56 game regular season
Division realignment (pasted below in an image).
Tonights games:
Penguins vs Flyers (5:30PM)
Maple Leafs vs Canadiens (7:00PM)
Lightning vs Blackhawks (8:00PM)
Oilers vs Canucks (10:00PM)
Avalanche vs Blues (10:30PM)
Tomorrow:
Devils vs Bruins (7:00PM)
Rangers vs Islanders (7:00PM)
Sabres vs Capitals (7:00PM)
Red Wings vs Hurricanes (7:30PM)
Jets vs Flames (8:00PM)
Predators vs Blue Jackets (8:00PM)
Coyotes vs Sharks (9:00PM)
Oilers vs Canucks (9:00PM)
Golden Knights vs Ducks (10:00PM)
Kings vs Wild (10:00PM)
I think Ottawa is the only team not to open until Friday
The backup goaltender spot killed the Devils last season which is why they were willing to pay Crawford. After he retired I feared more of the same but at least Dell provides stability.
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yep, he batted it out of the air.
4 min from another Bruins loss. Even if the Bruins and Habs are in different divisions I'm obviously rooting for B's losses.
Hate to make excuses for the 2nd Rangers game (or any game) and I'm sure Sorokin will be good, but have to wonder if a goalie getting knocked out 15 before a game has an emotional impact on the team. Hate to think so with a veteran team coached by someone like Trotz, but who knows.
The backup goaltender spot killed the Devils last season which is why they were willing to pay Crawford. After he retired I feared more of the same but at least Dell provides stability.
Yep saw that. Excellent move. He is what he is, a solid NHL back up. Looking forward to playing the Rangers tomorrow. Always nice to have an early season game with some juice.
Any team can win in hockey - the short season will make every game that much more important.
Immediate top pair D, he hits, he defends, he's mobile and has a cannon for a shot. Reminds me of Charlie McCavoy.
Immediate top pair D, he hits, he defends, he's mobile and has a cannon for a shot. Reminds me of Charlie McCavoy.
I’ve been very impressed with Romanov. He was a great pick by Montreal and appears to be a legit top pairing defenseman.
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Romanov looks every bit as good as advertised.
Immediate top pair D, he hits, he defends, he's mobile and has a cannon for a shot. Reminds me of Charlie McCavoy.
I’ve been very impressed with Romanov. He was a great pick by Montreal and appears to be a legit top pairing defenseman.
Absolutely. Montreal has quietly built a damn good hockey team.
Absolutely. Montreal has quietly built a damn good hockey team.
Not too long ago I thought that they were headed for a real rough period due to the enormous cap hits of players like Price and Weber. Price has played close to the level that we expect and Weber is still a top pairing defenseman. The FO has drafted well and now they have a young star in Romanov on the blue line. They have a great goalie duo of Price and Allen.
The Canadiens struggled with their backup goaltender spot last season similar to the Devils. Adding Jake Allen was a great move especially after his strong playoff performance. Now Montreal has the luxury of resting Price frequently.
And the low point I think was trading Sergachev for Drouin and then struggling so bad on the blue line. But Bergevin has rebounded with the Pacioretty trade, Shaw trade, even the Domi trade and flipping Domi for Anderson. He's been strong in the draft too.
This year though specifically, they have a nice mix of youth and veterans, skill and grit. If they stay healthy and get some puck luck they can do some damage.
I'm sort of surprised they didn't just jump the line and get everyone vaccinated.
Not sure how much flexibility they have in scheduling.
Stars have had issues, Preds, and more.
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Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, Alex Ovechkin (!), Ilya Samsonov of @Capitals are all on the NHL "COVID Protocol Related Absences" list. Wow.
And Ovie's apology reads to me like a giant FU
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Laviolette said that Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Orlov and Samsonov will miss four games and then it's under review. #Caps
I may be missing something, but how is practicing/playing with these guys (and opponents) any different from hanging out in the hotel. I'm not being factitious. I seriously don't get it.
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Laviolette said that Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Orlov and Samsonov will miss four games and then it's under review. #Caps
Missing 2 games against the Isles... I'll take it
I may be missing something, but how is practicing/playing with these guys (and opponents) any different from hanging out in the hotel. I'm not being factitious. I seriously don't get it.
there is no scientific reason, no reason other than "that's the protocol"
Like I previously said, Habs have improved the most this offseason....
Anderson
Toffoli
Edmundson
Romanov brought up
Allen
Even Perry will contribute when there is an injury
But, having said that......Jonathan Drouin can kill you! Don’t let him, pj!
Price two out of three starts has given up 5 goals.
He can't carry a team giving up 5 goals.
I agree, CP has not been his usual wow self, but I saw the highlights of last night’s game and I couldn’t fault him on any one of them. Great passing, point blank, power plays on some. But, we both have seen him still make great saves even when it looks grim for him.
So pj....play along with me here.....If my Leafs would like Suzuki and Allen. Who do you want in return?
I agree, CP has not been his usual wow self, but I saw the highlights of last night’s game and I couldn’t fault him on any one of them. Great passing, point blank, power plays on some. But, we both have seen him still make great saves even when it looks grim for him.
So pj....play along with me here.....If my Leafs would like Suzuki and Allen. Who do you want in return?
Oh, yeah, no fault on Price for at least 3 of the goals, they were PP goals and just poorly defended resulting in point blank shots.
I don't think Suzuki is a player that can really be traded.
He might be the most important Canadiens player right now. 21 year old, legit 1C, plays a solid D game and oozes skill and creativity in the o zone.
Signed for low $$$ the next few years.
How do you match up with that?
He's more valuable to the habs than whatever is realistic for them to get back in a trade.
He's not in McDavid category and never will be, but he could aspire to be in Patrice Bergeron class and that's who he reminds me of a little.
Not saying he's untouchable, but he's not far from it.
Rangers should be interested. He'd be the perfect 2C and would save us from Strome.
Rangers should be interested. He'd be the perfect 2C and would save us from Strome.
What do you think of Torts?
From what I hear players mostly absolutely love playing for him, so it sends up some minor red flags to me that PLD can't take the honest assessment from Torts.
I don't know him as well as Rangers fans though, so I might be off on that.
Other than that, I'd absolutely trade for him, but it would cost the Rangers Kakko (and I'd probably do that if I was NYR) for 1, Kakko isn't a C and 2, PLD is pretty physical and that's a rare combination, (size, skill and grit)
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Torts and him are REALLY hating each other.
Rangers should be interested. He'd be the perfect 2C and would save us from Strome.
What do you think of Torts?
From what I hear players mostly absolutely love playing for him, so it sends up some minor red flags to me that PLD can't take the honest assessment from Torts.
I don't know him as well as Rangers fans though, so I might be off on that.
Other than that, I'd absolutely trade for him, but it would cost the Rangers Kakko (and I'd probably do that if I was NYR) for 1, Kakko isn't a C and 2, PLD is pretty physical and that's a rare combination, (size, skill and grit)
I mean Torts' reputation precedes him. He's a hard-ass and is known for his tough love approach.
Kakko for PLD...I mean I can see that being the asking price, but IDK. IDK if I would do that. I'd do that for Barkov, but for PLD? Ehh. If we acquire PLD, it also means that Zibanejad probably won't be extended as we'll have plenty of players coming off of ELCs and we'll need to re-sign them.
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Torts and him are REALLY hating each other.
Rangers should be interested. He'd be the perfect 2C and would save us from Strome.
What do you think of Torts?
From what I hear players mostly absolutely love playing for him, so it sends up some minor red flags to me that PLD can't take the honest assessment from Torts.
I don't know him as well as Rangers fans though, so I might be off on that.
Other than that, I'd absolutely trade for him, but it would cost the Rangers Kakko (and I'd probably do that if I was NYR) for 1, Kakko isn't a C and 2, PLD is pretty physical and that's a rare combination, (size, skill and grit)
I mean Torts' reputation precedes him. He's a hard-ass and is known for his tough love approach.
Kakko for PLD...I mean I can see that being the asking price, but IDK. IDK if I would do that. I'd do that for Barkov, but for PLD? Ehh. If we acquire PLD, it also means that Zibanejad probably won't be extended as we'll have plenty of players coming off of ELCs and we'll need to re-sign them.
So then would you do something like Zibanejad and Kravtsov?
Right now Zibby is a better player, but PLD is 22 years old and I feel like he's better than Zib was at the same age, so in theory PLD can become that player, and is younger (with probably more upside)
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Torts and him are REALLY hating each other.
Rangers should be interested. He'd be the perfect 2C and would save us from Strome.
What do you think of Torts?
From what I hear players mostly absolutely love playing for him, so it sends up some minor red flags to me that PLD can't take the honest assessment from Torts.
I don't know him as well as Rangers fans though, so I might be off on that.
Other than that, I'd absolutely trade for him, but it would cost the Rangers Kakko (and I'd probably do that if I was NYR) for 1, Kakko isn't a C and 2, PLD is pretty physical and that's a rare combination, (size, skill and grit)
I mean Torts' reputation precedes him. He's a hard-ass and is known for his tough love approach.
Kakko for PLD...I mean I can see that being the asking price, but IDK. IDK if I would do that. I'd do that for Barkov, but for PLD? Ehh. If we acquire PLD, it also means that Zibanejad probably won't be extended as we'll have plenty of players coming off of ELCs and we'll need to re-sign them.
So then would you do something like Zibanejad and Kravtsov?
Right now Zibby is a better player, but PLD is 22 years old and I feel like he's better than Zib was at the same age, so in theory PLD can become that player, and is younger (with probably more upside)
Yeah, I mean in theory you could flip Zibanejad for PLD like the Rangers did when they flipped Brassard for Ziba. I don't think Gorton would, though.
Maybe something along the lines of Kravtsov/Lundkvist, TDA, Strome (I wish), Gauthier and a first rounder for PLD.
22 year old centers with his pedigree don't get moved often.
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lol, one of my first thoughts too.
Laine for PLD?
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To #CBJ
Jack Roslovic
Patrik Laine
To #GoJetsGo
Pierre-Luc Dubois
3rd round pick
yep, done deal. seems like one of those trades that can work out for both teams.
so maybe it's not on coaching, who knows, but when you look at the talent that has left CBJ it's staggering.
Pierre Luc Dubois
Artemi Panarin
Sergei Bobrovsky
Josh Anderson
Matt Duchene
Ryan Dzingel
that's a solid line and 2/3 plus a goalie.
And the best thing you can say about the return is Laine and Max Domi.
And I still say the trade by CBJ to get Panarin is one of the best trades in recent history (for CBJ).
yeah, he seems like a coach where if you don't win within n years (not sure what that is) he could lose some of the players buying in to his style. But that's probably true of most coaches.
He looks like he can be a 1C, but some were saying they'd take him over Matthews after the recent playoff performance. It was insane.
Dubois was way more highly regarded than Panarin. People forget Panarin wasn't even drafted (for many reasons - late bloomer, Russia, small, etc).
and PLD just upgraded his situation from CBJ and will likely be on a line with Ehlers.
Not sure, but he obviously didn't get along with Torts and he also reportedly wanted to play in a bigger market like New York or Montreal.
Torts berated him in the bubble during their first round series, probably a little prima donna-ish of PLD (or pre-madonna in BBI terminology) and then he's been benched on and off by Torts.
They've shown the video of it pretty much in between every period of every NHL game. Looks like Torts is telling him to "wake the F up"
Just different generation of players. In my day (and obviously not at this level) coaches would yell and swear at you, throw water bottles, clip boards, or pucks (or whatever else was handy) and even sometimes physically assault you and it was just shoulder shrugs. Now some players are more sensitive and many don't like the abrasive style.
1 is to have the draft in November or December 2021.
I guess a lot (most?) of the junior leagues haven't played a game yet and many NCAA teams simply canceled the season, so buying more time for combine, tourneys, showcases, etc.
Another, that I don't fully get is separating the draft into 2 drafts one for 02's and one for 03's theory I guess is teams have seen more of the 02's and they should be draftable with more data than the '03's - this would be Junr or July though.
Myers hits Armia high, gets a 5 min and the gate, but no league discipline, Edmunson makes him pay.
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Myers across the red line: "I just asked him if he would give me (a fight). Our team wasn't a fan of the hit (Thursday on Armia). He stepped up and you gotta' respect that but I still wasn't a fan of the hit."
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I would offer Will Butcher(with the Devils retaining some of his salary) a 2nd, and Nikita Okhotiuk for Vince Dunn and Alexander Steen.
I would offer Will Butcher(with the Devils retaining some of his salary) a 2nd, and Nikita Okhotiuk for Vince Dunn and Alexander Steen.
I'd be all in on that trade too. Good puck mover, needs a solid stay at home partner to make up for his defensive short comings, but he's definitely got a role on my team.
I read they want a 1st for him, no chance i do that. A 2nd sure. I think that Devils package offer would be fair.