Around the League 2018-19 v8

[joestevens29]

NHLPA Player Poll 2018-19

Annual player poll released by the PA. 500+ guys voted

Marchand wins both best and worst trash talker

 

[Tobias Kahun]

NHLPA Player Poll 2018-19

Annual player poll released by the PA. 500+ guys voted

Marchand wins both best and worst trash talker

Edmontons Rogers place has the second best ice in the league?

 

[joestevens29]

Edmontons Rogers place has the second best ice in the league?

Two years in a row

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Two years in a row

There must be some really bad ice in the NHL then, cause rogers ice is trash.

Unless I haven't been paying attention in the past 2 years, in the first year it was complete garbage.

 

[joestevens29]

There must be some really bad ice in the NHL then, cause rogers ice is trash.

Unless I haven't been paying attention in the past 2 years, in the first year it was complete garbage.

It's not the ice that has been the issue. Fans think it is, but it's obvious that the players like it.

The league as a whole is having issues with pucks. They were suppose to do a trial of a new puck that is like a coors light beer can. Problem was you need to control the temperature of the puck and there was no real way to tell how frozen the pucks were when switching in new pucks. The color changing puck is suppose to help fight that.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

It's not the ice that has been the issue. Fans think it is, but it's obvious that the players like it.

The league as a whole is having issues with pucks. They were suppose to do a trial of a new puck that is like a coors light beer can. Problem was you need to control the temperature of the puck and there was no real way to tell how frozen the pucks were when switching in new pucks. The color changing puck is suppose to help fight that.

For 100 years pucks have been fine.
Bettman decides welp, time to change the pucks.
Now we have a puck problem.

The NHL is a complete f***ing joke sometimes.

 

[joestevens29]

For 100 years pucks have been fine.
Bettman decides welp, time to change the pucks.
Now we have a puck problem.

The NHL is a complete ****ing joke sometimes.

Pucks are what is causing the bounce though. There is a reason why players love our ice, but the ice looks awful due to pucks bouncing all over the place.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

For 100 years pucks have been fine.
Bettman decides welp, time to change the pucks.
Now we have a puck problem.

The NHL is a complete ****ing joke sometimes.

Last I checked, the wheel is still as good as the day it was invented. No need to re-invent shit in my opinion. What's next, hyper-color jerseys to monitor player's body temperatures so they don't over exert themselves?

 

[joestevens29]

Last I checked, the wheel is still as good as the day it was invented. No need to re-invent **** in my opinion. What's next, hyper-color jerseys to monitor player's body temperatures so they don't over exert themselves?

The only thing they changed was an indicator that tells them when a puck isn't frozen. Pucks that aren't frozen bounce all over the place making the game worse.

Not sure why it's such a big deal. Probably one of the smartest small changes the NHL has ever attempted.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

The only thing they changed was an indicator that tells them when a puck isn't frozen. Pucks that aren't frozen bounce all over the place making the game worse.

Not sure why it's such a big deal. Probably one of the smartest small changes the NHL has ever attempted.

Frozen pucks were never a problem before. They kept them in freezers in the penalty box. Not sure how hard that is. It’s like inventing something to tell you the sky is blue. (I forgot, that is called “analytics”...)

 

[joestevens29]

Frozen pucks were never a problem before. They kept them in freezers in the penalty box. Not sure how hard that is. It’s like inventing something to tell you the sky is blue. (I forgot, that is called “analytics”...)

You see those guys in the penalty boxes? Half the time they look dead and probably just take the top puck, although who knows if they can see color.

The thing is there was an issue with pucks. On good ice such is the case with ours the pucks were bouncing all over, making it appear that we had horrible ice. Which hasn't been the case since the first year when they had issues with air flow in the arena.

 

[Aerrol]

For 100 years pucks have been fine.
Bettman decides welp, time to change the pucks.
Now we have a puck problem.

The NHL is a complete ****ing joke sometimes.

Is this really the thing about the NHL you're mad about? Not the reffing? Or the Department of Player Safety? I imagine the change will be entirely unnoticeable other than in more consistent bounces on the ice.

edit: lol that imgur username

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Is this really the thing about the NHL you're mad about? Not the reffing? Or the Department of Player Safety? I imagine the change will be entirely unnoticeable other than in more consistent bounces on the ice.

edit: lol that imgur username

No I am not mad about it, just commenting on the fact we suddenly need a colour changing puck. The NHL has bigger priorities to fix like DPOS and consistent reffing. That’s why I think the NHL is a joke sometimes.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

You see those guys in the penalty boxes? Half the time they look dead and probably just take the top puck, although who knows if they can see color.

The thing is there was an issue with pucks. On good ice such is the case with ours the pucks were bouncing all over, making it appear that we had horrible ice. Which hasn't been the case since the first year when they had issues with air flow in the arena.

I agree. Sometimes the pucks look like tennis balls. I have no idea why playing with a frozen puck is a problem the NHL has to invent new technology to fix. Keep pucks in a freezer. Keep the freezer cold. Change the pucks every TV time out. It isn’t hard.

 

[yukoner88]

Is this really the thing about the NHL you're mad about? Not the reffing? Or the Department of Player Safety? I imagine the change will be entirely unnoticeable other than in more consistent bounces on the ice.

edit: lol that imgur username

that username is hilarious

 

[frag2]

There must be some really bad ice in the NHL then, cause rogers ice is trash.

Unless I haven't been paying attention in the past 2 years, in the first year it was complete garbage.

Of course players love Rogers ice. Best place to rack up points

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

Wonder if Babcock gets fired soon.

 

[A91]

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[BlackDogg]

Wonder if Babcock gets fired soon.

I"ve been in the field so missed what has been happening - I hear there is some disagreement going on?

 

[Del Preston]

I"ve been in the field so missed what has been happening - I hear there is some disagreement going on?

He's getting blamed because the wunderkind gave him a shitty defensive group.

 

[booyakasha]

Wonder if Babcock gets fired soon.

Probably at the end of April when TO gets punted in the 1st round again.

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

The Caps - Tampa game was a nice pre playoff battle. High speed hockey and unreal skill, woof.

 

[Mav3rick07]

The Caps - Tampa game was a nice pre playoff battle. High speed hockey and unreal skill, woof.

I get the feeling that Tampa Bay wasn’t really trying considering the shot differential.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

I get the feeling that Tampa Bay wasn’t really trying considering the shot differential.

Holy shit I didn’t even notice that.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Canucks 3 points clear of the Oilers now lol.