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Post by blny on Oct 17, 2019 13:14:01 GMT -5
VGK player Vykov suspended 20 games for violating PED policy. He's the second Knights player to get caught. Schmidt got 20 games last year.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Oct 18, 2019 12:24:37 GMT -5
What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas.
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Post by blny on Oct 18, 2019 13:14:46 GMT -5
What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas. Perhaps the most interesting part of this is while the team steadfastly supported Schmidt last year, they are not supporting Vykov. They came out and said he did it ... union is considering filing a grievance. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 18, 2019 17:38:30 GMT -5
What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas. Perhaps the most interesting part of this is while the team steadfastly supported Schmidt last year, they are not supporting Vykov. They came out and said he did it ... union is considering filing a grievance. I didnt think the NHLPA did anything except kowtow to the owners |
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Post by jkr on Oct 21, 2019 17:29:41 GMT -5
Unusual result last night between Winnipeg & Edmonton - a scoreless tie that the Jets won in a shootout.
The other rarity- McDavid held off the scoresheet for the 2nd game in a row.
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Post by jkr on Oct 21, 2019 21:23:42 GMT -5
I turned on Sportsnet & Babcock was in the middle of his presser. He was ranting about penalty calls, hooking, tripping, bla, bla.
Anybody know what on earth he was talking about?
Leafs lost BTW, on a penalty shot in OT.
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Post by folatre on Oct 21, 2019 21:32:31 GMT -5
I agree, the overall start this season for the Leafs has been underwhelming. Though from Babcock's perspective they have grabbed 3 of 4 points without Tavares, however that game tomorrow night in Boston could be an uphill climb with Hutchinson in net.
I watched the third period and OT of the game tonight and I was impressed with the degree to which Columbus played positive hockey in addition to the usual standard of how hard that team works.
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 23, 2019 6:42:12 GMT -5
Leaks lose to Bruins again. Matthews caught with a Poppa Smurf hat on, Leaf fans are full of angst, Matthews, Marner and Babs shouting on the bench... Christmas came early!
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Post by jkr on Oct 23, 2019 7:28:24 GMT -5
Leaks lose to Bruins again. Matthews caught with a Poppa Smurf hat on, Leaf fans are full of angst, Matthews, Marner and Babs shouting on the bench... Christmas came early! Matthews needs to hire a style adviser. Between the mustache & the hat he looks like a hobo. I guess the Habs shouldn't feel so bad about losing to the Wild. They hand the Oilers their 2nd straight shutout - 3-0. |
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 23, 2019 8:18:46 GMT -5
Ssbres remain hot to start the year. 8-1-1. Down 0-2 to the Sharks, they win 4-3 in OT.
Eichel's everywhere. Just one of those players.
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Post by folatre on Oct 23, 2019 8:44:38 GMT -5
I am not sold on Hutton and Ullmark, but the coaching change seems to suit the Sabres and there is no denying they have the kind of high end elite talent necessary to build something special in the league.
I still think that Buffalo is a little too dependent on the power play. The numbers would suggest the number of man advantages as well as the success rate are due for a correction.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 23, 2019 12:40:06 GMT -5
Leaks lose to Bruins again. Matthews caught with a Poppa Smurf hat on, Leaf fans are full of angst, Matthews, Marner and Babs shouting on the bench... Christmas came early! Matthews needs to hire a style adviser. Between the mustache & the hat he looks like a hobo. I guess the Habs shouldn't feel so bad about losing to the Wild. They hand the Oilers their 2nd straight shutout - 3-0. The Habs beat up on the Stanley Cup champions twice already ... they're not doing all that bad, in my estimation ... they're going to have to fix that PK, though ... I'm kind of leaning towards the same opinion as a few others in that it could be a deciding factor as to whether we make the postseason or not ... fix it now ... Cheers. |
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Post by seventeen on Oct 23, 2019 17:14:01 GMT -5
Ssbres remain hot to start the year. 8-1-1. Down 0-2 to the Sharks, they win 4-3 in OT. Eichel's everywhere. Just one of those players. Certainly looking like Eichel's 'broken out'. |
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Post by folatre on Oct 23, 2019 18:57:24 GMT -5
It is nice to see the Canadian Armed Forces being recognized and thanked in Ottawa tonight. I enjoyed watching the pregame ceremony.
Unfortunately, I will probably flip over to the Lightning-Penguins game because Detroit v. Ottawa is just kind of meh.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 24, 2019 13:43:37 GMT -5
Ottawa has been honouring our armed forces regularly ... the Belleville Senators have honoured the armed forces at every home game I've been to, as well ...
Cheers.
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Post by seventeen on Oct 28, 2019 1:29:39 GMT -5
It’s the only way to pause the boos.
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Post by blny on Oct 28, 2019 15:50:46 GMT -5
Tarasenko out 5 months minimum. Surgery on left shoulder scheduled for this week.
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Post by seventeen on Oct 29, 2019 0:25:58 GMT -5
Shoulders are a lingering injury. Especially troublesome for a guy who depends on strength and physicality.
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Post by blny on Oct 29, 2019 5:16:04 GMT -5
Shoulders are a lingering injury. Especially troublesome for a guy who depends on strength and physicality. Complicated joint. Unsure of the exact injury, except that it happened early in a game within the last few days (forget which). |
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Post by blny on Oct 29, 2019 15:10:27 GMT -5
Preds have signed Josi to 8 year extension. Will pay him an avg of $9.059 million per year.
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Post by seventeen on Oct 29, 2019 15:49:53 GMT -5
Shoulders are a lingering injury. Especially troublesome for a guy who depends on strength and physicality. Complicated joint. Unsure of the exact injury, except that it happened early in a game within the last few days (forget which). I read somewhere it was a combination of things in two separate games, but I could be wrong. |
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Post by seventeen on Oct 29, 2019 15:54:28 GMT -5
Preds have signed Josi to 8 year extension. Will pay him an avg of $9.059 million per year. What do you do. huh? Guy is 29 and an obvious key to your team. But he's 29 years old so will be 37 in hte last year of his contract. You have to hope his legs hold out, or the Cap doubles. Simiilar problem to what Bergevin faced with Price, except that you need an elite goalie less than you need an elite defenseman. An above average goalie can win it all as has been proven, an elite goalie often doesn't. |
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Post by blny on Oct 29, 2019 16:07:41 GMT -5
Complicated joint. Unsure of the exact injury, except that it happened early in a game within the last few days (forget which). I read somewhere it was a combination of things in two separate games, but I could be wrong. Could be. I read that it happened in a game that he only played 4.5 minutes of. Either way, it's a tough blow for the Blues. |
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Post by blny on Oct 29, 2019 16:10:26 GMT -5
Preds have signed Josi to 8 year extension. Will pay him an avg of $9.059 million per year. What do you do. huh? Guy is 29 and an obvious key to your team. But he's 29 years old so will be 37 in hte last year of his contract. You have to hope his legs hold out, or the Cap doubles. Simiilar problem to what Bergevin faced with Price, except that you need an elite goalie less than you need an elite defenseman. An above average goalie can win it all as has been proven, an elite goalie often doesn't. He easily gets it on the open market. They're committed to the group they have. Makes no sense to play hardball with him and let him walk. He's likely their best player. If they can find someone in the summer to take the last year of Bonino's deal that frees up $4.1 million. No one is taking Turris from them. |
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Post by folatre on Oct 29, 2019 18:46:59 GMT -5
Josi was so severely underpaid on this expiring deal that there was simply no way that he was going to give Nashville a huge break by taking 6 x 10 or 8 x 8. I think that, given what he would have been worth on the open market, Nashville actually made out okay here. Of course he is going to be less dynamic by the last 2-3 years of the deal but he skates well and thus far has avoided major injuries.
My immediate thought today was that Doug Wilson made out very poorly with the Karlsson deal. I understand the tax differential between California and Tennessee is worth close a million per season but Karlsson has a scary injury history.
The cap will be tight next season for the Predators, as they will be in the predicament where third pair d-men and fourth liners will have to basically earn the league minimum but there predicament is nowhere near as severe as the one the Leafs have to contend with.
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Post by blny on Oct 30, 2019 12:42:57 GMT -5
Per various league sources, former NHL exec Jim Gregory passed away today.
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Post by jkr on Oct 31, 2019 20:39:32 GMT -5
4-1 Preds over Flames after 2 periods. Calgary being outshot 27-9.
Jarnkrok with 2 shorties in the period for Nashville.
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Post by folatre on Oct 31, 2019 20:55:42 GMT -5
If Treveling is close to pulling the trigger on a deal or two, a performance like tonight might strengthen his resolve to do it. They are playing poorly and even Calgary's body language looks bad.
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Post by folatre on Oct 31, 2019 21:54:07 GMT -5
Wow, incredible comeback by Calgary. Rinne and the vaunted Nashville defense blow a 4-1 lead after 40 minutes.
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Post by jkr on Nov 1, 2019 11:03:46 GMT -5
Agreed.
Tkachuk had a heck of a game. He tied it with 39 seconds left and scored with 2 seconds left on OT on a between the legs shot.
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