Around the League 36-But Who's Counting...

[chaz4hockey]

Canadians seem to be taking the holidays off. Lost 9-2 to Caps after losing 7-2 to Florida.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Canadians seem to be taking the holidays off. Lost 9-2 to Caps after losing 7-2 to Florida.

*Canadiens

Please don’t associate the habs with the rest of us. Thank you.

 

[hblueridgegal]

Interesting contrasts

 

[LakeLivin]

Canadians seem to be taking the holidays off. Lost 9-2 to Caps after losing 7-2 to Florida.

Before letting KK go: Stanley Cup Finals. Since letting KK go: see above. Hmm . . .

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

We weren’t the best at everything and weren’t perfect for December, i guess we really aren’t going to make it out of the 2nd round. Good thing management already knows this

 

[Stickpucker]

Interesting contrasts

Talk about going on a heater on the pp.

 

[LakeLivin]

We weren’t the best at everything and weren’t perfect for December, i guess we really aren’t going to make it out of the 2nd round. Good thing management already knows this

Well, we still have time to trade Aho for futures . . .

 

[HisIceness]

Leah Hextall isn't a good PxP announcer.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Leah Hextall isn't a good PxP announcer.

If she was that bad someone else probably would have pointed it out by now.

 

[Tryamw]

Well, we still have time to trade Aho for futures . . .

Could we exchange the futures for the has beens?

 

[LakeLivin]

Could we exchange the futures for the has beens?

Depends; which multiverse are you talking about?

 

[Unhinged Finn]

Could we exchange the futures for the has beens?

Is there a market for has been considerations?

 

[Tryamw]

Depends; which multiverse are you talking about?

The one where the guys we are trading for are 20 years older then in ours.. Like Jagr but in 2030...

 

[skipnjump]

Leah Hextall isn't a good PxP announcer.

For me, her voice is really squeaky, especially when she gets excited. She reminds me of Alvin and the Chipmunks. I find it hard to focus on the game.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Watching the winter classic between Bs and Pens. Pretty bad game so far but Pens are up 1-0 going into the 3rd.

I guess all we want in situations like this is that it ends in regulation.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Debrusk with his 16th goal. having a great year.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

DeBrusk scores 2 in the 3rd and Boston leads Pittsburgh 2-1 with 80 seconds left.

If we can’t catch Boston then fine. Happy to see the Pens lose in regulation.

 

[chaz4hockey]

DeBrusk scores 2 in the 3rd and Boston leads Pittsburgh 2-1 with 80 seconds left.

If we can’t catch Boston then fine. Happy to see the Pens lose in regulation.

We are getting closer and quite frankly I’d rather have the home game advantage. Go Pens for today only.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

We are getting closer and quite frankly I’d rather have the home game advantage. Go Pens for today only.

Well… I would preferred that but it’s not gonna happen. Although it looks like Malkin scored just after the whistle so it is what it is. I’ll take Boston beating Pittsburgh in regulation vs them losing in a 3 point game

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I've wondered how deteriorated the relationship was with players and Cassidy there at the end. All coaches have a shelf life, but at the end of last year it looked like Bergeron was retiring, Krejci would never be heard from again, and DeBrusk wanted to be traded. Cassidy gets fired and Krejci comes back, Bergeron doesn't retire and DeBrusk doesn't want to be traded any longer.

Sweeney and Neely pretty much said the relationship had soured between him and the players.

 

[Tryamw]

 

[chaz4hockey]

Glad he mentioned it. The ads don’t seem as prominent since opening days but they still are distracting and in particular I didn’t like the large ads behind our goals versus the devils.

Bettman short term gain could longer term lose viewers (of course what does he care, he’ll be retired by then).

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

I've wondered how deteriorated the relationship was with players and Cassidy there at the end. All coaches have a shelf life, but at the end of last year it looked like Bergeron was retiring, Krejci would never be heard from again, and DeBrusk wanted to be traded. Cassidy gets fired and Krejci comes back, Bergeron doesn't retire and DeBrusk doesn't want to be traded any longer.

Sweeney and Neely pretty much said the relationship had soured between him and the players.

This is part of the reason I’m not scared of them. This initial period of them loving playing for the new coach will wear off. As will Ullmark’s hot streak. They are peaking way too soon and I doubt they come out of the Atlantic come playoff time.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Glad he mentioned it. The ads don’t seem as prominent since opening days but they still are distracting and in particular I didn’t like the large ads behind our goals versus the devils.

Bettman short term gain could longer term lose viewers (of course what does he care, he’ll be retired by then).

Count me among those who’ve barely noticed them since opening night.

 

[chaz4hockey]

This is part of the reason I’m not scared of them. This initial period of them loving playing for the new coach will wear off. As will Ullmark’s hot streak. They are peaking way too soon and I doubt they come out of the Atlantic come playoff time.

Re peaking too soon: that’s what fan bases are saying about us too. However, we are younger and this year just feels different than last year with a better mid year pickup coming (patches versus Domi).