Around the league part 2

[kingsfan28]

Sorry but I'm not convinced a team that ices Michael Amadio and Ben Hutton regularly is that good. Nope. No way.

They're not, they just used low cost guys to stay under the cap. Amadio was waived 3 times before landing in LV and plays for the league min.

Could have the entire west coast in the lottery but if Chi, Pit, or NYR is in it, they're a shoo in

Nobody will be surprised.

Dude, totally dig the new avitar!

 

[KOPITARRULEZ11]

Weird 2 nights of hockey geez bets on underdogs looking good whoever hawks, ducks, and wings

 

[bland]

Zegras fills seats, McTavish wins games.

Had a conversation with a marketing big wig with the Ducks last year, and he said that internally they consider MacTavish, not Zegras, to be the face of the franchise going forward.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

That's a lock no doubt. Either them or Chicago will get another 1OA. Bettman likes to reward Sh*t franchises that allow coaching staff to have...well dirty deeds with young players. LOL.

We do owe Bettman for not letting the Ducks win the Crosby sweepstakes. We’re talking about a decade plus of dominance and possible multiple cups. Not to mention a one-sided head-to-head record vs the Kings.

Ughhhhh, just thinking about that makes me sick.

 

[FSL KINGS]

Had a conversation with a marketing big wig with the Ducks last year, and he said that internally they consider MacTavish, not Zegras, to be the face of the franchise going forward.

You don't invest marketing in the dude you're trading for cap reasons in the near future.

 

[Little Psycho]

Was actually happy they gave Vegas their first loss. My hatred for Vegas and Edmonton runs deep. Anaheim runs on their emotions, especially Zegras. Ruffle their feathers a bit and they are off course.

 

[onlyalad]

In my opinion, the rivalry for us is always better when the Ducks are a decent team.

Oh I agree and there are enough bad teams in the Pacific that the Kings have a good chance at a playoff spot.
My biggest problem is my wife is a Ducks fan. If the Ducks go further in the Playoffs than the Kings, I have to change my Facebook pic to me wearing a Ducks jersey until they are eliminated.
(Standing bet)

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Was actually happy they gave Vegas their first loss. My hatred for Vegas and Edmonton runs deep. Anaheim runs on their emotions, especially Zegras. Ruffle their feathers a bit and they are off course.

That's why Cronin had a talk with Z. A young team still has ways to learn about the mental aspect of the game.

 

[Little Psycho]

That's why Cronin had a talk with Z. A young team still has ways to learn about the mental aspect of the game.

That’s nice

 

[Bandit]

Not very often you hear a team's captain criticize the fans.

A Tkachuk with a douchebag attitude? How unusual.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Had a conversation with a marketing big wig with the Ducks last year, and he said that internally they consider MacTavish, not Zegras, to be the face of the franchise going forward.

MacTavish f***in rules, pretty clearly the future C, and the right guy to keep Zegras relatively in line

 

[SmytheKing]

MacTavish f***in rules, pretty clearly the future C, and the right guy to keep Zegras relatively in line

He was the guy I wanted the Kings to get if he was there. Dude had been skyrocketing up the boards before the draft and I thought he MIGHT still be there at 8 but had worries. Happy we got Clarke, but McTavish is just in the mold of Shannahan really. Tough, big, strong, wins. He's going to be a nightmare over the next decade.

 

[bouncesonly]

This Anaheim team is a problem.

It's only a problem if they lose all their games against the Oilers. As long as they win against the Oilers, Anaheim being good is an acceptable problem.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Oilers and Canucks playing their third game against each other tonight, pretty wonky schedule making

 

[kilowatt]

Oilers and Canucks playing their third game against year other tonight, pretty wonky schedule making

Don’t worry, it used to take months but Amazon AWS analyzed billions of matchups to come up with the perfect schedule this year

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Is Van-Edmonton on network tv anywhere?

 

[Steve Zissou]

Canucks up 3-1 on Oilers late in the 1st. Lovin' it.

 

[LAKings88]

Is Van-Edmonton on network tv anywhere?

Watching on ESPN+, Canucks are for real. 3-1 nucks in the late first.

 

[johnjm22]

Skinner -2.52 GSAE.

Goaltending continues to kill the Oilers.

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

Woodcroft coaching his last game with EDM?

 

[mbar]

Canucks 3 goals on first 8 shots I believe.

 

[lumbergh]

EDM 20 shots, 1 goal, VAN 10 shots 3 goals.
EDM 1.6 xG, VAN 1.1 xG
Can't really blame the goalie on any of the four goals. Maybe Canuck's second goal Skinner could have stopped.

 

[chris kontos]

Oilers defensemen look terrible not defending the middle of the ice. Its like they look at each other and wait for the other to take the man
Eckhlm takes the bad cross checking penalty

 

[Fishhead]

I'm not that impressed with Vancouver, but they are better than I thought they would be. They've been quite opportunistic but in almost all the game time I've watched them they don't have a lot of sustained pressure. They tend to not control games, rather the opposition is usually doing the controlling. The exception lately was the Dallas game, I think they matched the Stars pretty well in that one.

They've had exceptional goaltending and timely scoring. They haven't had the toughest schedule, either.

Edmonton looks really bad. Like as bad as I've seen them since the Renney/Krueger/Eakins days.

 

[psych3man]

SO FUN watching the Oil struggle.
And Edmonton's second goal only after Demko is obviously tripped and no call.
Vanloser playing very inspired hockey.