ATD Chat Thread XX

[ImporterExporter]

Pretty wild stat

 

[Leaf Lander]

Crosby mackinnon and Marchand played great tonight

 

[seventieslord]

Gretzky, Lemieux, Messier in 1987?

Gretzky Lemieux Bourque!

And boy was it ever beautiful.

I know Sid wants to be a one franchise guy, and he has earned that right. But man oh man would it be awesome to see him get another run at the Cup with Mac in Colorado.

I hate that he and Pittsburgh are stupidly loyal to each other. It's time. Go chase one more cup.

 

[ChiTownPhilly]

I hate that he and Pittsburgh are stupidly loyal to each other. It's time. Go chase one more cup.

Even now, his cap-hit is c. 10% of a team's total cap-space. Fitting him under is a challenge for anyone.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Yeah I'm all for loyalty but Pittsburgh is hopeless until they rebuild.

Wish Montreal would have rebuild faster and Crosby could've play here. He might have accepted a move to Montreal, his childhood team.

 

[seventieslord]

Even now, his cap-hit is c. 10% of a team's total cap-space. Fitting him under is a challenge for anyone.

at the deadline, almost any team could make it work. You only need 1.75M of space to fit in an 8.7M player for 20% of the season.

 

[ImporterExporter]

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id...4-nations-face-snowstorm-practice-team-canada

I truly hope that once Crosby and Ovechkin finally decide to hang them up, the fans can hang up any fandom animosity they still might be clinging to, and realize we all got to witness a pair of the 10 best hockey players to grace this planet (IMO, and I'm sure many others). We're going to witness Gretzky's goal record being brought down by the greatest goal scorer the NHL has ever known, in the very near future. That's incredibly significant, even as a Pittsburgh fan.

I wanted to feature this article on Sid's leadership, which I already believe to be as good as any in hockey history when you consider the longevity of captaincy, the peak/results (3 Cups, back to back Smythes, a decade of undefeated dominance at the international level, most of which he's worn the C for), and what I think most important, is the miles long testimony of peers, be it players, coaches, writers, etc, etc, regarding his work ethic and lead by example approach.

The more I've studied the history of the game, thanks to the ATD, and HOH projects, the more I appreciate greatness and while Sid/Ovi night not quite get to that top 4, legendary tier, I feel they're both firmly in that next group of all timers.

And hell, both look like they've got quite a bit left in the tank. Sid at 37 didn't look out of place whatsoever last night and is still pacing as an 85-90 point player on a really crappy team. Ovi, without the knee injury, probably makes a push at 50 goals.

We've been blessed folks.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Well that was a wild start. 3 fights in 9 seconds.

 

[Leaf Lander]

Didn't expect that kind of start to the game.

 

[Habsfan18]

McDavid, baby.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Wow!! McD with a McD type goal. This is going to be a fantastic game.

 

[Leaf Lander]

I wonder how far marner will disappear in a hard hitting game like this

 

[Leaf Lander]

So can Canada answer the hard hitting game thats being pushed forth by team USA

 

[ImporterExporter]

USA is far more physical so far. Jake is such an underrated player. Probably the best long term winger Sid has ever had.

 

[jigglysquishy]

What a start to the game. Gotta love it

 

[ImporterExporter]

Binnington with a couple huge saves on the kill.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Larkin with a laser. 2-1 US.

 

[VanIslander]

"Spoiler alert" used to be a thing.

Nowadays, several shows are eagerly spilled.

For example, RHAP announced the winner of Survivor two hours after the finale in its title which popped up on my algorythm when i woke up - time zone differences: always watch shows later.

Do you want to know who wins Beast Games? It ended this week and if you haven't seen it, you should. Winning 5 to 10 million dollars on a game show is unprecedented. If you knew who won... the intense drama would die.

This week every 4 Nations game i'm aware of what happened because i come to HfBoards before going to the game.

 

[ImporterExporter]

US deserved it. Played with more energy and cleaner.

 

[jigglysquishy]

Hell of a game

 

[Leaf Lander]

Can't score if you don't shoot the puck

 

[GKJ]

US deserved it. Played with more energy and cleaner.

Canada got say from north/south play but it was no accident based on how the US play defense. Also, Binnington should had both goals. Hard to truly blame when you only score once, but in international best-on-best play, the margins are even thinner, and we all know where Canada’s biggest weakness is.

At the start of the game, that’s the loudest I’ve ever heard a hockey arena be on TV.

 

[BenchBrawl]

What a beast of a snowstorm in Montreal right now. A damn blizzard!

 

[Habsfan18]

What a beast of a snowstorm in Montreal right now. A damn blizzard!

It's pretty bad in Southwestern Ontario too but it sounds like you guys are getting hit harder, which typically seems to be the case. A few Montreal/Ottawa area friends and family have sent photos today, and yikes..

 

[jigglysquishy]

We didn't get much snow, but it's -43 with the windchill right now. Enough to freeze your eyelashes.