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
So skinner gives away the first game and Bouchard gives away last nights game.
I really do not see Bouchard on the Olympic Team
Typical Oilers start
Rumor around Kings land is Kempe is close to signing a big deal.
We are about 5 months from the general realization that the Kings need another rebuild. Hopefully Denault and Doughty(with retention) get a return at the deadline. Kopi probably doesn't move and exits to Slovenia.
Of course Kings will insist they are 'contenders' and take on more bad contracts
Do you think they are a better team than last year? I look at the Leafs and Oilers and see no improvement
The Oilers? No they aren't a better team than last year. They'll go as far as Mcdavid and Leon can carry them. Hard to improve when you have Skinner, Nurse and Bouchard anchoring your back end.
Leafs are neutral, all depends on how big of a step Knies and the young players take.
Time for some hockey season Fun Facts:
What team holds the regular season wins record over the last 30 years?
Spoiler
1. Dallas Stars - 1221 wins
2. Colorado Avalanche - 1214 wins
3. Detroit Red Wings - 1208 wins
No other team has more than 1200 wins.
And the Stars have only had 1 losing season in the last 28 years coming in 2016-2017 season at 34-37-11. Although they were 22-22-4 in the strike shortened season of 2012-2013, but not a losing record.
I would boo that, but he bought a hockey card from me, lol.
Habs rolling
is it the stars?
otherwise i'd probably say the devils or avs or lightning or something idk
Woot!
Tavares with point number 500 with the Leafs!
I don't know what Malkin did in the offseason, blood transfusions, adrenachrome drip in the locker room, etc....but whatever it is it's working. He hasn't skated like this since the back to back cups.
Rough night for most of our teams.
bouchard was like 4th in the league among dmen last season with 57.91% 5v5 xg. this season his xg is 57.24%
he is firmly in "the pettersson zone" with these narratives about him lately. is he perfect? obviously not. but he's a really good puck-mover, who yes benefits from playing a significant amount of time with mcdrai, though they also benefit from playing with him and ekholm.
anyway, i can't wait until he's left off the olympic team for no reason in favour of some good rep bum who hasn't been any good in 5+ years
re: olympics
bouchard 57.91% xg
pelech 55.94%
makar 55.76%
morrissey 55.68%
burns 55.53%
spurgeon 54.82%
ekblad 54.58%
dobson 54.25%
harley 53.94%
toews 53.76%
theodore 52.79%
pietrangelo 52.74%
hamilton 52.58%
who'd i miss?
are 7-8 of these guys better than bouchard? idk
bouchard was like 4th in the league among dmen last season with 57.91% 5v5 xg. this season his xg is 57.24% he is firmly in "the pettersson zone" with these narratives about him lately. is he perfect? obviously not. but he's a really good puck-mover, who yes benefits from playing a significant amount of time with mcdrai, though they also benefit from playing with him and ekholm
re: olympics
bouchard 57.91% xg
pelech 55.94%
makar 55.76%
morrissey 55.68%
burns 55.53%
spurgeon 54.82%
ekblad 54.58%
dobson 54.25%
harley 53.94%
toews 53.76%
theodore 52.79%
pietrangelo 52.74%
hamilton 52.58%
who'd i miss?
are 7-8 of these guys better than bouchard? idk
Oh no question Bouchard is a offensive weapon the problem is on defense. Its an early sample size on the Oilers. Lets wait till we have 20 games under our belt
re: olympics
bouchard 57.91% xg
pelech 55.94%
makar 55.76%
morrissey 55.68%
burns 55.53%
spurgeon 54.82%
ekblad 54.58%
dobson 54.25%
harley 53.94%
toews 53.76%
theodore 52.79%
pietrangelo 52.74%
hamilton 52.58%
who'd i miss?
are 7-8 of these guys better than bouchard? idk
Pietrangelo definitely won’t be there.
It's been 2 games of penalty killing. Ridiculous.
