The NHL Thread

Brutal loss, WP Leafs.

I guess Hutson was due for a stinker.

Habs loss very disappointing.

A normal loss would be ok. But up 3-0 and then falling apart just sucks.

Hope team can keep it together. Very deflating.

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Nux/Oilers cross-check to the face mayhem end of game.

McDavid might get a suspension. He's been gooning it up past couple games.

Just got home from my local pro-ish team and some guy got a double minor for attempted spearing. Anyone ever come across that?

Bonus old-timey barn pic:

Yes

apparently mcbust and myers are both getting hearings for their cross-checks. do they ever do hearings for fines? can't remember

funny that suspending those two guys are polar opposites effect-wise lol

also more and more chatter that the canucks are trading miller, plz one time

nah, thats a weird one

True story:

Everyone around me said they were going to stop watching the game after Toronto was down 3-0, I said wait 1 period and if they make it close they are going to come back and win.
Place bets and get the CHA CHINGS! Where's Malucci and Scott C when you need to help them win $$$.:p

IVEY EFFECT!😉

What a Habs win after a deflating loss yesterday. We're back baby.

Leafs will prob give up 6 or 7 tonight as that is the Leafs way.

Woohoo Matthews!

oh oh, Mcdavid suspended 3 games.

I thought he deserved it as did the Canuck

(mcbust out suspended)

we are so back

Tough loss for les boys

Rantanen is going to the Hurricanes. Also Taylor Hall in a 3 team trade according to reports.

Big trade. Think Avs may have more moves in them.

yeah was trying to understand their side of it because it doesn't make sense in a vacuum unless i am severely mistaken and necas is the superior player

but rantanen plus a spare taylor hall at half salary feel like they are getting a lot more

If nothing else, they were losing Rantanen in the off season.

Now they at least get Necas who has another year at 6.5 + Drury + picks. Necas is really good.

Rantanen is better of course, but it's a good deal to recoup something for someone who they weren't going to be able to re-sign.

And they have a bit of extra cap space now to make another move which could get them back to somewhat even footing on the Rantanen loss.

The Avs fan in my sim league likes the trade. After watching most of the games he thinks Rantanen is lazy and paying him 14 mil would slam the Avs window shut.

necas for rantanen is actually kind of a mid-off at this point. rantanen has been very mediocre this season (in a contract year? lol). he actually hasn't been great since 2021-22 when he was the avs best player by xg. kind of forgot that he's already 28 years old ... yeah that's not a guy i'd want to invest $90m/7 in or whatever

and necas is obv a meh fish on a heater, no one here seems confused about that. same guy as usual this year, except he's shooting 2+ points over his career average, i guess that should continue when playing with mack/makar. and yeah it's about the cost control for next season

Necas -3 today. What a terrible trade for the Avs.

Ovechkin breaking the record this year?

i'd bet against it.

yeah he needs 20 more to break the record, only 33 games left. probably early next season, but there's a chance if he stays healthy and heated

****ing hell the Bruins are awful

they should trade pasta for jimtim miller, that'd fix it

Since Leafs are not doing anything, good night to work on sports cards,lol

I still can't find anything on Quinn Hughes's Auto card and Tiger Woods' insert card. I probably should get both graded if it was not so expensive.