Around the NHL 2013-2014 Part II: The Playoff Edition

[SoupNazi]

Justin Bourne ‏@jtbourne 34 s
NHL average shootout success rate: 32.28%

Devils success rate: 8% (3/39)

Success rate against Devils: 55% (17/38)

0-11 on the year. Damn.

We'd have a lot more to worry about for our own chances of making the playoffs if NJ didn't suck so badly on the shootout.

 

[Mount Suribachi]

And if we were just average on the shootout we'd be comfortably in the playoffs...

 

[joe89]

Chicago Blackhawks @NHLBlackhawks
Coach Q: Toews will sit out for the remaining regular-season games but is expected to be "100 percent" for the playoffs. #Blackhawks

This sucks a bit for us as Chicago has Columbus and Washington left to play.

 

[ap3x]

The first thing that came to my mind, "typical for the season so far!"

 

[InjuredChoker]

NHL Blue Jackets ‏@BlueJacketsNHL 3 t
Ryan Murray will travel to Philadelphia, per Todd Richards. Could return to the lineup Friday or Sunday. #CBJ


Gord Miller ‏@GMillerTSN 1 t
Last fun fact of the day: Sens goalie Robin Lehner has five piranhas at home, each of them named after an Ottawa beat writer.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Mirtle: David Clarkson and his buyout-proof contract

 

[Bench]

Mirtle: David Clarkson and his buyout-proof contract

When it rains in pours in Toronto.

 

[SoupNazi]

When it rains in pours in Toronto.

And no one among us is complaining.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Hope_Smoke ‏@Hope_Smoke 4 min
Mckenzie "Julien is a hell of a coach. Won't win coach of the year, but I talk to a lot of the coaches to get their views on award winners"

Hope_Smoke ‏@Hope_Smoke 2 min
McKenzie "I know for a fact that had Julien's Bruins not defeated Montreal that year in Game 7 he would have been fired"

 

[Henkka]

Go Flyers!

 

[jaster]

Mirtle: David Clarkson and his buyout-proof contract

Brutal. Toronto.... what a franchise. Can you imagine if Holland did that? This forum would go nuclear.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Mark Spector ‏@SportsnetSpec 56 min
As per @realjeffsimmons, Ovechkin has not registered an even-strength point in 16 games. He has a minus-19 rating over that stretch.

 

[Konnan511]

Mark Spector ‏@SportsnetSpec 56 min
As per @realjeffsimmons, Ovechkin has not registered an even-strength point in 16 games. He has a minus-19 rating over that stretch.

And Cap fans argue he is not a floater or bad defensively.

 

[jaster]

And Cap fans argue he is not a floater or bad defensively.

No they don't. Do they? I've spent exactly 0 minutes on the Caps forum, so I honestly don't know, but how can anyone think AO is not a floater? I mean, he doesn't always float. But when you float as often as he does, you earn the "floater" title.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Slava Malamud ‏@SlavaMalamud 2 min
KHL's Traktor Chelyabinsk has offered Scotty Bowman the head coaching job. Please do insert your own joke here.

 

[RayMoonDoh]

Cbs with the early lead.

Seabrook looks like a Vampire.

That is all

 

[ap3x]

Sens vs. Habs starts off quite fast, 5 goals in 10 mins. Sens' 3:0 lead only after 6.

 

[WingsMike]

Chicago wins in regulation!!

 

[InjuredChoker]

@AdamVingan: After losing 2-1, the #Caps are now 1-41-8 when scoring two or fewer goals under Adam Oates

 

[InjuredChoker]

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris 1 t
Ondrej Pavelec gets the start for the #NHLJets in Toronto tonight.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris 2 t
I expect Evander Kane to be a healthy scratch for the #NHLJets tonight. Not confirmed by team however.

 

[joe89]

Solid tank job to sit Kane and start Pavelec.

Only half joking.

 

[detredWINgs]

Philly is about to drop their game to Boston, putting them 1 point behind the Wings both with 77 games played.

 

[14ari13]

Philly is about to drop their game to Boston, putting them 1 point behind the Wings both with 77 games played.

So the Jackets might take their spot?

 

[detredWINgs]

So the Jackets might take their spot?

Its possible. Jackets are just 2 points back of Philly with the same amount of games played. Philly does has the ROW tie breaker, but still...