OT: Around the NHL - Hockey is back!

[Gurglesons]

Holy shit I love the Canucks so much.

 

[canadianguy77]

Looks to be a complete changing of the guard this year. Could be because the younger players are easier to get going after a long layoff.

 

[Gurglesons]

Looks to be a complete changing of the guard this year. Could be because the younger players are easier to get going after a long layoff.

It’s weird though because Toronto and Edmonton are shit.

I guess that’s just a fact though.

 

[Bingo71]

Wilson is a piece of garbage.

Redundant, but what’d he do this time?

 

[HuskerTornado]

Looks to be a complete changing of the guard this year. Could be because the younger players are easier to get going after a long layoff.

Yeah, the younger teams seem to be soaring.

But then again, we saw this last year in R1 too with all the upsets and weird sweeps.

 

[Gurglesons]

Weird how the greatest powerplay in the world is losing the series for the Caps.

 

[wheelz87]

Insane grind shift by nyi leading to goal 4. Pens don’t have the guys to pull that off

 

[HuskerTornado]

Close one here, but I think it is a good goal for Clutterclucker

 

[HuskerTornado]

Insane grind shift by nyi leading to goal 4. Pens don’t have the guys to pull that off

Yeah that was amazing stuff.

 

[Gurglesons]

Insane grind shift by nyi leading to goal 4. Pens don’t have the guys to pull that off

Yeah. They just ran a train on the Caps for like a minute.

 

[The Greatest 101]

The caps play as heartless as the Pens. At least they have McMichael next season.

 

[BallardEra]

The caps play as heartless as the Pens. At least they have McMichael next season.

Might as well throw him in next game for some of the passengers.

 

[Andy99]

It makes me feel better about the Pens watching the Caps lose...

 

[Gurglesons]

Might as well throw him in next game for some of the passengers.

Are Caps fans surprised a bottom six of a bunch of over paid thirty year olds like Hagelin, Kovalchuk, and Panik is failing them?

 

[edog37]

Craps shatting themselves in the most DC way possible

 

[BallardEra]

Are Caps fans surprised a bottom six of a bunch of over paid thirty year olds like Hagelin, Kovalchuk, and Panik is failing them?

To be honest I feel that the majority of Caps and Pens players had little desire to come back and continue the season. I'm not saying that's the main reason they lost but it is a reason.

Most Caps fans had very little faith in Rierden after he replaced Trotz and that seems to be warranted.

He's most likely fired if the Caps lose to the Isles.

 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrots]

I bemoaned the Isles' inability to score the other day, right before they put up 4 on the Caps.

You're welcome, Isles.

 

[Andy99]

To be honest I feel that the majority of Caps and Pens players had little desire to come back and continue the season. I'm not saying that's the main reason they lost but it is a reason.

Most Caps fans had very little faith in Rierden after he replaced Trotz and that seems to be warranted.

He's most likely fired if the Caps lose to the Isles.

at least your organization will actually fire the coach rather than just remove his assistants...

 

[HuskerTornado]

Are Caps fans surprised a bottom six of a bunch of over paid thirty year olds like Hagelin, Kovalchuk, and Panik is failing them?

Was Kovalchoo dressed tonight? Lol

 

[Gurglesons]

To be honest I feel that the majority of Caps and Pens players had little desire to come back and continue the season. I'm not saying that's the main reason they lost but it is a reason.

Most Caps fans had very little faith in Rierden after he replaced Trotz and that seems to be warranted.

He's most likely fired if the Caps lose to the Isles.

I got a lot of crap from Caps fans saying that Niskanen trade was going to come back to bite them hard.

I dunno. The Caps defense has looked like shit all year despite Carlson putting up Paul Coffey numbers earlier.

That being said, Isles definitely are a team that could piss away a 2-0 lead this year.

 

[ColePens]

I always liked Vancouver.. even when ALLLL of HF and hockey shit all over them. And man they have a f***ing team of young talent. So fun to watch.

The Isles/Caps series is so weird to me. Caps dominate for like 5 minutes then get f***ing wrecked.

 

[Gurglesons]

I always liked Vancouver.. even when ALLLL of HF and hockey shit all over them. And man they have a f***ing team of young talent. So fun to watch.

The Isles/Caps series is so weird to me. Caps dominate for like 5 minutes then get f***ing wrecked.

Why is it weird? We watched the same thing happen last year.

 

[ColePens]

Why is it weird? We watched the same thing happen last year.

Touche. It does go to show that you don't need the best players. You just need a team that wants to play together. These loaded teams never work. Never. A mix between hungry/talent/and a great mix of role players. It's such a hard thing to do.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

at least your organization will actually fire the coach rather than just remove his assistants...

True, but their coach has not won shit. Ours has. Tougher decision to take.

 

[Andy99]

True, but their coach has not won shit. Ours has. Tougher decision to take.

not that tough imo...it’s been three years, but whatever...