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iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Welcome back hockey! :toot::peanut::toot:

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iospace
Jan 19, 2038


ThinkTank posted:

Eddie Lack and Jaromir Jagr on the Flames? Why? Why do you punish me oh mighty one?

See the question in your avatar. Now what is the answer to it?

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Levitate posted:

Chytil should grow a mullet

Every team should have a designated Mullet Dude.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


a false posted:

teams have won cups with less

I mean, MAF dragged the Pens deep into the playoffs last year.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


shyduck posted:

AMac was made an alternate captain

FAS, collectively: :suicide:

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


bizarre deformity posted:

This owns. Eichel owns.

I am cautiously optimistic this season.

Or, "just be better than the avalanche?"

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Hand Knit posted:

So when's the last time a UFA-signed goalie got pulled in the first game?

*checks notes* Today it happened with Steve Mason.

The second last time? No clue.

:v:

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


CBJSprague24 posted:

https://twitter.com/NHLonNBCSports/status/915749994333966336

Doc had trouble with the lead-in and seemed like he had trouble with the voiceover for the tribute, too. :smith:

I was so pumped when I heard Strader was going to call TOR/WSH.

I'm not crying, you're crying :cry:

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Jonny Nox posted:

Calgary also continues a decades long tradition of not being ready for the season opener.

Fixed that for ya

iospace
Jan 19, 2038



Now do that for the red wings

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


https://twitter.com/PeteBlackburn/status/916084033926418432

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


N: LOL PENS

V: LOL PENS

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Shawn Cotureier posted:

My brother in law is from Pittsburgh and is a Penguins fan, I texted him this morning and said "lol"

He responded saying he didn't see the game because he was organizing all of his Stanley Cup Champions merch from the last two years

Quick what's the best response

"And I'm the King/Queen of France!"

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Wrong thread?

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


N: Vegas 4 points, Pens 3.

V: :laffo:

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Also, by points, 1st in the league is held by Vegas, Chicago, Toronto, St Louis, Washington, and... Detroit.

I look forward to Ken Holland's extension.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


It's still hilarious that they won their first two games.

Yeah against Dallas and Arizona, but still.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Stiev Awt posted:

⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
🌺 Rest in Power 🌺
:canada: Andrew Shaw :canada:
🐴 hosed to death by a horse 🐴
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Nice meltdown

iospace
Jan 19, 2038



:wow:

sportsgenius86 posted:

Thank god he didn't play in the KHL

:drat:

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


grack posted:

So are we sure that Claude Julien isn't just Therrien wearing a mask?

IT WAS ME AUSTIN

IT WAS ME ALL ALONG

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Good soup! posted:

comedy option - trade AMac for Streit

The funny thing is I can see that happening

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Brodeurs Nanny posted:

Guys, the Devils are good?

That or the Leafs are bad

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Incoming hot takes:

The offsides challenge and the faceoff changes are good. For offsides, see ThinkTank's reasoning (though I'm going to disagree on "It shouldn't be a plane", it should be). For the faceoffs, it helps the game flow more. No more players go at it for 10 seconds, ref makes them reset but not ejecting one of them, etc bullshit.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


The hockey gods looked upon the thread title and nodded in approval.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Starsfan posted:

news: The prevailing attitude on twitter is that the Stars "can't score" due to a roster which is devoid of offensive talent outside of Benn and Seguin.

views: Early season narratives built on small sample size shooting conversion rates!

I didn't see the Stars goal but most everything else was pure Rinne on fire, barring a few poorly aimed shots on the Stars' part.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Starsfan posted:

The twitter narrative literally started after game 1, where Marc Andre Fleury made 45 saves of 46 shots.

That's also MAF. :psyduck:

I know he's a meme in regards to giving up stupid goals, but when he's on, he's loving on.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


yellowcar posted:

TSN says the Habs shouldn't trade AGally. So that means Goldblum is gonna trade AGally.

I'm sure he'll take one slightly used Emelin back from the Preds

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Despite MAF's best efforts, the thread title holds.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


N: LOL
V: CAPS

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Furnaceface posted:

Vegas still leading the Pacific and better than the Penguins. What a wonderfully weird start to the season.

I don't think they'll make the playoffs, but they sure as hell feel like they can put the "best expansion team to not make the postseason" category in their sights.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Martytoof posted:

Don't worry.

You'll probably have Shea Weber or Carey soon or something.

I will laugh if Vegas somehow manages to fleece the Habs for Carey.

(It's not likely with MAF and Subban, but still).

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


So if you somehow poach Sullivan from the Pens and things don't improve, then what?

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Do you guys miss Giardi yet?

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Aphrodite posted:

Come on guys the reality is Alain Vigneault is bad and the players are bad.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


If they move to Milwaukee and we manage to get 250m out of the Flames to use the new arena, I'm fine with that.

(250m being the public contribution to it)

Ginette Reno posted:

True, that would be the best option.

It isn't completely unheard of. My mlb team is the Giants and they paid for their stadium themselves. Even they've gotten some public benefits though like the city building out transportation services to it.

Much as I love pro sports there is next to no public benefit to rinks/stadiums/etc and cities should stop giving them handouts to build them.

More public transportation is a good thing. I'm fine with public financing provided that it all gets paid back, and not via the whole bullshit "oh the tax revenue will!" If you want to get a loan from the government, say the tax revenue is going to cover the interest, then sure, fine.

(meanwhile, Wisconsin just shelled out a few billion bucks to FoxConn that it's not going to see back in 30+ years)

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


The only way a stadium should get public financing is if the locals vote on it.

It happened in Green Bay.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038



The rest of the league, however, loves him.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Lightning, with Dan Girardi: 5-1-0, best record in the league.
Rangers, without Dan Girardi: 1-5-0, second last.

:thunk:

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


In an unprecidented trade, the Flyers and Rangers announce they're swapping head coaches.

Nothing changes.

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iospace
Jan 19, 2038


hifi posted:

max domi shaved his head. coyotes have the least amount of hair in the league

Not the Ducks? They do have Getzlaf

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