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
It's a weird year so far, man, for both our teams. We were so good last year at pp and defense, and this year is a trainwreck.
Mindblown, we lead the NHL in goals scored, but also almost in the lead for giving up goals, supposedly.
Its weird with the Oilers of course Ill always jump on the bandwagon but find myself more a fan of Vegas . The oilers have made two cup runs with lackluster goaltending but when you have two of the best players in the game you can get past that. I think they were the best in the first run and not as good last year.
I find this team to have been mismanaged the day Katz bought them . I call it the Kevin Lowe curse . This team had three first rounders and has just under achieved
Last nights game I thought Mcdavid single handed won the game. The spin move and back hand goal was mind boggling . Though Skinner 19 shots and 15 saves . Bouchard benched in the first
I could go over all the blunder moves they have made but I just can't see them getting to the final this year. They may not make it out of the first round
Same thing again this game! I don't know what is going on, they are tired of Berube? Pissed about Matthews being C, Front office that has gone missing.
Joe Velano sux. Monty, thanks bud. .850 season save percentage on the year or something... Primeau flashbacks.
i think it's karma me taking joy in leafs struggles. ok, if i dont watch steve dangle and leaf loss highlights, habs will have continue to have a nice year. i hope they both make the playoffs and we get a series between the 2, would be epic.
Chin up, can't win 'em all.
Joe Velano sux. Monty, thanks bud. .850 season save percentage on the year or something... Primeau flashbacks.
54th out of 54 goalies w/min 5 games played in Goals Saved Above Expected Per 90. Is that bad?
Dobes is 6th btw and was 5th last year.
This performance was coming by the Habs though. They've played the easiest schedule of anyone in the East and advanced stats have placed them around 22nd best overall in terms of performances. Mostly just benefitting from red hot shooting % of 15.3 (2nd is 13.7%). Is that sustainable? Well...no. Not unless they're the greatest shooting team in NHL history. 12.6% and 12% led the NHL the past 2 seasons.
I guess you could argue they've been a bit unlucky with Monty being so bad, but I think even if he's playing well, his ceiling is probably 20th best goalie in the league. Time to switch to Dobby and hope it spurs the team on to playing better.
My first ever Centre Bell game was vs. LA and they throttled the Habs 6-0. Habs are now like 0-8-1 last 9 vs LA. I guess payback for 1993 Stanley Cup.
I think they have been lucky too. They are sort of built for OT, so that does help the regular season results. Small, fast, skilled guys in open ice sort of thing. Though they lost their last couple of games that were tied in regulation. Won a bunch before that.
Demidov gaining experience and getting moved recently to PP1 is something that will help habs improve. He also is getting very few minutes for his production. He will gain Marty's trust and get more minutes, again another spot where it's easy to see potential improvement.
Though it's true some guys been on huge heaters. That kid center...Oliver Kapenen. Been lucky with shooting %. Seems like a good two way bottom 6 guy though. Like a keeper, just not a guy to center Demidov, though they are getting away with it now as he is finishing. As is Newhook for the first time in his life on the other wing, opposite Demidov.
Maybe just play Monty on back to backs and just see what Dobes can do with the pressure of being not just number 1, which he has to be now, but an old school workhorse. They can't bring up top G prospect Fowler, he's just a kid out of NCAA. They have another guy in Laval, a vet with NHL experience, but I say limit Monty, try to ride Dobes, and hope Monty can figure things out. He has been. one could argue, better than average the last 3 years getting bombarded night after night. So, I think he can do it, but maybe not, maybe he just doesn't have it anymore.
Good timing, as I think Leafs players want to get in the ring with each other right now.
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Agreed with everything you said.
I think they have been lucky too. They are sort of built for OT, so that does help the regular season results. Small, fast, skilled guys in open ice sort of thing.
It's fun to watch, but you have to wonder what will happen in the playoffs again once the officials swallow the whistle and physicality ramps up.
Demidov gaining experience and getting moved recently to PP1 is something that will help habs improve. He also is getting very few minutes for his production. He will gain Marty's trust and get more minutes, again another spot where it's easy to see potential improvement.
PP has been crushing since Demidov moved to PP1. Now top 5 in the league and that should be sustainable. Laine mostly sucks, but would be a nice addition to PP2 to make them a bit more dangerous too.
Maybe just play Monty on back to backs and just see what Dobes can do with the pressure of being not just number 1, which he has to be now, but an old school workhorse.
Dobes was crying after his first loss, saying he let the team down. It's great that he has that passion, but maybe MSL is hesitant to tell him he's the guy and lump all the pressure on top of him if he doesn't yet have the killer mentality. It would be nice if Monty could continue to carry a lot of the load, but if he's gonna be this terrible then there may be no other choice.
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I see new post indicators on the "front page" of SE, and yesterday it was the same thing with another poster seemingly posting in the NHL thread, but I can't see it.
Maybe just play Monty on back to backs and just see what Dobes can do with the pressure of being not just number 1, which he has to be now, but an old school workhorse. They can't bring up top G prospect Fowler, he's just a kid out of NCAA. They have another guy in Laval, a vet with NHL experience, but I say limit Monty, try to ride Dobes, and hope Monty can figure things out. He has been. one could argue, better than average the last 3 years getting bombarded night after night. So, I think he can do it, but maybe not, maybe he just doesn't have it anymore.
Great challenge by the Oilers on that goal with 30 seconds left to avoid the loss than win in Ovedrtime
when weird things happen on the computer it enters my head someone is hacking me...probably guilt from...sometimes when the wife is asleep i get on the computer and oh forget i said that. umm
Tage Thompson for M. Hage. Tage for Hage. Who says no! Michael Hage is tearing up (wait is that how you spell that or is that like crying...ok googled it's the same. knew it all along... ) tearing up the NCAA. But, they got him at wing, they are not sure if he is a center... or is it Centre, seen that too. Nah, that's just French spelling not official ice hockey spelling imo.
Anyways, credible reporting (seriously here) says Habs are contacting Sabres regarding Tage Thompson. Makes sense, but a lot of teams would want that guy. Vancouver. A lot of teams. But Sabres are allegedly saying "not available at this time". I know, bs hockey rumors. or is it...Rumours...think that is like British spelling.
I like Hage though, and for good reason he is a Habs fan favorite already. Had some real challenges with his dad passing.
The kid in Russia, Habs traded up in second round to get this guy. Alexander Zharovsky , has been impressive in the KHL with 12 points in 12 games.
Great challenge by the Oilers on that goal with 30 seconds left to avoid the loss than win in Ovedrtime
That was shaping up as the most Oilers loss of Oilers losses:
1) Come out ok
2) Score a goal and really turn it on - outshot Philly something like 15-0 from 10:00 first period to 10:00 second period but couldn't score
3) Skinner and Nurse conspire to let in a simple point shot; Nurse stands beside his guy in front doing nothing, then drops to one knee to ensure maximum screen of Skinner
4) Oilers allow a last second goal and lose
Very fortunate that Tippett was a toenail offside.
Great challenge by the Oilers on that goal with 30 seconds left to avoid the loss than win in Ovedrtime
I was so confused by this. I saw on score app that Sanheim scored with 20 seconds left and was like well that sucks for Oilers, gg.
Then I went to play tennis. Was watching highlights after tennis and saw a 2-1 Oilers final score and was so confused about what simulation I was living in. It was very weird. Thought I somehow ended up on a different path in the space time continuum.
The Stars are 4-0-1 in their last 5 games in which they have fallen behind by 2 goals to nothing.
Exciting hockey, but no way to make a living.
lol habs
One score game...
Now both Habs goalies suck, so that's great!
Funnily enough, 52% deserved to win for Habs in that one, so not even a bad performance.
