Miscellaneous NHL Discussion XCIII: Spring has Sprung

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I was in grade school still.

The last time Pittsburgh missed the playoffs, the Hurricanes won the Cup, so here's hoping.


And yeah, I was a 16 year old pizza face sophomore in high school.


f*** me, that was half a lifetime ago...

 

[Strawberry Fields]

 

[GKJ]

I had yet to be a season ticket holder. maybe that's the key to all this

 

[mja]

My daughter was a toddler.

She's in college now.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[ajgoal]

The only thing now is for Washington and Pittsburgh to win the lottery and push the Flyers to 9th.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

The Penguins missing the playoffs is incredibly satisfying.

 

[Winston Wolf]

I had yet to have my first joint.

This version of you is much better.

 

[GKJ]

This version of you is much better.

It is, definitely

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Where does Jared McCann to Seattle for Hallander and a 7th rank in terms of the worst trades in recent NHL history?

Gotta be way up there.

40 goals (70 points) this season from McCann in Seattle after 27 goals for the Kraken last season.

Nice job Hexy!

 

[Striiker]

If Fletcher made that trade he’d have meltdowns defending it til the day he died.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

The last time Pittsburgh missed the playoffs, the Hurricanes won the Cup, so here's hoping.


And yeah, I was a 16 year old pizza face sophomore in high school.


f*** me, that was half a lifetime ago...

My dad was 16 the last time the Flyers won the cup...

 

[Redpath]

For as miserable as the Flyers have made me for the past decade, this Penguins debacle truly brings me joy. Reading both Penguins Twitter and their forum is blissful. Flyers fans should feel vindicated.

1) Seeing your arch-rival flounder, 2) Seeing our villainous former GM continually trip over his own feet, and 3) Getting to say "I told you so" to Penguin fans is an absolute pleasure. It is my dream hockey-hater trifecta.

 

[flyerslducks]

23 goals for Wyatt johnston
109 points for jrob
Heiskanen - 73 points
Oettinger is a stud
And they still have stankoven coming. So god damn jealous

 

[Rich Nixon]

If the Penguins decide it's time to fire Sullivan, I'd love him here. He's an old Torts assistant but a much better coach than Torts ever was, so give Torts the Assistant Advisor to the Chairperson's Liasion role or whatever half-assed bullshit he's after.

 

[Kelmitchell2]

I guess I'll be the one brave enough to say it, Leah hextall is the Chris collinsworth of the nhl, she's seriously the worst announcer and it's not even close

 

[kudymen]

If Fletcher made that trade he’d have meltdowns defending it til the day he died.

Fletcher fourth year: “Ooooh victim of Hextall ((((“

Hextall first year: “hahahahahaha!!!”


(Disclaimer - this is not a defense of Hextall. If someone chooses to read it that way, think again)

 

[Ghosts Beer]

For as miserable as the Flyers have made me for the past decade, this Penguins debacle truly brings me joy. Reading both Penguins Twitter and their forum is blissful. Flyers fans should feel vindicated.

1) Seeing your arch-rival flounder, 2) Seeing our villainous former GM continually trip over his own feet, and 3) Getting to say "I told you so" to Penguin fans is an absolute pleasure. It is my dream hockey-hater trifecta.

Well described.

 

[Nizzle]

Heiskanen is now tied with Reijo Ruotsalainen for the most points by Finnish defenceman in a season. Ruotsalainen had 73 points (28+45) in 80 games for the Rangers in 84-85 season. Heiskanen has one game left.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

If the Penguins decide it's time to fire Sullivan, I'd love him here. He's an old Torts assistant but a much better coach than Torts ever was, so give Torts the Assistant Advisor to the Chairperson's Liasion role or whatever half-assed bullshit he's after.

I also like Sullivan & said in another thread I’d offer him a role here if he gets fired.

But not head coach over Torts.

Assistant coach or President of Hockey Ops, absolutely.

But I think Sullivan will get a head coaching job somewhere else immediately, much like Bruce Cassidy did.

 

[TCTC]

I didn't even realize the Penguins had such a long playoff streak going. Thought they missed at least once the last decade.

It was close in 2015.

 

[Starat327]

Heiskanen is now tied with Reijo Ruotsalainen for the most points by Finnish defenceman in a season. Ruotsalainen had 73 points (28+45) in 80 games for the Rangers in 84-85 season. Heiskanen has one game left.

It all goes back to hextalls fault for drafting the consensus pick available to him at #2. How dare he.

 

[Nizzle]

It all goes back to hextalls fault for drafting the consensus pick available to him at #2. How dare he.

I can still hear the cries of the scouts when I close my eyes.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Heiskanen is now tied with Reijo Ruotsalainen for the most points by Finnish defenceman in a season. Ruotsalainen had 73 points (28+45) in 80 games for the Rangers in 84-85 season. Heiskanen has one game left.

This is who Fletcher thought he was getting

 

[DancingPanther]

The Flyers have made me disassociate so hard that I can't even muster up the emotions to laugh at the penguins. How sad is that