always love hockey season even though the Canadiens will be brutal.
Habs @ Leafs, B's @ Caps, Flames @ Canucks, and Ducks @ Sharks
Some interesting games to start.
My predictions on standings (just by conference) * = playoffs
East:
*Tampa
*Toronto
*Washington
*Boston
*Pittsburgh
*CBJ
*Buffalo
*NJ
Philly
Florida
Carolina
Detroit
Islanders
Rangers
Habs
Ottawa
West:
*SJS
*Nashville
*Winnipeg
*Kings
*Calgary
*Chicago
*Canucks
*Dallas
Minnesota
Colorado
St Louis
Vegas (FU Vegas)
Anaheim
Edmonton
Arizona
Conference Finals:
East: Tampa vs Toronto
West: SJS vs Winnipeg
Finals: Tampa vs Win, Tampa wins
Awards:
Hart: McDavid
Lindsay: Crosby
Ross: Laine
Selke: Kopitar
Vezina: Martin Jones
Norris: Subban
Calder: Kotkaniemi
Adams: Maurice
Byng: who cares
That's it.
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I'm not going to make predictions, haha.
Will be down in Carolina for the Isles' opener on Thursday.
LGI!
Mike,
I'm heading to the opener in Carolina too. Are you sitting with the Isles' fan group?
Hey Metnut.. yup! Are you?
Yes sir. I'm cutting out of work at 1PM and driving over to Raleigh to head to the tailgate (I live in Charlotte now). It's supposed to be pretty hot tomorrow, so hoping there's some shade somewhere.
Totally deserved too.
The worst part about it to his team and his teammates, is the stupidity, the last pre-season game before the regular season.
Wilson was suspended 3 times last year. This is his 4th suspension in his last 105 games.
I'm sure he'll appeal, but doubt he gets much back.
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Washingtons Tom Wilson suspended twenty games for an Illegal Check to the Head on St. Louis Oskar Sundqvist.
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He's only 24 and he's already been suspended 24 regular season games, 3 playoff games and 2 pre-season games. He's a special kind of guy.
I like the physical players and consider myself a traditionalist, but there is not and never should have been a place in the game for hits like this one.
He deserves all that he's gotten so far in terms of suspensions.
Canadiens Leafs tied at 1 with 4 min left in the 2nd. Matthews had an absolutely sick top shelf PP goal. Some people may watch and say eh whatever nice shot, but watch the footwork and how he was holding his stick when he shot it, unstoppable.
I think you mean Matthew Peca
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abuses Michael Peca, puts Leafs up 2 - 1
I think you mean Matthew Peca
Fuck him. Too bad tom wilson cant hit him
Bruins getting steamrolled. Now down 5 - 0, just halfway through the 2nd.
3 Leafs goals, 2 from Matthews, 1 from Tavares.
They're going to be tough this year (captain obvious). The Leafs didn't even play well. MTL out skated them and out shot them, but lack skill players. As we all knew they did.
Only it was hockey and technically Boston not New England, but it makes me happy.
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Including the Bruins right back on the ice in Buffalo for their home opener.
Probably good for the B's to get back at it so quickly after that pummeling last night.
Rangers and Islanders open tonight, as do the canes, sens, flyers, all the teams I've seen people on here root for except the devils (b/c I think they were overseas).
Including the Bruins right back on the ice in Buffalo for their home opener.
Probably good for the B's to get back at it so quickly after that pummeling last night.
Rangers and Islanders open tonight, as do the canes, sens, flyers, all the teams I've seen people on here root for except the devils (b/c I think they were overseas).
Looking forward to see what the Canes can do this year. Lots of good, young talent and D that should be very good.
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Has a team ever lost captains in back-to-back seasons? :)
Kidding. This may be a good indicator that Lee will sign an extension.
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names Islanders captain.
Has a team ever lost captains in back-to-back seasons? :)
Kidding. This may be a good indicator that Lee will sign an extension.
Hopefully the Canadiens do (lose their captain in back to back seasons). And by lose I mean deal/or have him leave some other way - not to injury
I think TJ Oshie (a player I have grown to like more and more) is going to have something to say to Marchand when these teams play next.
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fucking tough guy Marchand decided to "talk" to him about it.
I support fighting in hockey, I think it's got a purpose, but this isn't that.
I think the Blues will be the sleeper team in the league this year.
No shit, this was literally Eller's third career fight.
Eller is almost 30 and this is his 10th NHL season.
Jets looked great.
Sadly the Bruins bounced back.
and Vegas got rolled by PHI @ home.
Just two games tonight, CBJ vs CAR and LAK open up hosting SJS.
Full slate on SAT, most of our teams back in action.
the pre-game openings were overdone, but what isn't in Vegas?
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Rasmus Dhalin didn't debut until the next night, he's a little older than Kotkaniemi (3 mos) as did Andrei Svechnikov (also a few mos older than Kotkaniemi).
Talk about feeling old I was already out of college and on my second job before this guy was even born.
That's awesome.
my mother lives in Vegas and when UNLV won the NCAA hoops title she sent me a national champs t-shirt.
It has the year on it (1990). I still wear it. My wife hates it (of course she does) because it kind of shows it's age. It's my oldest remaining shirt. But that t-shirt was 10 before these guys were born. LOL.
He and Dahlin were the two no-brainers in the draft. I wished their was another option so Svechnikov fell to MTL, but it was never in doubt. It was Dahlin and Svechnikov for about 3 months leading up to the draft (at least).
Only thing I did read was a couple people (very small percentage) had Svechnikov ahead of Dahlin. I wouldn't have, but a few people did. He's that good.
Matthews, Tavares and company going head to head with Kane (who is putting on a show), Toews, etc...
Leafs scored (Matthews 2nd of the game) with a minute and a half left to take a 6 - 5 lead, Kane comes back his 2nd a minute later to send it to OT.
In OT now
But yesterday ANA vs LAK great. on SAT LVG vs MIN was great, Patches netted his 1st as a GK to tie the game with a minute plus.
Some interesting games today - Columbus Day matinees, BOS vs OTT, and NYI vs SJS. LVG vs BUF at 3pm.
And the team played very well too (as they did against Nashville in a loss).
They were winning the shots and possession battle until late in the 3rd when the Sharks, trailing 3-0, pulled their goalie with 5 minutes left and also had a 6-on-4 advantage during that stretch after a Clutterbuck penalty. But other than a few spurts from San Jose, the Islanders were the better team.
Having said that, 4-0 isn't indicative of the game. It was a much closer game for sure, but the Islanders deserved to win even outside of Lehner's performance.
Pretty encouraging pair of games after a piss poor effort against the Canes in the opener where they were very lucky to win.
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Against a strong cup favorite. Nice!!!
And the team played very well too (as they did against Nashville in a loss).
They were winning the shots and possession battle until late in the 3rd when the Sharks, trailing 3-0, pulled their goalie with 5 minutes left and also had a 6-on-4 advantage during that stretch after a Clutterbuck penalty. But other than a few spurts from San Jose, the Islanders were the better team.
Having said that, 4-0 isn't indicative of the game. It was a much closer game for sure, but the Islanders deserved to win even outside of Lehner's performance.
Pretty encouraging pair of games after a piss poor effort against the Canes in the opener where they were very lucky to win.
Mike - hold your breath I am about to compliment the Islanders : )
Maybe it's because the Ranger expectations are low due to this rebuild and of course you know the referees always have it in for us. I know the Tavares situation was a crappy experience but I think in the long term you guys will balance out nicely. I think you guys had a good draft on paper and have a lot of young talent. A good coach and a GM with a good history. Man, I hope pganut doesn't read this, he'll think I am getting soft (probably the case).
Speaking of officiating - on Saturday we were joking about the refs and then we have the Giant debacle on Sunday. Talk about one sided officiating.
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Maybe it's because the Ranger expectations are low due to this rebuild and of course you know the referees always have it in for us. I know the Tavares situation was a crappy experience but I think in the long term you guys will balance out nicely. I think you guys had a good draft on paper and have a lot of young talent. A good coach and a GM with a good history. Man, I hope pganut doesn't read this, he'll think I am getting soft (probably the case).
Hope youre well, buddy.
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Mike - hold your breath I am about to compliment the Islanders : )
Maybe it's because the Ranger expectations are low due to this rebuild and of course you know the referees always have it in for us. I know the Tavares situation was a crappy experience but I think in the long term you guys will balance out nicely. I think you guys had a good draft on paper and have a lot of young talent. A good coach and a GM with a good history. Man, I hope pganut doesn't read this, he'll think I am getting soft (probably the case).
Shhhh...you beautiful boy, you. Bring it in. Dont fight it. Youre getting a nice internet hug, Drew.
Hope youre well, buddy.
Haha - Hey PGA - good to hear from you - I hope all is well with you.
I'll poke my head in here from time to time. Besides, B and I are working on getting the band back together.
Elias Pettersson, 5 points in two games, probably leading all rookies in this early part of the season also in action.
Canucks have some good young players