Around the NHL 2024/25

[robertocarlos]

I thought one game for McDavid and five games for Myers, but the Canuck fans wanted ten games or more for Myers.

 

[voyageur]

So Rangers hammer Ottawa at home, shutting them out. Philly beats Detroit in OT, and Montreal beats Tampa 3-2, with a two assist night from Laine.

Eastern playoff race now has 7-12 seeds in the Conference separated by 2 points, and Tampa, 3rd in the Atlantic, one point up on Ottawa, Montreal and Boston, with a game or 2 in hand.

Buckle up.

 

[ps241]

So Rangers hammer Ottawa at home, shutting them out. Philly beats Detroit in OT, and Montreal beats Tampa 3-2, with a two assist night from Laine.

Eastern playoff race now has 7-12 seeds in the Conference separated by 2 points, and Tampa, 3rd in the Atlantic, one point up on Ottawa, Montreal and Boston, with a game or 2 in hand.

Buckle up.

So much better than last year when they had 7 playoff teams then the worst hot potato, I don’t want it you take it, death spiral for who got stuck with the last playoff spot.

 

[gojetsgo]

dallas loses to the canes in regulation

 

[bustamente]

Sharks up 5-1 on the Preds lose 7-5.

 

[voyageur]

Sharks up 5-1 on the Preds lose 7-5.

Georgiev has been the ultimate tank acquisition for the Sharks. Play well, but can't get a save.

 

[Jet]

Georgiev has been the ultimate tank acquisition for the Sharks. Play well, but can't get a save.

How the Avs managed to beat us so soundly in that series is shocking considering this guy was between the pipes and Helle was in our net.

Shows how bad they played from the net out.

PS I'm loving this arc for the Habs. Play just well enough to miss the playoffs by a point or two. I hope they end up drafting 17th.

 

[raideralex99]

Wow ... that's what I call a fight.

 

[bustamente]

Wow ... that's what I call a fight.

Have to give the slight edge to Olivier

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

Wow ... that's what I call a fight.

Reminds me of...

 

[kanadalainen]

Fantilli with the hatty in Toronto, kind of love to see it.

 

[Jets 31]

Fantilli with the hatty in Toronto, kind of love to see it.

Toronto is such a overrated team by some its comical. Toronto goals for and against +11 Winnipeg's +50 .

 

[Jet]

There are two clear teams emerging above the crowd in the NHL, the Jets and the Capitals. +50 and +51 respectively. It's not like the Jets are blowing out the competition on the reg, either. That differential is hard earned.

Of course having Hellebuyck in net is a big part of it, but Helle has played fantastic before and we've not had the record nor the positive diff we have today.

I keep waiting for the wheels to fall off in Washington. With the Jets, it's not bizarre to expect it - we had a strong record last year as well and didn't change our lineup in a big way. The Caps (as Gmoney I think mentioned) have a bunch of players having career years and unsustainable sh% - you have to figure that's going to fizzle at some point?

 

[bustamente]

Mathews want's the Leafs crowd to have more energy after the fight last night, maybe have a look around the lower bowl and see who mostly occupy those seats.

 

[ERYX]

Wow ... that's what I call a fight.

That was a solid old-school fight. I'm with @bustamente and give a slight edge to Olivier, but Reeves sure recovered well after initially being knocked off balance.

 

[gojetsgo]

utah shut out the wild 4-0

 

[bustamente]

utah shut out the wild 4-0

Got a couple of key players back, didn't help

 

[raideralex99]

What a shock 4-0 PPs for Oilers vs Canucks and when the Oilers got a penalty they even it up.
I'm confused ... Garland gets crosscheck in the head and the Oilers go after him and the Canuck star players (Hughes).
Perry should be suspended for this right?

 

[SUX2BU]

 

[Duke749]

Tocchet wins the Jack Adams and less than a year later there is talk that some players have tuned him out, maybe some of those players should play better, maybe Tocchet isn't that good of a coach.

Never was a fan of him as a coach. Thought he was a bit of an idiot when he was on the TNT panel.

 

[Aggie204]

This is the best news ever, f-ck you Avs.

 

[BobTheSolarsystem]

This is the best news ever, f-ck you Avs.
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He looks like he cant understand the deal either

 

[bustamente]

That's a surprising but understandable trade for the Avs they were going to have a big problem trying to re sign him

 

[BobTheSolarsystem]

Dobson is injured and not being traded to us right?

 

[Ponds]

This is the best news ever, f-ck you Avs.
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While I'm happy to see the back of Rantanen from the Central Division, I fear what the bigger implications of this trade might be. A lot of chatter, be it unsubstantiated, about room being made for a man who wears number 87. If so, I'll be sick to my stomach.

That's a surprising but understandable trade for the Avs they were going to have a big problem trying to re sign him

From what I've read this evening on the Av's board, that's a huge part of it.