OT: Around the NHL - Good hocket is good

[Clare2904]

Fancy the Avs v Jets game tonight

 

[Turin]

Yes. I agree. It was an apt description of the 2017 and 2018 (so far) Pittsburgh Penguins.

I disagree, there were differences in the way those two teams played due to Letang primarily.

System stuff is so overblown. Most teams play similar styles.

 

[Ogrezilla]

"small sample size"
"early in the year"
"league parity"

all good points.

 

[LOGiK]

Blue Jackets - Capitals match-up tonight should be a good battle. I don't know which team I prefer to win, but hoping it is a good watch, unlike a Penguins game

 

[Honour Over Glory]

That contract was weird to begin with. They desperately wanted to move him last year and then he comes back this year and is benched often.

Bergevin is still an idiot.

Hope Rask is okay.

When you've been beaten that badly by a terrible Canucks team, you'd want to leave and re-evaluate your life as well.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

"small sample size"
"early in the year"
"league parity"

Those are the best excuses for people that want to keep using this one for last year..

"They were just so tired..."

But you this year they aren't, so those 3 have to apply.

Next year it'll be maybe 2 out of 3 .

 

[66-30-33]

I see McDavid is 2 points from the points lead, once he gets that the artross is locked up most likely. He will get his 3rd in a row most likely barring an injury.

 

[EightyOne]

I disagree, there were differences in the way those two teams played due to Letang primarily.

System stuff is so overblown. Most teams play similar styles.

Whoa whoa whoa. System is the only way they turned the season around in 2015 (some additional player swappage to guys who would end up being able to play three system helped).

Go watch games, or even extended highlights from 15-16. That team had positioning DOWN and a swarming energy. I don't quite know how they clicked.

It was like the most beautifully executed, aggressive 1-2-2 ever. Ever. Full 5 man coverage. They routinely made teams go ten minutes without a shot on goal. It was bonkers.

The 16-17 team just kinda had the entire defense playing two levels above ability. Some timely goaltending. It was more luck than system by then. You'll notice some of the questions we are asking about this team actually started this year. The success masked most of it.

Last year was total system breakdown...and surprise, the team looked like shit most of the time.

This is is continued. Maybe the guys can't play like that anymore. Maybe the new blood players never could have. Maybe teams just figured out how to counter that style. But you can't tell me the Pens have any structure right now.

 

[Turin]

Dude the system didn’t change after 16, the team did when Letang went out and Daley was injured. No kidding the system changed from Johnston to Sullivan, now every good team plays a similar system.

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[BHD]

At least the Devils are losing.

 

[Andy99]

At least the Devils are losing.

They’re last in the division and everyone else can beat them, but the Pens can’t win against them even if all of the Devils’ players were blindfolded and had one hand tied behind their back...wtf...

 

[Andy99]

Don’t look now but the rebuilding NYR who sent all their players to Tampa Bay are about the leapfrog the Pens in the division ....

 

[EightyOne]

They’re last in the division and everyone else can beat them, but the Pens can’t win against them even if all of the Devils’ players were blindfolded and had one hand tied behind their back...wtf...

Long-con, bro.

See, the Pens wanna have the worst record to start the playoffs.

Sid doesn't wanna chance going to a Game 7 like in 09. And they won on the road in 6 the last two times. No team is gonna sweep the Finals these days. So pad in a loss or two...He really really really wants to raise the Stanley Cup at home!

 

[Gurglesons]

Man, Johnson just walked Myers hard in the Jets game. Sick ass goal.

 

[BHD]

Shero go back to the well of former-Pens and bring in Bylsma.

 

[EightyOne]

Shero go back to the well of former-Pens and bring in Bylsma.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Wow that offer by the NHL for the lawsuit is a joke. So they get to ruin their lives and just owe each of those players 22k?

That is disgusting.

 

[EightyOne]

Wow that offer by the NHL for the lawsuit is a joke. So they get to ruin their lives and just owe each of those players 22k?

That is disgusting.

I don't have any idea what you are talking about.

I was just on NHL.com and there was NO mention of a lawsuit!!

/sarcasm

I thought the first judge said no to a class-action??

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Don’t look now but the rebuilding NYR who sent all their players to Tampa Bay are about the leapfrog the Pens in the division ....

Good for them. I don't feel anger toward any team that pushes us down the standings.

This team has earned their place at the bottom.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I don't have any idea what you are talking about.

I was just on NHL.com and there was NO mention of a lawsuit!!

/sarcasm

I thought the first judge said no to a class-action??

NHL Players' Attorney Recommends Concussion Lawsuit Be Settled For $19 Million

18.9m is the offer, players get like 1/3 of that. Which means 22k per player.

That's laughable. The NHL is pissing in their faces.

 

[EightyOne]

NHL Players' Attorney Recommends Concussion Lawsuit Be Settled For $19 Million

18.9m is the offer, players get like 1/3 of that. Which means 22k per player.

That's laughable. The NHL is pissing in their faces.

As a Joe Citizen who probably makes a low level ECHL salary, even I wouldn't sign that release of all liability and get that measly $22k.

Shit isn't even worth that.

I would rather fight league on my own. Or just troll them constantly. Social media, signs behind live broadcast booths, etc, etc.

 

[Clare2904]

Subban is such a f***ing clown

 

[Turin]

Yea, I don’t think Coach Q was the problem in Chiraq.

 

[Tom Hanks]

What’s a good app to check NHL scores that’s not the NHL app because that sucks donkey ****

 

[Penguinfan66]

I like theScores. Its decent when you don't accidentally click on ads that sometimes have scam sites(similar to those fake Walmart gift card scam)