The NHL Thread

Looks like Rasmus Anderson is going to Vegas for Whitecloud, a 2027 1st rounder and a 2027 2 rounder that could improve

Oh and Abram Weibe, who is a college kid apparently.

well, he's slightly better than kevin bahl, anyway. whoever that is...

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i guess we get to see who is smrter between cgy and vgk. i'll go out on a limb and say the flames did well here, but who knows, maybe it's a win-win

I mean we can go to the Oiler fan boards and argue this to the death. You say he's defensive liability, I point out his amazing xg% and actual g%, you post a clip of him making a ridiculous giveway, I point out the Oilers have AHL goalies, yadda yadda yadda.

In the end - he's been in the top 10 in Norris voting the last two years. He's been the clear #1D on a team that made the finals twice in a row suggesting maybe he's not this immense impediment to winning you seem to think he is. He's second in Canadian defense scoring only to Makar over any reasonable time frame you want to look at. He is *in every conceivable way* better than Drew Doughty, including "knowing how to win" or whatever - Doughty hasn't been out of the first round of the playoffs in a decade.

Kiefer Sherwood to San José of all places

Bruins apparently offered their 2027 1st for Andersson and may have it on the table for others. Seems like a bad idea.

Is it no longer a game misconduct if a goalie crosses center ice to join a skirmish?

Edit: yeah I am correct.

No — an NHL goalie is not allowed to cross center ice to join a fight.

Under NHL Rule 27 (Fighting) and Rule 46 (Fighting):

If a goalie crosses the center red line to participate in a fight, the penalty is:

Game Misconduct (automatic ejection)

Plus additional discipline (often a suspension and/or fine)

What is allowed:

A goalie may leave the crease to defend themselves only if the fight occurs in their half of the ice (i.e., they do not cross center ice).

Why this rule exists:

To prevent escalations and long skates where goalies abandon the net to start or join fights.

Quick summary:

❌ Cross center ice to fight → Game misconduct + likely suspension

✅ Fight without crossing center ice → Allowed, but still penalized like any fight

Goalie Bob never got ejected in the game and played the last 14 minutes.

How does that work? Should at least one goalie always be getting thrown out then or can they fight if each of their skates stay on their side of the red line while their fists cross it to get punches in?

you would think, yeah

thought about it for a minute and it seems designed to reduce brawls, while allowing goalies to defend themselves from shitheads. probably smart to make goalie fights difficult, idk. even though everyone loves them. maybe they wouldn't be so cool if they were more common. like goalie goals

I know its a short term sample size but amazing how goalies that cant cut in Edmonton seem to thrive elsewhere

Mitch Marner returns to Toronto tonight

Stolarz starting tonight, Marner 1st game back and still need points bad so big game tonight!

I just saw a story that Marner let social media and people talking **** about him get in his head real bad while in Toronto. That’s embarrassing if true, and embarrassing that that’s out there.

Booing the hell out of Marner and to prove them right he passes out of a much better shot opportunity. Soft stuff Mitchy.

Well, looks like springtime will be free.

Too early?

Starting Stolarz was stupid coaching decision

Still to close to the wildcard spot to write them off

Yes, horrible decision yet again. Yes, but slipping away, and with how the season has gone, not much hope.

I can't remember a Saturday were the Leafs were not playing on Saturday Night Hockey

Caufield

Mr Saturday Night

Wild ending to Oilers/Caps

Lozen so happy right now,lol.

Ya pretty rare, getting ready for the game as we speak.

evan bouchard, goal hattrick. and assist hattrick. in the same game. as a dman. is that good? no, "he sucks"

Saw the pics of Craig Berube no idea what kind of gym accident Leafs to that many stitches . Looks like someone tried to scalp him

Bunch of my friends brought their kids to yesterday's drubbing.

wow, that's something else.
But he's a hockey man, so he kept lifting?

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looks more like he was walking down the street and an anvil fell on his head