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Post by jkr on Mar 14, 2019 13:00:36 GMT -5
Check out this incredibly bad bounce (several bad bounces actually, bad puck luck, or whatever you want to tag it) in an AHL game between Texas and the Moose in Winnipeg. This is in an NHL arena no less. A very weird roll off the boards. |
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Post by blny on Mar 14, 2019 13:39:19 GMT -5
This is my new favorite goal celebration.
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Post by jkr on Mar 15, 2019 19:06:36 GMT -5
CBJ leading the Canes 2-0 after one period.
If that holds, the two teams are tied with the Canes having a game in hand.
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Post by folatre on Mar 15, 2019 21:13:31 GMT -5
Columbus took the lead early and kept everything simple.
Philadelphia led Toronto 5-2 and managed to lose. I wonder where Carter Hart and Talbot are (hurt maybe?) because Elliot looked so very poor.
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Post by jkr on Mar 15, 2019 22:45:32 GMT -5
Columbus took the lead early and kept everything simple. Philadelphia led Toronto 5-2 and managed to lose. I wonder where Carter Hart and Talbot are (hurt maybe?) because Elliot looked so very poor. I saw parts of this & it was very annoying. The Leafs scored 5 straight goals on Elliot & won 7-6. I think Hart played last night but wouldn't Talbot be a better choice? I just don't understand why teams put faith in Elliot, especially when pushing for a PO spot. There is no way this game should have gotten away from them. Flyers management have themselves to blame. It's been a patchwork of journeymen netminders for years. They should be embarrassed that they have set a league record by using 8 goalies. Even when they found a quality goalie (Bobrovsky) they pretty much gave him away for a 2nd and two 4th rounders. BTW, that second rounder was used to draft Stolarz who they just traded to Edmonton & the other picks turned into nothing. Flyers fans are left to wonder how things would have been different if the two time Vezina winning goalie still played in Philly. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 16, 2019 1:18:23 GMT -5
CBJ leading the Canes 2-0 after one period. If that holds, the two teams are tied with the Canes having a game in hand. The only good thing is it did not end up a three point game. The only thing. Don’t need Columbus waking up now. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 16, 2019 1:20:18 GMT -5
Columbus took the lead early and kept everything simple. Philadelphia led Toronto 5-2 and managed to lose. I wonder where Carter Hart and Talbot are (hurt maybe?) because Elliot looked so very poor. I saw parts of this & it was very annoying. The Leafs scored 5 straight goals on Elliot & won 7-6. I think Hart played last night but wouldn't Talbot be a better choice? I just don't understand why teams put faith in Elliot, especially when pushing for a PO spot. There is no way this game should have gotten away from them. Flyers management have themselves to blame. It's been a patchwork of journeymen netminders for years. They should be embarrassed that they have set a league record by using 8 goalies. Even when they found a quality goalie (Bobrovsky) they pretty much gave him away for a 2nd and two 4th rounders. BTW, that second rounder was used to draft Stolarz who they just traded to Edmonton & the other picks turned into nothing. Flyers fans are left to wonder how things would have been different if the two time Vezina winning goalie still played in Philly. If the Flyers had held that lead, they would have been three back. I cannot ever imagine cheering for a Leafs win, but this one was helpful. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 16, 2019 8:59:00 GMT -5
... now that he's off the books ...
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Post by folatre on Mar 16, 2019 9:43:47 GMT -5
I wonder if Molson ever reflects on why the heck he paid that man a sizeable head coach salary for six years. Making such a long commitment would seem to suggest, based on the law of supply and demand, that Therrien's coaching acumen and man management skills must have been in high demand around the National Hockey League. Odd, then, isn't it that NHL head coach openings have come and gone since Janary 2017 and moreover there are like seven clubs without head coach for next season and yet Therrien is not connected to any of them.
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Post by jkr on Mar 16, 2019 10:43:20 GMT -5
I wonder if Molson ever reflects on why the heck he paid that man a sizeable head coach salary for six years. Making such a long commitment would seem to suggest, based on the law of supply and demand, that Therrien's coaching acumen and man management skills must have been in high demand around the National Hockey League. Odd, then, isn't it that NHL head coach openings have come and gone since Janary 2017 and moreover there are like seven clubs without head coach for next season and yet Therrien is not connected to any of them. I wonder if Molson will have an epiphany one day & realize what Bergevin has been selling all this time.  |
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Post by CentreHice on Mar 16, 2019 13:18:59 GMT -5
Therrien may have been bought out in full, but his contract extension runs through to the end of this season. A bit Cherry-esque of him to remind Geno (and everybody else) that he was there at the beginning of "the greatness". Any Crosby milestones ahead?  Therrien replaced Olczyk 31 games into Sid's rookie season. Prior to the Crosby lottery win in 2005 were 3 years of low finishes/top picks...with another one the year following (Therrien's first year). Whitney #5 in 2002. Fleury #1 in 2003. Malkin #2 in 2004. Crosby #1 in 2005. THERRIEN COMES ABOARD Jordan Staal #2 in 2006. He walked into a winning core and still managed to get fired, only to see the team do a 180 to the Cup the same year. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 16, 2019 16:01:56 GMT -5
... now that he's off the books ...
Way to ruin a perfectly good thread Rick |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 16, 2019 16:20:59 GMT -5
... now that he's off the books ...
Way to ruin a perfectly good thread Rick  |
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 16, 2019 17:46:15 GMT -5
Way to ruin a perfectly good thread Rick Good response |
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 16, 2019 20:52:51 GMT -5
Sens beat the Leafs 6-2 in Ottawa and 3/4 of the building is Leafs fans.... Love it
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Post by jkr on Mar 16, 2019 21:49:54 GMT -5
Sens beat the Leafs 6-2 in Ottawa and 3/4 of the building is Leafs fans.... Love it That's now 23 goals allowed by TO in the last 4 games. Now can we stop hearing how great Andersen is. |
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Post by CentreHice on Mar 16, 2019 23:05:18 GMT -5
Sens beat the Leafs 6-2 in Ottawa and 3/4 of the building is Leafs fans.... Love it That's now 23 goals allowed by TO in the last 4 games. Now can we stop hearing how great Andersen is. They certainly have a problem with team defence...and Andersen has been suspect recently...(Boston will eat them alive if they play this way). Sparks was in net for all 6 tonight, so they can't depend on backup. |
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Post by seventeen on Mar 17, 2019 12:55:31 GMT -5
Sens beat the Leafs 6-2 in Ottawa and 3/4 of the building is Leafs fans.... Love it One of the great lines from last night's Leafs Sens game. Once of the Sens, interviewed afterward, said, "Things went pretty well after we took the crowd out of it". Too funny. |
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Post by jkr on Mar 18, 2019 21:24:34 GMT -5
Another of Lecavalier's TB records falls this season in their win over Arizona. Kucherov had already broken his single season points record of 108. Now Stamkos scores his 384th career goal to set a new club record.
And TB clinches the President's Trophy with 9 games left.
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Post by folatre on Mar 19, 2019 21:15:07 GMT -5
After 5-6 weeks of playing good hockey, the Penguins are slumping a bit, three losses in a row. However, Pittsburgh is picking up loser points during the downturn. Part of the Habs problem coming down the stretch has been losing in regulation; in fact, Montreal's last ten losses on the season have been without a loser point.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 19, 2019 21:31:59 GMT -5
That Canes shootout win over the Pens was not helpful.
Flames up 3-1 over Columbus in the second.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 21, 2019 16:40:21 GMT -5
Maybe Columbus' gimmee games in EDM and VAN this week are not so much of a gimmee.  |
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Post by folatre on Mar 21, 2019 16:52:11 GMT -5
Who knows what Tortorella is thinking.
Columbus is really in a tough spot, not so much because the Habs are necessarily poised to pass them but rather because it is starting to look like their best case scenario is finishing #8 and facing the nearly flawless Tampa Lightning. I say this because making the playoffs is not any sort of 'mission accomplished' for the Blue Jackets. They have made a playoffs various times in recent seasons and have never won a series. So for a team to go all in, opting to let their star UFAs walk for nothing in the summer and spending a huge amount of draft pick capital on Duchene and Dzingel, and lose again the first round will be an unmitigated disaster.
For me that eventuality is on everyone's mind in Columbus.
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 21, 2019 18:37:32 GMT -5
LeBrun says CJ trusts Thompson, Weal and Folin.... I trust them not to put any points on the board...
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 21, 2019 18:39:06 GMT -5
Who knows what Tortorella is thinking. Columbus is really in a tough spot, not so much because the Habs are necessarily poised to pass them but rather because it is starting to look like their best case scenario is finishing #8 and facing the nearly flawless Tampa Lightning. I say this because making the playoffs is not any sort of 'mission accomplished' for the Blue Jackets. They have made a playoffs various times in recent seasons and have never won a series. So for a team to go all in, opting to let their star UFAs walk for nothing in the summer and spending a huge amount of draft pick capital on Duchene and Dzingel, and lose again the first round will be an unmitigated disaster. For me that eventuality is on everyone's mind in Columbus. I dont think Kekäläinen is going anywhere... I can see Torts losing his job though |
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 21, 2019 19:18:39 GMT -5
Turned to the Yotes Panthers game and the place looks empty... how can the NHL justify that? The lower bowl is over half empty...
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Post by folatre on Mar 21, 2019 21:57:43 GMT -5
Willie, I agree. The McConnell family believes in John Davidson so I doubt Kekalainen is going anywhere. In fact, they are both under contract for three more seasons.
Tortorella, the likeliest individual to take heat, is signed through summer of 2021.
But even if stability is the order of the day, failing to advance beyond round one would be hard blow for the organization to process and bounce back from.
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Post by jkr on Mar 22, 2019 8:29:31 GMT -5
I watched the highlights of the CBJ game. It started well as they scored 1st. But then they proceeded to give up goals on odd man rushes. There really is no excuse for their defensive play last night, especially against a non playoff team.
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Post by jkr on Mar 22, 2019 8:32:56 GMT -5
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 22, 2019 10:02:45 GMT -5
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