News from Around the AHL/NHL/KHL 2023-24

[Mike C]

Fans want comfort in being labeled a contender before believing any move sacrificing the future happens.

To quote a famous American, any sacrifice of future anything regarding this crew would be a "fool's errand "

By season's end, this group will be referred to as the "over the hill gang" and not in the endearing way Redskin fans loved George Allen's 70s band of ancients

 

[The Real JT]

my version of the obvious is that we have absolutely no business worrying about what it will take to get a Stanley Cup. we should be hoping that we can make the playoffs. thinking that this team is Cup worthy is like those visions of sugar plum fairies dancing in my head. it's just a pipe dream with zero reality attached to it

That’s a little harsh but I still like it! I might replace “zero” with a puncher’s chance.

 

[Mike C]

That’s a little harsh but I still like it! I might replace “zero” with a puncher’s chance.

I guess you're right...

... Always a chance but I have to freely concede that the next dancing sugar plum fairy I see will be the first!

 

[Sparksrus3]

From the useless fact folder

Arizona is averaging only 4600 per home game . Buffalo is 30th at 13,600.
Belmont Park 16,500 per.. Happy Hump Day

 

[PK Cronin]

From the useless fact folder

Arizona is averaging only 4600 per home game . Buffalo is 30th at 13,600.
Belmont Park 16,500 per.. Happy Hump Day

Doesn't Arizona only have a capacity of like 5,000?

 

[Mike C]

Doesn't Arizona only have a capacity of like 5,000?

Yes. It's the Arizona State college facility

 

[BrockLobster]

Rough 1st for the jackets. Down 6-0. Good luck w that johnny hockey. Tage 4G 1A in the 1st. Decent period....

 

[SI90]

We drafted Bellows over Tage Thompson. And full disclosure I would have picked Bellows. It hurts. Thompson scores goals like it’s nobodies business. Kid his size should move the way he goes. Insane.

 

[Mike C]

Rough 1st for the jackets. Down 6-0. Good luck w that johnny hockey. Tage 4G 1A in the 1st. Decent period....

Decent month for many of our guys!

 

[Throttle]

From the useless fact folder

Arizona is averaging only 4600 per home game . Buffalo is 30th at 13,600.
Belmont Park 16,500 per.. Happy Hump Day

Isles at Belmont during the fan-desired rebuild because Lou is old, slow, etc.: 6,500.

 

[mm11]

Man buffalo has a bright bright future. I can see Patty Kane looking to play there. Hometown and all

 

[xECK29x]

Man buffalo has a bright bright future. I can see Patty Kane looking to play there. Hometown and all

Maybe as a swan song, would be a great storyline. I have the hockey card where you see him and his dad along the boards in a Sabres jersey. See Patrick Kane's first hockey card, when he was 6

 

[Mike C]

Man buffalo has a bright bright future. I can see Patty Kane looking to play there. Hometown and all

Familiar bars, young chippies, relationship with the allowable dos and don'ts

Freak it double m, maybe WE should move there!!

 

[The Real JT]

Rough 1st for the jackets. Down 6-0. Good luck w that johnny hockey. Tage 4G 1A in the 1st. Decent period....

Decent month for many of our guys!

That’s 4 more goals in one period than the leader of our best fourth line in hockey who has 0 goals in 27 games.

Don’t worry he only has 5 more years at $2.5M /yr left.

In his defense, he’s 54% on the dot and the Isles are 6th in the league in PK. Both of those stats are good but not all that far off from mediocrity.

Sure the salary cap will go up and we have worse contracts than this one but holy shit the fourth line has gone from a major asset to a black hole.

 

[Mike C]

That’s 4 more goals in one period than the leader of our best fourth line in hockey who has 0 goals in 27 games.

Don’t worry he only has 5 more years at $2.5M /yr left.

In his defense, he’s 54% on the dot and the Isles are 6th in the league in PK. Both of those stats are good but not all that far off from mediocrity.

Sure the salary cap will go up and we have worse contracts than this one but holy shit the fourth line has gone from a major asset to a black hole.

But it's the vaunted "identity line"

 

[MJF]

That’s 4 more goals in one period than the leader of our best fourth line in hockey who has 0 goals in 27 games.

Care to mention our 1st line center and his 3 goals?

 

[BrockLobster]

Familiar bars, young chippies, relationship with the allowable dos and don'ts

Freak it double m, maybe WE should move there!!

Im actually going there for the game jan 19. Ill give you a report.

Care to mention our 1st line center and his 3 goals?

Definitely dont mention his 2nd in the league assist total though...

 

[The Real JT]

Care to mention our 1st line center and his 3 goals?

Fair point. Maybe he’s not an NHL center. That’s abundantly clear based on his FO win percentage. If he moves to RW how does that get him to score goals? I don’t have an answer for that.

Don’t get me wrong. This team would be lottery bound without him but we still need way more from him. Of course a legit winger could potentially solve that.

 

[Mike C]

Care to mention our 1st line center and his 3 goals?

3?.....hold it. Nelson has 12 no?

 

[Mike C]

Im actually going there for the game jan 19. Ill give you a report.


Definitely dont mention his 2nd in the league assist total though...

You travel a fair amount it seems!

I've never been to Buffalo. I hear it's a pretty fun place

 

[BrockLobster]

You travel a fair amount it seems!

I've never been to Buffalo. I hear it's a pretty fun place

We try to fit in 1 hockey trip a year. (And 1 mets trip)

 

[sabremike]

Im actually going there for the game jan 19. Ill give you a report.


Definitely dont mention his 2nd in the league assist total though...

Did you get your tickets yet? If not be advised it's Ryan Miller Night so it will be pretty expensive to get in.

 

[Mike C]

We try to fit in 1 hockey trip a year. (And 1 mets trip)

Awesome.

I remember one time in my other life, my buddy Tommy had Ranger season tickets. He calls me one afternoon and grunts " hey, you wanna go to the Ranger game against the Bruins?"

I say, sure, brawls, MSG beer, NYC bars afterwards, I am in

He says ok pack a bag, I'll pick you up in 30 minutes. I figure "cool, we're staying at our friend Eddie's house on the upper West Side." You know older preppie snobbish women ,fake names .I'll be ready

So we pick up another guy Kevin, roll up to Eddie's building, he jumps in and off we go.

Tommy starts driving in a way that leads me to ask, "where the hell are you going, the Garden is that way"

He looks back at me with a sheepish giggle and says "yeah, the game is in Boston you dope"

Hope you have as much fun as I did living the good times!

 

[nyisles]

We drafted Bellows over Tage Thompson. And full disclosure I would have picked Bellows. It hurts. Thompson scores goals like it’s nobodies business. Kid his size should move the way he goes. Insane.

Anyone else remember a few posters here mocking the idea that Garth would draft TT because of Brent? LOL

 

[SI90]

Anyone else remember a few posters here mocking the idea that Garth would draft TT because of Brent? LOL

I do. Also, There we’re a couple of posters who wanted Thompson, kudos to them for calling it. I thought he would be Brian Boyle ceiling. Kid is 6’7 and plays like a skill guy who’s 6’0. He’s the real deal. Scored on a 100mph one timer on the PP. Would love to have that.