NHL Around the NHL - Regular Season 2017-18 III - Rangers fire Alain Vigneault

[Bruinaura]

Be interesting to see Tavares play left wing today. Moving over to play with Barzal and Eberle.

Yeah, I'm interested in that as well. Has he played wing before? Maybe at the Olympics?

 

[GlenFeatherstone]

Yeah, I'm interested in that as well. Has he played wing before? Maybe at the Olympics?

Tavares in the article I read this morning did say he has played it in the past. Doug Weight also said that if Tavares beats Barzal down the ice Tavares would defend the center positioning and Barzal would have to adjust defending on his off wing? Doesn’t that sign like a recipe for disaster?

 

[Bruinaura]

Tavares in the article I read this morning did say he has played it in the past. Doug Weight also said that if Tavares beats Barzal down the ice Tavares would defend the center positioning and Barzal would have to adjust defending on his off wing? Doesn’t that sign like a recipe for disaster?

Well, Tavares is no Bergeron.

 

[oooooooooohCanada]

Babcock has played him to much and it is catching up to him. Sounds familiar in a way.

Injury has nothing to do with playing too much. Polak shoved a player on top of him and now he's day to day. Andersen is barely playing more than 5 other goalies in the league. Most starters play 60-65 games. Vasilevsky is the guy that there should be worry about. Openly comes out and says hes suffering from fatigue yet is still playing every game. Andersen is a workhorse.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Injury has nothing to do with playing too much. Polak shoved a player on top of him and now he's day to day. Andersen is barely playing more than 5 other goalies in the league. Most starters play 60-65 games. Vasilevsky is the guy that there should be worry about. Openly comes out and says hes suffering from fatigue yet is still playing every game. Andersen is a workhorse.

I said nothing about injury. I am stating that Babcock is running him into the ground like Claude did with Rask

 

[Lockheed]

Karlsson with a natural hat trick as Vegas goes up 4-0 over Calgary.

 

[BruinsBtn]

Karlsson with a natural hat trick as Vegas goes up 4-0 over Calgary.

A couple years ago Calgary fans were so obnoxious about the Hamilton trade.

 

[Pia8988]

A couple years ago Calgary fans were so obnoxious about the Hamilton trade.

Their team is obnoxious too.

 

[Thrive]

A couple years ago Calgary fans were so obnoxious about the Hamilton trade.

They still are.

Or maybe a lot of it was bravado from Leafs trolls who are currently packing their apple juice for lunch at school tomorrow?

No one will ever know.

 

[since76]

3 new records for claude and habs
11th shootout ))) previous record of franchise was 9
23 lost on the road, previous was 22
26 shots in one period
And the season is not over
Claude is legend now !! )))))

 

[DrJustice]

Tavares in the article I read this morning did say he has played it in the past. Doug Weight also said that if Tavares beats Barzal down the ice Tavares would defend the center positioning and Barzal would have to adjust defending on his off wing? Doesn’t that sign like a recipe for disaster?

It makes less and less sense the more I hear about it.

They are very good offensively as they are now, the problem is their defense so how is loading up their offense gonna help with that?

And now this whole nonsense about who is gonna defend who makes me have even less faith that it'll be fun to watch.

 

[Fossy21]

Karlsson with a natural hat trick as Vegas goes up 4-0 over Calgary.

Going into this season, who had William Karlsson three goals behind Ovechkin this late in it? Crazy.

 

[Zillah]

They still are.

Or maybe a lot of it was bravado from Leafs trolls who are currently packing their apple juice for lunch at school tomorrow?

No one will ever know.

Giordano can cover up a multitude of deficiencies of his d partner . Hamilton is tissue paper . Goals do not equate a good defenceman

 

[22Brad Park]

That Cuggula for Oilers is one of weakest worst players I ever saw .

 

[22Brad Park]

Giordano can cover up a multitude of deficiencies of his d partner . Hamilton is tissue paper . Goals do not equate a good defenceman

.i live in Calgary and watch Flames daily Giordano has been ok but not better then Hamilton has played..He still getting credit for his play 3 yrs ago.

 

[Zillah]

.i live in Calgary and watch Flames daily Giordano has been ok but not better then Hamilton has played..He still getting credit for his play 3 yrs ago.

Wow, Flames games I have seen he hasn't looked too bad but you would know better. I have a few buddies that are big flames fans that are always talking up Giordano . He did seem to have a few stellar years there then tail off .

 

[Thrive]

Tough loss for the Islanders to the Hurricanes. I think they’re officially done.

 

[Thrive]

Jamie Benn looked like a man unhinged who’s rage knows no bounds on that pan-in on the bench right there after that tussle with Wheeler.

 

[Pia8988]

Jamie Benn looked like a man unhinged who’s rage knows no bounds on that pan-in on the bench right there after that tussle with Wheeler.

He's very similar to Lucic in when he wants to, there are very few other NHLers who can stop him. The problem is as he ages, that time is becoming less and less frequent. Much more talented than Lucic though so he can still get by on that.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

It makes less and less sense the more I hear about it.

They are very good offensively as they are now, the problem is their defense so how is loading up their offense gonna help with that?

And now this whole nonsense about who is gonna defend who makes me have even less faith that it'll be fun to watch.

Yeah, I don’t get this move at all?

Does it mean that Tavares is gone and the Isles want to see what Barzal looks like as the 1 C? Or does it mean that the Isles want to load up and hope to appease Tavares by having Barzal play with him? If that’s the case though, why not have Barzal play on Tavares’ wing?

Really strange.

Another strange decision that could have playoff implications. Trotz chose to go with Grubbauer over Holtby (who appears to be fighting it a bit) today in a game that the Caps really needed (to stay ahead of PIT). They ended up getting slapped around and you have to wonder how this will affect Holtby’s confidence if he’s already struggling a bit.

 

[Thrive]

Another strange decision that could have playoff implications. Trotz chose to go with Grubbauer over Holtby (who appears to be fighting it a bit) today in a game that the Caps really needed (to stay ahead of PIT). They ended up getting slapped around and you have to wonder how this will affect Holtby’s confidence if he’s already struggling a bit.

Holtby’s play this year is the result of running him into the ground for three consecutive years: 73, 66, and then 63 games played. That’s a lot of hockey being played there.

I know he’s a horse but everyone has their breaking point.

 

[Troublesome 85]

Thought this was funny, its old but funny. What was Jamie thinking when Radulov went after his brother?

 

[ODAAT]

Going into this season, who had William Karlsson three goals behind Ovechkin this late in it? Crazy.

I`d never really heard of him before this year

 

[DKH]

Watched a lot of the Blues this weekend and Sobotka was great

Thanks Claude

 

[KrejciMVP]

Thought this was funny, its old but funny. What was Jamie thinking when Radulov went after his brother?

the looks on their parents face is quite funny, of course MTL has the worse of the Benn players on their team.