Around the NHL: 2018-2019 (Part 3) Regular Season Opens

[Goathead]

This sounds suspiciously familiar

 

[slip]

Nothing like a loss to Buffalo to prompt some serious soul searching. Like, f*** off already.

Can't wait until we have a modicum of respect around the league again.

 

[Steddy33]

Nothing like a loss to Buffalo to prompt some serious soul searching. Like, **** off already.

Can't wait until we have a modicum of respect around the league again.

Did you watch the game yesterday? It was much more a case of the Kings being really bad than the Sabres being good.

This place is an emotional rollercoaster. People get way to excited about the wins and way to down about the losses.

Finally the Sabres can at least capitalize on a real bad game from a not so good team. That's a plus

 

[ZZamboni]

This place is an emotional rollercoaster. People get way to excited about the wins and way to down about the losses.

Only a handful of fans display that after every game. A good chunk are pretty even tempered throughout the season knowing it’s a long season and swinging drastically one way or the other is pointless.

 

[ZZamboni]

Charles Wang passed away. RIP.

 

[joshjull]

ROR getting the minutes again.

 

[joshjull]

As is Risto

 

[1972]

Nathan MacKinnon is the second best player in the NHL, you’d have to be a moron to think Auston Matthews has the same impact on a game as he does. He scores like Auston, but he’s SO MUCH better at creating his own offense. He doesn’t rely on others to set him up, he’s the driver, the disher and the finisher.

 

[EichHart]

Nathan MacKinnon is the second best player in the NHL, you’d have to be a moron to think Auston Matthews has the same impact on a game as he does. He scores like Auston, but he’s SO MUCH better at creating his own offense. He doesn’t rely on others to set him up, he’s the driver, the disher and the finisher.

The two best players in the league are also the two best skaters in the league. Coincidence, I think not. Draft speed all day, it's a new league.

 

[Zman5778]

Random thought:

When Seattle joins the NHL, they obviously fit in the Pacific division. Is Arizona gonna get kicked to the Central then?

Or are we looking at a more robust re-alignment?

The 4 NW teams fit perfectly together -- Seattle, Vancouver, EDM, CGY

The problem is the SW -- SJ, LA, ANH, PHX and VGK are all nicely geographically situated together.......

 

[DJN21]

Random thought:

When Seattle joins the NHL, they obviously fit in the Pacific division. Is Arizona gonna get kicked to the Central then?

Or are we looking at a more robust re-alignment?

The 4 NW teams fit perfectly together -- Seattle, Vancouver, EDM, CGY

The problem is the SW -- SJ, LA, ANH, PHX and VGK are all nicely geographically situated together.......

Gonna be really interesting for sure. Curious what this could potentially mean for teams like Detroit, columbus, Chicago etc in that iffy territory moving forward. Also curious if this is a cutoff for expansion or if Quebec and or Hartford etc have any real shot moving forward to skew conversations.

 

[dotcommunism]

Random thought:

When Seattle joins the NHL, they obviously fit in the Pacific division. Is Arizona gonna get kicked to the Central then?

Or are we looking at a more robust re-alignment?

What other real alternative do they have? I'm not sure what else they could do with the current division structure other than flipping Colorado back to the Pacific and sending the Alberta teams to the Central. Even then, it makes way more sense to move Arizona than the Alberta teams, if for no other reason than the fact that Arizona moving elsewhere, Quebec for example, is far from unrealistic and it's easier to keep their options open by having the potentially relocating team in the Central where they could flip over Detroit or Columbus from the East if need be.

Otherwise you're either talking about doing something more drastic like shifting to 8 divisions of 4 teams each, or getting rid of divisions altogether and going with just two 16 team conferences.

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

ROR getting the minutes again.

And he is winning as much as he was her and in Colorado.

 

[Jim Bob]

I'm sure that the Jets wouldn't have an issue with Biz at the league minimum to replace Scheifele.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Add the Rangers to the list of teams in the East who haven't just blown by us but have also lapped us. It's amazing what a competent coach and competent management can do.

Interesting take.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Myllz]

Leafs are already fun to watch, should be even more exciting once they get Nylander back in.

 

[Gabrielor]

Leafs are already fun to watch, should be even more exciting once they get Nylander back in.

I’ve really enjoyed their last 2 games.

 

[OkimLom]

I’ve really enjoyed their last 2 games.

i've enjoyed Dangle's videos as well...

 

[1972]

Leafs are already fun to watch, should be even more exciting once they get Nylander back in.

I don’t think it’ll make much of a difference, Kapanen has been tremendous, he’s probably going to slide down the depth chart and struggle to produce now.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

Still lost.

 

[sabrebuild]

Still lost.

Damn individuals not winning team games.

 

[ZZamboni]

Damn individuals not winning team games.

That mindset is sooo pervasive on this forum. It’s incredble. Glad a few of us still don’t think that.

 

[Myllz]

Still lost.

I guess McDavid is bad, then.