2020-21 Around the League part VI

[UncleRisto]

To be fair, Finnish is a very blunt language and what he said can be interpreted in a few different ways.

@UncleRisto is the translation pretty accurate?

Yes, just as you said, "en jaksa peliäkään enää" out of Patrik Laine's mouth is mostly just that he's tired and doesn't want to go.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

GMs...always get their guy.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Your NHL scoring leader among defensemen...

Not to be mean or anything but can somone .gif a picture of this with that caption bolded while "I Don't Wanna Be All By Myself" starts to play and pictures float by including ROR hoisting the cup with the Blues but please leave space for MacKinnon handing the Cup to EJ this year.

 

[5280]

His love affair for Jose Theodore is only rivaled by Laureskee pretending hes not Ian Cole and posting here.

That dude who was obsessed with Giguere has to be on that list, too

 

[The Kingslayer]

That dude who was obsessed with Giguere has to be on that list, too

Damn. I don't remember that guy. Who was he?

 

[avs1dacup]

So do we have more ROW then Vegas? Is that why they haven’t clinched? We can get it with a win tomorrow night?

First tie breaker is regulation wins, followed by ROW. Avs are up 34-30 currently in regulation wins so a win tonight puts them equal with Vegas in points but clinching with the first tie breaker.

 

[5280]

Damn. I don't remember that guy. Who was he?

I can’t remember his name, he was obsessed with Jiggy, though IIRC

 

[Ceremony]

I miss those days with G2P, the Avalounge was poppin every night

Yesterday I was outside practicing hockey for a bit, when my new neighbor came outside and complimented my wrist shot. He told me a better way to get speed up and how I could improve on keeping my eye on my target instead of my puck. Then he asked to see my slapshot. That didn't go over too well. After he finished laughing he told me he'd seen a player like me a while ago. And he helped me on the slap shot. We got to talking and then he asked who my favorite team was, Colorado Avalanche, he laughed again and said so I'm safe to say Joe Sakic is your favorite player. And I said no Tuomo Ruutu. Then he got into saying (he was born in 1922, but you wouldn't be able to tell by how active he is) how after World War 2 he came back to Navy Peir here in Chicago and settled down with a wife, he worked at Navy Peir from then on. He then went to the Chicago Stanley Cup game with his friends in 1961 and fell in love with hockey and the Hawks. He then started coaching hockey for his sons and then went up to the junior level for a few years. Through connections he met Phil Esposito, Tony Esposito, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Guy Lafleur, and other players including Gump Worsley. He bade hs goodbyes and went for a walk.



Today I come home and there's a gift basket his wife made me sitting on my front porch. He's one cool guy. It included



Martin Havlat Chicago Blackh daawks Home Jersey

NHL 2007 for XBOX

An autographed Nikolai Khabibulin Puck

An autographed Tuomo Ruutu Puck

An autographed Phil Esposito Puck (WHOOHOO)

and finally a new street hockey puck



So I go over to his house to thank him and he invites me upstairs to show me something. I walk into this room and its more memorabilia than I could ever dream of. What caught my eye was a 1980 USA Jersey that said USA and the number 1 on the back, autographed by the entire team.



I'm just telling you, even if you're sad your neighbors are gone, just be happy someone new is coming

 

[henchman21]

Not to be mean or anything but can somone .gif a picture of this with that caption bolded while "I Don't Wanna Be All By Myself" starts to play and pictures float by including ROR hoisting the cup with the Blues but please leave space for MacKinnon handing the Cup to EJ this year.

How will MacK feel when McDavid hands Barrie the Cup?

 

[dahrougem2]

How will MacK feel when McDavid hands Barrie the Cup?

You looking to get cold cocked orrrrrrrrr?

 

[Pokecheque]

How will MacK feel when McDavid hands Barrie the Cup?

 

[Avs91]

How will MacK feel when McDavid hands Barrie the Cup?

You looking to get cold cocked orrrrrrrrr?

 

[Alex Jones]

You looking to get cold cocked orrrrrrrrr?

I prefer mine warm.

I'll let myself out

 

[The Abusement Park]

I prefer mine warm.

I'll let myself out

There’s no kink shaming here.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

How will MacK feel when McDavid hands Barrie the Cup?

The only way that is happening is if it's in the Olympics and I'm pretty sure MacK will be handing it to McDavid but I'm not sold on Cale not getting it second either.

 

[BaconNater]

People get way too upset about the Kucherov situation. Its kinda crazy.

 

[teoberto]

People get way too upset about the Kucherov situation. Its kinda crazy.

It’s dodgy and everyone knew about it. Tampa planned this well and it will trigger a change of rules. Time to move on

 

[The Abusement Park]

If we have to lose Mack for an entire season to stay compliant that sounds like a pretty apt punishment.

 

[Pokecheque]

Meh, I really can't even muster much anger about the whole Kucherov thing. They went the whole season without their best player and were still elite.

 

[PAZ]

Meh, I really can't even muster much anger about the whole Kucherov thing. They went the whole season without their best player and were still elite.

That team is absolutely stacked, I have no idea how any doesn't have them winning the cup this year.

Palat - Point - Kucherov
Killorn - Cirelli - Stamkos
Coleman - Gourde - Colton
Maroon - TyJo - Joseph

Hedman - Rutta
McDonagh - Cernak
Sergachev - Savard

Vasi

 

[The Abusement Park]

That team is absolutely stacked, I have no idea how any doesn't have them winning the cup this year.

Palat - Point - Kucherov
Killorn - Cirelli - Stamkos
Coleman - Gourde - Colton
Maroon - TyJo - Joseph

Hedman - Rutta
McDonagh - Cernak
Sergachev - Savard

Vasi

Their left side of their defense is just gross.

 

[Pokecheque]

That team is absolutely stacked, I have no idea how any doesn't have them winning the cup this year.

Palat - Point - Kucherov
Killorn - Cirelli - Stamkos
Coleman - Gourde - Colton
Maroon - TyJo - Joseph

Hedman - Rutta
McDonagh - Cernak
Sergachev - Savard

Vasi

Well...top-pairing defender Jan Rutta is definitely not an ideal scenario, but yes, this is still an elite squad. I'd say they're vulnerable though, especially against Florida. We'll see what happens.

 

[dahrougem2]

I think Tampa Bay loses to Florida because Victor Hedman is playing hurt and needs surgery in the summer. We saw what happened in the playoffs last time the team was hurt - they were lost without him playing at his peak or even playing at all.

It won't be easy, but Hedman not being himself gives the edge to Florida for me personally.

 

[henchman21]

Meh, I really can't even muster much anger about the whole Kucherov thing. They went the whole season without their best player and were still elite.

In a season where half the league used up major LTIR to stay within the cap, including the Avs... I don't see any issues. They played the system a bit, but Kuch was going to have surgery one way or another. Either he returned with ~3-4 weeks left or at the playoffs... that is a pretty easy choice considering the cap circumstances there. With Stammer constantly getting hurt, they actually could have activated Kuch at the end of the season if he was ready to go.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]