2024-2025 Around The League Part 2

[flyfysher]

I am very much in the camp that thinks all these new analytics can be skewed to suit any argument but even I know +/- is very, very flawed lol.

Remember Graves?

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Hughes out again???

Huggybooboo should sit until the 4NT is done. He's banged up!

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

Hughes out again???

Not that I want to tempt the hockey gods, but it would be bittersweet to see Hughes miss 10-15 games and his supporters arguing pace per game over actual contribution compared to Makar for the Norris.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Not that I want to tempt the hockey gods, but it would be bittersweet to see Hughes miss 10-15 games and his supporters arguing pace per game over actual contribution compared to Makar for the Norris.

Honestly the kid deserves a break. He carries that team on his tiny little back.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Honestly the kid deserves a break. He carries that team on his tiny little back.

In a tiny backpack?

 

[sethro109]

Honestly the kid deserves a break. He carries that team on his tiny little back.

You know you're tiny when Girard slams you into a wall.

 

[dahrougem2]

You know You're tiny when Girard slams you into a wall.

F*** I miss 92

 

[expatriatedtexan]

In a tiny backpack?

It's Vancouver, kid's wearing a fannypack.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

F*** I miss 92

F*** I miss Peter McNab.

 

[BobRossColton]

Another bad GI in carolina on mikko

 

[CobraAcesS]

Another bad GI in carolina on mikko

Basically if you're in the crease and so much as a hard fart goes in the goalies direction it's getting called back this year.

I wonder what the playoffs will be like.

 

[BobRossColton]

Basically if you're in the crease and so much as a hard fart goes in the goalies direction it's getting called back this year.

I wonder what the playoffs will be like.

They just need to bring back the crease rule, which would be annoying but it'll keep it uniform..

 

[CobraAcesS]

They just need to bring back the crease rule, which would be annoying but it'll keep it uniform..

No

At least right now there needs to be contact.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Basically if you're in the crease and so much as a hard fart goes in the goalies direction it's getting called back this year.

I wonder what the playoffs will be like.

Yeah, I've felt like they've become about as consistent with the GI rule this year as they were with the foot in the crease rule back in the day.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I don't remember Lars Eller doing that for us.

 

[wayninja]

Now Carolina fans have to get used to saying "how did Rantanen not score there?"

 

[missionAvs]

Geekie just scored a Rants-esque empty netter. Shot from his own blueline and roofed it.

 

[EdAVSfan]

Big win by Boston to help us out

 

[Cypher]

Avs only 2 back of the Mild, same GP, but Avs hold RW tie-breaker...

 

[dahrougem2]

Detroit under Todd McLellan:

15-4-1

Won 7 in a row after defeating Seattle.

Wins over Washington, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Florida, Edmonton, and Los Angeles.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Anaheim beats Dallass

 

[LOFIN]

Interesting stuff here:

NHL player poll: Best/worst facilities? NBA-style tournament? Season too long? Should Bettman retire?

The Athletic polled 111 players on eight questions covering a variety of topics, granting them anonymity so they could speak freely.

www.nytimes.com

Not sure what the site policies regarding paywalled stuff is, so not going to copypaste everything. But a quick rundown with top-3 in category, sample size varies from 80ish to 110 players:

What team is first on your no-trade list: Winnipeg 49% Buffalo 20%, Sharks 9%. After that responses vary.

Coach you would like to play for: Cooper 24%, Maurice 13%, Brind'Amour 9%.

Coach you would least like to play for: Tortorella 38%, Cassidy 12%, Babcock and Cronin 8%

What team has the best facilities for opposing teams: Red Wings 25%, Kraken 22%, Oilers 20%

What team has the worst facilities for opposing teams: Hurricanes 66%, Flames 20%, Capitals/Bruins/Avalanche/Rangers 1.9%, Other 6.67%

Do you like the idea of the NBA-style in-season tournament: No 55%, Yes 45%

Is the regular season too long: No 58%, Yes 42%

Should Gary Bettman retire: Yes 55%, No 45%

 

[Chiarelli]

Interesting stuff here:

NHL player poll: Best/worst facilities? NBA-style tournament? Season too long? Should Bettman retire?

The Athletic polled 111 players on eight questions covering a variety of topics, granting them anonymity so they could speak freely.

www.nytimes.com

Not sure what the site policies regarding paywalled stuff is, so not going to copypaste everything. But a quick rundown with top-3 in category, sample size varies from 80ish to 110 players:

What team is first on your no-trade list: Winnipeg 49% Buffalo 20%, Sharks 9%. After that responses vary.

Coach you would like to play for: Cooper 24%, Maurice 13%, Brind'Amour 9%.

Coach you would least like to play for: Tortorella 38%, Cassidy 12%, Babcock and Cronin 8%

What team has the best facilities for opposing teams: Red Wings 25%, Kraken 22%, Oilers 20%

What team has the worst facilities for opposing teams: Hurricanes 66%, Flames 20%, Capitals/Bruins/Avalanche/Rangers 1.9%, Other 6.67%

Do you like the idea of the NBA-style in-season tournament: No 55%, Yes 45%

Is the regular season too long: No 58%, Yes 42%

Should Gary Bettman retire: Yes 55%, No 45%

Wonder what makes the Hurricanes facility not good for opposing teams, anyone know?

 

[S E P H]

Wonder what makes the Hurricanes facility not good for opposing teams, anyone know?

The ice arena is owned by North Carolina State University, which uses it primarily for its CBB programme. It opened in 1999 and is pretty much a college-level sporting facility (NCSU's CFB stadium is across the parking lot), which explains why its opposing dressing room sucks. Things have gotten weird though because NCSU were the ones to build it, but Dundon has been given a lot of ownership/rights the past couple of years of the arena from the school to do renovations. I think he might be majority owner of the arena now.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Now Carolina fans have to get used to saying "how did Rantanen not score there?"

as well as "what caused Rantanen to fall down just now?"