NHL 2023-2024 Out of Town: Regular Season IV

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I get it. There’s just something about a player that is willing to do whatever the hell it takes to stay in the lineup. He’s willing to put his face and body on the line to stay in the NHL. It’s respectable.

I agree that I like Rempe in theory

But the kids played 10 games and has been suspended for 4 already. He's headhunting. Needs to channel it the right way. I also didn't like his gloat after the headshot in the Jersey game. Not a good look.

Needs to pace himself or he'll be eating through a straw by 30
 
I get it. There’s just something about a player that is willing to do whatever the hell it takes to stay in the lineup. He’s willing to put his face and body on the line to stay in the NHL. It’s respectable.
yep, I can also see , if he doesn`t improve his actual skill set, him being done within 5 years, kid has to learn how to actually play, he`s not there yet but still time

Yep….plus if he runs into someone that can really fight…..well,



yep, we saw it already vs Olivier, made him look silly, kid opens himself up way too much

Don`t get me wrong, I`d love for a Bruins player with the willingness to drop em` like him but if he were a Bruin I`d screaming at my TV for someone to teach him how to actually play with the puck
 
Devils/Stars game has 4 former Bruins with points so far: Smith, Lazar, Haula, and Nosek with his first goal of the year
 
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"We're fighting for the playoffs right now, and the fight isn't there," Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabbsaid. "We need to reset and get back to it."

Vegas, the defending Stanley Cup champions, lead the Minnesota Wild by four points for the second wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference with one game in hand.

"I'd like to see them have some urgency and realize it's not automatic that we're going to get a chance to repeat," Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said. "You have to earn your way in. We're not playing well enough right now to assure that. If you're losing playing well, you say, 'OK that's just hockey some nights.' There has to be recognition at some point. The clock is ticking. We're OK today, but who knows next week if this sort of attitude doesn't change."
 
I was at the Sabre/Islander game last night. Nice to see fans back in the stands. Sabres look dangerous. Controlled the game, fast, intense.

Goaltending was rock solid. I wouldn't want to see my bruins face them round 1. Well yes, I would so that I can see a playoff game however scary team right now. So young! and still ranked #1 NHL team for prospects. It's a matter of time this team pulls it all together. The Bo Byram trade was genius. He made the Sabres much much better.
 
I was at the Sabre/Islander game last night. Nice to see fans back in the stands. Sabres look dangerous. Controlled the game, fast, intense.

Goaltending was rock solid. I wouldn't want to see my bruins face them round 1. Well yes, I would so that I can see a playoff game however scary team right now. So young! and still ranked #1 NHL team for prospects. It's a matter of time this team pulls it all together. The Bo Byram trade was genius. He made the Sabres much much better.
Sabres: perpetually a year away from being a year away.
 
Vegas missing playoffs would be something Wild

Vegas have the look of a team that went into a deliberate mid-season slumber and now finds that it doesn't know how to wake up. They were red hot early on but post-Cup fatigue caught up with them, as is common, plus they had a few injuries, so they cooled off. Which should have been fine but then the losing set in and has dragged on well past the time when they should have started to gear up for another run.

The talent is clearly still there but the desire is lagging. I wouldn't be that surprised if they don't qualify, because they really do look totally out of sorts. They've loaded up at the deadline which of course is supposed to help but it takes time to integrate new players and that is something that's no longer on their side.

If their management have any sense they'll be playing the long game. Even if they do make the playoffs, their odds of going all the way again are very small. Other teams are hungrier and fresher. But if they look beyond that, while not even the Knights could pull off the cap wizardry to keep everyone currently on their books, they should still be able to retain quite enough to challenge again next year with a refreshed group. In that regard extending the younger Hanafin while letting Martinez go, for example, would see that trade pay off regardless of the team's short-term fortunes.
 
Vegas have the look of a team that went into a deliberate mid-season slumber and now finds that it doesn't know how to wake up. They were red hot early on but post-Cup fatigue caught up with them, as is common, plus they had a few injuries, so they cooled off. Which should have been fine but then the losing set in and has dragged on well past the time when they should have started to gear up for another run.

The talent is clearly still there but the desire is lagging. I wouldn't be that surprised if they don't qualify, because they really do look totally out of sorts. They've loaded up at the deadline which of course is supposed to help but it takes time to integrate new players and that is something that's no longer on their side.

If their management have any sense they'll be playing the long game. Even if they do make the playoffs, their odds of going all the way again are very small. Other teams are hungrier and fresher. But if they look beyond that, while not even the Knights could pull off the cap wizardry to keep everyone currently on their books, they should still be able to retain quite enough to challenge again next year with a refreshed group. In that regard extending the younger Hanafin while letting Martinez go, for example, would see that trade pay off regardless of the team's short-term fortunes.
If they hold 8th and get Vancouver I think they have a great chance - only EDM (LAK) would have an easier first round matchup in the West. I’d be surprised if VAN beats Vegas.
 
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Vegas have the look of a team that went into a deliberate mid-season slumber and now finds that it doesn't know how to wake up. They were red hot early on but post-Cup fatigue caught up with them, as is common, plus they had a few injuries, so they cooled off. Which should have been fine but then the losing set in and has dragged on well past the time when they should have started to gear up for another run.

The talent is clearly still there but the desire is lagging. I wouldn't be that surprised if they don't qualify, because they really do look totally out of sorts. They've loaded up at the deadline which of course is supposed to help but it takes time to integrate new players and that is something that's no longer on their side.

If their management have any sense they'll be playing the long game. Even if they do make the playoffs, their odds of going all the way again are very small. Other teams are hungrier and fresher. But if they look beyond that, while not even the Knights could pull off the cap wizardry to keep everyone currently on their books, they should still be able to retain quite enough to challenge again next year with a refreshed group. In that regard extending the younger Hanafin while letting Martinez go, for example, would see that trade pay off regardless of the team's short-term fortunes.
I don’t see Hanifin extending there

I wish no ill will towards Butch but is it ok if I were to have a good chuckle if this were to happen after all the acquisitions they made at the deadline?
Yup agree

I like Vegas - glad for Cassidy I wish we had him as coach in playoffs

But it would be a great laugh

Plus they got all my guys - Eichel Hertl & Hanifin

Crazy that went down like that
 
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If they hold 8th and get Vancouver I think they have a great chance - only EDM (LAK) would have an easier first round matchup in the West. I’d be surprised if VAN beats Vegas.

I agree, that would likely be a favorable 1st round matchup for them. But beyond that there would still be whoever of the Avs, Stars and Oilers left to deal with. The Jets too I guess but I'm not wholly sold on them. Not completely discounting Vegas' chances, just think repeating is very hard.
 
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