League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) | 2024-25 Summer Edition

[Kazer]

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When you go by points percentage, Pittsburgh is actually behind Montreal at .391 (Montreal .400). Only teams worse are Nashville and Chicago. The Sharks are actually sitting at .396 which is ahead of Pittsburgh at the moment.

Caps are 4th, for what it's worth, in points percentage right now.

 

[zappa4ever]

The East is getting interesting, looks like half the teams don't want the Playoffs

- PIT = dunzo and don't care
- BOS = floundering and don't know how to get out (and might score less than last year's anemic Caps)
- NYR = floundering and the core don't care, seems like locker room vibes suck
- FLA = Cup hangover, Bob is bad so far, losing 6 of 7 ain't good (but suspect they'll right the ship before long)
- TOR = w/no AM34 they've found their game (and somehow it's a defensively responsible win gms 3-2 style)
- NJD = hitting their stride with healthy D w/Dougie and LHughes/Pesce back, plus actual NHL goalies again

the glut of .500 teams for WC2 is crazy, 7 teams all within 4 pts of each other for last spot; 88pts could be a Playoff spot

Door is wide open for Caps, who knows, WC1 may be the best position for Playoffs this year w/Metro having the best competition

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

What happened to Paul Bissonnette? Latest news, updates after former Coyotes player injured in alleged six-man assault — Sporting News

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 Former Coyotes enforcer and current NHL analyst Paul Bissonnette was hospitalized after reportedly being assaulted by six men in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sunday. The incident occurred at Houston's, a Scottsdale-based restaurant. Scottsdale Police say that Bissonnette, one of the...

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[DWGie26]

What happened to Paul Bissonnette? Latest news, updates after former Coyotes player injured in alleged six-man assault — Sporting News

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 Former Coyotes enforcer and current NHL analyst Paul Bissonnette was hospitalized after reportedly being assaulted by six men in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sunday. The incident occurred at Houston's, a Scottsdale-based restaurant. Scottsdale Police say that Bissonnette, one of the...

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I’m not a huge Biz fan, but good on him. Sounds like he got his ass kicked though. I can see a part 2 to this story.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Anytime you get kicked in the head 3x — you aren’t doing well.

Assuming his account is accurate, then he’s a good man for taking that beating.

But Paulie Bizz is a bit of a …… trickster. I will leave it at that

 

[qc14]

What happened to Paul Bissonnette? Latest news, updates after former Coyotes player injured in alleged six-man assault — Sporting News

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 Former Coyotes enforcer and current NHL analyst Paul Bissonnette was hospitalized after reportedly being assaulted by six men in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sunday. The incident occurred at Houston's, a Scottsdale-based restaurant. Scottsdale Police say that Bissonnette, one of the...

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Can't lie when I saw the "Biz gets into a fight at Scottsdale Restaurant" headline I thought the story was going to be much, much different!

 

[g00n]

What happened to Paul Bissonnette? Latest news, updates after former Coyotes player injured in alleged six-man assault — Sporting News

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 Former Coyotes enforcer and current NHL analyst Paul Bissonnette was hospitalized after reportedly being assaulted by six men in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sunday. The incident occurred at Houston's, a Scottsdale-based restaurant. Scottsdale Police say that Bissonnette, one of the...

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Irish mob, maybe.

Can't wait to see the surveillance cam footage

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Do we know his directive from Ownership? Maybe he was told to try and build a playoff qualifier immediately?


CONTRACT NOTES

• 2020-2023: No Movement Clause
• 2024-25: 15 Team No trade List
• 2025-26: 12 Team No Trade List

Only gets harder to move him next year….

from what I understand his wife is in training at a hospital in NYC until july 1st 2025. After that date there is more flexibility on her end, and presumably Trouba's.

 

[PlushMinus]

from what I understand his wife is in training at a hospital in NYC until july 1st 2025. After that date there is more flexibility on her end, and presumably Trouba's.

Trouba is a POS who tries to end careers with his elbows. I would never want him playing for the Caps.

 

[notDkristich]

Trouba is a POS who tries to end careers with his elbows. I would never want him playing for the Caps.

but but but... he did a commercial with his mom. /s

 

[StrikingDistance]

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Irish mob, maybe.

Can't wait to see the surveillance cam footage

He might have lost, but he left his mark on at least half of them.

Guarantee Biz wasn't wearing flip flops.

 

[Langway]

Whoever knocks McBain out will then go on a goal-scoring streak. I don't make the rules.

 

[Jags]

He might have lost, but he left his mark on at least half of them.

That's what I was thinking. The story makes it sound like it was, at best, 2 vs. 9 cuz the manager was apparently outside with him. Half of the 6 they rounded up look like they took a proper thumpin. BizNasty was never much on my radar. I've listened to the podcast a few times and he's decent in the studio.

If his version of this is what happened, good for him. They clearly had no idea what they were getting into. Seems they thought they were just going to throw a guy a quick beating, turned out the dude was Doug Glatt...

 

[StrikingDistance]

That's what I was thinking. The story makes it sound like it was, at best, 2 vs. 9 cuz the manager was apparently outside with him. Half of the 6 they rounded up look like they took a proper thumpin. BizNasty was never much on my radar. I've listened to the podcast a few times and he's decent in the studio.

If his version of this is what happened, good for him. They clearly had no idea what they were getting into. Seems they thought they were just going to throw a guy a quick beating, turned out the dude was Doug Glatt...

Reminds me of this scene. A bunch of wannabe ruffians happen to meet Burt Young (actor & former Marine & boxer).

 

[kicksavedave]

What happened to Paul Bissonnette? Latest news, updates after former Coyotes player injured in alleged six-man assault — Sporting News

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 Former Coyotes enforcer and current NHL analyst Paul Bissonnette was hospitalized after reportedly being assaulted by six men in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sunday. The incident occurred at Houston's, a Scottsdale-based restaurant. Scottsdale Police say that Bissonnette, one of the...

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The 'Spittin' Chiclets' podcast host urged his X followers to listen to Tuesday's episode, which features former Sportsnet host Jeff Marek and Stanley Cup-winning coach Bruce Boudreau.

Wait, did I miss something?

 

[Vilica]

That Bruce story about the game before the Minnesota Fighting Saints folding in the WHA (and them only playing for their share of the gate), and Omaha Donna servicing a player during pre-game warmups while the rest of the locker room cheers her on might be the most out of pocket hockey story I've ever heard. I suppose any statute of limitations has long since passed, since it was nearly 50 years ago.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Rangers only have 2 wins vs playoff teams this year. Huge game for them tonight coming on the heels of a 3 game losing streak and with all the scuttlebutt about trading some of the core leadership group

 

[twabby]

Man the Preds sure do suck

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Man the Preds sure do suck

More like Nashville Perdedors am I right

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Laine and Matthews back practicing, both could play this weekend

 

[Ridley Simon]

Laine and Matthews back practicing, both could play this weekend

Ummmm……

Yay?! I guess?

Screw them and their teams.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Count me skeptical as to Bissonette's account of what happened. Out of all the bar fights I've ever seen, it's rarely a case of a hero vs an evil person. It's usually classless testosterone filled drunk idiots fighting over nothing.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Count me skeptical as to Bissonette's account of what happened. Out of all the bar fights I've ever seen, it's rarely a case of a hero vs an evil person. It's usually classless testosterone filled drunk idiots fighting over nothing.

Good thing there were tons of witnesses….I also don’t see his mugshot from being arrested.

 

[StrikingDistance]

Count me skeptical as to Bissonette's account of what happened. Out of all the bar fights I've ever seen, it's rarely a case of a hero vs an evil person. It's usually classless testosterone filled drunk idiots fighting over nothing.

Hi skeptical. One 6'2 hockey player, who has probably fought more than any of us and still has a high testosterone level, VS a bunch of drunk golfers who appear to be either out-of-shape older dad-types or pudgy young bucks.

Also, you hit a lil nerve with me with that generalization. Thanks for not being at my last fight at Rock n Roll Hotel on Hst NE 10yrs ago. Sober me checking on my gf, where 2-3 dorks were sexually harassing her while she bartended their private party upstairs. You've met me in-person with Cali before. I'm not big. But sobriety won that night. Their shitty party...over.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Hi skeptical. One 6'2 hockey player, who has probably fought more than any of us and still has a high testosterone level, VS a bunch of drunk golfers who appear to be either out-of-shape older dad-types or pudgy young bucks.

Also, you hit a lil nerve with me with that generalization. Thanks for not being at my last fight at Rock n Roll Hotel on Hst NE 10yrs ago. Sober me checking on my gf, where 2-3 dorks were sexually harassing her while she bartended their private party upstairs. You've met me in-person with Cali before. I'm not big. But sobriety won that night. Their shitty party...over.

Hey! I used the word "usually."

And yes, women get harassed and that tends to be the exception.