Around the League Thread | Pre-Season Approaches

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VanJack

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Another meaningless pre-season game and potentially another serious injury, Artemi Panarin of the Rangers goes down, and it looked bad.

You won't hear any complaints from me about Miller playing in just one exhibition game; or Pettersson and Hughes being mostly held out of action. Too many bubble guys running around trying to make a name for themselves, before the inevitable happens and they're dispatched to the minors.

Losing one your key guys in the pointless game like that would be devastating.
 

credulous

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vegas stomping the avs (who have mackinnon, makar and rantanen in the lineup) with only hague and kolesar as regulars in their lineup
 

HairyKneel

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Good for Tkachuk who's actually a great damned captain. Jack Eye should get a serious suspension for that.

Good for Cam. Speed up the negotiations for a goalie who's never had more than 44 GP in a year.

People whining about the amount of pre season games are out to lunch. This is a physical game played by men on ice that are bg, strong and athletic. I mean Celebrini blew a tire ffs.

Great to see some passion.
 
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HairyKneel

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Jack Eye shouldn't be hot dogging and clapping his hands after that crap. That should cost him a game or two more . I'm glad Brady went right after him. I read on here where he was a terrible captain. I'm like WTF? H signed the eight year deal and he always goes to bat for his teammates. The nasty is good to see. I hate seeing guys get hurt but it's got f*** all to do with a couple exhibition games. They used to play 10 or 12. Shorten it to 5 o 6 I guess? But an xtra pre season game isn't why these guys are getting hurt.
 

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I defended Xhekaj given what happened and the lack of any call on Pare. Emotions are high and Pare refused to go after a brutal hit. So yeah, things escalated quickly. You can't knee someone and not expect retaliation.

That all said, there's no excuse this time around. Xhekaj reacted to a play that didn't even happen and just picked Stützle's head. He should be sitting for at least a couple games now.

On the whole though, I'd like to congratulate the NHL and its continued incompetence for allowing this to happen in the first place.
 

MarkusNaslund19

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Eh, I don't mind the players policing themselves to an extent out there.

Xhekaj is a throwback to the era of 'if you hit my star, you fight. If you don't flght, I go after your star'.

I remember when Peca famously caught Selanne for a hit that made him do a full flip and fractured his orbital bone and Tie Domi was caught on a hot mic saying, "Next game, don't dress Pavel. Don't dress Pavel next game".

I think cheap shots are bad and should be litigated out of the game as much as possible. But if this reduces rats who cheapshot stars and then hide behind refs, I don't mind it. Hockey is a man's game afterall (not meaning this in a misogynistic way).
 

rypper

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They supported us against Boston, that’s all I care about.

That's only because they hate Boston more then us.

I hate the Habs and their fans more then any other team in the league. They are the absolute worst.
 
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Jerry the great

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I defended Xhekaj given what happened and the lack of any call on Pare. Emotions are high and Pare refused to go after a brutal hit. So yeah, things escalated quickly. You can't knee someone and not expect retaliation.

That all said, there's no excuse this time around. Xhekaj reacted to a play that didn't even happen and just picked Stützle's head. He should be sitting for at least a couple games now.

On the whole though, I'd like to congratulate the NHL and its continued incompetence for allowing this to happen in the first place.
except the Pare "knee" was a nothing play we see like a dozen times a game on PPs when a player coming through the neutral zone with speed tries to gain the offensive zone with a fake and quick change of direction. Pare bit on the fake and then tried to shift his weight back to disrupt the zone entry and it was a horrible outcome for Laine. it was hardly a malicious play.
 

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Of course NHL doesn't care about player safety.

Unless if you give McDavid a harsh look

Then you're a worse person than Hitler

And you should be suspended for life
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SelltheTeamFrancesco

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Good for Tkachuk who's actually a great damned captain. Jack Eye should get a serious suspension for that.

Good for Cam. Speed up the negotiations for a goalie who's never had more than 44 GP in a year.

People whining about the amount of pre season games are out to lunch. This is a physical game played by men on ice that are bg, strong and athletic. I mean Celebrini blew a tire ffs.

Great to see some passion.
Yup Quinn Hughes would never strip him of his captaincy.
 
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