Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Locked thread
grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

So how is Vegas doing so well? They're a middling defensive team, but 2nd in goals for somehow. No one predicted that.

They have a bunch of dudes that can skate really fast.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Florida specifically left Marchessault unprotected as part of the trade for Reilly Smith as they wanted to dump the latter's salary. Smith, it should be noted, is on pace for a 66 point season.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Well the old Cats are busily self-destructing.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Give Gulutzan a lifetime contract.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

ThinkTank posted:

Agreed, as it's way harder to figure out if something is over a line in 3D space rather than the cut and dry (albeit arbitrary) rule of the foot needing to be on the ice.

Put camera(s) on catwalks above ice surface, point camera(s) straight down over the blue line. PROBLEM SOLVED. The posts you make on this subject are absolutely baffling.

grack fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Jan 10, 2018

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

El Gallinero Gros posted:

I feel like the faves for gold are Russia or Sweden, since they can use folks from the Elite League and KHL, and I feel like the KHL players from Russia will be more talented and have more chemistry. Same for Sweden.

Russia is still banned from the Olympics and any Russians that do go will be called "Olympic Athletes From Russia". There will be no Russian team.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
And urban renewal downtown!

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Alternatively, gently caress Calgary, I hope they name Gulutzan coach for life and rehire Jay Feaster

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

yellowcar posted:

Oh and apparently the Habs claimed Logan Shaw off waivers when I wasn't looking.

:geno:

gotta make those crucial moves that don't matter

Well, Andrew Shaw is out indefinitely so they needed another Shaw to replace him.

Also Paul Martin is on waivers? Did his legs fall off over the offseason?

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

heeheex2 posted:

Oilers are back baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1XfGTO2vh8

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Pornographic Memory posted:

counterpoint: does anybody here legitimately give a crap about dustin brown getting jabbed in the nuts

No, but Malkin is still an rear end in a top hat.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Golden Knights have the best record in the NHL. Hands up if you predicted that.




Put your damned hands down, you liars.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
So apparently Matt Duchene was the problem in Colorado, and now that he's destroying Ottawa, Colorado is good now.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

DJExile posted:

Arent' most of chicago's problems largely down to them only being able to slip out of cap hell for so long?

Partially this, partially because they've had to gut their depth and prospect pool over the last few years. Also dumb, dumb contracts.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Mind_Taker posted:

Marchand is a piece of poo poo?! Why I never! :monocle:

Only on days that end in Y

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

DuhSal posted:

I'd like to see the other angle because that looks blatant as gently caress.

Does it really matter what another angle shows if you can clearly see Marchand extend his elbow in the first one? I mean, yeah, maybe another angle doesn't look quite so bad and so the refs missed the call, but that overhead angle is absolutely available to DoPS.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Aphrodite posted:

https://streamable.com/yzsxu

From this one it looks like he never even knows there’s a player there and is looking net all the way.

Yet Marchand still clearly extends his right elbow out and hits Johansson in the head. What's the argument here, that Marchand just elbows people in the head instinctively?

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Koopa Kid posted:

This is true but Zach Kassian totally should have been suspended for that one time he broke Gagner’s jaw so I still feel like it’s valid

I don't get this comment, Kassian was suspended for 8 games for hitting Gagner.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

iospace posted:

N: https://twitter.com/RP_Quigs/status/956021178090639360

V: I want to know Torts' thoughts on this.

"Vegas flu" aka "That creepy lizard mascot snuck in and drugged all of CBJ's water bottles

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Matt Zerella posted:

AV has lost his loving mind

It certainly looks that way, yes.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

bub spank posted:

It seemed like everyone was drawing comparisons between the Sens and the old Avalanche last year, and there’s been a lot of chatter, both before the season and since their losing streak started, about overachieving last year and being due for a regression this year.

Last year the Rangers were the 5th-worst possession team in the league at 5v5, and this year they’re the worst in the league, but they don’t seem to get the same kind of talk outside of bitter Rangers fans on SA. Ditto Colorado. What’s up with that?

New York isn't nearly as much of a train wreck than either Colorado last year or Ottawa this year and thus less fun to talk about.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Maybe New York wasn't all that good to begin with and injuries have pushed the team over the breaking point.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Jamwad Hilder posted:

I know I'm a Bruins fan and inherently biased but 5 seems like a lot for Marchand compared to some of the decisions DOPS has made lately. I was expecting 2 or 3 at most. It bothers me that there's no consistency.

This is Marchand's sixth suspension. DoPS tends to suspend players for longer if they have a history of supplemental discipline. The only thing "inconsistent" is that DoPS hasn't started giving him double-digit suspensions yet.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

AngryBooch posted:

This is what? Marchand's 5th suspension on top of numerous fines?

6th

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

A Typical Goon posted:

I don’t think they can just ‘send a player home’ if they have substance abuse problems, don’t they have to get the player into a rehab program according to the CBA or something?

Yeah, and "sending a player home" could easily be cover for Dubinsky going in to rehab.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Aphrodite posted:

I'd love with all my heart to play somewhere paying me $20 million over 6 years.

I'm a free agent GMs, just pick up the phone.



*Not Montreal

*finger curls on Monkey's Paw*

Welcome to Edmonton!

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Jagr cleared waivers, rumours are he's going to Europe.

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Spelling Mitsake posted:

We should probably start calling it the Kyle Turris trade

We should probably start calling it the "What in the gently caress is Ottawa doing" trade

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Ginette Reno posted:

Might wanna save that one for the Karlsson trade

That will be known as "The Boondock Saints" trade

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

Heliogabalos posted:

The Polyanna response is that he's obviously drumming up trade value

The cynical response is that Benning is just as convinced that the eye-test, grit and other unquantifiable things are as important to him as they are to millions of idiot hockey fans who have been gifted a collective mouth-breathing voice in comments and on social media. Either that or that's the demographic he's intent on also pleasing.

If I have to watch another year or two of Gudbranson peeling away from the puck to halfheartedly shove a player into the boards because ~hits~ equals ~grits~ my fandom for this team is just going to sink even lower and, sigh

Jim Benning has no clue how to evaluate defensemen

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
Nick Ritchie's hit on Backes deemed "Shoulder-to-shoulder contact"

Beauchemin's crosscheck that put Bjork out of the game apparently deemed "gently caress the Bruins"

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

grack
Jan 10, 2012

COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!
GDT is up if anyone cares.

  • Locked thread