Miscellaneous NHL Talk XLIII - April showers

[Asnito]

Could this be why he's so pudgy?

NHL announces 50-player 'Gaming Challenge'

 

[TheKingPin]

I guess John Scott said the Nhl is planning a June 1 start for rona training camp. It would prob mean a start date of late June.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Could this be why he's so pudgy?

NHL announces 50-player 'Gaming Challenge'

The fact it isn't TK for his shit talking abilities is a travesty.

 

[CanuckistanFlyerfan]

Halifax and Sydney in Nova Scotia hosted the World Juniors so they should be able.

Victoria also hosted part of the WJC's, but I think most was in Vancouver.

There are other sites but those are the island ones. Not sure why the focus is on islands though.

Halifax is on an island?

 

[pit]

Halifax is on an island?

Sure, just like South Korea was in the Great Island Debate of coronavirus containment!

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Last night I dreamed that hockey came back this year and the Flyers played the Rangers in round 1...

But Game 1 wasn't on tv in BC because the Leafs, Oilers and Habs (huh?) all had games on at the same time and that Sportsnet Pacific was showing Colorado vs Minnesota for some reason.

Because I am a moron, I forgot that I has a subscription to NHL Live, which I only remembered after the Flyers rallied from being down 5-1 to tie it at 5-5 only to lose 7-4 with an empty netter. Yes, somehow in my dream the Flyers actually lost a goal after they tied the game at 5.

TLDR: I miss hockey and my subconscious is a pessimist.

 

[CanuckistanFlyerfan]

Sure, just like South Korea was in the Great Island Debate of coronavirus containment!

I guess I missed it.

So is Canada an island?

 

[pit]

I guess I missed it.

So is Canada an island?

No, that would have defeated the argument at the time, so clearly not.

I'd link you to this, but it's buried way back in the Corona threads.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Brink’s teammate and HF favorite going on 13 years.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Brink’s teammate and HF favorite going on 13 years.

So anyways, I was standing there waiting to use the pay phone. And this guy who was on the phone, turns around and tips his hat like this. Emilio Estevez. The Mighty Duck man, I swear to God, I was there.

 

[TB87]

Petterssen could’ve used another year of development at Denver

 

[Asnito]

NHL Power Rankings: Teams with best long-term outlook

 

[TB87]

This proposed playoff format is quite awful. I hope it never sees the light of day:

 

[Appleyard]

This proposed playoff format is quite awful. I hope it never sees the light of day:

The whole division thing is a joke to begin with... it should just be just division winners and then the next best 6 teams in standing.

Doubling down on a poor system... less than ideal.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

This proposed playoff format is quite awful. I hope it never sees the light of day:

The NHL won't let it see the light of day because it screws the New York Rangers of all teams.

Let the top two teams in each division have a bye, then have next two in the divisions and four wild card teams play in the first round likely in a shorter series. Lets more teams play in the playoffs but doesn't completely f*** things up.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

The NHL won't let it see the light of day because it screws the New York Rangers of all teams.

Let the top two teams in each division have a bye, then have next two in the divisions and four wild card teams play in the first round likely in a shorter series. Lets more teams play in the playoffs but doesn't completely f*** things up.

Any format with byes actually leaves the higher seeded teams at a disadvantage if no other games are played before the playoffs start.

Unless they can finish the season as normal, I am not sure any formats will be "ideal".

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Any format with byes actually leaves the higher seeded teams at a disadvantage if no other games are played before the playoffs start.

Unless they can finish the season as normal, I am not sure any formats will be "ideal".

Let those teams mess around and play each other then in meaningless games.

 

[Starat327]

ESPN (I know) put out an article re-drafting the top 10 in 2019-2019. Couturier continues to get approximately 0 love:

Other notable flyer-related players in the article:

ESPN takes Werenski over Provorov (but only by one slot), Carter Hart is the 8th overall pick in 2016, The flyers take Cale Makar in 2017, and Joel Farabee is the #10 pick in 2018

 

[Rebels57]

ESPN (I know) put out an article re-drafting the top 10 in 2019-2019. Couturier continues to get approximately 0 love:

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Other notable flyer-related players in the article:

ESPN takes Werenski over Provorov (but only by one slot), Carter Hart is the 8th overall pick in 2016, The flyers take Cale Makar in 2017, and Joel Farabee is the #10 pick in 2018

They have Couturier 4th overall in that re-draft.

 

[Starat327]

They have Couturier 4th overall in that re-draft.

There isnt a world that exists that I take Gaudreau or Huberdeau over Couturier.

 

[Curufinwe]

The wacky playoff ideas are only going to make the eventual Cup winner seem tainted. 16 teams is plenty.

 

[Appleyard]

The wacky playoff ideas are only going to make the eventual Cup winner seem tainted. 16 teams is plenty.

Yep.

Tbh if it was not for the stupid division seeding crap all would be very easy. Go off pts %.

1v8
2v7
3v6
4v5

Hey presto.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

The wacky playoff ideas are only going to make the eventual Cup winner seem tainted. 16 teams is plenty.

tbh they should just turn the lites off on this season, and list it as the year NHL was played.

the cup will always carry a * for this regardless who or how its won.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

tbh they should just turn the lites off on this season, and list it as the year NHL was played.

the cup will always carry a * for this regardless who or how its won.

I'll take an asterisk any day if it means the Flyers won the Cup that season.

Let those teams mess around and play each other then in meaningless games.

Still would be a disadvantage because no team is getting near ready by playing "meaningless" games.

The only real solution is finishing the 82 game schedule so everyone is playing for something while getting ready for the playoffs.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

I'll take an asterisk any day if it means the Flyers won the Cup that season.



Still would be a disadvantage because no team is getting near ready by playing "meaningless" games.

The only real solution is finishing the 82 game schedule so everyone is playing for something while getting ready for the playoffs.

somehow its very fittin, that the best chance this teams had in many many years is this year..

sighhhh