League News: 2018-19 NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) Vol. 1

[Calicaps]

I dont like it. If they are going to wear the uniforms then play the games in Hartford.

paging @AlexBrovechkin8

 

[Hivemind]

Bortuzzo suspended one regular season game (+ rest of pre-season)

 

[shtorm2005]

Bortuzzo suspended one regular season game (+ rest of pre-season)

Do they find that missing preseason games is a punishement?

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

paging @AlexBrovechkin8

Oh f*** right the f*** off with this nonsense. They do not deserve to wear those jerseys.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Canes to wear Whalers uniforms for 2 games

This is going to rile some people up...

 

[Hivemind]

The vitriol that Edmonton fans are showing Jerebek on the main boards is bizarre.

 

[Cush]

 

[Langway]

Alzner apparently a healthy scratch tonight. Woof.

 

[Portable Mink]

Eichel named capitano

 

[kicksavedave]

Alzner apparently a healthy scratch tonight. Woof.

Link? The Habs GDT shows him in there.

Edit, NV I see the tweet later in the thread.

Woof is right. We dodged a bullet there, well done BMac!!!! Four years left on his Habs contract, double woof!

 

[Corby78]

Do they find that missing preseason games is a punishement?

You mean games they may not even play in anyway? I'm sure its a big burden.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Alzner apparently a healthy scratch tonight. Woof.

sad...

 

[Sam Spade]

Alzner apparently a healthy scratch tonight. Woof.

I noted in the other thread, this ends his ironman streak at 622 games. He played every game for the last 8 seasons.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Alzner apparently a healthy scratch tonight. Woof.

It has been a really tough ~18 months for Karl. Let's recap: a bunch of injuries, left Washington because the playoff failures were hard to take, goes to one of the worst teams in the NHL as a UFA and then gets to watch his former team raise the Cup, and now it looks like he can't even crack the lineup for that garbage team. Going to be a long 4 years for Karl and the Habs, though I suspect he'll be bought out in short order next summer.

As an aside, who didn't see this coming? Alzner was absolute garbage his last year in Washington and it was clear to anyone who watched the game with any regularity that he was broken down and a shell of who he used to be. It was a brutal contract that Montreal signed to him before the pen dried on the paper... yikes.

 

[Blades of Steel]

It has been a really tough ~18 months for Karl. Let's recap: a bunch of injuries, left Washington because the playoff failures were hard to take, goes to one of the worst teams in the NHL as a UFA and then gets to watch his former team raise the Cup, and now it looks like he can't even crack the lineup for that garbage team. Going to be a long 4 years for Karl and the Habs, though I suspect he'll be bought out in short order next summer.

As an aside, who didn't see this coming? Alzner was absolute garbage his last year in Washington and it was clear to anyone who watched the game with any regularity that he was broken down and a shell of who he used to be. It was a brutal contract that Montreal signed to him before the pen dried on the paper... yikes.

Yeah, him being durable was his greatest asset.

That being said, i'll gladly switch careers/jobs with him, I don't feel that bad.

 

[Corby78]

JT scores in first game for Toronto. More fuel for insufferable leafs fans

 

[Devil Dancer]

And Elias Pettersson scores in his first period of NHL hockey. Canadians are pleased this evening.

 

[Sam Spade]

And Elias Pettersson scores in his first period of NHL hockey. Canadians are pleased this evening.

And that was a SNIPE by Pettersson.

 

[RandyHolt]

Keep looting Montreal. Their GM is showing signs of weakness.

 

[kicksavedave]

It has been a really tough ~18 months for Karl. Let's recap: a bunch of injuries, left Washington because the playoff failures were hard to take, goes to one of the worst teams in the NHL as a UFA and then gets to watch his former team raise the Cup, and now it looks like he can't even crack the lineup for that garbage team. Going to be a long 4 years for Karl and the Habs, though I suspect he'll be bought out in short order next summer.

As an aside, who didn't see this coming? Alzner was absolute garbage his last year in Washington and it was clear to anyone who watched the game with any regularity that he was broken down and a shell of who he used to be. It was a brutal contract that Montreal signed to him before the pen dried on the paper... yikes.

Didn't he basically have the same sports hernia injury that effectively ended Brooks Laich's career? I mean, say what you will about both players, neither one was a shell of their selves after coming back from that injury. KA didn't always suck like this.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Didn't he basically have the same sports hernia injury that effectively ended Brooks Laich's career? I mean, say what you will about both players, neither one was a shell of their selves after coming back from that injury. KA didn't always suck like this.

He had some type of groin / abdominal / sports hernia injury, yes, I'm just not sure if it was the same as the one that Brooks had. For a player who was never the fleetest of foot to begin with an injury that saps even more speed and mobility is the kiss of death.

 

[Silky mitts]

 

[Ridley Simon]

That’s cool. I got 2 little girls (5&2). They are so precious.

 

[Corby78]

How many rookies got a point in their first game last night?
-Kotkaniemi
-Pettersson
-Comtois
-Sherwood

 

[Hivemind]

How many rookies got a point in their first game last night?
-Kotkaniemi
-Pettersson
-Comtois
-Sherwood

As the owner of three of those players in my dynasty league, it's a good feeling.