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Wanna guess which dman was on ice for the most GA (5v5 & All strengths) even after being suspended for a game
GDT: Around the League | 22-23 III AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME!!!
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bellagiobob
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Paul Maurice revealed post-game that Matthew Tkachuk fractured his sternum in Game 3. Also: Aaron Ekblad played through a broken foot, popping his shoulder twice and tearing his oblique. He said some players may not be ready for the start of next season
Drivesaitl
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Its always hilarious that he looks like more like he's on the Hangover movies than some guy playing pro hockey for another cup winner. I think he didn't see a minute, maybe a bit in Jets series.
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Drivesaitl
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They don't call him the count for nothing. I think he's 153yrs old now. He's strangely looked like this for the last 25yrs. With the new blood he might be getting younger. Medical science should study.
I could do without seeing this tonight..
Eichel should just shave his pubes already. Oh wait, thats his head...I don't know theres a guy that looks less like a hockey player and more like a concert pianist. Not sure where I'm going with that..
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Drivesaitl
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Pay for their new arena as well. Oh wait, we are anyway..
Just a side comment but I like the look of T mobile arena more than Rogers place. Seems to look better visually outside and inside and better use of tech and visuals. Vegas arena seems decent. I hope the Calgary arena sucks shit. They are building it on a flood plain.
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Drivesaitl
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Thats the inside track on my joke about Calgary. Astute you are. heh. But the Stampede Grounds are particularly low as is a lot of the DT. But the way the rivers are and bend that seems to be a foremost area of flooding. I think Fort Calgary was built there too. Back in the day you built a fort close to water as you could given what the transportation mode was in those days.Isn’t that most of the city?
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Everything their new coach Montgomery touched blew up in his face in comparison too. Scrapping the goalie rotation and playing a clearly injured Ullmark in game 6, game to game roster substitutions that had immediate negative in-game effects, chemistry killing roster micromanaging of the lines that put several of their players off balance(especially defensively), and then add in Bergeron getting a disc hernia in the last game of the season and clearly shouldn't have come back into the lineup as he got killed in the final 3 games playoff games
He's probably not gonna get fired after the regular season they had, but it wouldn't surprise me too much if they did fire him for that comedy of errors in the playoffs
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KeithIsActuallyBad
You thrust your pelvis, huh!
I expect every American team to have a Cup before Canada's next one.
Jimmi McJenkins
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Could be, I don't know. I can't see Arizona ever doing anything other than failing though.
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Just a post now on how its easier for me to swallow a Vegas win. 16 Canadian players dressed last night. 16. making this the most Canadian team in the NHL by miles. Further to that a full dozen of their players that played this season come from Western Canada. In total 19 Canadian players on their roster.
Its an org that believes in big broth Canadian players. An org that believes size matters and that fills that lineup out because it can play the game anyway. An org that believes a series of twin towers D is the way to go. So much of what Vegas put together is the standard Western Canada blueprint. Was hard not to recognize it. Coaches like Al Arbour, Fred Shero similarly respected Canadian and Western Canadian clubs and learned a lot from none other than Clare Drake of the Alberta Golden Bears. this hockey that Vegas played was pretty recognizable to a longterm fan. Shero btw hailed from Winnipeg and was a tough player that made it all the way to the Rangers playing 3 seasons. then went on to win 5 cups in hockey as a coach in minor leagues making him a must grab for a Flyers club trying to find their way. I didn't always like it but the way Shero respected tough and tumble Western Canadian hockey was clear as day. Its the same blue prints repeating.
Of course there is Kelly McCrimmon, GM, from the Brandon Wheat Kings and having spent 26years there as player, manager, coach and owner. I watched Kelly and Brad McCrimmon in the WCHL and remember the Brandon Wheat Kings well. Years later I would watch brother Brad McCrimmon play for the Flyers in the 80's, the team that was the best ever team arguably to never win a cup, because Oilers.
The McCrimmons were tough as nails kids hailing from Plenty Saskatchewan. They had Plenty of gusto in them and played rugged hockey. Often the kind of hockey that gets played in small town prairies. These were typical farm kids working on the Farm and developing Gordie Howe type farming muscles. To me its a good story when small town prairie kids make good and its been happening for over a Century in hockey.
This article in case people forgot what happened to Brad.
torontosun.com
I know last night and the way the playoffs went down is tough for fans here. But theres several players from Manitoba on the club, multiple from Sask, Alberta, BC and they're acquired by a GM that knows the value and stock of that as well as anybody. Theres some good stories too. Whitecloud hailing from First Nations community, the connection to Humboldt Sask and bringing the cup there.
From Humboldt to Yaroslavl Russia theres connections to tragedy, and the pain and good and worst events that are connected with hockey life, or life itself. Lots to unpack with this club and because of my lifelong afinity for Western Canadian, or Canadian hockey its harder to hate them. The McCrimmons, maybe both of them, celebrated last nigth and I'm sure Kelly connected to his brother RIP who was his best friend, his only friend growing up and living near a town with only 100 people where there no other kids to play with. So I know why Kelly teared up when asked about his brother.
HNIC had the class and timing to end the broadcast season with Gordon Lightfoots "If you could read my mind" That was a nice touch and sendoff and RIP as well Gord. lots of pieces of Canadiana around, you just have to look harder to see them.
Its an org that believes in big broth Canadian players. An org that believes size matters and that fills that lineup out because it can play the game anyway. An org that believes a series of twin towers D is the way to go. So much of what Vegas put together is the standard Western Canada blueprint. Was hard not to recognize it. Coaches like Al Arbour, Fred Shero similarly respected Canadian and Western Canadian clubs and learned a lot from none other than Clare Drake of the Alberta Golden Bears. this hockey that Vegas played was pretty recognizable to a longterm fan. Shero btw hailed from Winnipeg and was a tough player that made it all the way to the Rangers playing 3 seasons. then went on to win 5 cups in hockey as a coach in minor leagues making him a must grab for a Flyers club trying to find their way. I didn't always like it but the way Shero respected tough and tumble Western Canadian hockey was clear as day. Its the same blue prints repeating.
Of course there is Kelly McCrimmon, GM, from the Brandon Wheat Kings and having spent 26years there as player, manager, coach and owner. I watched Kelly and Brad McCrimmon in the WCHL and remember the Brandon Wheat Kings well. Years later I would watch brother Brad McCrimmon play for the Flyers in the 80's, the team that was the best ever team arguably to never win a cup, because Oilers.
The McCrimmons were tough as nails kids hailing from Plenty Saskatchewan. They had Plenty of gusto in them and played rugged hockey. Often the kind of hockey that gets played in small town prairies. These were typical farm kids working on the Farm and developing Gordie Howe type farming muscles. To me its a good story when small town prairie kids make good and its been happening for over a Century in hockey.This article in case people forgot what happened to Brad.
SIMMONS: A brother and best friend gone, a Cup to win for Kelly McCrimmon
WASHINGTON — Kelly McCrimmon was sitting at his desk in the front office of the Brandon Wheat Kings when one of his colleagues interrupted him on an early…
torontosun.com
I know last night and the way the playoffs went down is tough for fans here. But theres several players from Manitoba on the club, multiple from Sask, Alberta, BC and they're acquired by a GM that knows the value and stock of that as well as anybody. Theres some good stories too. Whitecloud hailing from First Nations community, the connection to Humboldt Sask and bringing the cup there.
From Humboldt to Yaroslavl Russia theres connections to tragedy, and the pain and good and worst events that are connected with hockey life, or life itself. Lots to unpack with this club and because of my lifelong afinity for Western Canadian, or Canadian hockey its harder to hate them. The McCrimmons, maybe both of them, celebrated last nigth and I'm sure Kelly connected to his brother RIP who was his best friend, his only friend growing up and living near a town with only 100 people where there no other kids to play with. So I know why Kelly teared up when asked about his brother.
HNIC had the class and timing to end the broadcast season with Gordon Lightfoots "If you could read my mind" That was a nice touch and sendoff and RIP as well Gord. lots of pieces of Canadiana around, you just have to look harder to see them.
It doesn't take much to entertain me but I just couldn't get into these playoffs after the 1st round. All the good storylines and interesting markets were pretty much vanquished after the 2nd round and the 2nd round itself was a borefest outside of Edmonton-Vegas.
I'm not just saying this as a bitter Oilers fan, the Final 4 of Florida, Carolina, Vegas and Dallas was worst case scenario for me from a fan interest standpoint. Virtually no starpower, uninteresting warm weather markets with no long storied history unless one considers Dallas to be that.
You would hope for good, competitive hockey to make it interesting at least and it turned out to be a sweep and another series that was 3-0 and had no real drama. Add in the fantastic weather and other things to do anyway and I barely made any time to watch these games.
It's sad because I usually love playoff hockey and try to make time to watch but I had no interest this year. I watched Game 5 (some of it, couldn't stand to watch all of it) last night because I figured it was the last hockey of the season and I'm always a sucker for watching Cup celebrations even if it is Vegas but, outside of that, I basically watched none of the finals outside of me and a few friends watching the last half of the 3rd in Game 4 at the tail end of a BBQ on Saturday Night. Quite simply, the most unappealing, uncompetitive playoffs that I've seen in a long time.
KeithIsActuallyBad
You thrust your pelvis, huh!
Jimmi McJenkins
Sometimes miracles
Move it to Houston or Salt Lake City(though I don't like idea of being n Utah)
So Tkachuk is a rat, but he came back in the game with a broken sternum. Damn.
www.prohockeyrumors.com
So Tkachuk is a rat, but he came back in the game with a broken sternum. Damn.
Florida Panthers Issue Injury Updates On Matthew Tkachuk, Aaron Ekblad
Florida Panthers stars Matthew Tkachuk and Aaron Ekblad played through injuries during the team's playoff run, head coach Paul Maurice said.
www.prohockeyrumors.com
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WTF??? 1260 is off the air for good??? I was just listening to it and had the announcement read below and now just music!
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f*** Vegas! This makes me mad! Boys better come back determined and ready for next season!
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Good post. Vegas is an easy organization to hate (and I do). Brash, arrogant, rule dodging, aggressive, and now Cup Champions.Just a post now on how its easier for me to swallow a Vegas win. 16 Canadian players dressed last night. 16. making this the most Canadian team in the NHL by miles. Further to that a full dozen of their players that played this season come from Western Canada. In total 19 Canadian players on their roster.
Its an org that believes in big broth Canadian players. An org that believes size matters and that fills that lineup out because it can play the game anyway. An org that believes a series of twin towers D is the way to go. So much of what Vegas put together is the standard Western Canada blueprint. Was hard not to recognize it. Coaches like Al Arbour, Fred Shero similarly respected Canadian and Western Canadian clubs and learned a lot from none other than Clare Drake of the Alberta Golden Bears. this hockey that Vegas played was pretty recognizable to a longterm fan. Shero btw hailed from Winnipeg and was a tough player that made it all the way to the Rangers playing 3 seasons. then went on to win 5 cups in hockey as a coach in minor leagues making him a must grab for a Flyers club trying to find their way. I didn't always like it but the way Shero respected tough and tumble Western Canadian hockey was clear as day. Its the same blue prints repeating.
Of course there is Kelly McCrimmon, GM, from the Brandon Wheat Kings and having spent 26years there as player, manager, coach and owner. I watched Kelly and Brad McCrimmon in the WCHL and remember the Brandon Wheat Kings well. Years later I would watch brother Brad McCrimmon play for the Flyers in the 80's, the team that was the best ever team arguably to never win a cup, because Oilers.
This article in case people forgot what happened to Brad.
SIMMONS: A brother and best friend gone, a Cup to win for Kelly McCrimmon
WASHINGTON — Kelly McCrimmon was sitting at his desk in the front office of the Brandon Wheat Kings when one of his colleagues interrupted him on an early…
I know last night and the way the playoffs went down is tough for fans here. But theres several players from Manitoba on the club, multiple from Sask, Alberta, BC and they're acquired by a GM that knows the value and stock of that as well as anybody. Theres some good stories too. Whitecloud hailing from First Nations community, the connection to Humboldt Sask and bringing the cup there.
From Humboldt to Yaroslavl Russia theres connections to tragedy, and the pain and good and worst events that are connected with hockey life, or life itself. Lots to unpack with this club and because of my lifelong afinity for Western Canadian, or Canadian hockey its harder to hate them. The McCrimmons, maybe both of them, celebrated last nigth and I'm sure Kelly connected to his brother RIP who was his best friend, his only friend growing up and living near a town with only 100 people where there no other kids to play with. So I know why Kelly teared up when asked about his brother.
HNIC had the class and timing to end the broadcast season with Gordon Lightfoots "If you could read my mind" That was a nice touch and sendoff and RIP as well Gord. lots of pieces of Canadiana around, you just have to look harder to see them.
Yet within their storybook success and at its heart is an unrivalled hockey braintrust with deep prairie roots who identify talent, character better than virtually anyone on the planet in McCrimmon, Kelly Kisio who both ran exceptional, sustaining great WHL junior teams, and Vaughan Karpan. Other heavily weighted scouting staff made up of quality Western Canadian bird dogs like Bob Lowes, Bruno Campese, Craig Cunningham, Jim McKenzie, Erin Ginnell, Brad McEwen.
Shouldn't be a surprised that this team also has a very high number of Western Canadian players on this team. Stone may be a lightning rod for the Cap cheating but this is a high character leader with great skill and work ethic who defied mediocre skating to become an elite player. Stephenson became an engine player this playoff. Love his game. And all the others who this team's elite talent assessors knew from direct experience and/or their unrivalled network into the lifeblood hockey feeder systems across Western Canada.
I despise Vegas for a lot of reasons but I can find solace with some incredible hockey minds and high number of players coming from our Western Canadian backyard.
KeithIsActuallyBad
You thrust your pelvis, huh!
If there's one thing I like about Vegas its their cutthroat management. If you aren't good enough you're gone. Loyalty and such is for saps.
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Lol Vegas is also a prime location. If Edmonton acted like that no one would sign here.
KeithIsActuallyBad
You thrust your pelvis, huh!
I mean you're not wrong but we aren't that far removed from the MAF stabbing pic.
The Oilers are loyal to a fault. Too much dead weight on and off the ice that we keep around for... whatever reason.
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