Around the League - 2023/24

[Avs91]

Close... gave up 3 on 9 shots, and got yanked.

Same boat. My only hope is that Fleury doesn’t start and I win the goalie categories anyway because my idiot opponent has 2 backups lol

 

[GeoRox89]

Just devastating. What a horrible accident. Condolences to his family and hope for a quick recovery for everyone in the arena that witnessed that live as it must have been traumatic.

Hope the NHL and hockey in general start taking skate cut protection more seriously. I know neck guards are uncomfortable but much better than a situation like this. Surprised they don’t all wear cut proof base layers as well

 

[Ceremony]

I've seen the video of Johnson and it's obviously not nice, but the amount of force the guy hit him with must have been massive. I watched the Richard Zednik video and he seemingly barely gets glanced by a skate and there's immediately loads of blood.

I've also gone down the rabbit hole and remembered a bunch of these incidents. Ryan O'Byrne getting hit in the face and finishing his shift before going off was a highlight:

 

[MacKaRant]

Sunday game competing against the NFL, huh. I guess it works in Buffalo since there is no Bills game today and sport fans there must have their Sunday fix.

 

[dahrougem2]

That death reminds me of how fortunate Taylor Hall is to be alive after he fell during warmups one season and got his face stepped on by I believe Ladislav Smid, and I don't think Hall was wearing a helmet.

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

Minnesota hockey world pays tribute to Adam Johnson, dead at 29 after "freak accident" during game in UK

The 29-year-old was a native of Hibbing, Minnesota and played college hockey for the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[BaconNater]

Oilers jerseys look about as great as their team this season!

 

[GeoRox89]

Oilers jerseys look about as great as their team this season!

Thank god. I thought I was the only one who did not like their Heritage Classic ones

 

[Balthazar]

Dodged a huge bullet, unsurprisingly

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

If the Oilers hold on to win I look forward to the restarting of their cup parade.

 

[GeoRox89]

Oilers wish they could play Markstrom every game and he wishes he never played them

 

[UncleRisto]

Oh, what the f***? The Sharks lost?

 

[Muffin]

How bad is Calgary? Dryden Hunt is on the PP....Yea THAT Dryden Hunt.

 

[McMetal]

Oh, what the f***? The Sharks lost?

This may be premature, but I think the Sharks are just bad this year.

 

[UncleRisto]

Greer scored for the Flames?!

Please let Edmonton find a way to lose again.

E: Oh, boo!

 

[McMetal]

Just digging into some stats for San Jose. They have a -26 goal differential after 9 games, and have scored 9 goals total so far. Yeah, it's early and all that, but forget about the Avs record for worst season in the cap era, they may break their own record of 71 losses in a single season.

 

[The Kingslayer]

How bad is Calgary? Dryden Hunt is on the PP....Yea THAT Dryden Hunt.

They are a lottery team. They refuse to rebuild. They should have done it a few years ago.

 

[GeoRox89]

They are a lottery team. They refuse to rebuild. They should have done it a few years ago.

Remember when they’ve could’ve gotten a decent haul for Weegar and Huberdeau (coming off a great season) with one year left on their contracts and really kickstarted a rebuild but instead they resigned them? It still makes me happy cause Calgary sucks

 

[dahrougem2]

Lol holy f**k I didn't realize how bad Calgary's lineup truly is.

Dryden Hunt, AJ Greer, Dennis Gilbert, Walker Duehr, Ilya Solovyov all part of today's lineup. Almost 33% of the roster that should be in the AHL taking regular shifts.

The Oilers are straight up underperforming, but the Flames are genuinely bad. That team is going to miss the playoffs easily.

Send Elias Lindholm on down you cowards!

 

[The Kingslayer]

Lol holy f**k I didn't realize how bad Calgary's lineup truly is.

Dryden Hunt, AJ Greer, Dennis Gilbert, Walker Duehr, Ilya Solovyov all part of today's lineup. Almost 33% of the roster that should be in the AHL taking regular shifts.

The Oilers are straight up underperforming, but the Flames are genuinely bad. That team is going to miss the playoffs easily.

Send Elias Lindholm on down you cowards!

No kidding. This would be the 2C we need since my JT Miller dream is dead.

 

[Alienblood]

They are a lottery team. They refuse to rebuild. They should have done it a few years ago.

but the media told us they were Cup favorites year lol

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Lol holy f**k I didn't realize how bad Calgary's lineup truly is.

Dryden Hunt, AJ Greer, Dennis Gilbert, Walker Duehr, Ilya Solovyov all part of today's lineup. Almost 33% of the roster that should be in the AHL taking regular shifts.

The Oilers are straight up underperforming, but the Flames are genuinely bad. That team is going to miss the playoffs easily.

Send Elias Lindholm on down you cowards!

PRetty insane, yet they keep up the illusion of being good.

 

[Alienblood]

PRetty insane, yet they keep up the illusion of being good.

There blueline and goaltending are awful and they have no star power up front.

Ugly looking roster

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

There blueline and goaltending are awful and they have no star power up front.

Ugly looking roster

Yeah and Kadri/Hube totally busting. Brutal times.

 

[LOFIN]

There blueline and goaltending are awful and they have no star power up front.

Ugly looking roster

I haven't watched any of their games, and the stats are not that great, but from what I've understood Markstrom has actually been pretty good this season. At least he's giving them a chance to win every night, if only they could score goals.