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 two games that counted played in the Czech Republic last week (Predators are 2-0-0, lolSharks 0-0-2). So here we go....
DEFENDING CHAMPS:
Colorado Avalanche
This stat greatly aided their Stanley Cup victory and I'm sure all of the penalties called on their opponents were legit and not due to diving:
The Colorado Avalanche had the most power plays per game by a team in 2021-22, with 3.40 opportunities.*Source: Statmuse.com
Odds to win 2022-2023 Stanley Cup
Odds to Win Stanley Cup 2023
Team Stanley Cup Odds
Colorado Avalanche +450
Carolina Hurricanes +1000
Toronto Maple Leafs +1000
Florida Panthers +1100
Tampa Bay Lightning +1200
Edmonton Oilers +1500
Calgary Flames +1600
Minnesota Wild +1800
New York Rangers +1800
Pittsburgh Penguins +1900
Vegas Golden Knights +1900
Boston Bruins +2800
St. Louis Blues +3000
New York Islanders +3000
Los Angeles Kings +3300
Washington Capitals +4000
Nashville Predators +4000
Dallas Stars +4700
Detroit Red Wings +5000
Vancouver Canucks +5000
Ottawa Senators +5000
Winnipeg Jets +6000
New Jersey Devils +6500
Columbus Blue Jackets +7500
Anaheim Ducks +7500
Philadelphia Flyers +8500
Buffalo Sabres +10000
Montreal Canadiens +10000
San Jose Sharks +10000
Seattle Kraken +10000
Chicago Blackhawks +20000
Arizona Coyotes +30000
*Source: Fanduel.com as of 10/7/22
Team Additions & Subtractions of Note (*Source: ESPN.com):
1. Colorado Avalanche
Last season: 56-19-7 (119 points), won Stanley Cup
Key players added: D Brad Hunt, G Alexandar Georgiev, F Evan Rodrigues, F Lukas Sedlak
Key players lost: F Nicolas Aube-Kubel, F Andre Burakovsky, F Nazem Kadri, G Darcy Kuemper, D Jack Johnson, D Ryan Murray, F Nico Sturm
2. Carolina Hurricanes
Last season: 54-20-8 (116 points), lost in second round
Key players added: LW Max Pacioretty (NOTE: on IR until 2023), D Brent Burns, RW Ondrej Kase, D Dylan Coghlan
Key players lost: D Tony DeAngelo, F Steven Lorentz, C Vincent Trocheck, C Max Domi, D Ian Cole, Brendan Smith
3. Edmonton Oilers
Last season: 49-27-6 (104 points), lost in Western Conference finals
Key players added: G Jack Campbell, F Mattias Janmark, D Ryan Murray
Key players lost: F Josh Archibald, G Mikko Koskinen, F Zack Kassian, D Duncan Keith
4. Florida Panthers
Last season: 58-18-6 (122 points), lost in second round
Key players added: C Nick Cousins, D Marc Staal, F Matthew Tkachuk, C Colin White
Key players lost: D Ben Chiarot, C Claude Giroux, F Jonathan Huberdeau, LW Mason Marchment
5. New York Rangers
Last season: 52-24-6 (110 points), lost in Eastern Conference finals
Key players added: F Vincent Trocheck, C Ryan Carpenter, G Jaroslav Halak
Key players lost: C Ryan Strome, F Andrew Copp, F Frank Vatrano, F Kevin Rooney, D Justin Braun, D Patrik Nemeth, G Alexandar Georgiev
6. Toronto Maple Leafs
Last season: 54-21-7 (115 points), lost in first round
Key players added: RW Nicolas Aube-Kubel, D Jordie Benn, C Calle Jarnkrok, D Victor Mete, G Matt Murray, G Ilya Samsonov
Key players lost: C Colin Blackwell, G Jack Campbell, RW Ondrej Kase, D Ilya Lyubushkin, RW Ilya Mikheyev, G Petr Mrazek
7. Tampa Bay Lightning
Last season: 51-23-8 (110 points), lost in Stanley Cup Final
Key players added: D Ian Cole, C Vladislav Namestnikov
Key players lost: D Ryan McDonagh, LW Ondrej Palat, D Jan Rutta
8. Calgary Flames
Last season: 50-21-11 (111 points), lost in second round
Key players added: F Jonathan Huberdeau, F Nazem Kadri, F Sonny Milano, F Kevin Rooney, D MacKenzie Weegar
Key players lost: F Johnny Gaudreau, D Erik Gudbranson, F Calle Jarnkrok, F Sean Monahan, F Matthew Tkachuk
9. Minnesota Wild
Last season: 53-22-7 (113 points), lost in first round
Key players added: G Filip Gustavsson, F Nic Petan, F Sam Steel, D Andrej Sustr
Key players lost: F Nick Bjugstad, D Dmitry Kulikov, F Kevin Fiala, G Cam Talbot
10. St. Louis Blues
Last season: 49-22-11 (109 points), lost in second round
Key players added: F Noel Acciari, G Thomas Greiss
Key players lost: F Tyler Bozak, G Ville Husso, F David Perron
11. Pittsburgh Penguins
Last season: 46-25-11 (103 points), lost in first round
Key players added: F Ryan Poehling, F Josh Archibald, D Jeff Petry, D Jan Rutta, D Ty Smith
Key players lost: F Danton Heinen, D Mike Matheson, D John Marino
12. Dallas Stars
Last season: 46-30-6 (98 points), lost in first round
Key players added: D Will Butcher, F Mason Marchment, D Colin Miller
Key players lost: G Braden Holtby, D John Klingberg, F Vladislav Namestnikov, F Alexander Radulov
13. Washington Capitals
Last season: 44-26-12 (100 points), lost in first round
Key players added: F Connor Brown, C Dylan Strome, LW Henrik Borgstrom, D Erik Gustafsson, G Darcy Kuemper, G Charlie Lindgren
Key players lost: D Justin Schultz, G Ilya Samsonov, G Vitek Vanecek
14. Boston Bruins
Last season: 51-26-5 (107 points), lost in first round
Key players added: F David Krejci, C Pavel Zacha
Key players lost: D Josh Brown, C Erik Haula, C Curtis Lazar
15. Vegas Golden Knights
Last season: 43-31-8 (94 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: G Adin Hill, F Phil Kessel
Key players lost: D Dylan Coghlan, F Evgenii Dadonov, F Mattias Janmark, F Max Pacioretty. NOTE: G Robin Lehner is out for the season.
16. Nashville Predators
Last season: 45-30-7 (97 points), lost in first round
Key players added: F John Leonard, G Kevin Lankinen, D Ryan McDonagh, F Nino Niederreiter, F Zach Sanford
Key players lost: D Matt Benning, F Nick Cousins, F Luke Kunin, D Philippe Myers, G David Rittich
17. New York Islanders
Last season: 37-35-10 (84 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: D Alexander Romanov
Key players lost: D Zdeno Chara, D Andy Greene
18. Los Angeles Kings
Last season: 44-27-11 (99 points), lost in first round
Key players added: F Kevin Fiala
Key players lost: F Andreas Athanasiou, F Dustin Brown, D Olli Maatta, D Troy Stecher
19. Ottawa Senators
Last season: 33-42-7 (73 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: LW Alex DeBrincat, C Claude Giroux, G Cam Talbot
Key players lost: RW Connor Brown, G Matt Murray
20. Vancouver Canucks
Last season: 40-30-12 (92 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: F Andrei Kuzmenko, F Curtis Lazar, F Ilya Mikheyev
Key players lost: F Alex Chiasson, G Jaroslav Halak, D Brad Hunt, F Nicolas Petan, F Brandon Sutter
21. Detroit Red Wings
Last season: 32-40-10 (74 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: D Ben Chiarot, C Andrew Copp, G Ville Husso, LW Dominik Kubalik, LW David Perron, D Olli Maatta
Key players lost: G Thomas Greiss, G Calvin Pickard, D Marc Staal
22. Winnipeg Jets
Last season: 39-32-11 (89 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: D Kyle Capobianco, F Sam Gagner, G David Rittich
Key players lost: G Eric Comrie, F Zach Sanford, F Paul Stastny
23. Columbus Blue Jackets
Last season: 37-38-7 (81 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: LW Johnny Gaudreau, D Erik Gudbranson, D David Jiricek, D Denton Mateychuk
Key players lost: None
24. New Jersey Devils
Last season: 27-46-9 (63 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: G Vitek Vanecek, F Ondrej Palat, D John Marino, D Brendan Smith, D Simon Nemec
Key players lost: C Pavel Zacha, D Ty Smith, D P.K. Subban
25. Anaheim Ducks
Last season: 31-37-14 (76 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: D John Klingberg, D Dmitry Kulikov, F Ryan Strome, F Frank Vatrano
Key players lost: F Zach Aston-Reese, F Ryan Getzlaf, F Sonny Milano, F Sam Steel, D Andrej Sustr
26. Buffalo Sabres
Last season: 32-39-11 (75 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: G Craig Anderson, G Eric Comrie, D Ilya Lyubushkin
Key players lost: D Colin Miller, D Mark Pysyk
27. San Jose Sharks
Last season: 32-37-13 (77 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: D Matt Benning, F Luke Kunin, F Oskar Lindblom, D Markus Nutivaara, F Nico Sturm
Key players lost: F Rudolf Balcers, D Brent Burns, F Jonathan Dahlen, G Adin Hill
28. Seattle Kraken
Last season: 27-49-6 (60 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: F Oliver Bjorkstrand, F Andre Burakovsky, G Martin Jones, D Michal Kempny, D Justin Schultz
Key players lost: D Haydn Fleury, F Riley Sheahan, F Victor Rask
29. Montreal Canadiens
Last season: 22-49-11 (55 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: F Kirby Dach, F Evgenii Dadonov, D Mike Matheson, F Rem Pitlick, F Juraj Slafkovsky, F Mitchell Stephens
Key players lost: D Alexander Romanov, F Cedric Paquette, D Jeff Petry, F Tyler Pitlick, F Ryan Poehling
30. Philadelphia Flyers
Last season: 25-46-11 (61 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: LW Nicolas Deslauriers, D Tony DeAngelo, D Justin Braun
Key players lost: G Martin Jones
31. Arizona Coyotes
Last season: 25-50-7 (57 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: D Josh Brown, F Nick Bjugstad, F Zack Kassian, D Patrik Nemeth, D Troy Stecher
Key players lost: D Kyle Capobianco, F Jay Beagle, F Phil Kessel, F Antoine Roussel, D Anton Stralman
32. Chicago Blackhawks
Last season: 28-42-12 (68 points), missed playoffs
Key players added: F Andreas Athanasiou, F Colin Blackwell, F Max Domi, D Jack Johnson
Key players lost: F Alex Debrincat, F Kirby Dach, D Calvin De Haan, D Erik Gustafsson, F Dominik Kubalik, G Kevin Lankinen, F Dylan Strome
That should cover the basics. Let's drop the puck...
Wonder what ScottC thinks about the Montreal goal against Tampa, LOL
CowboyCold still excite, lozen is excite, 5 in a row for Edmonton!
Yep. I was at a NYE party and the game was on in the background. So it was yak yak yak, oh look the Stars scored. Rinse and repeat 8 times.
On another note was looking forward to the Winter Classic. Whatever game but thought the presentation was awful. Way too much white in the background with no fans. Made the Vegas jerseys looked washed out. Even the ice looked yellowish. When they did show the fans, most of those seats looked like they were a mile away.
Haven't caught a Leafs game yet Phil, but with football winding down its on the list.
[QUOTE=philurivey;58398813]Wonder what ScottC thinks about the Montreal goal against Tampa, LOL/QUOTE]
That was hilarious. Play til the whistle boys!
Wonder what ScottC thinks about the Montreal goal against Tampa, LOL
CowboyCold still excite, lozen is excite, 5 in a row for Edmonton!
Edmonton only 3 points out of a wildcard 😁 I just don’t see them having the goaltending to win a cup . Maybe they have a look at the hot goalie in the AHL
I see Toronto winning the cup
The PWHL cup 😬
Alright Phil,
Canadians @ Stars 7:00 pm
Leafs @ Kings 9:30 pm
Hockey night in America. I'll report back with my noob hockey acumen on your team later.
Welp. The Stars game ended up being fun. Down 4-1 with 4 minutes and some change in the 3rd, Stars pull their goalie and score 2 goals with about a minute and a half left. They had 3 legit legit legit chances at tying it up to go to OT. But not to be.
Just one of those games where they had plenty of scoring chances and nothing went in early.
Let's go Leafs!
A difference I've noticed between a winning team and a losing team:
TBL is dominating the Jets. Jets can barely pass the blue-line.
TBL scores the opening goal. The Jets tie it up.
TBL is still dominating the Jets.
Now, every Jets team I've ever watched, TBL scores another goal.
This year's Jets, the Jets manage to weather the TBL assault and slowly start to gain in territorial advantage.
[Listening to the radio's between-period analysis, they mentioned TBL was playing with 5 D-Men, which meant that sustained pressure and long shifts were very taxing for TBL.]
The Jets score and then score again.
It felt really foreign to me, like watching all those decades of losses to the Oilers from the other side.
It seemed really odd to me that Ryan Hartman was fined for high-sticking Perfetti, where as there was no suspension or fine to Ryan Strome for kneeing Kyle Connor.
It turns out Hartman is on tape explaining his reason for giving Perfetti stiches, but that supposedly wasn't why he was fined:
https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/nh....
Something about The Code.
I would love to hear what Strome said. I wonder if the broadcasters have some or all of the bench and ambient mic recordings saved somewhere.
In Formula 1, anything said on the radio is out there. How much would you like to get audio from between the benches?
Whoa! A shutout for the Leafs in LA😮
Same talk and sources as Matthews deal and hearing more good than bad that Nylander deal is getting close, saying 11.25 aav have no idea how and 8 years possibly and hearing they might go with what I said and a signing bonus to front load it.
Oilers one point out of a wildcard spot
Damn they look good
Yep! Didn't want to post my noob review because I didn't know if you may watch on DVR.
Jones made some incredible saves. Leafs had good scoring chances early that got stoned as well. Nylander had a great game. Hope you can keep him. Only other player I know anything about is Domi who the Stars picked up last year for their playoff run. Solid player. Liked him when he was here.
Maybe I luck boxed into watching one of their best efforts of the year, but they looked competent to me. Oh, and Nylander had a sweet empty net goal at the end of the game. Love me some empty netters.
I would say arrow pointing up for this team. I'll try to catch more games and sweat you. Grats on the win!
I was curious on how long the Samsanov contract was and how long the Leaf's may have a similar situation to the OIler's with Campbell . Surprised to see he is a UFA at the end of the year so not that much of a deal.
Jones had a good night from the highlights I saw
I was curious on how long the Samsanov contract was and how long the Leaf's may have a similar situation to the OIler's with Campbell . Surprised to see he is a UFA at the end of the year so not that much of a deal.
Jones had a good night from the highlights I saw
Only 1 year deal for Samsanov.
57 shots and we barely won, yikes.
I don't know what I have to do to get Bruins - Canucks 2 in the finals. But my body would be ready.
Nobody on their roster still left from 2011, right? I think we just have Marchy.
Less than 8 minutes gone in the 1st in the PIT BOS game and its 3-2.
Action I tell ya.
Stars Avalanche in 30 minutes.
contract VGK without adin hill in net, they are garbage.
actually, they probably will be garbage when he comes back. so still contract them.
is lehner never returning to the nhl?
good question. the only talk I've heard around here is that he is still "rehabbing". Not sure the last time I saw him make a public appearance for VGK.
The crazy thing is that I think he would actually wake this zombie team up if he he'd start a game in January.
The current Wild team is pathetic. Watched the game last night and even a Lightning team with 3 starting defensemen out, Wild had zero chance. I'm OK with the Hartman play too btw.
