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Apr 15, 2025 18:29
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Doesn’t it feel like DOPS hasn’t done much of anything this year? I don’t know if it’s because there’s been a lot less shithead plays or if they’re letting players get away with more shithead behavior.
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Apr 15, 2025 18:35
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Such a weird experience this year with the Devils. They're the 6th or 7th worse team in the league since the all-star break (like even before Jack/Dougie/and Siegenthaler went down they were bad). This team minus those guys is probably bordering on lottery, although Dougie is coming back for the playoffs which is huge. But what strange feeling to be in the playoffs for like the third time in 13 years and not give a gently caress about it at all. They've gone from Devils fans penciling in a Cup or two over the next 10 years (tbf I was never one of those, winning Cups is too hard with 32 teams), to their franchise player potentially having physical defects, their star trade deadline acquisition not living up to his promise, and multiple horrific first round draft misses. I think a couple of things are at work here that are completely self inflicted -- mainly Fitzgerald misjudging what made this team good in the first place and doubling down on grit and defense, both in roster construction and at the draft (Nemec/Silyayev/Holtz over W.Smith/Buium/Take Your Pick). Unfortunately it's going to take another year of this kind of season to get rid of him, but he should absolutely be on the hot seat. The team is also worse under Keefe by every conceivable metric outside of save % (and good luck with that one in 2026 with two 35 year old goalies platooning) compared to the Devils of two years ago and I'm not at all convinced of his long term suitably as the coach of this group. There's also a legitimate concern about whether this core is good enough. Well maybe not "good" but "healthy" enough -- if your two best players miss 20+ games each every season, how can you count on them to survive the rigors of a 4 round playoff? Not sure what the answer is. I'd love to see them jettison Keefe and Fitzgerald and go with an offensively inclined GM/Coach, but that won't happen without disaster in 2026 and the thought of that is depressing.
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Apr 15, 2025 19:00
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ImplicitAssembler posted:Nurse to have a hearing. Almost like he cross checked a guy’s head into the ice and should be looking at 5-6 games for it.
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Apr 15, 2025 19:33
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ThinkTank posted:Why did they scratch him in a game they had an opportunity to effectively secure home ice advantage? Why not rest him in game 82 instead? Sounds like they wanted to keep him away from the Kings. Yeah I'm as surprised as you are that the Oilers did something intelligent and obvious.
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Apr 15, 2025 19:42
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Jhet posted:Almost like he cross checked a guy’s head into the ice and should be looking at 5-6 games for it. Dreger thinks he's gonna get one game tops, which tracks with what DoPS usually does
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Apr 15, 2025 19:51
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Cartoon Man posted:Doesn’t it feel like DOPS hasn’t done much of anything this year? I don’t know if it’s because there’s been a lot less shithead plays or if they’re letting players get away with more shithead behavior. That sounds very normal for DoPS.
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Apr 15, 2025 19:53
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Bard Maddox posted:St. Louis going on their big run and then still getting passed by Calgary at the very end would be the funniest option the wild card could take but Montreal biffing it late would be pretty funny too Both those spots flipping means there is a God, and he was from New Jersey. Edward Mass posted:God willing, we get the wackiness. Let's not and say we did? 
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Apr 15, 2025 19:59
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Koopa Kid posted:Dreger thinks he's gonna get one game tops, which tracks with what DoPS usually does Why would they have a hearing for it if it was just 1 game? That's the sort of length they just give the suspension. They must be thinking about more or they wouldn't bother with the hearing. I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up 2-3 games, but probably just 2 because playoffs.
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Apr 15, 2025 20:10
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They have a hearing for everything.
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Apr 15, 2025 20:13
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The Oilers still got 1 game left, so probably 1 & 1.
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Apr 15, 2025 20:13
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Jhet posted:Why would they have a hearing for it if it was just 1 game? That's the sort of length they just give the suspension. They must be thinking about more or they wouldn't bother with the hearing. I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up 2-3 games, but probably just 2 because playoffs. Playoff suspensions count as double the game count so 2 games would be equal to 3 regular season games. I dont know why this is a thing but it is.
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Apr 15, 2025 20:15
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Jhet posted:Why would they have a hearing for it if it was just 1 game? That's the sort of length they just give the suspension. They must be thinking about more or they wouldn't bother with the hearing. I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up 2-3 games, but probably just 2 because playoffs. A hearing just means a suspension is very likely. An in-person hearing (not what Nurse is getting) is what means likely to be 5+ games. Unless that's changed in the last couple years without my noticing. Nurse will obviously get the 1 meaningless game against the Sharks that he probably would have sat out anyway.
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Apr 15, 2025 20:23
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He should get multiple games just because of the circumstances: attempt to injure a key player from the team you are about to have a playoff series against. He should be forced to sit out the entire first round.
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Apr 15, 2025 20:27
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So brave.
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Apr 15, 2025 20:33
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Is Noah Dobson any good defensively? I know he usually puts up points, but that doesn't mean much in the back end
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Apr 15, 2025 20:36
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Eric the Mauve posted:A hearing just means a suspension is very likely. An in-person hearing (not what Nurse is getting) is what means likely to be 5+ games. Unless that's changed in the last couple years without my noticing. Phone hearings are required for suspension up to 5 games as well as fines over $5k. Technically the "max allowable fine under the CBA" is just max allowable without a hearing but I guess in practice if it's bad enough to be more than $5k and make us have a hearing, might as well add a game or two.
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Apr 15, 2025 20:45
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Is Noah Dobson any good defensively? I know he usually puts up points, but that doesn't mean much in the back end https://x.com/JFreshHockey/status/1887869192059212139
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Apr 15, 2025 20:46
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Eric the Mauve posted:A hearing just means a suspension is very likely. An in-person hearing (not what Nurse is getting) is what means likely to be 5+ games. Unless that's changed in the last couple years without my noticing. Good point, I misread that. Sitting him for just the 1 game that doesn't matter doesn't really send a good message right before playing the same team in the playoffs. I guess I'm pulling for him to miss game 1, just because that is in no way is a hockey play.
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Apr 15, 2025 20:46
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Nurse will be suspended for 50 games because he stinks and I personally wish to laugh at him
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Apr 15, 2025 20:50
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In a world where the NHL takes headshots seriously Nurse should get 3-5 games. In the current NHL lol he's getting a game and 2 would be excessive.
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Apr 15, 2025 20:53
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Is Noah Dobson any good defensively? I know he usually puts up points, but that doesn't mean much in the back end He's a defensive liability but he is also very handsome, so who's to say for sure 
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Apr 15, 2025 22:02
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In the current NHL he actually just got paid 4 million dollars as a gift
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Apr 15, 2025 22:02
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Landeskog being recalled to the Avs is insane, everybody assumed he was retiring. Awesome news, hope the first round of the playoffs doesn’t destroy his body
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Apr 15, 2025 22:36
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For a guy that was decently under a ppg, Couture had a couple legit as gently caress playoff performancesquote:That included the franchise's first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2015, where they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. Couture scored 10 goals and totaled 30 points throughout the 24-game postseason run.
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Apr 15, 2025 23:24
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Well, Utah's getting our asses kicked 4-0 after one period in our final game of the season. Lovely.
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Apr 16, 2025 01:58
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So uhh where do the Habs draft if they choked this away Asking for a friend
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Apr 16, 2025 02:14
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Columbus is 4 minutes away from chucking the hot potato back to Montreal. Jet has allowed 3 goals in 4 games.
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Apr 16, 2025 02:26
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Gotta be honest, I am pulling for CBJ even if I think they'll be a tougher matchup than MTL
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Apr 16, 2025 02:46
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The jackets deserve it after the offseason they've had
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Apr 16, 2025 02:49
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Man Habs are in a lot of trouble now. BJ's are just coming on super strong and they pretty much have to win their last game cause you can bet Columbus is gonna win theirs.
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Apr 16, 2025 02:52
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Hagels 35 even strength goals is an NHL record, I remember thinking that the Lightning overpaid for him lol
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Apr 16, 2025 03:03
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Kale posted:Man Habs are in a lot of trouble now. BJ's are just coming on super strong and they pretty much have to win their last game cause you can bet Columbus is gonna win theirs. well the good news is that it seems like Carolina is calling up their AHL roster to play in this final must win game for Montreal so the Canadiens have a good shot at it.. and if they end up losing to said AHL team then you can't really say they deserved to be in.
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Apr 16, 2025 03:10
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Starsfan posted:well the good news is that it seems like Carolina is calling up their AHL roster to play in this final must win game for Montreal so the Canadiens have a good shot at it.. and if they end up losing to said AHL team then you can't really say they deserved to be in. Would you rather face an AHL roster treating the game as an audition and playing their hearts out or the NHL roster half-assing a meaningless game just trying to get out without an injury?
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Apr 16, 2025 03:12
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Jamwad Hilder posted:Ya I'm interested in that one, it goes: We have hit objective #1
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Apr 16, 2025 03:15
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My thoughts on my first real look at the playoff matchups: East: -Caps vs. either Le Habs on the 15th anniversary of getting Halak'd or potentially getting Halak'd again by a man named Jet -Battle of Ontario -Battle of Florida -Meh Two chances at clean, old-fashioned hate, plus potentially a third if Columbus gets in given how chippy Saturday's game was. -Jets (plural, not Jet) vs. Mystery Opponent -Cap Shenanigans Champs vs. Question Marks -The Mikko Rantanen Bowl -NHL-mandated Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup between LA and Edmonton. The East seems to have the best opportunity for clownshoes.
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Apr 16, 2025 03:17
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The Dirty Burger posted:Hagels 35 even strength goals is an NHL record, I remember thinking that the Lightning overpaid for him lol Huh? He's not even leading the league this year, Tage Thompson has 37
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Apr 16, 2025 03:18
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tinstaach posted:Huh? He's not even leading the league this year, Tage Thompson has 37 Yeah Gretzky had 68 ES goals one year. Dunno what that he's talking about. Maybe it's a Lightning record?
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Apr 16, 2025 03:20
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tinstaach posted:Huh? He's not even leading the league this year, Tage Thompson has 37 Most goals without a PPG? He also has 3 SHG so he's not even at 35 Evens.
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pseudodragon posted:Would you rather face an AHL roster treating the game as an audition and playing their hearts out or the NHL roster half-assing a meaningless game just trying to get out without an injury? Holy poo poo, I didn't think of it this way. And thinking back, Columbus rested a bunch of regulars for the last game of one regular season (pretty sure it was 2018) against Nashville and Healthy Scratch Appreciation Night actually turned into a close game.
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