NHL: Around the League 49

[BHawk21]

Where is MAF going to play next year? Pittsburg?

 

[BobbyJet]

It will be very difficult without their top 2 centers.

That Strome injury was a strange one indeed. It looked like he was hardly touched and went immediately to the dressing room in obvious pain. They'll miss him, no doubt. This game will be a test of how much of Gallant's tenacious, blue-collar style of hockey has rubbed off on his players.

 

[Clownish]

What's the deal with Rangers fans chanting ash hole like it's a 2002 episode of Monday Night Raw?

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

What a sloppy game.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Sergachev makes it 2-1 with less than 2 min left

2nd of night

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Could feel the ugly Tampa goal coming. It's just what they do.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Hagel with the EN dagger.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Hagel ENG

Lightning going home with chance to advance to finals

 

[RayP]

Love the first round picks for him too but I’ll always root for him. Unless he joins St. Louis.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Love the first round picks for him too but I’ll always root for him. Unless he joins St. Louis.

We don't have their first this year. This is the cup you want them to win.

 

[RayP]

We don't have their first this year. This is the cup you want them to win.

Yes, I’m aware. All the more reason to root for him.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

TB beating the hell out of Rangers after game

NY is losing composure. Not a good sign for game 6

Lindgren is bleeding

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

TB beating the hell out of Rangers after game

NY is losing composure. Not a good sign for game 6

Lindgren is bleeding

Fox gets a little loose with his stick and it exploded out of nothing.

 

[RayP]

Would have been interesting to listen to the TNT crew after this game but the ESPN broadcast makes me want to take up knitting and give my TV away.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Tampa finds a way again. Even if they don’t play their best, they manage to stay in it. They have some cockroach like tendencies not unlike the Hawks during their cup years.

 

[hawksrule]

Hagel with the EN dagger.

As always, pulling the goalie ensures defeat. Makes no sense that it’s still a thing.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

As always, pulling the goalie ensures defeat. Makes no sense that it’s still a thing.

Except when it works?

 

[RayP]

If I’m down one and I firmly have possession I’m all for pulling the goalie with 90 or so seconds left. Anything beyond that and I’m normally not a huge fan.

 

[hawksrule]

Except when it works?

If I was a coach I’d take my chances 5x5 rather than the near certainty of giving up an eng and sealing the loss.

 

[Pez68]

If I was a coach I’d take my chances 5x5 rather than the near certainty of giving up an eng and sealing the loss.

You are three times more likely to score 6 vs. 5, as opposed to 5 vs. 5. A team ties the game when pulling the goalie around 15% of the time, on average. Better teams will be more successful, obviously. There's no argument to be made for NOT pulling your goalie.

 

[Hawkaholic]

If I was a coach I’d take my chances 5x5 rather than the near certainty of giving up an eng and sealing the loss.

You create 2 on 1 and 3 on 2 battles when you pull your goalie, increasing your chances quite a lot that the other team won't win those puck battles. Which increases your scoring opportunities, as you will get more shots on net. You're pretty foolish if you don't pull your goalie in the last min or 2 with your best players on the ice.

 

[RayP]

What a loser.

And yes, he was found and arrested.

 

[Pez68]

What a loser.

And yes, he was found and arrested.

Enjoy jail, scumbag.

 

[hawksrule]

You are three times more likely to score 6 vs. 5, as opposed to 5 vs. 5. A team ties the game when pulling the goalie around 15% of the time, on average. Better teams will be more successful, obviously. There's no argument to be made for NOT pulling your goalie.

Is that against all teams or against good teams? Regular season or playoffs? How do the numbers correlate relative to the 5x5 and/or pp success (or lack thereof) the team experienced already in the game? How does that number control for strength of opposing goalie?

 

[Mrfenn92]

What a loser.

And yes, he was found and arrested.

Piece of shit human should be taken out back and f***ed up something fierce