OT: Around the NHL - Cat Scratch Fever

[Tom Hanks]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805614055278698966

He sure did

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805396791233495072

 

[Tom Hanks]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805736939162943524

 

[vodeni]

Here is something for you on this silly topic: it’s 2024 draft, and you have a choice to pick either Sidney Crosby or Connor MacDavid, and you know everything you know about them the players they will developed into as they were today, but they are 18 and just coming into the league: who would you pick? I don’t waste 15 minutes, jump right away and say “ with the first pick in 2024 draft I select Sidney Crosby

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Can't believe Mogilny isn't in yet considering some other dudes who are.

Datsyuk is a lock. No one else really gets my jimmies raised

How the f*** is Ryan Miller a candidate?

Here is something for you on this silly topic: it’s 2024 draft, and you have a choice to pick either Sidney Crosby or Connor MacDavid, and you know everything you know about them the players they will developed into as they were today, but they are 18 and just coming into the league: who would you pick? I don’t waste 15 minutes, jump right away and say “ with the first pick in 2024 draft I select Sidney Crosby

Crosby easily and I say this because you know this time around you'll get his peak years without the concussion and neck issues. That Crosby was better than these walnuts that circle jerk for McBoringaf.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

NHL Alternate Reality Report: Penguins Triumph, Crosby Shatters Records

websim.ai

McWho? we got a new Gretzky in town. Crosby 200 goals 5000 assists baby!

It's a new AI site you can make your own news. So I made us win the cup, your welcome.

Can you do one where Mike Sullivan is hired and fired by every single team in the NHL a month into each season?

 

[66-30-33]

Can you do one where Mike Sullivan is hired and fired by every single team in the NHL a month into each season?

https://websim.ai/c/QNYxvg4r7Pt957veo Need like an amazing prompt for that but I mentioned you. Had 1 where Crosby got traded to Canucks for upcoming UFA Sam Lafferty and he snubbed Pens and re-signed with Canucks. HFBoards exploded.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

https://websim.ai/c/QNYxvg4r7Pt957veo Need like an amazing prompt for that but I mentioned you. Had 1 where Crosby got traded to Canucks for upcoming UFA Sam Lafferty and he snubbed Pens and re-signed with Canucks. HFBoards exploded.

Lol that was actually a hilarious read. I am saving that as a pdf to revisit when Sullivan gives us more dark moments this season.

 

[66-30-33]

Lol that was actually a hilarious read. I am saving that as a pdf to revisit when Sullivan gives us more dark moments this season.

You can make your own if you want. I have a HFBoards where there is no mods or admins, no rules and we can trash talk everyone. With mods you gotta be careful not to break the rules, they will ban your account or lock the threads. Crosby retired to be a professional watcher of paint drying, we were shocked to say the least.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Here is something for you on this silly topic: it’s 2024 draft, and you have a choice to pick either Sidney Crosby or Connor MacDavid, and you know everything you know about them the players they will developed into as they were today, but they are 18 and just coming into the league: who would you pick? I don’t waste 15 minutes, jump right away and say “ with the first pick in 2024 draft I select Sidney Crosby

Absolutely. For several reasons. Starting with Crosby actually had a long successful career. McDavid has a decade of blank stat sheet to fill in. His speed could go. Injury. On and on.

But even if you set that aside. Crosby was, and is, the more complete player. As some have said, the superstar with a grinder mentality. We basically are back to the Ovechkin vs. Crosby debate all over again. You build championships around a Crosby.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

I agree with everything here, including that the scoring increase sort of inflated the longevity of Sid. I always laugh when people just look at his point totals and think he's basically the same player now as when he was scoring ~90 points when he was 27. He was a top 2 player in the league in 16 and 17, he's only top 10 now, on the bottom end. Which is amazing for somebody in their mid 30's - but still. Not the same dominance, not the same consistency, not the same energy shift by shift.

While I'm not totally dismissing goalie equipment reductions leading to the increase in scoring, it's not 100% the culprit. People are underselling how much expansion has diluted the talent in the league (especially Dmen and Goalies)

 

[LOGiK]

Seems weird to have gone 7 games but.... was a good SCF this year.

 

[Turin]

While I'm not totally dismissing goalie equipment reductions leading to the increase in scoring, it's not 100% the culprit. People are underselling how much expansion has diluted the talent in the league (especially Dmen and Goalies)

It’s also powerplay strategies + teams all deciding that 1-3-1s suck, except LA last year.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Here is something for you on this silly topic: it’s 2024 draft, and you have a choice to pick either Sidney Crosby or Connor MacDavid, and you know everything you know about them the players they will developed into as they were today, but they are 18 and just coming into the league: who would you pick? I don’t waste 15 minutes, jump right away and say “ with the first pick in 2024 draft I select Sidney Crosby

I wouldn't. Connor helps win more regular season games, which increases playoff entry likelihood. In the playoffs he produces more.
Just surround him with the right blue line, goalies, coaches etc... and he wins Cups just the same.
He's not the reason they're losing. That team has been mismanaged. They leave critical areas vulnerable and hope it doesn't bite them. They only learned how to defend as a team recently.

 

[BHD]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805628096294666735

 

[Tom Hanks]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805791908737990839

 

[BusinessGoose]

I wouldn't. Connor helps win more regular season games, which increases playoff entry likelihood. In the playoffs he produces more.
Just surround him with the right blue line, goalies, coaches etc... and he wins Cups just the same.
He's not the reason they're losing. That team has been mismanaged. They leave critical areas vulnerable and hope it doesn't bite them. They only learned how to defend as a team recently.

I think there is a legit argument that Ovi would have gotten the team more regular season wins instead of Sid.

 

[Al Smith]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805791908737990839

Is our EN own goal in there somewhere?

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805791908737990839

And I get pissed at my teammates when they don't even notice when I'm coming to the bench for a change even though I'm screaming "forward, forward" and I have my stick raised.

 

[Nightwing]

I hope when we play Michkov for the first time, we give him the Derian Hatcher introduction

 

[Tom Hanks]

DUCK À L’ORANGE​

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806014986843742657

 

[Turin]

DUCK À L’ORANGE​

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806014986843742657

Orange pants and helmets are a disaster. Home Depot looking ass team

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

HOFer Sather retires after six decades in NHL

Hockey Hall of Fame member Glen Sather announced his retirement Wednesday as the senior adviser to the owner and alternate governor of the New York Rangers.

www.espn.com

If Weber made it, Letang will be a shoe-in

Datsyuk, Roenick, Weber part of Hockey HOF class

The 7-person 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame class will include Natalie Darwitz, Pavel Datsyuk, Jeremy Roenick, Shea Weber and Krissy Wendell-Pohl. Colin Campbell and David Poile were selected in the Builders category.

www.espn.com

 

[The Old Master]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805791908737990839

and it wasn't even sully!

 

[Tom Hanks]

He’s just trying to figure out a way to “accidentally” remove the Boston 2011 names

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806018540354339285

 

[Gurglesons]