Around The NHL #6 - All About The Teams Not Ours.

[hbk]

Boston Globe links Recchi to Tocchet as a potential assistant candidate.

 

[SniperHF]

Boston Globe links Recchi to Tocchet as a potential assistant candidate.

I've not been terribly impressed with the FoT staff so far.

Housley can at least credit a slightly PP improvement but it still doesn't really pass the eye test, could easily chalk it up to more talent.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Tuuka Rask opts out of the bubble 3 hours before today's BOS vs CAR game.

Tuukka did the same thing in 2018. The Boston Globe is not amused, saying it's time for the organization and Rask to part ways.

Bruins are sympathetic, but know it’s time to move on from Tuukka Rask - The Boston Globe

 

[rt]

I've not been terribly impressed with the FoT staff so far.

Housley can at least credit a slightly PP improvement but it still doesn't really pass the eye test, could easily chalk it up to more talent.

The Coyotes PP has been the single biggest problem with the team against Colorado. AINEK.

 

[rt]

Tuukka did the same thing in 2018. The Boston Globe is not amused, saying it's time for the organization and Rask to part ways.

Bruins are sympathetic, but know it’s time to move on from Tuukka Rask - The Boston Globe

Well I’ve got another utterly unreliable but really likable and supremely talented Finnish goaltender they can have and not be able to count on.

 

[Mangosteen]

He had 3 points today.

Only 3 points in 6 play off games and is a -1.

 

[Jakey53]

The Coyotes PP has been the single biggest problem with the team against Colorado. AINEK.

Did you expect anything else from our PP? It has been pathetic all year.

 

[moosemeister]

Did you expect anything else from our PP? It has been pathetic all year.

It’s been pathetic for multiple years

 

[Mosby]

Toby Rieder with another shorty today. His third of the playoffs.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Toby Rieder with another shorty today. His third of the playoffs.

Must be a contract year.

 

[TheLegend]

Remember when Oilers fans blamed him for the entire season failure last year?

 

[_Del_]

It was Oiler CEO Bob Nicholson, not the fans. Everyone knew it was BS when he said it.

 

[Jamieh]

Nicholson's comments weren't exactly wrong but in isolation they aren't right either. If I stated right now that had Kessel scored a couple goals this series the Coyotes woukd probably be up 2-1 rather than down. That doesn't mean its Kessel's fault they are down 2-1.

 

[TheLegend]

It was Oiler CEO Bob Nicholson, not the fans. Everyone knew it was BS when he said it.

A lot of fans bought that BS too.

 

[DOTS13]

Blackhawks taking a page out of the Coyotes playbook today.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Never liked offsides reviews...still don't.

 

[Jamieh]

Never liked offsides reviews...still don't.

Score a goal 1/8th of an inch offside, review for 10 minutes to "get it right". Hand pass followed by taking puck out from under goalie glove, good goal no review possible?? As seen this season.

 

[rt]

They need to make the blueline three times as thick. I would also experiment with eliminating the offside rule and blowing dead only offside passes. I’d do that in the ECHL or AHL first though. And maybe only for pre season or something.

 

[_Del_]

I've promoted the thicker blueline idea ever since I even heard Burke propose it.

 

[MIGs Dog]

I've promoted the thicker blueline idea ever since I even heard Burke propose it.

Wouldn't players trip over it?

 

[DOTS13]

I've promoted the thicker blueline idea ever since I even heard Burke propose it.

Thicker blue line rule? Haven't heard that one and can't seem to create a logical idea in my mind, please explain.

I've heard Marek's idea of just scrapping the blue line altogether, I think that would actually be much more exciting and change the way the entire game is played.

In the meantime, I like the offside reviews - it's one of the few things that is clearly black & white, unlike things like goalie interference or slashing.

 

[_Del_]

Thicker line adds two more feet to the neutral zone, and a foot to each offensive zone.

 

[DOTS13]

Thicker line adds two more feet to the neutral zone, and a foot to each offensive zone.

I finally get it.

Not a bad idea.

 

[Jamieh]

Every time I flip to a Bruins fame I find myself wondering why tgey get to play with different rules than the other games I watch?? They interfer constantly and never get called.

 

[lanky]

They need to make the blueline three times as thick. I would also experiment with eliminating the offside rule and blowing dead only offside passes. I’d do that in the ECHL or AHL first though. And maybe only for pre season or something.

Keep the lines and rules the same. Just replace linesmen with cameras or sensors that can blow the play dead immediately when an offside is committed. This is the perfect job for a machine. You'll never need a review or a challenge.