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

[Boris Zubov]

I've never seen anyone wear an evening dress for a sports broadcast, by she did it tonight

It was leather to boot.

 

[will1066]

It was leather to boot.

I'm taking about Alexa lol. It's a sparkly evening dress

 

[Hire Sather]

For the Wings to pull miracles back to back nights and get stiffed is crazy

 

[OriginalLimbo]

They were eliminated regardless. They knew they were on the outside looking in and needed a miracle. They didn't get it.

Lots of teams have been eliminated. Not lots of teams pull their goalie in a tied game.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

For the Wings to pull miracles back to back nights and get stiffed is crazy

Apparently, Torts pulled the goalie after the Red Wings made it to OT, so his senior moment screwed the Red Wings and Penguins.

 

[broadwayblue]

For the Wings to pull miracles back to back nights and get stiffed is crazy

First game of the season counts as much as the last. That's why you want to control your own destiny. They are a young squad and should have better days ahead.

Lots of teams have been eliminated. Not lots of teams pull their goalie in a tied game.

They needed a regulation win and they tried a hail Mary to get one.

Apparently, Torts pulled the goalie after the Red Wings made it to OT, so his senior moment screwed the Red Wings and Penguins.

And why does he give a flying F about either of those teams?

 

[Brutananadilewski]

And why does he give a flying F about either of those teams?

Flyers couldn't afford either the Red Wings or Capitals getting a point.

Red Wings got that point...and he still proceeded to pull the goalie.

 

[broadwayblue]

Flyers couldn't afford either the Red Wings or Capitals getting a point.

Red Wings got that point...and he still proceeded to pull the goalie.

So his season was over, no?

 

[OriginalLimbo]

First game of the season counts as much as the last. That's why you want to control your own destiny. They are a young squad and should have better days ahead.


They needed a regulation win and they tried a hail Mary to get one.


And why does he give a flying F about either of those teams?

Yes, they needed a regulation win….until the second they got eliminated. Then, getting a regulation win didn’t matter. In effect, they threw the Hail Mary after the game was over.

He shouldn’t care about those teams. He should care about his team. And once his team was eliminated, he should have coached his team to try to win the game.

 

[Brutananadilewski]

So his season was over, no?

Yes.

Him pulling the goalie was redundant because even if somehow they scored, they were eliminated due to Red Wings making it to OT.

Their postseason depended on Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Wasington getting 0 points.

 

[broadwayblue]

Yes.

Him pulling the goalie was redundant because even if somehow they scored, they were eliminated due to Red Wings making it to OT.

Their postseason depended on Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Wasington getting 0 points.

Right, so I don't get all the fuss. He had a goal and he went for it. Unfortunately for him, he was already a dead man walking. Detroit and Pitt fans shouldn't blame him.

 

[AirGut]

so did Torts just decide to take everyone down with him kamikaze style? Why the f*** did he pull the goalie there when they didn't even have possession?

 

[Brutananadilewski]

Right, so I don't get all the fuss. He had a goal and he went for it. Unfortunately for him, he was already a dead man walking. Detroit and Pitt fans shouldn't blame him.

The Red Wings scored the GTG well before he pulled the goalie. There was no point at that point.

 

[will1066]

I doubt Torts was scoreboard-watching what others were doing. That's his idgaf.

 

[OriginalLimbo]

So his season was over, no?

Of course it was. Just like another dozen team’s seasons were over for days/weeks. You still have to play the games. And you should play them to win.

Even, and maybe even especially, if your season is “over”.

Unless you are the Pens. They have special tanking dispensation from the league. Which BTW, we are only a few short seasons away from…

 

[will1066]

Pens still need to finish out with the Isles. Meaningless final game for them for the second straight year.

 

[Cmox]

Haven’t seen this much fighting since the summer.

 

[noncents]

oh yeah for josh yohe and rob rossi:

go f***in cry about it you shameless homer booby babies

 

[noncents]

"if sidney crosby drags this team to the playoffs it will be the triumph of the ages"

or maybe they just would have sucked ever so slightly less than every other dog shit ass metro team.

 

[Boris Zubov]

I'm taking about Alexa lol. It's a sparkly evening dress

So was I...it looked like leather, but I wasn't paying close attention. Some of us didn't file our taxes on time, so I was finishing them up.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Not sure if it was mentioned earlier in this thread, but homer jagweed Jack Edwards retires from calling Bruins games because of an obvious decline in his speech this year.

Bruins Voice Jack Edwards Addresses Decision To Retire

Boston Bruins voice Jack Edwards addressed his decision to retire as the NESN play-by-play announcer following the 2023-24 playoffs.

nesn.com

 

[Boris Zubov]

Not sure if it was mentioned earlier in this thread, but homer jagweed Jack Edwards retires from calling Bruins games because of an obvious decline in his speech this year.

Bruins Voice Jack Edwards Addresses Decision To Retire

Boston Bruins voice Jack Edwards addressed his decision to retire as the NESN play-by-play announcer following the 2023-24 playoffs.

nesn.com

Was a fan of Edwards when he was at ESPN, but his Bruins tenure was an embarrassment. With that said, I wish him well in retirement & hope he can recover from whatever has been slowing his speech.

 

[gabevh3]

Well it was a dumbass move on his part for not knowing. Giving away a win for no reason whatsoever, other than his complete incompetence to understand the situation at hand.

This will make headlines tomorrow.

Just like when he put jokinen in the shootout to have us miss the playoffs... Wasn't that torts?

 

[Boris Zubov]

You guys are taking this way too f***ing seriously. WGAF at this point. Three douchebag teams were eliminated in a the span of one empty net goal crossing the line. f*** them all sideways.

 

[Hire Sather]

Curious about what Torts said about it.

I hadn't realized that enough time had passed where it had to be impossible for Torts not to know