League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) - 2021-2 Regular Season Edition, Vol. 2

[twabby]

Schiefele would be interesting but...how do you get rid of the Backstrom deadweight? We are pretty much stuck with this core for better or worse.

You get rid of the other dead weight. Schultz and Kempny are off the books. Hagelin might be LTIR. If not, dump him too. Eller would have to go.

The salary cap should not be an obstacle to upgrading the roster. They can get creative.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Feels like the score should be reversed in this Carolina/Boston game.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I actually think this Carolina/Boston game is the kind of game Washington is going to need. Boston is skating circles around the Hurricanes and almost doubling them up in shots but the Canes have been very opportunistic, especially on the counter, and their goaltending has been solid. Boston reasonably should have scored at least four in this game — they hit a few posts and a few went through Raanta and were cleared off the goal line.

 

[PlushMinus]

The good news is Boston is losing! The bad news is Carolina is winning.

 

[Corby78]

Ullmark….. ugh

 

[Langway]

Not a good start for old legs.

 

[Empty Goal Net]

It's early, but if TO and Caps both win, a Matthews-Ovie matchup would be good hockey.

 

[twabby]

Goaltending: it’s random!

 

[Hivemind]

Watching teams like Tampa Bay and Vegas make a complete mockery of the salary cap, I'm less inclined to care about it when it comes to star players. They should still be thrifty and spend wisely when it comes to secondary players and depth slots, but it's become obvious you can find ways to circumvent the cap to fit the big key players you need.

 

[Langway]

MIN/STL is THE prime first round match-up.

 

[Empty Goal Net]

Dolts are gooning it up after not showing up to play hockey. Rooting for Leafs in 4.

 

[pman25]

ESPN cutting away from the brawl is great production!

Post automatically merged: May 2, 2022

Can’t say enough bad things about the production for this Lightning-Leafs game. Abrupt transitions that cut away from game play and god awful audio. Everything sucks about it

 

[895]

We can get Schiefele as long as Backstrom agrees to get hip surgery that will conveniently keep him out for 82 games only.

 

[Langway]

LOOKIN' GUD, MARC-ANDRE!

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

MAF not great so far.

 

[DWGie26]

Boy did Toronto embarrass the Lightning. Bolts look Turrible. Makes our PP look incredible!

 

[twabby]

Plenty of clownish goaltending tonight. Mike Smith is always good for a laugh!

 

[Langway]

I don't think anyone wants to see St. Louis.

 

[kicksavedave]

Only one good game tonight, ED/LA, going to OT.

 

[twabby]

No team is safe with Mike Smith in their net

 

[Carlzner]

I was really excited about MIN/STL but wow are the Blues head and shoulders above the Wild. I think that one goes 5, and I really like the Blues against COL/CGY.

 

[tycoonheart]

I see Mike Smith pulled a Sammy.

 

[zappa4ever]

Fun 1st night,
I'd like to say a heartfelt F-U! to xfinity for not extending the DVR recording for EDM/LAK, cut out with 8+mins left in 3rd (thankfully nhl66 remedied that this morning)

TOR/TBL - domination, speed, everything Leafs could've asked for; getting Marner off the snide, AM w/2, made TB look bad, tired and slow, esp on PP

BOS/CAR - physical, pretty even thru 40, CAR slowly got better all game long; Bergeron/Marchand were mostly invisible, Hall was best BOS fwd

STL/MIN - tight game thru 40, STL was fortunate to pot their goals, MIN was unlucky, 3rd pd was boring/effective/shut it down hockey execution by STL

EDM/LAK - fast and wide open, tons of chances, first 40 showed EDM's D flaws, but McD/Drai/PP can keep them in and come back; good job LA keeping up all game, Quick was great

 

[searle]

Can we talk about this?



Disgraceful play, no clue how it wasn't a suspension. A fine for this is a joke.

 

[4thTierSport]

Can we talk about this?



Disgraceful play, no clue how it wasn't a suspension. A fine for this is a joke.

Same reason that a clear Rango headshot was reviewed and only was called for a 2 minute “Roughing”. Ya know, the penalty that is literally for forceable contact to a player’s face.