Around the League - 2023/24

[Pokecheque]

Buffalo goaltending sucks so much

Can't believe we lost 4-0 to Buffalo and Pittsburgh. How??

It’s not just the goalies. In fact it was the goalie who got them the win against the Flyers in the previous game despite being caved in. They were caved in to start this game too, this time the goalie couldn’t bail them out.

I’ll say it again: The Sabres have absolutely NO idea how to play defense. That’s on the players. It’s also on the coaches.

 

[The Kingslayer]

This is probably good news. I assume they'd know right away if the shoulder was separated so that has to be ruled out.

Unrelated - holy can Dawson Mercer please do something this season? I don't think he has a point yet. I'm holding onto him in fantasy but patience is running thin.

I dropped him. Picked up Dostal 2 weeks ago.

 

[Pokecheque]

Yeah I don’t know how you can blame the goalie in that Sabres loss. UPL wasn’t spectacular by any means, but no one in a Buffalo jersey was doing anything to challenge Flyers attackers. No sticks in passing lanes, clear paths to the net, no control over the neutral zone whatsoever. That’s before we talk about the turnovers. Any goalie back there has to be the clear-cut Vezina winner for the Sabres to have any shot to make the playoffs.

 

[Foppa2118]

Why did he even fall? I can't really tell from the replay.

He wasn't off balance, he wasn't tripped, he didn't trip over his own feet, and it didn't look like he toe picked or lost an edge. His legs just gave out after he was slashed on the hands and he fell.

Did he dive to try and draw a call on the slash, and not realize how hard he was gonna go into the boards? The timing on the replay from behind the net makes it look like he fell because of the slash.

 

[LOFIN]

Once again, so much hype around Buffalo and Ottawa before the season and both fall flat on their faces to start. Well, actually Buffalo has usually fallen flat after a good start but anyways...

I will be surprised if Granato and/or DJ Smith are still employed after US thanksgiving.

 

[LOFIN]

BTW, for all the talk about "adding some snot" for the Leafs during the offseason (Domi, Bertuzzi, Reaves), no-one did f*** all when Marchand launched Liljegren to the boards last night and Liljegren is going to miss significant time now.

Well, Reaves yapped Marchand from the bench but...

 

[BaconNater]

Will keefe have to apologize for this tomorrow because it hurt the core 4's feelings?

 

[Balthazar]

IMO when your core is butter soft like Marner, Nylander, Matthews and Tavares that leaks to the rest of the team and bringing in gritty players or firing the coach/GM won't change that.

We're lucky we got Landy and Mack.

 

[The Merchant]

 

[Balthazar]

The Sens expansion roster in 92-93 is hands down the worst NHL team I've ever witnessed. If the Sharks come close to that it's going to be a disaster.

 

[UncleRisto]

Props to the Alex Daigle tank Senators. You did it!

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

I think we need to spend more time talking about the Canucks figuring out a way to put together a team with sustainable shooting percentages not seen since the 80s Oilers.

We're lucky to be alive to see this. Anyone too young to remember Mario Gretzky and prime Roy is in for a treat.

 

[AvsGuy]

Bouchard is a highly flawed player who produces. Can't be bothered to defend or work hard in front of his own net or on puck retrievals.

At the same time, he should have scored 3 goals last night. Beat Wedgewood 3 times but hit posts.

I think anyone who watched Game 3 of the 2022 WCF should know this by now

I still have no idea how Bouchard/Smith let Compher score that goal, full props to Compher but that should've been the last Oilers shift for either of those guys

 

[dahrougem2]

Why did he even fall? I can't really tell from the replay.

He wasn't off balance, he wasn't tripped, he didn't trip over his own feet, and it didn't look like he toe picked or lost an edge. His legs just gave out after he was slashed on the hands and he fell.

Did he dive to try and draw a call on the slash, and not realize how hard he was gonna go into the boards? The timing on the replay from behind the net makes it look like he fell because of the slash.

I think he definitely toe picked. You can see his left skate at one point does something weird then he falls.

 

[LOFIN]

Reaves really needs to shut the f*** up lol. Do something instead of yapping through the reporters. We know you are tough, but just shut up and do it. F

 

[BaconNater]

I think the media hyped up the Reaves locker room swag mojo that he's trying too hard now, Leafs are hilarious

 

[UncleRisto]

Oh no, Edmonton.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Oh no, Edmonton.

How silly of me to bet on them today thinking at some point they'd stop being this awful.


Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.

 

[Balthazar]

How on Earth could the Sharks end up in such a bad shape?

On top of having by far the worst roster, their prospect pool isn't even top 10 in the league and they have this:

That's terrible on all fronts.

 

[Alienblood]

Oilers down 5-2 now

 

[Mighty Makar]

The Oilers f***en suck and it’s great to see.

 

[LOFIN]

The Oilers f***en suck and it’s great to see.

 

[Qurpiz]

O'Reilly scores twice but only gets credited with one, either way, hat-trick.

 

[TheForsbergShow]

You know your team sucks when you can get scored on two times by the same player, without a whistle in between goals.

Love to see it

 

[Freudian]

Firing the coach and hoping for some of that new coach smell effect might be the only option for Oilers if Holland doesn't want to go for a f*** it-trade, but that's not really his style.