NHL Talk Miscellaneous NHL Discussion CIII: 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs for Thee

[Cody Webster]

How dumb would this be?

 

[Beef Invictus]

How dumb would this be?

Lol it shouldn't be possible

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

HF is crashing tonight 10000%

 

[Cody Webster]

Lol it shouldn't be possible

They really did it... unbelievable

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

They really did it... unbelievable

Woll is injured.

 

[Chinatown88]

Should I watch a hockey game for the first time in two years?

 

[Magua]

Should I watch a hockey game for the first time in two years?

 

[Chinatown88]

 

[Magua]

Torts is Scar.

 

[Chinatown88]

Torts is Scar.

Only get the ESPN+ shenanigans on my ESPN app. Guess it was fate telling me to continue the streak.

 

[Cody Webster]

Woll is injured.

Interesting. Didn't know that.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

That was a massive hit on Pasta. Damn.

 

[GKJ]

It's very silly to think he wasn't healthy enough to come off of LTIR until the day after the season ended and the cap went away.



The league wants to keep salaries down in part for competitive balance. This way there can't be "super teams" like we saw in the late 90's, early 00's prior to cap implementation.

It’s far more to keep salaries down. They can’t (well, they can but aren’t) mad about big time teams like Vegas manipulating LTIR, the same presumably applies for teams like Arizona who are money laundering operations, which the league finally got sick of.

This is the entertainment business and the best players need to play on the biggest stage.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

This is not the same Boston that played games 4 and 5.

 

[Striiker]

Should I watch a hockey game for the first time in two years?

hellllllllllllllllllllll no

 

[orangecrush8]

I thought the Coyle penalty was bad. That Knies call is even worse.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I thought the Coyle penalty was bad. That Knies call is even worse.

Then Knies gets tripped on a breakaway and there's no call. Gotta love NHL refs.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Toronto making their push in the last 5-10 minutes.

Feels like a goal isn't far away.

 

[DancingPanther]

Hoping Toronto pulls this one out so I can hear a pin drop in this arena. Boston fans are the f***ing worst. f*** boston

 

[TCTC]

If there was a major international tournament this year who would the number 1 for the US? Swayman or Hellebuyck?

 

[GKJ]

3 games in a row with no goals through two periods.

And Thursday nylander didn’t score until the last minute of the 2nd

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

If there was a major international tournament this year who would the number 1 for the US? Swayman or Hellebuyck?

Demko.

 

[TCTC]

Demko.

Was looking at American and Canadian NHL goalies today, and the gulf in quality is amazing.

What happened to Canadian goaltending?

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Was looking at American and Canadian NHL goalies today, and the gulf in quality is amazing.

What happened to Canadian goaltending?

The short answer is that goaltending is voodoo.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Canada went through a bad stretch of goaltenders at the junior level within the last decade which you’re probably seeing a product of right now given most of those guys would be veterans right now. It doesn’t help one of their better goalies over that time in Hart is likely unavailable for them.