Miscellaneous NHL Discussion LXXXIX: More impactful than an REM pop song

[Beef Invictus]

Bad look from Zegras with a showboaty and botched deke at his own blue line that led to Maroon nearly scoring off the turnover.

 

[Magua]

Would you go D to D with me?

 

[ajgoal]

That was an unexpected turn.

 

[Magua]

That was an unexpected turn.

That Myers just picked up an assist going D to D with Hedman? Or the other thing?

 

[ajgoal]

That Myers just picked up an assist going D to D with Hedman? Or the other thing?

...
Yes

 

[BigToe]

I turn the game on to see some D to D action and he immediately gives up a goal

 

[flyerslducks]

Had to send to Kevin again after he got drafted. Top is from last year, bottom just received today. (I mentioned his inscription from last year in this year's letter)
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Tell him to come to philly…..



….actually nvm

 

[FLYguy3911]

Would you go D to D with me?

For a back door tap-in.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

For a back door tap-in.

we dont kinkshame here

 

[landsbergfan]

For a back door tap-in.

 

[pit]

32 Thoughts: Could slow start push Canucks into a rebuild?

In this week's collection of notes, Elliotte Friedman writes about Phil Kessel's consecutive games record, if the Canucks could explore a rebuild, and more.

www.sportsnet.ca

Second, a dirty secret is most teams despise these streaks, because they make it difficult to pull a player from the lineup. One of the reasons Kessel was not traded from Arizona last season is contenders didn’t want the streak hanging over their roster decisions. Keith Yandle, who held the record before Kessel, had real challenges with Florida and Philadelphia.

There was a dressing-room revolution when the Panthers tried to end it, and the Flyers' compromise was to let Yandle play long enough that Kessel couldn’t pass him last season. But they drew a hard line when they felt other players didn’t deserve to be scratched. The longer these go, the more impossible it gets to end them without very hard feelings.

If this is true, it just screams loudly how much accountability we have in our organization. Yandle's scratch point was where Kessel couldn't catch him in last season.

Thank goodness we drew that hard line!

 

[Beef Invictus]

The Flyers didn't despise it. They promised to let Yandle see it through no matter what and then they advertised it. They embraced it.

 

[Striiker]

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

This is the horniest place on earth.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

@Captain Dave Poulin

 

[BernieParent]

Having been around for the Keith Allen years I just can't imagine a HC going to him and dictating roster composition. If they did Allen would have sent them packing. Fletcher needs to grow a set and emulate Allen.
I realize that it's the 2020's and times have changed but ultimately someone has to be in charge and make the big decisions. I don't think that Jamie Dimond goes with group think against his wishes at JPM. Collegiality only goes so far.

We pretty much know Fletcher was hired because he is pliable.

 

[renberg]

We pretty much know Fletcher was hired because he is pliable.

Judging by his transactions, pliable is too kind

 

[Magua]

"The 30th-best team in the league will sign a second line centre in free agency, life will go on."

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

"The 30th-best team in the league will sign a second line centre in free agency, life will go on."

Arizona is obviously a dumpster fire off the ice that goes beyond hockey ops & has for quite some time now. Chicago up until this last year plus has essentially been spinning it’s tires going no where because they had aging/declining franchise players in Toews & Kane on expensive contracts.

This is just the reality of a hard salary cap system. It’s hard to sustain success for long periods of time. Guys get older & more expensive while their play gets worse. You want a star player in his prime years where RFA status keeps his price tag lower than it should be you have to essentially draft that said player & you best bet to do so is at the top of the draft.

 

[Striiker]

I'd trade our roster and prospect pool for Arizonas.

 

[Striiker]

We now have the worst shot attempt % in the entire league at both 5v5 and all strengths

At 5v5
247-383 (39.21%)

At all strengths
332-506 (36.92%)

3rd worst 5v5 expected goals % too.
39.74%

 

[FLYguy3911]

We now have the worst shot attempt % in the entire league at both 5v5 and all strengths

At 5v5
247-383 (39.21%)

At all strengths
332-506 (36.92%)

3rd worst 5v5 expected goals % too.
39.74%

5th best record. Funny you left the most important stat out.

 

[Striiker]

5th best record. Funny you left the most important stat out.

The most important stat is Ghost's point total.

 

[FLYguy3911]

@landsbergfan who ya got?

 

[Beef Invictus]

What's with dudes being unable to get suits that fit