Miscellaneous NHL Talk V9.0 - 2018/19 Regular Season

[Ghosts Beer]

Those black Canucks jerseys were great, though.

 

[Outlaw Samurai]

I got massively into hockey in the early 80's. I can remember deciding between the Flyers and Flames as my team. I collected hockey stickers and those were the "coolest" to me.

The other team that caught my eye was Quebec, but my dad, a Habs fan, wouldn't allow me to even entertain the thought of cheering for them

And yes, the Whalers Jersey ROCKS!

 

[Outlaw Samurai]

I love PK..thought this was cool.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I was so tempted to double down in the main board thread about the longest suffering fan bases because people kept putting Arizona and Florida and saying any team that ever won a cup can't complain. I them pointed out that some teams like ours have droughts twice as long as some of these other teams even existed. What I wanted to add is that Arizona and Florida's teams only exist due to TV contracts and should've been moved/dissolved after two decades of constant failure and only a handful of people are dumb enough to still follow them. I didn't feel up to being "that guy" on Christmas Eve. But seriously, kill those worthless placeholder teams.

One of those teams needs to hightail it to Quebec and make the world whole again.

 

[Asnito]

I'd like to see anyone argue that the color block across the shoulder on so many sweaters around the league (including the Bruins) are better than those Whalers with the color flowing right down into the body of the sweater. No comparison.

Man they look like UND jerseys, all they need is Hak behind the bench

 

[Asnito]

Early 80's for me! Glad I chose the Flyers....well....glad the long Cooperall chose me.

The Cooperalls were an abomination

 

[Hakroach]

Eh, if what goalies are saying this year about the padding being too small now and causing regular bruising on shots then making them even smaller seems like a really, really bad idea. Obviously, nobody really knows how true that is aside from the goalies and/or people in the room. I don't know how many goalie injuries happen typically, but it seems like a lot so far for only half a season. Stolarz, Elliott, Neuvirth, Raanta, Campbell, Crawford, Quick, Rask IIRC, Varlamov, Miller, Schneider, Anderson have all missed different extents of time as far as I know. Obviously, for vastly different reasons. Just saying it seems like a high amount for less than half a season now that I think on it.

The best would be if they could develope smaller pads that would protect better. I do think smaller pads would lead to more goals scored.

 

[Appleyard]

For anyone who thinks Euro leagues are "soft".

All happened to one player, in one game.

Albeit Sweden is certainly the "roughest" of the European top nations in regards to how hockey is played.

 

[renberg]

Jacob Trouba out for three months with pectoral injury which is basically the season but not the POs if the Wild get in.
He's an RFA after this season. That contract negotiation should be interesting.

 

[BernieParent]

Jacob Trouba out for three months with pectoral injury which is basically the season but not the POs if the Wild get in.
He's an RFA after this season. That contract negotiation should be interesting.

Wild?? You meant to say Jets, right?

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

How do you get such an injury?

 

[Rebels57]

Wild?? You meant to say Jets, right?

He meant to say Matt Dumba actually lol

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

How do you get such an injury?

If you watch three Dwayne "The ****ing Rock" Johnson movies back-to-back-to-back, your boobs automatically start flexing out of control, and eventually they break down. I would guess that he did that last night. That's why I never watch any Dwayne movies, to protect my boobs. And also because he eats ass.

 

[FlyerFaithful17]

If you watch three Dwayne "The ****ing Rock" Johnson movies back-to-back-to-back, your boobs automatically start flexing out of control, and eventually they break down. I would guess that he did that last night. That's why I never watch any Dwayne movies, to protect my boobs. And also because he eats ass.

I like him in a “he’s so bad it’s great” way.

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

If you watch three Dwayne "The ****ing Rock" Johnson movies back-to-back-to-back, your boobs automatically start flexing out of control, and eventually they break down. I would guess that he did that last night. That's why I never watch any Dwayne movies, to protect my boobs. And also because he eats ass.

Roids, ehh?

 

[Curufinwe]

Ryan White got hurt like that.

 

[renberg]

Wild?? You meant to say Jets, right?

Right. My mistake

 

[BernieParent]

He meant to say Matt Dumba actually lol

Yeah, I saw the news on TSN but didn't have the time to double back.

 

[baudib1]

Cap posted about the Dumba injury last week and mentioned it as a good opportunity ... for us to move Hagg out.

In retrospect one of the things that annoys me about the Hextall era is how many mediocre/dysfunctional franchises made big trades in the offseason, and how many of the players involved are having GREAT seasons, and we weren't involved at all.

Skinner
ROR
Hamilton
Lindholm
Hanifan
Domi

 

[The Madrigal]

Cap posted about the Dumba injury last week and mentioned it as a good opportunity ... for us to move Hagg out.

In retrospect one of the things that annoys me about the Hextall era is how many mediocre/dysfunctional franchises made big trades in the offseason, and how many of the players involved are having GREAT seasons, and we weren't involved at all.

Skinner
ROR
Hamilton
Lindholm
Hanifan
Domi

Hextall had no balls and was downright scared to make big moves.

 

[baudib1]

yeah that Skinner trade looks like a steal. 2nd, 3rd, 6th and Cliff Pu?

 

[OzFlyers]

 

[tictactoe]

yeah that Skinner trade looks like a steal. 2nd, 3rd, 6th and Cliff Pu?

Same goes for Mike Hoffman..

 

[Asnito]

I like him in a “he’s so bad it’s great” way.

If you haven't seen it look up his diet, he eats like 7000 calories a day

 

[FlyerFaithful17]

If you haven't seen it look up his diet, he eats like 7000 calories a day

Sounds near to mine (not totally joking).