Around the League XXXIII: The Regular Season is Here!

[No Fun Shogun]

Great pre-game ceremony for Vegas.

 

[hawksrule]

Sounds familiar

I actually don't know anything about the Hawks game yet other than the final score. Same thing, huh?

 

[CourtneyDagger50]

Oh my god I cried so much during that Golden Knights ceremony

 

[BK]

Arizona is terrible still I see...

 

[Teemu]

LOL Raanta

 

[ChiHawks10]

Vegas gonna be a better team in their inaugural year than the Yotes are this year.

 

[SAADfather]

Officials/new rule change turn a regulation loss into a win for the Preds. That was ugly to watch.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Hahaha, 3-0

 

[Rooh]

Vegas really about to be 3-0

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Officials/new rule change turn a regulation loss into a win for the Preds. That was ugly to watch.

What happened?

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Holy cow.... this is a pounding.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Raanta yanked huh?

 

[CourtneyDagger50]

What happened in the Philly/Nash game?

This VGK game is incredible so far

 

[SAADfather]

What happened?

Preds down a goal with 3 minutes in regulation got a pretty questionable full two minute 5 on 3. Preds scored and then flyers challenged offsides. Call got confirmed so the Preds went back on the 5on3 and scored again.

 

[BK]

4-0 lol.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Vegas doing work. 4-0

Neal will become a VGK legend.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Preds down a goal with 3 minutes in regulation got a pretty questionable full two minute 5 on 3. Preds scored and then flyers challenged offsides. Call got confirmed so the Preds went back on the 5on3 and scored again.

Flyers fans are pissed at Hakstol as in their view it wasn't even close, so sounds like it was more questionable on their choice to challenge knowing it'd likely lead to a new 5 on 3.

 

[SAADfather]

Flyers fans are pissed at Hakstol as in their view it wasn't even close, so sounds like it was more questionable on their choice to challenge knowing it'd likely lead to a new 5 on 3.

I didn't get a good look as my only feed was in SD for some reason but it did not appear to be a good challenge. To be fair though in that situation unless your 100% sure it's offsides, it's not a good challenge.

Regardless it's a really dumb rule. That wasn't a way you want to watch a team win a hockey game.

 

[hisgirlfriday]

I like the rule change and this cautionary tale if it lessens the number of B.S. offside challenges.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

Wysch is joining ESPN? That seem's like a really weird fit. Curious to how that plays out.

 

[SAADfather]

If I'm Stan, I'm picking up the phone and doing everything i possibly can to grab Galch while Bergevin still has a job. Bergevin does seem to like his vets, maybe adding something to AA could make a deal work. Probably wishful thinking but Chucky centering a third line of Sharp and Kitty could really fun

I like the rule change and this cautionary tale if it lessens the number of B.S. offside challenges.

But it's unnecessary when less extreme rules can accomplish the same thing. If you are gonna make challenges legal, why shouldn't Hakstol be able to use his challenge as a toss up to make sure that a critical call got called right? That's exactly what challenge rules are there for. Either make offsides challenges illegal or let coaches challenge at will. It's telling that the offsides challenge is the only pro sports challenge that comes with a penalty more extreme than losing your timeout. If NHL is actively trying to get coaches to not challenge offsides, why not just get rid of the damn thing FFS? It's clearly not working anyway. This rule was the nhl putting a band-aid on a cut that needs stiches.

 

[BK]

If I'm Stan, I'm picking up the phone and doing everything i possibly can to grab Galch while Bergevin still has a job. Bergevin does seem to like his vets, maybe adding something to AA could make a deal work. Probably wishful thinking but Chucky centering a third line of Sharp and Kitty could really fun

But it's unnecessary when less extreme rules can accomplish the same thing. If you are gonna make challenges legal, why shouldn't Hakstol be able to use his challenge as a toss up to make sure that a critical call got called right? That's exactly what challenge rules are there for. Either make offsides challenges illegal or let coaches challenge at will. It's telling that the offsides challenge is the only pro sports challenge that comes with a penalty more extreme than losing your timeout. If NHL is actively trying to get coaches to not challenge offsides, why not just get rid of the damn thing FFS? It's clearly not working anyway. This rule was the nhl putting a band-aid on a cut that needs stiches.

Maybe AA and a pick or AA and Forsling but then the hawk need a vet. D.

 

[ColdSteel2]

If I'm Stan, I'm picking up the phone and doing everything i possibly can to grab Galch while Bergevin still has a job. Bergevin does seem to like his vets, maybe adding something to AA could make a deal work. Probably wishful thinking but Chucky centering a third line of Sharp and Kitty could really fun

But it's unnecessary when less extreme rules can accomplish the same thing. If you are gonna make challenges legal, why shouldn't Hakstol be able to use his challenge as a toss up to make sure that a critical call got called right? That's exactly what challenge rules are there for. Either make offsides challenges illegal or let coaches challenge at will. It's telling that the offsides challenge is the only pro sports challenge that comes with a penalty more extreme than losing your timeout. If NHL is actively trying to get coaches to not challenge offsides, why not just get rid of the damn thing FFS? It's clearly not working anyway. This rule was the nhl putting a band-aid on a cut that needs stiches.

I look at it as a gimmick move to bring more offense while accomplishing the goal of limiting challenges. At this point, we'll take anything we can get to increase offense.

 

[ColdSteel2]

Maybe AA and a pick or AA and Forsling but then the hawk need a vet. D.

AA and Forsling is something to shop around. I'm not sure you couldn't do better than Gally with an offer like that.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

AA for Galchenyuk would be remembered in the Ellison and a 2nd for Sharp territory.