The NHL Thread
For the 5 of us who post NHL stuff, here you go. Officially the season starts Tuesday October 11, although there were tw
51.16% xg
loilers won the 1st period!!!
but seriously, good start. save for bouchard getting walloped early. was gonna say in the preview that the stars should try to wear him and ekholm out because of how good they are and the minutes they're playing, and perhaps they came to the same conclusion
loilers running hotter than planet earth next year (repeat)
thank the gods seguin didn't miss the team breakfast today
OT
Hyman
seguin
seguin own goal
Refs get the mcdavid double minor here. Missed it against Van on Hughes.
Is that net regulation size or what?
oh no, mcbust !!!
Oh my Gottinger
loliers 55.27% xg at 5v5
will be absolutely gutting if they lose this game, especially after killing all those penalties
I don't smoke much anymore but I just fired up a bowl. I swear I'm having a panic attack. 😮
ya i swear that nhl playoff hockey (especially overtime) must kill ppl every year. the beautiful part of your team getting eliminated is not having to deal with the stress lol
welp
why is the loilers coach limping like that?
Make that 7 in a row game 1 losses in the playoffs for the Stars. :p
What was the OT goal even reviewed for? Only caught highlights and not seen anything fishy there
If Skinner plays like that the rest of the series this goes 7
What was the OT goal even reviewed for? Only caught highlights and not seen anything fishy there
Per Elliott: potential puck knocked down with high stick at some point before the goal by Hyman
If you watched that game and think Dallas is going to roll Edmonton, I don't know what to tell you. It's casually thrown around that Skinner is just bad and Oettinger is the second coming of Dominik Hasek, but here are their stats this season:
Oettinger: 54 GP, sv% 0.905, GAA 2.72, Goals saved above expected 1.9
Skinner: 59 GP, sv% 0.905, GAA 2.62, Goals saved above expected 2.0
It's not out of the question that Skinner just had a brief rough spell for a week or two in the playoffs and has now shaken it off and can give the Oilers this kind of goaltending.
If that's the case, I gotta say - none of the Stars forwards scared me. The team as a whole had some moments of a lot of pressure, but I just don't know if I see them having the kind of "well that dude is going to go out and make a goal happen at a big moment" unlike the Oilers.
the money matters less to the laffs than about any other team in the league, but hey saving a few mill is always good
gonna go way out on a limb and say that keefe is a ~random coach who won't move the needle for the devils. didn't see much evidence that he was anything else in toronto, or that he learned/improved or anything. then again, i didn't follow them all that close
what say you, phil? and others
Ya I agree, but will be interesting how he does in NJ.
Only saving grace for Dallas is getting Pavelski/Suter a cup. But still 100% cheering for Oilers.
Per Elliott: potential puck knocked down with high stick at some point before the goal by Hyman
If you watched that game and think Dallas is going to roll Edmonton, I don't know what to tell you. It's casually thrown around that Skinner is just bad and Oettinger is the second coming of Dominik Hasek, but here are their stats this season:
Oettinger: 54 GP, sv% 0.905, GAA 2.72, Goals saved above expected 1.9
Skinner: 59 GP, sv% 0.905, GAA 2.62, Goals saved above expected 2.0
It's not out of the questi
Thanks, I didn't know those were reviewable now. IIRC Leon knocked one down with a high-ish stick behind the net to set up Bouchard's late winner in whatever game that was and some Vancouver fans were pretty worked up. Didn't remember a lengthy review for that one (though the still images one of them produced looked solidly shoulder height)
I agree that Oettinger isn't exactly prime Hasek, lots of Stars fans were pretty unhappy with him as late as early in the Vegas series. He's obviously much easier to trust than Skinner though. I don't think even the most bullish Dallas proponents would deny that the Stars don't have anyone close to McDrai*- the real sticking point seems to me that Edmonton's D beyond the first pair can be a real dumpster fire. I think people have an easier time believing that such a weakness can torpedo a playoff series than the best and 3rd-5th best forward in the world can win it. McDrai are at 2ppg with Leon getting a point in literally every playoff game, they'll probably have to continue that to go all the way.
*I was kinda surprised to see Wyatt Johnson had only 32+33 in the regular season. Dude's looked like an absolute menace every time I've watched him this postseason
Thanks, I didn't know those were reviewable now. IIRC Leon knocked one down with a high-ish stick behind the net to set up Bouchard's late winner in whatever game that was and some Vancouver fans were pretty worked up. Didn't remember a lengthy review for that one (though the still images one of them produced looked solidly shoulder height)
It was reviewed. Not lengthy. Wasn't above shoulder. As a Canucks fan, was perfectly fine with the call.
oh yeah, i forgot to do the game 1 report last night
best stars xg: dadanov 72%, seguin 68%, benn 59%, harley 57%, lindell 53%
worst stars xg: smith 7%, faksa 9%, heiskanen 16%, steel 17%, marchment 25%
best oilers xg: bouchard 82%, draisaitl 66%, janmark 63%, desharnais 62%, mcdavid 61%
worst oilers xg: ceci 36%, nugent-hopkins 38%, mcleod 45%, brown 47%, kulak 48%
ceci and nuge remain woat, but very solid game otherwise. everyone came to play
and bouchard >>>>>>>>>>> heiskanen
for 1 night anyway
keep an eye on miro vs mcdrai i guess, stars might want to consider a different matchup there, especially if it continues
hey, the rangers finally scored
and afterwards predictably tkachuk tackles someone and it's fight fight fight
rempe back in the lineup per the fans request so i guess his TOUGHNESS rubbing off on the entire team is why they scored.
