Around the NHL - Part XLII - (2023-24 Season edition)
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effen
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Good. Guys should do it more.
Showing up the refs/league is probably the only way to start some change with the ridiculousness that are penalty calls (or lack thereof).
effen
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The cognitive dissonance on HF about Ottawa tickles me to no end.
- HF approved(tm) tear it down and suck forever rebuild
- Buncha skill guys that look good on rushes
- Locked them ALL up on long ass deals for market price money ASAP to the point they're capped out (???)
- Offseason champs 3 years in a row
- The future is BRIGHT
- Suck anyway
Obviously the problem is the coach. Never change.
- HF approved(tm) tear it down and suck forever rebuild
- Buncha skill guys that look good on rushes
- Locked them ALL up on long ass deals for market price money ASAP to the point they're capped out (???)
- Offseason champs 3 years in a row
- The future is BRIGHT
- Suck anyway
Obviously the problem is the coach. Never change.
LOFIN
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Coaching does matter though. Look at us, look at Vancouver. They are clearly not getting enough of the roster defensively. Not all of it is on goaltending, which, granted, has been subpar as well.
effen
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The point is the problem is never any of the bulleted points.
KirkAlbuquerque
#WeNeverGetAGoodCoach
Yeah, but even with our bad coach , we were a 100 point team and made a deep playoff run.
Ottawa are one of the worst teams in the league and they think a new coach will unlock their dynasty or something.
Megustaelhockey
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And a sure way to get fined, suspended, or just straight up benched. Don't make a mockery of the game. If the reffing sucks, it's really the league and GM meetings that need to fix it.
Synergy27
F-A-C-G-C-E
I hate Doughty but Dunn dove on that little net drive no? Comes across as an undisciplined child to me. I’d be pissed as a teammate.
effen
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Inertia and loyalty from the league to the refs is going to keep this cycle going until something big, like an entire team throwing their sticks on the ice and going to the locker room during a game happens.
LMAO @ some offseason meetings and a memorandum in June fixing this. Bruh.
NYR94
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Ah I see they fired Smith. Figured he was going to be next. I agree it's not his fault the roster is flawed So neither the head coach nor the GM make it to 2024. Impressive.
Machinehead
HFNYR MVP
A lot of speculation going around on why Ovechkin can't score anymore.
When you're not actually an effective player, don't put any real effort into being one, and rely entirely on skill, life comes at you fast when skills deteriorate.
Patrick Kane says hello.
When you're not actually an effective player, don't put any real effort into being one, and rely entirely on skill, life comes at you fast when skills deteriorate.
Patrick Kane says hello.
Kords
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Sens, Sabres and Wings. The holy triumvirate of "bro, this is gonna be their season for real this time".
Boris Zubov
No relation to Sergei, Joe
I posted something similar on Thursday or Friday when I watched him vs Philly. He also looks like he has zero interest in being out there.
Kords
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Yeah, pretty sure they only got 1 win but haven't been keeping track. It's not ideal though.
HFsNumber1Heel
FKA Roo Returns...Still A Contrarian Apparently
I think Ovechkin will eventually get hot at some point and score like 12 in 15. It might be after the New Year, or after the Trade Deadline when sometimes the pressure wears off and teams out of it begin to play very loose.
The question will be if he finishes with lets say around 20-25 or even 18-20, does he change his training for the next two years, or does he have the moment like Bossy had at the end of his career when he decides the physical toll is too much?
He seems like he'll finish out his contract and if he's close, try and break it, however a lot can happen between now and the end of his contract yet alone next summer.
I've had this joke with my childhood friends since about 2008 the Ovechkin has "end his career with the Rangers" written all over him.
KirkAlbuquerque
#WeNeverGetAGoodCoach
McRanger92
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Watching the Ducks and Detroit game , glad the Rangers stayed away from Kane.
Not gonna lie, kinda like watching Kane not winning in Detroit. He just wanted to play with his buddy Debrincat who himself forced his way out of Ottawa by admitting he didn’t put in full effort every night.
IMO, Kane owed it to the Rangers to re-sign dirt cheap for one year since we basically got damaged goods at last year’s deadline. He lied about being healthy enough to play when he clearly was not.
And then he signs with Detroit thinking they are some sort of playoff team?! He is wasting time now in the twilight of his career to try to win. Seider has struggled, Larkin has been injured, Raymond hits himself in the face to draw penalties, Detroit is not going anywhere anytime soon. They are gonna take a step back before they get better.
IMO, Kane owed it to the Rangers to re-sign dirt cheap for one year since we basically got damaged goods at last year’s deadline. He lied about being healthy enough to play when he clearly was not.
And then he signs with Detroit thinking they are some sort of playoff team?! He is wasting time now in the twilight of his career to try to win. Seider has struggled, Larkin has been injured, Raymond hits himself in the face to draw penalties, Detroit is not going anywhere anytime soon. They are gonna take a step back before they get better.
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