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goldrush
Sep 27, 2005

~~~No Worries~~~
https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1477336601835487236?t=ZVJ-bwFEyI-0KeBFYbH-uQ&s=19

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EL BROMANCE
Jun 10, 2006

COWABUNGA DUDES!
🥷🐢😬



Oh wow, I heard that happened on a reality tv show or something too. Someone spotted it and got in contact with a diagnosis. I hope he finds her!

TITTIEKISSER69
Mar 19, 2005

SAVE THE BEES
PLANT MORE TREES
CLEAN THE SEAS
KISS TITTIESS




^holy poo poo^

HookShot posted:

Like, sure, there are players like that guy from Edmonton whose name I forgot who scored 8 goals in a game once and that might be a record

I think that was Sam Gagner?

Duckman2008
Jan 6, 2010

TFW you see Flyers goaltending.
Grimey Drawer

HookShot posted:

If you count scoring 20 goals a season for 19 seasons in the NHL as mediocre then my dude you need to re-adjust your frame of thinking. He isn't the best at anything, sure besides (until yesterday) scoring powerplay goals, but being a consistent 200-goal guy in the NHL for literal decades is not a small feat and it's not something a mediocre player can do.

If his name was Kyle you would have a different opinion.

EL BROMANCE
Jun 10, 2006

COWABUNGA DUDES!
🥷🐢😬



They found the lady already, internet works fast.

https://imgur.com/a/wak0ntZ

CBJSprague24
Dec 5, 2010

another game at nationwide arena. everybody keeps asking me if they can fuck the cannon. buddy, they don't even let me fuck it

Both Antti Raanta and Daniil Tarasov have been pulled from CAR/CBJ for unknown reasons. Andersen went in to start the 2nd and Elvis at the start of the 3rd. :iiam:

Zat
Jan 16, 2008

CBJSprague24 posted:

Both Antti Raanta and Daniil Tarasov have been pulled from CAR/CBJ for unknown reasons. Andersen went in to start the 2nd and Elvis at the start of the 3rd. :iiam:

I don't think Raanta is much of a mystery after allowing 3 goals on 9 shots in the first. Not that he played too badly but it's a pretty normal reaction by coaches.

As for Tarasov:

https://twitter.com/Aportzline/status/1477369744311341061

CBJSprague24
Dec 5, 2010

another game at nationwide arena. everybody keeps asking me if they can fuck the cannon. buddy, they don't even let me fuck it

quote:

“We had this term, the ‘Lars bar,'” Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said. “Nobody seemed to get over the ‘Lars bar.’ The more and more we thought about it, everything we know about the man and his passion for the game, his work ethic, his attention to detail, his communication skills … we thought he was the best choice for us.

-Blew a 3-0 lead in the third against Seattle and somehow won in OT.
-Blew a 3-0 lead in regulation against Vancouver.
-Blew a 4-0 lead to trail 6-4 against Carolina.

The Lars Bar is like a Mars Bar: it's firm until it gets hot, at which point becomes a gooey mess reminiscent of "Hot chocolate, high velocity".

Zat posted:

I don't think Raanta is much of a mystery after allowing 3 goals on 9 shots in the first. Not that he played too badly but it's a pretty normal reaction by coaches.

As for Tarasov:

https://twitter.com/Aportzline/status/1477369744311341061

They later said on the CBJ broadcast Raanta looked hurt during one of the TV timeouts, which might've explained why he allowed 3 on 9.

Pungry
Feb 26, 2011

JUST PICK ONE. ANY ONE.
Antti Raanta hurt? No way.

Ginette Reno
Nov 18, 2006

How Doers get more done
Fun Shoe
I feel like it's been a year since the Pens played hockey.

rex rabidorum vires
Mar 26, 2007

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Ginette Reno posted:

I feel like it's been a year since the Pens played hockey.

Not quite as long as Toronto, but nearly. Upside is Geno will be back soon and Sid probably has been doing whatever insane things he does so hopefully his wrist is a bit stronger.

Nissin Cup Nudist
Sep 3, 2011

Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land




HookShot posted:

You don't get to be the literal all-time league leader in powerplay goals without being a good player.

Like, sure, there are players like that guy from Edmonton whose name I forgot who scored 8 goals in a game once and that might be a record, but it's a dumb fluke record. Scoring 274 powerplay goals over a whole career is not a fluke record.

Only took 400 more games to pass Brett Hull for that

WeaponX
Jul 28, 2008



Noted reformed player Brad Marchand is up to his usual bullshit again

https://twitter.com/EHClothing/status/1477389978028191760?s=20

Levitate
Sep 30, 2005

randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENIÈRE IN ME

WeaponX posted:

Noted reformed player Brad Marchand is up to his usual bullshit again

https://twitter.com/EHClothing/status/1477389978028191760?s=20

That’s fairly usual scrum stuff but gently caress Marchand anyways

WeaponX
Jul 28, 2008



Levitate posted:

That’s fairly usual scrum stuff but gently caress Marchand anyways

Specifically targeting a guys neck (again) with your stick is not what I’d categorize as usual scrum stuff. But agreed gently caress Marchand.

Hand Knit
Oct 24, 2005

Beer Loses more than a game Sunday ...
We lost our Captain, our Teammate, our Friend Kelly Calabro...
Rest in Peace my friend you will be greatly missed..
anyway, it is a whole new year and someone should chop a new thread together.

The Dirty Burger
Aug 24, 2007

1st team all star
+
2nd degree manslaughter
=
3rd world clothing line
Losing Logan Brown for nothing is par for the course as a Sens fan, but I legitimately believe the organization does not employ pro scouts because anybody who watches more than a game or 2 of Zack Sanford knows he is worth less than an empty roster spot

ImplicitAssembler
Jan 24, 2013

Levitate posted:

That’s fairly usual scrum stuff but gently caress Marchand anyways

At least I wont have to cheer for him at the Olympics this year.

Mike_V
Jul 31, 2004

3/18/2023: Day of the Dorks

The Dirty Burger posted:

Losing Logan Brown for nothing is par for the course as a Sens fan, but I legitimately believe the organization does not employ pro scouts because anybody who watches more than a game or 2 of Zack Sanford knows he is worth less than an empty roster spot

Yeah. Logan Brown has been playing at a satisfactory third line level so far, I wonder what was wrong in Ottawa for him

Duckman2008
Jan 6, 2010

TFW you see Flyers goaltending.
Grimey Drawer

Mike_V posted:

Yeah. Logan Brown has been playing at a satisfactory third line level so far, I wonder what was wrong in Ottawa for him

….he was playing in Ottawa ?

Koopa Kid
Aug 21, 2007



I know the Sens are bad but the game tonight was really something else, that team sucks to an impressive degree

Duckman2008
Jan 6, 2010

TFW you see Flyers goaltending.
Grimey Drawer

Koopa Kid posted:

I know the Sens are bad but the game tonight was really something else, that team sucks to an impressive degree

Actually, I’ve been told by a source that this is their year to compete.

goldrush
Sep 27, 2005

~~~No Worries~~~

EL BROMANCE posted:

They found the lady already, internet works fast.

https://imgur.com/a/wak0ntZ

Pretty cool story, here's a good article and interview:

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports...witter#comments

https://twitter.com/ryan_s_clark/status/1477484278527131648?t=mC1NUjpIrJKQUk0qYe5lHA&s=19

goldrush fucked around with this message at 04:40 on Jan 2, 2022

fisting by many
Dec 25, 2009




Holy poo poo

I'll always appreciate Brian for bringing in the Grey Cup back when I was a little kid and he was working with the Lions. Wish I had the photo, but I distinctly remember the Cup being absolutely beat to poo poo and dented everywhere. I guess it wasn't surprising that it broke the next time the Lions won it. But it was very cool! Glad he is doing alright now.

triple sulk
Sep 17, 2014



The Philadelphia Flyers are dogshit garbage.

seiferguy
Jun 9, 2005

FLAWED
INTUITION



Toilet Rascal
https://twitter.com/Marisa_Ingemi/status/1477476865795186688?t=-0UY1EPjD2psqa8tpKVGWA&s=19

We got an organist, at least to compensate for our garbage rear end team.

Mike Works
Feb 26, 2003
My favorite cut off TSN headline in a while

Derpies
Mar 11, 2014

by sebmojo

Chad Sexington posted:

Their PP has been kind of impressively bad this season. You can hang a lot of it on having Backstrom and Oshie out so much, but their setup has too few new wrinkles for how long they've been using it.

e: Having said that, I'll take being a top 5 team at 5v5 any day. If the playoffs do end up happening, special teams is kind of ancillary. (Would be rad if the goaltending was better though.)

Blaine is apparently also in charge of Face Offs which the Caps are loving terrible at too which makes me think he is just dead weight being held onto for ??? reasons. I'll take the 5 on 5 scoring any day of course but no reason the powerplay should be anywhere sub 20 percent with the talent the Caps have.

Chad Sexington
May 26, 2005

I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Derpies posted:

Blaine is apparently also in charge of Face Offs which the Caps are loving terrible at too which makes me think he is just dead weight being held onto for ??? reasons. I'll take the 5 on 5 scoring any day of course but no reason the powerplay should be anywhere sub 20 percent with the talent the Caps have.

Yikes, yeah they've been at ~45% for several of the last few seasons. Last good faceoff taker they had was Beagle.

rex rabidorum vires
Mar 26, 2007

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I'm interested in whether JFresh or Micah are still holding onto 'goaltending' being the problem in Seattle. Over the last 20 games SEA have had a positive xGF 4 times. 3 out of 4 of their positive xGF results are 20, 19, and 17 games ago. The Flyers game is the most recent and Seattle lost that one. And it isn't just that Seattle are slightly below coinflips they're posting some really bad results. If teams weren't up to date on Hakstol's deficiencies, they absolutely are now.

I continue to shake my head at everyone involved in this. Just an incredible job.

Good soup!
Nov 2, 2010

https://twitter.com/BroadStBull/status/1477633425217568773?t=NjP05331QLjMaL8Ui8JMdg&s=19

Wasn't it Sam that did that lovely article about Hart's mental health

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Good soup! posted:

https://twitter.com/BroadStBull/status/1477633425217568773?t=NjP05331QLjMaL8Ui8JMdg&s=19

Wasn't it Sam that did that lovely article about Hart's mental health

That’s him! He’s been awful for a long while

Derpies
Mar 11, 2014

by sebmojo

Chad Sexington posted:

Yikes, yeah they've been at ~45% for several of the last few seasons. Last good faceoff taker they had was Beagle.

It’s been a pretty glaring flaw. For a while last year they had hired Michael Peca to be a face off specialist but he left for a different job so it’s back to Blaine to ruin.

Paracaidas
Sep 24, 2016
Consistently Tedious!
NHL decides to ignore COVID to host the Winter Classic but hey, at least it's outdoors so fans will be safer, right?

Who could have guessed that Minnesota would be cold as gently caress in primetime on New Years Day? Due to the utterly unforeseeable circumstances of Minnesota being chilly and the Wild being lovely after playing one game in the prior two weeks, things went well:
https://mobile.twitter.com/RussoHockey/status/1477466393985658883

sounds super healthy posted:

After a sloppy first period in which they were fortunate to escape tied, the Wild were so bad during a nightmarish five-goal second period that many fans thought it would be wiser to seek refuge in the toastier confines of smelly, soggy restrooms, under heat lamps pressed together in the concourses and, probably, inside surrounding bars drowning their sorrows.
In defense of the fans who stayed after that atrocious 2nd period, explaining sunk costs to a Minnesotan in winter is tough. Given the ice and whatnot.

The Dirty Burger
Aug 24, 2007

1st team all star
+
2nd degree manslaughter
=
3rd world clothing line

Paracaidas posted:

NHL decides to ignore COVID to host the Winter Classic but hey, at least it's outdoors so fans will be safer, right?

Who could have guessed that Minnesota would be cold as gently caress in primetime on New Years Day? Due to the utterly unforeseeable circumstances of Minnesota being chilly and the Wild being lovely after playing one game in the prior two weeks, things went well:
https://mobile.twitter.com/RussoHockey/status/1477466393985658883

In defense of the fans who stayed after that atrocious 2nd period, explaining sunk costs to a Minnesotan in winter is tough. Given the ice and whatnot.

The Winter Classic is a cool novelty, but paying hundreds of dollars to sit outside for three hours in -25 to watch hockey from very far away sounds like a horrible experience

Eric the Mauve
May 8, 2012

Making you happy for a buck since 199X
It's just that you can say you were there. It's a neat venue to take two hundred selfies to plaster all over instagram. But of course even that element is cheapened when they have more of them every year.

It's fundamentally a TV event.

triple sulk
Sep 17, 2014



carchidi is a hack and hopefully he fucks off forever

AsInHowe
Jan 11, 2007

red winged angel
I was at the Winter Classic last night, it was fun as always, but absolutely frigid.

Jhet
Jun 3, 2013

The Dirty Burger posted:

The Winter Classic is a cool novelty, but paying hundreds of dollars to sit outside for three hours in -25 to watch hockey from very far away sounds like a horrible experience

If it wasn’t COVID we would have traveled for that game. Playing hockey outdoors in Minnesota in -10 is just called winter and they’ll be outdoors for high school Hockey Day Minnesota on Jan 22 in Mankato. The coldest they’ve done there was -26 in Bemidji. It’s horrible because you’re in a baseball stadium and too far away to see anyway.

I can’t believe people are still leaving before the third though with the Wild this season. A number of times they’ve left it really late and it’s been (for lack of a better word) wild.

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Weaponized Autism
Mar 26, 2006

All aboard the Gravy train!
Hair Elf
Panarin out today, put on COVID-protocol :argh:

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