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
WILLIE NYLANDER!!! with 20 seconds left in the game!
Went from thank god I was invited to this garbage to oh wow this is batshit insane!
Aaaannnnddddd Toronto loses anyway.
Yup just like last year,lol
dom's stuff is trash but this takes the cake
Getting ugly in Montreal, Robertson scores on a Leafs 7 minute powerplay, yes you read that right.
The play that set it off. Sure looks like the AHLer Pare sticks his knee out there, but Laine prob shouldn't be skating with his head down like that between 2 defenders. Sucks for the guy, I was interested to see if he could make a comeback, but his career's probably effectively over after this. Another top 5 pick for the Habs I guess.
WTF, Laine can't get a break.
Oh man, I can't stomach much of this Habs-Leafs preseason discourse, but the absolute salt makes me look forward to opening night
Wtf is Laine doing there?
What is the D to do there? Lift his leg to avoid him?
i mean he could, i probably would have actually. move it anyway/keep it in, and load up on shoving him in the chest. or just not move his leg out after lane juked him to the inside. he did, pushing it out slightly, and that's the result
among blue jackets who played a significant amount (1000+ minutes) over the last 3 seasons, your worst 3 by xg at 5v5:
bronze: pat lane
silver: erik gudbranson
gold aka tha woat:
Spoiler
jake voracek
apparently he has retired, which makes sense
guessing laine will continue putting up like 20 goals in 50 games per season and being fairly **** overall. he's only 26 years old, but already kind of washed lol
yeah i'm guessing that's what the jets and cbj thought, and then the reality of the situation smacks you in the face. he legit seems like he gives zero ****s, and it's crippling. related: he's also hurt all the time, hasn't been healthy since like 2019
probably a net negative overall, making $8.7m/year lol. and the habs will probably suck again so i'm guessing the situation won't change much. but hey, if you believe maybe you can get good odds on o30 goals
anyway, vindication already i guess
I actually wish him well. If he does make the Leafs team, however, don't get too used to seeing him in the lineup...
Hehe, The first problem is we don't have the cap space at the moment, Treliving needs to wake up here in the next week and make a trade or something to clear room to sign guys on PTO's.
Boy this Swayman/Boston thing is something.
Yeah I agree he never stuck his knee out he was just standing there ? Isn't he a forward just caught flat footed and Laine couldn't avoid him
I thought Neely was out of line in the press conference. Swayman may demand a trade now . So unlike Boston
Swayman for Marner
no
Robertson yet again! The Auston Matthews of the pre-season.
u definitely r a genuine fan phil fwiw. definitely a more loyal diehard than me (a compliment btw!).
I can't remember the last time I watched a preseason game for any team that I like or just in general. I do check the results on occasion (ex. I know VGK won 6-1 vs. the Avs the other night) but otherwise have zero investment in preseason.
Woohooo shutout Leafs!
u definitely r a genuine fan phil fwiw. definitely a more loyal diehard than me (a compliment btw!).
I can't remember the last time I watched a preseason game for any team that I like or just in general. I do check the results on occasion (ex. I know VGK won 6-1 vs. the Avs the other night) but otherwise have zero investment in preseason.
Hehe, thanks. 😀
Honestly, it was a boring game for the most part.
I am ready for the actual season to start though, the Leafs home opener is next Saturday!
Sabres season decidedly not off to a great start
