Around the League 18: Kovalchuk Employment Edition/Lavi, Gallant, & Ray Shero Unemployment Edition

[HisIceness]

Not sure, but whoever wins please do so in regulation.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Yep, I tend to root for regulation in these matchups and worry about the ramifications of the winner from there.

 

[NotOpie]

Sorry, didn't mean to pick on you. Sometimes, I just use a quote as an on-ramp for a comment. Didn't mean to target you.

Oh, I understood....my failed attempt at humor was mostly tongue in cheek....

Huh? We were a bottom dweller that picked in the top ten for a lot of those seasons. For a stretch from 2010 through 2015 we had the 7th, 12th, 5th, 7th and 5th selection in the draft. The Canes WERE the team that other teams were supposed to beat.

....however Bill Peters's teams in Year 2 and Year 3 of his tenure were notorious for losing to teams below us in the standings....or at least it felt that way.

Besides, I thought HFCanes identity was a lovable bunch of cynical, down-trodden, yet resilient fans....

 

[VAcaniac]

3-1 CBJ

 

[HisIceness]

3-3 now

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Good. I want Philly to win this game. Glad they tied it, we need CBJ to keep collapsing to lessen the herd of Metro teams.

 

[My Special Purpose]

I'd just as soon see a PHI win so we can start to put some distance between us and CBJ. I mean, we'd still be tied if they lose tonight, but we'll have three games in hand. Then I guess we'd just shift our attention to FLA/TOR, so y'know, whatever. Just beat the Rangers.

 

[HisIceness]

Leafs stomping the Penguins.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Nick Foligno just took a puck to the face that broke his visor. Blood everywhere.

 

[HisIceness]

Nick Foligno just took a puck to the face that broke his visor. Blood everywhere.

He'll come back into the game and score the winner.

 

[My Special Purpose]

He's back. Even though PIT/TOR is a blowout and CLB/PHI matters more to us, I'd rather watch PIT/TOR. Something about Columbus is just unfun to watch.

 

[zman77]

 

[HisIceness]

He's back. Even though PIT/TOR is a blowout and CLB/PHI matters more to us, I'd rather watch PIT/TOR. Something about Columbus is just unfun to watch.

Kind of remind me of the Jets I guess. Not big names but they can play.

 

[HisIceness]

Caps tie to force OT.

Meanwhile, waiting for someone to break the Flyers-Jackets tie.

Montreal wins, maybe Ovechkin finally gets his 700th on Sunday in front of an NBC audience.

 

[HisIceness]

They're going to overtime in Columbus. It is what it is.

 

[MinJaBen]

f***ing 3-point games...

 

[My Special Purpose]

Now I want it to go to a shootout, so whomever wins this one gets a fully devalued win.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Three point games happen sometimes. Nothing to get too worked up about. At least we know someone we're battling with won't get two.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Nathan Gerbe-Riley Nash-Vlad Gavrikov on the ice together in OT.

And we think the Canes are shallow up front.

 

[bleedgreen]

Oh, I understood....my failed attempt at humor was mostly tongue in cheek....



....however Bill Peters's teams in Year 2 and Year 3 of his tenure were notorious for losing to teams below us in the standings....or at least it felt that way.

Besides, I thought HFCanes identity was a lovable bunch of cynical, down-trodden, yet resilient fans....

Years two and three we were still rebuilding with low expectations. Wasn’t until year four that people started really had hopes of threatening the post season.

As for the last part, we’ve sucked for so long I don’t think any of us know how to root for a team that’s supposed to be good.

 

[HisIceness]

Flyers win

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Yes! Hayes scores in OT, Flyers win 4-3! Good, the goal is for CBJ to keep falling off, and they did just that today.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I believe the Jackets still haven't won without Jones at this point.

 

[HisIceness]

Yes! Hayes scores in OT, Flyers win 4-3! Good, the goal is for CBJ to keep falling off, and they did just that today.

I could just be talking out of my ass but wouldn't we prefer the Jackets? Seems to me the Flyers are more vulnerable of the two. I'm convinced the Jackets are a playoff team no matter what at this point, Flyers not so much.

Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot Seth Jones is out. Still though, I think C-Bus pulls through and gets a spot somehow.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

I could just be talking out of my ass but wouldn't we prefer the Jackets? Seems to me the Flyers are more vulnerable of the two. I'm convinced the Jackets are a playoff team no matter what at this point, Flyers not so much.

Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot Seth Jones is out. Still though, I think C-Bus pulls through and gets a spot somehow.

Despite the Lindblom and Patrick situations, the Flyers have had a much healthier roster, relatively speaking, and Hayes has been a very good addition, at least for this year. I therefore see them making the playoffs pretty easily, though my optimistic self thinks that the Canes will pass the Flyers in the end and secure that #3 spot.