playoff berth. (Washington gets in even with a SO win.)

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:23 pm
by brian
And the Flyers will have to pull their goalie in regulation if it stays 1-1.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:25 pm
by Jerloma
brian wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:23 pm And the Flyers will have to pull their goalie in regulation if it stays 1-1.
Oh fuck...REALLY?

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:27 pm
by brian
Jerloma wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:25 pm
brian wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:23 pm And the Flyers will have to pull their goalie in regulation if it stays 1-1.
Oh fuck...REALLY?
Yeah Washington getting even 1 pt eliminates Philly.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:31 pm
by Jerloma
Well that's fucking dumb.

And Caps just got away with a blatant too many men on ice penalty. FUCK!!!

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:34 pm
by Giff
Wow!

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:34 pm
by brian
Red Wings score with 3 seconds left to force OT.

ETA: that eliminates the Flyers as well.

Re: 2023-2024 NHL Season

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:34 pm
by Jerloma
OMG and Wings just tied with 3 seconds! FUCK!!!!