Out of Town Thread - New Year’s 2025 Edition

[MarkovsKnee]

Watched a bit of that Edmonton game after Calgary, and the healing/rest was good for McDavid. He's had an off year by his standards. Drasaitl was the one driving that team all year. McDavid looked slow. He didn't seem to have his explosive pace at all.

Last night he had that explosive pace. He looked like the McDavid we all know. Edmonton as a team also played it like play-off game, which they needed to do with Calgary closing in on them.

McDavid won it for them with 20 seconds left. They're now one point away from clinching.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Michou would be proud. He would have him put little x on the board to tell guys where goals are scored from.

 

[JianYang]

Seen a few crazy scores around the league lately but it is that time of year.

 

[Supersonic]

Now that playoffs are almost here…how would you guys rank Canadian teams in terms of how well they will fare this time around?

I live in Leafs nation, and my friends are split between boasting about how this is their year, or being terrified of playing the Sens round 1.

 

[Wats]

Michou would be proud. He would have him put little x on the board to tell guys where goals are scored from.

I love Hutson, but honestly this kid is deserving of Calder as well. Unbelievable he's only 18.

 

[Ezpz]

I love Hutson, but honestly this kid is deserving of Calder as well. Unbelievable he's only 18.

Hutson just passed Mario Lemieux in assists for a rookie. Celebrini deserves it in another year, just not against Hutson's historic season.

 

[Tyson]

Young Will Smith has really played well the past few months, looks like he will become a great player.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Jeez

 

[overlords]

Jeez

Getting brain damage on your first day sure is a way to make sure the coaching staff remembers you even if you can't remember them

 

[badfish]

Jeez

I liked him in his draft year, I thought he played nasty and with an edge. I saw him beat the crap out of a couple of guys in the OHL. I thought he would show more this year.

 

[bsl]

Not even close to likely at this point. Wild hold the tiebreaker even if they lose the rest of the way the Flames are 6 points back with no way to gain the tiebreaker. Wild would need to 0-3-0 and Calgary need to win all 5 in regulation to tie the Wild in RW. In which case the Wild still have the ROW tiebreaker. Basically Calgary can only get in if Wild lose all games in regulation and Calgary win at least 4 in a row. One more Mild win means Flames need to get 9/10 points remaining to pass them.

It's far more possible for them to catch St. Louis who have less regulation wins than Minny. They'd only need 4-0 to pass St. Louis if they lose their games or go 1-2-0 or something. Even pushing Edmonton out of Pacific 3 is theoretically possible though unlikely with McJesus back.

Even 94 points (1 loser point in the next 3 games) is basically a wall Calgary is unlikely to pass. Minny are likely to eliminate Calgary themselves on Friday.

I guess Calgary are determined to place 9th to ruin our pick though.

The only fear now is that flame win lottery and move up to 5 or 6 pick.

 

[Wats]

Hutson just passed Mario Lemieux in assists for a rookie. Celebrini deserves it in another year, just not against Hutson's historic season.

No slight but Celebrini will also likely be top 5 in NHL history in points by 18 year old.

 

[Ezpz]

No slight but Celebrini will also likely be top 5 in NHL history in points by 18 year old.

Smaller pool. Usually less than 2 18 year olds play in the NHL every year. Hutson is competing against every rookie in history including 27-31 year old soviet stars. Not even remotely close imo. What Hutson is doing is Wayne Gretzky level. No rookie forwards are going to pass his assist totals in the next 10 years, let alone dmen in the next 30. There will be another first overall with Celebrini's season within 5 years. McKenna will probably destroy it even.

 

[sampollock]

opened up the SN page and now....
who can beat ovi's goal record...... yup nostrils

 

[Wats]

Smaller pool. Usually less than 2 18 year olds play in the NHL every year. Hutson is competing against every rookie in history including 27-31 year old soviet stars. Not even remotely close imo. What Hutson is doing is Wayne Gretzky level. No rookie forwards are going to pass his assist totals in the next 10 years, let alone dmen in the next 30. There will be another first overall with Celebrini's season within 5 years. McKenna will probably destroy it even.

To me, the smaller pool shows how hard it is to achieve. Just like how Hutson gets a boost for being a D. Most D+1, let alone 18 year olds can do what he's doing. Feel both are deserving but wouldn't be as butthurt as others if Celebrini wins. Kids unbelievably polished and good already. Maybe not Gretzky, Crosby, Hawerchuk level rookie year (all did 100+pt at 18) but if he continues might get close to McDavid/Yzermans pt/game rate at 18. It's too bad he got hurt.

 

[Ezpz]

To me, the smaller pool shows how hard it is to achieve. Just like how Hutson gets a boost for being a D. Most D+1, let alone 18 year olds can do what he's doing. Feel both are deserving but wouldn't be as butthurt as others if Celebrini wins. Kids unbelievably polished and good already. Maybe not Gretzky, Crosby, Hawerchuk level rookie year (all did 100+pt at 18) but if he continues might get close to McDavid/Yzermans pt/game rate at 18. It's too bad he got hurt.

Hutson's like 4th in the entire nhl in dmen scoring. He's already tied Andrei Markov's career high. It's ok to glaze Hutson because almost every dman who has ever played in the NHL have not had their career year be as good as Hutson's rookie season. The comparable for Celebrini would be hitting 100 points like Crosby/Ovi/Lemieux/Hawerchuk did. Because that is what Hutson is literally doing in terms of the dmen comparable. 2 more points to pass Ray Bourque and tie Housley.

He's also top 10 in rookie assists in NHL history, including forwards. 5 from tying Crosby and Trottier.

Celebrini's not having a generational rookie season flat out. Hutson having the absolute GOAT dman rookie season when you look at the team mates of the guys who are still ahead of him. In points % Hutson's ahead of everyone.

 

[donghabs98]

Without fail Buffalo always seems to go on a late season push, give fans hope and then start the next season in terrible fashion just to get hot late again. They are consistent ill give them that

 

[Tyson]

No 3 point games tonight

 

[GrandBison]

No 3 point games tonight

3pts games mean less RW, at this point it's not that bad.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

PLD starting to slow down.

2 minutes later he scored a PP goal.

A little lucky.

 

[Don D]

Columbus took the lead after trailing 2-0, but Detroit and Islanders losing,

 

[Team_Spirit]

Denver lost to w.michigan

 

[Tyson]

One point tomorrow and the Habs can eliminate at least 3 teams if the current scores stay the same.

 

[Don D]

Undrafted Columbus goalie Jet Greaves stopped 39 of 41 shots to lead his team to a 3-2 win over Buffalo. Sean Monahan assisted on the winning goal. Detroit lost, Islanders losing badly! Columbus now 6 points behind with one game in hand.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

One regulation win and they are in.