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Koopa Kid
Aug 21, 2007



Speculation that Josh Ho-Sang may be called up to be the Leafs weird 4th line PP specialist now that Spezza's getting suspended, I am very excited for him to make one play and have all of Leafs fandom become insufferable with takes

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Powershift
Nov 23, 2009


Koopa Kid posted:

Speculation that Josh Ho-Sang may be called up to be the Leafs weird 4th line PP specialist now that Spezza's getting suspended, I am very excited for him to make one play and have all of Leafs fandom become insufferable with takes

How does that work? Leafs are over the cap and he doesn't have a pro contract. DOPS suspensions still count against the cap.

Precambrian Video Games
Aug 19, 2002



Powershift posted:

How does that work? Leafs are over the cap and he doesn't have a pro contract. DOPS suspensions still count against the cap.

Sandin is almost certainly out for a month if not more. They'll probably make other roster moves too.

It is kind of funny that Dermott didn't play last night and the remaining slow rear end D got torched repeatedly but I guess that problem is also being solved.

goldrush
Sep 27, 2005

~~~No Worries~~~
I feel as though FAS manifested the literal dog poo poo ending up on the flyers logo today

what a world

triple sulk
Sep 17, 2014



goldrush posted:

I feel as though FAS manifested the literal dog poo poo ending up on the flyers logo today

what a world

I am an extremely powerful poster

one time I made the president of the united states give an press conference solely through the power of my posting

pseudodragon
Jun 16, 2007


eXXon posted:

Sandin is almost certainly out for a month if not more. They'll probably make other roster moves too.

It is kind of funny that Dermott didn't play last night and the remaining slow rear end D got torched repeatedly but I guess that problem is also being solved.

Even if Sandin somehow isn’t broken, cap is fine until Mrazek comes off ltir. They don’t have any b2bs until the 19th (6 games) so if Mrazak “needs another week” they can do whatever with minimum level salaries until Spezza is back.

pseudodragon fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Dec 6, 2021

rex rabidorum vires
Mar 26, 2007

KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN KASPERI KAPANEN

Koopa Kid posted:

Speculation that Josh Ho-Sang may be called up to be the Leafs weird 4th line PP specialist now that Spezza's getting suspended, I am very excited for him to make one play and have all of Leafs fandom become insufferable with takes

13 pts in 15 games with 9 being goals....though 3 of those are with the man advantage. I hope he looks good otherwise there are a few posts I wrote that might look silly!

Koopa Kid
Aug 21, 2007



Obviously contingent on Ho-Sang signing a league-min deal which he would obviously jump at the chance to do


Also mildly unrelated but I saw this go down in my timeline last night and this summary is 100% accurate:

https://twitter.com/sleepenbaker/status/1467939191820623875?s=20

Otis Reddit
Nov 14, 2006
i hope he kicks butt

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


https://twitter.com/canucksprayoffs/status/1467940435955896320

I love every single Boudreau story

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004



Boudreau owns

Zodijackylite
Oct 18, 2005

hello bonjour, en francais we call the bread man l'homme de pain, because pain means bread and we're going to see a lot of pain this year and every nyrfan is looking forward to it and hey tony, can you wait until after my postgame interview to get on your phone? i thought you quit twitter...

CBJSprague24 posted:

In spite of The Athletic's more "national" guys becoming more smug and tainting the brand, it's coverage like this:

...that keeps me reading the local guys. :laffo:

https://theathletic.com/2998186/2021/12/05/blue-jackets-sunday-gathering-jared-boll-moves-behind-the-bench-a-tale-of-two-tarasovs-and-more/

Portzline is the best beat reporter in the business, I like reading CBJ coverage just because he's so good and always had great stories since he knows and has the trust of everyone in that organization.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jBXpj8j34s

"If you want it, don't just THINK you want it! Go out and FUCKIN want it!"

It's like a TED talk that doesn't suck. I love this man.

Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

Zodijackylite posted:

Portzline is the best beat reporter in the business, I like reading CBJ coverage just because he's so good and always had great stories since he knows and has the trust of everyone in that organization.

When you open as wide as he does for them they’ll tell you anything.

goldrush
Sep 27, 2005

~~~No Worries~~~
https://twitter.com/ArizonaCoyotes/status/1467974589154086912?t=2QdcBVPJIvKZ37_boiXEXA&s=19

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Pionik got 2 games

Precambrian Video Games
Aug 19, 2002



DJExile posted:

Pionik got 2 games

That's two-to-infinity times more than I expected, but it also means Spezza's likely to get 3-4. He should have known better and made a safer play like slewfooting Pionk.

Meanwhile, Sandin is apparently out 2-3 weeks, which is considerably less than I expected.

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


I laughed out loud when I read this just now and, though Larsen has done well so far, man, I wanted Bruce.

Koopa Kid
Aug 21, 2007



The Spezza hit reminds me of the Kadri suspension in the first Boston series because it’s absolutely a revenge-motivated move to light a guy up but the guy also falls, so instead of a common bit of hockey violence that may or may not be called it became attempted murder.

But Pionk also took a run at Marner after he scored an empty netter last season so gently caress that guy, if you’re always “late” or “just missing” dangerous open ice checks then you shouldn’t make them

Jhet
Jun 3, 2013

CBJSprague24 posted:

I laughed out loud when I read this just now and, though Larsen has done well so far, man, I wanted Bruce.

He really is a card. I love his interviews.

They won that game too. Goals from... Parise, Suter, and Zucker. That's only three years ago, but it feels like 6 seasons.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


DJExile posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jBXpj8j34s

"If you want it, don't just THINK you want it! Go out and FUCKIN want it!"

It's like a TED talk that doesn't suck. I love this man.

:allears:

Troy Queef
Jan 12, 2013




Bruce Boudreau hired around Christmas?

Now I want some Haagen-Daaz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHcSqBzBGbs

Wippersnapper
Nov 1, 2003

Stealing your favourite hockey teams
...in spirit.
It’s going to feel so weird hoping for the Canucks to win without worrying every win would make ownership decide to keep management in place. I’m so excited to enjoy hockey again.

Duck Rodgers
Oct 9, 2012

Koopa Kid posted:

The Spezza hit reminds me of the Kadri suspension in the first Boston series because it’s absolutely a revenge-motivated move to light a guy up but the guy also falls, so instead of a common bit of hockey violence that may or may not be called it became attempted murder.

But Pionk also took a run at Marner after he scored an empty netter last season so gently caress that guy, if you’re always “late” or “just missing” dangerous open ice checks then you shouldn’t make them

Pionk was fully down on one knee with no stick when spezza lined up the hit. He wasn't falling he was trying to play the puck out with his hand. The best that could have happened was an elbow to the head

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k

Good for him. I think I still have a black Stars Erikson jersey.

Cocaine Bear
Nov 4, 2011

ACAB

Starsfan posted:

https://twitter.com/MDeFranks/status/1467880125308051459

Almost not really worth posting in this thread with all the news going on, but big Ben is going to get some game action in for the first time in around 18 months!

This is kind of a surprise, most Dallas fans were assuming his career was effectively over. It kind of screws up the team's cap picture if he re-joins the active roster, so they will be forced to make some trades to dump salary if they determine he can play at the NHL level.

Just anything in their power to not play Jake.

And to be fair, this absolutely has to stop!:




E: to be clear I wish big Ben all the best and it's cool he's gonna try to play a few more before hanging it up. Just gently caress nill for doing everything he can to only play old men.

Koopa Kid
Aug 21, 2007



Duck Rodgers posted:

Pionk was fully down on one knee with no stick when spezza lined up the hit. He wasn't falling he was trying to play the puck out with his hand. The best that could have happened was an elbow to the head

I think the swiping motion when he goes for the puck and how it twists him around is what takes Spezza’s contact from “obviously bad idea” to “out of control monster.” I’m not defending Spezza’s decision making out there, he should never have gone for it, but there is a tipping point where maybe he could have shoved or fallen on him to instant suspension that happens in the sequence.

e: Also I should be clear, Spezza should be suspended and he should be suspended longer than Pionk, imo

Eric the Mauve
May 8, 2012

Making you happy for a buck since 199X

Cocaine Bear posted:

E: to be clear I wish big Ben all the best and it's cool he's gonna try to play a few more before hanging it up. Just gently caress nill for doing everything he can to only play old men.

Sometimes it seems like the Stars really are actively seeking every possible opportunity to get older.

fermun
Nov 4, 2009
edit: whoops, thought this was GDT. Here's a Makar goal that you should see anyhow.
https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1468023331106525185

fermun fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Dec 7, 2021

Kilza
Oct 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/LLysowski/status/1467875525754556424

Rasmus Ristolainen: Coach Killer

fisting by many
Dec 25, 2009




The one somewhat charitable thing I can say about Canucks' management and ownership is that they are concerned about tarnishing their brand (well, from things other than being dogshit at hockey, they didn't care about that at all)

Their anthem singer was publicly dumped as soon as he took to Twitter with anti-vax nonsense; when the Virtanen news came out he was booted off the team and management hid in a cave until it blew over.

I would be very, very surprised if they hired Bergevin. And I'd also be done done for real with this team.

deoju
Jul 11, 2004

All the pieces matter.
Nap Ghost

fermun posted:

edit: whoops, thought this was GDT. Here's a Makar goal that you should see anyhow.
https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1468023331106525185

That little fake out before crossing his own blue line, I don't remember seeing a move like that before.

Starsfan
Sep 29, 2007

This is what happens when you disrespect Cam Neely

Eric the Mauve posted:

Sometimes it seems like the Stars really are actively seeking every possible opportunity to get older.

it's not quite as bad as it looks because the Stars have really good young options for 2 of their 3 top line forwards, their top defenseman, and the starting goaltender.. before the emergence of Hintz and Robertson things were looking pretty loving grim up front, but given the pretty good state of the prospect pipeline and these emerging young talents there is some hope for a more graceful rebuild than I was fearing about a year ago this time.

mr. unhsib
Sep 19, 2003
I hate you all.
God I can't believe Jim Benning is gone. It's like a cloud has lifted from my life.

He was hired before I met my wife, who I now have a house and kid with, :lol:

Really looking forward to tonight's Canucks game for the first time in like, years.

Misanthrope
Jun 10, 2001

QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK
Makar opens his hips like that while walking the blueline and it always freezes the guy on him.

I don't think there's many players close to his value in the league right now.

triple sulk
Sep 17, 2014



The Philadelphia Flyers are dogshit garbage.

Duckman2008
Jan 6, 2010

TFW you see Flyers goaltending.
Grimey Drawer

triple sulk posted:

The Philadelphia Flyers are dogshit garbage.

triple sulk
Sep 17, 2014



Worst team in the NHL right now

Chad Sexington
May 26, 2005

I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.
:siren:Caps won an OT!:siren:

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AsInHowe
Jan 11, 2007

red winged angel
https://mobile.twitter.com/ArashMemarzadeh/status/1468021557893099521

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