Around the NHL - Part XLIII

[will1066]

Oh no, I already I got banned on day one of the early release. My name was Kim Jong Goon and I got a 7 day ban for it so I had to create another account to play this week. What a joke EA is, no sense of humor whatsoever. Kim Jong Goon is funny as shit.

I loled irl

Cam Neely saying they offered Swayman 8x8.

I really hope the Bruins stick to their guns and drive down goalie compensation.

An aging Neely looking like a eastern European version of Most Interesting Man in the World.

Sway thirsty, my friend.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

I loled irl



An aging Neely looking like a eastern European version of Most Interesting Man in the World.

Sway thirsty, my friend.

My new name is Undercover EA Informant lmao

 

[nsvoyageurs]

Vegas gets helped again...

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841849066369507372

 

[MrAlmost]

Vegas gets helped again...

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841849066369507372

Yeah there's a name for that. It's called a "compliance buyout". Haha

 

[nsvoyageurs]

Who on the Rangers is reacting this way after a loss in the playoffs? The list of candidates is very short:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841864795017859381

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Who on the Rangers is reacting this way after a loss in the playoffs? The list of candidates is very short.

The list is non existent.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Who on the Rangers is reacting this way after a loss in the playoffs? The list of candidates is very short:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841864795017859381

Maybe Igor

 

[RempireStateBuilding]

Who on the Rangers is reacting this way after a loss in the playoffs? The list of candidates is very short:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841864795017859381

What about all the years that people called McDavid a personality-less robot? Let's not pretend to know who says what in the Rangers locker room, or pretend that the canned post-game/fluff piece interviews are any player's true personality.

But to answer your question: Kreider, Trouba, Tro, Lindgren, Fox strike me as guys who would speak up to try to fire up the team or get guys to lock in. How many guys do you want to be on that list? You can't have the entire team just yelling at each other.

 

[Synergy27]

What about all the years that people called McDavid a personality-less robot? Let's not pretend to know who says what in the Rangers locker room.

I mean, it’s pretty obvious that Trouba does stuff like this. The team knows he’s sucks but they are pretty open about him bringing this to the table at least.

The issue is, I really do think you need your best players to feel this way. Winning at this level happens on the margins and “wanting it more” really is a thing when most of the other stuff is equal.

 

[mike14]

I would have thought most players would react like McDavid, at least internally. Be upset, swear a lot, focus on the next one.
That all seemed pretty run of the mill for mine

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I mean, it’s pretty obvious that Trouba does stuff like this. The team knows he’s sucks but they are pretty open about him bringing this to the table at least.

The issue is, I really do think you need your best players to feel this way. Winning at this level happens on the margins and “wanting it more” really is a thing when most of the other stuff is equal.

Don’t let Machinehead see this

 

[nsvoyageurs]

What about all the years that people called McDavid a personality-less robot? Let's not pretend to know who says what in the Rangers locker room, or pretend that the canned post-game/fluff piece interviews are any player's true personality.

But to answer your question: Kreider, Trouba, Tro, Lindgren, Fox strike me as guys who would speak up to try to fire up the team or get guys to lock in. How many guys do you want to be on that list? You can't have the entire team just yelling at each other.

It's probably not a good thing to have a whole team yelling at each other like that, but they do need someone who have the gravitas/respect in the room who can say; "We need to get going; jump on my back boys; I'll get us through this and we'll win this series" and have everyone actually listen and jump on board.

Trouba would be a candidate for this, but he doesn't have the pedigree on the ice to have it carry much weight. It needs to be a high end player. I doubt Panarin/Zibanejad would be the type to do this; it just isn't a part of their personality.

 

[nsvoyageurs]

By Emily Kaplan; how the Florida Panther became the envy and toast of the NHL:

'We are going to build this the right way': How the Panthers rose to prominence on and off the ice

Through smart hockey moves and making Florida a destination for players, the Panthers have gone from laughingstock to a model franchise.

www.espn.com