League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) | 2023-24 Regular Season Edition

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Samsonov screwing us again

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

Thanks for nothing, Sammy. Bum.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Leafs look like hot garbage.

Yes, but they have the greatest goalscorer in the world on their team, or so they say… Come on Auston!!

 

[Empty Goal Net]

Not much help for the Caps so far tonight. Most important would be for Leafs to beat Flyers and CBJ to down Wings, both in regulation. But Sammy/Leafs sucking and Wings have come back to tie Jackets. Canes up on the Aisles which helps but is less impt.

 

[twabby]

Detroit currently sporting a 13% xG share against the worst team in the East.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

NHL.com for some reason only has Philly with 2 goals but they have scored 3

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Leafs score, cmon keep it up

 

[marcel snapshot]

Red Wings tie it up with 12seconds left vs BJs

Kane wins it for em in OT

 

[PlushMinus]

Yes, but they have the greatest goalscorer in the world on their team, or so they say… Come on Auston!!

A few weeks back I thought Matthews was going to threaten Ovie's 65 goal season but he has really slowed down. Makes it even more impressive just how hard it is to maintain that pace over the whole season.

After tonight he'll need 10 goals in 15 games to reach 65. Sure hope he fails!

 

[IafrateOvie34]

What a sucky day for hockey. Simon gone and Detroit and Philly get 2 points.

 

[Hivemind]

You think this is related to fighting?

The majority of studies performed have found links between CTE and severe depression or suicidal behaviors (particularly when controlling for other factors).
Simon is not the first. We lost Rypien and Belak to suicide as well. And Boogard to an accidental overdose suffered in the wake of a concussion.

Scholarly Articles:
Severe Suicidality in Athletes with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (2021)
Association between concussion and mental health in former collegiate athletes (2014)
Fighting and Penalty Minutes Associated With Long-term Mortality Among National Hockey League Players, 1967 to 2022 (2023)

General Articles:
Depression after Traumatic Brain Injury (2023)
UB psychiatry resident explores link between brain injuries, suicide (2020)
Striking Evidence Linking Football to Brain Disease Sparks Calls for More Research (2017)
NHL enforcers die 10 years younger than their fellow players, study finds (2023)

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

Zero help. Thanks for nothing.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

I really don't like the fact 3 on 3 OT is possibly staying and deciding potential playoff futures.

 

[SherVaughn30]

What a sucky day for hockey. Simon gone and Detroit and Philly get 2 points.

Well can't always rely on other teams, especially the Leafs. Caps need to teach the Leafs a lesson when they come to Capital One 2morrow night!

Sammy did start, but Woll must have had a setback or something because Martin Jones was backing up Sammy. So 2morrow I think we may be facing Jones and not Woll.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Zero help. Thanks for nothing.

It's just going down to our guys getting it done and not taking any nights off or getting discouraged.

Well can't always rely on other teams, especially the Leafs. Caps need to teach the Leafs a lesson when they come to Capital One 2morrow night!

Sammy did start, but Woll must have had a setback or something because Martin Jones was backing up Sammy. So 2morrow I think we may be facing Jones and not Woll.

Oh I know. I rather the boys take care of business and not rely on others.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Jake Allen seems to be a good fit for the Devils, but the problem is their D group is meh w/out Hamilton/Siegenthaler/Severson and acquiring Allen might have been too late.

 

[SherVaughn30]

It's just going down to our guys getting it done and not taking any nights off or getting discouraged.



Oh I know. I rather the boys take care of business and not rely on others.

Caps have 2 games in hand on the Wings/Flyers.

Leafs haven't faced Chucky as Kuemper has holes as a big as busted damn!

 

[Misery74]

Isles lose, Pens lose. Helps a little I guess.

Win tomorrow, but the pressure back on Philly and Detroit.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

A few weeks back I thought Matthews was going to threaten Ovie's 65 goal season but he has really slowed down. Makes it even more impressive just how hard it is to maintain that pace over the whole season.

After tonight he'll need 10 goals in 15 games to reach 65. Sure hope he fails!

I don’t hope he fails, I think it would be good for the sport for someone like Matthews to push the peak season of the greatest goal scorer ever.

However, I definitely think scoring 65 back then amounts to more than scoring 65 this year anyway.

 

[PlushMinus]

I don’t hope he fails, I think it would be good for the sport for someone like Matthews to push the peak season of the greatest goal scorer ever.

However, I definitely think scoring 65 back then amounts to more than scoring 65 this year anyway.

Not me. The longer it takes for somebody to get more than 65 goals, the more impressive that 65 goal season continues to look! I'm happy for Ovie to hold his records as long as possible.

 

[DWGie26]

F everyone else. We now control our own destiny. We win more than them and we are in. So just win baby!

 

[SherVaughn30]

I don’t hope he fails, I think it would be good for the sport for someone like Matthews to push the peak season of the greatest goal scorer ever.

However, I definitely think scoring 65 back then amounts to more than scoring 65 this year anyway.

For all the hype that Matthews was gonna reach 70 this season, he has fizzled in the 2nd half of the season. OV's 65 is so significant that not even McDavid could break the mark as he came up 1 short last season. At best Matthews will get no better than OV's 65. With Marner still injured, opponents can focus more on Matthews.

 

[YippieKaey]

The majority of studies performed have found links between CTE and severe depression or suicidal behaviors (particularly when controlling for other factors).
Simon is not the first. We lost Rypien and Belak to suicide as well. And Boogard to an accidental overdose suffered in the wake of a concussion.

Scholarly Articles:
Severe Suicidality in Athletes with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (2021)
Association between concussion and mental health in former collegiate athletes (2014)
Fighting and Penalty Minutes Associated With Long-term Mortality Among National Hockey League Players, 1967 to 2022 (2023)

General Articles:
Depression after Traumatic Brain Injury (2023)
UB psychiatry resident explores link between brain injuries, suicide (2020)
Striking Evidence Linking Football to Brain Disease Sparks Calls for More Research (2017)
NHL enforcers die 10 years younger than their fellow players, study finds (2023)

This is one of those uncomfortable truths that might get you flamed.

 

[Kuz]

For all the hype that Matthews was gonna reach 70 this season, he has fizzled in the 2nd half of the season. OV's 65 is so significant that not even McDavid could break the mark as he came up 1 short last season. At best Matthews will get no better than OV's 65. With Marner still injured, opponents can focus more on Matthews.

He is still at 67,5 goal pace in 81 games so not over yet, but he was at a 75 goal pace recently so slowing down.

 

[Hivemind]

He is still at 67,5 goal pace in 81 games so not over yet, but he was at a 75 goal pace recently so slowing down.

Ovechkin was on a 135 points (per 82 games) pace prior to the Olympic break in 2010, then "only" ended the season with 109 points (in 72 games). It happens.