Around the NHL 2023-2024

[Linkens Mastery]

Oh I see lol

Spoiler: Chychrun Face Cut

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

Spoiler: Chychrun Face Cut

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[Stealth JD]

Oilers with a franchise-record 11th straight win.

Hard to believe Gretzky’s Oilers never reeled off as big a number.

 

[ffh]

Oilers with a franchise-record 11th straight win.

Hard to believe Gretzky’s Oilers never reeled of as big a number.

They had ties with no OT

 

[Majorityof1]

They had ties with no OT

They also had like 7 HoFs on that team. They shouldn't have been tying anyone either.

 

[Bluesfan54]

It’s so much fun watching Toronto blow yet another late lead!

 

[joe galiba]

They also had like 7 HoFs on that team. They shouldn't have been tying anyone either.

It was more stratified with have and have nots, a lot of bad teams but a lot of really good teams as well

 

[Brian39]

They had ties with no OT

The NHL brought in 5 minute OT for the regular season in 1983/84, which was the season the Oilers won their 1st of 4 Cups with Gretzky. I get what you are saying about ties and your overall point stands since 5 minutes of 5 on 5 OT still resulted in a lot of ties. But they did have OT during the dynasty.

 

[Celtic Note]

Don’t look know but Dunn has more points than everyone on our team not named Thomas. That certainly stings.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Don’t look know but Dunn has more points than everyone on our team not named Thomas. That certainly stings.

That was a horrible decision the moment it was even brought up for consideration. I never understood letting a better and cheaper version of Krug go just to bring in the older, worse and more expensive player.

 

[simon IC]

That was a horrible decision the moment it was even brought up for consideration. I never understood letting a better and cheaper version of Krug go just to bring in the older, worse and more expensive player.

I almost threw my 'phone when I saw the Krug signing. I was so furious.
The argument I keep hearing in defence of Armstrong signing Krug and awarding him an NTC, is that Krug was the best UFA defenseman available at the time, and the NTC was offered because there was a limited window of opportunity to get Krug to sign.
I completely reject this argument. There was no need to sign Krug. I honestly think it was a rare panic move by Armstrong. If he had just been patient, we would not be in the predicament we are in now.

 

[Ted Hoffman]

The NHL brought in 5 minute OT for the regular season in 1983/84, which was the season the Oilers won their 1st of 4 Cups with Gretzky. I get what you are saying about ties and your overall point stands since 5 minutes of 5 on 5 OT still resulted in a lot of ties. But they did have OT during the dynasty.

They still had ties, games didn't end in a shootout. And their OTs were 5-on-5. Edmonton has 2 OT wins and a SO win in this 11-game run, and one of those OT wins was on the power play.

I honestly think it was a rare panic move by Armstrong. If he had just been patient, we would not be in the predicament we are in now.

At the risk of dragging that topic up yet again: I don't think it was a panic move at all. I think it was a calculated decision by Armstrong, and you can go back to September and October 2019 to see it all coming together.

 

[PJJJP]

Damn the Kings have been falling. They looked so good for the first 2-3 months but now are clinging on to the 8th spot in the west

 

[Celtic Note]

Damn the Kings have been falling. They looked so good for the first 2-3 months but now are clinging on to the 8th spot in the west

Not sure why they made the trade they did this past offseason, but I would wager that has not helped.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Not sure why they made the trade they did this past offseason, but I would wager that has not helped.

PLD is so bad, I'm so freaking ecstatic we didn't touch that trade or contract with a 100 ft pole.

 

[BrokenFace]

PLD is so bad, I'm so freaking ecstatic we didn't touch that trade or contract with a 100 ft pole.

Even more ecstatic the Kings are the team that did. Their rebuild was going too well imo. Glad they set themselves back for no reason with PLD.

 

[Celtic Note]

Even more ecstatic the Kings are the team that did. Their rebuild was going too well imo. Glad they set themselves back for no reason with PLD.

Let’s just hope Army doesn’t take a cue from Blake’s lauded playbook! Lol

 

[BlueDream]

PLD is so bad, I'm so freaking ecstatic we didn't touch that trade or contract with a 100 ft pole.

PLD wouldn’t have touched St. Louis with a 100 ft pole either so that was never even a possibility.

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

PLD is so bad, I'm so freaking ecstatic we didn't touch that trade or contract with a 100 ft pole.

Dude has to be one of the worst locker room guys in the whole league

 

[BadgersandBlues]

Columbus got called for 100% the same exact interference call Neighbors got called on last night - Jackets were on a PP and one of their forwards posted up at the blue line, got skated into, and got called for interference.

Bringing this up for everyone to know that the NHL officiating just sucks, there's no bias against us

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Dude has to be one of the worst locker room guys in the whole league

At every stop the reaction is always the same. Awful deal for the Kings who were on the cusp of building a deep team with loads of talent.

Chemistry matters. Depth matters. PLD is prohibitive to both.

 

[BlueDream]

Whoa, Patrick Roy is back as an NHL head coach now! Islanders just made the move.

 

[Blueline2757]

Whoa, Patrick Roy is back as an NHL head coach now! Islanders just made the move.

That came out of left field

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

That came out of left field

it always does with lou!

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Gotta give it to Lou. If you got one last coach to hire, Patrick Roy is quite the choice.