OT: Around Hockey and the NHL

[Hoek]

Chanting Swarm is hard, Blizzard is easier. Not a fan of the rest.

 

[Felonious Python]

Chanting Swarm is hard, Blizzard is easier. Not a fan of the rest.

Swarm is only one syllable.

The Blizzard would be shortened to 'Blizz'.

 

[Felonious Python]

The Delta Center has like 12k seats for hockey.

 

[LightningStrikes]

The Delta Center has like 12k seats for hockey.

14k I think.

 

[LightningStrikes]

The West lacks teams with the color red (outside of Calgary and Chicago). Maybe Utah will fill that void?

 

[Stammertime91]

The West lacks teams with the color red (outside of Calgary and Chicago). Maybe Utah will fill that void?

Fluorescent yellow like the jazz. So powerful the opponent gets blinded.

 

[The Gongshow]

Seeing Maroon in a Bruins jersey is so weird.

God I miss Maroon. He's has 2 big hits against the Leafs and an assist. He's making a difference.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Maroon had at least 1 point in 12 of the 13 playoff series he was with us. The only one he didn't have a point in was the first against Columbus (2020)

 

[DaBolts]

I'm dying. Reading the Laffs board is awesome:

-Marner sucks
-Team is soft
-Can't score on a 4 on 3 fire Keefe
-Tavares sucks
-Samsonov sucks

I'm entertained and will be way too happy if they get swept and we figure out how to frustrate and shut down those annoying puddytats.

 

[DaBolts]

4-0.

 

[dechire]

The past 2 Leafs games have been pure entertainment

 

[DaBolts]

The past 2 Leafs games have been pure entertainment

The board is better to watch.

 

[Stammertime91]

This Toronto playoffs loss is divine.


Iykyk

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

Fine.

We'll just have to be the first team to win a road game in the playoffs. Fine with me.

 

[DFC]

I'm about to win the cup for the Leafs: I dont believe their top guys have the heart to win at this time of year. And you cant just get heart in your fringe players to make up for that.

Line up vs. Line up, with Vasy playing like garbage, they should have swept us last year. Their top guys dont have the stomach for it.

 

[Stelio Kontos]

Wow the way Colorado has come out against Winnipeg is impressive. Complete opposite of Tampa today

 

[Felonious Python]

I did some poking around the US trademark website. I have a suspicion that NHL Utah are going for the Pioneers trademark (as another possibility).

So far, they've filed for Hockey Club, HC, Fury, Blizzard, Yetis, Outlaws, and Venom.

On 4/19, the same day 'Utah Outlaws' was filed, there was a $250 application for express termination by the individual who holds the 'Utah Pioneers' wordmark.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

No road team has won in the playoffs yet. Crazy

 

[Hockeyville USA]

No road team has won in the playoffs yet. Crazy

Updated: still no road team has won in the playoffs. For both the Stanley Cup Playoffs & the NBA Playoffs. Woof

 

[StammerHammer]

Okay who had the over on the Jets/Avalanche game?

 

[Stammertime91]

Vlad Namestnikov: 1 goal

Kucherov: 0 goals
Point: 0 goals
Hedman: 0 goals

Unacceptable.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Vlad Namestnikov: 1 goal

Kucherov: 0 goals
Point: 0 goals
Hedman: 0 goals

Unacceptable.

Cooper thought Namestnikov could still up in the lineup (many of us also thought he could), never found any fit, and then was dealt & immediately good again in Winnipeg.

Luckily, we got Eyssimont from that trade and he's been solid, not at the consistency that Namestnikov has given the Jets though of course.

 

[gn2007]

Buffalo hiring lindy ruff is going back in circles lol hopefully the team thrives but yeah. Odd

 

[Renopucker]

I did some poking around the US trademark website. I have a suspicion that NHL Utah are going for the Pioneers trademark (as another possibility).

So far, they've filed for Hockey Club, HC, Fury, Blizzard, Yetis, Outlaws, and Venom.

On 4/19, the same day 'Utah Outlaws' was filed, there was a $250 application for express termination by the individual who holds the 'Utah Pioneers' wordmark.

The "Pioneers" was my thought from the get go. If you've spent any time in SLC, as I have, you know that "Pioneer Day" is as big a deal as July 4, even to those who are not LDS. As you mentioned, the only fly in the ointment was what DU would have to say about it, or how that could be resolved. Smith wants to do some really big things in and around SLC, apart from hockey, with this franchise so his choice for the brand is pretty important.

 

[Felonious Python]

The "Pioneers" was my thought from the get go. If you've spent any time in SLC, as I have, you know that "Pioneer Day" is as big a deal as July 4, even to those who are not LDS. As you mentioned, the only fly in the ointment was what DU would have to say about it, or how that could be resolved. Smith wants to do some really big things in and around SLC, apart from hockey, with this franchise so his choice for the brand is pretty important.

Smith is involved with social justice through the NBA.

Given that there will be twitter threads about how 'Pioneers' glorifies colonization, I'm not getting why it would even really be an option.