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

[Rongomania]

Too early to say that.

He looked like shit during two rounds of playoffs as well.

*will also use this post as a quick reminder that bo horvat has points in two games so far.

 

[Row I Goon]

 

[Cuckoo4Kakko]

Jack Hughes with all those points, and a +- of 0. Plus minus isn't the be all end all, but for a player who is fine being out of position defensively to try and cherry pick, it does fit. Feast or famine 5 on 5. Keep the Devils off the PP. The Ovi defense.

 

[Leonardo87]

OT winner for Vatrano..




Frank Vatrano has 5 goals in 6 games, PPG. Zegras benched in the 3rd period, now has 1 point in 6 games.

 

[McRanger92]

OT winner for Vatrano..




Frank Vatrano has 5 goals in 6 games, PPG. Zegras benched in the 3rd period, now has 1 point in 6 games.

Tiktok hockey can only take you so far

 

[tlk]

All aboard the OVI train! (for tonight that is)

 

[bl02]

OT winner for Vatrano..




Frank Vatrano has 5 goals in 6 games, PPG. Zegras benched in the 3rd period, now has 1 point in 6 games.

Guy will score 35 goals on not a very good team and some will still say he's not a good player.
Put him on our third line right now or even top 6 when needed would be nice.

 

[McRanger92]

Guy will score 35 goals on not a very good team and some will still say he's not a good player.
Put him on our third line right now or even top 6 when needed would be nice.

I liked Vatrano when he was here but he isnt missed at all. He was born to score 35 on a last place team

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Guy will score 35 goals on not a very good team and some will still say he's not a good player.
Put him on our third line right now or even top 6 when needed would be nice.

He's good at scoring goals.

Thats it.

Its not that there isn't value in scoring goals (there is since you can't win with out them) but he isn't scoring 35 on a good team because he isn't good enough at other things to get those minutes on a good team.

He had a decent run here but lets not try to pretend like he didn't have his pitfalls.

He would make our team worse.

 

[McRanger92]

Canes cant keep the puck out of the net and just lost Pesce long term according to Rod. Metro not looking like the gauntlet it was made out to be so far.

 

[redwhiteandblue]

Wish I could find the exact gif... the very next line after this would be my reaction to Frozen Frenzy.

"I take everything I said back, that was totally badass"

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Guy will score 35 goals on not a very good team and some will still say he's not a good player.
Put him on our third line right now or even top 6 when needed would be nice.

He’s not a great all round player but he has 2 things our team sorely lacks. Speed and sniping ability.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Canes cant keep the puck out of the net and just lost Pesce long term according to Rod. Metro not looking like the gauntlet it was made out to be so far.

They'll be fine.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Jack Hughes with all those points, and a +- of 0. Plus minus isn't the be all end all, but for a player who is fine being out of position defensively to try and cherry pick, it does fit. Feast or famine 5 on 5. Keep the Devils off the PP. The Ovi defense.

Well the Devils PP is automatic at the moment

 

[egelband]

One look from the best angle at real speed, or basically what the linesman would see if he could be in the perfect position. If you can call it off from that one take (ie it's obvious) then fine, otherwise it's onside

Yeah. I don’t know the answer but something has got to change. Soon teams that are trailing are going to call for reviews just to rewind the clock and people will be like ‘we have to get it right’.
If the officials miss it, it’s close enough to ignore. If they can somehow get rid of the gimmick reviews, linesmen will err on the side of caution knowing there’s no review to back them up. And that’s fine.
I don’t mind an iffy offsides call. I do mind goals being taken off the board for non-consequential, irrelevant infractions.

I liked Vatrano when he was here but he isnt missed at all. He was born to score 35 on a last place team

Strome’s doppelgänger. Big when it doesn’t matter. (And I like both those guys).

 

[Synergy27]

Yeah. I don’t know the answer but something has got to change. Soon teams that are trailing are going to call for reviews just to rewind the clock and people will be like ‘we have to get it right’.
If the officials miss it, it’s close enough to ignore. If they can somehow get rid of the gimmick reviews, linesmen will err on the side of caution knowing there’s no review to back them up. And that’s fine.
I don’t mind an iffy offsides call. I do mind goals being taken off the board for non-consequential, irrelevant infractions.


Strome’s doppelgänger. Big when it doesn’t matter. (And I like both those guys).
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This. Offside is a rule to prevent goal hanging. It’s a game flow management rule. It is not meant to be measured by the width of a hair.

I understand why it needs to be called black and white but I prefer the occasional badly missed call than the now very frequent millimeter correct calls. This isn’t in the spirit of the rule and we shouldn’t be invalidating relatively infrequent scoring events that people pay to see.

This applies to soccer as well. Maybe even moreso.

 

[bl02]

He's good at scoring goals.

Thats it.

Its not that there isn't value in scoring goals (there is since you can't win with out them) but he isn't scoring 35 on a good team because he isn't good enough at other things to get those minutes on a good team.

He had a decent run here but lets not try to pretend like he didn't have his pitfalls.

He would make our team worse.

Him on the third line would not make this team worse. Small sample size but he was almost at a 30 goal pace with us

I liked Vatrano when he was here but he isnt missed at all. He was born to score 35 on a last place team

I'm not saying in anyway he should come back but he was good here and he cost us nothing.

 

[duhmetreE]

I really hope Tom WIlson doesn't go after Jack Hughes

 

[mas0764]

What do you guys think about this….

A plan for long term success is always a good idea

Bedard with a rocket one timer from the slot. Looked very Laf-esque.

Edit, this joke of a league overturned it on an offside. Athanasiou left a ball hair on the blue line. The only angle was grainier than the Zapruder film, but they decided it was clear enough to call no goal.

If it’s that close then that’s not really the spirit of offsides and should be allowed.

 

[mas0764]

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I am pulling against Ovechkin. Don’t want him to break the record.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Schmid is so ordinary when not facing us.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I am pulling against Ovechkin. Don’t want him to break the record.

You’re wasting your energy.

He’s gonna do it.

 

[Kane One]

Holy shit what a goal

 

[Boris Zubov]

Schmid is so ordinary when not facing us.

Holy shit what a goal

See above. Schmid is garbage.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Schmid is shooter tutor level. That was ugly.