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
official take: The Oilers are coming all the way back...
Florida gotta be nervous now
McDavid last two games wow
Mcdavid winning the Conn
Hopefully the Panthers can take this like LA did against NJ in 6 after winning the first 3 in 2012…but if it goes 7, then I have no real hope.
Goalie market just got set. I like it.
Helps this Linus trade
Flames finally moved Markstrom. Solid trade for both teams. Unreal how Conroy just continues to move out old players for picks and young players with potential. His moves have been greatly under rated so far.
I won’t go so far as to say Edmonton is coming all the way back and shipping in 7 but I will say this:
1. This is going 7
2. McDavid is the undisputed conn smythe
3. Game 7 is going to be ****ing fire
It better go 7 because,
1) I want Oilers
2) I have to leave after the first period of game 6. I hate watching recorded, but I'll try to do it. Strong possibility will be spoiled anyways.
3) Game 7 of SCF is fire
I'm calling OT game 7
Posting to bump at epic moment
Speaking of the Kings, they just traded Dubois to the Capitals for Kuemper
i guess the capfriendly guy didn't scope that dubios is signed for $8.5m until 2031 uh2ci
Are the Caps aware they're allowed to look at capfriendly before they've officially purchased it?
Oh, Markstrom to NJ too? I take one nap and half the league is getting dealt
Rangers got off the hook for the Goodrow deal too. Must be nice
i was even gonna say that the rag$ should shop goodrow around and see if anyone is willing to take that contract because he shot 40% in the playoffs, but didn't bother because i didn't think any gms were that dumb anymore ... and then the sharks took him for free on waivers smdh
lmao chokez
Pretty weird that the Sharks wouldn't just let him get bought out, but I guess they couldn't risk someone else claiming dat LEADERSHIP
It seems plenty of fans of playoff teams are heartbroken they're not getting this POSTSEASON WARRIOR. Lots of strides have been made over the last decade+, but an absolutely puzzling amount of people still believe that there's a bunch of plugs out there that reliably turn into stars in the playoffs and vice versa
game 5, 5v5 xg: 78% panthers
score & venue adjusted xg: 74% panthers (2.34 - 0.84)
another bizarre game; the panthers dominated at 5v5, but the oilers dominated special teams where they won by a score of 3-0, buoyed by their 2nd short-handed goal of the series. bob was once again bad, allowing 4 goals on ~1.57 expected, while skinner was once again good enough.
best oilers xg: bouchard 59%, ekholm 54%, foegele 48%, draisaitl 38%, mcleod 34%
worst oilers xg: broberg 6%, holloway 6%, nugent-hopkins 11%, janmark 13%, nurse 14%
bouchard and ekholm back leading the way, but most everyone else got crushed at 5v5. gonna be wild if the loilers pull this off with so many guys doing nothing. not much to say, they got a lead and it held, stole one they needed.
best panthers xg: tkachuk 88%, tarasenko 87%, rodrigues 87% bennett 86%, lundell 83%
worst panthers xg: okposo 20%, stenlund 29%, lomberg 35%, barkov 53%, verhaeghe 55%
most everyone was good, the 4th line remains woat. at least they played lomberg as i suggested, he was best of the bunch last night. the oilers also scored on a powerplay that the 4th line gifted them; their minutes remain low, but they should be ~0.
Oh, Markstrom to NJ too? I take one nap and half the league is getting dealt
Rangers got off the hook for the Goodrow deal too. Must be nice
[QUOTE=philurivey;58603829]Hockey might be coming to an end but hang on to your hats as it could get wild the next 2 weeks with the deadline approaching.
I gave ya's the heads up. 😉
Cousins in for Okposo. Kane is a gametime decision.
Penguins resign Neddy for 2.5 per…does this mean they’ll be trying to get rid of Jarry? I sure hope so.
In case anyone is wondering why the Leafs have not done anything yet is cause they like to do everything last minute! ARGH!!! Drives me insane. Like you have lots to do this year like get going on some of this.
Bertuzzi talks are progressing on some issues but I think the aav and term are sticklers.