NFT: NHL Players Will Not Participate in 2022 Olympics

with injuries and bad luck and I know fans don't like to hear it but with the good young nucleus in place but still some work to do it may be the best thing for them.

OT GW. Looks like McDavid on this tight turn and acceleration out of it. You can see he was setting up the defender (Dach) for this move the whole time.

Best D in the league IMO. Not many players, at any position, have this move in their arsenal.


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OT GW. Looks like McDavid on this tight turn and acceleration out of it. You can see he was setting up the defender (Dach) for this move the whole time. Best D in the league IMO. Not many players, at any position, have this move in their arsenal. link - ( New Window )

I can do that.

(That being the Blackhawks defender's move)

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I still think Fox is the better all-around defenseman.

In comment 15530893 BrettNYG10 said:

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In comment 15530729 pjcas18 said: Quote: OT GW. Looks like McDavid on this tight turn and acceleration out of it. You can see he was setting up the defender (Dach) for this move the whole time. Best D in the league IMO. Not many players, at any position, have this move in their arsenal. link - ( New Window ) I can do that. (That being the Blackhawks defender's move)

I know what Dach was thinking too, don't let him get inside position and get a good look at the net - keep him to the outside where he's harmless, but as I watched this play unfold I could see Makar was setting him up.

I don't even really blame Dach, if he plays the tight turn, Makar likely continues to the center and gets a good look.

Not sure how best to defend that - if it's me and the way I play D in beer league, I back all the way into the net and basically play second goalie. lol

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and was once billed as a prospect as the "best skater this side of Siberia" or something like that.

but I still feel like Leetch is kind of underrated or at least underappreciated.

f-ing awesome.

Matthew Boldy (from US WJC gold medal team a year ago) and a MIN Wild rookie...

gets the call to make his NHL debut in front of his family and former teammates (he left BC after two years to go pro) in his hometown of Boston (actually the town right next to me)

he scored the go ahead goal, this is his dad (and family's reaction)
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New York Rangers
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UPDATE: Igor Shesterkin has entered Covid protocol. Keith Kinkaid has been recalled from the taxi squad.

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goal holds up, gets the GW in his debut in his hometown.

storybook debut.

For that family.


Happy to see Bos lose too

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goal holds up, gets the GW in his debut in his hometown. storybook debut.

I love these type of stories. That's the one thing about Baseball and Hockey. No matter how much money these guys make it's always so heartwarming to see debuts mid season when they get that call up. Seeing how excited the parents and family gets you realize how much goes into it from the times these kids are little.

the commitment that parents make and the sacrifices families make just to give their kids/siblings and unlikely shot at making it to the highest level in the world is incredible.

Shit, the commitment and sacrifices my parents and family made were crazy and I barely played in a D3 college. And that was nothing compared to what some of these elite player families do.

goal from Rangers GK's last night. Yes, he did not use a kicking motion, but growing up in an era when this was not allowed, I'm still not ok with it.
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the Rangers will have likely played 39 games to 28 for NYI.

Games are being called elsewhere because of Covid, yet the Rangers continue to play all these games now with Igor and Panarin.

No method to this madness at all, other than NYR looks to be on pace to get 3 weeks off in February while the Islanders and others play 2 out of every 3 days

what games get canceled vs teams forced to play shorthanded.

The Canadiens played the Panthers last week with 4 or 5 NHL contract players. The rest were AHL players.

I figured most teams that game would have been canceled but I guess with the border crossing being a big unknown for the foreseeable future they decided just play the game.

the next day after that game they announced MTL was shut down for a week. LOL. they were ok to play that game, but not the next day? it's so random and what I'll say convenient (from a science standpoint at least).

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He 100% redirected that intentionally....absolutely agree with you

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In comment 15533825 pjcas18 said: Quote: goal from Rangers GK's last night. Yes, he did not use a kicking motion, but growing up in an era when this was not allowed, I'm still not ok with it. redirect vs kick - ( New Window ) He 100% redirected that intentionally....absolutely agree with you

Listen I have no love for the Rangers but if thats not a kicking motion I don't know what is. Soccer players kick with the inside of their foot all the time. Turning your skate is re-directing the puck, swinging your leg back is a kicking motion I don't care if its with your toes or inside of the foot.

about what a "distinct" kicking motion is.

and it's maybe semantics, but I could buy an argument that this isn't a kicking motion, his skate never left the ice and he really turned his skate to redirect the puck toward the net.

My issue is I don't think you should be able to do this.

Incidental contact with a skate, sure. that can count, but intentional redirection should not be allowed.

That's why they changed the rule. That's why they were slow to blow the whistle in the Devs-Oilers last week on a delayed penalty. That's why they've decided that anything short of swinging your leg 2 feet in the air and kicking the puck with the toe of your blade is a good goal.

Into this arbitrary discussion on the motion.

it's almost NY Giants-like or maybe it's worse.

the red text are injured players.

The San Jose Sharks have placed Evander Kane on 'unconditional waivers' and are set to terminate his contract for breach of contract and the NHL's COVID-19 protocols

sounds like the other kid (unintentionally) skated over Teddy's neck severing an artery

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Connecticut 10th-grade hockey player dies after collision GREENWICH, Conn. -- A Connecticut 10th-grade hockey player has died after falling to the ice and being cut on the neck by the skate of another player during a game, school officials and police said. The accident occurred Thursday as the junior varsity team at the Brunswick School, a college preparatory school for boys in Greenwich, played St. Luke's School, a private co-educational school from New Canaan. St. Luke's identified the player Friday as Teddy Balkind. He fell to the ice and the other player was unable to stop and collided with him, Greenwich Police Capt. Mark Zuccerella said Friday. Brunswick Head of School Thomas Philip said in a statement that Balkind suffered a cut to his neck. He said those who were at the game described the play as "entirely normal and unremarkable in the game of hockey." "I want to commend our medical, coaching and security staff for all that they did in the most terrible of circumstances to sustain the boy until the ambulance arrived," Philip wrote.

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The San Jose Sharks have placed Evander Kane on 'unconditional waivers' and are set to terminate his contract for breach of contract and the NHL's COVID-19 protocols

He traveled home to Vancouver while he was in the COVID protocol, which violates league rules. The NHLPA said it will file a grievance on his behalf.

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In comment 15536122 pjcas18 said: Quote: The San Jose Sharks have placed Evander Kane on 'unconditional waivers' and are set to terminate his contract for breach of contract and the NHL's COVID-19 protocols He traveled home to Vancouver while he was in the COVID protocol, which violates league rules. The NHLPA said it will file a grievance on his behalf.

So SJS was looking for a way out it sounds.

Canes ppd tonight, perfect example of league inconsistency.

PHI has 3 players in protocol.

MTL had 10 and still played vs FLA because of the cross-border travel implications being unknown (IMO).

NHL News
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NEWS: Detroit Red Wings hire Nicklas Lidstrom as vice president of hockey operations. #LGRW

put in Covid protocol for Isles

that the league is postponing games due to attendance restrictions in Canada. If they're really serious about getting in a full 82-game schedule, they should be playing these games ASAP when the teams are able to. They basically seem to be betting that Omicron will be over by February, but that's not a guarantee at this point.

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NHL News @PuckReportNHL · 3m NEWS: Detroit Red Wings hire Nicklas Lidstrom as vice president of hockey operations. #LGRW

Who?

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that the league is postponing games due to attendance restrictions in Canada. If they're really serious about getting in a full 82-game schedule, they should be playing these games ASAP when the teams are able to. They basically seem to be betting that Omicron will be over by February, but that's not a guarantee at this point.

Just cut off ten games at this point. Make it a 72 game season.

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In comment 15545701 pjcas18 said: Quote: NHL News @PuckReportNHL · 3m NEWS: Detroit Red Wings hire Nicklas Lidstrom as vice president of hockey operations. #LGRW Who?

Lidstrom, HOF Swedish D from the Wings title years with Stevie Y.

Tim Peel
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According to my sources very close to the Evander Kane situation, they are confident that a deal could be done in 24 hours and maybe as little as six hours. #nhl #hockeytwitter

Boston Bruins
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He's baaaacccckkkk...

#NHLBruins sign Tuukka Rask to one-year contract: https://bbru.in/3zRTYYL

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Schneider and Trouba would be a nasty duo but both are RH shots so I doubt you see it.

Schneider hits like a truck.

makes his season debut tonight.

No idea how PIT is as successful as they are, I always liked Mike Sullivan, but my respect for him as at a new level.

If I'm starting a team today and can pick any current coach I think he's my coach.

signs Kane.

Good move for EDM IMO....though they still need a goalie and some D.

that basically confirms what many of us thought - it's pretty f-ing random.

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Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun From my recent interview with Bill Daly about how/why certain games gets cancelled and some don't:

...running out of superlatives.

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I jumped the gun on Kane to EDM. Really just Ken Hollan expressing interest.

Weekes knows his stuff.

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Barring anything unforeseen, I’m told it’s come down to two final clubs in the race to sign FA Evander Kane. There may be a decision this afternoon . @espn
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Costa Rontzocos
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North American mid-season rankings top 10

1. Shane Wright
2. Logan Cooley
3. Matt Savoie
4. Conor Geekie
5. Pavel Mintyukov
6. Cutter Gauthier
7. Jack Hughes
8. Jimmy Snuggerud
9. Denton Mateychuk
10. Tristan Luneau

#CentralScouting

Costa Rontzocos
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International mid-season rankings top 10

1. Joakim Kemell
2. Juraj Slafkovsky
3. Danila Yurov
4. David Jiricek
5. Brad Lambert
6. Simon Nemec
7. Marco Kasper
8. Ivan Miroshnichenko
9. Jonathan Lekkerimaki
10. Alexander Perevalov

#CentralScouting

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win last night, the Canadiens are now dead last in the NHL and teams ahead of them (Coyotes) have less games played.

MTL with a -54 goal differential is second worst to Arizona (-55).

I thought it would be bad, but not this bad. the amount of injuries has been laughable, but it's not just that.

Other than Arizona they won't catch anyone. Ottawa is 2 points ahead of MTL in the standings (they are just ahead of ARI), but OTT has 6 games in hand on MTL.

I know tanking isn't really possible in the NHL, but any of the top 3 this year and next year can help turn a franchise around.

Shane Wright and Connor Bedard (though I don't love his height) would be a good start, lol.

roster revealed tonight at 5pm on ESPN2

Only leak I've heard is that Bobby Ryan did not make it. I was hoping he did after his "famous" snub in 2014. He was 26 then, now he's 34.

If you want to understand the frustration some of the players feel, that's it exemplified. You miss one Olympics for whatever reason (like Ryan in 2014), and then the NHL doesn't participate (2018) and then you miss your window.

15 of these players are still in NCAA led by Beniers (youngest player at 19), Sanderson, Brisson, Farrell, Faber, Helleson, etc.


14 Forwards

Nick Abruzzese, Kenny Agostino, Matty Beniers, Brendan Brisson, Noah Cates, Sean Farrell, Sam Hentges, Matthew Knies, Marc McLaughlin, Ben Meyers, Andy Miele, Brian O’Neill, Nick Shore, Nathan Smith

8 Defensemen

Brian Cooper, Brock Faber, Drew Helleson, Steven Kampfer, Aaron Ness, Nick Perbix, Jake Sanderson, David Warsofsky


3 Goaltenders

Drew Commesso, Strauss Mann, Pat Nagle
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no argument:

David Pagnotta
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All Star captains:
Connor McDavid
Nathan MacKinnon
Auston Matthews
Alex Ovechkin

LMI = Last Man In - and I believe is fan vote

a lot of 1st time all-stars, nice to see, but also Ovi in his 12th? AS appearance.