Around the NHL - Part XLII - (2023-24 Season edition)

[Boris Zubov]

People perplexed with the Capitals, and here I am scratching my head asking how the f*** the Flyers have the final WC spot.

Torts has them playing hard. They don't have much skill, but they compete. Typical Torts team.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

Torts has them playing hard. They don't have much skill, but they compete. Typical Torts team.

That was true last season.

I may be mistaken, but didn't they - again - act like they were on top of the league less than 2 weeks into the season?

And they're one of the teams that lost to the Sharks, and they got blitzkrieged by the Ducks, Kings, and I think Sabres.

Just surprised that such an inconsistent team like them are up so high.

 

[Boris Zubov]

That was true last season.

I may be mistaken, but didn't they - again - act like they were on top of the league less than 2 weeks into the season?

And they're one of the teams that lost to the Sharks, and they got blitzkrieged by the Ducks, Kings, and I think Sabres.

Just surprised that such an inconsistent team like them are up so high.

Oh yeah, they're a roller coaster for sure. This league is exactly how Gary & his pals want it. Game Managed.

 

[duhmetreE]

lets have a game start at 8am.... that'd be great for ratings

 

[Boris Zubov]

lets have a game start at 8am.... that'd be great for ratings

It's one thing if they were in Australia, but why start the game at 2pm local time in Stockholm when 90% of America is still asleep? If you're so afraid of competing with the NFL, then schedule the entire trip a day in advance.

 

[Ail]

Bozo Miller leads the league in scoring.

What a time to be alive.

Silverfish somewhere right now still chewing on his heaping pile of crow.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Silverfish somewhere right now still chewing on his heaping pile of crow.

He disappeared before I was a regular around here...was he loud member of the Bozo/Funyon brigade?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

He disappeared before I was a regular around here...was he loud member of the Bozo/Funyon brigade?

He was the most Anti Miller guy here. Threw him in every trade proposal ever.

Funyon/Bozo was a Jovo thing.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Funyon/Bozo was a Jovo thing.

LOL, I know...I just lump every anti Miller poster into that group.

 

[Ail]

He disappeared before I was a regular around here...was he loud member of the Bozo/Funyon brigade?

He never saw Miller as an impact NHLer, I remember vividly arguing with him about two things, Dan Girardi's analytics and Miller. Ironically Silverfish became one of the most pro analytic people on here not long after.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

People perplexed with the Capitals, and here I am scratching my head asking how the f*** the Flyers have the final WC spot.

Still early but the east has taken a GIANT step back this year. This is great news for the Rangers just as the strength of the east was bad news last year.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Caps are smoke and mirrors. They'll fall off the second Lindgren remembers that he isn't that good.

Flyers are low key kind of good and I can't believe that they are with that roster.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Caps are smoke and mirrors. They'll fall off the second Lindgren remembers that he isn't that good.

Flyers are low key kind of good and I can't believe that they are with that roster.

Torts is a genius

Torts has them playing hard. They don't have much skill, but they compete. Typical Torts team.

They don’t have any superstars but they have some good players .

If healthy (they were destroyed by injuries last year) they are an ok team esp with Torts leading them.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Still early but the east has taken a GIANT step back this year. This is great news for the Rangers just as the strength of the east was bad news last year.

The Atlantic is pretty good.

Boston - Florida - Toronto are all good. They've all got some jank ass qualities (so do the Rangers) but they're good.

Whats weird to me is how it seems like 70% of the league is within 2 games of .500.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

The Atlantic is pretty good.

Boston - Florida - Toronto are all good. They've all got some jank ass qualities (so do the Rangers) but they're good.

Whats weird to me is how it seems like 70% of the league is within 2 games of .500.

Rongos are better than all 3

 

[Boris Zubov]

Whats weird to me is how it seems like 70% of the league is within 2 games of .500.

Parity at it's finest. Exactly what Count Chocula & the owners want.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Laine a healthy scratch tonght. Yikes.

 

[TheDirtyH]

He never saw Miller as an impact NHLer, I remember vividly arguing with him about two things, Dan Girardi's analytics and Miller. Ironically Silverfish became one of the most pro analytic people on here not long after.

Yeah I remember the original "Advanced Stats" thread that was basically just silverfish's conversion from defending Dan Girardi to arguing that Blake Wheeler was better than peak Toews and a top 5 player in the league. Honestly enjoyed his posts a lot.

 

[effen]

Laine a healthy scratch tonght. Yikes.

They're gonna have to take 50c on the dollar for him but no one has any money .

 

[JCProdigy]

Biggest surprise of the year so far (even bigger than Philly and Vancouver). Their rookie coach has kept them together after a little bit of a rough start.

Thank god they got rid of their shitty coach after last season's embarrassment.

 

[bl02]

Thank god they got rid of their shitty coach after last season's embarrassment.

haha good point. I am sure they will come back down to earth but almost a quarter way into the season they have been a surprise.

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Laine a healthy scratch tonght. Yikes.

Since it's Thanksgiving, we should all be thankful for the cap in this instance. Otherwise he'd be oozing early 2000s Sather acquisition.

Truth be told he might look good with Mika and Kreider, but that's a very low percentage chance of success.

 

[JCProdigy]

haha good point. I am sure they will come back down to earth but almost a quarter way into the season they have been a surprise.

Yeah, all kidding aside, it's not unusual to see a team come out playing way better for a new coach. Just having that new voice at the helm seems to help, plus I think players take it to heart for their part in getting a coach fired (and they always play a major part in getting a coach fired). One, players have pride so they show up for the next coach. Two, once a coach is gone, players are the next ones in line of "being the problem".

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Vegas on FraudWatch ?

 

[egelband]

Ducks got F’d. They had taken over that game, and at worst should be 9-7-1 now. This has really made me doubt the integrity of the league and tarnish the game for me.

It took you this long? Totally agree. Hockey is great. The players are great. The NHL is a chickenshit outfit.